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Buy a Zine: www.stanthonystongue.com/margins What does the Church mean when it calls itself the Mystical Body of Christ?In this episode of Mysticism Word by Word, we explore how Christ joins us to Himself—and to one another—so deeply that His life begins to move between us. The Mystical Body is not merely a metaphor. It means grace transforms us, love binds us together, and Christ remains present in the wounded members of His Body.
Recorded: Monday 20th of July, 2026Location: Melbourne, AustraliaSponsor: Notes RunningLatest Substack: Read hereBuy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/joshlynottPoem:Runner,Who are you?Are you where you started?Are you your shoes and wardrobe?Are you longest run?Are you your best memory?Are you your saddest memory?Are you your injuries?Are you your heartbreaks?Are you your wins?Are you your tears?Are you group of friends?Are you your age group?Are you how you live?Are you your tactics?Are you your mindset?Are you what you eat?Are you your outfit?Are you your personal best?Are you your statistics?Are you who you say you are?
Keeping this brief this week as I am recording the audio version of my book! But let's talk Matthew 13!Last week, Jesus spoke about the seed. This week, He shows us what happens when it begins growing in a messy field.The weeds do not mean the wheat has failed. The field is unfinished—but God is still at work.Buy a Zine: www.stanthonystongue.com/margins
In Part 2, we begin with Todd and me rapping about how much digital technology has changed just in our lifetimes. Even when he was in school in Colorado, San Francisco had been a goal for Todd, a destination. He got his impression of The City from skateboarding magazines and TV shows. But before moving here, Todd went to Europe, as he puts it, "chasing a girl." He even tried living overseas. When that didn't work out, he moved back to Grand Rapids to save money. In 2001, he made the big move west. When Todd arrived, he had a job already lined up for him. He just needed to find a place to live. He'd respond to Craigslist ads for apartments, but when he showed up to look at one of them, a roommate situation, it had turned into a party. He got the place, his first San Francisco apartment, at Waller and Masonic. Todd takes a moment to reminisce about living in that area, which he's continued to do in the many years since he moved to San Francisco. His walk down memory lane leads us to the Lower Haight. Todd met a lot of cool people at that first SF job, a dotcom, naturally. One of those coworkers had a separate office space in the Lower Haight that served as an auxiliary pressing plant for a record-pressing company based in the Czech Republic. That coworker was bailing on their job and handed the space and the gig over to Todd. It put him face-to-face with musicians in need of vinyl to be pressed. He handled album art as well. His worlds of art and music were colliding in meaningful ways. He quit his dotcom job to do this new gig full-time under the name Circuit 73. More on that later. In addition to the record-pressing gig, Todd was doing flyer art for a friend's monthly zine as well as other various flyer work. He also did album artwork. Two friends who were new at the time were looking for a space to open a music gear store. They ended up in the same space in the Lower Haight where Todd based himself. Todd's graphic design work really started to take off around this time, the early 2000s. He'd only been in San Francisco a couple of years, but Todd felt like he was where he needed to be. I ask Todd whether, all those years ago, he had a plan for how long he would try his new city out. He says he didn't, but back then, he felt like he wouldn't be here the rest of his life. And yet, more than 20 years later, here we are. Then we turn to one of Todd's alter egos/pseudonyms/whatever you wanna call its—Ink Letterman. That persona was born when Todd got his first Instagram account, around 2014 or so. He wanted an alias, and landed on that. It took off around 2020, when he started doing mural work in the early days of the pandemic. Rewinding a bit, Todd started DJing under the name Circuit 73 (another alias) around 2005 or so. He eventually took a lot of time off from music, though. His growing collection of physical media started to make him anxious, so he stopped buying records. He also started a family in this time. Eventually, digital music platforms more or less solidified, so that helped. He also started listening to KUSF/90.3 FM. Being in an office, sitting in front of a computer, it all led to burnout as well. His son was born in 2015 and he semi-retired from graphic design to focus on being a parent and leaning in more to his art (and away from design). Todd's art is part of a group show curated by Known SF and 415 Zine that's up now through August 24 at Mini Bar. Eventually, DJing came back into Todd's life. He's quick to give credit to KEXP/92.7 FM for roping him back in. Another source of inspiration is his son, Oscar. He loves music as much as his dad does, and the two listen together quite a lot. Todd points to both the quantity and the quality of new music in the recent past. He's excited about a surge in old music being reissued as well. He's got a monthly gig, last Friday of every month, as DJ Circuit 73 at 540 Bar on Clement. And his radio show, Directions in Stereo, is on KXSF/102.5 FM every Monday from 10 p.m. to midnight. We end the episode with Todd plugging himself. Follow him on Instagram @inkletterman. Find him on Soundcloud @circuit73. Photography by Dan Hernandez
"I take photographs in my neighborhood. I think that mysterious things happen in familiar places. We don't always need to run to the other end of the world." -- Saul Leiter "There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment." -- Robert Frank In this midsummer episode, Antonio talks about returning to Seward, Nebraska, for the Fourth of July and giving himself one simple assignment: photograph people wearing the stars and stripes. By narrowing his attention, he actually becomes more present and comes home with a stronger, more connected group of pictures—a good reminder that creative limits can open things up instead of closing them down. As he prepares to teach his first six-week photography class, he also wrestles with how to give beginners enough technical knowledge without losing the bigger picture. Ward has just finished nine evenings at the Calgary Stampede, an event he has attended for more than forty years and photographed seriously for the last decade. This time, he finds himself looking beyond the strong, formal compositions he knows how to make and toward quieter pictures that say something about who people are. That shift brings more color, more interaction, and a little more humanity into the work. It also raises questions about responsibility: having the right to take and share a photograph does not always mean keeping it online is the most decent choice. Together, Ward and Antonio come around to the value of returning to the same places year after year. Familiar events can become long-term projects, giving photographers a chance to notice what interests them now, see how they are changing, and gradually find something deeper than the pictures they made the year before. Antonio's Seward July 4th Pix: https://adobe.ly/4hdxxVA Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio's Zines or buying a print. Support the show by purchasing Ward's Zine, Book and Prints Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin's Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
Buy a Zine: http://www.stanthonystongue.com/marginsJoin the Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/anthonystongue What does Matthew 25 reveal about mercy, judgment, and the way we see people on the margins?In this episode, we talk about the saints we have sanitized, the difficult human beings they chose to love, and the Christ who identifies himself with the hungry, the sick, the imprisoned, the wounded, and the forgotten. Because mercy is not optional decoration for the Christian life—and grace should change which people we are capable of seeing.This episode also explores the themes behind Issue IV of The Margins: God in the Gutters, featuring Dorothy Day, Francis of Assisi, Josephine Bakhita, Damien of Molokai, Benedict Joseph Labre, John of God, and more.
