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NB: Alice also recommends this highly Mountainhead-esque footage of Peter Thiel.SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:Carson McCullersNational Book Critics Circle: A Conversation on Poetry CriticismThe Case Against the Trauma Plot by Parul SehgalVIDA: Women in Literary ArtsPaul ValeryLinda GregersonStanley PlumlyEp 132: Intermittent Positive Reinforcement on Harry HarlowHow Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen? by Lillian RossAcross the River and into the Trees by Ernest HemingwayThe Profile Hemingway Could Never Live Down by Adam GopnikCurtis Yarvin's Plot Against America by Ava KofmanMountainhead (2025) Drake VS Kendrick Explained to White People by Josh JohnsonSecret show notesPacino's speech in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Tar (2023) Ep 166: Three Bird Mafia, ft. Jonathan Farmer on the Order of the Third BirdThe Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest HemingwaySoldier's Home by Ernest HemingwayIn Another Country by Ernest HemingwayFear and Trembling by Søren KierkegaardScrambled Eggs & Whiskey: Poems, 1991 to 1995 by Hayden CarruthFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– Matt WallOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

Donna Lee Lamendola, blends her Thai and Irish heritage into a unique comedic voice, bringing audiences together through hilarious, heartfelt stories about family and cultural identity. Born in Thailand and raised in Texas, she proudly calls Austin home.Donna burst onto the comedy scene in 2006 as a finalist on Nick@Nite's Search for the Funniest Mom in America, hosted by Katey Sagal. For five years, she balanced the chaos of motherhood, comedy tours, and a thriving career in medical sales. In 2012, she stepped back from stand-up to focus on raising her family and advancing professionally.Now, with her sons grown and her husband and four wiener dogs (mostly) potty trained, Donna made her triumphant return to comedy full-time in May 2024. She's currently touring the nation's top comedy clubs and is a proud member of the national stand-up group Moms Unhinged. She was also recently on Kill Tony (ep 722) where, after her interview and performance, she advanced with an exclusive invitation to the coveted “Secret Show.” Donna is also the host and producer of two award-winning podcasts: The Armor Men's Health Show with Dr. Mistry and Donna Lee and The Ryan Wayne Salon Podcast with Joseph Ryan and Donna Lee. She recently co-authored the book Building Wealth, Building Legacy with original Shark Tank judge Kevin Harrington, contributing a powerful chapter about how humor helped her survive—and thrive.Over the years, Donna has shared the stage with some of her comedy heroes, including Jo Koy, Leanne Morgan, D.L. Hughley, Bill Engvall, and many more.#donnaleelamendola #standupcomedian #podcasthost #author #chrispomay #livewithcdp #barrycullenchevrolet https://donnaleecomedy.com/  / donnaleecomedy    / donnaleecomedy https://beacons.ai/chrisdpomayhttps://www.cameo.com/chrispomayhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/chris... if you wish to tipthe host and support my You Tube Channel content. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...  / chrispomay  Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/54200596...

We're letting y'all in on a little secret by sharing the latest episode of the Mint City Soccer Show Secret Show! You may have heard us mention on the show that we've started doing weekly bonus episodes for our paying Patreon members. If you want to hear more like this, you can join our Patreon here – patreon.com/MintCitySoccerShow – and become a paying member of The Corndog Stand to get access to the Secret Show and our Discord. Now about this episode ...--- Welcome to the Mint City Soccer Show Secret Show Game Show, the only Charlotte FC game show that is a run-on sentence.Your host, David Gusler, has invited Russell Varner and Vaughn Pollman onto the stage to try and answer 20 questions about Charlotte FC. The rules are made up and the points don't matter, which will quickly become very clear.Listen in to see if you could do better than our contestants – and see if you remember the No. 1 song of 2022, just for fun.

