“Drain the Swamp” might be one of the dumbest idiomatic phrases of this abominable administration, and that’s saying a lot. So I tried to tackle it by channeling my inner Charlie Kelly.

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New podcast is up, and this one contains a couple of stories from my high school years. You can find it in iTunes and Google Play.

The news of Chris Cornell’s death hit me pretty hard. I recorded a podcast with some of my thoughts.

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I hope you like it.

Two years ago today we lost Adam “MCA” Yauch to cancer. His death hit me pretty hard. If I had to create a soundtrack of my youth, the Beastie Boys would feature quite prominently. I wrote a blog post after he passed, and since this is the two year anniversary of his death, I decided to record that post as a podcast. It’s only about 8 minutes long, and it’s filled with vertigo, water balloons, and a nymphomaniac with a penchant for fist fights.

I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it and cutting it.

RIP MCA

In this episode of Hyperliterature Presents, I sit down with Ty Wolosin and David Barrow for an excellent conversation about local farming, farmer’s markets, and sustainable foods. You can listen to it below, or click here to download it at the iTunes store. We also discuss David’s new film Farm-City, State, which will be premiering in Austin in a few weeks. Ty and David are great guys, and we had a lot of fun recording this episode.

Couple of things: In the podcast, I mention an article at the Freakonomics blog by Steven Sexton, and during the intro, I reference another article by Tom Philpott. Click those hyperlinks to read the articles.

If you’d like to catch up with Ty you can find him every Sunday at the HOPE farmers market at east 5th & Comal from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. Everything he sells is quality, but do yourself a favor and try some of the goat. If you’ve never cooked it before, ask Ty for tips. He’ll be glad to help you out. You can also visit the Windy Hill Farm website where Ty has an excellent list of all the places you can find his wonderful products.

Also, if you’re in the Austin area, be sure to visit the website for David’s film Farm-City, State. He doesn’t have a date yet for the premiere of the film, but when he does, I’ll update this post.

I, Biscuit

In this podcast, Hyperliterature Presents “I, Biscuit,” which is the audio version of a short story I wrote several months ago. You can download it from iTunes here.

This short story was inspired by a couple of things. First, it’s obviously a play on Isaac Asimov’s classic I, Robot, and the story does make use of Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics. But don’t worry. You certainly don’t have to know anything about sci/fi to enjoy the story.

The other inspiration for this story comes from my habit of verbifying nouns. Specifically, converting “biscuit” into a verb. As in, this morning I biscuited. Or, I can’t get the phone right now. I’m biscuiting.

One of my co-workers called me out on this silly little habit in my Facebook album “You biscuit.” It was an imperative title, you see. I was commanding the audience to make biscuits.

Seemed reasonable at the time.

In any case, this is the story. I tried to read it with some panache. I hope you enjoy it.

In this podcast, Hyperliterature Presents Tales from the GAM Little Bucky Edition. Click here to download it from iTunes.

During Tales from the GAM episodes I sit down with old friends, and we discuss what it was like growing up in Gholson and Aquilla, two small Texas towns. Returning this episode is Jason Olson, whom I typically call JRO (it’s pronounced jay-row) and joining me for the first time is Bucky McAdams. I’ve known JRO and Bucky for nearly 30 years, and there’s not a lot that we don’t know about each other.

Our discussion goes off the rails pretty quick, and if you’re offended by juvenile discussions of parties, sex, alcohol, and drugs, then this episode is not for you. Consider yourself warned.

Seriously. I warned you.

Also, the music that you hear in the new intro is from Noise Problem Selections. If you’re a musician and want your music on the podcast, send me an email.

In this podcast, Hyperliterature Presents Tim Braun and a Fusebox Festival Wrap-up. Tim Braun is the Editor-in-Chief of New and Social Media for the Fusebox Festival. We recorded this podcast on the last day of the the festival after having eaten a bag full of breakfast tacos, and we spend this podcast discussing Fusebox Festival and blogging. Tim’s a good friend, and this podcast was loads of fun to record.

In this podcast episode Hyperliterature Presents Hank Cathey from The Fusebox Festival’s Digestible Feats. Hank is the Culinary Arts Coordinator for the culinary branch of The Fusebox Festival, and I’ve wanted to have him on the podcast since I started this little venture. Hank is such a fun guy, and we mostly discuss The Fusebox Festival and the Digestible Feats series, but we also dive into related topics like the culinary arts, artists in general, and the loveliness of Graham Reynolds.

Make sure you check out The Fusebox Festival in Austin, and if you have the opportunity to chat with any of the Fusebox Festival coordinators or Fusebox Festival artists, don’t pass up the chance.

In this podcast episode Hyperliterature Presents The Homegrown Revival, click here to subscribe in iTunes, I had the pleasure of talking with Sonya Cote, executive chef at Hillside Farmacy and the executive chef and owner of the upcoming Eden East restaurant. She’s such a lovely, amazing woman. And talented. She’s crazy talented. We talk about food, urban farming, and The Homegrown Revival. During the second part of the podcast, I sat down with David and Charles Barrow, two members of The Homegrown Revival Team and all-around great guys. They’re incredibly knowledgable about the Austin food scene and urban farming, and it was an honor to record this podcast. Be sure to check out Hillside Farmacy, The Homegrown Revival, and be on the look-out for Eden East which will open at Springdale Farms sometime near the end of April.