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Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S5/E3 - Guy Elston fulfils the nation's crisp & wistful quotasSend us a textCan you handle THIS bandwidth? Jason welcomes the boundlessly rejuvenate Guy Elston for a confab about waitresses climbing in your mouth, mom & pop landlords, fart walks, addict pigeons, unicycles, books being around something, robot mushrooms and, of course, death. Nice & ugly! What are you waiting for? Like, subscribe, & join the early sh*t chat on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, DJ Max in Tokyo for the wizard music, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Happy Year of the Horse...

2026-01-1258 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S5/E2 - Beka Shane Denter blooms where she isSend us a textJason welcomes globetrotting writer Beka Shane Denter for a gabfest about the charms of Copenhagen and Tokyo, the glory of old Rolling Stones magazines, how books smell like life, doing things for the last time with your kids, and writing it all down. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, DJ Max in Tokyo, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

2025-11-2947 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S5/E1 - Jason Emde is a Birthday DogSend us a textJason eases you into season five with some rubbish teenage poetry. Just what you wanted! Join the early shit chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, DJ Max in Tokyo for the music, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

2025-10-1924 min

Remote Ruby Who Owns RubyGems? Inside the Ruby Central ControversyIn this episode of Remote Ruby, Chris is on paternity leave celebrating the birth of his son, so Andrew brings in Drew Bragg and Rachael Wright-Munn (aka ChaelCodes), to discuss recent controversies surrounding Ruby Central and its alleged takeover of Ruby Gems and Bundler. They dive into the timeline of events, conflicting narratives, communication failures, and the underlying security concerns. They address theories and facts, scrutinize the governance of Ruby Central, and discuss the implications for the Ruby community. The episode emphasizes the importance of asking questions and seeking clarity, while advocating for a balanced and constructive approach to...

2025-10-0851 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S4/E9 - Ayelet Tsabari scribbles at the end of the worldSend us a textJason welcomes writer Ayelet Tsabari for a chinwag about needing the beach, apples revolving in space, the jaw-dropping beauty of Vancouver, surfing between languages, being out in real life, scribbling at the end of the world, & tears for the writer, tears for the reader. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, DJ Max in Tokyo & Red Flag Waltz for the music, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Season...

2025-07-0355 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S4/E8 - Andrew Whiteman's glittering surfaceSend us a textJason welcomes writer & rock star Andrew Whiteman (of Broken Social Scene, Apostle of Hustle, & Bourbon Tabernacle Choir fame) for a wide-ranging interface about giant Greek eyes, secretly grooving to Sade, the glory of Prince, being possessed by the guilty spirit of Dostoevsky's Raskolninov, the split self, spontaneous eruptions, & Frank O'Hara. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, DJ Max in Tokyo for the wizard music, and you, wherever & whoever & however you...

2025-05-311h 13

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S4/E7 - Caroline Topperman's roots cast a shadowSend us a textJason welcomes writer & traveler Caroline Topperman for a ramble-chat about Poland, Paris, having a lot of houses in your brain, the glory of Judy Blume, high school prose things full of meaning, & how stories connect us. Also: Caroline tells Jason what to do. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, DJ Max in Tokyo for the kick-ass music, Bryn Scott-Grimes for the outro music, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are...

2025-05-0556 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S4/E6 - Kelly Watt: little stories & little warsSend us a textJason welcomes pilgrim & author Kelly Watt for a ramble about the secret intelligence of chickens, the power of pilgrimage, fighting the enemy Rick, learning story arcs, Alice Munro, and waitress laments. Crank up the disco & tear down all the schedules! Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, DJ Max in Tokyo for the wizard music, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

2025-03-1857 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S4/E5 - Lee Shedden will write foot powder jingles for moneySend us a textJason welcomes hunky singer-songwriter Lee Shedden for a vast ramble about getting drunk in Calgary, how books are bullshit, Martin Amis, listening to KISS on the Gravitron, the glory of Gillian Welch, & how Jason was the worst influence on wee young Lee. There isn't much old literary shit, but the episode is studded—in every way—with some of Lee's early musical shit, some mid-period shit, & some of his most recent shit, which is totally ace & which you should buy when it comes out. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.face...

2025-02-191h 13

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S4/E4 - Jason Emde's massive slab of lifeSend us a textJason welcomes himself for a reading of an Okanagan University College-era essay, circa 1994, on Lawrence Sterne's 'Tristram Shandy.' Should he have been allowed to pass the course? Should he have been allowed to graduate? Choose your own adventure! He now knows how to pronounce 'historiographer,' so there's that. Thanks, as always, to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, & DJ Max in Tokyo for the cosmic beats. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@b...

2025-01-1241 min

Fade Out Fade Out - Stanley KubrickEpisode 43 - Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT w/guest Jason Emde Have a question or comment? Looking for more great content? E-MAIL: fwpodcasts@gmail.com Follow FADE OUT on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/fadeoutpod.bsky.social You can find FADE OUT on these podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fade-out/id1536486950 Amazon Music Spotify This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Follow Fire & Water on BLUE SKY – https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Like our Fire & Water FACEBOOK page – https...