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Donate to Matt's Seasons of the Muse Indiegogo fundraiser!– Bukowski Pod– Matt's Art– Poetic Anarchy Press– Shaylynn Marks– When I Was a Poet by David Meltzer– Neeli Cherkovski– Charles Bukowski– Allen Ginsberg– Martin Esslin– The Meat Poets– The Beat Generation– The Theatre of the Absurd– Lawrence Ferlinghetti– Gregory Corso– The San Francisco Renaissance– Jack Kerouac– Ocean Vuong– Andrea Long Chu's review of Ocean Vuong– Tom Crewe's review of Ocean Vuong– The Black Mountain Poets– So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)– Ben Jonson– Robert Herrick– The Tribe of Ben– The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner– Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner– Douglas Blazek– Weird Mask Magazine– Arthur Rimbaud– Holly Day– Adam Crawford– Francois Villon– The Creative Act by Rick Rubin– The Art Spirit by Robert Henri– Black Square by Kazimir Malevich– On the Beach by Nevil Schutes– Every Day Is Like Sunday by Morrissey– New and Collected Hell by Shane McCrae– I Am 25 by Gregory Corso– Pier Paolo Pasolini– The Portrait Gallery Called Existence by Neeli Cherkovski– Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong– Seventh Circle of Earth by Ocean Vuong– An Epistle Answering to One That Asked to Be Sealed of the Tribe of Ben by Ben Jonson– Without by Donald HallFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– Matt WallOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander SmithSLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Donate to Matt's Seasons of the Muse Indiegogo fundraiser!– Bukowski Pod– Matt's Art– Poetic Anarchy Press– Shaylynn Marks– When I Was a Poet by David Meltzer– Neeli Cherkovski– Charles Bukowski– Allen Ginsberg– Martin Esslin– The Meat Poets– The Beat Generation– The Theatre of the Absurd– Lawrence Ferlinghetti– Gregory Corso– The San Francisco Renaissance– Jack Kerouac– Ocean Vuong– Andrea Long Chu's review of Ocean Vuong– Tom Crewe's review of Ocean Vuong– The Black Mountain Poets– So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)– Ben Jonson– Robert Herrick– The Tribe of Ben– The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner– Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner– Douglas Blazek– Weird Mask Magazine– Arthur Rimbaud– Holly Day– Adam Crawford– Francois Villon– The Creative Act by Rick Rubin– The Art Spirit by Robert Henri– Black Square by Kazimir Malevich– On the Beach by Nevil Schutes– Every Day Is Like Sunday by Morrissey– New and Collected Hell by Shane McCrae– I Am 25 by Gregory Corso– Pier Paolo Pasolini– The Portrait Gallery Called Existence by Neeli Cherkovski– Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong– Seventh Circle of Earth by Ocean Vuong– An Epistle Answering to One That Asked to Be Sealed of the Tribe of Ben by Ben Jonson– Without by Donald HallFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– Matt WallOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

We've gotten a couple iterations of Marvel's first family, but thanks to Disney devouring everything like Galactus, they're in the MCU now! Does this movie feel like a live action Incredibles? Is it the best Fantastic Four movie we've gotten? And when it comes to CGI babies, how far removed are we from the days of Twilight: Breaking Dawn? Join our found family as we discuss all these questions and more! Thanks for listening! Time StampsOpening – 0:00The Fantastic Four: […]

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. NB: I said pull quotes but they're actually, like, source quotes or something.My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– I've got some poems in the terrific new issue of Poetry London!– Niall Campbell– Mark Leidner's interview with Hilary Plum– ChatGPT Gave Instructions for Murder, Self-Mutilation, and Devil Worship by Lila Shroff– Brad Listi's interview with Jessa Crispin– Ep 195: The White Guy Publishing Vortex, ft. Ethan McGuire, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2– Ep 204: Darkness Audible– Jay Caspian Kang– Freddie deBoer– Hell House (2001)– Roko's BasiliskFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. NB: Did I forget about Hitler? you ask. Did I forget about Stalin? On the one hand, yes, I temporarily did. On the other, there's something about the notion that Gilles de Rais did all this personally in his own home for the explicit purpose of impressing the Devil with his evilness that really sickens the soul. But yes, good point, there's always Hitler, who was, in his own way, the worst person who ever lived.My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Paradise Lost by John Milton– Conspiracy by ContraPoints– Cameron's travel notes– This Pleasing Anxious Being by Richard Wilbur– Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray– The Versecraft interview w/ James Matthew Wilson– The Death of Cicero by James Matthew Wilson (compare the first line to the first line of Leda and the Swan by W. B. Yeats)– The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov– How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm– How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022)– Bronze Age Mindset by Bronze Age Pervert– ContraPoints' comment on Gaza– Ready or Not (2019) & The Babysitter (2017) (same concept, same cosmology, same leading lady, both pretty entertaining)– The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina– Evil– Rod Dreher– La-bas by J.-K. Huysmans– Toni Morrison's 1993 Nobel Prize lecure– The Tower of Babel– Canceling by ContraPoints– We Lived Happily During the War by Ilya Kaminsky– Mitchell & Webb's Lucentio sketchFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

