Waste Radio

parker brown and phil griffin talk about their favorite songs and why they like 'em! this episode features radiohead and the watchhouse (formerly mandolin orange), respectively.

also includes some announcements about dreyfest and about our waste radio music roundup! if you want us to play your DIY music on this feed send it over to admin@waste-division.org. for more info on dreyfest visit waste-division.org !! find worst bois on yer podcast doohickey for more eps. and buy ur friends some gum!

worst bois is cruisin with a weekly series. their shit is so dumb we don't even want to list the episode names here. look up their new channel by searching "worst bois" to hear the second & third ep! this is the description for their recent one: "we are both getting good at oversharing and worse at broadcasting. lou seriously needs some gas meds" that's all it says. search "worst bois" on yer podcast thing to hear more!

We talk about Ta-Nehisi Coates' book, a letter he wrote to his 15 year-old son about being black in America. You should read it too, probably. It's good.

Getting started with those most iconic of witches, the Sanderson sisters, The Witching Hour is discussing Hocus Pocus! Laura and Kendall question how magic works in the world, why we're shaming 16 year old virgins, and have a cackling good time as they figure out how to podcast! Oregon witches Kendall and Laura are evaluating representations of witches in media. Movies, TV, and books are all fair game on this podcast! Join them as they compare magicks, fashion, and storytelling during The Witching Hour. waste-division.org

it's a bro podcast with 2 REAL brothers. so yeah i feel like putting a content warning on this but its a bro cast with the name worst bois so what do you expect. we talk about the potus debate & the ufc fight and some other less manly stuff. it's decent for a first (second) pod. jack could do a little better but he's pretty good for a twerp. also coop did this graphic too cuz i love his shit. hit him up on insta for commissions @coopermalin waste-division.org

riddy arman and me talk sadness, songwriting, & the 4th of the july in this ep and i don't fuck it up too bad. we had fun! and riddy sings a pretty song of hers. she's great. also cooper hijacks the interview for a bit like halfway thru @coopermalin on the graphic waste-division.org

Overview   Our favorite flash fiction competition podcast is back with their next showdown! Game of Prose pits friends and co-hosts Alina Cross and Dave Zee against each other in a war of the words. Given a prompt, our formidable contestants get a week to prepare a piece of writing whether it be a short story, script, poetry, song, etc. A special guest judge each episode decides their fate! The fight continues in round two with a virtual literary battle as they step into the world of video games. Will Alina take another win, or will Dave write something good for once?   Graphic by Alina Cross (@a.cross.art on Insta)   For more arty shit like this visit waste-division.org. If you're interested in supporting Waste Division financially visit our Patreon page. It helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this!  

For this episode Phil talks with Ash Nataanii, lead singer of Missoula band (Phil's fav MT group) FUULS. They talk about Ash's journey as a trans indigenous woman, they talk about grief & capitalism & dystopia, they crack jokes, they talk about Jewish mysticism, they get drunk. Don't miss this ep! End music by FUULS, with their track "Freudian Slurs" off their 2019 release About-Face. Follow @fuulsruuls on Instagram or look them up on Spotify or Bandcamp for more of their stuff! For more arty shit like this visit waste-division.org. If you're interested in supporting Waste Division financially visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin.

This is the podcast edition of our Sunday streaming show, Quarantine Daze. With a lack of concerts & other social gatherings we've decided to refocus our efforts on a regular stream featuring our friends, favorite local artists, and other movers/shakers in the Montana art community. Episodes include an interview section, a musical/poetical performance, and a gang bullshit session, usually in that order. For this episode we were stoked to have our activist friends Siesa Shuman & Jana Richter to talk about their experience organizing a vigil at Kirk's Grocery for George Floyd, and about broader issues of BIPOC experience in Billings. Then Isaiah Demontiney & Michael Birdinground present a beautiful poetry/noise piece. John "Bear" Birdinground tells an impassioned story about his experience growing up as a local native person. To finish we have a gang discussion, and end up drawing solid connections between indigenous & black experience in the modern American police state. Be sure to check out our next stream on July 12th at 7:00 pm MST via the Waste Division Facebook, Youtube, or Twitch page. We stream every other Sunday and welcome audience comments and questions! Special thanks to Tyson Kreiter for being our audio/visual tech guru and to Eric Toennis for his promotional efforts. To see more of our collective work visit waste-division.org! Graphic by Cooper Malin - find @coopermalin or @rustyfleece on Instagram to see more of his work or to contact him about commissions.

This is the podcast edition of our Sunday streaming show, Quarantine Daze. With a lack of concerts & other social gatherings we've decided to refocus our efforts on a regular stream featuring our friends, favorite local artists, and other movers/shakers in the Montana art community. Episodes include an interview section, a musical performance, and a gang bullshit session, usually in that order. For this episode we were happy to have Wes Urbaniak drop in with his homemade guitar to play some fiery folk music. After that we have Maraud and Josh Paulson to talk about the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis & around the country, and we also talk about mental health & suicide. At the end we have a gang discussion. Special thanks to Tyson Kreiter for being our audio/visual tech guru and to Eric Toennis for his promotional efforts. To see more of our collective work visit waste-division.org! Graphic by Cooper Malin - find @coopermalin or @rustyfleece on Instagram to see more of his work or to contact him about commissions.