2024-12-251h 41

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S4/E3 - Iain Maloney isn't the only gaijin on the podcastSend us a textAll differences are sorted & congratulations exchanged as Jason is joined by author & rocker & colleague Iain Maloney for an interface about Iain's Scottish-themed KISS character, the geeks & the posh, selling out, sticking by your decisions, having no stories to tell, and dying in Japan. Merry Christmas, everyone! Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

2024-12-1855 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S4/E2 - Jacke Wilson and His Little BrainSend us a textLittle Brain or Great Brain? Choose your own adventure! Jason welcomes writer & host of The History of Literature podcast Jacke Wilson for a jaw about getting addicted to travel, the glory of John Fitzgerald's Great Brain series, punching up & punching down, not recommending books, Jacke's early days as a podcaster, some important initial influences, and what's it been like to go back & revisit some of his earliest podcasting work. The History of Literature is a fab show & highly recommended. Thanks, as always, to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with...

2024-11-191h 09

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S4/E1 - Tonight will be fine with Susan WaddsSend us a textWelcome to WRTES Season 4, in all the alleys & under all the streetlamps, & join Jason and author Susan Wadds for a salubrious & contagious confab about sacred images, why we read, Yugoslavian dwarves, the different ways of telling the same story, & drinking baijiu with Leonard Cohen in Berlin. As an added attraction, Jason, in the spirit of fairness, shares some very shit of his own. A splendid, cringe-inducing time is guaranteed for all. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork...

2024-10-1854 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E15 - A one-way ticket to Saturn with DJ Max in TokyoSend us a textJason welcomes back DJ Max in Tokyo for the spectacular Season Three finale: negative influences, funky but not too funky drumbeats, Gifu vs Tokyo, Max's lurid romantic past, and what might be the very hardest kind of early shit to write. Also, as a special treat for WRTES's loyal listeners, Max unearths one of his early songs: the philosophical 'Everything Is Bullshit.' Unmissable! Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro...

2024-08-0651 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E14 - Jason & Tom are literary sex-beastsSend us a textThe tables are comprehensively turned as Jason reads some of his early, Lawrence Durrell-infused early prose to Tom. Will Tom denounce it for the pretentious bunk it is, or will he tenderly offer up his own spine to be blessed? Tune in to find out! Also: a special appearance from Maho. Big wizard beats by the incomparable DJ Max in Tokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, and you, wherever...

2024-06-3058 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E13 - Meghan Lamb: drawings of dead girlsSend us a textJason welcomes writer & Kill Scenes front-woman Meghan Lamb for a gabfest about love smacks & hate smacks, posthumous dead girls, being stuck inside cows, suggestions of obsession, cheating meat monkeys, bloody mermaids, corpse rats scurrying through the gore, writing to learn about the world, & the macabre shock of it all. Jason also shares some truly shit early shit. Only two wizard beats from DJ Max in Tokyo: this episode features music by Meghan's band Kill Scenes, from their album Masque. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro...

2024-05-241h 09

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E12 - Talkin' Worldwide Bob Dylan Blues with Matthew IngateSend us a textSomething's burning, baby! Jason (who's been in trouble ever since he set his suitcase down) welcomes author Matthew Ingate (who's no pig without a wig) for a natter about Dylan's best 21st century albums, secretive gloating, stretching & moving time, Madame Godzilla, what's missing in 'The Godfather,' & a small diner in Santa Fe where trouble lives. Big wizard beats, as always, by the insatiable DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde, Joe Emde, & thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. Support the show

2024-05-0354 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E11 - Patrick Grace wants to know what you're afraid ofSend us a textJason welcomes writer Patrick Grace for a chinwag about his debut collection 'Deviant,' the pitfalls of confessional poetry, listening to your house, anxiety dreams, the local high school's drugged-up teens, how hard it is to talk about what scares us, & backseat icicles of drool. Big wizard beats, as always, by DJ Max in Tokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.

2024-04-1250 min

Pod Dylan Pod Dylan 312 – Masked and AnonymousRob welcomes back Bobcat Jason Emde to discuss 2003's MASKED AND ANONYMOUS. Have a question or comment? Contact: https://thefm.club/podcasts/contact-pod-dylan/ Follow us on Twitter: @Pod_Dylan POD DYLAN "Jukebox" T-Shirt now available: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RobKellyCreative Complete list of all songs covered so far: Pod Dylan Songs This podcast is part of the FM Podcast Network. Thanks for listening!

2024-03-221h 17

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E10 - Hannah Calder: foreskins & bladdersSend us a textJason welcomes writer Hannah Calder for an interface about chickens giving you the finger, how great Charles Dickens is, exploding kneecaps, riding horses naked down the beach, crazy parades, swollen breasts, writing the perfect book, the power & influence of early 90s music videos, and kissing viking lovers and/or dictators. It's a big one, & features the first early shit to actually be about Jason. Big wizard beats, as always, by DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t...

2024-03-221h 06

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E9 - Busting tropes with Wayne NgSend us a textJason welcomes novelist Wayne Ng for a rattle about being named Wayne or Jason, starting late, whether or not scribbling is writing, the realities of self-promotion, the ballsiness of writers, ass-kicking kung-fu Asian stereotypes, and the real reason why writers are cool. Big wizard beats, as always, by DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Most of all: thank you, wherever...

2024-03-0158 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E8 - Tonya Lailey: the trick is funSend us a textJason welcomes beautifully laconic poet Tonya Lailey for an interface about wine agencies, comfort books, thin places, what's fab about Nova Scotia, Calgary's supportive writing scene, dot matrix printers, industrial agriculture, allowing the mistake, & how the trick is fun. Look for her debut collection, 'FARM: Lot 23,' out soon. Big whoop beats, as always, by DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky...

