Episode 42 - Chronic Hostility

The mystery of B.J. Novak's enduring presence in the title sequence of "The Office," needing escapist entertainment in the current cultural climate, the living installation of protest art in downtown Oakland, contemplating the cosmic work carried out through the murder of George Floyd, impacting the course of human history without aspiring to, being one of the first people to see Dave Chappelle's "8:46" on YouTube, seeing him live at a small comedy club in San Francisco and leveraging the experience to score a hot date, being a witness to human history, feeling oversaturated by current events, living with chronic hostility as a consequence of suppressing anger, and finally deciding that I need a vacation.

Music by Disasterpeace. 

Episode 39 - The Shopping Cart Theory

Feeling conflicted about needing to comment on current events and being honest about my feelings at the same time, wanting to support the Black Lives Matter movement while being critical of many of its (mostly white) performative allies, this podcast as a document of my experience during this time in history, my brother's recent efforts to support BLM, looking for similar opportunities to do the same, fewer people wearing face masks in public, J.K. Rowling's recent response to her supposed "anti-trans" behavior, Norman Mailer stabbing one of his ex-wives, and The Shopping Cart Theory.

Music by Disasterpeace.

Episode 38 - American Idiot

My brother's remote wedding this week, the recent protests and public response to the murder of George Floyd, gun violence inside my girlfriend's apartment building, battling the noisy neighbors on two fronts, people for whom the bare minimum is a bridge too far, the profound lameness of needing to broadcast yourself to the neighborhood, the performative aspect of protest, the carbon-copy commentaries on current events, the religious dogma-type quality of our political discourse, supporting the movement while being skeptical of its behavior, not knowing where to fit in, wanting to be on the right side of history, and this movement's lack of protest music.

Music by Disasterpeace.