Podcast Episodes

  • ABC #194: #Vanlife
    In which I talk about my plan to live in a van. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page ...
  • ABC #193: Our Lives Are Changing
    In which I talk about Owen and I deciding to end our relationship as partners, though not as friends. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like ...
  • ABC #192: Poetry Fridays: Albert Goldbarth
    In which I read the poem “Everyday People” by my favorite living poet, Albert Goldbarth. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief ...
  • ABC #191: No Fucking Way
    In which I talk about why I won’t be voting for Biden/Harris this year. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s ...
  • ABC #190: What’s So Funny? (with Owen)
    In which Owen and I talk about the kinds of humor we grew up with, and what we like now. Follow Owen on Twitter. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only ...
  • ABC #189: Saying “I Love You”
    In which I talk about why I end each episode of this show by saying “I love you.” Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. ...
  • ABC #188: Vegan Meatballs, Y’all! (with Owen)
    In which Owen and I talk about vegan meatball subs, food decisions, and some jackwagon on the road. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. ...
  • ABC #187: Poetry Fridays … Smorgasbord!
    In which I read poems by William Carlos Williams, Sarah Teasdale, e.e. cummings, and Muriel Rukeyser. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A ...
  • ABC #186: Pointers To Insight (Part 7 of 7)
    In which we conclude the story of Soko Morinaga Roshi with the tale of his three-day ordeal to gain admittance to a Zen monastery. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only ...
  • ABC #185: Farwa Reads (August 2020)
    In which Farwa Zaidi reviews When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele. Watch the YouTube version. Check out more reviews by Farwa ...