2024-02-0946 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E7 - Rob Harvilla doesn't give a hootSend us a textCALM DOWN. Jason welcomes podcaster and author of '60 Songs That Explain the '90s' Rob Harvilla for a confabulation about furious moping, tongue exercises, the glory of New Kids on the Block's 'Games,' wack slacks and lame stains, not leaving your pizza burning, rad steez, clutching at borrowed pearls, and the best KISS song to sing at karaoke. Big whoop beats, as always, by DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www...

2024-01-191h 16

Pod Dylan Pod Dylan 300 – The Complete Budokan 1978Rob welcomes back BobCat Jason Emde to discuss the recently released COMPLETE BUDOKAN 1978 set. This Episode is for FM+ Subscribers Only. If you're not yet a subscriber, you'll hear a special preview version of this episode. To hear the full episode, sign up for FM Pods + in Apple Podcasts or at FMPods.com. Have a question or comment? Contact: https://thefm.club/podcasts/contact-pod-dylan/ Follow us on Twitter: @Pod_Dylan POD DYLAN "Jukebox" T-Shirt now available: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RobKellyCreative Complete list of all songs covered so far: Pod Dylan Songs ...

2024-01-0626 min

Dylan.FM Pod Dylan 300 - The Complete Budokan 1978 (+)Rob welcomes back BobCat Jason Emde to discuss the recently released COMPLETE BUDOKAN live set. Have a question or comment? Contact: https://fmpods.com/podcasts/poddylan Follow us on Twitter: @Pod_Dylan POD DYLAN "Jukebox" T-Shirt now available: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RobKellyCreative Complete list of all songs covered so far: Pod Dylan Songs This podcast is part of the FM Podcast Network. Thanks for listening!

2024-01-051h 10

Dylan.FM Pod Dylan 300 - The Complete Budokan 1978Rob welcomes back BobCat Jason Emde to discuss the recently released COMPLETE BUDOKAN 1978 set. This Episode is for FM+ Subscribers Only. If you're not yet a subscriber, you'll hear a special preview version of this episode. To hear the full episode, sign up for FM Pods + in Apple Podcasts or at FMPods.com. Have a question or comment? Contact: https://fmpods.com/podcasts/poddylan Follow us on Twitter: @Pod_Dylan POD DYLAN "Jukebox" T-Shirt now available: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RobKellyCreative Complete list of all songs covered so far: Pod Dylan Songs ...

2024-01-0526 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E6 - Blackening pages with Jason HerouxSend us a textJason welcomes Jason for a jaw about Thousand Island pirates, comfort reading, defacing books, fireworks for Hitler, getting your ego out of the way of the writing, & a naked onion in the park with Pierre Berton. Music, as always, by DJ Warm Farm Milk Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, & Sasha Emde for help with the outro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Most of all: thank...

2023-12-2956 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E5 - Fiona Lam's acid grammarSend us a textJason welcomes Vancouver's Poet Laureate for a ramble about Emily of New Moon, writing into fear & anxiety, concrete corpses in the living room, goth trenchcoats, werewolves draped in mourning, having some feelings & a trombone, reading to dogs, & the real answer to the question "How do I get published?" Music, as always, by savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & to Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky...

2023-12-0859 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E4 - Extending the line with Steven LatteySend us a textJason welcomes author Steven Lattey for a yackety-yak about Dylan & Ginsberg, reading with patience & gratitude, hitchhiking, convenient access to suffering & struggle, glories never ceasing & glories never coming, & self-help gone bad. There’s a bit of poetry, as well, & you can check out more of Steven's stuff at www.stevenlattey.ca. Music by savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & photography & to handsome, teenage Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at...

2023-11-1755 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E3 - Licorice variations and mac & cheese masks with Corinna ChongSend us a textJason welcomes Corinna Chong for a confab about when we stop regretting the people—& the writers—we used to be, plugging gaps with memories, plagiarizing ABBA, the power of end stops, the superpowers writers need, heart worms, licorice holders, & defacing pristine notebooks. Music by savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & photography & to handsome, teenage Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Thank you, wherever & whoever & howe...

2023-10-271h 00

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E2 - Love & despair & barbaric beauty with Daniel PowterSend us a textJason welcomes songwriter & musician Daniel Powter for a chinwag about the mysteries of remote Vernon, British Columbia, skipping class to play piano, how Jason didn't launch Daniel's musical career, smashed violins, Prince's Lovesexy tour, not impressing your mum, not knowing who's the prime minister of Canada, and Nite Magic anti-action. Music by Daniel, with an assist from savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & photography & to handsome Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on...

2023-10-061h 11

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S3/E1 - After That: Lorna CrozierSend us a textJason welcomes Lorna Crozier for a gab & a yak about stone angels, that shivery sense good writing gives you, being corny & earnest, unwrapping your brain, just what it is about cats anyway, Kerouac in Vernon, riding the poem wherever it wants to go, and how, by God, there is light. And then Lorna makes Jason cry. Music by savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo, artwork by Wayne Emde, & help with the intro from handsome Joe Emde. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky...

2023-09-1556 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E16 - Clash of the Tender Cringe TitansSend us a textWe're not sinking—we're crashing! Jason welcomes the titans of Season One back for a clash of cringe that runs the gamut from brambles & hassles to madness levels to walls dripping tears to using the microwave after 10 pm to the wind blowing you from behind. This is early shit that's WAY too legit to quit. Dave Antich, Victoria Taylor, Alison Wassermann, & David White serve up the shamans & bodysuits & all you have to do is sit back & enjoy the show, from the unhinged, Cure-influenced, car-centric pop of Mr. White to the fab beats of sav...

