A Brief Chat

In which I read poems by William Carlos Williams, Sarah Teasdale, e.e. cummings, and Muriel Rukeyser. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jasondcrane Follow Jason on Instag...

In which we conclude the story of Soko Morinaga Roshi with the tale of his three-day ordeal to gain admittance to a Zen monastery. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jason...

In which Farwa Zaidi reviews When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele. Watch the YouTube version. Check out more reviews by Farwa Zaidi at: https://www.abriefchat.com/category/farwa-reads/ http://farwareads.com http://instagram.com/farwareads — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patre...

In which we continue the story of Japanese Zen monk Soko Morinaga Roshi. In this episode, he receives two honors from his teacher, and then leaves for a large monastery. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Tha...

In which we continue the story of Japanese Zen monk Soko Morinaga Roshi. In this episode, Morinaga talks about lineage and tradition, and the bond between student and teacher. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and mor...

In which we listen to John Ashbery read several poems from a 1963 recording . Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jasondcrane Follow Jason on Instagram: @jasondcrane Follow...

In which we continue the story of Japanese Zen monk Soko Morinaga Roshi. In this episode, Morinaga is a new student of Zen and is learning the hard way. [ Photo source. ] Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Th...

In which we continue the story of Japanese Zen monk Soko Morinaga Roshi. In this episode, he meets his first Buddhist teacher. [ Photo source. ] Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on T...

In which we continue the story of Japanese Zen monk Soko Morinaga Roshi. In this episode, Morinaga returns to school after fighting in WWII, and struggles with good vs. evil. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more...

In which I read from and discuss Pointers To Insight , an autobiographical essay by Zen monk Soko Morinaga Roshi. This is part 1 of however many it takes, which will likely be about 4 or 5. Watch the YouTube version. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Sat...

In which Martin Willits Jr. reads his poetry. Martin Willitts Jr. has 26 chapbooks (with two national contest winners) and 20 full-length collections (with two national winners), and is the winner of many individual poem contests. He lives in Syracuse, New York, and he is the judge for the New York State Fair Poetry Contest as well as an editor for The Comstock Review. Watch the YouTube version. L...

In which I talk about how we set ourselves up for conflict and give one method for stopping. This is the first episode that is also on YouTube. You can watch it (gulp) here . — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason o...

In which Owen and I celebrate the first anniversary of A Brief Chat and look back at some fun bits. Help us celebrate by becoming a member . Thanks! — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jasondcrane Fo...

In which we remember Spanish anarchist Lucio Urtubia, who died on July 18, 2020 at the age of 89. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jasondcrane Follow Jason on Instagram: @jasondcrane Follow A Brie...

In which Owen and I recommend David Rovics , Louis Cole , Level 42 and Patrick H Willems . You can follow Owen on Twitter at @shimmylizard . — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jasondcrane Follow Jas...

In which we listen to three poems by Etheridge Knight. You can find more audio poetry by Etheridge Knight in the PennSound archives . You can also hear previous episodes of Poetry Fridays . — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you....

In which Owen ( twitter.com/shimmylizard ) joins me to talk about their vision for their future work, our move to vegetarianism/veganism, and the word according to Jake Yapp. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason o...

In which I make a spreadsheet comparing Catholicism and Buddhism and, I think, I pick a path. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jasondcrane Follow Jason on Instagram: @jasondcrane Follow A Brief Ch...

In which I pay tribute to Woody Guthrie and play recordings of several of his songs. Woody was born on July 14, 1912. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jasondcrane Follow Jason on Instagram: @jason...

In which I talk about the exercise in masochism that is reading the early books of the Bible. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jasondcrane Follow Jason on Instagram: @jasondcrane Follow A Brief Ch...

In which we listen to June Jordan (b. 9 July 1936) read several of her poems at a 2001 reading at Kelly Writers House. You can hear the entire reading here and many more authors here . Previous episodes of Poetry Fridays can be found here . — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a wee...

In which Owen Crane makes a brief appearance to try Happy Shopper Bourbon Cremes, and then I talk about the Liturgy of the Hours and the benefits of eating meals together. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on T...

In which Farwa Zaidi talks about The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang. One of the essays in the book is available online: “Yale Will Not Save You.” You can listen to more of Farwa’s reviews here , and you can read them on her blog, Farwa Reads . — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a support...

In which Owen and I talk about the current Covid-19 situation in Arizona, and our recent encounter with illness during the pandemic. Follow Owen on Twitter at @shimmylizard . — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason o...

In which my SPECIAL GUEST and I discuss things we eat, including Jaffa cakes and … well, you’ll have to listen. — This show is only possible because of people like you. Visit A Brief Chat ‘s Patreon page and become a supporting member today. Members get a weekly bonus episode on Saturdays and more. Thank you. Follow Jason on Twitter: @jasondcrane Follow Jason on Instagram:...