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Poet, performance artist, scholar, musician, activist – A.D. Carson does it all. And here in Episode 52, A.D. stops by the show to talk about hip-hop in the classroom, the importance of listening to students, and when he met Natasha Trethewey. For all things A.D., visit his websites, Aydee The Great.com and See the Stripes, […]

In honor of Mother’s Day this Sunday, we asked actor/gun owner/booze lover Charles Heston to honor all mothers with a poem. It went how you would expect.

Oh man, have we a wild, eclectic episode today! Poet and traveler Saba Syed Razvi stops by the SAFTAcast to teach Scott C how to fold a fitted bedsheet, talk about her love of good pens, and offer some summer road trip packing tips. And both share their favorite Prince songs. And don’t forget to […]

Scott C has to go to the dentist this week. Pray for him – and tune in next week for a new episode. BONUS CONTENT: Scott C recorded a bunch of additional “instruments” for this promo but cut them for time reasons.  

Our “golden anniversary” – episode 50 – is here! This time out, author Letitia Trent gives Scott C a lesson in 1980s slasher films and a lesson in using mindfulness as therapy. Download

Episode 50 comes out next week! Who’s the guest? Scott C answers the airport’s discourtesy phone for the answer! Note: This promo uses “Male screaming ‘Fuck you!’,” a clip uploaded by user “jorickhoofd” at Freesound.org. It is used under a Creative Commons 3.0 license can can be downloaded here.

Some quick, opening notes: 1. If you’re visiting ’cause you heard about us at AWP 2016 in LA: Hi. We’re The SAFTAcast. Nice to meetcha. 2. If you’re in LA, stop by Sundress Publications table and get in our “Mugshot” contest. (Full details here) 3. And follow Sundress on Twitter (@sundresspub) for more prize-chances by […]

Two years ago this past week, The SAFTAcast officially launched. So much has happened in that time You’ve met and heard from cool people, learned about Christmas music, and Scott C has been really weird in our promos. So, Scott C decided to tone it down for this one, announcing our next guest with a […]

AWP, aka “the big ass writer conference.” Last year, we grabbed random people and made an episode of the interviews. But this year – We’re not going to be there. At least physically. But if you are going, we have a way for you to win a prize pack from The SAFTAcast and Sundress Publications! […]

If you’ve been missing our trademark promos, miss them no more! We have a new, Valentine’s Day themed one for you feat. Ted Swellington himself! Music credit: “Main Stem” perf. by The U.S. Army Blues (downloaded from The Free Music Archive) Live At Blues Alley / http://www.usarmyband.com / Public Domain Mark 1.0Filed under: SAFTAcast