NB: Oops, I meant 18th century. Also, Michael Haneke is Austrian after all.SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Toni Morrison's 1993 Nobel Prize lecure– Leopards in the Temple" by Franz Kafka (couldn't find any good links, so here's the text Mark copy-pasted to me: “Leopards break into the temple and drink to the dregs what is in the sacrificial pitchers; this is repeated over and over again; finally it can be calculated in advance, and it becomes a part of the ceremony.“)– Returning the Sword to the Stone by Mark Leidner– Mark's Substack: Opaque Hourglass– Recitatif by Tony Morrison– Funny Games (1997 & 2007)– Hamlet– Julius Caesar– Jack Handey– Andy Kaufman– Plato– The Gettysburg Address– Amleth– The Tower of Babel– The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil– Harold Pinter's 2005 Nobel Prize lecture– Chelsey Minnis– Juvenilia by Hera Lindsay Bird– A Field of Telephones by Zach Savich– Dogs of War by Mark LeidnerFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:Pretty Woman (1990)Pretty Woman cut scenesInsomnia by Elizabeth BishopLove Poem by John ForbesA Gift by Don Paterson90 North by Randall JarrellIn Memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markievicz by W. B. YeatsHeorot by Ryan WIlson James McAuleyEp 198: Shark WeekDan SavageFootloose (1984)Secret show notesBodies by Drowning PoolNew Year's: A Short Pantoum by Greg WilliamsonCold Turkey by Joshua MehiganDropping a Han Dynasty Urn by Ai WeiweiHills Like White Elephants by Ernest HemingwayAmy HempelTired by Fenton JohnstonSonnet 130PriamelPresto Manifesto! by A. E. StallingsIn Memoriam A. H. H. by Alfred, Lord TennysonNietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist by Walter KaufmannSonnet 19: When I consider how my light is spent by John MiltonOgden NashThe Brand New Catastrophe by Mike Scalise EncomiumFlorida by Lauren GroffTravelling through the Dark by William StaffordAfter Filing for Divorce by Chelsea Rathburn The Soft Black Stars by Matthew Buckley SmithAubade by Philip LarkinOmnibus Review of Terrance Hayes, Charles Martin, Natasha Trethewey by Matthew Buckley SmithFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– The Old Current by Brad Leithauser– Rhyme's Rooms by Brad Leithauser– Forty-Five Years On by Brad Leithauser– Anthony Hecht– A. E. Housman– Charlotte Mew– Marianne Moore– Katsushika Hokusai– John Crowe Ransom– Robert Frost– John Milton– Iron John: A Book about Men by Robert Bly– Elizabeth Bishop– Chidiock Tichborne– Richard KenneyFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. NB: Courtesy of Shane: “For John Berryman” does in fact appear in Lowell's Collected, on page 737.My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– The Secret History by Donna Tartt– The Poet Eaters by Alice Allan & James Jiang– Better: On the Delusions of Writing Advice by Alice Allan– For John Berryman by Robert Lowell– Though I am young, and cannot tell by Ben Jonson– A Taxonomy of Conversational FormsFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– moonandmouth, on Instagram, on X– Only Bad Poems Go Viral– Cataclysm Moves Me I Regret to Say Frequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In FutureBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

Israel and Iran go nuclear, last night's Secret Show was wild, 50 Cent trolls Diddy good, Orlando Bloom's $10,000 operation, a man vomits after learning his fate, why Dewey won't be in the Malcom in the Middle reboot, a Kentucky rapper must be stopped, Toy Story 5 detail leaks and so much more!

