Podcasts about Brontez Purnell

Jackson Howard is an editor and writer from Los Angeles who lives in Brooklyn. He's Senior Editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux and its imprints MCD and AUWA (headed by Questlove), where he acquires and edits a broad range of fiction and nonfiction. Writers he has published include Judith Butler, Brontez Purnell, Catherine Lacey, Bryan Washington, Laura van den Berg, Sarah Schulman, Jonathan Escoffery, Fernando A. Flores, Susan Straight, Imogen Binnie, Shon Faye, Henry Hoke, Thomas Grattan, Venita Blackburn, Missouri Williams, and many others. Books he has edited have won or been nominated for the Booker Prize, the National Book Award, the Kirkus Prize, the Lambda Literary Award, the PEN Open Book Award, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the PEN/Hemingway Award, and the Los Angeles Times Award for First Fiction. A longtime Pitchfork contributor, his reviews, profiles, and essays have also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Cut, Rolling Stone, The Ringer, W., i-D, office, Document, and elsewhere. In 2023, he was featured in New York magazine's Power Issue and was named one of Harper's BAZAAR's 36 Voices of Now and part of Town & Country's Creative Aristocracy. In 2022, he was named a Star Watch Honoree by Publishers Weekly. _________________________________ The Critic and Her Publics Hosted by Merve Emre • Edited by Michele Moses • Music by Dani Lencioni • Art by Leanne Shapton • Sponsored by Alfred A. Knopf The Critic and Her Publics is a co-production between the Shapiro Center for Creative Writing and Criticism at Wesleyan University, New York Review of Books, and Lit Hub.

It's episode 208 and time for us to talk about our Reading Resolutions for 2025! We discuss our love of spreadsheets, the churn of books in public libraries, literacy, unschooling, and more!  You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray

I love kinky sex, but I need a break! Is faking an orgasm evil or generous? How do I get my libido back?  Author Brontez Purnell writes about sex and queerness. His book ‘100 Boyfriends’ was awarded the 2022 Lambda Literary Award in Gay Fiction. Brontez joins Myisha to talk kinky sex in midlife and if it’s ever okay to fake an orgasm. Plus, Brontez shares what he doesn’t tolerate in relationships. Need sex or relationship advice? Drop Myisha an email or voice memo at sexlife@kcrw.org. We might answer your question in a future episode. Follow Myisha: @myishabattle  Follow Brontez: @brontezpurnell For a transcript of this episode visit kcrw.com/sexlife

This week's guest, Brontez Purnell, is the kind of writer who's either hard to pin down, or just won't be. As such, he's inspired an episode about who gets to draw outside the lines and why in the realm of book publishing. Whether you love your lane, feel confined by your lane, or insist on busting out of your lane, we invite you to consider what it means to be classifiable and contained, and whether or not it suits you to be so—or to refuse the categories and labels publishing loves to put on authors. An existential episode inspired by an author who's blowing up the boxes and having fun doing it. This week's Substackin' is based on Brooke's post, “Why You Can't Equate Your Substack Posts to a Book: On the Staying Power of the Book.” Grant and Brooke are drawing from their own Substacks and others for these features, and we invite you to find us at https://grantfaulkner.substack.com and https://brookewarner.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's easy to talk about what we don't want in the world—hate, discrimination, and violence against our community—but what kind of future DO we want to see?  In this episode Gabe and Chris ask past guests from this season what kind of queer utopia they'd like to see materialize by the year 2069, on the 100th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. You'll hear from kinksters, artists, and sex workers about their hopes for the future, and the possible innovations, societal shifts, and sexual possibilities that await us later this century.  Follow Sniffies' Cruising Confessions: cruisingconfessions.com   Try Sniffies: sniffies.com   Follow Sniffies on Social: Instagram: instagram.com/sniffiesapp X: x.com/sniffiesapp TikTik: tiktok.com/@sniffiesapp   Follow the hosts: Gabe Gonzalez: instagram.com/gaybonez Chris Patterson-Rosso: instagram.com/cprgivesyoulife   Guests featured in this episode:   Scott Carslake: x.com/muscledcumhole Leo Herrera:  iftheylived.org   Brontez Purnell  instagram.com/brontezpurnell   Xavier Blanco linktr.ee/nycdominicano   Tomik Dash instagram.com/tomik2point0 linkin.bio/tomik2point0   Dale Corvino instagram.com/dalecorvino dalecorvino.com   Jules Rosskam instagram.com/julesrosskamfilms www.desirelinesfilm.com   Santos J. Arce instagram.com/kinkpunx/ linktr.ee/santosjarce   Donald C. Shorter Jr instagram.com/donxmen   Chipper instagram.com/followchipper instagram.com/unleashedbkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Few things provoke judgment in the queer community like hooking up with someone closeted. In this episode, Gabe and Chris offer a reappraisal of the controversial figure of the “downlow lover” through a spicy interview with celebrated writer Brontez Purnell. Brontez gets honest about his experiences hooking up with DL men on Sniffies, and unpacks the Y2K-era media firestorm that made “downlow guys” into public enemy #1. Then, our hosts interview an anonymous DL dude about his secret life hooking up with men while in the closet.   Follow Sniffies' Cruising Confessions here: http://www.cruisingconfessions.com.   Follow the hosts: Gabe Gonzalez: https://www.instagram.com/gaybonez/ Chris Patterson-Rosso: https://www.instagram.com/cprgivesyoulife/   Guests featured in this episode:  Brontez Purnell https://www.instagram.com/brontezpurnell/?hl=enSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die Brainwashed - Radio Edition ist eine einstündige Show mit Musik von den Künstlern und Labels auf Brainwashed.com. 1. Water Damage, "Fuck That : Reel 13 (excerpt)" (2 Songs) 2023 12XU 2. Belbury Poly, "The Wrong Spot" (The Path) 2023 Ghost Box 3. Hyunhye Seo, "Eel I (Excerpt)" (Eel) 2023 Room40 4. Umeko Ando, "Iuta Upopo" (Upopo Sanke) 2023 Pingipung 5. Alabaster DePlume, "Did You Know (feat. Momoko Gill)" (Come With Fierce Grace) 2023 International Anthem 6. Cabaret Voltaire, "Soul Vine [70 Billion People]" (Plasticity) 1992 Plastex 7. David Shea, "XY Suite" (Una Nota Solo) 2005 Metta Editions / 2023 Room40 8. Not Waving, "Never Let Me Go" (The Place I've Been Missing) 2023 Ecstatic 9. Brontez Purnell, "Girl From Ghost Town" (No Jack Swing) 2023 Dark Entries 10. lovesliescrushing, "below and above" (psalms) 2022 self-released * Eine Sendung vom 15. Juli 2023. # Brainwashed - Radio Edition Email podcast at brainwashed dot com to say who you are; what you like; what you want to hear; share pictures for the podcast of where you're from, your computer or MP3 player with or without the Brainwashed Podcast Playing; and win free music! We have no tracking information, no idea who's listening to these things so the more feedback that comes in, the more frequent podcasts will come. You will not be put on any spam list and your information will remain completely private and not farmed out to a third party. Thanks for your attention and thanks for listening. * http://brainwashed.com