2023-07-141h 14

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E15 - Kaho Shibuya: ObliterationSend us a textJason welcomes Japanese media personality Kaho Shibuya for a prismatic chat about reading novels to understand Japan, teachers turning into deer, an unusual use for Minute Maid Morning Banana jelly, being jealous of temples, & how cooking at home befriends you in the realm of your budget. Also discussed: the recent English translation of Kaho's book, 'The Japanese Porn Industry Unmasked: An Insider's Guide.' Music from Kaho herself, as well as from savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo (www.youtube.com/channel/UC2U1n0V9JT89-tH2fNubDMg). Many thanks to Wayne...

2023-06-2358 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E14 - Nathan Whitlock likes SOME free jazzSend us a textJason welcomes novelist Nathan Whitock for a waffle about Pulsar & the Six Million Dollar Man, the problem with free jazz, not being attracted to the perverse & underground, candied bile, David Foster Wallace, & Nathan's infamous take down of Oliver Stone's 'JFK.' Nathan also violates the show's premise & reads something early but definitely not shit. Music by the voluptuous DJ Max in Tokyo (www.youtube.com/channel/UC2U1n0V9JT89-tH2fNubDMg). Many thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t c...

2023-06-021h 01

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E13 - Michael Whone & little bit dieSend us a textJason welcomes writer, musician, and publisher Michael Whone for an interface about the joys of the mundane, still hating Dostoevsky, last books, shoplifting Kerouac, and Jason's upcoming poetry collection, little bit die, published by Michael's Bolero Bird imprint. Special bonuses: music from Michael's new acid jazz album, The Light Is Laced, & some non-early, non-shit poems from Jason. Many thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, & DJ Max for the opening & closing music. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram...

2023-05-1241 min

Pod Dylan Pod Dylan #258 – Live in JapanRob welcomes back fellow BobCat Jason Emde to discuss seeing Bob Dylan live in Nagoya, Japan. Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: robkellycreative@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @Pod_Dylan POD DYLAN "Jukebox" T-Shirt now available: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RobKellyCreative Complete list of all songs covered so far: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/pod-dylan-the-songs This podcast is part of the FM Podcast Network. Thanks for listening!

2023-04-2855 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E12 - Kelly S. Thompson: basic training of the mindSend us a textJason welcomes memoirist Kelly S. Thompson for a free-ranging ramble about mentoring & being mentored, shitty first drafts, lingering in the ugly, basic training of the mind, misanthropic penguins, cavemen fighting spacemen, bull terriers named Ham, & Kelly's new book, "Still, I Cannot Save You." Music by the angelic DJ Max in Tokyo (www.youtube.com/channel/UC2U1n0V9JT89-tH2fNubDMg). Many thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Many...

2023-04-211h 00

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E11 - US National Beat Poet Laureate Ron Whitehead is not bowing downSend us a textJason welcomes US National Beat Poet Laureate Ron Whitehead for a freewheeling ramble about being blessed with mentors, hearing everybody's story, post office death messages, visiting Hunter S. Thompson, shotgunned Xmas trees, & unconventional sex education. Music by the delicious DJ Max in Tokyo (www.youtube.com/channel/UC2U1n0V9JT89-tH2fNubDMg) & Ron & his band. Many thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you...

2023-03-3153 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E10 - John Lent & Jude Clarke: necessary angels of realitySend us a textWriters Read Their Early Shit enjoys its first threesome as Jason welcomes national treasures John Lent and Jude Clarke for a wide-ranging confabulation about pirate adventures, clammy Edmonton bookmobiles, garage stations, gothic 14 point horror stories, escaping gravity's pull, murdering adjectives & adverbs, old age & treachery, & learning about how to become less heavy-handed & obvious. John is also seen by a bird & he knows it. Music by John & the delectable DJ Max in Tokyo. Many thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at...

2023-03-101h 20

Pod Dylan Pod Dylan #249 – MississippiRob welcomes back fellow Bobcat Jason Emde to discuss the multiple versions of “Mississippi”, from 2001’s LOVE AND THEFT. Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net Follow POD DYLAN on Twitter: @Pod_Dylan POD DYLAN “Jukebox” T-Shirt now available: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RobKellyCreative You can find POD DYLAN on …

2023-02-251h 33

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E9 - Dale Lee Kwong: Ai yah! Take that, cool kids!Send us a textJason welcomes Chinese-Canadian poet, playwright, & essayist Dale Lee Kwong for a gas about lesbian tours of China, insulting punctuation, Tom Wayman, tech-nostalgia, being glad to have a dad, the goddess of reality, & how all of the best people have a Vernon, BC connection, whether they know it or not. Music, as always, by the dangerous DJ Max in Tokyo; check out his beats at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also send an email to WritersReadTheirEarlyShit@gmail.com.

2023-02-1748 min

Community Feasthouse – Spiels and Convos Lit-ish Artifacts: from Writers Read Their early Sht pod w/ J. Emde biographical notes (very important items to note) In November 2022 I was very pleased to be a very lousy guest on the very gracious Jason Emde’s podcast (broadcast in Gifu rock city) in which writers share their “early, unripe… etc. etc.” work along with Jason’s curious questions, amusing banter and general graciousness. Note: i riffed about Jason’s most excellent book in a Beat Sushi video dispatch “Curiously Punctuated” and we enjoy a prolific mostly-postcard-but-sometimes-passport correspondence. very un-reliable account of King Tut’s life. this is not science (yet i won the ribbon) We spoke for somethin...

