In which I consider why I am making this podcast. I also sing the theme to The Love Boat. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow…
ABC #130: Death
In which I talk about getting older and dying. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jasondcrane Follow Jason on Instagram: @jasondcrane Follow…
ABC #129: Umberto Eco
In which I read two essays from How To Travel With A Salmon by Umberto Eco. This episode also features the show’s first “ad.” The music in the ad is by BackspinZX, who is in no other way to blame. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s…
ABC #128: Zaira Livier of the People’s Defense Initiative
In which Zaira Livier of the People’s Defense Initiative talks about turning protest into policy, and about using mutual aid to feed those in need. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on…
ABC #127: Poetry Fridays with Nicole Miyashiro
In which central-PA-based poet and literature advocate Nicole Miyashiro reads her work. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jasondcrane Follow Jason on…
ABC #126: Green Eggs & Monk
In which I revisit a mashup I made, about two decades ago, of a classic book and a classic jazz performance. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank…
ABC #125: Memory
In which I talk about a show I hosted on an Air America affiliate and what that memory says about how memory works. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and…
ABC #124: Wobblies & Zapatistas (A Review)
In which I talk about the book Wobblies & Zapatistas from PM Press, in particular violence vs. nonviolence, and the idea of “accompaniment.” You can hear my previous thoughts on violence here and here. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a supporting…
ABC #123: Music from Tough Old Bird
In which I talk with Matthew and Nathan Corrigan from the acoustic duo Tough Old Bird. This episode also contains an exclusive performance of their song “Fossils.” — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus…
ABC #122: Poetry Fridays with Carolee Bennett
In which Carolee Bennett reads her poetry. Carolee lives in Upstate New York, where — after a local, annual poetry competition — she has fun saying she was the “almost” poet laureate of Smitty’s Tavern. She has an MFA in poetry and works full-time as a writer in social media marketing. Read more of her…
ABC #121: Let’s Reopen! And Die!
In which I harness the power of reading to decide that reopening is a mistake. Plus, a little music from Smith & Crane. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and…
ABC #120: Farwa Reads with Farwa Zaidi
In the premiere of A Brief Chat‘s new first Wednesday book chats, Farwa Reads, reader and reviewer Farwa Zaidi talks about the following books: Cutting School by Noliwe Rooks How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong Born and raised in Queens, New…