- 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.
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- 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 ...
- ABC #119: 3 Minutes Of Buddhism
In which I introduce you to 3 Minutes Of Buddhism, a new podcast project I launched in cooperation with the UK’s Religious Resources Centre.
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- ABC #118: Finding My Father (Again)
In which I talk about my biological father and about why I wrote to him this week after many, many years.
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- ABC #117: Poetry Fridays with Albert Glover
In which the wonderful and somewhat mysterious poet Albert Glover reads from his forthcoming book, Gone as Well.
Albert’s statement about himself: “The poet Charles Olson, my best teacher and mentor, ...
- ABC #116: Music From Deep Dyed
In which I talk with John Hintz and Aylin Sengul from the German band Deep Dyed. This interview also includes their first single, “Blue Levitate Hours.” Check them out on ...
- ABC #115: An Overview Of The Pandemic
In which I take you through a “kitchen table summary” of this article by Ed Yong in The Atlantic that details very clearly where we’re at in this pandemic.
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- ABC #114: Let’s Not Return To Normal
In which I talk about the pre-pandemic world and why we should absolutely not want to return to it.
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- ABC #113: Brushy One String
In which I dig into my radio archives for an interview with Jamaican musician Brushy One String.
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- ABC #112: Poetry Fridays with Emma Bolden
In which Emma Bolden reads her poetry, including the WORLD PREMIERE of a new poem. (I know!)
Emma Bolden is the author of House Is an Enigma (Southeast Missouri State University ...
