Concavity Show

In Episode 65, we bear witness to the glorious return of Kyle Beachy to the show, to discuss his new book on skateboarding (and marriage, architecture, literature, etc.), The Most Fun Thing: Dispatches from a Skateboard Life, out now from Grand Central Publishing!

You can buy the book from your friendly local book store, or online, here: https://bookshop.org/books/the-most-fun-thing-dispatches-from-a-skateboard-life-9781549166969/9781538754115

Find Kyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kylebeachy

And here: https://twitter.com/TheMostFunThing

Kyle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themostfunthing/?hl=en

Kyle's Podcast, Vent City: https://soundcloud.com/ventcity

Read and check out more or Kyle's writing, interviews, and videos here: https://linktr.ee/kbeachy

Contact Matt and Dave: 

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In Episode 64, we recount our year in reading, noting our highlights along the way. Stay tuned for Film, TV, and Music in the Patreon bonus episode!

Apple Music Year End Playlist - https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/concavity-show-best-of-2021/pl.u-r2yBJmEIPj5rYl

Spotify Year End Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/39OGzFZKMCQGSoZIQGudL6?si=366545dd4e93492d

Show Notes:

Robyn O'Neil Cards - https://www.robynoneil.com/cardsandstickers

Rob Rahmier's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rdeezy84/

Jacob Rahier's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jrahmier/

Contact Matt and Dave: 

Email - [email protected]

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/concavityshow/

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow

Threadless Merch Store - https://concavityshow.threadless.com/

In Episode 63, Matt and Dave talk to Deb Olin Unferth—author of the fantastic novels Barn 8 and Vacation, short story collections Wait Till You See Me Dance and Minor Robberies, and the memoir Revolution—about her writing, research, and creative writing teaching. 

Contact Deb about Pen-City - [email protected]

Deb's Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/debolinunferth

Deb's Shipman Agency page - https://www.theshipmanagency.com/deb-olin-unferth

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_Olin_Unferth

Contact Matt and Dave: 

Email - [email protected]

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/concavityshow/

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow

Threadless Merch Store - https://concavityshow.threadless.com/

In Episode 62, Dave and Matt talk to the author and illustrator of the cryptic meganovel sensation, America and the Cult of the Cactus Boots: A Diagnostic, out now from Corona/Samizdat Press.

Audio recording featuring thunder!

Show Notes:

Buy the book: 20€ + Shipping, Send email to ([email protected]), pay through PayPal (same email address)

Leaf by Leaf video review by Chris Via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2HKsvOU5mM

Everyone Who Reads It Must Converse preview interview w/ Phill and Jeff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6AP66P9bBQ

Off the Wall Novels video review by Daniel Backer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBA4s8Vv_lM

Cactus book official page on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultofthecactusboots/?hl=en

Phill's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eraserheaddad/?hl=en

Jeff's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matter_interacting/?hl=en

Corona/samizdat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corona_samizdat/?hl=en

Dave and Matt on 30 Mins +/- w/ Maestro and the Doc – https://m.soundcloud.com/user-404883881/episode-15-30-minutes-with-the-maestro-and-the-doc-final-epsidoe

Contact Matt and Dave: 

Email - [email protected]

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/concavityshow/

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow

Threadless Merch Store - https://concavityshow.threadless.com/

In Episode 61, we welcome the highly celebrated, multi award-winning American writer Steve Erickson, author of Shadowbahn, Tours of the Black Clock, These Dreams of You, and a host of other novels and non-fiction.

To help celebrate the release of Conversations with Steve Erickson, out now from University of Mississippi Press, we're joined by the book's editors, familiar faces on the show, Matt Luter and Mike Miley, who talk with Steve about the book itself, his body of work, his latest online piece "American Stutter," music, film, and lots more. 

Stay tuned for the Patreon bonus episode in two weeks, where Matt and Dave talk to Steve about his favorite novels of all-time.  

Show Notes:

Conversations with Steve Erickson: https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/C/Conversations-with-Steve-Erickson

Literary Conversations Series: https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Series/L/Literary-Conversations-Series

"American Stutter" by Steve Erickson (from Journal of the Plague Years): https://www.journaloftheplagueyears.ink/long-player-special-edition

Steve Erickson Official Website: https://www.steveerickson.org/

Steve Erickson Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Erickson

Matt Luter Website: https://matthewluter.com/

Matt Luter Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewjluter

Mike Miley Website: https://www.mikemiley.com/

Mike Miley Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikecmiley

Housekeeping: 

Matt's appearance on the Beyond the Zero podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5v3OcB0IPDcvzpydFH8x2s?si=Ap5clHZESWCmJskwwUzZNg&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1&nd=1