今回は@Cyder0804 とW杯、ZINE、AIの使い方/使われ方、イン・ザ・メガ・チャーチなどについて話しました。142:The Gendered frame奇奇怪怪シットとシッポオトコの子育てよももやまばなしFIFA World Cup 2026™日本語ラップ日記SQADD脱獄のススメ弍【独自】ラッパー「D.O」として活動する男(48)を麻薬取締法違反容疑で逮捕 新宿区の路上で大麻とコカイン所持かMcGuffinUltimate Love Song (Letter) - DEV LARGECopilot梅田サイファー活動休止Skaai - Tambourine man韻辞典は禁じ手ピラフ星人MC TYSONAK-69 - 「Speedin' feat. MC TYSON, SWAY, R-指定」(Official Video)イン・ザ・メガチャーチ/朝井リョウ※エピソード内でMC TYSON「I Need」と勘違いしておりました。正しくはCyderの言うとおり、AK-69名義の曲で、MC TYSONとR-指定が客演している曲です。申し訳ございません。
Recorded: Wednesday 8th of July, 2026Location: Seoul, South KoreaBuy Me A Coffee:buymeacoffee.com/joshlynottPoems from "Honey Pot" a hand-made Zine from Love Trails. Poem:I want to share running like I do my honey,I want to put it in a jar and leave it in your cupboard.I want you to know this thing called running, never goes off. #2:Anyone can love honey.Anyone should try.Anyone isn't everyone.Anyone was once no-one. Anyone is you.Anyone is me. Anyone is free. Anyone is running, if they want to be.
Welcome to week two of Zine Month! Today Amy, Justina, and Payton are joined by friends of the pod Gemma Neall and Shona Edwards. These wonderful guests are zine experts AND classicists — just about the coolest cross-section of interests a person could possibly have. So in this episode we make a journey from ancient poetry to Shakespeare and then all the way to Ronald Reagan, Spockanalia, and Riot Grrrls. But mainly we will find out how zine-making can cut through imposter syndrome, strengthen communities, and challenge the calcified practices of academia. Just don’t forget rule #1: Always make the zine. This month, in lieu of setting a ‘book club pick’ we’ll be making zines, and we want you to create along with us! We hope these episodes inspire you to get crafty — please do send us your zines over on Instagram (@amyandbookclub) and follow along to see whatever unhinged ones we come up with (we’ll be sharing ours in our ‘book club’ episode on July 23). MENTIONS Poetry/booksAeneid by VirgilHeroides by OvidIliad by Homer, translated by Emily WilsonMetamorphoses by Ovid, translated by Stephanie McCarterNox by Anne CarsonOdyssey by Homer, translated by Emily WilsonPygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (play)Pygmalion by OvidSong of Achilles by Madeleine Miller FilmMy Fair LadyPretty Woman Authors/poetsGallusHoraceNatalie HarkinOvidPropertius Sources:Barthes, Roland. ‘The Death of the Author.’ In: Newton, K.M. (eds) Twentieth-Century Literary Theory. Palgrave, London. 1997. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25934-2_25Halberstam, Jack. The Queer Art of Failure. Duke University Press, Durham and London. 2011. https://doi.org/10.1215/9780822394358Haraway, Donna. ‘Situated Knowledges: The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective.’ Feminist Studies, vol. 14, no. 3, 1988, pp. 575-99. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3178066Harkin, Natalie. Archival-Poetics. (Archival-Poetics; No. 1 Colonial archive), (Archival-Poetics; No. 2 Haunting), (Archival-Poetics; No. 3 Blood memory). Sydney, Vagabond Press. 2019.Harkin, Natalie. ‘Weaving Blankets of Story and Hearts of Gold: An Archival-poetics Praxis.’ Cordite Poetry Review. 2021. https://cordite.org.au/essays/weaving-blankets-hearts-of-gold/2/ Zine resources:Mental health: madzines.orgRiot Grrrls: riotgrrrlarchive.commons.gc.cuny.edu/zines/Spockanalia: archive.org/details/SpockanaliaV1404 Media Zine about ICE Surveillance: www.404media.co/icezine/International Ronald Reagan Fan Club: https://yaf.org/news/reagan-ranch-center-unveils-new-exhibits-featuring-reagan-letters-photographs-and-memorabilia/ https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/from-ronnie-to-a-fan-more-than-100-reagan-letters-for-sale/ https://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com/blogs/memorabilia/ronald-reagan-document-archive-to-sell-at-profiles-in-history?srsltid=AfmBOorlAUDuM-y6ioA1GeIhFvWNc_ADvhjys-nA25KiMF-E3tAt0aew LINKS
Crows have been sacrificed at the Blood Library, if they even got that far. The Glass Spark adventure path has started, The Red Road released, the summoner is in the creator license, and The Mythical Press published their first issue.Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2619#linksChapters:00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:38 - Crows 00:03:30 - The Red Road 00:04:16 - Summoner 00:04:40 - The Blacksmith's Guild Issue #7 00:05:50 - Hearth & Steel 00:06:36 - The Gauntlet of Champions 00:07:24 - The Mythical Press 00:08:04 - Community Highlights 00:10:42 - Blast From the Past 00:12:02 - OutroSupport the showGoblinPoints.comStawl.appDiscord ServerLeave a comment on YouTube or Spotify, or send me an email at tips@goblinpoints.com.Theme music by Patrick Haesler.Art by Chris Malbon.
Episode Summary This time on Strangers we have our June feature (almost in June), Mallacht an Ghiorria by Sean Fitzgerald. Mallacht an Ghiorria or "Curse of the Hare" explores folklore and history around the Derryveagh evictions of 1861 in County Donegal, Ireland. Afterwards there's an interview with Sean about hares, curses, the hidden effects of colonization, and being a squatter punk in the 80's in Ireland. Read along for free at TangledWilderness.org and stay tuned for an interview with Sean after the audio feature. Get copies of the monthly feature by signing up for the Zine of the Month Club on our Patreon. Guest Info Seán Fitzgerald (they/he:Siad/Sé) ran an anarchist zine in Ireland In the late 1980s before turning to ancestral skills in 1993 in order to reclaim these practices for inner city communities. Fitzgerald continues this cultural regeneration work with ‘Dúchas na nDaoine,' a volunteer-led community garden for recovery, fostering well being through story, heritage, and Irish language. Their previous work includes two highly illustrated books on Irish myths, Irish folk magic, and Ulster folklore. You can support Sean at https://www.patreon.com/seanfitzgeraldart Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery. Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Find out more at https://strangers-in-a-tangled-wildern.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-69f62d for 40% off for 4 months, and support Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness.
