Plastic Brain Press Presents:

This special edition of the audio files gives voice to real strange experiences! Listen as we hear from OAKnights who reveal their odd encounters with the preternatural! An OAKnight is a member of the Occultaria of Albion fanclub and a supporter on Patreon. You too can become an OAKnight - go to www.patreon.com/occultaria for more details

The fourth audio case file from the Occultaria of Albion. How easy is it to escape from a cult? Find out what it was like for 'Diana' to leave the mysterious Temple of Xubix cult. be warned - audio terror awaits, with strong language and mind control!

The third audio case file from the Occultaria of Albion. What is The Green Demon? A relative of Bigfoot, a creature of the woods or something more sinister? We investigate and go in search of this mysterious beast!

The second audio case file from the Occultaria of Albion. Find out what's coming out of the The Fens - it wants to penetrate your mind and cast an incantation. Drive into the weird desolation of The Fens and lay off the norm juice. The trigger word is Pineapple.

The first audio case file from the Occultaria of Albion. Discover the origin of the so-called Halloween Tape and the power it holds. If you are brave enough you can even hear the diabolic sound yourself. The Occultaria of Albion and Plastic Brain Press accept no responsibility for what might happen once you have heard the tape. To discover more about The Occultaria of Albion go to: www.plasticricharddaniels.com You can help support OA in its quest to reveal the truth. Go to: www.patreon.com/occultaria Written & presented by Richard Daniels. Thanks to: Melody Clark, Scott Daniels and Tom Wickstead.

Will the badgers finally make an appearance? Roland & Sheena remain optimistic whilst contemplating death. Written by Richard Daniels Performed by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels A Plastic Brain Press Production plasticbrainpress.com

The wait for badgers goes on. Roland & Sheena push back the boredom and begin to contemplate the universe. Are we alone? Written by Richard Daniels Performed by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels A Plastic Brain Press Production plasticbrainpress.com

As Roland & Sheena settle into their night of badger watching they begin to learn more about each other’s experiences at the Barrowmead Photography Club. Written by Richard Daniels Performed by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels A Plastic Brain Press Production plasticbrainpress.com

Episode 1 Can Roland convince Sheena to be part of his plans to photograph the mystical and elusive badger in its natural habitat? Could they even win the Midland Magazine Wildlife Photograph of the Year competition? Let the badger watch begin! Written by Richard Daniels Performed by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels A Plastic Brain Press Production plasticbrainpress.com

Have you ever seen a badger in the wild? Roland and Sheena are two outcasts from the Barrowmead Photography Club, but nothing is going to stop them from entering the Midland Magazine Wildlife Photograph of the Year Competition. All they have to do is watch and wait for their local badgers to make an appearance, then take a photograph that will win them the competition. Come down to the woods with Roland and Sheena, listen, wait and watch for the badgers. Badger Watch. Coming June 25th. Written by Richard Daniels Performed by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels A Plastic Brain Press Production

To celebrate the release of our 5th book as a small press we have this special podcast edition where we get some insights from the author Gareth Spark. His wonderful short story collection – The Dark Earth of Albion was released on April 23rd. You can get it from us at plasticbrainpress.com or from Amazon as a paperback or ebook. Gareth talks about his inspirations and his life as a resident of Whitby – a town with a history that does not simply begin with Bram Stoker and ‘that’ book. Gareth takes his inspiration from the ghosts of the town which are much more ancient. Gareth reads from a couple of the stories in The Dark Earth of Albion; Hunting and Jackdaw. This collection of stories is a thick, muddy slice of Brit Noir tuned to a folk horror frequency. Follow Gareth on Instagram: thegarethsparkwithglasses Follow Gareth on Twitter: @gareth_spark Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Richard Daniels (Instagram @theplastic_richarddaniels)

Stuck in your bunker waiting for the end of the end? Well now you have some hot entertainment action to send you on your way! Just slip into your purple tracksuit, put on your mind goggles and let us do the rest. Everything is going to be ok!