This is the first podcast edition of our Sunday streaming show, Quarantine Daze. With a lack of concerts & other social gatherings we've decided to refocus our efforts on a regular stream featuring our friends, favorite local artists, and other movers & shakers in the Montana art community. Episodes include an interview section, a musical performance, and a gang bullshit session, usually in that order. For this episode we were happy to have a convo with Shane De Leon, owner & manager of downtown art gallery/venue Kirk's Grocery, to see how the pandemic has effected the gallery & other aspects of his life. After that Chad Zigweid performs some of his melancholy singersongwritery tunes. He is joined by Ty Herman, the other guitarist in the band they call Bill Moved Away. At the end we have a decent gang discussion between all of us hangin--Shane, Chad, Phil, Ty, Becca, Jordan, and Tyson. Special thanks to Tyson Kreiter for being our audio/visual tech guru and to Eric Toennis for his promotional efforts. To see more of our collective work visit waste-division.org! Graphic by Cooper Malin - find @coopermalin on Instagram to see more of his work or to contact him about commissions.

Let’s welcome the newest show to join the Waste Radio podcast network! Game of Prose is a flash fiction competition podcast produced by Midnight Scario Productions out of Pittsburgh, PA. Episodes pit friends and co-hosts Alina Cross and Dave Zee against each other in a war of the words. Given a prompt, our formidable contestants get a week to prepare a piece of writing whether it be a short story, script, poetry, song, etc. A special guest judge each episode decides their fate! It's a throw-down for literary supremacy as Dave and Alina battle it out in round in the premier episode of Game of Prose! For more arty shit like this visit waste-division.org. If you're interested in supporting Waste Division financially visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this!

For this episode Phil talks with Lenny Howes, who owns Ebon Coffee in downtown Billings, MT. They talk about education, capitalism, John Taylor Gatto, and more. End music by FUULS, with their unreleased track "Bloodmouth." Follow @fuulsruuls on Instagram or look them up on Spotify or Bandcamp for more of their stuff! For more arty shit like this visit waste-division.org. If you're interested in supporting Waste Division financially visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast edited & produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin.

Show Notes For this episode of PT our formidable host travels to Long Beach, CA to visit with an exuberant singer living there. Lindsey and Phil talk about a buffet of subjects, from divorce to music philosophy to Compton and beyond. They giggle a lot. End music by Lenny Dufrain, with his unreleased track "Blame Me." Follow @lennydufrain on Instagram to stay up to date with Lindsey! For more arty shit like this visit waste-division.org. If you're interested in supporting Waste Division financially visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast edited & produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin.

**ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 6 2020** For this episode of Philthy Talk our host Phil travelled to LA to meet comic & filmmaker Jackson Banks. They talk about Jackson’s experience living in LA as a working artist, and about how he’s super perverted now because he was raised Morman. Phil conducts a decent interview despite Jackson’s best efforts. Show Notes Be sure to check out Jackson's Instagram page! @campyjacky Also if you're interested in supporting Waste Division financially visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast edited & produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin. End music by Bust, with their song "Dark Party."

In this short ep Phil takes a second to collect himself and explore some thoughts about nature. Also includes a bit of "forest bathing" for your ears, complete with forest sounds, fire sounds, wind sounds, and bird sounds. Enjoy and stay tuned for more! We're still trying to figure out wtf we're doing over here at Waste Division. Notes Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin. End sounds by nature. For more info visit www.waste-division.org Also if you're interested in supporting us financially visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Otherwise leave us a review on iTunes or tell your friends. :)    

In the midst of such chaos it has become clear that Waste Division needs to activate its news function. Thankfully, Waste correspondent Phillip Griffin is on the case. He got his uncle Jeff Griffin on the phone to discuss his circumstances in Rome, Italy a hotspot of the COVID-19 virus. Thanks to Jeff for taking time to talk to us! We MUST MAKE CLEAR: we are not like other news providers. We provide scappy, raw journalism that you need to critically think about. We do not claim to be experts. We are interested in reporting on-the-ground experiences of normal people--make of it what you will. Do your own research and analysis to decide what is best for you. Google is useful sometimes, tho evil for sure. BUT HERE ARE OUR PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COVID-19 BASED ON THE BEST INFO WE HAVE: -STAY IN YOUR HOUSE AS BEST YOU CAN -MINIMIZE INTERACTION WITH ANYONE EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT SHOWING SYMPTOMS -THO IN THE U.S. MANY RESTAURANTS ARE STILL DELIVERING FOOD WE RECOMMEND YOU BUY GROCERIES & COOK AT HOME WITH YOUR OWN SANITATION PROCEDURES IN PLACE. -WORRY LESS ABOUT YOUR JOB AND MORE ABOUT YOUR PEOPLE. RENT & MORTGAGE WILL LIKELY BE SUSPENDED FOR SOME PERIOD. For more updates (or arty distractions!) check out waste-division.org, and follow @philthyg6 on instagram for obsessive analysis on COVID-19. End music by our friends BUST! with their song "Bonkers." Check em out on bandcamp! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin.

In the midst of such chaos it has become clear that Waste Division needs to activate its news function. Thankfully, Waste correspondent Phillip Griffin is on the case. He got his close friend Brie Ripley on the phone to discuss her circumstances in Seattle, WA, a hotspot of the COVID-19 virus in the U.S. Thanks to Brie for taking time to talk to us! We MUST MAKE CLEAR: we are not like other news providers. We provide scappy, raw journalism that you need to critically think about. We do not claim to be experts. We are interested in reporting on-the-ground experiences of normal people--make of it what you will. Do your own research and analysis to decide what is best for you. Google is useful sometimes, tho evil for sure. BUT HERE ARE OUR PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COVID-19 BASED ON THE BEST INFO WE HAVE: -STAY INSIDE -DON'T INTERACT WITH THE ELDERLY/INFIRM EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT SHOWING SYMPTOMS -WORRY LESS ABOUT YOUR JOB AND MORE ABOUT YOUR PEOPLE. RENT & MORTGAGE WILL LIKELY BE SUSPENDED FOR SOME PERIOD. For more updates (or arty distractions!) check out waste-division.org, and follow @philthyg6 on instagram for obsessive analysis on COVID-19. Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin.  