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:A for Alone by Curtis SittenfeldWednesday's Child by Yiyun LiOur episode on White Noise by Emma Cline and The Assistant (2019)Aziz AnsariCat Person by Kristen RoupenianJunot DíazThe mounting, undeniable Me Too backlash by Constance GradySexual assault allegations seem to be a badge of honor in Trump's America. Was #MeToo an epic failure? by Carter ShermanOn Heteropessimism by Asa SeresinThe First Stone by Helen GarnerThe Women's Room by Marylin FrenchThe Ghost in the Martini by Anthony HechtWas Casual Sex Always This Bad? by Emily LeibertMen Going Their Own WayThe 4B movementSecret show notesThe Infinite Pussy Glitch: The Data Behind Dating as an Eligible Man in NYC by Lana LiBacklash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan FaludiAdriana SmithChampagne SharksDan SavageThe Wife of Bath's TaleDisobedience (2017)Frequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In FutureBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:Bob DylanBoyz II MenA Complete Unknown (2024)Timothée ChalametMalcolm Gladwell interviews Paul SimonDavid SimsJohn AshberyVisions of Johanna by Bob DylanJoan BaezA League of Their Own (1992)Pete Seeger The 2025 Super Bowl halftime showDubliners by James JoyceLegs by ZZ Top Megan Moroney profiled in The New Yorker A Bar Song (Tipsy) by ShaboozeyMatthew and Cameron discuss books about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the Secret ShowChalamet's SAG Awards acceptance speechAn Officer and a Gentleman (1982) Secret show notesJazz Chisholm Jr.So We'll Go No More a Roving by Lord ByronRichard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson and the Simon & Garfunkel versionTo the Virgins, to Make Much of Time by Robert HerrickJennifer Senior The King (2019)Frequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In FutureBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Fugitive/Refuge by Philip Metres– Dispatches from the Land of Erasure by Philip Metres– Cameron's new Substack, Minor Tiresias– What the Hell Is the Presidency for? by Jonathan Farmer– Svetlana Alexievich– The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth Century American Poetry, Ed. Rita Dove– Lena Khalaf Tuffaha– Fady Joudah– Steven Salaita– Norman Finkelstein– Lawrence Joseph– Heaven Looks Like Us (anthology of Palestinian Poetry)– Nationalism and Social Division in Black Arts Poetry of the 1960s by Philip Brian Harper– Phil's seelction of Contemporary Palestinian Poetry:“End of a Talk with a Jailer” by Samih al-Qasimhttps://behindthelinespoetry.blogspot.com/2007/07/samih-al-qasims-end-of-talk-with.html“We Travel Like Other People” by Mahmoud Darwishhttps://rihlajourney.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/mahmoud-darwish-b-palestine-1941-we-travel-like-other-people/“State of Siege” by Mahmoud Darwishhttp://www.alkalimah.net/Articles/Read/8027“Against” by Rashid Hussein:https://adimagazine.com/articles/three-poems-by-rashid-hussain/“We” by Ghayath Almadounhttps://themarkaz.org/we-and-4978-and-one-nights-by-ghayath-almadhoun/“Write My Name” by Zeina Azzamhttps://www.arabamerica.com/palestinian-cry-from-gaza-write-my-name-goes-viral-in-poem-by-palestinian-american/“Fuck Your Lecture on Craft, My People Are Dying” by Noor Hindihttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/154658/fuck-your-lecture-on-craft-my-people-are-dying[…] by Fady Joudah“Jerusalem” by Naomi Shihab Nyehttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/54296/jerusalem-56d2347ab7a20“All Things Not Considered” by Naomi Shihab Nyehttps://mayazmi.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/all-things-not-considered-naomi-shihab-nye-women-in-poetry/“Variations on a Last Chance” by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha https://themarkaz.org/lena-khalaf-tuffaha-two-poems/Frequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In FutureBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

We recap our weekends, play Think Fast, and more!

We recap our weekends, play Think Fast, and more!

We recap our weekends, play Think Fast, and more!

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Ethan McGuire– Apocalypse Dance by Ethan McGuire– The New Verse Review– C. S. Lewis, Bronze Age Pervert, & Unserious Christianity by Ethan McGuire– Call Me the 21st-Century Ern Malley (How I Fooled the Poetry World) by Jasper Ceylon– A writer's power can be rooted in real power or in fake power. Real power is better. by Naomi Kanakia– Links courtesy of Ethan:“The Vanishing White Male Writer” by Jacob Savage from the Matthew Schmitz magazine, Compact https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-vanishing-white-male-writer/Other articles2 "Liberal" ArticlesCNN, “Joyce Carol Oates claims White male writers are being shut out. The data disagrees,” Leah Asmelash https://www.cnn.com/style/article/joyce-carol-oates-white-men-publishing-cec/index.htmlFor the items it links to and/or referencesThe New York Times, “The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone,” David J. Morris https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/opinion/men-fiction-novels.html2 "Conservative" ArticlesUnherd, “Publishing will never be fair,” Kat Rosenfield, https://unherd.com/2022/07/publishing-will-never-be-fair/National Conservatism, “Dissident Artists and Publishing are Creating a New Culture,” Jonathan Keeperman https://youtu.be/2dHtMM-8myU?si=ewHgUj0wd6SAPlrtThe only time I've ever written on the subject of the "sensitive young men of the literary alt-right": https://pomocon.substack.com/p/cs-lewis-bronze-age-pervert-and-christianFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Frost Farm Prize, etc.Frequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. NB: (1.) Sorry for the abbreviated show notes recently. (2.) At one point I say “assonance” where I clearly mean “anaphora.” (3.) At one point I say “Larkin” where I clearly mean “Auden.” My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Frost Farm Prize, etc.Frequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– The Aleph by Jorge Luis BorgesFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Princess Shikishi– The Poetry Says ep where Alice talks about her translations of Shikishi– Sabrina Orah Mark– The Rattle Chapbook contest– Tim Green & Katy Dozier– Gotham Chess– Hikaru Nakamura– Moby Dick by Herman Melville– AlphaZero– Stockfish– A. O. Scott's Poetry Lessons by Jonathan Farmer– Two Extravagant Teachings by Neil Hertz– On Bullshit by Harry Frankfurt– The episode on the AI poetry study, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2– The episode on AI poetry with Carmine Starnino– The episode where I talk about luxury beliefs– Big Ideas, Little Pictures by Jono Hey– Richard Hamming– Paul Muldoon– The Symposium by Plato– Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)– Aunt Imogen by E. A. Robinson– Brian Brodeur's essay on RobinsonFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– The Little Review– Tristram Fane Saunders– Tristram's review selections:Useful QuotesMemorably Good ReviewsJorie Graham ReviewsTristram's review of Jorie Graham– A. O. Scott's Poetry Lessons by Jonathan Farmer– Alice's Substack– On Fear by Alice Allan– Better by Alice Allan– David Orr– Anthony Madrid– The Rusty Paperweight: April ‘25 by Ethan McGuire– Alex Wong– The Adroit Journal– The Poetry Review– Birds, Beasts, and Flowers by D. H. Lawrence– On Bullshit by Harry Frankfurt– Carol Rumens– Andrew ChanFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