Slip off your solstice goat leggings and settle yourself in by the fire. Here’s our very special Christmas Ghost Story episode. Featuring the spirits of: Simon Widdop Ross McGivern Richard Daniels Melody Clark Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our fortnightly podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Richard Daniels (Instagram @theplastic_richarddaniels)

It’s nearly Christmas! And Plastic Brain has lots of gifts in his organic polymer sack – just for you. Our Christmas ghost story edition will be available on December 21st but until then feast your ears on this lot: We begin with a reading from the lovely A.F. Stone. Her latest novel The Raven Wheel is excellent and you can find out more here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Raven-Wheel-F-Stone/dp/1912881748/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Next there’s one of the grunts here at PBP HQ – the delightful Melody Clark and she’s rhapsodising about Kate Bush. You can visit Melody’s cavern to see all her powerful artwork: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CavernofMelodyClark . Perfect for Christmas gifts and delights! We have a musical interlude which is both dreamy and cosmic. Lay back, relax and enjoy Blind by Lottie Morton. Follow Lottie on her Instagram: @lottiemorton_ We pay a regular visit to the Happy Nest Nursery of Matthew Cheeseman (Instagram @eine). Matthew is a powerful human and you should look him up as well as his small press Spirit Duplicator: https://www.spiritduplicator.org/about/ For all you cookery enthusiasts out there you can hear and almost taste some tangy poetry pies from the poet Simon Chandler. (Twitter @slymey) Enjoy! Things come crashing to an end with a groovy spoken word disco boogie by The Plastic Richard Daniels. Wow! Certainly a talent to watch out for in 2020!!

Ooh he’s here again; the Plastic Brain with poetry and spoken word in his eyes…you get the idea. Strap in, adjust your mind goggles and enjoy responsibly. It’s Episode 4: First of all we have Winston Plowes a poet with a penchant for power tools and some DIY creation. We came across Winston at Halifax’s splendid spoken word night, Spoken Weird, hosted by Genevieve Walsh. Shortly after Winston sent us this wonderful nugget of creation. Find out more about Winston at his Twitter feed - @WinstonPlowes You will also hear some punchy poetry from American poet Ryan Buynak; described by one reviewer as the future of American poetry, he also goes by the name of coyoteblood on Instagram and can be found on Twitter as @ryanbuynak. There is also a wonderful short story from a rising British talent – Christy Smyth. Christie is a writer who is brimming with weird, heartfelt and unique ideas. There’s a lot of good stuff that’s going to come from his brain and maybe you will hear him hear first. Well done you. Find Christy on Twitter @christysmyth182 or Instagram @christyjamessmyth. Not only does Episode 4 have this triumvirate of talent but it also features the 2 regular spots of wonderful wordsmithery and talent from Matthew Cheeseman (@eine) inside his Happy Nest Nursery and Melody Clark (@themelodyclark) from deep, down inside her cavern. You too can explore the cavern: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CavernofMelodyClark . Perfect for Christmas gifts and delights! Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our fortnightly podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Richard Daniels (Instagram @the_plastic_richard_daniels)

If the eschaton is at hand then there’s no need to worry. By now you will have prepared. The moment is at hand – grab your flannel, grab your mind goggles and get ready to tune in to episode 3 of the almost probably greatest spoken word and weird noise podcast: Plastic Brain Press Presents. On the slab for this episode: David Creese: Founder of The Dumb Earth now occupied with composing music for the films of Jason Tovey and ongoing Narrations project (first collection released 2016). When You Were a Man (2010) marked first release under his own name. New collection of songs, Sea of Tranquillity (2018). Listen at - https://davidcreese.bandcamp.com/ David Rudd-Mitchell; occasional poet/writer/reader/reviewer/musician/music fanatic. Discover him https://twitter.com/RuddMitch Victoria Martin; awesome poet, performer and facilitator. Discover her at Instagram @pinchpunchpoetry Ross McGivern; poet of the Fens and good egg. Discover him at Instagram @racmcgivern We also have more musings from the wonderful Dr Cheeseman inside his Happy Nest Nursery (Twitter @eine) We also return to the disquieting Cavern of Melody Clark. Mel is a poet and illustrator and one of the Plastic Brain’s fluffers. You too can step inside the cavern and see the delights on offer. Simply go to: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CavernofMelodyClark Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our fortnightly podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Richard Daniels (Instagram @the_plastic_richard_daniels)

