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BLIGHT : Stories in the Key of Decay and Repair is the collected audio work of Sean Williamson and friends. Each story is a meditation on death and rebirth. Each story is about endings and beginnings. There are dimension-shifting-dogs, flickering street lights, gas station hot dogs, toddlers, peach…

Sean Williamson


    • Aug 4, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    BLIGHT: SEASON 3: EPISODE 4: SUMMERTIME

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 34:13


    Summertime by Tom McGowenFever on Good Friday by Sean Williamson“Other Side of the Wall” by Sean Williamson, Jorge Oliveira, Nick Amara and Chau VT

    BLIGHT 3 : EPISODE 3 : DISAPPEAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 27:20


    Hello and welcome to Blight: Stories in the Key of Decay and Repair. Stories this episode by Tom McGowan and Justin Spaller. Music by Lonely Games. Show music by Shawn Stephany. Mixed by Shane Olivo.

    BLIGHT 3 : EPISODE 2 : ALIENS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 31:42


    Stories by: Sean Williamson, Jo Hylton and Parker Winship"Shimmer" by CairnsShow music by Shawn Stephany. Show mix by Shane Olivo.

    BLIGHT 3 : EPISODE 1 : THE SHRINE WITHIN THE SHRINE

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 35:13


    In this episode we talk about Milwaukee's Cactus Club and the importance of punk rock. Jessica Heuer tells a story about being isolated with chemotherapy, observing as the world outside moves on in it's own pain and joy, without her. Robert Trettin tells an adventure about hiking to meet a Buddhist nun, in the mountains of Nepal. Music by X Harlow. Show mix by Shane Olivo. Mix on "Springtime in Quarantine" by Nathaniel Heuer

    BLIGHT 2 : EPISODE 8 : THE END OF THE BEGINNING

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 22:29


    Blight 8 - The End of the Beginning is the final episode of Season Two. Sean talks about togetherness, Nabila Lovelace and the Black is Beautiful bike ride. Dan Vierck on Inheritance and poetry by Ashley Mayne. Show music by Shawn Stephany Mix by Shane Olivo at Bobby Peru Recording

    BLIGHT 2 : EPISODE 7 : OUT OF TIME

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 20:04


    EPISODE 7 : OUT OF TIME : Sean Williamson talks about having a new baby in an uncertain world and reads his story Christ of the Abyss, published in 2018 at Malasana Arts and Letters. Jim Winship joins the show again with a piece about how time is out of place. "Tin House" by Hello Death Mix by Shane Olivo at Bobby Peru Recording.

    BLIGHT 2 : EPISODE 6 : SPLINTER OF HISTORY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 36:16


    Welcome to Season 2 of Blight: Stories in the Key of Decay and Repair. A series confronting this big future through essay, interview, storytelling and song. EPISODE 6 : SPLINTER OF HISTORY is further examination of the shadowy history of police in America and what we can do to change things going forward. Sean Williamson talks about shifting the budget, Adam Krause turns back the clock and Marielle Allschwang leads us through the better future of our minds. "One Love," by Dameion Perkins, Nate Hamilton, Emmanuel Blackmon and Steven Fowlkes. Mix by Shane Olivo at Bobby Peru Recording.

    BLIGHT 2 : EPISODE 5 : IN BARDO

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 30:40


    In recollection and memorium of a hideous week in American history, Sean Williamson calls for the unconditional abolition of the police, Adam Krause speaks of social responsibility to each other and Tom McGowan tells a story about gained family and loss. "Before the Bardo (Kolo Dance)" by Lomira

    BLIGHT 2 : EPISODE 3 : BOOK REPORTS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 25:00


    Episode 4 : BOOK REPORTS features host Sean Williamson on The Ghost Map, Adam Krause on The Plague, and Erin Wolf on walking, birds, and sea change.“no nome” by Jorge Oliveira.https://victorygardeninitiative.org/

    BLIGHT 2 : EPISODE 3 : PLANES COME IN

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 32:16


    This week on Blight! Sean Williamson with worry and runways, Adam Krause on the correlation between human stress on nature and pandemic, Jake Newborn from the Wisconsin Bike Fed, and Rhea Dhanbhoora on the life of sand. "Ease Your Soul, Chapman" by LeAnna Eden

    BLIGHT 2 : EPISODE 2 : JUST A COAT RACK

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 27:03


    Episode music by Shawn Stephany. Voice acting by Marielle Allschwang. Mixed by Shane Olivo.

    BLIGHT 2 : EPISODE 1 : THE NEXT 18 MONTHS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 27:27


    Season 2 of Blight will be a series of episodes about how we confront our uncertain future in the time of the COVID19 Virus, in essay, interview, storytelling and song. Episode 1 features host Sean Williamson on the outlook for the next 18 months, Adam Krause on food-sharing and compost, and Jo Hylton on the catalog of human behaviors that make this world worth rising for.

    BLIGHT : EPISODE 1 : DOG DREAMS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 28:50


    Written and produced by Sean Williamson. Performed by Jon Mueller. Music by Justin Schmidt. Mixed and Mastered by Shane Olivo and Sean Williamson at Bobby Peru Recording.

    BLIGHT : EPISODE 2 : THE STREET LIGHTS FLICKERED

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2018 15:41


    Written and performed by Sean Williamson. Produced by Sean Williamson, Shane Olivo, Shawn Stephany and Robert Trettin. Original music by Shawn Stephany. Recorded and mixed by Shane Olivo at Bobby Peru Recording. Milwaukee, WI. 2016

    BLIGHT : EPISODE 3 : KANSAS CITY ROAD TRIP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 25:37


    Recorded by Sean Williamson in Kansas City. Mixed by Shane Olivo at Bobby Peru Recording.

    BLIGHT : EPISODE 4 : YOU'RE DOING WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 12:36


    Recorded, mixed and mastered by Shane Olivo at Bobby Peru Recording.

    BLIGHT : EPISODE 5 : BUILD A BRAND NEW LETDOWN

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2018 20:02


    Written and performed by Sean Williamson. Produced by Shane Olivo.

    BLIGHT : EPISODE 6 : IT WAS THE FUNNIEST THING

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2018 12:46


    Music in this episode is by Chris DeMay, who once had me over and made steaks on the grill. I also made a music video for one of his songs.

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