Dino Andrade on IG: https://www.instagram.com/dino.andrade/Jump Leads: https://audio.jumpleads.zone/ ==============Stitches in Time website and socials available here: https://linktr.ee/whostitchedEditing and music by Becca McGlynn.Art by Mandy Oquendo.Logo by Ben Paddon.Produced by Becca McGlynn and Ben Paddon.

NB: For those who are interested/concerned, I ended up deciding against the influential-editor-publication strategy discussed in the intro. Slightly long story, but in the end I just didn't have the stomach for it. And don't you start lecturing me about Chubby Checker. He did The Twist. The Beatles did Twist and Shout. So there. SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Literary Matters– Before the Bath by Ismail Kadare (Albanian, not Turkish!)– The University of St. Thomas in Houston– New Verse Review– Paradise Lost by John Milton– Red Scare– Grok– Chubby Checker by M. I. Devine– Regarding your workplace matter by Belinda Rule– Human Math by Tin FogdallFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:Derek WalcottRuins of a Great House by Derek WalcottDisjecta membraEp 173: Swart Verse, ft. A. E. Stallings, Pt. 1The Islander by Hilton AlsWalcott Withdraws From Poetry Professor Election by Sarah LyallPoetic Justice: Briton Says She Helped Taint Rival by John F. BurnsDerek Walcott, a Mighty Poet, Has Died by Hilton AlsHilton Als: "I had this terrible need to confess, and I still do it. It's a bid to be loved" by Emma BrockesWe Might Have to "Shut Down the Country" by David RemnickThe Gifts of John Forbes by Kath KennyIn Memory of W. B. Yeats by W. H. AudenAlice Munro's Retreat by Anne EnrightAndré MalrauxCauseway (2022)Frequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

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SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:Teachers Who TutorAn Elite School, a Boy's Suicide and a Question of Blame by John LelandThe Shame of Saint Ann's by Caitlin Moscatello and James WalshBottoms (2023)Adrienne RichFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

"Memory, prophecy and fantasy—the past, the future and the dreaming moment between—are all one country, living one immortal day. To know that is Wisdom. To use it is the Art." - Clive Barker, The Great and Secret ShowThis episode was inspired by a message from a first time caller, the great and secret Jason Webes form the Dungeon Plunger podcast! We'll talk about the book and whether or not I'll go on to read the second book in the trilogy now that I'm done with the first . Not spoilers detected!

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. NB: Oops, guess it was more than ten years.My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– The last episode of Poetry Says– The Paradise Lost episode of Poetry Says, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2– The Iron Lyre by Elijah Blumov– The New Versecraft Substack– The Iron Lyre Playlist on YouTube and Spotify– Why So Serious? by Alex Ross– Aunt Imogen by E. A. Robinson– Brian Brodeur's piece on E. A. Robinson– When I Mean I by Jonathan Farmer– The episode with Alan Shapiro– The episode with Naomi Kanakia– The manifesto episode– A Dress Rehearsal for the Truth by Alan Shapiro– The Futurist Manifesto– American History X (1998)Frequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Matt Wall– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

Today I ahve calls from Karl, Spencer , Jason, and BJ!!! I also briefly discuss my initial impressions of Clive Barker's Great & Secret Show. Good times!