So you’re back for more eh? You’ve licked the mind hole and now you want another taste. Great decision! Just make sure you’ve brought a towel this time, and get your mind goggles tuned in correctly - saves all the mess and the complicated forms later. So what have we got for you this time? We have more contemplations and cogitations from our man in the happy nest nursery, Dr Matthew Cheeseman (Twitter @eine ) There’s a wonderful piece of urban observation from Aimee Campbell (Instagram @aimeecamp0715) and Stephen Helm. Aimee recently had some of her work in Low Light Magazine from Hi-Vis Press (Twitter @Hi_VisPress). Go and give them all a follow. There’s a beautiful prose piece from a very potent writer who you really ought to read more from. Gareth Spark is from Goth capital Whitby, and writes with a beauty that is cold and sharp like the north sea wind. Seek him out – Twitter @WhitbyPoet Most excitingly – we have a preview of our latest publication from poet Louise M Hart. Frogs For Patti Smith explores class, queerness, grief, bigotry, desire and self-celebration. It’s a loud and victorious shout at the world and all its weirdness. Follow Louise: Twitter @shunterthompson. You can buy her book from us as of the 8th November. Go go get it!! To round out this most powerful episode we have another Plastic Brain poet, the punk rock Simon Widdop: Twitter @SimonWiddopPoet. Listen to him beg you to be his poltergeist. DO it! Then you can rattle his pots and pans! Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our fortnightly podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Richard Daniels (Instagram @the_plastic_richard_daniels

Here we go! Series 3 of the podcast from the only small press helmed by a large plastic encephalon from another dimension. We are Plastic Brain Press and this is what we Present… There are some wonderful specimens on display for this first episode: Lucy Brady from Wyrd Signal Podcast (Twitter @wyrdsignalpod) tells us about a very seasonal day. Powerful poet Bob Horton has a track from his latest release which is available here: https://bobhorton.bandcamp.com/album/bob-vs-wisdom In a brand new segment we have the musings of Dr Matthew Cheeseman from within his happy nest. Find out more about him on Twitter - @eine We also step into the wondrous Cavern of Melody Clark. Mel is a poet and illustrator and one of the Plastic Brain’s fluffers. You too can step inside the cavern and see the delights on offer. Simply go to: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CavernofMelodyClark And to end our first episode we have a beautiful track from the brittle and beguiling musical sensation that is Ichabod Wolf. If you haven’t heard his songs then you are missing a treat. His album Carry On Crow is a gem. Find out more: https://ichabod.bandcamp.com/ Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our fortnightly podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Richard Daniels (Instagram @the_plastic_richard_daniels)

Well would you believe it! We’ve come to the end of season 2! And we’re going out with a very loud bang – so you might want to put your mind goggles on right now before you go any further. This episode kicks off with a brilliant short story from neo-absurdist author Peter Caffrey. He combines dark humour, bizarre imagery and twisted plots to reflect the absurdities in life. His work has appeared in Infernal Ink, Danse Macabre, Horror Sleaze Trash, Dark Dossier, Schlock!, Weird Mask, Literally Stories, Twisted Tongue, Close to the Bone, Idle Ink, Marbella Times and other publications. You can find out more here: https://petercaffrey.com/ His latest novel The Devil’s Hairball is available NOW! Our interview this time is with the unique artist and writer Maxim Griffin. We went on a weird ramble with Max around his neck of the woods and talked about the drive to create, the power of the sun and boozing with Julie Christie. We also talked about his latest project which is being funded through Unbound. You really ought to make a pledge and get yourself a copy of something that will be incredibly powerful and special. Find out more here: https://unbound.com/books/field-notes/ There’s also the last installment of Joe Hayden’s cupboard. Don’t be sad – hear more from Joe right here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMkAooiDLE3fgAvVsGddrrA Yes – this is a jam-packed final episode to round off the season. Do not be too forlorn; hang on to your mind goggles for we shall return in the Autumn for more Plastic Brain Press Presents. Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Joni Mitchell said that they paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Well, that parking lot was for all the worker drones at the Plastic Brain Press Megastructure Headquarters! Nah – just kidding. Plastic Brain isn’t quite that evil. This episode features a delightful interview with academic and cosmic huntress Dr Ruth Charnock. She talks about the book she helped to bring together: Joni Mitchell, New Critical Readings. The book recognizes the importance and innovativeness of the musician and artist Joni Mitchell and the need for a collection that theorizes her work as musician, composer, cultural commentator and antagonist. Ruth also tells us about that time she saw Midge Ure eating a curry on his own. Find out more about Ruth on her Twitter: @DRRUTHCHARNOCK ‏ We have poetry from the fabulous Chris Martin, recorded on a lonely, poetic beach. Check Chris out here: @abolish_minutes There’s more from our resident oddball Joe Hayden and of course there’s the usual subliminal messages and high frequency mind control. Of course this is all held together by hosts Melody Clark & Richard Daniels. Why not check their work out at www.plasticbrainpress.com. There’s a free mind meld with every purchase! Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Isn’t it good? Isn’t it fine? Isn’t it madness; we meld your minds! Time to put your mind goggles on again and loosen your kimono for a bit more of the chaos cabaret that is Plastic Brain Press Presents. In this episode our feature interview is with the author Eamonn Griffin and there’s an extract from his novel East, Of England - a unique slice of Brit Noir which came out earlier this year through Unbound. Eamonn Griffin was born and raised in Lincolnshire, though these days he lives in north-east Wales. He's worked as a stonemason, a strawberry picker, in plastics factories, in agricultural and industrial laboratories, in a computer games shop, and latterly in further and higher education. We talked about his experience of publishing via the emerging platform of Unbound, what his writing process is like and which celebrity he would urinate next to if he ever got the chance. Find out more about Eamonn here: http://www.eamonngriffinwriting.com/ This episode also returns to Joe Hayden’s Cupboard to find out what’s been going on in his brain. Have wet wipes handy. Of course this is all held together by hosts Melody Clark & Richard Daniels. Why not check their work out at www.plasticbrainpress.com. There’s a free mind meld with every purchase! Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