New month, new us! This July we’ll be drawing, writing, cutting, pasting, photocopying, folding and talking all things zines and zine-making. To kick off the month, we dove into Justina’s personal zine collection to find the answers to all our burning zine questions. What is a zine? Where do you find them and how do you make them? How do you archive something so varied and ephemeral? And, most importantly, is it pronounced ‘zeen’ or ‘zyne’? MENTIONS
What do we do when we are misunderstood?In this video, I talk about the ache of being misread, the temptation to become false, and the strange mercy of learning to be seen by God instead of constantly seeking the approval of every room.The Gospel does not promise that everyone will understand your heart.It promises that God already does.Support My Patreon!Buy a Zine!
"Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual." -- Edward Weston "I see no reason for recording the obvious." -- Edward Weston In this episode, Antonio and Ward talk about Fujifilm cameras, autofocus, and film simulations. Antonio shares his frustration after missing bird photographs because the autofocus refused to lock onto obvious subjects, while Ward compares his own experiences photographing action with Fujifilm gear. They discuss firmware updates, the expectations photographers have for modern autofocus systems, and how working with film simulations can encourage a slower, more intentional approach to photography. Antonio and Ward spend the second half of the episode talking about Edward Weston's Daybooks and the ideas that shaped his photography. They discuss Weston's famous pepper photographs, his search for what he called “the thing itself,” and his belief that photography should reveal the true character of a subject rather than imitate painting. They talk about the relentless self-criticism found throughout his journals, the years he spent refining both his craft and his artistic philosophy, and the challenge photographers faced in convincing the art world that photography belonged alongside painting and sculpture. Along the way, they reflect on how Weston's writing still offers practical lessons for photographers today and why his way of seeing continues to inspire nearly a century later. Links: Edward Weston – The Flame of Recognition Edward Weston's Daybooks Pepper No. 30 Fujifilm film recipe iPhone app X Sim Lab - Fujifilm RAW processing iPad app Watch the YouTube video of this podcast here. Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio's Zines or buying a print. Support the show by purchasing Ward's Zine, Book and Prints Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin's Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
This is a crap little zine I threw together, based on some random art, poems, or collage artfuck chaos art I create while recording episodes or burning time. green blooded bastard
Support the Patreon!Buy a Zine!A new series exploring Catholic mysticism through the words and phrases that show up again and again in the mystical tradition: union with God, the dark night, meditation, contemplation, the wound of love, and more.But before we can talk about any of those, we have to start with the most obvious and maybe most misunderstood word of all:Mysticism.In this episode, we talk about what Catholic mysticism is, what it is not, why it is not just spiritual fireworks, and how the mystical life is really about being transformed by God's presence into deeper love of God and neighbor.
Episode Summary This time on Strangers we have our May feature (I promise we're catching up), Talking to Rural Conservatives and How It Can, Surprisingly, Help Your Mental Health by Celeste Inez Mathilda, and it's a helpful guide about building communication skills, how to talk about politics with people we don't always agree with, and why that's important! Read along for free at TangledWilderness.org and stay tuned for an interview with Celeste after the audio feature. Get copies of the monthly feature by signing up for the Zine of the Month Club on our Patreon. Guest Info Celeste Inez Mathilda is an artist, writer, and plant dweeb. They can be found at Etsy: liminalspacesshop.etsy.com Instagram @liminal.spaces.shop . Host Info Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery. Publisher Info This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Find out more at https://strangers-in-a-tangled-wildern.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-69f62d for 40% off for 4 months, and support Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness.Read transcript
Send us Fan MailWelcome, dear friends, to The Library Loiterers.Each episode finds Diana loitering in a library with a special guest in a library location of their choosing. We comb the stacks and have a chat about passions, practices, and possibilities—letting the story unfold as it will. You're encouraged to read between the lines because it's going to be a real page turner… This episode features local creative strategist, performer, and published poet, Izy Iannetta, as the duo explore the Toronto Zine Library. Each new zine shows the possibilities and boundless creativity in this delightful publishing format. Let's Connect on the web or via Instagram. :)
This week I spoke with career coach, author of Directional Living, and my longtime friend Megan Hellerer. What started as a conversation about her book turned into a catch-up, a coaching session, and a conversation about grief, endings, iteration, and what happens when you've outgrown a version of your life. We talk about directional living versus destination living, why clarity comes through action, the importance of self-honesty, productivity as a form of avoidance, and how to navigate the uncomfortable in-between when you know something needs to change but aren't sure what's next. In the second act of this episode, Megan ends up coaching me through my own transition from Let It Out into COMEBACKS, and we talk about how to let go of a chapter that no longer fits so you can begin again. SHOW NOTES: Learn more about Megan Hellerer Directional Living: A Transformational Guide to Fulfillment in Work and Life by Megan Hellerer (Author) Katie's Substack | IG: @letitouttt + @katiedalebout | Zine shop is here! My Creative Clinic. If you liked this episode, try this one from the archive: Ambition Within Cynicism: Organizing Creative Chaos with Abbi Miller
Support my Patreon!Buy a Zine!How do you know if something is from God, your own mind, or even the devil? In this episode, we talk about spiritual discernment through the wisdom of St. Ignatius of Loyola, especially when it comes to dreams, consolations, inner words, coincidences, and strange little moments in prayer.Catholic discernment is not about overthinking every grace or becoming spiritually paranoid. It is about receiving what leads us toward God, testing the fruit, and staying rooted in Christ, the sacraments, and the wisdom of the Church.We'll discuss Ignatian discernment, consolation and desolation, spiritual experiences, and how to avoid both rationalizing grace away and clinging too tightly to spiritual feelings.
