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Slow StoriesRachel Schwartzmann — "Was it a beginning, or had the story been writing itself all along?"A note from Slow Stories' own Rachel Schwartzmann regarding her new book, SLOWING!
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2024-09-3005 min
Idaho Matters'Sad Happens:' An author interview with Brandon Stosuy The cover of "Sadness Happens: A Celebration of Tears," by Brandon Stosuy.( Simon & Schuster)Have you ever seen someone crying in public? Maybe in their car or on a run or perhaps in the bathroom?It turns out sadness happens all the time, and author Brandon Stosuy has been watching people cry everywhere he goes in New York, and he started tweeting about it, not realizing it would go viral.He's put together a book of essays from dozens of folks called "Sad Happens: A Celebration of Tears," and he joined Idaho Matters to talk...2024-06-0524 min
System of SystemsREPOSTED Rapedman (W/ Damen Corrado)Damen Corrado is a Chicago-based writer and actor with old school links to Adam Parfrey and the broader American underground. In 2019, the late Parfrey's Feral House publishing imprint published a book co-written by Damen and James "Jinx" O'Connor. Entitled Compliments of Chicagohoodz: "A rare, private collection of photos, calling cards, and ephemera serves that analyzes the unique visual language and graphics of Chicago’s gangs, drawing upon decades of interviews, documentation, and collecting of memorabilia, and featuring commentary from gang members and Chicago artists." Here we discuss that book, Adam's kneejerk contempt for graffiti, Dean Koontz, the evi...2024-05-081h 59Slow StoriesBrandon Stosuy and Rose Lazar — "Crying is a cool thing."When was the last time you cried? This question is at the heart of Brandon Stosuy and Rose Lazar's illustrated anthology, Sad Happens: A Celebration of Tears. With contributions from a wide range of voices, including Phoebe Bridgers, Zeba Blay, Sloane Crosley, and many more, Sad Happens is a gentle offering that reminds us to get to the heart of our own stories—and our own humanity.
Off the page, Brandon and Rose have lent this thoughtful sensibility to various endeavors. Brandon is the co-founder of The Creative Independent, "a growing resource of emotional and practical guid...2024-04-2952 min
Behind Beautiful ThingsBrandon Stosuy: Sad Happens | 85This week we speak with the writer Brandon Stosuy, editor of the new collection “Sad Happens: A Celebration of Tears”. We talk about the very small town where Brandon grew up, his reflections on the home where he grew up, wonderful stories about his family, his writing career, and what inspired him to compile “Sad Happens: A Celebration of Tears”.Brandon’s website: https://thecreativeindependent.com/Brandon’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandonstosuyBook page to purchase “Sad Happens: A Celebration of Tears”: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Sad-Happens/Brandon-Stosuy/9781668003459Page for all of Brandon’...2024-04-161h 14
RehashSasha Grey: The Internet's First Porn StarIf you were a teenage boy in 2008 and you didn’t have a “God Bless Sasha Grey t-shirt”, did you even exist? Ever since indie sleaze darling, Sasha Grey, burst onto the porn scene in the mid aughts, its become a bit cooler to say hey, “I watch this.” But while Sasha represented a feminist shift in the industry, her fringe sexuality may have played into a dangerous trend in internet porn. In this episode, Hannah and Maia ask the important question: should Sasha be The Pied Piper of Porn™, or can we find a Sasha grey area? Listen for tangents...2024-02-261h 09
Greater LACal State faculty strike for ‘dignified wages,’ mental health servicesThe one-day Cal State LA faculty strike is the third of four planned statewide this week.
Sunset’s bright purple Cafe Tropical, which shut down suddenly last week, was known for its excellent Cuban food and its role as a safe haven for those in recovery.
From a zookeeper he met on Twitter to musician Phoebe Bridgers,Brandon Stosuy’s latest book features 115 essays, poems, and stories on sadness and crying.2023-12-0734 min
Paternal#97 Brandon Stosuy: The Crying GuyBack in 2016, Brandon Stosuy began to notice something strange about many of the people around him. Seemingly no matter where he went - jogging in Brooklyn, riding the subway into Manhattan, waiting for a plane at JFK - he spotted someone crying. Stosuy has spent the past seven years thinking about those people and what brought them to tears, and now he’s become known to a number of his friends, thousands of strangers, and even a few famous rock musicians as The Crying Guy. On this episode of Paternal, Stosuy reflects on those first few people he...2023-11-2230 min
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Title: Sad Happens
Author: Brandon Stosuy
Narrator: André Santana, Cynthia Farrell, Deanna Anthony, Em Grosland, Eric Yang, George Newbern, Nikki Massoud, Reena Dutt
Format: Unabridged
Length: 06:10:11
Language: English
Release date: 11-14-23
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Fiction & Literature, Non-Fiction, Essays & Anthologies, Psychology
Summary:
A beautifully illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadness—and the transformative power of tears.