So how’s that whole reality thing working out for you? Need a little break? Well you’ve come to the right podcast! We’ve got a lovely interview in this episode – lovely if you’re into horror! We spoke with podcaster and horror DIE hard enthusiast S.A. Bradley – he told us all about his love for the genre, how he got in to podcasting and what made him write his book Screaming For Pleasure. You can find out more about Mr Bradley right here: https://hellbentforhorror.com/ Poetry in this episode comes from Ross Mcgivern – poet of the Flatlands! Hear his creepy take on a classic from Roy Orbison. Go and discover more about Ross at his Instagram account: @racmcgivern Joe Hayden emerges from his cupboard once more, this time to tell us about the mysterious Mr Zero. If entertainment was a paper bag then ours would be filled with blood, brain matter AND very glittery glitter, and the bag would be hurled from the 7th floor of a multi-storey car park down to the pavement below. I think you know what we’re talking about. Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Oh for a muse of Fire! And a podcast orchestrated by a large trans-dimensional encephalon made of plastic. Yes it’s another deep dive into the underground of awesomeness that is Plastic Brain Press Presents!! In this episode we chatted with upcoming Sheffield band, the cute punk popsters All Girls Arson Club. They’ve been played on BBC 6 Music in the last few months and have supported the likes of International Teachers of Pop at Sheffield Leadmill. We spoke to them before they played a gig at Café Totem – we’re sure you’re going to be hearing a lot more from them. Their debut EP ‘Dark Fruits’ is out from Delicious Clam Records (https://deliciousclamrecords.bandcamp.com/). Find and follow All Girls Arson Club on Facebook and Instagram and listen to their punky pop sound on Spotify (https://www.instagram.com/allgirlsarsonclub/) As ever there are loads more exciting noises to be found in this episode: We have some brilliant poetry out of Brisbane, Australia, from Rhianna Jay. Find out more about her work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rj.poetry/ We also have a live reading by our very own Melody Clark from the recent Leeds International Festival. This is to celebrate the launch of her poetry collection The Devil Rides To Doncaster – available NOW from plasticbrainpress.com and Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Rides-Doncaster-Melody-Clark/dp/1999882741/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+devil+rides+to+doncaster&qid=1559746811&s=gateway&sr=8-1 For more of Mel’s awesome poetry and illustration you should definitely take a look at her store. It’s always open: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CavernofMelodyClark And yes – of course! There is the second instalment of Joe Hayden’s Cupboard. Find out what becomes of the Countess Essemire. Go back and listen to our previous episode for part one of the tale. Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!! Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Time to get the party re-started! Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1. Put your mind goggles on as we plunge straight back into the eccentric audio adventure with interviews, surreal spoken word short fiction and perilous poetry. It’s like the One Show – but weird. In this episode we have an interview with the author John Higgs. He’s written about Timothy Leary, The KLF, Watling Street and now turns his attention to the 21st Century. We chatted about his latest book, The Future Starts Here, which came out earlier this month. It’s an uplifting discussion about where we are and where we might be heading. You can find out more about John here: https://johnhiggs.com/ and here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/John-Higgs/e/B0086FBMYE Further to the interview we also feature the work of two exciting poets. Aqeel Parvez is from Bradford and has recently had his debut collection, The Streetlights Are Beckoning Nirvana, published by Analogue Submissions Press. Find out more about him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aqeelparvez?lang=en and Instagram: @ap.writer Imogen Cassels is a poet living in Cambridge. You can buy her poetry pamphlet, Arcades, here: https://sadpresspoetry.com/our-books/ . Find out more about Imogen on Twitter here: https://sadpresspoetry.com/our-books/ We also have the return of Joe Hayden’s cupboard. More missives from the madcap. Find out what he’s been brewing whilst we’ve been away! Yes this is a real humdinger of a show. Make sure you are wearing something that can be wiped clean. Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts. Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels Produced by Tom Wickstead

