In which we remember Spanish anarchist Lucio Urtubia, who died on July 18, 2020 at the age of 89.

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In which Owen and I recommend David Rovics, Louis Cole, Level 42 and Patrick H Willems. You can follow Owen on Twitter at @shimmylizard.

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In which we listen to three poems by Etheridge Knight. You can find more audio poetry by Etheridge Knight in the PennSound archives. You can also hear previous episodes of Poetry Fridays.

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In which Owen (twitter.com/shimmylizard) joins me to talk about their vision for their future work, our move to vegetarianism/veganism, and the word according to Jake Yapp.

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In which I make a spreadsheet comparing Catholicism and Buddhism and, I think, I pick a path.

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In which I pay tribute to Woody Guthrie and play recordings of several of his songs. Woody was born on July 14, 1912.

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In which I talk about the exercise in masochism that is reading the early books of the Bible.

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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 here and many more authors here. Previous episodes of Poetry Fridays can be found here.

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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 together.

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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 listen to more of Farwa’s reviews here, and you can read them on her blog, Farwa Reads.

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