4 Cents a Podcast

Announcing: In All Our Forms & Fall Into Fantasy 2022

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 66:09

Today, I talk about the two (2) anthologies I'll get to be a part of this year, both of which will be out later this month --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 17:23

My read of Poe's fame story of passion, madness, and murder --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: The Bus Stop Diaries: Old Owl Eyes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2021 7:29

My account of encountering and re-encountering a guy I called "Old Owl Eyes" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: Ray Bradbury's "Homecoming"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 37:51

My reading of Bradbury's marvelous short story --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: The Place Where Old School Buses Go to Die Intro

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 6:56

The first part of my mini-series about Honduras --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: Ken Lieu's "The Paper Menagerie"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 34:52

My reading of Ken Lieu's beautiful, award-winning short story --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: Two by Kenyon, Two by Hall

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 7:04

My readings of two poems, each, by poets Jane Kenyon and Donald Hall --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: Fran Lebowitz's "Why I Love Sleep"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 5:07

Another of my readings of Fran Lebowitz's classic essays --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: "Deliver Us From Evil"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 21:47

A reading of the short story published in the anthology IN THE RED ROOM: A CRIME ANTHOLOGY WITH HEART --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shot: Selected Poems of W.H. Auden

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 16:31

My readings of a selection of W.H. Auden's inimitable verse --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: The Bus Stop Diaries: 3-Card Monte

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2021 9:28

An account of one of my strangest experiences on public transport --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shot: Fran Lebowitz's "Success Without College"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 10:15

A reading of one of Fran Lebowitz's excellent essays --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: 4 More Poems

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 5:55

Four more poems --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shot: Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 17:56

My reading of Bradbury's classic short story --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shot: 3 Love Poems

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 5:12

A reading of 3 love poems --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shot: Finding My Metier

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 27:22

The story of how I found my calling in life --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Weekly Waffle: The Hobbit Meets Butch & Sundance

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 67:15

A few thoughts on recent news and a reading from my recently finished novel-in-progress Consider donating to the International Institute: Donate – International Institute of St. Louis (iistl.org) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Reader's Corner: Mr Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 57:12

A few words on Adams and a reading from H2G2. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Weekly Waffle: "Dance Along the Blade's Edge"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 52:11

A reading from a much darker work in progress of mine. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Reader's Corner: Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 46:17

A reading of and a few thoughts on the work of Eudora Welty --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Weekly Waffle: "Oscar Ambrose's Magicpedia Guide to Modern Mirror-Making"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 66:52

A reading of my latest published short story, which you can read below: https://theangrynoodle.com/oscar-ambroses-magicpedia-guide-to-modern-mirror-making/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Reader's Corner: Ray Bradbury's "The Long Rain"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 70:40

To celebrate his 101st Birthday, here's my reading and thoughts on Ray Bradbury's "The Long Rain," from THE ILLUSTRATED MAN --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Weekly Waffle: Genius & The Room

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 61:37

This week, a few thoughts on "genius," and a critique of The Room --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Reader's Corner: Allen Ginsberg's Howl

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 57:16

A few words on Allen Ginsberg, plus my reading of "Howl". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Weekly Waffle: Concerts, Publishing, and Improbable Live Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 62:51

A few fun anecdotes and thoughts on recent events. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Reader's Corner: Mrs. Parker and the "Big Blonde"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 88:20

A few words about Dorothy Parker and a reading of her story, "Big Blonde". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Weekly Waffle: Workshops and Montezuma

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 54:33

This week, a few words about writing workshops and a funny story about Honduras --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Reader's Corner: Peter S. Beagle's The Innkeeper's Song

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 56:57

A few words on and reading from Peter S. Beagle's The Innkeeper's Song --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Weekly Waffle: Why I love Audibooks

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 78:56

This week, a few thoughts on audiobooks and other things. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Reader's Corner: Terry Pratchett's MORT

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 71:59

A few words on and reading from the work of the late Sir Terry Pratchett. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Reader's Corner: Robert Sheckley's "Specialist"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 70:17

A reading of and brief ramble on the work of Robert "Bob" Sheckley --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shot: Someone Who Can Vouch for You

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 15:30

From last season, one more story about my father --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: As High as the Heavens

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 20:28

From last season, an overview of my experiences with drugs --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: They've Had a Bad Rap

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 14:10

Why bats and my family do not mix --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: Sympathy for the Sister

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 15:16

My uneasy relationship with my sister --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: For the Birds

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 22:50

My recollections of all my family's run-ins with our fine feathered friends --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: Oh Brother, Who Art Thou?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 11:34

My ramble about my brother --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shot: Close Encounters of the Cop Kind

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 11:45

My story of my first run-in with an officer of the law --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shot: What You Need to be a Good Retail Worker

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 11:14

#HelloFunnyPeople Here's a standalone segment from last season's show --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: Dinosaurs, Sharks, and Snakes, Oh My!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 10:43

#HelloFunnyPeople Here's a standalone segment from last season of the show for your enjoyment. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shots: A Birthday to Remember

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 7:45

#HelloFunnyPeople Here's a standalone segment from last season of the show for your enjoyment. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Weekly Waffle: Impressions of Memphis, Tennessee

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2021 41:29

An announcement and a few thoughts from a recent visit to Memphis, TN --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Reader's Corner: Octavia E. Butler's "Speech Sounds"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 68:28

A few words on the life and work of Octavia E. Butler and a reading of her short story "Speech Sounds" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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4 Cent Shot: Stories from My Father

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 17:37

In Honor of Father's Day, a snippet from last season where I tell a story my dad --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Weekly Waffle: I Wished He'd Kept It to Himself

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 48:23

This week: the story of my battle with my unusual case of Bell's palsy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Reader's Corner: Gabino Iglesias' Coyote Songs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 51:30

A few words about Gabino Iglesias and a reading from his novel, COYOTE SONGS --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Weekly Waffle: Oh, Tommy Boy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 64:10

This week, a few memories of my old friend, Tommy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Reader's Corner: Diana Wynne Jones's Howl's Moving Castle

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 58:29

A few words of and reading from HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Weekly Waffle: If You're an Antivaxxer, You're a Special Kind of Stupid

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 40:40

This week, a (thankfully) short rant on Antivaxxers and their unique idiocy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Reader's Corner: Ursula K. Le Guin

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 67:12

This week: a reading of one of Ursula K. Le Guin's early Earthsea Stories, "The Word of Unbinding." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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The Weekly Waffle: Hold Out Hope (But Don't Hold Your Breath)

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 62:10

This week, a few fun stories and a rant about the living wage. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/4-cents-a-podcast/support

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