In which I talk about my love for Douglas Adams and The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, and how both changed my life.

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Poet Bill Cushing performs his work with guitarist Chuck Corbisiero. Bill and Chuck are hosting a live event on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 3 PM PT/6 PM ET. To sign up for the open mic, or to watch or listen via Zoom, email [email protected]. You can find all the Poetry Fridays episodes here.

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In which I consider why I am making this podcast. I also sing the theme to The Love Boat.

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In which I talk about getting older and dying.

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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 by BackspinZX, who is in no other way to blame.

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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.

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In which central-PA-based poet and literature advocate Nicole Miyashiro reads her work.

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In which I revisit a mashup I made, about two decades ago, of a classic book and a classic jazz performance.

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In which I talk about a show I hosted on an Air America affiliate and what that memory says about how memory works.

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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 violence here and here.

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