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– When I Mean I by Jonathan Farmer– Locating Voice by Christopher Childers– Too Horny for Hexameter: Ovid's Epic Fail by Christopher Childers– My essay on Joshua Beckman– The Polyvocal Poet by Ryan Wilson– What Voice Is, ft. Jonathan Farmer, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2– Horace i.25– Horace ii.20– The Whirligig of Time by Anthony Hecht– Heart of Autumn by Robert Penn Warren– Western Wind– Whoso List to Hunt by Thomas Wyatt– Ozymandias by Percy Byshe Shelley– Horace iii.2– The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson– The Gettysburg Address by Abraham LincolnFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Matt Wall– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Woman of Letters by Naomi Kanakia– Is literary criticism just a school of sophistry? by Naomi Kanakia– English class teaches students to be afraid of literature by Naomi Kanakia– Is literature a false God? by Naomi Kanakia– The new issue of Literary Matters!– My poem Letter to a Middle-Aged Poet in First Things– The Versecraft episode where we all traded poems, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2– AWP 2025– What is art? by Leo Tolstoy– The Secret Show episode on What is art?, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2– The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera– Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology by Edmund Husserl– Naomi's review of James by Percival Everett in The Metropolitan Review– Moby Dick by Herman Melville– Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag– The Case of the Wolf Man from the History of Infantile Neurosis by Sigmund Freud– Mary Jo Salter– The Norton Anthology of Poetry– The Poem's Heartbeat by Alfred Corn– The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer– On Close Reading by John GuilloryFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

Voicing Animations with Kate HarbourThis month Rob and Helen Bee are joined by the legendary Kate Harbour – a voice actor with more iconic credits than you can shake a script at.You've heard her in Bob the Builder, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time, Octonauts, The Secret Show, Chip and Potato, Go! Go! Cory Carson… Honestly, the list goes on, and if we tried to name everything, we'd be here all day. She's also a master of radio drama (Doctor Who, Robin of Sherwood), comedy (Puckoon, The Big Ben Theory), and Netflix dubs – basically, if you've ever watched TV, you've probably heard Kate.But she's not just a voiceover powerhouse – she also teaches. Her Acting for Animation workshops have helped countless VOs bring characters to life, whether at top drama schools or in her own private coaching sessions. So, of course, we had to sit her down and grill her on everything: How did she get into animation? How does she build her characters? What makes a great animation performance? And crucially, how does her approach to teaching differ from everyone else's?It's a properly juicy episode, full of insights, laughs, and a fair bit of geeking out over characters. Let's get into it!We also chat to Annette Rizzo - from Equity's Audio Committee. She gives us the latest news on Equity's audio audit, BBC audio drama campaign, accessibility for blind/partially sighted for equity website, AI campaign and the Equity audio committee elections.Kate Harbour's links: Website - kateharbour.com  Acting for Animation workshop - info and booking link - https://www.kateharbour.com/a4a-book-ticketEquity Links: Save Audio Drama at the BBC campaign - https://www.change.org/p/save-audio-drama-at-the-bbcStop AI Stealing the Show campaign - https://www.equity.org.uk/campaigns-policy/stop-ai-stealing-the-show VO Social Links  Great Big VO Social blog -b-double-e.co.uk/the-first-great-big-vo-social-a-review/ Great Big VO Social photo gallery - greatbigvosocial.com/photo-gallery/For more information about The Voiceover Social visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Voiceover Social Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠listen@thevosocial.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠See which events are coming soon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find your closest VO Social group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Podcast sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠B Double E⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Theme tune by Rob Bee.All audio production by Rob Bee.

NB: Sign up for Alexis Sears's 92NY online poetry class now—deadline Wednesday, Feb 26!SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Sign up for Alexis Sears's 92NY online poetry class now—deadline Wednesday, Feb 26!– The Shape that Am I by Patricia Lockwood– COINTELPRO: The FBI's Secret War on Political Freedom by Nelson Blackstock– Dan Deacon– Antichrist (2009)– Immersion (Piss Christ) by Andres Serrano– The Motte-and-Bailey Fallacy– The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James– The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

NB: Alan's most recent poetry collection is, in fact, By and By, from Waywiser PressSLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– A Dress Rehearsal for the Truth by Alan Shapiro– By and By by Alan Shapiro– Proceed to Check Out by Alan Shapiro– An Arrangement by Alan Shapiro– The Season of Phantasmal Peace by Derek Walcott– Hooks by C. K. Williams– Donahue's Sister by Thom Gunn– Ep 169: Thunder & Rain– On Convention by Alan Shapiro– The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman– One Today by Richard Blanco– Praise Song for the Day by Elizabeth Alexander– Axel's Castle: A Study in the Imaginative Literature of 1870-1930 by Edmund Wilson– Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin– This Is Just to Say by William Carlos Williams– Fountain by Marcel Duchamp– Of Heaven Considered as a Tomb by Wallace Stevens– Unbound Edition Press– Peter Campion– Waywiser Press (Soon to become Waywiser Books?)– Joseph Harrison– Dora Malech– Philip Hoy– The Gabbro Head Press– James LongenbachFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Even My Sex Is Dust (Review of The Penguin Anthology of Spiritual Verse, ed. Kaveh Akbar) by Zara Raab– Ep 177: Alice & Elijah vs. the Abyss, ft. Versecraft Pt. 1 & Pt. 2– Churchgoing by Marilyn Nelson– Church Going by Philip Larkin– Were You There (traditional)– Address to the Atheist by Phyllis Wheatley– On Being Brought from Africa to America by Phyllis Wheatley– Accepting the Disaster by Joshua Mehigan (poem)– The Fall of Rome by W. H. Auden– Aubade by Philip Larkin – Why I am now a Christian by Ayaan Hirsi Ali– Why I am not a Christian by Bertrand Russell– Ross Douthat– Jonathan Rauch– Ep 64: The Rabbit Hole, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2– Luxury beliefs are the latest status symbol for rich Americans by Rob Henderson– The Daily's interview with Curtis Yarvin– Poetry Says Ep 186. Sensitive New Right Guy– Poetry Says Ep 294. The American Ecstatic– Tar River Poetry– What is art? by Leo Tolstoy– The Dark Mountain ManifestoFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