David Jensen's Society 6 store: https://society6.com/infinitejensen

David Jensen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/infinitejensen?lang=en

David Jensen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitejensen/?hl=en

Howling Fanbot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/howlingfanbot?lang=en

DFW Amsterdam Conference 2021: https://www.dfwsociety.org/dfw2021/

DFW Masterclass with Allard den Dulk: https://www.nica-institute.com/event-masterclass-metamodernism-new-sincerity-post-critique-25-years-after-wallaces-infinite-jest/

DFW Austin Conference 2022: http://www.dfwsociety.org/dfw22/

Contact Matt and Dave: 

Email - [email protected]

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/concavityshow/

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow

Threadless Merch Store - https://concavityshow.threadless.com/

In Episode 60, Dave and Matt are joined by National Book Award Finalist, Brandon Hobson, to discuss his brand new novel, The Removed, as well as his other tremendous fiction. 

Notable links: 

Order The Removed - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-removed-brandon-hobson?variant=32126575837218

Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young (Heartdrum imprint) - htthttps://www.harpercollins.com/products/healer-of-the-water-monster-brian-young?variant=32269101989922

Brandon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandon.hobson.7/?hl=en

Brandon's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bwhobson

The Mother and the Whore (La Maman et la Putain) film - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_and_the_Whore

*Sorry for the barking dog near the end and a couple of Zoom glitch sounds. 

Contact Matt and Dave: 

Email - [email protected]

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/concavityshow/

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow

Threadless Merch Store - https://concavityshow.threadless.com/

In Episode 59, Dave and Matt make a special announcement about the podcast, and outline a host of exciting changes! 

There is also a Jessica Anthony Enter the Aardvark giveaway contest, so hang in til the end. You have until the end of July 15th to email us your entry! 

Check out our Patreon page with a fresh $5 per month tier, offering an exciting new reward: https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow

We now have a Threadless merch store! Get your Concavity Show wares here: https://concavityshow.threadless.com/

(Note that at time of episode launch, some products are not quite formatting the logo image correctly [notebooks, mugs, stickers, magnets], but we're working through this with their support people)

*Due to some technical issues, you'll notice a shift in audio sound around the 14:20 mark, so sorry for the jarring change. You'll get used to it in no time! 

Contact Dave and Matt: 

Email - [email protected]

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/concavityshow/

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow

Threadless Merch Store - https://concavityshow.threadless.com/

In Episode 58, Dave and Matt are joined by YouTube creator Chris Via of the Leaf by Leaf book review/discussion channel. A special surprise guest also makes an appearance that was about impossible to seamlessly edit out! 

We discuss Chris' excellent book channel's origins, primary preoccupations, Chris' recent re-read of Infinite Jest, the joy of reading, and a host of other great books and authors. 

Show Notes:

Leaf by Leaf Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZAGMLh7Gh38MjmHeHDTnzw

Chris' Infinite Jest video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOcMmriW0xQ&t=2403s

Leaf by Leaf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leafbyleaf_official/?hl=en

Leaf by Leaf Twitter - https://twitter.com/leafbyleafvlog?lang=en

Growing Sentences with David Foster Wallace - https://kottke.org/09/03/growing-sentences-with-david-foster-wallace

Contact Matt and Dave: 

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/

Email - [email protected]

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/concavityshow/

In the third and final installment of our 2020 Year in Review episode, Dr. Grace Chipperfield joins us to talk about her Ph.D. thesis on Wallace, and the music and board/video games that stood out this year. 

Show Notes:

TGC's Best of 2020 Music Playlist: 

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/54cVYaPoAuOOCRFygJjYH9?si=_JT7ZtK6Su63rd_2DOMYoQ

Apple - https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/best-of-2020/pl.u-zPyLLE5tZxBPNl

Grace's Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7qHeOMoSBTHdMRV9nM5VQP?si=1tFzStCITkuS80d6v_g3og

Aidan Knight "Veni Vidi Vici" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmw64PXdJ9g

Contact Grace: [email protected]

Contact Dave and Matt: 

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/

Email - [email protected]

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/concavityshow/

In Part 2 of our 2020 Year in Review, we talk to old friend of the show, Chris Ayers, our resident film and TV specialist, about the year in screen-based entertainment. 

Part 3 with Grace Chipperfield coming soon! 

Find Chris' amazing Wallace-related and design work here: 

Poor Yorick - https://pooryorickentertainment.tumblr.com/

Professional - http://www.chrisayerscreative.com/

Redbubble - https://www.redbubble.com/people/cwayers/shop/?collections=999954

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chrisayerscreative/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/chrisAcreative

Connect with Dave and Matt: 

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConcavityShow

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/concavityshow/

Email - [email protected]

Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/concavityshow

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