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Don't lose your head.
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A final mention of Celeste Ng's Our Missing Hearts... a talk about Bad Religion's Age of Unreason... a mention of Anne Carson, 2026 Nobel Prize winner... a reading of Charles Bukowski's poem, My Old Man, and a little bit about Morrissey and loves long lost.
Dear Dallas
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A trip to Frisco for FC Dallas. A Trip to the Music Factory Plaza to watch Dallas Cowboys on the big screen. Some Crust punk and 90s 'grunge' punk. A discussion about words and love and values.
Metaphors
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Let's read some poetry by Sylvia Plath and then discuss the changes in life since 2020. Then a little discussion about Celeste Ng's Our Missing Hearts.
Echoing themes
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Lets talk about this mortal coil and discuss Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. Ending with a poetical lyric by John K. Samson of The Weakerthans.
driven by creativity
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They continue to attack, but we fight back with art and poetry and music and creativity.
for whose advantage?
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Do you love or hate?
Let's have a moment of quiet.
Everything must cease.
For whose advantage is it done?
This scene I'm seeing nightly.
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Let's have a little bit of an uncomfortable chat about people before we settle into something a little more hopeful and inspiring. Accompanied with a a few tracks by Greg Graffin, Jenny Labow, and Emily Davis.
Voodoo Fire
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From Bukowski's poetry to Cathedral's Voodoo Fire, we are in for a funky ride tonight, hold tight.
San Diego 26
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A rambling stream of thought from San Diego, California.
Chopin Bukowski
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From Sore Throat's Hardcore sounds to Bukowski's piano, sticking with what is true to you is the key.
Not all that bad.
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Let's read some Charles Bukowski with a glass of wine and, hopefully, no flies. Then we can talk about To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. A quick discussion about finance and then some music with Joey Cape.
Emancipation of the mind.
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Let read and listen to Bad Religion's song, “Emancipation of the Mind”, a modern restatement of Enlightenment philosophy, arguing that true freedom begins with intellectual autonomy. It inherits Enlightenment ideals of reason, skepticism, and self‑determination, and extends them into a contemporary context where new forms of mental captivity such as media manipulation, ideological conformity, and passive consumption threaten human agency. In doing so, the song both emerges from Enlightenment thought and calls for its renewal.”
Time truly is wealth
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An introspective into time and how valuable it is. Also a couple of blasts from My Sanity due to the Corporation Pull In.
Let's also read a poem by Franny Choi, from her collection, The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On.
I've skipped episode 125 (it is on hold)
No reason to talk about the books I read but still I do.
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From a glitch to politics to literature as we discuss Toni Morrison, Eileen Chang and then move on to Joey Cape and Suicidal Tendencies... won't fall in love today.
I am a lifer.
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Hey, buddy, let's talk about being a lifer and our inability to relate. Let's talk about politics. I thought I was an alien, but I am the owl.
Symphonies of Sickness.
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Let's talk about debt, God paying credit card bills, faith and law and much more.
England... I am available
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The music is back with a letter in Icelandic from the Ninette san. We venture further north and talk about England, its football team and its rivers.
Inheritance from Mother
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A review of the book Inheritance from Mother by Minae Mizumura. I apologize for the poor sound in the second half of the podcast.
In the summer...
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Literature, World Cup, Artificial intelligence, and your dog's paws. Let's discuss it all.
Cold As The Clay
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Let's talk about Cold As The Clay by Greg Graffin, read a lyric by John K Samson, talk about leaf blowers. World Cups, Lionel Messi, the Dutch supporters, Fort Worth and beyond.
epistemic humility
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Let's talk about cross-domain curiosity and epistemic humility. We'll also talk Bukowski, read one of his poems, and listen to him talk about the 8 hour job.
Abide with me
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Allow me to talk about the powerful novel, Abide with me, by Elizabeth Strout. I'll also discuss the Dallas Museum of Art and other art museums from around the world. A little bit about Greg Graffin and then I'll ponder retirement for a minute or two.
the world is not your ashtray
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Why are the idiots so full of confidence whilst the great people are so full of doubt?
do you see me?
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We all want to be seen, truly seen. Let's talk about that and let's read some poetry.
#bukowski #frannychoi #elizabethstrout
I've got this feeling that today doesn't like me.
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Make me something somebody can use.
Strange weather in Tokyo
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Sylvia Plath took the stairs, I am sure. Why do we still have a 40 hour work week?
It's strange weather in Tokyo, we are losing DEI and Pride when we need to lose religion and gain education.
there is no God!
At the Stadium it is quiet as we wait for a spaceship.
Dinosauria, we
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A new format, a new hope.
Let's talk about Charles Bukowski, Elizabeth Strout, Greg Graffin, Freewill, The Morning Show, Frankenstein, Dracula, and Theodore Major.