2023-02-1000 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E8 - Roger Watts is wondering how you put this thing onSend us a textHoly doodle! Jason welcomes one of his oldest & longest-suffering pals for a nostalgia-soaked ramble about high school airbands, role-playing games, pretty good nosebleeds, trying to be Leonard Cohen, & being robbed blind by John Cobra. Roger not only bravely shares some of his high school-era poetry, he turns the table & shares some of Jason's as well. Say goodbye to boring lunch hours: for athletes & weaklings alike this episode is a must. Note: the 'Tarquin' that Jason & Roger mention is a reference to 27th Street Theatre's lavish 1988 production of "Dr Felix Tarquin's Travelling Show of...

2023-01-2757 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E7 - Susan Musgrave doesn't look like her poetry (Part 2)Send us a text"Our mistakes make the best stories, and that's why we should not think of them as failures." In the second of their already legendary chats, Jason & Susan discuss Egyptian typewriters & Italian ranch hands, evolutionary obsequies, reading with Gregory Corso in Amsterdam, vodka made from San Francisco fog, when 'vagina' is the right word, & the awful letting go. There's some poetry, too. Many thanks to Susan for her honesty & generosity, Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, & the white-hot DJ Max in Tokyo for the music. Join the early...

2023-01-0649 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E6 - Susan Musgrave doesn't look like her poetry (Part 1)Send us a textJason welcomes legendary Canadian poet Susan Musgrave and the two get to gabbing—about Leonard Cohen, the House of Carnage, ghosts, grief, stones, Sharon Olds, pre-traumatic stress disorder, how to read poetry, and relearning that the table isn't there—until they run out of time, long before they ever get around to any of Susan's early work. "I've got to go pick up a pizza," she said, "and then I'm going to Ireland." Susan will be back in Part 2 with some early writing, but, in the meantime, here's a beautiful chance to listen to h...

2022-12-1649 min

Postcards from Gravelly Beach – Global literature pod dispatches “Personal Archeology” – Postcard #88 (+ via audio &/or video) Riffs about the glory of journals, diaries, notebooks full of musings and importance of turning off inner-critic and not overthinking while savoring the process of transcription, curation and further creative wonderment from Kura barn in provincial Japan. With evidence with my own process. Items are Marty Thurston’s backyard studio for “Personal Archeology – Postcard #88” Plus sorta re-cap how far I got about Circumnavigation poetry book project, tips and tactics for enjoying and “doing something with” your diaries, scrapbooks and so on, having multiple books on the go (and mixing up with all manner of stuff all at once, notes...

2022-12-1000 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E5 - Dave Olson (aka Uncle Weed): priorities & bad decisionsSend us a textJason welcomes under-qualified window-washer Dave Olson & his fantastic beard & beautiful hands for a natter about punching or hugging Dostoevsky, see-through loincloths, meeting REM, borrowing mustard from Allen Ginsberg, dodgy Greyhound stations, working out the writing life math, and how cheerleaders are people too. There's ropey Egyptian history, a savage polemic, the details of hippy teacher Mr Boris's new motorized home, a few bits & Brother Bobs of Dave's early poetry & prose, & Jason getting his Tutankhamun timeline wrong by only 3700 years. An unnerving—if not terrifying—time is guaranteed for all. Check out Dave's creative life...

2022-11-2554 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E4 - Amanda Tiffin is shooting rubberbands at the starsSend us a textJason welcomes scarily talented singer-songwriter Amanda Tiffin for a nostalgic chinwag about Amanda's musical origin story, Zimbabwean adventures, Edie Brickell phases, discovering the G augmented chord, Footloose in reverse, squeezing early shit out of annoying roommates, & watching the lights go on. Music by Amanda herself—including a gorgeous voice-&-piano Paul Simon cover—with grace notes from the dangerous DJ Max in Tokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also send an email to WritersReadTheirEarlyShit@gmail.com. Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you...

2022-11-0453 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E3 - Matt Porter: He's wild! He's hot!Send us a textJason welcomes KISS ROOM legend Matt Porter for a bombastic, fire & thunder chinwag about Mr. Mutant, learning to do things by making a fool of yourself, escaping from the apes, Duran Duran videos, The Mask saving the president from an assassin's poison-slathered knife, & having hair like melting toothpaste & legs like a piano. It's all action all the time on WRTES, where minds & early sh*t meet. Music, as always, by the enigmatic DJ Max in Tokyo. Check out THE KISS ROOM wherever you get your podcasts & join the early sh*t chat at...

2022-10-141h 01

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E2 - Bronwen Tate's tender cringeSend us a textJason welcomes UBC Creative Writing prof & author of the Hillary Gravendyk Prize-winning poetry collection 'The Silk the Moths Ignore' Bronwen Tate for a barely-rescued-from-oblivion confabulation about inefficiency spaces, poetry in the body, red with flesh in it, tender cringe, soggy memories left out in the rain, picking up Squeed on the highway, & Bronwen dropping her strawberry shortcake. Does it get much better? No. It doesn't. Fab new music from the melodious DJ Max in Tokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also...

2022-09-231h 01

Pod Dylan Pod Dylan #224 – Up To MeFrequent guest Jason Emde returns to discuss “Up To Me”, an outtake from 1975’s BLOOD ON THE TRACKS. Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net Follow POD DYLAN on Twitter: @Pod_Dylan POD DYLAN “Jukebox” T-Shirt now available: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RobKellyCreative You can …

2022-09-0300 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t S2/E1 - Rob Kelly: A Study in DualitySend us a textWelcome to WRTES Season Two (& it’s a big one). Excitingly expanding the format, Jason welcomes master podcaster and philosopher-pirate Rob Kelly for a freewheeling, ninety-miles-an-hour-down-a-dead-end-street chinwag about the correct way to butter dinner rolls (according to Harlan Ellison), naming your kids after Dylan characters, the adventures of Ace Kilroy, Somerset Maugham’s ‘The Razor’s Edge,’ willy-nilly profanity, and the unexpectedly amatory powers of the word ‘temerity.’ Rob also shares some stories about not really understanding how what you write might be read by real people and offers a few peeks behind Pod Dylan’s en...