When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in...2023-11-146h 10
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Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes
Release date: November 14, 2023
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
A beautifully illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadness—and the transformative power of tears. When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The reasons that we...2023-11-146h 10Get Hooked On Into A Inspiring Full Audiobook While Cooking.Sad Happens by Brandon StosuyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/672851to listen full audiobooks.
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Author: Brandon Stosuy
Narrator: Deanna Anthony, André Santana, Eric Yang, Em Grosland, Reena Dutt, Nikki Massoud, Cynthia Farrell, George Newbern
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes
Release date: November 14, 2023
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
A beautifully illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadness—and the transformative power of tears. When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The reasons tha...2023-11-146h 10Discover Your Ears To A Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook.Sad Happens by Brandon StosuyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/672851to listen full audiobooks.
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Author: Brandon Stosuy
Narrator: Deanna Anthony, André Santana, Eric Yang, Em Grosland, Reena Dutt, Nikki Massoud, Cynthia Farrell, George Newbern
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes
Release date: November 14, 2023
Genres: Mental Health & Psychology
Publisher's Summary:
A beautifully illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadness—and the transformative power of tears. When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The rea...2023-11-146h 10Download Top Full Audiobooks in Literature, Essays & AnthologiesSad Happens by Brandon StosuyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/672851to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Sad Happens
Author: Brandon Stosuy
Narrator: Deanna Anthony, André Santana, Eric Yang, Em Grosland, Reena Dutt, Nikki Massoud, Cynthia Farrell, George Newbern
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes
Release date: November 14, 2023
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
A beautifully illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadness—and the transformative power of tears. When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The reasons tha...2023-11-146h 10
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Title: Sad Happens
Author: Brandon Stosuy
Narrator: Deanna Anthony, André Santana, Eric Yang, Em Grosland, Reena Dutt, Nikki Massoud, Cynthia Farrell, George Newbern
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes
Release date: November 14, 2023
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
A beautifully illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadness—and the transformative power of tears. When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The reasons that we...2023-11-146h 10Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Mental Health & PsychologySad Happens by Brandon StosuyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/672851to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Sad Happens
Author: Brandon Stosuy
Narrator: Deanna Anthony, André Santana, Eric Yang, Em Grosland, Reena Dutt, Nikki Massoud, Cynthia Farrell, George Newbern
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 10 minutes
Release date: November 14, 2023
Genres: Mental Health & Psychology
Publisher's Summary:
A beautifully illustrated, celebratory anthology exploring sadness—and the transformative power of tears. When was the last time you cried? Was it because you were sad? Or happy? Overwhelmed, or frustrated? Maybe from relief or from pride? Was it in public or in private? Did you feel better afterwards, or worse? The rea...2023-11-146h 10
System of SystemsPREVIEW Rapedman (w/ Damen Corrado)Damen Corrado is a Chicago-based writer and actor with old school links to Adam Parfrey and the broader American underground. In 2019, the late Parfrey's Feral House publishing imprint published a book co-written by Damen and James "Jinx" O'Connor. Entitled Compliments of Chicagohoodz: "A rare, private collection of photos, calling cards, and ephemera serves that analyzes the unique visual language and graphics of Chicago’s gangs, drawing upon decades of interviews, documentation, and collecting of memorabilia, and featuring commentary from gang members and Chicago artists." Here we discuss that book, Adam's kneejerk contempt for graffiti, Dean Koontz, the ev...2023-07-0610 min
Almost Everything with Jeffery SaddorisIteration 94: Finding Dots to ConnectLast month, we lost Ryuichi Sakamoto, who was an absolute monster of an artist and since hearing the news I’ve been going back and listening to a bunch of his catalog, which is not only massive, but it’s also incredibly diverse.There are certain artists whose work allows you to see the world differently. If they’re really good, they might even allow you to feel it differently. Ryuichi Sakamoto was one of those artists. He worked across multiple musical genres and he was able to tap into and even affect different aspects of the human...2023-04-1005 min
Richfield Branch Library PodcastTBR 2: You Can't Save What You Don't LoveOur To Be Read piles have gotten unwieldy again, so we thought we'd share the wealth of great-sounding titles we're hoping to get to... someday.