This episode Amy, Justina & Abby are joined by Alison Evans, author of our June BOTM Ida, as well as a whole host of other queer YA and middle grade speculative fiction, sci-fi and fantasy. Join us as we discuss all things reading and writing queer spec fic, imagining hopeful futures in YA, zine making for horse girls (gender neutral) – plus some (mostly) spoiler-free Ida chats ahead of next week’s book club. MENTIONS
EP.250▶︎今夜のお話: 発売直後のテレパシー的リクエスト / なぜか泣いてしまう/学校の体育館の匂い / 自分の記憶が物語としてほどけていく感覚 / 「強くてやさしい」エッセイの書き手としての矜持 / 勝手に髪を切られた日の、上司の言葉 / 「平気な顔」をしなくていい、初めての年齢を生きる私たち▶︎今夜の勝手に貸出カード ・中前結花さん著『ドロップぽろぽろ』(講談社) https://www.kodansha.co.jp/book/products/0000425125 幻のZINEがベースとなった、著者3作目となるエッセイ集です。嬉しいとき、悔しいとき、わけもなく溢れてしまった涙の記憶を、ぽろぽろと拾い上げた全15篇。大人になってもすぐに泣いてしまう人にも、涙をずっと我慢している人にも。読むとじんわりと温かくなるお守りのような一冊です。▶︎あわせて読みたい「心の扉をひらくエッセイ」におすすめの本 ・中前結花 著『好きよ、トウモロコシ。』(hayaoki book) https://www.hayaokibooks.com/items/136141592 ・中前結花 著『ミシンは触らないの』(hayaoki book) https://www.hayaokibooks.com/items/115285490 ・山本文緒 著『再婚生活』(角川文庫)▶︎番組概要 夜眠りにつく前の“聴くだけ読書会”。講談社のバタやんこと川端里恵がおすすめの本や心に響くフレーズをご紹介します。毎週水曜日の夜に、リスナーの方のお悩みや気分のリクエストにおこたえして、本を1冊、勝手に貸し出しいたします。読んでも、読まなくても、”あしたが楽しみになる”読書の時間を共有する図書室です。ぜひフォローをお願いします。▶︎本のリクエスト、番組へのメッセージはインスタのDMよりお送りくださいhttps://www.instagram.com/batayomu/▶︎番組ハッシュタグ: #真夜中の読書会▶︎MC: バタやん(川端里恵・KODANSHA) 1979年生まれ。2002年に講談社に入社。広告営業、女性誌「with」「VOCE」「FRAU」「mi-mollet」編集部などを経て、今は人事・総務を担当しています。文芸編集者も漫画編集者も経験していないけど、本と漫画と雑誌を読むのが好きです。メンタルケア心理士。 ※講談社の出版物に限らず紹介します。発言や感想は、完全に個人の見解で会社を代表するものではありません。 X|@batayan_mi Instagram|@batayomu▶︎noteで紹介した本をまとめています| https://note.com/batayan_mi ▶︎YouTubeでも配信はじめました! → https://www.youtube.com/@batayomu
ザツダンのZine(自主制作の小冊子)が完成しました!ツマミカスが今月末に都内某所で手売り会を開催するという話もちらほら。Zine、ぜひご購入ください。
On today's Gutter-Take, Jam, Jeff, and JD talk about zines! Zines are back. They never left. We talk about their history, their future, and the many roles they can play in your life. Music by Sleuth. Our next episode will be on "Flip" by Ngozi Ukazu.
"Sometimes the simplest pictures are the hardest to get." – Neil Leifer “I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.” – Diane Arbus In this episode, Antonio talks about getting ready for his upcoming six-week class, The Narrative Lens, at Southeast Community College. That leads to a discussion about teaching photography, helping new photographers build confidence, and why so many photographers feel pressure to chase “hero photographs” instead of paying attention to the ordinary subjects that are already around them. Antonio and Ward also discuss the value of constraints, personal projects, and finding meaningful photographs close to home. The conversation moves to gear, including some new USB-C rechargeable batteries Antonio has been using with his Fujifilm cameras. They also talk about collecting photographic prints after Antonio finally opens a signed Gregory Crewdson print that had been sitting unopened in its box for far too long. That leads to a discussion about living with photographs, hanging prints on the wall, and the different ways photographers connect with the work of artists they admire. The second half of the show focuses on Ward's recent trip to the Hand Hills Lake Stampede rodeo. Returning to an event he photographed ten years ago, Ward set out to make something different from the traditional rodeo photographs he had made in the past. Instead of concentrating on the obvious action, he focused on color, movement, gesture, and smaller details within the scene. The result was a series of photographs that received a strong reaction from other photographers and online audiences. Antonio and Ward spend some time discussing one particular image and why it works. The conversation looks at shape, color, rhythm, timing, and composition, along with some of the practical challenges of photographing fast-moving events. Ward shares his approach to photographing the rodeo, while Antonio breaks down some of the visual elements that make the photograph successful. The Narrative Lens — Antonio's six-week photography course at Southeast Community College Ward's Rodeo Print — Featured image from this episode (link when available) Big Boy Locomotive Photograph — Antonio's train image discussed during the show Edward Weston (60th Anniversary Edition) — The book Antonio has been reading and plans to discuss in a future episode SMALLRIG Fujifilm NP-W126S USB-C Battery SMALLRIG Fujifilm NP-W235 USB-C Battery Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio's Zines or buying a print. Support the show by purchasing Ward's Zine, Book and Prints Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin's Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
本日カリーナさんお休みのため、あなたのお耳の恋人・まゆぽさん登場です。相変わらず魅惑のボイス。そんな中、ツマミカスはちょっとテンション上がってます。だって、ザツダンのZine(雑誌)が入稿されて、あとは印刷を待つばかりなんですもの。うふふ。
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"Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more." -- Walker Evans "I am at war with the obvious." -- William Eggleston In this episode, Antonio and Ward talk about how photography often grows out of ordinary days, familiar routines, and the small things that catch our attention when we are willing to stay open to them. The conversation moves through weather, travel, flea markets, rodeos, old cameras, and personal projects, but the larger theme is about remaining photographically awake even when there is no grand subject in front of you. Whether it is storm clouds over Nebraska, a county fair, a vintage Kodak Brownie, or a quiet experiment with color, the episode is about trusting the small sparks that keep a photographer engaged. The discussion also turns toward presence and patience, especially through the Japanese idea of Zanshin, or “remaining mind.” Antonio and Ward connect that idea to photography as a kind of follow-through: staying with the moment after pressing the shutter, rather than rushing away from it or judging the image too quickly. Alongside references to William Eggleston, simple cameras, and ongoing personal projects, the episode becomes a reflection on attention itself: how photographers keep seeing, how they work through quiet periods, and how the ordinary can become meaningful when we give it enough time. William Eggleston Fixed Digital Photography's Biggest Flaw - The Photographic Eye Alfie [BOXX] Camera on Kickstarter Watch this podcast on YouTube. Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio's Zines or buying a print. Support the show by purchasing Ward's Zine, Book and Prints Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin's Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