2022-09-021h 07

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 26 - Season Finale! with Frank & Joe Hardy, Chet, Smuff, Red Jaky, snowy owls, Japanese deer, & TomSend us a textJason welcomes his long-time literary chum Stephen 'Tom' McKenna for a tender ramble about bludgeoning writers they don't like, ritual suicide in porno detail, movies about writers, Hamnet, stroking flanks, birthdays at Pizza Patio, the Dukes of Hazzard, & how (all evidence to the contrary) reading has made them better people. Jason also shares some very early sh*t, including his plagiarized Hardy Boys 'novel' & an incisive 1978 review of Star Wars. Music by the smouldering DJ Max in Tokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit...

2022-06-2450 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 25 - Andrew Tyrone Rodgers is ten feet highSend us a textJason welcomes English songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Andrew Tyrone Rodgers for a jaw about accidentally wearing Lincoln Park t-shirts, DKPs (Duran-KISS Pleasures), fixing holes, revisiting childhood poems, cosmic hot pots, too much pop in the park on a Friday, internet cafés, & losing & finding family members. Music by both Andy & the bombastic DJ Max in Tokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also send an email to WritersReadTheirEarlyShit@gmail.com. Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.Support the show

2022-06-1050 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 24 - Craig Smith: C'mon & love meSend us a textJason welcomes legendary Pods & Sods co-host, Debbie Gibson enthusiast, & pop/rock/rap fantasist Craig Smith for a river deep, mountain high ramble about keyboards made of dynamite, Beatles-obsessed drug-dealing uncle-cousins, discographies of imaginary bands, the best Milli Vanilli video, the constant disappointment of heartbreak, Duran Duran's 'The Chauffeur,' breaking up with KISS, & how someday goodbye will be farewell. Music by slinky DJ Max in Tokyo; this episode contains the tracks 'Sunny Beat,' 'Relax,' & 'Moonlight,' all of which you can (& should) buy at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. Join the early...

2022-05-271h 06

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 23 - Daria Salamon & the beak, the eyes, the clawsSend us a textJason welcomes Daria Salamon, author of 'The Prairie Bridesmaid' & co-author of 'Don't Try This At Home,' for a jaw about why Winnipeg is cool for artists, the blonde awfulness of 'Sweet Valley High,' being covered in eggs & tears, the glory of handwritten letters, how as long as the writing is honest the rest can be fixed, & being bullied by a chicken named Rocky. Music by the august DJ Max in Tokyo; this episode contains the tracks 'San Fran Hippie Beat,' 'Damia,' & 'Shade,' all of which you can (& should...

2022-05-1359 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 22 - Hollay Ghadery: sleep, my angel, sleep.Send us a textJason welcomes the refreshingly swear-y Hollay Ghadery, author of 'Fuse,' for a wide-ranging chinwag about multiple vasectomies, hangovers through the decades, feeling anxious about eternity, being a writer or being dead, getting better all the time, & semantic satiation. Hollay also shares some not-too-bad early sh*t. Music by the death-defying DJ Max in Tokyo; this episode contains the songs 'Love We Have,' 'Those Steps,' & 'Paris,' all of which you can (& should) buy at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast...

2022-04-291h 00

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 21 - Bill Hickey & strychnine & snakesSend us a textJason welcomes musician & poet Bill Hickey for a ramble-yak about sharing an elevator with a pissed-off David Foster Wallace, carpet farming, fighting off ALL the members of KISS, & the sick, lip-smacked goodness of gritty early sh*t. They also reminisce about the glories of Goontown, Penguin Dust, & that one time Bill was Jason's roadie. Check out some of Bill's music at https://www.n1m.com/plasticsaint. Episode music by the edifying DJ Max in Tokyo; this episode contains the songs 'Fly On,' 'Never Ever,' & 'East Side Guitar Beat,' all of...

2022-04-1543 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 20 - Kimberley Orton. Pause. Pause.Send us a textJason welcomes writer & artist Kimberley Orton for a chat about the 20 best Tom Waits songs, what Toronto sounds like, how four to four-thirty is just not long enough for proper sex, the crashing pleasure of hanging up on people, getting bonked by the backspin, & eyes & teeth. Kimberley also shares some exciting excerpts from her teenage journals. Music by the mysterious DJ Max in Tokyo; this episode contains the songs 'Sunday Cook Up,' 'Joyful Beat,' 'Paris,' & 'Autumn Vibe,' all of which you can buy at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo, if...

2022-04-0151 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 19 - Roy Møller will speak when he's spoken toSend us a textJason welcomes urban Neapolitan & Scotland's best-kept secret, poet & singer-songwriter Roy Møller, for a gabfest about the Beatles, the best Bob Dylan desert island trilogy, how Eternal Thou bought a car, and Røy's unusual origin story. Will Jason pronounce Leith correctly, or will he prove himself to be a seedy little grapefruit of a man? There's only one way to find out. Music from both Roy and DJ Max in Tokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Many thanks, wherever & whoever you are, fo...