Christina's interested in How To Be Perfect by Michael Schur, How To Fail Successfully: Finding Your Creative Potential Through Mistakes and Challenges by Brandon Stosuy, Private Virtues, Public Vices by Emma Saunders-Hastings, Atlas of AI by Kate Crawford, How To Read Now: Essays by Elaine Castillo, and Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman. And a special shout-out to the Friends of the Richfield Library for generously providing BookPage Magazine - ask about it n...2022-09-2051 min
BandsplainFugazi with Brandon StosuyWe dive into the DIY legacy and hardcore lineage of DC legends Fugazi with none other than writer, editor, and artist manager Brandon Stosuy. Follow Brandon Stosuy on Twitter at @brandonstosuy, and check out thecreativeindependent.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2021-07-152h 03
The New Exchange with Ken Grand-PierreBrandon Stosuy on why "creativity" is a powerful wordWhat can creativity mean to you? The state of the world has made this a difficult question to explore, but luckily today’s guest has a beautiful answer for you. Brandon Stosuy is an author/artist manager/event curator whose life mission has been to give people of all walks of life a platform to share their stories. His website, The Creative Independent, is full of stories of people crafting their own paths and continues to be a brilliant resource for creatives worldwide. On today’s episode, we chat about Brandon’s career, the practicalities of expressing yourself through art an...2021-04-1344 min
The Best Advice ShowUnwavering with Brandon StosuyBrandon Stosuy is the co-founder and editor in chief at The Creative Independent. His new book is called Make Time for Creativity: Finding Space for Your Most Meaningful Work.To offer your own advice, call Zak @ 844-935-BESTTRANSCRIPT:Hello, my name is Brandon Stousy. I'm the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Creative Independent and the co-founder of Basilica Soundscape which is an annual festival in Hudson, New York and I manage artists with my friend Caleb. We call ourselves, Zone 6.In the end, slow and steady actually does, I don't w...2020-10-0105 min
The Best Advice ShowUnwavering with Brandon StousyBrandon Stosuy is the co-founder and editor in chief at The Creative Independent. His new book is called Make Time for Creativity: Finding Space for Your Most Meaningful Work.
To offer your own advice, call Zak @ 844-935-BEST
TRANSCRIPT:
Hello, my name is Brandon Stousy. I'm the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Creative Independent and the co-founder of Basilica Soundscape which is an annual festival in Hudson, New York and I manage artists with my friend Caleb. We call ourselves, Zone 6.
In the end, slow and steady actually does, I don't want to say win the race cause it doesn't n...2020-10-0102 min
Storytime with Tula Jane and her Mother in the WildMusic Is...Tula Jane attempts to read "Music Is...", by Brandon Stosuy (with a little help from her Mother in the Wild)
To purchase a copy of this book, please click this link: https://amzn.to/3Mqnvyh
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2019-10-0603 min
Talkhouse PodcastTaja Cheek (L’Rain) with Hisham Bharoocha (Soft Circle, Black Dice)Welcome to the Talkhouse Podcast’s first ever guest-curated episode! Today’s talk was curated by Brandon Stosuy (Editor-In-Chief of The Creative Independent; manager of Zola Jesus, Diamanda Galas, and more; and curator for The Broad Museum and, until recently, MoMA PS1’s Warm Up) and Melissa Auf Der Maur (former bassist for Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins, and co-founder of the Hudson, New York arts center Basilica Hudson). Stosuy and Auf Der Mauer are part of the team behind the fantastic annual Basilica Soundscape “anti-festival,” which presents boundary-pushing artists creating music, film, visual art, literature and more, inside a converted 19th ce...2018-09-0654 min
Talk Music Talk with boiceTMT 110: Brandon StosuyThere's a metamorphosis procedure to being an outlier. The various traits, tics or dispositions that set you apart from them, are one day celebrated and cherished. Take Brandon Stosuy for example, he was raised in a southern New Jersey town prior to being led by music to leave a population of 800. After leaving his working class family there were eventual stints in Canada, Portland and Buffalo before honing in on Brooklyn. Along the way there was a collegiate education, nowhere jobs and drifting accompanied by desire and endurance. Brandon's perseverance eventually resulted in writing/editing at Pitchfork and Stereogum...2016-12-141h 37
The Future of WhatPitchfork / KEXP / Riot Act MediaEpisode #29: How do you get your music on the “it” blog or radio station? When should you hire a publicist? What does a publicist even do? These questions are common among young musicians looking for their break. In our second installment of Music 101, we talk to tastemakers Sharlese Metcalf (KEXP) and Brandon Stosuy (Pitchfork) about how they discover new artists, then publicist Nathan Walker (Riot Act Media) gives some advice on promoting your band.
GUESTS
Sharlese Metcalf (KEXP)
Brandon Stosuy (Pitchfork)
Nathan Walker (Riot Act Media)
MUSIC
Delta 5 "Mind Your Own Business"
Hella "Biblical Violence"
The Advantage "Super Mario Brothers 2 - Un...2016-02-0555 min
LongformEpisode 160: Jessica HopperJessica Hopper is editor-in-chief of the Pitchfork Review and the author of The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic.
“I have an agenda. You can’t read my writing and not know that I have a staunch fucking agenda at all times.”
Thanks to MailChimp, Blue Apron, and Fracture for sponsoring this week's episode.
Show Notes:
@jesshopp
Hopper on Longform
Hopper's Pitchfork archive
[28:00] "Review of Superchunk's I Hate Music" (Brandon Stosuy • Pitchfork • Aug 2013)
[35:00] "The Passion of David Bazan" (Chicago Reader • July 2009)
[39:00] "How Selling Out Saved Indie Rock" (BuzzFeed • Nov 2013)
[39:00] "Read the 'Stomach-Churning' Sexual Assault Accusations Against R.Kelly In Ful...2015-09-301h 07