This episode finds Brendan and Chris struggling to describe the genre of their musical projects and Chris having a delightful conversation with the equally delightful H Kapp Klote. Why is the episode titled that? Well, you're just gonna have to listen to find out.

This episode features a talk with poet, writer, and performer Bridget Gordon, who recently published a zine length poem titled "This Fickle Faith". Rip Torn also makes an appearance (kinda)!

This episode features a discussion of Lauren Bolger's novel "The Barre Incidents" from Malarkey Books. Escape the horrors of life into the horrors of fiction!

Children need literature, too. That's not a controversial statement, right? This week, we're talking to the founders of Kindred Colors Press, Kevin and Kate San Juan. We hit on the importance of representation in children's lit, embracing big feelings, and how to involve your kids in your creative projects. Plus, Chris reads Carla Sofia Ferreira's poem "Today, My Students Tell Me," worker of the week, what happened to Brendan's jaw, and more.

Purchase 'Crying In Color: https://kindredcolorspress.com/

Kindred Colors Press on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindredcolorspress/

More from Lazy & Entitled, including VINE, Behind With Knife, and the Shipwrecked Sailor blog: https://www.lazyandentitled.org/

Chris and Brendan reflect on the year. Also, a poem!

Chris is flying solo this week, talking about ICE's invasion of Chicago. How do you fight back when the secret police start kidnapping your neighbors? Chris reads from interviews with Gord Hill and Clifton Ariwakehte Nicholas in the book 'Anarcho-Indigenism: Conversations On Land And Freedom' and interviews with Roberto Acuna and Jim Spiegel in Studs Terkel's 'Working.' Many words are mispronounced, but hopefully you feel inspired to start joining organized resistance in your city/suburb/town/village/unincorporated settlement.

Chloe Clark joins us for our second Halloween episode! A poem is read, pod people discussed, and JUDGMENT HOUSE.

Fresh on the heels of last night's "Scary Stories To Tell In Rogers Park" reading with Lauren Bolger and Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr., the L&E boys are back in your ears this morning with more spoooooooooky stuff. Chris reads a few monster poems, then talks to Chloe N. Clark about how writing can be scary. Brendan sings some songs, and we have a special Chicago edition of Worker Of The Week.

Oh boy. Brendan messed up while recording the original episode, so had to do a last minute solo episode. He talks about taking a creative idea (music, in this example) from a simple start to a finished project.

Isn't it terrifying to contemplate, going into the Earth? Yes, into the earth, but really, into the Earth, too. This week, we're thrilled to be joined by Lauren Bolger, author of the forthcoming novel THE BARRE INCIDENTS. Chris and Brendan also talk scariest locations for stories, unionizing coal miners in West Virginia and the Battle of Blair Mountain, and then give a special shoutout to salt miners.

Preorder THE BARRE INCIDENTS by Lauren Bolger: https://malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-incidents

Read "Rednecks" by Taylor Brown in The Bitter Southerner: https://bittersoutherner.com/rednecks-southern-fiction-taylor-brown

Read the ZInn Ed Project on the Battle of Blair Mountain: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/battle-of-blair-mountain/

https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/devil-is-here-in-these-hills/#battle

Smithsonian source Chris reads from: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/battle-blair-mountain-largest-labor-uprising-american-history-180978520/

Secretly Incredibly Fascinating episode about Salt Mines: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/secretly-incredibly-fascinating/secretly-incredibly-fascinating-salt-mines/