A Brief Chat

In which I talk with director, actor and all-around creative gem Madeline Biever about how and why her parents chose to homeschool Madeline and her siblings.  — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which I talk about our upcoming move, my relationship with my kids, and what I want for my birthday. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which I expand on some ideas from last Thursday’s episode.  — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which you must choose: Either die in the vacuum of space, or tell me how good you thought my poem was.  — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which Diana Rose and I try, with varying degrees of success, to define magic(k). Diana Rose is a tarot reader, astrologer, energy worker, writer, educator and more. Learn about her work at https://ddamascenaa.com/ . — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which Diana Rose and I discuss the connected nature of everything, and how magic(k)al practices help us see our interdependence. Diana Rose is a tarot reader, astrologer, energy worker, writer, educator and more. Learn about her work at https://ddamascenaa.com/ . — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member...

In which Diana Rose and I discuss the ways in which colonizers have tried to erase traditional practices, and who benefits from that erasure. Learn more about Diana’s work at https://ddamascenaa.com/ . — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which Diana Rose and I talk about the practice of tarot as a way of freeing ourselves from our conditioning. Diana is a tarot reader, astrologer, energy worker, writer, educator and more. Learn about her work at https://ddamascenaa.com/ . — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which I talk about the false equivalances of violences, the Black Panthers, and the limiting by white people of the available responses of people of color. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which I talk about the use of violence as a tool of resistance, and what the word “violence” even means. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which I ask whether anger can be a positive emotion.  — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which we rock out to two songs by The Ableist: “Written In Red” (featuring Buick Audra of Friendship Commanders and Liss Waters Hyde) and “Aelita” (featuring Gilliang McGhee of HiHo). Hear more at https://theableist.bandcamp.com/ . — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today....

In which Paul Scanty and I discuss a few ideas about mutual aid as a means of self care and community care. Paul is the Education and Outreach Director of the Greater Chicago IWW and vocalist for Chicago hardcore outfit The Ableist. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which Paul Scanty and I discuss maintaining a healthy mental state while opposing just about everything around us. Paul is the Education and Outreach Director of the Greater Chicago IWW and vocalist for Chicago hardcore outfit The Ableist. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which I give you permission (not that you need it) to stop associating with people who aren’t good for you.  — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which I talk about confronting problems at a size we can handle. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which my aunt, Linda Jacquot, talks about noticing small details, and her time as a holistic healing educator. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which my aunt, Linda Jacquot, describes her experience as the last person standing at an old mining camp in Ruby, Arizona.  — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which my aunt, Linda Jacquot, talks about how she learned to question rather than just follow. Also, big thanks to Colleen for becoming the latest member! — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which I discuss the moving 1936 novel Bread And Wine by Italian antifascist author Ignazio Silone.  — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which I talk about the intersection of my religious and anarchist practices, and how they inform each other.  — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.

In which we learn about the Freelance Journalists Union, an attempt to organize workers who don’t work at the same place, and who often compete with one another. My guest is Liss Waters Hyde, General Executive Board Member of the IWW and cofounder of the Freelance Journalists Union. You can follow her on Twitter at @tankandfile, and you can learn more about the IWW at iww.org.  —...

In which we learn about the IWW’s efforts as part of a global labor movement. My guest is Liss Waters Hyde, General Executive Board Member of the IWW and cofounder of the Freelance Journalists Union. You can follow her on Twitter at @tankandfile, and you can learn more about the IWW at iww.org.  — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Pa...

In which I talk about the Industrial Workers of the World with Liss Waters Hyde, General Executive Board Member of the IWW and cofounder of the Freelance Journalists Union. You can follow her on Twitter at @tankandfile, and you can learn more about the IWW at iww.org.  — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supportin...

In which I answer the question posed in the title. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat’s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Thank you.