Platonic Polyamory (fka Undressing Underground)

10 years ago I filmed a "documentary" about a noise festival being held in the community center of a 4H fairgrounds in the middle of nowhere, I Indiana and attended by no one. The organizer of that event, Laura Squirrel, wanted to come back on to mark the 10th anniversary of that show no one witnessed but the artists, me, my girlfriend at the time, and another friend of mine from grad school.

Changed up the opening track to feature a track off one of Laura's more recent releases on her bandcmap. Check out more of Laura's work below:

https://highschoolradiosubversionnetwork.bandcamp.com

10 years ago I filmed a "documentary" about a noise festival being held in the community center of a 4H fairgrounds in the middle of nowhere, I Indiana and attended by no one. The organizer of that event, Laura Squirrel, wanted to come back on to mark the 10th anniversary of that show no one witnessed but the artists, me, my girlfriend at the time, and another friend of mine from grad school.

Opening track has probably been used on the various iterations of this podcast a dozen times, but it's still funny to me. It's the first song of Laura's opening set at Indiana Noisefest 2014 and more or less the opener of the movie.

Check out more of Laura's work on her bandcamp:

https://highschoolradiosubversionnetwork.bandcamp.com

Good Hello,

Today we present part two of our talk with musician, radio playwright, zine maker, postcard sender, plunderphonicser, former centrist, and the host of WFMU's Mid-Valley Mutations, Dimestore Radio Theater, and occasional other programs, Austin Rich!

We talked a little about his work at the beginning, but then the majority of this is just us talking about noise and other stuff we all like. I mean, mostly just us listening to him talk about stuff he likes that we occasionally recognize. He's just a fun dude to listen to. Gotta say, I wanna steal the limited decibel show idea he talked about and host those in my apartment.

The opening track is from ⁠Postal Psounds III of Austin's, "Human Dinosaur - Dawn." If you wanna hear more, check out the archive of his regular programs, ⁠Mid-Valley Mutations⁠ and ⁠Dimestore Radio Theater⁠. For more... just go to his ⁠website⁠ or ⁠patreon⁠, it's all linked there. It'd take another 10,000 words just to write out all the projects.

Good Hello,

Today we talked to musician, radio playwright, zine maker, postcard sender, plunderphonicser, former centrist, and the host of WFMU's Mid-Valley Mutations, Dimestore Radio Theater, and occasional other programs, Austin Rich! How he even has time to talk to us for a couple hours, I forgot to ask.

We talk about all these things, his influences, more. I'm not even sure what to write about specifically. I'm not even sure why anyone would read this instead of listening.

The opening track is from this Mini Mutation of Austin's, Open Season on the Rich. If you wanna hear more, check out the archive of his regular programs, Mid-Valley Mutations and Dimestore Radio Theater. For more... just go to his website or patreon, it's all linked there. It'd take another 10,000 words just to write out all the projects.

We recorded this a month ago but then I had to go to a bunch of midwestern noise shows and meet Jennifer in New Mexico to go to the Lightning Field. But now I'm back and I've edited part two in Jennifer's living room.

Today we have part two of our talk with Jennifer's friend from her days at Uproxx, Christian. Today we mostly move away from his writing and begin with the conclusion of his story sort of meeting Neil Young, talk about his miniatures and their growing fanbase on instagram, and his incredibly improbable ex, Alex Jone's current wife.

You can read some of Christian's old writing at ⁠Uproxx on their website⁠, or you can check out his main post-pandemic passion, Star Wars miniatures, on his ⁠instagram⁠.

Also, as usual, the intro and outro music is still provided by ⁠Tripp Nasty⁠.

We recorded this a month ago but then I had to go to a bunch of midwestern noise shows and meet Jennifer in New Mexico to go to the Lightning Field. But now I'm back and this is edited and... it's online as soon as I hit the purple or mauve button on the right side of my screen.

Today we talked to Jennifer's friend from her days at Uproxx, Christian . He's mostly out of the game, favoring work with a local animal shelter over buying in-air wifi to urgently file a story for $30, but he's been left with a number of exhausting and hilarious stories about half-assed press tours, stealing food, editing local news, getting big timed by Jake Busey, and a story about a curmudgeonly Neil Young we're saving for next week.

We also ramble on as usual, this time about horror movie hosts, streaming services, and weirdo hipster eugenicists.

You can read some of Christian's old writing at Uproxx on their website, or you can check out his main post-pandemic passion, Star Wars miniatures, on his instagram.

Also, as usual, the intro and outro music is still provided by Tripp Nasty.

Part two of our conversation with Jazmin, this time more focused on her own story and artwork. We learn about the origins of some of her recurring characters, her highly personal work with her father, and what it's like teaching art to elementary school kids these days.

