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A talk with forensics student and former mixologist Alicia Martinez. Follow her on  Instagram  (if she lets you.) Music today, tomorrow, and the days after that by  Bill MacKay . Subscribe at  Apple  or the other usual places.

A talk with jazz musician Keefe Jackson. We discuss his youth in an Arkansas college town, the switch from cello to saxophone, his move to Chicago, and more. Catch his gigs or buy a record at  his site . Theme music by  Bill MacKay , as ever.

A talk with musician Sam Wagster about growing up in Texas, studying film and writing, and playing in bands. Listen to  Mute Duo ,  The Father Costume ,  Anatomy of Habit , but also enjoy Wagster’s work with The Cairo Gang, Azita, and countless others. Theme music by  Bill MacKay , as ever.

A talk with musician and aspiring linguist Mick Collins about  the Dirtbombs ,  the Gories , the  Wolfmanhattan Project , and inventing his own language. Follow Collins  on Twitter  and listen to all his music you can find. Theme music by  Bill MacKay . 

A talk with musician and graphic designer Brian Case about coming from St. Louis to Chicago, getting into the music scene, and about just keeping going. Check out his current band,  FACS , as well as  his solo work , and his old band,  Disappears . Theme music—as if you needed to ask—by  Bill MacKay.

A talk with writer Scott McClanahan about Robert Mitchum, writing, music, and more. Get his books  here  and  here  and read  my review of  The Sarah Book . Music now and always by  Bill MacKay .

A talk with bassist extraordinaire Matt Lux. Check out his  Communication Arts Quartet ,  Isotope 217 , and  KVL . Theme music forever by Bill MacKay .

I read excerpts from several books. 00:00 from The Little Prince by Antoine Saint-Exupery 02:37 chapter 57 of Moby Dick by Herman Melville 10:00 from I'm Losing You by Bruce Wagner 14:58 from A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley

A talk with musician Tom Shannon about  Cheater Slicks , about Boston, Columbus, his long career in music, and much more. If you don’t know Cheater Slicks music,  start here . Theme music by  Bill MacKay , as ever. Theme music by  Bill MacKay , as ever.

A talk with cartoonist Laura Park about moving to France, living in Chicago, quitting art school, how everyone should love dogs, and a lot more. You can also find her on Instagram . Theme music by Bill MacKay , as ever.

A talk with music writer  Leor Galil  about studying at Brandeis, getting into music, and ending up at the  Chicago Reader . Theme music, now and always, by Bill MacKay .

I read three chapters from  Denis Johnson’s “The Largesse of the Sea Maiden” .

A talk with Marc Fischer about his many varied activities. For more,  start here and  here . Theme music, forever, by Bill MacKay .

A talk with the writer Tobias Carroll about the publication of his new novel,  Ex-Members  (Astrophil Press) , New Jersey, punk bands,  Vol.1 Brooklyn , et al. Learn more about Carroll  here  and read  my review  of his book. Theme music, as ever, by Bill MacKay .

A talk with writer Lindsay Hunter about Florida, podcasting, being okay with not becoming Claire Danes, and more.  Get  her books  and follow her on  Twitter . Music today, tomorrow, and the days after that by  Bill MacKay .

A talk with writer and professor Sonia Weiner. We discuss migratory literature, the time she wrote about me, her family’s move from the US to Israel, and more.  More about her here . Theme music today, tomorrow, and all the other tomorrows by  Bill MacKay .

A talk with writer and artist Sam Pink. Before we talk, I read Pink’s story. “Move in With Me”. Follow Pink on Twitter and Instagram . Episode art by Sam Pink. Theme music forever by Bill MacKay .

A talk with musician Jonathan van Herik about Wicker Park in the 90s, being in bands like Joan of Arc , Boas, Disappears , and Facs , self-doubt, and a whole lot more. Follow van Herik on Instagram . Theme music, eternally, by Bill MacKay .

A talk with writer Gint Aras. Learn more about him at  his site  and read  my review of  The Fugue  . Theme music, forever, by Bill MacKay . Subscribe at  Apple  or the other usual places.

A talk with Chicago writer Kathleen Rooney. We discuss teaching, competing generations, and our bizarre cultural moment. Learn more about Rooney at her site , the press she co-runs , and her poetry-typing concern. Theme music by Bill MacKay , natch.

A talk with Rick Rizzo of  Eleventh Dream Day  about his music career, teaching, working for AC Nielson, collecting records, and a whole lot more.  Buy Eleventh Dream Day albums on Bandcamp  and follow them on  Instagram . Theme music by  Bill MacKay , of course.

A talk with film writer Kat Sachs. We discuss how her love of cinema was born at drive-ins in Ohio, auteur theory, our odd cultural moment, and more. Learn more about Sachs at  Cinefile  and the  Chicago Reader.  Read her  great essay on Jane Campion  too. Theme music by  Bill MacKay , as ever.

A talk with musician Emmett Kelly about Chicago, LA, art, the state of the recording industry, and much more. Check out Kelly’s  cassette label  and his old band,  the Cairo Gang . Kelly also plays with Will Oldham, Ty Segall, and many others. Theme music by Bill MacKay .

I talk to podcaster, pharma trade guru, and novice artist Gil Roth about podcasting, his day job, getting into visual art at 50 and more. Listen to Gil’s great Virtual Memories show  and see a bunch of his drawings and paintings . Theme music by  Bill MacKay .

I talk to writer, farmer, and cassette-label mogul Adam Gnade about writing, living, off the land, releasing cassettes, and more. Learn about him at his site   and all the usual social media places. Theme music by Bill MacKay .