A Brief Chat

Podcast Episodes

  • ABC #140: Farwa Reads (June 2020) In which Farwa Zaidi joins me for our monthly book segment. This month, in light of the national protests over yet more police murders, Farwa talks about the memoirs of ...
  • ABC #139: How Dogs See Us In which I read “Who My Dog Thinks I Am,” a piece by Taylor Plimpton from the summer 2020 issue of Tricycle, a Buddhist magazine. — This show is only possible because ...
  • ABC #138: Picking My Battles In which I talk about getting in fewer fights than I used to. Also there’s a short song. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief ...
  • ABC #137: Poetry Fridays with Sparrow In which Sparrow reads his poetry. Sparrow lives in Phoenicia, New York, in the shadow of Roemer Mountain. He cooks every day. Small Happiness & Other Epiphanies will come out ...
  • ABC #136: Robbed! In which I talk about identity theft, chatting online with friends, and the Arrowverse. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and ...
  • ABC #135: Where Are We? In which I continue to grapple with where the heck we’re at in this whole pandemic thing, and talk about why I’m feeling more and more out of step with ...
  • ABC #134: Two Years! (with Owen Crane) In which Owen and I celebrate our second wedding anniversary. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member ...
  • ABC #133: Happy Towel Day! In which I talk about my love for Douglas Adams and The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, and how both changed my life. — This show is only possible because of people ...
  • ABC #132: Poetry Fridays with Bill Cushing & Chuck Corbisiero Poet Bill Cushing performs his work with guitarist Chuck Corbisiero. Bill and Chuck are hosting a live event on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 3 PM PT/6 PM ET. To ...
  • ABC #131: Is There Anybody Out There? 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 ...