Brontez Purnell is a writer, musician, critic, model, zinemaker, dancer, choreographer, and quite literally, more. An Oakland punk by way of Alabama, Brontez has just published his fifth book, 10 Bridges I've Burnt. I'm an enormous admirer of Brontez's writing, and am thrilled to chat about his queer tracks. In this conversation, we discuss music by Carol Hahn, Emily's Sassy Lime, and his own musical collaboration with a special friend from his past.Links to Brontez online:"I've Listened to This Breakup Song a Million Times" in the New York TimesBrontez's books on GoodreadsThe Social Lies on BandcampInstagramListen to all previous guest choices in one handy Spotify playlist, Selections from Tracks of Our Queers and follow the pod on Instagram.Support the showHelp keep Tracks of Our Queers ad-free by shouting me a coffee right here. Thank you for your support.

For National Poetry Month Bryan and Jules talk to multi-hyphenate writer and performer Brontez Purnell about his new book Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse. They dig into the influence of astrophysics and forgiveness on his work, and his essay on Black Gay Pornstar Gene Lamar.  Podcast production by Palace Shaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For National Poetry Month Bryan and Jules talk to multi-hyphenate writer and performer Brontez Purnell about his new book Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse. They dig into the influence of astrophysics and forgiveness on his work, and his essay on Black Gay Pornstar Gene Lamar.  Podcast production by Palace Shaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For National Poetry Month, Bryan and Jules talk to multi-hyphenate writer and performer Brontez Purnell about his new book Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse. They dig into the influence of astrophysics and forgiveness on his work, and his essay on Black Gay Pornstar Gene Lamar.  Podcast production by Palace Shaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For National Poetry Month Bryan and Jules talk to multi-hyphenate writer and performer Brontez Purnell about his new book Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse. They dig into the influence of astrophysics and forgiveness on his work, and his essay on Black Gay Pornstar Gene Lamar.  Podcast production by Palace Shaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That's where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature an artist, holding down a weekly residency with us, helping us to imagine a different, more liberated world. This week's Resistance in Residence Artist is long-time Oakland writer, punk, musician, dancer, director, and underground legend, Brontez Purnell, who released a new book of poetry in February called Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse. Check out Brontez Purnell's new poetry book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374612702/tenbridgesiveburnt — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Resistance in Residence Artist: Brontez Purnell appeared first on KPFA.

On this episode of You Should Probably Read More, Shanon and Nolan can't wait to spoil Dune 2 for you (jk). After that we're joined by author, poet, musician and Bay Area icon Brontez Purnell to discuss his new memoir in verse, “Ten Bridges I've Burnt,” and why M.I.A is a colonizer. Frank Herbert - Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune Carl Sagan - Cosmos Francis Spufford - Cahokia Jazz Sven Holm - Termush Tommy Orange - Wandering Stars Brontez Purnell - Ten Bridges I've Burnt Kathleen Hanna - Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk Bernadette Mayers Peggy Parish, Herman Parish - Amelia Bedelia  Justin Torres - Blackouts  * Find Brontez online @brontezpurnell For questions, comments and suggestions slide in the DMs @youshouldprobablyreadmore  Or Email youshouldprobablyreadmore@gmail.com Shanon: @shaaaanoooon Nolan: @nolanbellavance  This podcast is produced, recorded, edited and theme song'd by John McSwain @vacationsonline  YOU SHOULD PROBABLY READ MORE!

This week we're deep diving into the brilliant Maggie O'Farrell's The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, a novel about Victorian asylums, family secrets, and the tragedy of being yourself. Also this week, Saph read 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell, Joseph read Day by Michael Cunningham, and Michelle read Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. This week's listener recommendation request comes from Skye who loved Milk Teeth by Jessica Andrews and is looking for something with a similarly lyrical first-person style. Joseph recommends Second Self by Chloe Ashby, Saph recommends Tangerine by Christine Mangan, and Michelle recommends Normal People by Sally Rooney. Also mentioned in this episode:Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierI Am I Am I Am by Maggie O'FarrellThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettSee the Novel Thoughts bookshop page for all books mentioned in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brontez Purnell is a Renaissance man. He's a musician, a dancer, a filmmaker, and the author of a number of books. His latest is “Ten Bridges I've Burnt,” a departure from the traditional memoir form. It's written in verse, downplays major life events like testing positive for H.I.V.,  explicitly depicts sex in a frank and unromanticized way, and playfully embellishes the truth throughout. “Memoir is fiction—I don't care what anyone says,” Purnell tells The New Yorker Radio Hour's Jeffrey Masters. “You [or] I could both write down our lives as true as we know it. But the second our mom reads it, or one of our siblings reads it, or anybody else peripherally in the book, they can easily say, ‘What are you talking about? That never happened like that.' ” Purnell, who came of age in the underground punk scene in Oakland, California, during the early two-thousands, is no stranger to hard knocks, but that doesn't mean he needs to divulge everything. “If you write about your life, you have to protect the wicked; namely, yourself,” he says. “So there is this game of pulling and punching.”

Oakland's Brontez Purnell is so many things. As he writes in “Ten Bridges I've Burnt,” his new memoir in verse, “I am a troubled Negro youth in his 40s neglecting self care.” He's also the frontman for the punk band the Younger Lovers, a dancer, a performance artist, a queer zine-maker, the author of the critically acclaimed “100 Boyfriends,” as well as a raconteur and truth seeker. He joins us to talk about his life and his art. Guests: Brontez Purnell, author, "Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse" and "100 Boyfriends"; musician

Brontez Purnell returns to discuss his forthcoming book of poetry Ten Bridges I've Burnt and more.