NB: Brian informs me that Yarvin's interviewer was actually David Marchese, not Michael Barbaro, which might explain why I found him so much less insufferable than usual! Also, male mainstream liberal podcasters sure do all have the same voice, don't they?SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– The Daily's interview with Curtis Yarvin– Yarvin's embarrassing thoughts on the Passage Prize– Yarvin's less less embarrassing thoughts on a Poetry Daily poem– Alice's two poems in New Verse Review– Violent Femmes by Nida Sophasarun– My short essay on the 32 Poems website– My poem Melancholia in Ploughshares (just ask if you want to read it)– Poetry Says Ep 186. Sensitive New Right Guy– Poetry Says Ep 294. The American Ecstatic– Sex Elegy by Terence Winch– Tar River Poetry– Nik Prassas' transcriptions of Geoffrey Hill's lectures– Ep 49: Handsome People Can Be Sad, ft. David Kern– What is art? by Leo TolstoyFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:Emily Dickinson's fasciclesSusan HoweCharles DickensOur first AMA: Pt. 1 & Pt 2Dave EggersRobert Penn WarrenHumboldt's Gift by Saul BellowEdwin Arlington RobinsonWalt WhitmanHeinrich von KleistElena FerranteFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph ConradFrederick SeidelAnthony HechtHAL 9000Merve EmreThe Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry by Harold BloomSecret show: Bob DylanCormac McCarthyCormac McCarthy's Secret Muse Breaks Her Silence After Half a Century by Vincenzo BarneyJohn BerrymanTimothée ChalametHart CraneEp 80: The Marathon, ft. SkyzooEp 23: Rhymes Without Beats, ft. James NguyenCharles HarpurBanjo PatersonA. D. HopeTenebrae by Geoffrey HillAnimal Liberation by Peter SingerEating Animals by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanRed Meat Republic by Joshua SpechtFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserDeadpool & Wolverine (2024)Past Lives (2023)Ikiru (1952)Ep 178: All the Supposedly Wonderful Poetry, ft. Jonathan FarmerJeanne Dielman (1975)Inside Out 2 (2024)Centuries by Joel BrouwerMatthew's movie list: Acute Misfortune (2018)A Glitch in the Matrix (2021)American Honey (2016)Boiling Point (2021)How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022)Ghost in the Shell (1995)Mope (2020)Nope (2022)The Shining (1980) Sicario (2015)Frequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:Geoffrey Hill's Oxford Lecture I know thee not, old man, fall to thy prayersCharles WilliamsMark MorrisChurch Going by Philip LarkinPsalm by Paul CelanAubade by Philip LarkinRobert FrostFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:Matrix by Lauren GroffPenguin UK's write up of the bookPieter BruegelBetween the Shadow and the Soul by Lauren GroffRosemary DobsonWolf Hall by Hilary MantelMartyr! by Kaveh Akbar Groff interviewed on Talking Volumes2666 by Roberto BolañoA Gaze Hound That Hunteth by the Eye by V. Penelope PelezzonFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:Versecraft starter episodes: Elijah's interview with Tim Steele and his episode on Shane McCrae's Eurydice On the Art of PoetryUncut Gems (2019)The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)"The Four Horsemen" roundtable with Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher HitchensBen ShapiroJoe RoganJordan PetersonYou are not serious peopleDoes God Exist? William Lane Craig vs. Christopher HitchensMatthew's poem Creed for AtheistsBertrand RussellTopic of Cancer by Christopher HitchensSpinozaBill HicksFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:Anatomy of a Fall (2023)I'm Starting to Think You Guys Don't Really Want a “Village” By Clare Haber-HarrisClare Haber-Harris's substack Cartoons Hate HerEp 149: Owls in the DesertFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chatLeave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:Mary OliverPity the Beautiful by Dana GioiaThe Art of Voice: Poetic Principles and Practice by Tony HoaglandDerek WalcottFrances LevistonGerard Manley HopkinsRobert PinskyThe Dream Songs by John BerrymanThe Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'NeillRobert LowellAs Kingfishers Catch Fire by Gerard Manley HopkinsNobody Speak by DJ Shadow32 PoemsElegy for Estrogen by V. Penelope PelizzonSonnet 18The Face by Randall JarrellMy Picture Left in Scotland by Ben JonsonCarl DennisPromises of Gold by José Olivarezpoem where no one is deported by José OlivarezMatthew ArnoldFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

