BLIGHT

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

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.

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

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 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

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.

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.

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

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/

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.