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Alicia Garza welcomes two guests this week: Cole Brown, an author, producer, and political commentator, and  Natalie Johnson, a writer and illustrator who focuses on racial justice and gender equity. Brown and Johnson just published a collection of letters and illustrations on the subject of Black love called Black Love Letters. The collection features contributions from Brontez Purnell, Morgan Jerkins, Reverend Al Sharpton, and Dr. Imani Perry, among many others. Garza, Brown and Johnson take a deep dive into this extraordinary collection of essays and illustrations.Alicia's roundup focuses on the death, destruction and devastation in Gaza.Black Love LettersCole Brown on Twitter, InstagramNatalie Johnson on Twitter, InstagramLady Don't Take No on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube & TikTokAlicia Garza on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube & TikTok * Do you have a question for Lady's Love Notes? Seeking advice on love/romance/relationships? CLICK HERE to send Lady Garza your question, and she may read it on the show! This pod is supported by the Black Futures LabProduction by Phil SurkisTheme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by Latyrx Alicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence and oppression against Black people. Garza serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is the co-founder of Supermajority, a new home for women's activism. Alicia was recently named to TIME's Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, alongside her BLM co-founders Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart (Penguin Random House),  and she warns you -- hashtags don't start movements. People do. 

We now move from a space of fear into desire – asking how art can be a space to express, explore and experience the supposedly private sphere of sexuality. In our desires, what is the interplay between distance and closeness? How do attraction and obsession intersect with other aspects of our lives? What happens when intimate pleasures and partnerships inform art-making – and when that work is brought before a public? Featuring an original sound work by Pixy Liao, an interview with Tiona Nekkia McClodden, an unpublished sex column reading by Brontez Purnell, and Serpentine curator Hanna Girma in conversation with Gaylene Gould. Subscribe to Serpentine Podcast now to be the first to hear new Intimacies episodes. You can connect with the series on socials @serpentineuk, and you can find more information and full descriptive transcripts at www.serpentinegalleries.org/art-and-ideas/serpentine-podcast-intimacies/. CREDITS Hosted by Gaylene Gould Produced by Katie Callin (Reduced Listening) Production support by Nada Smiljanic (Reduced Listening) Executive production by Anishka Sharma (Reduced Listening) Curated by Hanna Girma and Fiona Glen Mix engineering by Jesse Lawson (Reduced Listening) Theme music by Hinako Omori Visual identity by the unloved ABOUT INTIMACIES Serpentine Podcast: Intimacies explores the complexities of closeness, and asks how we can expand and evolve our intimacy with others, ourselves, and the world around us. Join our host, Gaylene Gould, as she gathers perspectives from artists, designers, writers, thinkers, and more on how we can rekindle trust, and open ourselves up to new possibilities for connection. Confronting the slippery topics of fear, vulnerability, sex, love and loneliness in art and life, the Intimacies series delves into the feelings and experiences which we don't always voice – from our relationships with family or strangers, to the things we fear most and our deepest desires, to our surroundings and our innermost selves. Each episode combines interviews, original audio works, conversations, and pieces from the Serpentine archive. This series itself is personal, emotional, reflective, and an exploration of vulnerability in many ways. 

Writer and dancer Brontez Purnell tells us about his ill-fated pact with the sacred masculine, finding divine femininity in dance, and how gentrification and lack of knee cartilage have affected his love life. Hosted by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas, Gender Spiral is a quest to explore the modern experience of being a human in our gendered world. Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/GenderSpiralPodcast Find Brontez on Instagram! Follow Gender Spiral on Instagram and TikTok genderspiralpod.com audiation.fm  

Episode 641: July 15, 2023 playlist: Water Damage, "Fuck That : Reel 13 (excerpt)" (2 Songs) 2023 12XU Belbury Poly, "The Wrong Spot" (The Path) 2023 Ghost Box Hyunhye Seo, "Eel I (Excerpt)" (Eel) 2023 Room40 Umeko Ando, "Iuta Upopo" (Upopo Sanke) 2023 Pingipung Alabaster DePlume, "Did You Know (feat. Momoko Gill)" (Come With Fierce Grace) 2023 International Anthem Cabaret Voltaire, "Soul Vine [70 Billion People]" (Plasticity) 1992 Plastex David Shea, "XY Suite" (Una Nota Solo) 2005 Metta Editions / 2023 Room40 Not Waving, "Never Let Me Go" (The Place I've Been Missing) 2023 Ecstatic Brontez Purnell, "Girl From Ghost Town" (No Jack Swing) 2023 Dark Entries lovesliescrushing, "below and above" (psalms) 2022 self-released Email podcast at brainwashed dot com to say who you are; what you like; what you want to hear; share pictures for the podcast of where you're from, your computer or MP3 player with or without the Brainwashed Podcast Playing; and win free music! We have no tracking information, no idea who's listening to these things so the more feedback that comes in, the more frequent podcasts will come. You will not be put on any spam list and your information will remain completely private and not farmed out to a third party. Thanks for your attention and thanks for listening.

Anna sits down with writer, dancer, filmmaker, and musician Brontez Purnell. An outsider with mainstream attention. 

On episode 16 of Date with the Night, I'm joined by writer, musician, and dancer, Brontez Purnell. We discuss all things Valentine's Day, Gravy Train!!!, his self-titled punk band Brontez Purnell (formerly The Younger Lovers), as well as his latest book release 100 Boyfriends. Brontez talks about growing up in Alabama, finding connection through online message boards, and making the move to California and finding community within the indie, punk, and electroclash music scenes. Brontez and I talk extensively about his writing style and particular interest in flash fiction and poetry. We discuss some of the themes and inspiration behind 100 Boyfriends, as well as the ideas that will be explored in his upcoming works. We also touch on his dance company, as well as his first solo dance piece inspired by Sylvia Plath, which he is currently performing in Manhattan. Make sure to follow Brontez on Instagram, and check out his most recent book 100 Boyfriends. You can also listen to Gravy Train!!! and Brontez Purnell on all streaming platforms.