For this episode of Philthy Talk our formidable host travelled to a storage shed in North Hollywood to meet with Count Boogie, host of the Perverted Podcast and kinkster extraordinaire. They talk about Boogie's origins - him having been adopted & abused as a kid, running away, finding christianity & playing in christian bands & doing christian comedy (yes, that's a thing), getting married, and missing an important opportunity in radio. After all that crashed Boogie got into kink stuff when he was about 40 and seems to never look back. Boogie discusses his mental health struggles, economic struggles, and a bunch of other crazy shit. Show Notes Be sure to check out the Perverted Podcast! Julia Louis-Dreyfest 7.5 is right around the corner! Friday March 6 at Craft Local at 5:00pm in beautiful downtown Billings, MT. 13 bands and 4 visual artists for only $10 if you get tix early! For more info visit www.waste-division.org. Thanks to Dreyfest sponsors Bloom Montana and Imaginink for supporting DIY art in Billings! Also if you're interested in supporting Waste Division financially visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast edited & produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin. End music by Bill Moved Away, with their new song "Midlife Crisis Blues."

This episode of Philthy Talk features Abram Hagstrom, host of The Hinterlands Podcast. Phil and Abram talk about growing up, families, polyamory, Marxism, and a smidge of David Eisenstein, aaaand a bunch of other stuff. Show Notes Podcast edited & produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin. End music by Panther Car, with their new song "Rainbows" off their new album Pomegranate. Available on bandcamp! For more wastey info visit www.waste-division.org !!! Also if you're interested in supporting us financially visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this!

This episode of Philthy Talk features Mark Parker, a top-tier lawyer in MT and also a great conversationalist (also a deadhead). They talk about law & technology, business, Missoula philosopher Albert Borgmann, intellectual property law, getting your shit together, Rastafarians on the Billings South Side, and a bunch of other stuff. Thanks to Mark for his time! Show Notes Podcast edited by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin. End music by Panther Car, with their new single "Lull." Available on bandcamp! For more wastey info visit www.waste-division.org !!! Also if you're interested in supporting us financially & subscribing for quarterly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this!

On this episode of Philthy Talk Phil sits down with writer and outdoorsman Stephen Brown to talk about his memoir Amongst the Eyes and Sage. After growing up in a wealthy part of Denver, Stephen decided to take off to Red Lodge, Montana to settle down and live a life less concerned with city struggles. Now armed with his training in creative writing, he seems to have a lot of material to write about. They talk about toxic masculinity, environmentalism, class & identity, apex predators, and a bunch of other stuff. Show Notes Podcast edited by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin. Intro music by Brian Nichols. End music by FUULS, with their new song "Nosferrotten," off their EP About-Face, which you can (and should) check out wherever you get music. For more info visit www.waste-division.org Also if you're interested in supporting us financially & subscribing for quarterly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this!

Join Jordan, Cooper, and Eric as they tackle this fanciful tale of escape & failure in the latest episode of Waste Books! Overview Italo Calvino is famous for his systematic post-modern works, but his earlier novel The Baron in the Trees tells a simpler story than the purposefully cryptic works he’s more famous for. Historical but accessible in its clarity, this story follows an adolescent Cosimo, the son of a baron administering a small territory as he defies the provincial attitudes of his community and ascends into the trees forswearing to never descend. His younger brother Biagio narrates from the sidelines and recounts for his lucky readers the life and times of a boy turned man and doggedly remains independent throughout the course of the Enlightenment and the sweeping democracy that follows.  Cosimo’s development permits him to see the world in ways orthodoxy take for granted: his food, clothes, bathing, (ahem) waste all have to be taken care of without ever having to touch the ground that seems to only control him. As he develops this system of utility, he also develops a system of values that differ from the stodgy monarchy governing Europe. His Rousseauian attitude guides him to see models of nature as more sustainable and fulfilling than the aristocratic belief that nobility is a birthright. Rather than seeing the past as a portent of the future, Cosimo makes the radical step to climb into the impossible and like a paragon of his beliefs, uncovers a new sense of the future that presages the independence of his native Italy to come - along with Western Europe and the world as a whole. The story is simple and the language earthy, but the allegorical quality of Baron asks questions of what’s at stake when we decide to push back at what’s given us, and also what we lose when we insist on ideas that inevitably compromise our relationship to other people that don’t fit into them. For those interested in Calvino’s output, Baron is the place to start. For those looking for a story about escape with swashbuckling yarns, amorous escapades, philosophical fables, fantastical odysseys and - well you get the idea - pick it up! Show Notes Podcast edited by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin. Intro music by Brian Nichols. End music by FUULS, with their new song "Ronin," off their EP About-Face, which you can (and should) check out wherever you get music. For more info visit www.waste-division.org Also if you're interested in supporting us finanically & subscribing for independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this!

Overview For this episode Phil talks over the phone with the makers of a new documentary called Dosed, which follows the journey of an opioid addict, Adrianne, as she recovers from trauma & addiction thru psychedelic therapy using magic mushrooms and iboga. They discuss the challenges of finding Adrianne treatment, and the effectiveness of psychedelics in helping their friend deal with heavy psychological & physical issues. Eventually the film crew and Adreanna found themselves deep inside an underground culture long neglected by mainstream medical institutions - just in the nick of time. Dosed will be screened in Billings, MT as part of the Montana International Film Festival on Friday 9/20 at Arthouse Cinema and Pub. 4:30-6:00pm. Come hang out! www.dosedmovie.com www.mintfilmfestival.org www.arthousebillings.com Also available on Apple Podcasts & other streaming services! Notes Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin. Intro music by Brian Nichols. End music by Megagiant, with their tune called "Prairie is an Island." For more info visit www.waste-division.org Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this!