Catholic AI is here. But Catholic AI companies need to answer some serious questions.In this episode, I respond to Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on artificial intelligence and ask what Catholic AI companies owe the faithful in terms of transparency, accountability, data privacy, theological review, environmental impact, and moral responsibility.What model powers your Catholic AI? Is it using OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or another major LLM? Where do user prompts go? Who reviews the theology? What happens when someone asks about mortal sin, confession, scrupulosity, sexuality, grief, or despair? And if a company markets itself as a Catholic alternative to “secular AI,” shouldn't Catholics know what is actually under the hood?This episode is a call for greater transparency. And to stop treating the faith like a religious answer machine, and start living it as an incarnational encounter with the living Christ.Support my work: Patreon.com/AnthonysTongueBuy a Zine: stanthonystongue.com/margins
Guests: Christina and Courtney LongHost: Christopher KardambikisRecorded on March 11, 2024 and May 8, 2026This episodes contains two conversations recorded two years apart. #Blkgrlswurld ZINE is an award-winning indie publishing house based in New York City. Led by Christina Long, MFA (Global Creative Director) and her younger sister Courtney Long (Senior Editor), since 2014. The press celebrates and documents Black Womxn & Womxn of Color who participate in heavy music genres like Metalcore, Hardcore, Punk and Black Metal. Interviewing bands, reviewing music and vending at zine fairs allow #Blkgrlswurld ZINE to introduce readers to new music and the diversity within music scenes.Zines and artists' books published by #Blkgrlswurld Press can be found in libraries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The Schomburg Center for Research On Black Culture, The Barnard Zine Library, The NY Public Library and many more.In 2019 Christina Long was awarded a grant from the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation for her work in indie publishing. The grant led to #Blkgrlswurld launching their very first Punk Music Fest and Zine Fair at Philadelphia's Institute of Contemporary Art in September of 2019.The press accepts open submissions from anyone who supports womxn identifying fans & musicians in the heavy music scene. #heavygirlsloveheavymusicblkgrlswurld.com“Paper Cuts Theme” by The Early@theearly_band // http://theearly.net
In this first episode of the new COMEBACKS series, I spoke with my longtime friend Jessica Murnane about reinvention, knowing when to move on, and why I tend to linger in the past too long. We talk about creative pivots, grief around letting go, and starting again—without forcing it. Jess shares how she's built multiple careers, moved cities, why she's not nostalgic, and the simple question she always comes back to when she's stuck: What are you waiting for? Let us know if you listen. Key Insights: Starting something new can be the fastest way to let go of something old. Reinvention isn't always strategic—it's often a gut feeling that it's time to move on. Lingering (in careers, relationships, identities) is often about fear, not timing. Nostalgia can keep us stuck. Success isn't recognition or fame—it's often feeling financially and emotionally steady. Movement is one of the best ways to shift your mental state when stuck, even just a few minutes. Aging narratives are mostly cultural noise—you don't have to opt in. And extremely boring. Show Notes / Resources / Mentions: Katie's Substack | IG: @letitouttt + @katiedalebout | Zine shop is here!Inside + Outside with Jessica Murnane Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast player! If you liked this episode, try this one from the archive: The Art of Tending: Kerrilynn Pamer, Founder of CAP Beauty, Returns
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Are you tired of posting every single day, chasing algorithms, and getting plenty of likes, but absolutely zero leads? If your online business feels like a job you gave yourself where you have to show up manually 24/7 just to survive, you don't have a content problem. You have a system problem. In this podcast, I'm breaking down the exact 3-part lead generation system I use (and teach inside MomBoss Academy) to bring in consistent, high-quality prospects on autopilot. No paid ads. No sleazy sales tactics. Just a brilliant, automated process that works even when you're on the school run or sleeping.
"All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice." -- Elliott Erwitt "Beauty is in the commonplace." -- Cig Harvey In this episode of Street Shots, Antonio and Ward talk through the strange little photographic droughts that happen when life gets busy, energy runs low, and the camera starts to feel less like a calling and more like one more thing to carry. Ward returns from his mother's birthday gathering with a camera full of near-misses and puppy pictures, while Antonio talks about photographing at a family wedding, experimenting with off-camera flash, and trying to make pictures close to home while recovering from allergies and general springtime sluggishness. The conversation settles into the idea of “low-energy photography” — not as a failure, but as a way back in. Antonio talks about photographing birds from the deck, making pictures in the backyard, and using a new Fuji film simulation to see familiar spaces differently. That leads into a larger discussion of Walker Evans, ordinary subjects, and the pressure photographers feel to make every image a polished “hero photograph.” Rather than chasing spectacle, Antonio and Ward make a case for the plain, nearby, and easily overlooked: the kind of photography that may not shout right away, but often stays with you longer. Watch this show on video! Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio's Zines or buying a print. Support the show by purchasing Ward's Zine, Book and Prints Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin's Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
A hallmark of the punk scene in the 1980s, Zines are now thriving with their own festivals throughout the country.
※番組内で告知している「P7 SUMMIT」のチケット販売は既に終わっているそうです。ごめんなさい… ★きょうはイベントデー★①デジタル版有料会員になり②10人をフォローしてそれぞれにつぶやく平仮名1文字を組み合わせてキーワードをつくってください。ZINE(非売品の冊子)やバッグなどからお好きなものをプレゼント!詳細は下記をご参照ください↓https://forms.gle/cHwurUV7uLnLSEEC6 ★おたより、お待ちしています!朝日新聞アプリで神田大介をフォロー https://bit.ly/4k4ZKwA ※メディアトークのdiscord https://discord.gg/d7sAbSRQvq 【番組内容】ナゾトキ街歩き、初めてやってきました。 ★イベント「大報談」、アーカイブ配信ありマス★無料、ただし朝日新聞のデジタル版会員もしくは紙面購読者のみ!お申し込みは下記からどうぞ。https://ciy.digital.asahi.com/ciy/11018523 (会場参加は締め切りました。多数のご応募ありがとうございました) ※2026年5月7日に収録しました 【関連記事】揺らぐ日本の「定時運航」 24年度は過去最低、GWの注意点はhttps://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV5124HFV51UTIL02GM.html?iref=omny エネルギー・重要鉱物めぐる経済安保協力で共同宣言 日豪首脳会談https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV541H6YV54SFVU0PSM.html?iref=omny 中国の交換留学が一部で停止 渡航直前で断念「人生変わってしまう」https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV5303PLV53UHBI00GM.html?iref=omny 【出演・スタッフ】神田大介(MC、音源編集) https://bit.ly/4k4ZKwA 【朝ポキ情報】アプリで記者と対話 http://t.asahi.com/won1 交流はdiscord https://bit.ly/asapoki_discord おたよりフォーム https://bit.ly/asapoki_otayori 朝ポキTV https://www.youtube.com/@asapoki_officialメルマガ https://bit.ly/asapoki_newsletter 広告ご検討の企業様は http://t.asahi.com/asapokiguide 番組検索ツール https://bit.ly/asapoki_cast 最新情報はX https://bit.ly/asapoki_twitter 番組カレンダー https://bit.ly/asapki_calendar 全話あります公式サイト https://bit.ly/asapoki_lp See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