Brontez Purnell @brontezpurnell joins me for an episode after having played his short film 100 Boyfriends Mixtape #3 @reunion a few weeks ago. It was an absolute smash. I was nervous about how the audience would take it, as it includes imagery that honestly most will never see or even conceptualize of. He somehow packages that sensitively and thoughtfully in a way that warmly opens the audience up to ideas beyond their scope. He gained massive acclaim for just that with his book 100 Boyfriends in 2021. Brontez is like a gateway drug to empathy, bravely sharing his experience in a way that warmly invites someone with a wildly different experience to reflect and learn. I think a lot of writing that tackles what could be considered extreme topics in sex and drugs and alienation come across as challenging and abrasive, to the point that it scares people off from engaging, but Brontez strikes a beautiful balance of challenging but inviting. Next, look for his band Gravy Train to play their first shows in 15 years! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teawithsg/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teawithsg/support

Kamikaze gets himself into a spot of female trouble and consequently begins to live desperately. Later on he is joined by writer, musician, dancer, and director Brontez Purnell to talk about literary queens and the continued importance of satire. Then, lesbian vampire Annie Rose Malamet hops aboard the degenerate express to talk about the politics of fatness in cinematic representation.About Pure GarbageHe goes by many names. The Sultan of Sleaze…the Baron of Bad Taste… The Pope of Trash and The Prince of Puke…John Waters is the undisputed maestro of American filth, a living legend whose groundbreaking contributions to cinema, literature, television, and art have paved the way for devout legions of perverts across the globe. From WUSSY Mag, comes a filthy new foray into the depths of queer cinematic depravity. Pure Garbage is a new historical podcast series that isn't afraid to rummage through the trash and get its hands dirty. Listen closely as we go elbow deep to explore the legacies of controversial queer auteurs and iconoclasts that have made a permanent impact on independent filmmaking and LGBTQ+ culture.Pure Garbage is part of the WUSSY Podcast Network, hosted by WUSSY Mag (@wussymag)Sponsored by OutTV and Double Scorpio Hosted and Written by Kamikaze Jones @kamikazejones_Produced by Jon Dean & Kamikaze Jones@jondeanphoto @kamikazejones_Podcast Art created by Hugo Gyrl @hugogyrlPodcast Music by Kamikaze Jones & the Junkettes:Kamikaze Jones @kamikazejones_Christian Ruggiero @preservationsoundV Gaddy @420negligeeFollow Pure Garbage on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/puregarbagepod

Brontez Purnell is a writer, musician, dancer, filmmaker, and performance artist. He is the author of a graphic novel, a novella, a children's book, the novel Since I Laid My Burden Down, and 100 Boyfriends, a collection of stories. Brontez is the recipient of a 2018 Whiting Award in Fiction, he was named one of the thirty-two Black Male Writers of Our Time by T: The New York Times Style Magazine in 2018. Purnell is also the frontman for the band The Younger Lovers, a cofounder of the experimental dance group the Brontez Purnell Dance Company, the creator of the renowned cult zine Fag School, and the director of several short films, music videos, and the documentary Unstoppable Feat: The Dances of Ed Mock.

Jackson Howard is an editor and writer from Los Angeles who lives in Brooklyn. He's an Editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux and its imprint MCD, where he acquires and edits a broad range of fiction and nonfiction. Writers he publishes include Judith Butler, Brontez Purnell, Sarah Schulman, Catherine Lacey, Fernando A. Flores, Susan Straight, Venita Blackburn, Imogen Binnie, Thomas Grattan, Missouri Williams, Jonathan Escoffery, Kaitlyn Tiffany, and many others. As a writer, his reviews, profiles, and essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Pitchfork, The Cut, Rolling Stone, The Ringer, them., W., ELLE, i-D, office, Document, and elsewhere. He regularly visits undergrad and MFA programs for workshops and talks, and judges for fellowships; he's also spoken on panels for the Miami Book Fair, One Story, and the New York Foundation for the Arts, and he's read at Housing Works and MOMA PS1. He is also part of the team behind the FSG Writer's Fellowship, and is passionate about efforts to increase transparency and access within publishing at large. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2016 and is very much a Taurus.

Maria Griffiths is almost thirty and works at a used bookstore in New York City while trying to stay true to her punk values. She's in love with her bike but not with her girlfriend, Steph. She takes random pills and drinks more than is good for her, but doesn't inject anything except, when she remembers, estrogen, because she's trans. Everything is mostly fine until Maria and Steph break up, sending Maria into a tailspin, and then onto a cross-country trek in the car she steals from Steph. She ends up in the backwater town of Star City, Nevada, where she meets James, who is probably but not certainly trans, and who reminds Maria of her younger self. As Maria finds herself in the awkward position of trans role model, she realizes that she could become James's savior—or his downfall. One of the most beloved cult novels of our time and a landmark of trans literature, Imogen Binnie's Nevada is a blistering, heartfelt, and evergreen coming-of-age story, and a punk-smeared excavation of marginalized life under capitalism. Guided by an instantly memorable, terminally self-aware protagonist—and back in print featuring a new afterword by the author—Nevada is the great American road novel flipped on its head for a new generation.   Join us for this conversation between Binnie and fellow writers Michelle Tea and Brontez Purnell, recorded live on our Crowdcast on June 15, 2022.   Moderated by Nat Freeman. _______________________________________________   Produced by Nat Freeman, Lance Morgan, & Michael Kowaleski. Theme: "I Love All My Friends," an unreleased demo by Fragile Gang. Visit https://www.skylightbooks.com/event for future offerings from the Skylight Books Events team.

In Need to Know, "100 Boyfriends" by Brontez Purnell is reviewed as part of the W&W Book Club. In All the Feels, Earl Fowkles Jr. from the Center for Black Equity discusses the meaning of Black Pride, and even shares an affinity for the British monarchy. In Gotta Do, Isaiah encourages listeners to donate, volunteer and hire from transgender organizations. Specifically, the podcast highlighted the National Center for Transgender Equity; Trans Equity Consulting; and House of Tulip. 

In Need to Know, "Single Black Female" by Tracy Brown is reviewed as part of the W&W Beauty Shop Book Club; Isaiah determines that it is the perfect book for mothers, while Bianca was taken by many of the book's well-defined characters. In All the Feels, the co-hosts recall how the civil rights movement gave birth to the gay rights movement, and debate whether Pride is a protest or a celebration. In Gotta Do, Isaiah offers a list of the best gayborhoods to visit in the United States, and the best gay destinations to visit around the world -- all part of the 22 things you Gotta Do in 2022. "100 Boyfriends" by Brontez Purnell is unveiled as the W&W Book Club selection for June 2022. 

Wayne Goodman in conversation with Brontez Purnell, dancer, musician, filmmaker, and host of “Cooking with Brontez”

Hey y'all! Thanks for listening. I am no longer on Instagram for the foreseeable future. I'll let you know when I decide to rejoin society. However, please follow Lit Bae Pod on the platform where you listen to this podcast to hear my new episodes. The books I talked about in depth were The Secret Life of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw, 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell, Sorrow Land by Rivers Solomon, and Must Love Books by Shauna Robinson. I also briefly mentioned In Every Mirror She is Black by Lola Akinmade Akerstrom and Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. Thanks for listening and I'll talk to you next time! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Sponsored by Yerba Buena Community Benefit District Co-presented by Healdsburg Jazz Festival and Poets & Writers In the great tradition of San Francisco jazz and spoken-word basement readings first forged by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Kenneth Rexroth, and Bob Kaufman, Litquake is proud to bring back this festival favorite, showcasing world-class poets accompanied by improvised music created on the spot. With Genny Lim, devorah major, Paul S. Flores, and Brontez Purnell. Music by the Marcus Shelby Trio.