Here we are – it’s the Season 1 finale! Hopefully by now you’ve begun to feel more balanced and energetic in your mind – probably right towards the back of your mind, maybe in that dark corner where your thoughts join with the cosmos, near that cracked downpipe which lets in a draught. If you don’t feel any different then try listening again to some of the episodes. You can also wait and see what happens when we launch Season 2 in a couple of months. Stay tuned! In this episode we have interviews with 2 creatives. First up is Hannah Whitlow. Hannah is an artist, poet and zinester based in the north west. She is part of the crew who organise Nottingham Zine Fest and curate the Nottingham Zine Library. We talked to her about her art and about moving back to your home town with the hope of helping it to thrive artistically. Fine out more about Hannah: https://www.instagram.com/hannahwhitlow/ & https://www.hannahwhitlow.com/about Next up we have Brit Noir writer Math Bird. He recently published Welcome to HolyHell (https://allduerespectbooks.com/books/welcome-to-holyhell-by-math-bird) with publisher All Due Respect. Welcome to HolyHell, set in the borderlands of northeast Wales, is a coming-of-age story about loneliness, hope, the past that haunts us, and the fear of growing older. Math is now hard at work on its sequel. We spoke to him about his writing process and inspirations – he really enjoyed being probed by Plastic Brain! And before you start getting tetchy, yes there is another peek inside Joe Hayden’s Cupboard. There is also the usual razzle-dazzle and freaky-deaky. Fill your boots up! Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts. Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels Produced by Tom Wickstead

You’ve taken your goat leggings to the dry cleaners (again), you’ve had your session in the tanning booth, so now it’s time to sit back, pour yourself a tall glass of ohmygosh and tune in to episode 5 of the podcast that’s trending in the cool quadrant of Andromeda. This episode is bursting with creatives! We start with work from Canadian poet Ryan Quinn Flanagan (http://ryanquinnflanagan.yolasite.com/). That’s just the first of the lovely accents in this edition. Go seek out more of his work! Our big interview is with artist and musician Pinkie Maclure. (https://www.pinkiemaclure.net/) Pinkie has been working with stained glass for the last 15 years and is really pushing the artform in exciting ways. She talks about her process, inspirations and motivations – you should really check her work out, it’s wonderful! We also have a brilliant piece from the rising star that is Northern beat poet Elise Hadgraft. You can hear more of her work here: https://soundcloud.com/elise-hadgraft and find out more about her at - https://www.facebook.com/Elise.Hadgraft.Poet/ And to keep the demons happy we have another instalment of Joe Hayden’s cupboard. I wonder what he’s got inside his wardrobe this time?? All in all this is a real humdinger of a show. Loosen your pants and fasten your mind goggles. We are Plastic Brain Press and this is what we Present! Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts. Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels Produced by Tom Wickstead

The old saying goes that Emperor Nero fiddled whilst Rome burned – but it isn’t quite true. Nero actually listened to this podcast whilst Rome burned. Even the builders of Stonehenge had it on the radio as they worked. What we’re saying is this podcast is on some kind of cosmic frequency, you’ve twiddled a knob and well, here we are! Art, creativity, weirdness. An aural orgasm. In this episode we speak with the powerful creative force that is Ethan Minsker: writer, artist, filmmaker, zinester and founding member of the Antagonist Art Movement, a cultural movement of different disciplines formed in New York. Ethan has currently been working on his documentary film, Man In Camo - https://vimeo.com/208357667 We talk about the drive to create and what success might look like. Ethan really is someone driven to create and connect with others and ought to be an artist everyone has heard of. Find out more about him in this interview and here: https://vimeo.com/ethanminsker As ever in this episode we also pay another visit to Joe Hayden’s Cupboard. Thanks for listening – why not tell someone you know about this podcast. Maybe they will think you’re cool after all. Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts. Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels Produced by Tom Wickstead