2022-03-1856 min

Pod Dylan Pod Dylan #200 – JoeyFor the 200th episode Rob welcomes back King of the Streets Jason Emde to discuss (debate?) one of Rob’s least favorite Dylan songs, “Joey”, from 1976’s DESIRE. Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net Follow POD DYLAN on Twitter: @Pod_Dylan…

2022-03-1200 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 18 - Lea Graham & my elephant, your elephantSend us a textJason welcomes Lea Graham, poet & prof & author of 'Hough & Helix & Where & Here & You, You, You' & 'From the Hotel Vernon',' for a chat about Jack Kerouac's grave, Bob Dylan's library books, Michael Jackson in Borneo, adulterous Nazis, circumcision gods, & Lord Pork. Having slightly misunderstood the podcast's premise, Lea also reads some pretty good shit. Music, as always, by the incandescent DJ Max in Tokyo; this episode features the tracks 'East Side Guitar Beat,' 'Blonde Wave,' Little Beat,' 'John Dream,' & 'Writing & Drinking,' all of which you can buy at...

2022-03-041h 01

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 17 - Shea Layton & pimps named ChetSend us a textJason welcomes teacher, writer, podcaster, & pal Shea Layton for a gabfest about Rocky Mountain oysters, Pimp cologne, the main problem with guys named Chet, & fist fighting in the food court at the mall. Then, in a thrilling first for WRTES, they deliver a dramatic reading of Shea's incomplete (but compellingly gritty) early screenplay, 'Dryer Sheets.' Get comfortable & feast on all the tense & suspenseful action. Music, as always, by the iridescent DJ Max in Tokyo; this episode features the tracks 'Swing Around' & 'Fly On,' both of which you can buy at http...

2022-02-1856 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 16 - Katie Zdybel & EquipoiseSend us a textJason welcomes the scarily-talented Katie Zdybel for a jaw about punctuating your thinking, the perfect literary day, magic trolleys, mermaids, writing letters as writing practice, & the power of JD Salinger's prose. There's also some early sh*t, but not much, because Katie's so good at what she does. Also: thanks to popular demand, listen for another mysterious cameo from Sasha. Katie's book, Equipoise, is out now from Exile Editions & it's fab & you should buy it. Enjoy more Katie at https://www.katiezdybel.com & join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook...

2022-02-0457 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 15 - Carla Funk & growing painsSend us a textJason welcomes poet, memoirist, and glutton for joy Carla Funk to a chat about trying on literary costumes, Rock-a-Thons, Patrick Lane drunk in a snowbank in Vanderhoof, writing as an act of hospitality, cannibals, pianos as suicide weapons, and the secret history of Glass Tiger. Carla's latest book is 'Mennonite Valley Girl' & it's fab. Enjoy more Carla at https://www.carlafunk.com & join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast and on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Music, as always, by the irrepressible DJ Max in Tokyo; check him out at http://so...

2022-01-211h 02

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 14 - Curtis Emde & shocking the people (Part 2)Send us a textDidn't like the first one? Well, here's another one! Jason & Curtis, launching another raid on another early sh*t base, revisit their first band—the mighty 5Fs—& subject their cruelest song (& its accompanying video) to rigorous (& abashed) analysis. Digressions include the first rock star in space, living in sin at the Lava Buffet, the Crab Tank Lady, slabs, & the notorious Ass-Face Creature pants. Will they get a well-deserved licking, or will they fall in a stream of gold & be called geniuses? There's only way to find out. Enjoy more Curtis at https://theorangelamphousestudio.com...

2022-01-071h 01

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 13 - Curtis Emde & shocking the people (Part 1)Send us a textPodcast predicament (& it's a big one): what do you do when you conduct an interview so freewheeling, so important, so dangerous, so damned crazy, that it goes for over three hours? Break it up into two separate blasts of hell and hallelujah, that's what. Get ready for brief flashes of brief enjoyment & welcome to Writer's Read Their Early Sh*t's first Double Event, featuring writer, filmmaker, & retired rock star Curtis Emde. In this very written & directed episode, Curtis exposes the unfinished mother of all movie guides, co-written (& illustrated) with WRTES alumni Alison Emde...

2021-12-2454 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 12 - CM Preston & the art of forgivenessSend us a textJason welcomes poet & non-KISS fan CM Preston for a freewheeling chinwag about the whys and wherefores of early sh*t, bad writing advice, questioning your sanity, whether art is a mirror or a hammer or something else entirely, the best things about Japan, and quoting Kafka at dinner parties. Check out CM's work at cmpreston.com & join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast and on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Music, as always, by human thermal detonator DJ Max in Tokyo; check him out at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. And many...

2021-12-101h 00

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 11 - Joe Emde & taking your octopus for a walkSend us a textJason welcomes his eleven-year-old son, Joe, for a confabulation about Joe's early work and some of Jason's earliest ideas for super heroes and super villains. Skunk guns, what fermented soybeans really taste like, and who would win in a fight between Jeff Kool and Captain Dagger...this unmissable episode has it all. So don't, er, miss it. Original music by the very wizard DJ Max in Tokyo; check out his stuff here: http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast and on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. And...

2021-11-2644 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 10 - Tyler James Russell & do or do not, there is no trySend us a textIt's a trap! Jason welcomes the mellifluous Tyler James Russell for a Boba Fett-infused chinfest featuring some of Tyler's early & action-packed Star Wars fan fiction. Bounty hunters, The Sound & The Fury, shitty first drafts, the detestable messiness of Dostoevsky, guilty lapses, & writing novels as screenplays first: it's all here. Enjoy more Tyler at https://www.tylerjamesrussell.com & join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast and on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Music, as always, by the invincible DJ Max in Tokyo; check him out at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. Support the...