Wayne Goodman in conversation with Brontez Purnell, dancer, musician, filmmaker, and host of "Cooking with Brontez"

James and Aaron recount the top 10 things that got them through 2021. In part one, they share 10-6. As always, please consider buying books from the authors we mention (or any others!) from independent bookstores. If you don't have one, we can recommend Loyalty Bookstores: https://www.loyaltybookstores.comAaron's 10-6:10. Hunter Fashion Magazine: Summer of Love Issue 36 SS 2020You can follow the magazine on Instagram: @hunterfashionmagazine9. Brontez Purnell, 100 Boyfriends. Johnny Would You Love Me If My Dick Were BiggerThe Cruising Diaries: Expanded Edition by Brontez Purnell and Janelle HessigThe recipient of a 2018 Whiting Writers' Award for Fiction, he was named one of the thirty-two Black Male Writers of Our Time by T: The New York Times Style Magazine in 2018. Purnell is also the frontman for the band the Younger Lovers, a cofounder of the experimental dance group the Brontez Purnell Dance Company, the creator of the renowned cult zine Fag School.Follow Purnell on Instagram: @brontezpurnell8. Keat's Odes: A Lover's Discourse by Anahid Nersessian“When I say this book is a love story, I mean it is about things that cannot be gotten over—like this world, and some of the people in it.”https://www.anahidnersessian.com7. Sufjan Stevens's Carrie and Lowellhttps://sufjanstevens.bandcamp.com 6.  ArtMatt Pipes: https://www.mattpipes.com Blake Gildaphish: https://blakegildaphish.com Joshua Benmore: https://www.joshuabenmore.com John Chester Kaine: @johnchesterkaine on Instagram________________________James's 10-6:10. Linda Gregg's New & Selected, called All of It Singing.  James talks about "Part of Me Wanting Everything to Live," "The Problem of Sentences," and "Winter Light." 9. Jean Smart in Hacks and in Mare of Easttown. You can watch Jean Smart accept the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Comedy for her turn in Hacks here.   8. Michelle Orange, Pure Flame: a Legacy. FSG, 2021. Author website: https://michelleorange.com7.    Natasha Trethewey, Memorial Drive. HarperCollins, 2020. In 2007, Trethewey was interviewed on Fresh Air and recounts part of the events that she revisits in Memorial Drive. You can listen to that interview here. 6. Ted Lasso. The eponymous coach has a blue-check Twitter account you can follow @TedLasso 

We have the very cute Frankie Sharp! Frankie has nightlife in his DNA and we ask him all about his San Francisco start back in 1998, his influences like Trannyshack, spending time at The Stud, and throwing parties with Oakland-based writer, performer, and director Brontez Purnell at The Gangway. This episode is a masterclass for any of you P.T. Barnum hopefuls lurking out there. Frankie tells us about growing into the New York nightlife impresario he is today. Frankie is known for hosting popular NY parties such as Westgay at Westway and he loves bizarre and beautiful. He is now the owner/operator of New York's brand new four-story nightclub “The Q” along with Jake Shears, Billy Porter, Charlie Carver, Zachary Quinto, Bob Fluet, and Alan Picus. We find out everything you need to know about the vibes, the programming, and the queer world created by Frankie and his supporters. Frankie Sharp says we're entering a queer nightlife renaissance and The Q is the slightly seedy, very chic, towering enclave that is equal parts theater and club house, and 100% Frankie's love-letter to New York. Frankie tells it all on this episode of Drag Time with Heklina!

In observation of Pride Month and Juneteenth Jerald sits down with Alabama native and 2018 Whiting Award-winning author Brontez Purnell to discuss what it means to be unapologetically Black and queer today and in times past. (Caution: Language, "adult themes")

Brontez Purnell is a writer, musician, dancer, filmmaker, and performance artist. He is the author of a graphic novel, a novella, a children's book, and the novel Since I Laid My Burden Down. The recipient of a 2018 Whiting Writers' Award for Fiction, he was named one of the thirty-two Black Male Writers of Our Time by T: The New York Times Style Magazine in 2018. Purnell is also the frontman for the band the Younger Lovers, a cofounder of the experimental dance group the Brontez Purnell Dance Company, the creator of the renowned cult zine Fag School, and the director of several short films, music videos, and the documentary Unstoppable Feat: The Dances of Ed Mock. Born in Triana, Alabama, he's lived in Oakland, California, for more than a decade. About 100 Boyfriends: An irrerverent, sensitive, and inimitable look at gay dysfunction through the eyes of a cult hero Transgressive, foulmouthed, and brutally funny, Brontez Purnell's 100 Boyfriends is a revelatory spiral into the imperfect lives of queer men desperately fighting the urge to self-sabotage. As they tiptoe through minefields of romantic, substance-fueled misadventure—from dirty warehouses and gentrified bars in Oakland to desolate farm towns in Alabama—Purnell's characters strive for belonging in a world that dismisses them for being Black, broke, and queer. In spite of it—or perhaps because of it—they shine. Armed with a deadpan wit, Purnell finds humor in even the darkest of nadirs with the peerless zeal, insight, and horniness of a gay punk messiah. Together, the slice-of-life tales that writhe within 100 Boyfriends are an inimitable tour of an unexposed queer underbelly. Holding them together is the vision of an iconoclastic storyteller, as fearless as he is human.

Book Clubbed reviews 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell, Tilly shares her bedtime routine, and we break down why addiction is often quite boring.

Brontez Purnell is an Oakland-based writer, musician, dancer, and director. He is the author of several books, including 100 Boyfriends (2021), and the zine Fag School. He is also the front man for the punk band The Younger Lovers and the founder of the Brontez Purnell Dance Company.