We're trying a new thing, Waste Hangs, where we feature places we like to hang out at. This one features kitchen and dining sounds from The Dixon Merc, a Sunday brunch spot/slice of heaven in the middle of nowhere, opened up by a close Wastoid, Laura. Cooper and Phil bullshit about art, running a communist restaurant, taking care of a baby, and other wastey shit. Notes Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin. For more info visit www.waste-division.org Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this!

BEHOLD! The second part of this year's Dreyfest podcast. Give a listen to see who you'll be into at this year's fest, and get some info on where everyone's playing! SEE YOU AT DREYFEST Notes Music from this year's Dreyfest musicians. For more info visit www.waste-division.org !!! Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin & Mary Kate Teske. Graphic by Cooper Malin.

BEHOLD! The first part of this year's Dreyfest podcast. Give a listen to see who you'll be into at this year's fest, and get some info on where everyone's playing! SEE YOU AT DREYFEST Notes Music from this year's Dreyfest musicians. For more info visit www.waste-division.org !!! Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin.

Overview Phil tries his hand monologuing, broadcasting from his kitchen late at night, overworked, and a lil buzzed up. His band Bull Market is hitting the road and they released a tape! You can hear it here. Monologue + music. Seems like a decent recipe. Let's see how this goes! Notes Music from Phil's band Bull Market, with their new cassette tape Loaners. For more info visit www.waste-division.org !!! Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin.

Join us this month as we discuss William Goldman's fantasy romance novel (satire??), The Princess Bride! Notes Music by Julia Louis-Dreyfest headliner Bob Bowman with his tune "Sandra's Strut," off his album Songs for Sandra. For more info on our DIY arts and music fest visit www.waste-division.org. We just released the lineup! If you're in or near Billings, MT please drop by. Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin.

Overview Mario Miner is one cool dude. He makes guitar amps out of ammo cans, grenade canisters & cow skulls, and he makes some rad distortion pedals. And he has a band that kicks ass! Phil and Mario talk about Mario's history growing up near the Fort Belknap Reservation and how that informs the work he does in a DIY mode. They also talk about The Reddmen, the blues, substance abuse, and they mess around with some of Mario's homemade music gear. Check out @miner_glitch_electronics on Insta or FB and catch Mario's band As The Crow Flies on Bandcamp or at this year's Julia Louis Dreyfest in August! For photos of the dope Miner Glitch stuff we talk about visit waste-division.org. Show Notes    Music: "HYSMB" by As The Crow Flies, from their album The Murder.   We have renamed our book club feed in the spirit of providing an open platform much like our website, to which people can submit work and “try out” podcast ideas without going thru the rigamarole of setting up their own channel. If you have an idea for a podcast, send a pilot to admin@waste-division.org !!! And be on the lookout for more stuff from Waste Radio every Wednesday. Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin. For more of our work check out www.waste-division.org  

Overview   In the latest broadcast of Waste Radio, Waste correspondents Eric Toennis and Chris Tsekouras journey to the heart of the witch's lair for a very special episode. On a farm outside Tillamook, OR they sit down with herbal artist Laura Sanders of Rogue Witch Apothecary and visual artist Sara Dread to talk about witchcraft, paganism, magic, and what it means for them to be witches in their daily lives. They even do a tarot card reading! Check out all the great herbal creations and visual art these two have to offer at roguewitchapothecary.com and saradread.com!     Notes  We have renamed our book club feed in the spirit of providing an open platform much like our website, to which people can submit work and “try out” podcast ideas without going thru the rigamarole of setting up their own channel. If you have an idea for a podcast, send a pilot to admin@waste-division.org !!! And be on the lookout for more stuff from Waste Radio every Wednesday. Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Eric Toennis. Rogue Witch Apothecary logo by Natalie Myers. Graphic by Sara Dread. Waste Radio graphic by Cooper Malin. For more of our work check out www.waste-division.org

In the first official episode of Philthy Talk (and the opening of Waste Radio!), Phil has musician, entrepreneur, jiu jitzu student, and conversationalist Drew McMannus over to talk about a bunch of shit, including climate change, The Hussle, identity politics, discipline, revolution, and Drew's band Satsang. Check out their new record Kulture wherever you get music! We have renamed our book club feed in the spirit of providing an open platform much like our website, to which people can submit work and “try out” podcast ideas without going thru the rigamarole of setting up their own channel. We are thinking of it as a sort of incubator for eggs like Philthy Talk. If you have an idea for a podcast, send a pilot to admin@waste-division.org !!! And be on the lookout for more stuff from Waste Radio every Wednesday. Music by Satsang with the track "So Far" from Kulture. For more of our work check out www.waste-division.org Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin! @rustyfleece on Instagram

Join us this month as we discuss Chris Ryan and Cacilda Jethá's nonfiction book about prehistoric human sexuality, Sex at Dawn! Overview If you're looking for a comfortable read, you're likely not going to find it here. The authors of this book pull no punches as they undertake a big task: undermining what they call the "standard narrative of human sexuality," which they see as potentially very harmful to humans given how we likely evolved and behaved for hundreds of thousands of years.  We are all familiar with the standard narrative, having been raised in a culture that saturates our existence with love songs, rom-coms, and countless other forms of propaganda that seem to insist that the fundamental condition of human sexuality is heartbreak. Under the standard narrative, we must always be on guard for the two-timing dude or the gold-digging lady, arguably a microcosm of a larger scarcity culture. Indeed, the authors trace our issues back to what seems to be the root of many of our problems: the agricultural revolution. Before this time, humans didn't have a mechanism for building capital - they just followed game animals or gathered food as needed. In other words, after hundreds of thousands of years existing without substantial property, we found ourselves thrust into a brave new world subject to the laws of capital. Until then we had no reason to keep track of lineage and keep capital "in the family." In this way, marriage and monogamy seem to play a vital role in the dynamics of capitalism, and not necessarily human nature. Through writing both witty and delightfully chatty, Ryan and Jetha root out fundaments of mainstream thought around human sexuality and open space for new conversation where it seems much needed. -Phil Notes Music by the Bad Math Band with their track "Chum Dumplins." For more of our work check out www.waste-division.org. Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin.

