Podcast Episodes

  • 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 ...
  • ABC #130: Death
    In which I talk about getting older and dying. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. ...
  • ABC #129: Umberto Eco
    In which I read two essays from How To Travel With A Salmon by Umberto Eco. This episode also features the show’s first “ad.” The music in the ad is ...
  • ABC #128: Zaira Livier of the People’s Defense Initiative
    In which Zaira Livier of the People’s Defense Initiative talks about turning protest into policy, and about using mutual aid to feed those in need. — This show is only possible because ...
  • ABC #127: Poetry Fridays with Nicole Miyashiro
    In which central-PA-based poet and literature advocate Nicole Miyashiro reads her work. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat‘s Patreon page and become a ...
  • ABC #126: Green Eggs & Monk
    In which I revisit a mashup I made, about two decades ago, of a classic book and a classic jazz performance. — This show is only possible because of people like you. ...
  • ABC #125: Memory
    In which I talk about a show I hosted on an Air America affiliate and what that memory says about how memory works. — This show is only possible because of people ...
  • ABC #124: Wobblies & Zapatistas (A Review)
    In which I talk about the book Wobblies & Zapatistas from PM Press, in particular violence vs. nonviolence, and the idea of “accompaniment.” You can hear my previous thoughts on ...
  • ABC #123: Music from Tough Old Bird
    In which I talk with Matthew and Nathan Corrigan from the acoustic duo Tough Old Bird. This episode also contains an exclusive performance of their song “Fossils.” — This show is only ...
  • ABC #122: Poetry Fridays with Carolee Bennett
    In which Carolee Bennett reads her poetry. Carolee lives in Upstate New York, where — after a local, annual poetry competition — she has fun saying she was the “almost” ...