This week, hosts Jarrett Hill and Tre'vell Anderson are talking about public apologies. Who did it right? Who dropped the ball? And who maybe deserves a second chance to make things right? Are public apologies necessary or should the parties involved settle things outside of the phone memo app.But first…Pass the PopcornTre'vell and Jarrett discuss Lil Nas X and his new video Montero (Call Me By Your Name.) DIS/Honorable MentionsThis week, Jarrett has a dishonorable mention for the cable news networks who continue to broadcast the video of George Floyd's death. He also has a dishonorable mention for Georgia lawmakers and their recently passed voter suppression laws. He also has an honorable mention for Procter & Gamble's Widen the Screen campaign. Tre'vell has an honorable mention for 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell. You can pick it up here. Email: FANTI@maximumfun.org@FANTIpodcast@Jarrett Hill@rayzon (Tre’Vell)@FANTIpodcast@TreVellAnderson@JarrettHill@Swish (Producer Laura Swisher)FANTI is produced and distributed by MaximumFun.orgLaura Swisher is the senior producer.Jordan Kauwling is the associate producer. 

Writer and musician Brontez Purnell stops by the pod to talk about his new book 100 Boyfriends.  Buy Brontez's book here!

Amber Ruffin's career is really taking off (FYI, The Amber Ruffin Show is now on NBC), and she and her sister Lacey Lamar are as close as ever, trading stories about the crazy everyday racist behavior Lacey encounters in their hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. Their book You Won't Believe What Happened to Lacey is necessary reading for anyone who doesn't understand how enough microagressions and you'll want to flip a table. Hari and Kamau also talk to top litigator and former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal about facing the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland vs. the insurrectionists, and how the right uses affirmative action to divide Asian Americans from Black and Latino Americans. Plus: Arjun unbound! Find our guests: Neal Katyal @neal_katyalhttps://www.nealkatyal.com Amber Ruffin @ambermruffinhttps://youllneverbelievelacey.com Mentioned in the show: Billie Joe Armstrong on Brontez Purnell’s ‘White Boy Music’: ‘Blast This On a Big-Ass Speaker' https://bit.ly/3sKHFZA How to win an argument (at the US Supreme Court, or anywhere) | Neal Katyal https://bit.ly/30b8MRu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In conversation with Kaitlyn Greenidge Brontez Purnell is the author of Since I Laid My Burden Down, a debut novel about growing up gay in 1980s Alabama that ''not only holds its own as queer literature, but also expands upon it'' (San Francisco Chronicle). The winner of a 2018 Whiting Award for Fiction, he is also the author of a graphic novel, a children's book, and a novella. The multi-talented Purnell is also the creator of a cult zine, the frontman for a punk band, the founder of the Brontez Purnell Dance Company, and the director of an array of short films, documentaries, and music videos. One of Vulture's ''46 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2021,'' 100 Boyfriends is a funny, foulmouthed, and sensitive look into the messy lives of queer men navigating the pitfalls of modern dating.  Kaitlyn Greenidge is the author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman, a finalist for The Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize and one of the New York Times ''Critics' Top 10 Books of 2016.'' A contributing writer for the Times, Greenidge has earned fellowships from the Whiting Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Books may be purchased through the Joseph Fox Bookshop (recorded 2/24/2021)

I sat down with the wonderful @brontezpurnell, author of 100 BOYFRIENDS, which is our February book club selection! We chat about cruising, the demise of Tumblr porn, and Space Camp®––so don't miss this one.Support the show (http://ericcervini.com)

In this episode we discuss childhood gender play, complicating trans coming out narratives, the significance of sobriety and secure relational attachment in Colin’s creative life, her relationship to punk, dissociation and transformative justice and the clarity that comes when you get on the right psych meds. I really love Colin. I hope you enjoy this listen. Colin Hagendorf is writer, podcaster, trans Jewess, and New Yorker in diaspora. She is the author of the 2015 recovery memoir, Slice Harvester: A Memoir in Pizza, and an as-yet-untitled novel in progress about lesbians in Queens that Brontez Purnell described in a text message as “East Coast Love & Rockets.” She writes the monthly print fanzine Life Harvester with her partner, Rebecca Giordano, and hosts, engineers, and edits the podcast Life Harvester Radio, a series of monthly conversations with writers, artists, activists, tattooers, musicians, and other counter culture types about their cultural production under capitalism, aka “why should we make stuff when society sucks?” LITQB Podcast: This is a podcast about the barriers to embodiment and how our collective body stories can bring us back to ourselves. This is a podcast for people who identify as queer or for people who might think of their relationship between their body and confining social narratives as queer. This can feel like an isolating experience. Our wounded bodies need spaces to talk about struggles with nourishment/disordered eating, body image issues, dysphoria, racism, heterosexism, transphobia, xenophobia, substance use/abuse, chronic pain/disability, body changes in parenthood, intergenerational trauma, the medical/wellness/therapy industrial complex and its lack of inclusion of queer bodies and much more. Hopefully this podcast can illustrate the connections, and resonant pain points, that we have with one another. Livinginthisqueerbody.com @livinginthisqueerbody Register for: Navigating Pandemic Fatigue Through a Disability Justice Framework: A Webinar March 20th 1-3pm EST Navigating (not fighting off or “combating”) Pandemic Fatigue Through a Disability Justice Framework is an offering that aims to honor that this pandemic time, this "slowing down," is a pace of life that is necessary for many and also offers us a lot of lessons towards individual and collective liberation. In this virtual webinar, Ilya Parker (@decolonizing_fitness) and Asher Pandjiris (@livinginthisqueerbody) will share their personal experiences with their complicated queer bodies during the pandemic and will provide a framework for thinking about taking lessons forward beyond “pandemic time.” Asher and Ilya will also present material on a disability justice perspective on rest, relating to time and moving through the world in ways that honor the body's needs. Registrants for the live event can submit questions before or during the event for us. Recordings will be available. If you haven’t already, make sure you head over to the LITQB podcast archives and check out our conversation. It is episode 14. The Host: Asher Pandjiris is a Psychotherapist/ Podcaster/ Group Facilitator SUPPORT https://www.patreon.com/livinginthisqueerbody Sound Editing: Barry Orvin www.talkbox.studio Music: Ethan Philbrick and Helen Messineo-Pandjiris --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asher-pandjiris/message

A double dip, rife with romance, and right on time for a celebration of sex and love. First, Jeremy Atherton Lin joins Eric and Medaya to talk about his new book Gay Bar: Why We Went Out, which covers both the history of Gay Bars and Jeremy's personal history in London, San Francisco, and Los Angeles - with a consideration of how these iconic social institutions have fared in the age of hook-up apps and a year-long pandemic. Then, Eric and Kate are joined by Brontez Purnell to discuss his new work of autofiction, 100 Boyfriends, and reflect on queer time

A double dip, rife with romance, and right on time for a celebration of sex and love. First, Jeremy Atherton Lin joins Eric and Medaya to talk about his new book Gay Bar: Why We Went Out, which covers both the history of Gay Bars and Jeremy's personal history in London, San Francisco, and Los Angeles - with a consideration of how these iconic social institutions have fared in the age of hook-up apps and a year-long pandemic. Then, Eric and Kate are joined by Brontez Purnell to discuss his new work of autofiction, 100 Boyfriends, and reflect on queer time.