In this episode Waste correspondent Phil Griffin had Don Corcoran over for a long conversation about addiction, pleasure, family, fundamentalism, and dying, among many other topics. Don has a progressive form of blood cancer and was leaving for a possible cure treatment just days after this recording, and yet he still made time to tell his story & talk. For about 15 years Don lived a life modeled after Rimbaud & Kerouac, dodging police and consuming any substance he came in contact with. After 10 years of sobriety and a new life of faith, he finds himself facing his death every day. He's an amazing storyteller with a perspective worth considering. We extend many thanks to Don for his time. Music in this episode features Grant Jones' "Newborn" and Bull Market's "Invested," per Don's request. Find them both on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you get ur tunes. For more of our work check out www.waste-division.org! Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin. Check out his new art page on Instagram @rustyfleece!

Waste Correspondent Phillip Griffin had computer nerd, entrepreneur, and all-around badass Jeff Jones over for homemade kombucha and kimchi and a big conversation! Topic areas include capitalism, the tech industry, life in LA, and how fucked we all are. Get in on this wide-ranging conversation with a guy who seems to know wtf he's doing! He's pretty cool despite being a filthy capitalist. Also check out his radio-phone company at beartooth.com! Music by the Alex Nauman Organ Trio with their track "The Spock" off the album Loud Lullabies. For more of our work check out www.waste-division.org Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin.

Waste Correspondents Mary Kate Teske and Phil Griffin hang out with Billings, MT visual artist  Natalie Myers for a meandering conversation about work, being a parent, living in your hometown, and hair care. Homies Sawyer Peterson and Kianna Valasquez chime in too! To see more of Natalie's stuff check out @nataliekay19 on Instagram! Music on this week's episode from the band In Rapture, with their track "Writhe" from the album In Rapture. Check 'em out on Bandcamp, Spotify, or wherever you get music! To see more arty stuff by our funky collective of ne'er-do-wells visit waste-division.org Also if you're interested in subscribing to our monthly independent art distro visit our Patreon page! Produced by Mary Kate & Phil.

Join us this month's book club as we discuss Maggie Nelson's queer memoir The Argonauts! Overview Maggie Nelson’s 2015 book The Argonauts combines theory and memoir in a successful attempt to prove that the political is personal. Combining queer theory, feminism, a bit of Marxism, a dollop of psychoanalysis, heaps of gender theory, and a healthy dose of highfaluting post-structuralism, Nelson undertakes an odyssey like the mythic Argonauts not in pursuit of any Golden Fleece but a record of the self’s permutations and the difficulties with understanding others when all of our experiences appear so diverse. Nelson’s writing comfortably rests between the informality of a blog and the professionalism of a tenured professor. Her writing rests in this golden mean by suffusing her text with quotes as wide-ranging as Ralph Waldo Emerson to Judith Butler, Michel Foucault to her partner Harry. Rather than introduce each zinger of a quote like an academic paper she cites the quote in italics while identifying its author in the margins. The effect works splendidly and renders the reading experience with heady but fluid results. The narrative consists of two stories, Nelson’s pregnancy where she faces her femininity in lurid but intimate detail, and her husband Harry Dodge’s gender reassignment where their body becomes slowly transformed in intense but exciting ways. Positioned between these two are their children, one Nelson slowly becomes more acquainted with, the other a new life force growing inside our author. The title of the book references Roland Barthes, Nelson quoting “the phrase ‘I love you’ is like ‘the Argonaut renewing his ship during its voyage without changing its name.’ Just as the Argo’s part may be replaced over time but the boat is still called the Argo, whenever the lover utters the phrase ‘I love you,’ its meaning must be renewed by each use…” The Argonauts mission is one that attempts to locate meaning in a world where meaning seems to take away our freedom. Nelson finds that even in alienated modernity “the inexpressible is contained – inexpressibly! In the expressed.” The read is a deeply engaging one for anyone even remotely interested in gender or queer theory, and makes what for many people is deeply unsettling, familiar, funny, but most importantly, unflinchingly honest. -Jordan Finn   Show Notes Music this show provided by the Big Sky Trio. Check out their album Short Stories on Spotify or wherever you get music! To see more arty stuff by our funky collective of ne'er-do-wells visit waste-division.org Also if you're interested in subscribing to our monthly independent art distro visit our Patreon page! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin.

For the latest episode of the Waste Books appendices Waste Correspondent Phillip Griffin sat down over coffee with a MT-based painter, gallery owner, and all-around sweetie Tyler Murphy to talk philosophy & other shtuff. Topics include discursivity, Story Night at Montana Gallery, danger & vulnerability in modern life, Paul Tillich's book The Courage to Be, and Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil. For more of Tyler's work visit montanagallery.net! Music in this episode features Bust! The track is called "Slip Mat." Check out their bandcamp page! For more of our work check out www.waste-division.org! Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic originally by Tyler for his Lonely Painter Podcast, but "reappropriated" for this one by Phil.

Cooper Malin tries his hand at being "professional" and a "storyteller." It totally "worked" and wasn't a "weird exploration into ASMR." For more of our work check out www.waste-division.org! Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Cooper Malin. Graphic also by Coop. Check out his new art page on Instagram @rustyfleece!