★5月9・10日(土・日)はイベントデー★①デジタル版有料会員になり②10人をフォローし③5月8日に10人がつぶやく平仮名1文字を組み合わせてキーワードをつくってください。ZINE(非売品の冊子)やバッグなどからお好きなものをプレゼント!詳細は下記をご参照ください↓https://forms.gle/cHwurUV7uLnLSEEC6 ※神田大介は「P7 PODCAST SUMMIT 2026」の10日(日)14:45~16:00に登壇します ★おたより、お待ちしています!朝日新聞アプリで神田大介をフォロー https://bit.ly/4k4ZKwA ※メディアトークのdiscord https://discord.gg/d7sAbSRQvq 【番組内容】自転車に乗って都内を徘徊してきました。 ★イベント「大報談」、アーカイブ配信ありマス★無料、ただし朝日新聞のデジタル版会員もしくは紙面購読者のみ!お申し込みは下記からどうぞ。https://ciy.digital.asahi.com/ciy/11018523 (会場参加は締め切りました。多数のご応募ありがとうございました) ※2026年4月30日に収録しました 【関連記事】焦点は屋号にちなむ2票 茨城・神栖、市長当選覆した県選管の根拠はhttps://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV4X3GR0V4XOXIE02LM.html?iref=omny 【動画】りくりゅう引退会見 「りくちゃんとじゃなければ僕たちは」https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV4X02JGV4XUTQP002M.html?iref=omny クマ目撃数、昨年より4倍超の地域も 「安心できない」市街地に不安https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV4X3GLPV4XUTIL00PM.html?iref=omny 【出演・スタッフ】神田大介(MC、音源編集) https://bit.ly/4k4ZKwA 【朝ポキ情報】アプリで記者と対話 http://t.asahi.com/won1 交流はdiscord https://bit.ly/asapoki_discord おたよりフォーム https://bit.ly/asapoki_otayori 朝ポキTV https://www.youtube.com/@asapoki_officialメルマガ https://bit.ly/asapoki_newsletter 広告ご検討の企業様は http://t.asahi.com/asapokiguide 番組検索ツール https://bit.ly/asapoki_cast 最新情報はX https://bit.ly/asapoki_twitter 番組カレンダー https://bit.ly/asapki_calendar 全話あります公式サイト https://bit.ly/asapoki_lp See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place." - Elliott Erwitt "There's nothing more extraordinary than reality." - Mary Ellen Mark In this episode, Antonio and Ward talk about photographing ordinary things: streets, buildings, objects, empty places, and quiet scenes that may not seem important at first glance but begin to carry meaning when a photographer pays attention. Using Stephen Shore as a jumping-off point, they explore the difference between an ordinary subject and an ordinary photograph, and why an image does not always need a clear “hero” object to be worth making. Antonio connects the idea to his recent photographs of Ashland, Nebraska, while Ward reflects on his own habit of returning to familiar objects and places. Together, they consider how photography can give us permission to notice what is usually overlooked, and how the quietest pictures can sometimes say the most. The Photographic Eye - What Stephen Shore Knew About Shooting Boring Places The Photographic Eye - How Joel Meyerowitz Shoots The Hardest Subject In Photography Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio's Zines or buying a print. Support the show by purchasing Ward's Zine, Book and Prints Send us a voice message, comment or question. Show Links: Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin's Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page. Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict
Cake Zine is an independent literary food magazine cofounded by pastry chef Tanya Bush and TASTE contributing editor Aliza Abarbanel. The new special issue, Steak Zine, examines the cultural impact of red meat in many forms. Today on the show, Aliza invites Tanya into the studio to talk about the editorial process behind this trip into carnivorous territory and the fantasies sold in each cut of steak. And it's the return of Three Things. Aliza and Matt discuss what's interesting in the food world, including a trip to Colorado for an exceptional gesha at Denver's Queen City Collective Coffee, and a visit to Paradise Bakery in Aspen. Also: Stopping by Salt Bread Ko., Bar Chucho, and Lady Wong at Urban Hawker in New York. Plus, a deep dive into Mexico's iconic “T foods” in with cookbook Vitamina T. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listen in as I chat with guests at 415 Zine's 415 Day celebration at Madrone last week. Find the guests of this bonus episode: Mackenzie C Kirk https://www.mck-film.com/ @m.c.k.film Carrie Cotini https://carrie-cottini.squarespace.com/about @carrieann22 Mike Bruno https://www.mbrunophoto.com/ @mbrunophoto Allison/If n Wendy @ifnwhendy Stephanie (no online presence) Spike https://madroneartbar.com/ @michaelspikekrouse @madroneartbar Fredo https://www.fonzerelli415.com/ @fonzerelli415 Laine https://www.teatimewithlaine.com/ @teatimewithlaine Find 415 Zine on IG @415zine and https://www.415zine.com/. We recorded this podcast at Madrone Art Bar in April 2026.
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Chronicle of Higher Ed reporter Emma Pettit to discuss an internal civil war at Pomona College, where the literature department spiraled into years of accusations, investigations, and a whole lot of angry emails. Plus, we revisit New College of Florida, and discuss what Emma got wrong in 2020 and what she's learned since.Some Scholars Have Long Talked About Abolishing the Police. Now People Are Listening. What Comes Next?The College That Conservatives Took OverWhen a Department Self-Destructs This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe
Luke has a conversation with Karly Rager, who contributed a feature essay, Permission Slip, to the latest Zine, Volume 26. Our sponsors for this episode: Patagonia: Check out the new Big Wall Kit Kilter: https://settercloset.com/ Use code “zine” at checkout for a discount on your Kilter board. Shop Climbing Zine: Subscribe to The Climbing Zine/ score Dirtbag State of Mind goods… Source
It was another scintillating showcase of Europa and Conference League football Thursday, with more goals abounding. The headline of the night is of course Braga's wild comeback in Seville, where they shocked Real Betis with four consecutive goals to advance. How has Braga become such a resilient group? And what went wrong for Betis? Nottingham Forest squeaked through Porto thanks to a very silly red card and a deflected shot. Are they the 2024-25 Tottenham of this year's competition? Meanwhile, Aston Villa and Freiburg took care of business in impressive fashion. Are they our new favorites to meet in next month's final? Over in the Conference, we witnessed two brilliant comeback attempts, with Strasbourg overwhelming Mainz and AEK Athens falling just short to Rayo Vallecano despite Zine's career night. We also discuss Crystal Palace managing Fiorentina and Shakhtar extinguishing AZ Alkmaar. Finally, we close with some brief thoughts on each eliminated team. What does each club need to do to replicate their European journeys and to go a step further? Cheers to Carlos Vicens (and sub-cheers to Gary O'Neil)!