Two decades ago, Brontez Purnell fled his Christian family in Alabama, landed in a warehouse full of punks in East Oakland, and quickly got to work hooking up with as many guys as he could get his hands on. Janelle Hessig, creator of influential zines like Tales of Blarg and Desperate Times, urged Brontez to chronicle his eclectic trysts, and in 2014 they published an illustrated compilation of this self-described “anti-erotica.” The combination of Brontez’s gleeful debauchery and Janelle’s laughably lurid drawings made “The Cruising Diaries” an instant Bay Area underground classic, with the first print run (that Janelle financed with settlement money from getting hit by a car) selling out rapidly. Since then, Brontez has written three acclaimed novels and been celebrated by the New York Times as an essential “Black male writer for our time.” In this episode, Brontez and Janelle recall the roots of the friendship that helped launch this distinguished career. First, we discuss the thriving 1990s/2000s warehouse culture that incubated a generation of broke Bay Area artists and musicians. Then, Brontez takes us on a tour of some notable East Bay cruising spots of yesteryear. Listen now to hear stories of nefarious potlucks, horny wizards, landfill parties, go-go boys, and more. Images for this story can be found at: https://eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/bart-bathhouses-beyond/ East Bay Yesterday can’t survive without your support. Please donate to keep this show alive: www.patreon.com/eastbayyesterday

On this week’s episode of Up The Blunx, Akil & Kevin compile outtakes from episodes past and Frankenstein them together for a full episode. (http://uptheblunx.libsyn.com/). ALSO: If you’re black, in a punk band and would like to be played on our show; send us a bio and link to your music at UptheBlunx@gmail.com   This episode features the song “Forgive Me Philip” from Oakland, CA’s Brontez Purnell off their “White Boy Music” EP as well as the song “Noise Addiction” from Philadelphia punk legends PURE HELL

On this episode of the Apology podcast the writer, dancer, filmmaker (and more) Brontez Purnell talks with Apology’s Jesse Pearson about writing his excellent new novel 100 Boyfriends, Maya Deren as the secret progenitor of TikTok, LA queer punk legend Sean deLear, and Sylvia Plath’s science fiction… and all that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Originally broadcast on 14-12-20, Losin’ It With Luscious # 31 is bratty, puerile, mature, thoughtful, nihilistic, subtle, unhinged, opinionated commentary and music thrown at the listener like so much rotten, yet strange fruit. From new unknown talents to punk rock royalty, this episode is no exception!This features a holiday duet by Poly Styrene & Goldblade, new music from Hard Skin, War On Women, Gob Patrol, Andre Antunes, Brontez Purnell, Children of Technology, Fingernails, Concrete City, Neutrals, Deadman Dance, Jakob Mind, and faves from years past!Fearless Iranians From Hell- Die For AllahKicker- Mrs. ArnoldBulimia Banquet- Seek AlGob Patrol- Supposed To DoGoldblade feat. Poly Styrene- City of Christmas GhostsConcrete City- Assembly ManNeutrals- Personal ComputingDeadman Dance- Another DayNY Loose- Pretty SuicideNoFX- Don't Call me WhiteLudichrist- Green Eggs and HamAndre Antunes + Pastor Kenneth Copeland- Judgement on Covid-19Children of Technology- Desert CityFingernails- Frankenstein FoodMetallica- Trapped Under IceNegazione- Lasciami StareWar On Women- Wonderful HellHip Priests- Treat Me Like DirtBrontez Purnell- Forgive Me, PhillipGreen Day- Disappearing BoyJakob Mind- Rock'n'Roll's Got Me All Messed Up101ers- Motor Boys MotorCorpse Grinders- Mental MoronDevo- MongoloidTransplants- Tall Cans In The AirLiving End- Prisoner of SocietyLunachicks- Cumming Into My OwnManic Hispanic- I Want to be a CholoHard Skin- The Same SongCombat 84- ViolenceBooze and Glory- Only Fools Get CaughtKlasse Kriminale- Hooligans 2001Boils- In The Scope of the HunterBoils- Teach Arrives

Brontez Purnell is a writer, musician, dancer, and director. He is the author of the books The Cruising Diaries (2014), Johnny Would You Love Me If My Dick Were Bigger (2015), and Since I Laid My Burden Down (2017) and the zine Fag School; frontman for the punk band The Younger Lovers; and founder of the Brontez Purnell Dance Company. Artists-In-Presidents: Fireside Chats for 2020 will be released weekly via podcast, virtual gallery, and social media. To visit the virtual gallery: www.artistsinpresidents.com and follow us @artistsinpresidents Sound design by Phoebe Unter & Nicole Kelly featuring Mara Lazer on saxophone. Music by DASK.

Janelle Blarg (otherwise known as Janelle Hessig) is a Bay Area writer, cartoonist, and humorist, best known for her contributions to small press and punk communities. Janelle's Tales of Blarg helped define east bay punk fanzines in the '90s and beyond. Cartoonist, writer, riot grrrl muse, and one-woman laff factory, Janelle's work can be found in subversive materials hidden under your mattress or hung on your shitty teenage bedroom wall. She's been a touring drummer, a pop culture journalist, and the marketing director for Last Gasp. Her work has appeared in comics anthologies and on punk record covers since the beginning of time. Check out her publishing company Gimme Action for work by Liz Suburbia, Brontez Purnell, and Hessig herself. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adultingwell/support

Brontez doesn’t shy from admitting he wants acceptance and love from others in his community. It’s this vulnerability that makes him more believable to me than other queer artists who choose to present as indestructible. Brontez’s creative efforts are most commonly characterized by acceptance and fascination with these sorts of conflicts and contradictions in human interaction: individuality vs. acceptance, sexual freedom vs. emotional heartbreak, bottoming vs. pain.