Waste Correspondent Cooper Malin had some brewskis with his old friend Broquel to talk about books and other stuff they've been thinking about. Topics include Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, separating the art from the artist, John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath, and FUPAs. Music in this episode features MT band Boy Feud. The track is called "Left Behind." Check out their bandcamp page! For more of our work check out www.waste-division.org! Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Cooper Malin. Graphic also by Coop. Check out his new art page on Instagram @rustyfleece!

Waste correspondent Eric Toennis sat down with his friend Chris Tsekouras to talk about their road trip from Eugene, OR to Billings, MT for Julia Louis-Dreyfest last August. They tell of their experience volunteering for the fest, as well as attending concerts and a comedy show there. Dreyfest also inspired these guys to pack a drumset back from MT and start jamming themselves. Music in this episode features Dreyfest vets, Lung, from Cincinnati, OH. The track is called "All The King's Horses." Graphic by Cooper Malin. For more of our work check out www.waste-division.org! Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin.

Join us this month as we discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's anarchist utopian space novel, The Dispossessed! Overview With all this talk about walls, Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed is a timely masterpiece for science fiction. Her novel chronicles the physicist Shevek who travels from the utopian but inhospitable planet of Anarres for the earthly Urras where the landscape is verdant but capitalism and hierarchy dominate society’s mores. Rather than present a fable filled with hyperspace travel, exotic alien species, and intergalactic threats to peace, Le Guin utilizes the freedom of the genre to experiment with societal alternatives rather than provide our society with brash escapism. Shevek’s home planet of Anarres is an anarchist culture where possessive pronouns are nonexistent, play and work are indistinguishable, and nothing has a monetary value. But even this perfect world starts to reveal its limitations in the exclusionary practices of those who resist the planet’s groupthink. Shevek is seen as a threat to this egalitarian order where individual success is considered egoizing, and Shevek rebelliously heads to the nearby Urras to complete his theory on physics and time hoping that in his search for individual fulfilment he may also be able to save his community from becoming as close-minded as Urras’ propetarians. His odyssey to this vibrant planet finds freedoms never known to his people but at costs that precipitate global wars, amplify class privation, and objectify women with contemptible intensity. Urras’ focus on division rather than unity, possession instead of community forces Shevek to reevaluate his theory, his values, and what it means to communicate when the space inbetween may preclude ever being understood. Somehow, The Dispossessed manages to stuff Daoism, anarcho-syndicalism, quantum mechanics, vehement feminism, ecological tension, philosophical dualism, memorable characters, and hella good writing without ever sounding pedantic, patronizing, or preachy. It’s an accessible page-turner of a saga that tastefully retains the intrigue of novel ideas, technology, and locales without the need to flip back to the appendix every few pages.  For those that can’t stand science-fiction’s monolithic world-building but want an exploration of societal and political themes in a strange land, look no further! -Jordan Finn Show Notes This episode features the track "Dryspellcaster," from FUULS's EP, its a secret. Wastoid Cooper Malin did the graphic for this episode! Podcast produced by Phillip Griffin. Check out more of our work at waste-division.org, and if you'd like to get on our list to receive monthly art packages please visit our Patreon page!

Waste correspondent Phillip Griffin sat in a hot tub with an old friend who finds himself training to be a Naval Flight Officer, achieving the dream of flight he's had since he was a kid. They talk about flying, discipline, guns, and music in the latest episode of the Waste Books Appendices! Get the low-down on the up-high from this Grade-A Derelict Wastoid. Speaking of music, The track at the end of this is a demo called "Dry County" by the pilot himself. Graphic by Cooper Malin. For more of our work check out www.waste-division.org! Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply you with good stuff like this!

Mary Kate Teske is a woman of many talents. She's a photographer, graphic designer, web designer, videographer, musician, crocheter, talker, classic car maintainer... etc.etc.etc. In a word: she's dope! And she's doing a lot of stuff. To check out her work visit her Instagram or her website. Aaaaaaand to see her web design and other work check out www.waste-division.org! Also if you're interested in subscribing for monthly independent art deliveries visit our Patreon page. This helps us with operating costs so we can continue to supply with good stuff like this! Illustrations of Mary Kate as your 80s boyfriend (mullet included) were sketched by our own Cooper Malin.

This is a new addition to our show & feed, a series of mini-episodes that feature one-on-one conversations between the Waste Books doods, orrrrr other cools peeps we manage to sit down with. Cooper and Phil catch up on their non-WB projects, including Coop's new ventures into graphic design commission work and Phil's training as a professional musician. Topics include social media & self promotion, conspiracy theories, our reading practices (or lack thereof), and of course the extracurricular books we've been on, including The People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn, Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, and More Than Two - A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory by Franklin Veaux and Eve Rickert. This is a looser, "over coffee"-type conversation compared to our regular show. And shorter! Let us know what you think. To see more arty stuff by our funky collective of ne'er-do-wells visit waste-division.org Also if you're interested in subscribing to our monthly independent art distro visit our Patreon page! Produced by Cooper Malin & Phillip Griffin. Graphic by the Cooper Malin.  

Join Dan, Cooper, Eric, Phil, and Jordan as we discuss Samuel R. Delany's Babel-17! Music by Grant Jones, with the track "Something for Me." Check out his album Nighttime Friends on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you get music. Check out more of our work at waste-division.org, and if you'd like to get on our list to receive monthly art packages please visit our Patreon page! Produced by Phillip Griffin. Graphic by Cooper Malin.

