Podcast Episodes

In which I pay tribute to Woody Guthrie and play recordings of several of his songs. Woody was born on July 14, 1912. — This show is only possible because of people ...

In which I talk about the exercise in masochism that is reading the early books of the Bible. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief ...

In which we listen to June Jordan (b. 9 July 1936) read several of her poems at a 2001 reading at Kelly Writers House. You can hear the entire reading ...

In which Owen Crane makes a brief appearance to try Happy Shopper Bourbon Cremes, and then I talk about the Liturgy of the Hours and the benefits of eating meals ...

In which Farwa Zaidi talks about The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang. One of the essays in the book is available online: “Yale Will Not Save You.” You can ...

In which Owen and I talk about the current Covid-19 situation in Arizona, and our recent encounter with illness during the pandemic. Follow Owen on Twitter at @shimmylizard. — This show is ...

In which my SPECIAL GUEST and I discuss things we eat, including Jaffa cakes and … well, you’ll have to listen. — This show is only possible because of people like you. ...

In which I bring an end to a week of exploration of Catholicism with the poetry of one of the twentieth century’s most famous Catholics, the Trappist monk Thomas Merton. — This ...

This week I’m exploring Catholicism on the show with two different two-part interviews. Today’s episode is the fourth of four, in which Mike Robinson talks about acclimating to Catholic rituals ...

This week I’m exploring Catholicism on the show with two different two-part interviews. Today’s episode is the third of four, in which Mike Robinson talks about his and his wife’s ...