https://media.blubrry.com/abriefchat/p/abriefchat.com/podcast/abc-2021-09-17.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS A conversation with author Tanner Ballengee about his book Tourorist: How I Failed To Find Myself In Southeast Asia (Trident, 2021). We talk about his two-wheeled trip through several Southeast Asian countries; the concept of “finding yourself” while traveling; overcoming social anxiety; and Tanner’s previous book, Sixty…
A Brief Chat #204: Jessie Lynn McMains on poetry & zines
https://media.blubrry.com/abriefchat/p/abriefchat.com/podcast/abc-2021-09-10.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS A conversation with writer, poet, zine maker, and publisher Jessie Lynn McMains. Their latest releases include the album Self-Portrait with Ghosts and Trains (Hello America Stereo Cassette, 2021); and Wisconsin Death Trip (Bone & Ink Press, 2020). Their work is available at https://www.recklesschants.net/. From there you’ll find…
A Brief Chat Returns In September 2021!
http://media.blubrry.com/abriefchat/p/abriefchat.com/podcast/2021-08-06-abc-returning.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThat’s it. That’s the update.
An Update About A Brief Chat!
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ABC #203: Floors & Walks & Whatnot
http://media.blubrry.com/abriefchat/p/abriefchat.com/podcast/2020-0901-abc-203.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In which I update you on the progress of my van conversion and my personal conversion. Watch the YouTube version. — 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…
ABC #202: We’re Doomed!
http://media.blubrry.com/abriefchat/p/abriefchat.com/podcast/2020-0831-abc-202.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In which I talk about the climate crisis, and how small intentional communities of mutual aid are probably the only way forward. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a supporting…
ABC #201: Hating How I Look
http://media.blubrry.com/abriefchat/p/abriefchat.com/podcast/2020-0827-abc-201.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In which I talk about the struggle with weight and self-worth that has partly defined my adulthood. Watch the YouTube version. — 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…
ABC #200: The Moody Blues Under The Stars
http://media.blubrry.com/abriefchat/p/abriefchat.com/podcast/2020-0826-abc-200.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In which I wax nostalgic about childhood, summertime, and The Moody Blues. Watch the YouTube version. — 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…
ABC #199: That’s A Lot Of Content
http://media.blubrry.com/abriefchat/p/abriefchat.com/podcast/2020-0825-abc-199.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In which I talk about the fairly ridiculous amount of online content I’ve now committed myself to produce. Watch the YouTube version. — 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…
ABC #198: I Bought A Van!
https://media.blubrry.com/abriefchat/p/abriefchat.com/podcast/2020-0824-abc-198.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In which I buy Lenny, a 1999 Dodge Caravan that will soon become my home. Here’s the conversion video I mentioned in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJjL-NWeoVI Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and…
ABC #197: Poetry Fridays: Two Poems by Adrienne Rich
https://media.blubrry.com/abriefchat/p/abriefchat.com/podcast/2020-0821-abc-197.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In which I read two poems from the book A Wild Patience Has Taken Me This Far by Adrienne Rich. Watch the YouTube version. (If you’re a Patreon supporter you’ll see your name!) — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief…
ABC #196: Yes To Life! No To Capitalism!
https://media.blubrry.com/abriefchat/p/abriefchat.com/podcast/2020-0820-abc-196.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In which I continue the conversation about #vanlife I started in ABC #194. This time I focus on moving past fear, and on the balance between comfort and freedom. Thanks to Bob Wells and Foresty Forest for inspiration. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only…