Join us this this episode as we discuss the second half of Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic, Dune! Overview Ten years after Lord of the Rings, twelve years before Star Wars, and nineteen years before David Lynch’s godawful adaptation, Dune holds true as perhaps the greatest science fiction epic of all time. Frank Herbert’s masterwork of a novel (and five sequels) realizes through the mythos and mystique of the planet Arrakis (a.k.a. Dune) the fertile intersection of ecological, colonialist, feminist, Marxist, religious, and philosophical debates compacted in this prophetic, addictive, and somehow familiar journey through the most unfamiliar of worlds. Dune is heavy without pretension, enjoyable without ease, and immersive without the escapism that cheap science-fiction promises: fantasy without the reminders of why we choose to look elsewhere for answers. The journey that readers and the characters themselves take on this hostile planet begins with Herbert’s hero Paul Atreides being initiated into the rites of a secret order as the reader too is sucked into a world full of intrigue, subterfuge, and tightly packed action. Be warned though that the initial chapters demand patience: Herbert projects a Tolkieneque universe of history and language, elaborately detailed in the work’s four-part appendix, planetary map, and the book’s “Terminology of the Imperium” referencing hundreds of words and phrases. But the payoff is certain – it’s the world’s best-selling science fiction novel (so it can’t be that difficult) and winner of science-fiction’s two most important awards: the Hugo and Nebula. But cartography and encyclopedias aside, the minutia isn’t essential to fully experiencing Dune’s full effect. The novel holds up not just in its political ponderings but magnificently as a riveting tale established in the tradition of the adventuring hero we’re all too blissfully drawn to. Although Herbert stuffs the text with abstruse references to Islam, cybernetics, and The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire the novel is undeniably excellent and thought-provoking. For true fans of science-fiction give it a reread. For those interested in delving into the realm of science-fiction look no farther for your opportune introduction. And for those (Waste included) just wanting a classic page-turner of a story, you’ll get that and so much more: the likes of intergalactic war, taut characterization and suspense, and a grandiose setting that replicates the cinematic visions that made the space-opera possible. Did I mention it has thousand-foot sandworms? -Jordan Finn     Music for this episode provided by Hibernator, with their new song "Careless." To see more of our work, or to find out more about our Patreon mail distro, visit our website at waste-division.org. Next episode we'll be talking about Samuel R. Delany's Babel-17!   Produced by Phillip Griffin.

Join us this time as we discuss the first half of Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic, Dune. Overview Ten years after Lord of the Rings, twelve years before Star Wars, and nineteen years before David Lynch’s godawful adaptation, Dune holds true as perhaps the greatest science fiction epic of all time. Frank Herbert’s masterwork of a novel (and five sequels) realizes through the mythos and mystique of the planet Arrakis (a.k.a. Dune) the fertile intersection of ecological, colonialist, feminist, Marxist, religious, and philosophical debates compacted in this prophetic, addictive, and somehow familiar journey through the most unfamiliar of worlds. Dune is heavy without pretension, enjoyable without ease, and immersive without the escapism that cheap science-fiction promises: fantasy without the reminders of why we choose to look elsewhere for answers.                 The journey that readers and the characters themselves take on this hostile planet begins with Herbert’s hero Paul Atreides being initiated into the rites of a secret order as the reader too is sucked into a world full of intrigue, subterfuge, and tightly packed action. Be warned though that the initial chapters demand patience: Herbert projects a Tolkieneque universe of history and language, elaborately detailed in the work’s four-part appendix, planetary map, and the book’s “Terminology of the Imperium” referencing hundreds of words and phrases. But the payoff is certain – it’s the world’s best-selling science fiction novel (so it can’t be that difficult) and winner of science-fiction’s two most important awards: the Hugo and Nebula. But cartography and encyclopedias aside, the minutia isn’t essential to fully experiencing Dune’s full effect. The novel holds up not just in its political ponderings but magnificently as a riveting tale established in the tradition of the adventuring hero we’re all too blissfully drawn to.                 Although Herbert stuffs the text with abstruse references to Islam, cybernetics, and The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire the novel is undeniably excellent and thought-provoking. For true fans of science-fiction give it a reread. For those interested in delving into the realm of science-fiction look no farther for your opportune introduction. And for those (Waste included) just wanting a classic page-turner of a story, you’ll get that and so much more: the likes of intergalactic war, taut characterization and suspense, and a grandiose setting that replicates the cinematic visions that made the space-opera possible. Did I mention it has thousand-foot sandworms? -Jordan Finn Show Notes This episode covers exactly the first half of Dune in terms of pages in the narrative section (i.e., excluding the Glossary). In other words, we read through page 235 in the 40th Anniversary Edition of the book. In other other words, we read up to the chapter that begins with the epigraph "At the age of fifteen, he had already learned silence." Is that clear as mud?? Music for this episode provided by Brooklyn punks Idaho Green, with their new track "Rancher Bones." Produced by Phillip Griffin. Next episode we'll be finishing our discussion on Dune!