Did you miss us? We're back, with very special guest Brontez Purnell! Brontez is here to promote his third novel, 100 Boyfriends, coming soon from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. We also talk about the Vanderpump Rules firings, gay pride mixing with black lives matter protests, body dysmorphia amid the revolution, looting Target, the Iraq War, very special statements from white brands, Rihanna's inadvertent reparations anthem, Paul and Patrik getting cancelled, Paul and Patrik being uncancellable, the viral donation discrepancy, flashpan equity initiatives, how the onus of racial education steals from black creatives, leaderless resistance, quarantine's uprising effect, the apocalypse, Obama complacency, and Brontez's incredible body of work in bands like Gravy Train!!! and The Younger Lovers, as well as his career as an author and documentarian.  We missed you too. And we're not sorry. 

This week Roberto and Claire talk about two organizations to donate to, Roberto reads Brontez Purnell's tarot cards, we shoot the breeze about writing, trying to bottom in the bay, sex with celebs and passing time in lockdown... This week's highlighted organizations: https://www.theokraproject.com/ https://www.artsbusinesscollaborative.org/asp-products/for-the-gworls-ftg/ Pre Order Brontez's newest novel (do it now!): https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374538989

This is a link to short Stud documentary featuring Larry LaRueYou can hear LaRue's mixes at the San Francisco Disco Preservation Society created by Jim Hopkins. This is a comprehensive Stud history article by Mark Freeman.

Towards the end of 2019, we attended one of the many incredible readings held at Oakland-based Wolfman Books. To celebrate  Trebor Healey’s new collection, Falling, we packed in to Wolfman’s 40th street storefront to hear stories that confronted populism, immigration, and queer identity. Supported by intimate tales from Alvin Orloff’s memoir, Disasterama: Adventures in the Queer Underground 1977-1997, and new work from Oakland-based choreographer and poet Brontez Purnell, the night was filled with touching memories, bold questions, and a lot of laughs.

For our live event series, we invited artists to speak to a specific location or site that holds significance to their practice or experience living in the Bay Area. Join Brontez Purnell and Sophia Wang for a late-night conversation at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, where the two of them met and later co-founded the Brontez Purnell Dance Company. We’ll hear about the communities have shaped their practices, and how the two work together through dance and movement.

Whiting Award-winning author Brontez Purnell’s first children’s book tells the story of a child charged with caring for his baby brother when his mom is out at night. In The Nightlife of Jacuzzi Gaskett, 11-year-old Jacuzzi is an introspective and imaginative child who loves taking care of his 11-month-old baby brother. When their mom goes out for a date with her boyfriend, he watches his sibling and entertains himself. Readers are taken inside Jacuzzi Gaskett’s precocious mind, where he thinks about the classmates who don’t get him, all the books that have taken him to faraway places, and “sometimes misses his dad.” Purnell is in conversation with Beth Pickens, an artist, writer, and mother living in Brooklyn.

We gab with Brontez Purnell about being a gay punk in rural Alabama, the boy situation in Germany, #WhoBitBeyonce theories, being BFF with Kathleen Hanna, and hitchhiking advice (hint: crop tops!).

What's good! Radio Harvester is back and we're starting Season 3 strong with a longer cut of a 2015 conversation I had with Brontez Purnell, because my girl won a MOTHERFUCKING WHITING AWARD and we're all very proud of him. This conversation is a little rambly but I think Brontez is so charming I didn't edit out too many of his ADD ass tangents. We talk about writing books, artistic practice, dance, being a multi-disciplinary multimedia queen in a digital age, garage rock as a haven for boring white boys, and more. I don't know if Brontez got a website but if he does I can't find it so just check out his nasty instagram or read about him in Vanity Fair. https://www.instagram.com/brontezpurnell/ https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/03/whiting-award-ceremony-winners-2018 Get on the email list at lifeharvester.substack.com

Artist, stand-up comedian, and occasional curator Jennifer Sullivan is my guest this week. We talked about the show she put together last summer called “Cosmic Joke” at Safe Gallery, channeling Julian Schnabel, contexts for stand-up comedy, why legal weed is strangling Denver’s artist community, balancing real life and studio residencies, early Saturday Night Live, why performance art could stand to be a little more entertaining, going off-script, quitting vices, and tons of other stuff. You can catch Jennifer performing at friend-of-the-podcast Jennifer Vanilla’s live show this week on Tuesday, February 6th at the Windjammer in Ridgewood alongside Natalie Casagran Lopez, Teeny Lieberson, Sam Regal, Jen Goma, plus a video from Peter Smith. Also -- pick up a copy of this month’s Art in America for a new feature I wrote called “The Practical Precariat” featuring Jaimie Warren, Brontez Purnell, Jillian Mayer, and comedian Chris Gethard, and come out to a live panel about the piece on Monday, February 12th at Neuehouse in New York.

Founded in 1990, Tales of Blarg became one of the longest running and most influential zines out of the East Bay punk scene that gave the world Lookout Records. Over the years, the it published the work of such Northern California punk rock luminaries as Aaron Cometbus, Iggy Scam, Lawrence Livermore and Robert Eggplant. Janelle Hessig (née Blarg) hasn’t published an issue since 2006, but the writer/cartoonist is still strongly invested in the world of independent publishing. (And inspired a song by Bratmobile along the way.) For years, she worked for Last Gasp, and these days publishes other artists’ work through her own publishing house, when she’s not on the clock at San Francisco PBS affiliate, KQED. In 2014, she published The Cruising Diaries, a collection of writer Brontez Purnell, which Hessig also illustrated. Next year, Gimme Action will publish Rotten Philosophies, a personal collection of work from Hessig, who spent much of last year battling breast cancer. Hessig recommended a local San Francisco bar decorated with work inspired by outsider artist Henry Darger for this conversation, which touches on the importance of self-publishing, the downside of the internet and living day to day with a life threatening disease.

Brontez Purnell meets with Marc Kate for the 39th episode of Why We Listen to listen to and discuss: Bettye Swann – ‘Make Me Yours’ Bikini Kill – ‘Outta Me’ Blondie – ‘X Offender’ Brontez is a choreographer and a writer and a musician from San Francisco. Brontez Purnell on Facebook. The Younger Lovers on Facebook. Listen […]

More from our first live show! This time, we're talking to voguing maestro Jocquese Whitfield and queer punk rocker Brontez Purnell.

Brontez Purnell (of Younger Lovers, Gravy Train!!!, The Brontez Purnell Dance Company, author of Fag School and co-author of The Cruising Diaries with Janelle Hessig) talks to Colin about growing up queer and black in the Deep South, finding punk, his familial history in Oakland, studying and performing dance as an extension of punk performance plus talks mad shit on white garage rock douchebags and everyone else from Alabama. Get on the email list at lifeharvester.substack.com