2021-11-1256 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 9 - Sarah Tsiang & secretly rooting for the monkeySend us a textJason welcomes Sarah Tsiang for a relatively spicy conversation about Popeye Candy Sticks, getting your ego out of your poems, being dead inside, & ghosts on the phone. Also discussed: does the chicken care? Check out Sarah's website at https://sarahtsiang.com/ and join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast and on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Music, as always, by the cosmic DJ Max in Tokyo; check him out at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. Thanks for listening.Support the show

2021-10-2946 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 8 - John Davidson (aka John Asano) & travel writing in JapanSend us a textJason welcomes blogger and travel advisor John Davidson for a look at the world of online travel writing, the coolest places to visit in Japan, and some early, bloggy sh*t. Also discussed: Jason's affection for Australian space-rockers The Church, a smashing end to wedded bliss, macaroni & cheese meat pies, KISS, and flowing mullets. Check out John's blog at https://japan-australia.blogspot.com/ and join the conversation at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast and on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Music, as always, by the very ace DJ Max in Tokyo (http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo). Thanks...

2021-10-1545 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 7 - Erin McGregor & beginner's mindSend us a textJason welcomes writer pal Erin McGregor for some grade five equine poetry, macramé bathroom decorations, second-hand lipstick, English-speaking monkeys, and the unexpected aceness of Ovaltine. Music by DJ Max in Tokyo; check him out at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. Join the conversation on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast and on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks, as always, for listening. Support the show

2021-10-0141 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 6 - Adam Lewis Schroeder & literary rivalrySend us a textJason welcomes writer Adam Lewis Schroeder for a deeply grim (and grimly deep) confab about high school poetry, the Hardy Boys, ancient Okanagan Valley literary feuds, the carnal adventures of Schlump, and whether or not WRTES should be a podcast about kittens. Music by DJ Max in Tokyo (http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo). Join the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast and on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks for listening. Support the show

2021-09-1741 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 5 - Victoria Taylor & the art of memoirSend us a textJason welcomes Buddhist cartoonist Victoria Taylor for a charming discussion about the art of memoir, elephant traps, pounding the bones, and spending time with the beloved dead. There are also a few brief appearances from a frosted vagina. Check out Victoria's memoirs on Instagram (@victoria4971) and join the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast and on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. If you'd like to support the podcast, you can do so here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wrtes. Many thanks to DJ Max in Tokyo (http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo) for the music, and...

2021-09-0341 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 4 - DJ Max in Tokyo & pretending not to careSend us a textJason welcomes beat wizard DJ Max in Tokyo for a free-ranging chat about a tiny Bob Marley living in your fridge, thermal detonators, Koda Kumi, the Land of Fermented Soybeans, indie rock pricks, and the relative unsexiness of the bass clarinet. Check out DJ Max in Tokyo's Soundcloud page (http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo) and the Beats and Beets Project on YouTube and join the conversation on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast). If you'd like to support the podcast, you can do so here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wrtes. Thanks for listening.

2021-08-2044 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 3 - Alison Emde & knowing too much to dieSend us a textJason welcomes his sister Alison for a chilling & turbulent tour through some of her adolescent journals, poems, & short stories. Will it all disappear in a rhythmic, romantic haze, or does Alison know too much to die? Music by DJ Max in Tokyo (http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo). Join the conversation at https://theconnectionproject.ca/ and on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast. Thanks for listening. Support the show

2021-08-0659 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 2 - David White & one man's poisonSend us a textAce bassist for Tokyo-based super group Glow and the Forest David White details attic happenings & his aversion to meat, philosophical and actual, while Jason stands, poetically, on a windy ridge, with cohorts. Please contact the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast) if you're interested in reading your own early sh*t on the show, & check out https://www.youtube.com/user/glowandtheforest for most of your Glow and the Forest needs.Support the show

2021-06-2933 min

Pod Dylan Pod Dylan #165 – Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With YouPOD DYLAN Episode 165 – Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You Rob welcomes back fellow Bobcat Jason Emde to discuss “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You”, the closing track to 1969’s NASHVILLE SKYLINE. Have a question or comment?…

2021-05-2200 min

Writers Read Their Early Sh*t 1 - TrailerSend us a textWelcome to the show! What is this, & why does it exist? Introductory info & details about Writers Read Their Early Sh*t. Plus: Jason's foundational early poem. Support the show

2021-05-0809 min

FM Podcast Network Pod Dylan #152 – Rank Strangers To MePOD DYLAN Episode 152 - Rank Strangers To Me Rob welcomes back Bobcat Jason Emde to discuss "Rank Strangers To Me", the closing track from 1988's DOWN IN THE GROOVE. Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net Follow POD DYLAN on Twitter: @Pod_Dylan You can find POD DYLAN on these platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-dylan/id1095013228 Spotify Stitcher Complete list of all songs covered so far: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/pod-dylan-the-songs Buy this song on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/down-in-the-groove-remastered/717161965 This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER...

2021-01-1600 min

Pod Dylan Pod Dylan #133 – SaraPOD DYLAN Episode 133 – Sara Rob welcomes fellow Bobcat Jason Emde to discuss “Sara”, the final track rom 1976’s DESIRE. Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: firewaterpodcast@comcast.net Follow POD DYLAN on Twitter: @Pod_Dylan Subscribe to the show on Apple …

2020-08-0800 min