Machine Gun Kelly opened up about when his late father stood trial for murder at 9 years old. https://people.com/machine-gun-kelly-reveals-his-dad-was-on-trial-at-age-9-for-his-own-fathers-murder-8694609 Jack White wrote on Instagram that people are "asking about when we are going to announce 'tour dates,' well, we don't know what to tell you but the tour already started at the Legion [in Nashville] a couple of weeks ago." He added that "Shows will be announced as close to the show date as possible, some shows we won't even decide to do until that morning." https://www.instagram.com/p/C-nwZBFJAf3/ *NSYNC is alive and well thanks to Deadpool and Wolverine. The song, "Bye Bye Bye" is back on the Billboard charts after the song was used in the summer movie blockbuster. https://people.com/nsync-bye-bye-bye-returns-to-billboard-top-10-after-deadpool-and-wolverine-feature-8694421   REO Speedwagon are supporting an effort to raise money for the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum in Joliet, which was severely damaged by a tornado last month. To make a donation to the Museum's Gettin' Back in the Groove Disaster Relief Campaign, go to RoadToRock.org/donate. REO were in the inaugural induction class in 2021 along with Cheap Trick, Muddy Waters, Dan Folgelberg, Chicago, and Buddy Guy. Styx and Chuck Berry were inducted in 2022. http://roadtorock.org/donate The longtime Upstate New York home of Woodstock promoter Michael Lang is on the market. Located in Mount Temper, 30 minutes outside of the town of Woodstock, it's dubbed Happy Brooks and is described as “the Graceland of 1960s counterculture.” It has three structures, including the main house built in 1929, spread across 17 acres. Lang, who died in 2022 from Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 77, lived there for 45 years. This Thursday marks the 55th anniversary of start of the three-day Woodstock festival in Bethel, New York. A plaque highlighting the new Kurt Cobain exhibit at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture has sparked debate after explaining the manner in which the Nirvana frontman died. https://loudwire.com/kurt-cobain-death-description-memorial-plaque-debate/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Machine Gun Kelly opened up about when his late father stood trial for murder at 9 years old. https://people.com/machine-gun-kelly-reveals-his-dad-was-on-trial-at-age-9-for-his-own-fathers-murder-8694609 Jack White wrote on Instagram that people are "asking about when we are going to announce 'tour dates,' well, we don't know what to tell you but the tour already started at the Legion [in Nashville] a couple of weeks ago." He added that "Shows will be announced as close to the show date as possible, some shows we won't even decide to do until that morning." https://www.instagram.com/p/C-nwZBFJAf3/ *NSYNC is alive and well thanks to Deadpool and Wolverine. The song, "Bye Bye Bye" is back on the Billboard charts after the song was used in the summer movie blockbuster. https://people.com/nsync-bye-bye-bye-returns-to-billboard-top-10-after-deadpool-and-wolverine-feature-8694421  REO Speedwagon are supporting an effort to raise money for the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum in Joliet, which was severely damaged by a tornado last month. To make a donation to the Museum's Gettin' Back in the Groove Disaster Relief Campaign, go to RoadToRock.org/donate. REO were in the inaugural induction class in 2021 along with Cheap Trick, Muddy Waters, Dan Folgelberg, Chicago, and Buddy Guy. Styx and Chuck Berry were inducted in 2022. http://roadtorock.org/donate The longtime Upstate New York home of Woodstock promoter Michael Lang is on the market. Located in Mount Temper, 30 minutes outside of the town of Woodstock, it's dubbed Happy Brooks and is described as “the Graceland of 1960s counterculture.” It has three structures, including the main house built in 1929, spread across 17 acres. Lang, who died in 2022 from Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 77, lived there for 45 years. This Thursday marks the 55th anniversary of start of the three-day Woodstock festival in Bethel, New York.A plaque highlighting the new Kurt Cobain exhibit at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture has sparked debate after explaining the manner in which the Nirvana frontman died. https://loudwire.com/kurt-cobain-death-description-memorial-plaque-debate/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.