A Brief Chat

In which I talk with Gabriel Kuhn, author of the book Liberating Sápmi: Indigenous Resistance In Europe’s Far North (PM Press, 2020) and with Niillas Somby, a Sámi freedom fighter. The music in this interview is “Yoik of the Wind” by Sámi musician Sofia Jannok.

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In which I talk about Norman, the cat we met yesterday who might be coming to live with us.

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In which Owen recounts their experience as a trans person and responds to recent anti-trans statements by J.K. Rowling. Please share this episode and help get Owen’s words out to a wider audience. Thank you.

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In which Karen Fabiane reads her poetry. Karen Fabiane was born in NYC, where she was part of the Manhattan downtown scene during the 1970s, making music, writing & performing poetry, and painting. Her work has been published in many places, including two chapbooks, Dancing Bears (2011) and Seeing You Again (2014). A full-length collection, Some Use for the Sun, is coming from RyV this fall. She lives in Troy, NY. [Thanks to Albany Poets for the photo of Karen and some of the biographical material.]

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In which I talk about the small steps Arizona is taking to deal with the state’s surging Covid-19 numbers. Today’s episode is sponsored by Picy Ritos.

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In which we listen in as radio station KJHC asks: “Should I wear a fucking mask?”

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In which Owen and I talk about puppies, haunted cats, being sad and lonely, and, well, porn.

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In which I talk about being drawn to the Catholic Church despite it being, you know, the Catholic Church. (The photo is one I took of the interior of St. Ann’s in Lenox, MA, where I was baptized.)

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In which Sandra Beasley reads her poetry. Sandra is a poet, memoirist and anthologist whose work can be found at sandrabeasley.com. Her newest poetry collection, Made To Explode, will be available early in 2021. You can also listen to an interview I did with Sandra way back in 2012.

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In which I talk about diving deeply into things for brief periods of time, and also my difficulty with finishing major life projects.

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