Will created and hosts 1980s Now, a weekly podcast that examines the importance of 1980s pop culture and its influence today. Will and his co-hosts discuss current news related to 1980s media, share their related experiences speak with celebrity icons and other contemporary experts. Previous guests include Ernie Hudson, Taylor Dayne, Dee Wallace, Harold Faltermeyer and Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson. The show was nominated for a podcast of the year award in 2021 and currently charts in the Top 200 of podcasts tracked by IAB-certified Chartable.As a writer, Will adapted John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost into a dark commedia, which was produced at HERE (New York) as part of the American Living Room Festival. Will also wrote and performed with Those Lazy Bastards (New York) a sketch comedy group that he founded with Yuri Lowenthal (voice of “Ben-10,” “Superman,” PS4 “Spiderman”).As a composer and sound designer, Will Padilla scored Goodbye, My Friduchita (starring Priscilla Lopez) at The Director’s Company (New York), then transferred to Off-Broadway; The Duchess of Malfi (directed by Michael Kahn), Mojo (starring Glen Howerton of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”), Pains of Youth and Macbeth, all at The Juilliard School (New York); and Romeo and Juliet (directed by Erica Schmidt) at Present Company Theatorium (New York).As an actor, Will trained at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (as a company member alongside Peter Dinklage, future star of “Game of Thrones”), at Bill Esper Studios (New York) and with Olympia Dukakis. Will performed in productions throughout New York and New Jersey, including those at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey and Paper Mill Playhouse. Additionally, Will appeared in fledging plays at Columbia University, The Collective (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey and Ensemble Studio Theatre.