Hey Brainseekers! How’s your mind holding up? We’re three episodes into this first series – you’re doing ever so well; just keep applying pressure to the wound and make sure those mind goggles are good and tight. In this episode we speak with the peculiar performance artist Edie Beehiven. She has recently completed her Ken Nordine homage – along with Monty Python, Ken has been a big influence on her. Find out what other peccadillo’s Edie has as she takes a tour around a rather curious art exhibition. (Edie Beehiven: https://www.instagram.com/ediebeehiven/) We also have some very juicy poetry from David Rudd Mitchell (https://twitter.com/RuddMitch) There’s also poetry from Jonathan Butcher whose latest collection ‘Corroded Gardens’ will be out in the next couple of months. Discover more: https://twitter.com/JonDButcher And yes – due to popular demand we shall once again be opening the door to Joe Hayden’s cupboard. Let’s hope he’s had his meds this time. Wrapped around all of this fruitiness is the squirty cream of Melody Clark, Richard Daniels and Plastic Brain too! This is absolutely very tasty. Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts. Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels Produced by Tom Wickstead

Salutations people of Earth and welcome to Episode 2 of our creative cabaret of fun where we speak with and hear work by a range of creatives from poets to filmmakers, from artists to performers. In this episode with speak to writer and director Lewis Pavlovic. He tells us about his journey into filmmaking and his current project, Most Interesting Ways To Die. Hear what he has to say about working with virtually no budget and how it influences his approach to writing and directing. Find out more about Lewis: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7283240/ Find out more about Most Interesting Ways to Die: https://www.instagram.com/miwtdfilm/?hl=en There is a reading from Jim Simm – Jim is a composer, musician and writer under the moniker of Soundkiosk. Hear more: https://soundkiosk.bandcamp.com/ We have a reading from the putrid poet Melody Clark. Plastic Brain Press will be publishing her collection later this year. Info: https://www.instagram.com/themelodyclark/ As well as all this juiciness there will be other strange sounds and the delightful experience of stepping into Joe’s Cupboard. I wonder what Joe Hayden is keeping in his closet this time? Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts. Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels Produced by Tom Wickstead

It’s one giant leap for mankind but one cosmic explosion of creative joy juice for a Plastic Brain! So begins Plastic Brain Press Presents. A fortnightly podcast of interviews with creatives from the realms of poetry, fiction, music, art and filmmaking as well as readings and fun time audio weirdness. A cabaret of chaos you’re sure to enjoy. This episode features our interview with Andrew Hung, one half of the electronic duo Fuck Buttons and recent film score composer for An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn and The Greasy Strangler (both available on Netflix). Andrew answers some probing questions to try and get the gig as composer for Plastic Brain’s new movie. Does he succeed? Andre Hung: https://andrewhung.bandcamp.com/ We also speak with punk poet from Wakefield and Plastic Brain Press teamster Simon Widdop. Simon is currently developing his show for the Manchester Fringe in July. His book Sending A Drunk Text Whilst Sober is available from: http://plasticbrainpress.com/ Simon Widdop: https://www.simonwiddop.com/ This episode also features a reading from Manchester poet and performer Lenni Sanders (http://lennisanders.squadsite.uk/) And we have the first of our regular features, Joe’s Cupboard, from Joe Hayden. Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress. We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts. Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels Produced by Tom Wickstead

In the world of podcasting there are many DOs and DONTs. And we've decided to run with all of them! DO: find interesting and unusual guests. Check. DONT: Team up with a synthetic space brain. We did it anyway! Check! Plastic Brain is our leader and he really digs Earth creativity! So here is our new listening experience.A cabaret of chaos. This February make sure your mind goggles are set to Plastic Brain Press Presents:... Episodes are popping with interviews from writers, poets, artists and filmmakers. There will also be writers and poets reading their work and there will most definitely be subliminal messages along with a whole brainful of good time fun designed to interface joyously with the minds of pitiful Earthlings. Guests & Artists include: Ethan Minsker (http://www.ethanminsker.com/) Lewis Pavlovic (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7283240/) Math Bird (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HFK2H7D/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) Edie Beehiven (https://www.instagram.com/ediebeehiven/) Hannah Whitlow (https://www.hannahwhitlow.com/) Simon Widdop (https://www.simonwiddop.com/) Pinkie Maclure (https://www.pinkiemaclure.net/) Andrew Hung (https://andrewhung.bandcamp.com/) Plastic Brain Press Presents: is the fabulously creative and exciting new podcast from the only independent small publishing press run by a Plastic Brain from another dimension. Come and join our party and see what we do at www.plasticbrainpress.com Our podcast begins in February 2019. Join us!