Join us this month as we discuss Mary Shelley's seminal sci-fi/horror novel, Frankenstein. Overview It was one fateful summer night in the year of 1816 that young Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin found herself near Lake Geneva in the company of fellow romantic authors Lord Byron and her future husband Percy Shelley. Due to the unpleasant nature of that year’s summer, they were confined to Byron’s villa for much of their time there, reading German ghost stories and exciting their imaginations. This led to Lord Byron’s suggestion that they each write their own ghost story. From this, a monster was created. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a classic horror tale that follows the exploits of one Victor Frankenstein, a noble young gentleman from Geneva, Switzerland. At the ripe age of seventeen Victor must simultaneously cope with losing his mother to scarlet fever and leaving the nest to journey off to study at a neighboring university. In his turmoil, Victor becomes obsessed with natural philosophy, alchemy, and other practices not seen as acceptable in the academic world. Isolated in his makeshift workshop, he finds a way to reanimate a body he assembles from pieces of various types of corpses, human and animal alike. On the night his creation comes to life, he flees the scene in a panic, and the monster is left to fend for itself.  Victor tries to overlook fears of what the monster may do unsupervised, and eventually his greatest fear is realized when months later he and his family are confronted by the monster, now armed with the knowledge of its creator’s misdoings.  While short in length, the novel is packed full of early feminist critiques about man’s abuse of nature and the subversion of female’s biological role in reproduction. This was during a time when women were mostly seen as care takers of the home and bearers of children. Unsurprisingly, Mary Shelley’s own success in writing as a woman during this era was a rare occurrence. These circumstances create a unique blend of horror and social commentary that feed off of each other, a technique we see in practice still today. We are currently dealing with the exponential growth of technology that threatens the extinction of many different plant and animal species. And, even two hundred years after this was published, women are still fighting for workplace equality and an end to a culture of rampant sexual misconduct. Unlike almost every film adaptation of Frankenstein, Victor’s monster might become a sympathetic being by the conclusion of the story. This monstrous being gains an understanding of the world around it, as well as the use of language, but because of its hideous outer appearance it is hated by every human it encounters--including its creator Victor Frankenstein. Time and again, the creature seeks companionship but is met with utter rejection. With no help from even his creator, the monster responds with exceedingly violent acts against Frankenstein and his family. In the end it's hard to decide whether Victor or his monster is necessarily Bad or Good, and we are often left wondering whose actions are truly to blame for the tragic events that unfold. We eventually ask: Who's really the monster here? Much like Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has been adapted thousands of times throughout modern history and has become a cultural icon of the modern horror genre. Also much like the classic vampire tale, much of the source material is ignored and changed to fit the needs of whatever culture is viewing it. This book provides a refreshing look for anyone looking to more deeply examine the lessons that tend to be watered down in the popular retelling of the myth. It’s always good to get back to the basics, and this novel is a delightfully chilling reminder of that. -Eric Toennis Show Notes This one is a good piece about Frankenstein and film: http://knarf.english.upenn.edu/Articles/hefferna.html   This one is about the theme of femininity and nature in the novel: http://www.lachsa.net/ourpages/auto/2017/3/1/56583024/Mellor-Possessing-Nature.pdf   The last one makes us all question what really is a monster: http://knarf.english.upenn.edu/Articles/brooks2.html   This month's music features a song called "Beverly," from Golden Hour's new EP, Demo Daze.   -Eric

Join Eric, Phil, Dan, and Cooper as they discuss Don DeLillo's spectacular novel, White Noise. Overview Published in 1985, White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, a college professor who teaches Hitler Studies at the college on the hill in the quaint little town of Blacksmith. Babette, his fourth wife (by his fifth marriage), and a collection of their children live a life characterized by trips to the supermarket, cycles of laundry, and time spent in front of the television. After a manmade environmental disaster threatens the town, the way that they relate to themselves and the world around them seems to be challenged, for a temporary period at least. Things eventually return to normal for Jack Gladney, Babette, and their brood, but they soon find themselves embroiled in a plot of back-alley pharmaceuticals. In terms of thematic content, by any measure the novel is certainly a product of its time. Grappling with issues such as environmental destruction at the hands of mankind, the disintegration and reintegration of the family, unabashed consumerism, media saturation, and a world overdetermined by a plastic spectacle of itself, it's no miracle of timing that White Noise was released to an American public reeling under the policies of Ronald Reagan. And while all of the aforementioned were relevant issues at the time of its publication in the 80's, for those of us living in a day and age characterized by Trump, notions of alternative truth, and absolute environmental onslaught, many of the messages conveyed within White Noise are just as important in the world of today, more than thirty years later. In 2017, you could certainly find worse ways to spend your time than to read this book. Though the book centers largely on cultural critique and satire, it gets its ḥutspâ from the virtusity of the writer himself. The prose proves formidable, and it’s not entirely impossible that it won the national book award in 1985 for this reason alone. To be fair, it’s more likely that it was selected for the story that it portrays and the message conveyed throughout its contents, rather than solely because of the way in which these are articulated, to say nothing of the fantastic sense of humor which is sure to tickle the reader from start to finish. Regardless of why it was chosen, the publication of this novel brought the work of Don DeLillo to the attention of the public at large, which, along with the debut of Wrestlemania at Madison Square Garden and the release of Rambo: First Blood Part II, might be considered by some to be a standout event of that particular year. White Noise is a postmodern masterpiece of American literature which can be enjoyed by any poor soul who can appreciate the spectacular nature of a world in which stories of monsters and catastrophes provide a basis for most forms of popular entertainment, while the real catastrophes and monsters of this world seem to pass over the scope of our attention, uninhibited and completely beyond our recognition. -Daniel Nichols   Show Notes Here’s a link to a PDF of a great David Foster Wallace essay. I recommend reading all of it if you haven’t already, but at least check out the excerpt that starts at the the bottom of pg. 169 thru the top of 171. https://jsomers.net/DFW_TV.pdf One of my questions is something like, “What does this book say about the role that the power of the spectacle plays in our lives?” Relatedly, another might be: “Is WN making a ‘moral’ critique of this power?” Another yet: “If so, does it succeed, or does it fall victim to the so-called problem of satire (which itself is a kind of articulation of what we might call the problem of spectacle or detachment, etc.)?” Some reviews, one old, one new: http://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/13/books/delillo-noise.html https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/10/don-delillo-white-noise-a-novel-way-of-dismantling-consumerism I also butchered some shit off this Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation -Phil   Next month, we’re going to tackle Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Read this classic novel along with us and remember to check out www.waste-division.org for more art shtuff.