The National Academy of Design’s podcast Exquisite Corpse: Contemporary Conversations launches its fourth season with an episode featuring painters and dear longtime friends Roberto Juarez and Jimmy Wright. Starting with Roberto’s time capsule of work from the 1980s, their conversation ebbs and flows through experiences that color their art practices. From moving to New York in the 1970/80s, to discovering their visual languages, they share a unique journey to making art careers in New York City. Their shared queer community is a connective tissue, providing the foundation for creative expansion, friendship, housing, and work. Both share a warm gratitude for the past and resounding positivity for the future of their art practices and the art world at large.