Because of the serious talk of mental illness this episode, we've edited out our usual goofy intro and most of the other goofy stuff. Instead, we focus on a powerful, personal interview with poet Rebecca Schumejda.

We interview writer Charles Joseph, author of Chameleon. Medication update. Depression. Old people try to figure out where emojis come from. Who's not unhandsome? Find out on this week's Sanesplaining.

We spend way too much time talking about Alonzo "Hamburger" Jones.

A cool promo video a friend of mine made for my upcoming collection of poetry. If you'd like to pre-order a signed copy, postage paid, email us at [email protected].

Our guest is New Jersey poet Damian Rucci. Margaret tells us how Tori Amos ruined her birthday. The patriarchy hurts everyone. We find the only man in Jersey who doesn't love Springsteen. We have a great conversation with Damian Rucci--sometimes fun, sometimes very serious. Make sure to subscribe if you like the show.

We catch some of the awesome poetry reading from Charles Joseph, Jason Ryberg and Damian Rucci at the Book House in St. Louis. Graziano checks in to talk about how his depression is doing. We also talk It and the scariest books we've read, along with childhood fears.

The title pretty much sums it up. We listen to poetry. We talk the Mandela Effect. It's goofy. The whole darn thing is just goofy.

What do The Borg, Ray Charles and Phantasm have in common? They all pop up on our top 3 -something- lists this week.

We mostly talk Sinead, but we cover a few other topics as well. Our guests are Nate and Liz Graziano.

Special guest: Poet and editor, Mike James. We talk poetry, mental health, the great Ric Flair, southern accents, the best BBQ sauce, robots and ghosts, and much more.