Get your ticket to Hollyweird with magnificent misfits Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe as they explore their favorite oddities, dive into their pasts as iconic child actors, and celebrate all the truly bizarre things that set them apart. From classic toys to the underground haunts of LA, you're invited along as our dynamic duo explore their eccentricities at home and abroad and share their favorite tastes, tales, and travels from all over the weird wide world. New episodes drop weekly, starting on May 5th, exclusively on Beacon.tv! ------------------------------------ Producers: Maxwell James & Will Lamborn Associate Producer: Parker Smith Garden Photography: Hanna Armour | https://www.instagram.com/PHOTOSHYHANNA Dollhouse Photography: by Michael Schmidt | https://www.instagram.com/divalicious Wardrobe: Jennifer Newman | https://www.instagram.com/jennernugen Make up: Dre Ronayne | https://www.instagram.com/dreronaynemakeup Theme Song: Dave Heatwave | https://www.instagram.com/daveheatwave Animation: Max Schapiro ------------------------------------ Only on Beacon: https://beacon.tv/weirdkids Learn more at: https://critrole.com/weirdkids Get a copy of our Zine: http://beacon.tv/wkzine BEACON We're excited to bring you even MORE with a Beacon membership! Start your 7-day free trial today at https://beacon.tv/join and get unparalleled access to the shows you love completely ad-free! You'll receive NEW Beacon exclusive series, instant access to VODs & podcasts, live event pre-sales, merch discounts, & a private Discord. Follow Weird Kids! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theweirdkidspod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hellobeacon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWeirdKidsPod Mail Bag: http://bit.ly/WKMailBag Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
There's a little red Japanese fire truck rolling around all over San Francisco. But instead of putting out fires, Kiri the Japanese Fire Truck is spreading joy and inspiring smiles. In this episode, meet and get to know Todd Lappin, the human being who brought Kiri from Japan to the US—Bernal Heights specifically. We start with Todd's life story in Part 1. He has lived in the 94110 ZIP code for 34 years. But he's originally from New Jersey. "Even after 34 years, New Jersey is like a stain that doesn't wash out," he says. He grew up in what he calls the "Ohio part" of the state. I call it "the pretty part," meaning not New York City-adjacent. Todd is a self-described Gen Xer—growing up mostly in the Eighties, latch-key kid, etc. Most of the growing up happened in Hackettstown, NJ, one of the places where M&M's are made. It's not far from the eastern end of I-80, also. NYC was an hour away and Todd spent plenty of time there as a kid. In addition to being born in New York and raised in New Jersey, Todd spent one year in Oakland as a kid when his navy dad got stationed in Alameda. He's long held a fascination with cars, specifically what are known as "working vehicles." Think of them as cars people use for jobs. He appreciates the aesthetic honesty of such automobiles. Though it was and still is small, Hackettstown served as a hub for surrounding farmland and even smaller nearby towns. When Todd was in high school, one of those surrounding towns' volunteer fire department sold a Cadillac ambulance for $600. He didn't buy it, and regrets that to this day. It's his "Rosebud," so to speak. When he was young, he also started getting deep into Asian culture. For Todd, this fascination stemmed from diving more into the US war in Vietnam. He learned about Confucianism. He ended up going to Brown University for college and getting even deeper into Asian history and culture—focusing first on Chinese, then moving onto Japanese. Todd did a semester abroad in Japan, in fact. He didn't love the school part of his time there, but ended up traveling around the country on his own. Those travels eventually led him into China. After this, he pivoted from studying modern Japan to digging into ancient China, with a specific focus on Daoism. He ended up with a degree in Chinese intellectual history. Going back to Todd's Bay Area connections, besides that one year in Oakland when he was little, he'd visited with his parents when he was a teenager. When he graduated from Brown, he was dating a woman from here. But it was a high school spring break visit that really cemented it for him—this is where he wanted to be eventually. For young Todd in the Eighties, San Francisco felt urban in a way that reminded him of his time in NYC. After that, it was the beauty, the thoughtfulness, as he puts it, that hooked him. Six years or so after that spring break visit, Todd put down roots in SF. The two of us digress to talk in some depth about differences between SF and NYC. One way that Todd characterizes it is: The East Coast anoints. The West Coast creates. I can see what he means. Todd still loves Providence, RI, where Brown is. But a year after graduating and staying there, that SF "hook" pulled him here. When he landed in early-Nineties Mission (1991), it felt like Providence, so there was a familiarity to his new hometown. Zine culture was still big at the time, and Todd did a little writing, much of it journalistic. One of those gigs was to edit a book by one of his mentors—Orville Schell, who was once the dean of the UC Berkeley journalism school. Like Todd, Schell studied Chinese history and culture. So, that was 34 years ago. Todd doesn't think the 94110 has changed, or, as he puts it, hasn't changed enough. The City has grown, but the Mission and Bernal for him are mostly the same. He eventually got a job at and worked for Wired for a while. Years later, he launched Bernalwood, a blog about his neighborhood. This is where Todd's and my worlds first intersected. Todd sees blogs as a natural progression from zines—both have low barriers to entry and so foster a more-independent spirit than established or corporate news orgs. I agree, having been part of the blogging world myself. At this point, we turn to the topic of this episode—Kiri, the tiny Japanese fire truck. Todd shares that story with us all here. Going back to his pivot from studying Japanese to studying Chinese culture, Todd says at that point, he felt he was done with Japan. But in 2004, a friend who was going through a divorce mentioned wanting to visit Japan and Todd accompanied him. This trip brought it all back for him. He had enough of the language stored in his brain to be able to function and had a terrific time. With that flame reignited, Todd has visited Japan "nonstop" since then. On one of those trips, he met someone who'd become something of a "car creator," meaning he was making content around cars and publishing it on YouTube. Todd had been driving Jeeps and SUVs back in the US, automobiles that he'd outfitted to look like company trucks. This is where Telstar Logistics—a fictitious company he created—comes in. But that new friend who made videos about cars introduced him to a Nissan Skyline R32 while he was in Japan. Todd was so taken by the car that he bought and imported one back to California. Through that importation process, he learned that any car that was 25 years or older could be brought to the US from another country. There were some other California-specific hoops he had to jump through, metaphorically, but he had learned what it took. Check back Thursday for Part 2 to hear how Todd locked sights on the automobile that became known as Kiri. We recorded this episode at Pinhole Coffee in Bernal Heights in February 2026. Photography by Nate Oliveira
This week I spoke with Emmalea Russo about her novel Vivienne, the strange experience of putting art into the world right now, and what it means to create something that doesn't try to make everyone comfortable. We talk about cancel culture, '90s nostalgia, the difference between information and truth, discomfort in art (and growth), and how dreams can act as an antidote to the algorithmic age. This one gets a little philosophical—we go from astrology to internet culture to the writing process to dreams—so buckle up. Let us know if you listen ⭐️ Show Notes / Resources / Mentions: Vivienne by Emmalea Russo Dream School Emmalea Russo's website The Moon Papers, A Novel by Emmalea Russo Find Katie: Katie's Substack | IG: @letitouttt + @katiedalebout | Zine shop is here! My Creative Clinic. If you liked this episode, try this one from the archive: Collapsing Timelines with Holisticism's Michelle & Wallis