Be sure to check out Jazmin's work on her Instagram, but also please do stop by her fundraiser for Palestine if you're around LA on 4/27/2024. More info below, but you can also check out the official flyer on her instagram.

A Fundraiser for Palestine: An Art Show and Call for Action 🕊️
Location: Matilija Lending Library, El Monte
Time: 6-10pm
Entrance fee: $10 (all funds donated towards Palestinian Aid)
Bring Your Own Stamps + Chairs
Guest speakers from nonprofits, featured Poets and Writers for Palestinian liberation, live music from bands BadSoma & Supercoze, and food/drink vendors! 
This is a CALL FOR ACTION event! This event is an opportunity to use our voices and passion to get more involved with calling an immediate and lasting ceasefire for Gaza. If you would like to write letters to congress/legislators to demand this ceasefire but don’t know how, please attend this event! If you want to make protest signs or political art but don’t have the materials, attend! The more people the better. 
**Art made dedicated to Palestine by 15 artists will be on display during the event and will be raffled off with all funds donated towards Gaza Sunbirds, eSIMS, and Red Crescent.**
Gaza is still under siege, we need your support now!!! 
🇵🇸

We talk to artist Jazmin about her Fundraiser for Palestine set to take place at the Matilija Lending Library in El Monte, CA (near LA) on Saturday 4/27.

We focus almost entirely on the fundraiser in this episode. Next week we'll have more about Jazmin's background as an artist and the usual bullshit about reality shows, Jennifer's weird life, etc.

For more info on the fundraiser, check out this flyer on Jazmin's's Instagram. For more info on Jazzzyyy, just click back to the rest of her Insta.

If you have trouble with Instagram, here's the info for the flyer. Be sure to reach out if you have any food or anything else you can offer for the event.

Today is Land back day, a significant day when Palestinians hold protests, vigils, and show resistance towards the Israeli force for the years they have occupied Palestinian land and taken innocent lives since 1976 which has tragically still continued till today. 
If you want to show more support or get more involved to call an immediate ceasefire, please read the following caption:
Mark your calendars for April 27th!!
A Fundraiser for Palestine: An Art Show and Call for Action 🕊️
Location: Matilija Lending Library, El Monte
Time: 6-10pm
Entrance fee: $10 (all funds donated towards Palestinian Aid)
Bring Your Own Stamps + Chairs
Guest speakers from nonprofits, featured Poets and Writers for Palestinian liberation, live music from bands BadSoma & Supercoze, and food/drink vendors! 
This is a CALL FOR ACTION event! This event is an opportunity to use our voices and passion to get more involved with calling an immediate and lasting ceasefire for Gaza. If you would like to write letters to congress/legislators to demand this ceasefire but don’t know how, please attend this event! If you want to make protest signs or political art but don’t have the materials, attend! The more people the better. 
**Art made dedicated to Palestine by 15 artists will be on display during the event and will be raffled off with all funds donated towards Gaza Sunbirds, eSIMS, and Red Crescent.**
Gaza is still under siege, we need your support now!!! 
🇵🇸
Featured artists:
@seain.red
@josiemarlyn
@moflowers00
@esqp.art
@per.kapita
@joseislame
@_de_la_tierraa_
@elcuentodellos
@shallow_and_uninteresting
@slothh.queen
@dezdelatorre
@agedungs
@franklin.east
@knivoryjames
If you have any questions regarding the event, please message @jazzzyfizzles or @artofnothingpress

Part two of our conversation with Anthony Thomas Lombardi in which we delve more into how he got into poetry, rap music, God, and his involvement with different facets of the Free Palestine movement.

For more on the latter, check out the Google Doc he references in the episode.

For more on his poetry and Anthony in general, check out his Instagram.

For more on us, subscribe or listen to old episodes. I'm walking out the door and don't feel like looking up links.

Today is the first part of our talk with an old friend of mine, the poet Anthony Lombardi. We've known each other for about 16 or 17 years (he takes poetic license to claim 20) but have lost touch several times, only for him to reemerge in a completely different stage of his life.

Now he's a poet, sober, and thriving (if you ask me, not him). He regularly performs around New York, teaches several courses on poetry and film, published all over, has another book coming out in 2025, and he's getting divorced again.

We talk more about his poetry in the second half, but this time we do touch on it but mostly discuss Amy Winehouse, his connection to Big Star, addiction, and the loss of friends and loved ones. Beneath all the neck tattoos he's a big softie.

You can mostly learn more about Anthony via his Instagram, where he regularly posts his poetry and includes links to the causes he's involved with.