Salt Lake Dirt

Today I welcome poet Clem Flowers to the show. Clem is originally from the South but now calls Salt Lake City home. We talk about some of their collections such as LUSH EYED// BLEED MOONSHINE, New Pansies For The Blue Dogs, and I'VE BEEN GOING THRU SOME THINGS. When I started reading Clem's work, I completely fell in love with it. I encourage you to check it out! Links below.

Clem even wrote a poem for Salt Lake Dirt called Instruments of Lavender, which I was completely blown away by. I'm honored and will treasure this act of generosity forever. Thank you Clem. Scroll to the bottom to read it.

Thanks for listening!

Kyler

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Instruments of Lavender 

[For Salt Lake Dirt]

Feel the warm earth beneath

aching hands & tired arches

Br e a th e

D  e e p

Whip up feel your heart wrapped around a vienesse waltz light

snatches down your spine hunger

shines high in your skull & the poor

soul aches for a 

new freedom inches away & then 

it's dawn - the streetlights have all 

been snatched away. You still see

the moon over the mountains 

& grin

the blue dogs sing 

you “Mojo Pin” by

Jeff Buckley as

you drift back

to sleep

Cacti  blue flax  sage 

they'll keep you 

safe & warm all day

Today on the show I welcome back writer Mallory Smart. I recently read her new novel I Keep My Visions to Myself, and I absolutely loved it! I know that our regular listeners will too. Highly recommended!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

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Logline:

"Step into Stevie's world, a 26-year-old musician on the brink of fame. A tour offer catapults her into an existential voyage through life's intricate maze. Within this tense spiritual journey, Stevie confronts the age-old dilemma of fame versus the safety of a simpler existence, all while searching for her elusive tribe."

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On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt, Kyler interviews Carla Malden about her powerful new novel My Two and Only. They dive into the book's exploration of love, loss, and reinvention as a widow struggles with expectations to move on. Carla provides fascinating details about the four-year writing process and how she drew from personal experience. Their thought-provoking discussion touches on relationships as identity, the challenges of change, and craft elements like perspective. This conversation will resonate with anyone who has grappled with profound loss or the journey of redefining oneself.

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FilmQuest Episode #37

GUEST: Ben Davis

FILM: The Jellyfish Man

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Logline:  Spencer’s neighbor refuses to turn off his music, but it’s unclear who is disturbing the peace.

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Film Trailer

WATCH the film beginning 11/28/23 on Omeleto

TheJellyfishMan.com

IG:  @this.bendavis

This week on Salt Lake Dirt, I talk with author Daniel Weizmann about his writing journey from the LA punk scene to his most recent novel The Last Songbird, a mystery involving a Lyft driver and a famous folk singer.

Great book, great chat!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

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Synopsis:

"A struggling songwriter and Lyft driver, Adam Zantz’s life changes

The Last Songbird is a poignant novel about love, obsession, the price of fame and the burden of broken dreams, with a shifting, twisting plot that's full of unexpected turns."

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This week's episode of Salt Lake Dirt features an in-depth interview with Charles Mudede, director and co-writer of the new film Thin Skin. Charles provides fascinating behind-the-scenes details on the film's inspiration from Ahamefule J. Oluo's off-Broadway show Now I'm Fine, the years-long process of writing and fundraising, and finishing post-production during the pandemic.

Great film, great chat!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

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Synopsis:

Ahamefule Joe Oluo's days are spent at a soul-deadening corporate job and his nights come alive behind a trumpet at Seattle jazz clubs. As he struggles to climb out of the ruins of his broken marriage, Aham has to deal with endless bureaucracy, a boss trying to lead him to the Lord, and his mother who won't cut ties with his ex. Aham is living with his entire family once again in his sister's cramped one bedroom apartment. The one person missing from this living situation is Aham's estranged Nigerian father. His brief reappearance sends the family into a tailspin and a search for meaning. Pressed together in this vise of a home, the family struggles with adult life and the meaning of family.

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We are very excited to be covering ⁠FilmQuest 2023⁠. This is the festival's 10 year anniversary and I wanted to celebrate it by talking to as many filmmakers as I possibly could.

Great films, incredible conversations!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

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FilmQuest Episode #36

GUEST: Joe Gietl & Cameron S. Mitchell

FILM: The Fledgling

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Synopsis: Orphan Charlie wakes up in a hospital bed with a mysterious health condition that makes her averse to sunlight, and a hazy recollection of how she got there. If she is to survive, she will have to put the pieces of the night together in the shadows and avoid the light.

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We are very excited to be covering ⁠FilmQuest 2023⁠. This is the festival's 10 year anniversary and I wanted to celebrate it by talking to as many filmmakers as I possibly could.

Great films, incredible conversations!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

FilmQuest Episode #36

GUEST: Kelsey Edwards

FILM: Box Boy

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Synopsis:  A boy raised in a rigid, beige society where boxes define life meets a colorful girl who changes the way he views the world.

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Pillar.io

IG:  @kelseymarieedwards

We are very excited to be covering ⁠FilmQuest 2023⁠. This is the festival's 10 year anniversary and I wanted to celebrate it by talking to as many filmmakers as I possibly could.

Great films, incredible conversations!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

FilmQuest Episode #35

GUEST: Ryan Couldrey

FILM: You Have Reached Your Destination

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Synopsis: With the Google Maps app leading him in circles, a man suspects his phone is purposely lying to him.

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Film Trailer

IG:  @rycouldrey 

YouTube: @ryancouldrey

Lexi Kent-Monning joins me to talk about her new book The Burden of Joy. From her career in the music business to her writing process we covered a lot of ground in this episode. I had a blast!

You can purchase a copy of The Burden of Joy HERE.

Great chat, amazing book!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

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Synopsis:

Lexi Kent-Monning’s debut novel, The Burden of Joy, is an incessant dagger to the heart. After Lexi’s husband leaves her on Valentine’s Day to join a commune that time forgot, her home stops belonging to her. Instead, she discovers a parade of dead animals, a man who turns her blue eyes green, true love in equal parts cocaine and MDMA, and a revolving door of solitude. In the end, Lexi must ask herself, is her craving to nurture virtuous or hedonistic? (Rejection Letters, 11.01.23)

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