Grab your flask and chug the Polyjuice Potion, before anyone notices your eye is twitching! Join as Sam, Sierra, Irvin, and our guest Saul Hankin discuss the ethics and legalities of one of the most notorious potions. Please be warned the end of this episode gets NSFW, but you'll have ample notice when it comes! Join the discussion on our website In this episode: The seven ingredients that no one can remember Is Barty Crouch Jr a good barber? Harry and Ron are lacking in Christmas spirit! Can you mix Polyjuice with corpses? Quadruple axels come up a lot Where DNA meets magic Mystique is the main topic of this episode Heartwarming uses of Polyjuice Potion…? The tragic tale of Kockturn Alley Sally We are saying Goodbye to Sam Williams and Sierra Obermark We are incredibly grateful for the time, energy, and fun they have brought to every episode! You'll be greatly missed and we wish you all the best for your next adventures! If you'd like to keep listening to Sam and Sierra, you can still catch them on their podcast Fandom Shmandom, where they dive deep into the fandoms you know and love (or maybe need to catch up on)! Fandom Shmandom Podcast @fandomshmandompod on Instagram Resources: Polyjuice Potion Essay from Irvin in Harry Potter and the Summer! Of! Fun! Zine! Polyjuice Potion on Pottermore Trivia, AD New York Order of the Phoenix - New York City's Harry Potter Meetup group Pub's Jukebox: Wizard Swingers by Peeved Contact: Website: https://threebroomstickspod.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/threebroomstickspod/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/threebroomstickspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/threebroompod Email: 3broomstickspod@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/3broomsticks
This is part two of my conversation with herbalist and writer Rachelle Robinett, recorded live in LA in a very intimate room full of friends while talking about her book Naturally. In this part, we get into our favorite themes from her book: pleasure, pain, transformation, grief, and the ways creative expression helps us process. We also talk about sleep hygiene, the connection between slowing down and self-awareness, why knowing the state you're trying to shift matters before reaching for anything, and how herbalism can help when you know what you're actually seeking. Toward the end, we open it up to questions about adaptogens, nervines, kava, tinctures, fresh versus dried herbs, and what daily life looks like now that Rachelle lives in Costa Rica, where she says she's practicing herbalism less like a system and more like a way of living. Show Notes / Resources / Mentions: Learn more about Rachelle Robinett on her website: https://www.rachellerobinett.com/ Follow Rachelle Robinett on IG @rachellerobinett Grab her book Naturally on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MOTEVS Find Katie: Katie's Substack | IG: @letitouttt + @katiedalebout | Zine shop is here! My Creative Clinic. Book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling If you liked this episode, try this one from the archive: Desire, Dopamine, and Anticipation: Rachelle Robinett on Herbalism, Evolution and Redefining Ambition
This week is a little different: usually I'm the one asking the questions, but this time I'm on the other side. My friend Sophie had me on as the first guest to her new podcast, Late to the Party, where she interviewed me. This conversation ended up feeling surprisingly cathartic and was the most honest I've ever been while being recorded. She gave me a container to share and her genuine interest, thoughtful questions, and care gave me the confidence to open up about things I haven't. This episode fills in a lot of the story of what's been happening with not only me these last several years but also tells the full story of the podcast, from beginning to the middle, I'm still in now. Sophie's show, Late To the Party is a perfect companion to this show, it's for anyone who feels a little behind in love, work, or life, or is growing into something new. It was an honor to be her first guest and listen to all the episodes she's aired since. Show Notes / Resources / Mentions: Late to the Party Podcast Instagram @latetotheparty_pod Sophie Ragir @sophragir Find Katie: Katie's Substack | IG: @letitouttt + @katiedalebout | Zine shop is here! My Creative Clinic. Book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling If you liked this episode, try this one from the archive: Sacha Jones returns to interview me for a special birthday episode
This week I spoke with herbalist and writer Rachelle Robinett about her new book, Naturally, and some of my favorite ideas inside it: dopamine, novelty, primal motivation and strategies to regulate our nervous systems. We also talk about how the ways we distract ourselves are often attempts at a change in state and how knowing what type of state change we're craving can help us determine not only which herb to work with, but what the desire under the craving actually is. We get into her favorite herb, how she uses it as an alternative to alcohol, as well as how she's evolved within wellness culture and how she's redefining ambition now. Show Notes / Resources / Mentions: Learn more about Rachelle Robinett on her website Follow Rachelle Robinett on IG @rachellerobinett RSVP Here to a free live event with Rachelle, Herb Club LA, and me on March 9th at 6pm. Grab her book Naturally on Amazon Find Katie: Katie's Substack | IG: @letitouttt + @katiedalebout | Zine shop is here! My Creative Clinic Book Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling If you liked this episode, try this one from the archive: Supernatural Herbalism, Adaptogens, Trends, Productivity, Change + with Rachelle Robinett
On this episode, Jeff Hinshaw guides you through a somatic meditation and energy update connected to the Virgo Full Moon Lunar Eclipse of 2026—a fated turning point unfolding over months, not just a single night. With the North Node in Pisces and the South Node in Virgo, a story that's been developing for over the past decade begins to crest, inviting release, discernment, and a return to embodied, practical wisdom. Then, Jeff is joined by Double Aquarius, Virgo Rising Bee—The Zine Witch. Recorded amid a rare eclipse sequence linking Aquarius and Virgo by quincunx rather than polarity, they explore what it means to be cycle-enders. They reflect on collective PTSD, grief surfacing through clients and communities, and Virgo's sacred task of digestion. Together tracing larger cycles—the 18.5-year eclipse rhythm and the 35-year Saturn–Neptune arc—as thresholds of generational review, asking how we tend the details of our healing while history turns. We also dive into Internal Family Systems with Virgo's esoteric phrase “I am the mother and the child” as a guide. We re-frame astrology as a tool for re-parenting, especially for neurodivergent folks who learned to self-manage and mask in order to survive. In a playful Virgo improv, Virgo stays home to tend to the mundane, receives a protective ward at a threshold, and invokes ancestral courage through shufflemancy with Amy Winehouse—opening a dialogue on feminism, the meaning of the word “Virago,” and embodied service. We close our time pulling the “Fearless” card from the Wild Kuan Yin oracle, Bee offers a candle ritual for courage and protection, sealing the episode with a direct blessing to those stepping into autonomy, reminding us that devotion to healing, detail, and love is itself a revolutionary act. Mentorship & Sessions Cosmic Cousins! I have openings for one-on-one mentorships for those seeking ongoing guidance and support on their personal or astrological journey. As well as openings for Deep Dive Astrology Readings and Tarot Soul Journey sessions. These are available online, so you can join from anywhere in the world. Cosmic Cousins Links Newsletter Mentorship Deep Dive Astrology Readings Tarot Soul Journey Cosmic Cousins Substack & Memberships Intro & Outro Music by: Felix III