Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour

On the 9/3/2025 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Neil McRoberts joins the program to discuss being a plant epidemiologist, educator, poet, and lifelong learner. He shares a poem called “San Lucas,” which spawned from his long work-related drives across California. McRoberts recalls his move to the United States in 2010, and expresses excitement about his upcoming reading with Catr...

Kindra McDonald joins the program to discuss THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES: POEMS , an anthology at the intersection of poetry and climate change. McDonald states that the anthology serves as an outlet for poets to talk about their regions. She reads a poem “Lost and Found Fairtail,” before the next guest Luisa A, Igloria joins the program. Igloria outlines how central climate, and climate politics are...

On the 8/20/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Dyson Kona Smith joins the program to talk about his post-graduate life, poetry, and his next steps. He outlines a desire to publish his manuscript, Tomboy Ballet, and reads an untitled poem and “Lai about Home Followed By Analysis.” Smith also shares that he is now a Data Analyst for Turning Point Community Programs, helping evalua...

Atim Udoffia is the first guest on the program, detailing her storied career in theatre. She speaks on her upcoming event, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's As You Like it which will show the weekends of August 22nd and August 30th at the CLARA auditorium in Sacramento. Brad Buchanon is the second  guest of the hour. Buchanon discusses chess, his medical memoir, and excitingly his upcomi...

On the 8/6/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Partners Robin Ekiss and Keith Ekiss are the first guests on the program. A former colleague of Dr. Andy’s, Robin reflects on her time at UC Davis, mentored by poets such as Sandra McPherson and Sandra Gilbert. Keith discusses his recent book, Burial Fragments , which co-won the Barry Sparks Poetry Prize for 2024 from Gunpowder Press...

On the 7/30/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Allison Proffitt joins the show to discuss her upbringing in music and upcoming performances in Sacramento. Proffit outlines how her upbringing in Illinois, and transition to California helped develop her artistic sensibilities and practices. She details the Light Opera Theatre of Sacramento’s iteration of Dracula; or the town of Si...

On the 7/23/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Danielle Collins joins the program to discuss her journey as a burnout survivor. Because of her lived experience with burnout, Collins returned back to school to learn more about coaching others through the ongoing crisis. From their research, coaching experience, and their own journey, Collins wrote the book Work Comes Third:Eradic...

On the 7/16/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Dane Cervine joins the program to discuss how his meditative writing process has changed over time. He discusses the difference between his two recent releases, At Home in the [Burning] World , which reads like a nonfiction travel book, and Nine Volt Nirvana , a poetry collection. Cervine then shares samples of his work, a sample of...

On the 7/9/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Jamil Jan Kochai joins the show to discuss his upcoming reading at CapLit and his recent release, The Haunting of Hajji Hotak . Kochai details how his writing about Afghanistan and Sacramento grow with distance and in parallel to each other. He also discusses the writing process more broadly, and how that encompasses being a receptiv...

On the 7/2/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Richard Loranger describes the creative panic that they have felt over the past couple years, taking on projects in many media, including podcasting and product naming. Along with these outlets, Loranger discusses writing in multiple genres and leading multiple workshops. Loranger shares three poems from an unpublished chapbook cente...

On the 6/11/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : The first guest on the hour is Nicolette Daskalakis, who joins the show to detail her career in the arts, which started as a high schooler at KDVS. Daskalakis reveals she was at one point the youngest ever staff member at the station, serving as the news director, before she went off to earn an undergraduate degree at USC and then t...

On the 6/4/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Heather Bourbeau joins the show to discuss her most recent release, Monarch , detailing that she spends a lot of time outside to better understand the protective lands which she writes about. Bourbeau then reads two poems, “Consequences: Cascades that Skew National Monuments,” and “Steelhead at Devil’s Gulch.” The next guest on the s...

On the 5/28/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : UC Davis alumna Allison Field Bell discusses her upcoming, debut poetry collection ALL THAT BLUE , thinking through themes of sexuality and womanhood. Field Bell shares her journey in academia, starting as an undergraduate in Davis, California, then transitioning as an MFA student at New Mexico State University, and now as a PhD can...

On the 5/22/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Eve West Bessier joins the program to talk about her New Mexico poetic endeavors. She shares details about her two most recent collections, both poetic micro-essays: Poems Before Breakfast (2023), and The Road Home (2024). Bessier shares two poems “The Clothes Translation Hope” and “This Labor Mess.” The next guest is Kevin Smokler,...

On the 5/14/25 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Mary Mackey joins the show to discuss her poetics, the planet, and how to preserve hope and joy in the face of catastrophe. In her new book In This Burning World: Poems of Love and Apocalypse , Mackey imagines what life may be like as the climate changes, and how that will move us to mobilize as people. Through her poetic series, she...

On the 5/7/25 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Doria E. Charlson joins the show to discuss the Department of Theater and Dance’s upcoming spring dance “Rules of Play.” She outlines the process behind the department’s plays, with an informal showing in the fall, and a formal showing in the spring quarter platforming the work of selected students. Charlson states the play highlights...

On the 4/30/25 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Oswaldo Vargas joins the show to discuss his role as a board member of the Sacramento Poetry Center, coordinating and facilitating events. Vargas discusses his efforts to highlight and platform the intersection of Sacramento’s queer and poetry communities together, and how his identity and life experience influence his poetics. He sp...

On the 4/23/25 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Barbra Ruth Sanders joins the show to speak on the publication of her debut collection. Hearing Voices . Ruth Sanders states that the collection took years of work and contains poems that touch on family, places from the past, and hearing voices. She shares two poems, one that closes the book, “Wayfinding at Pere Lachaise,” and anoth...

On the 4/9/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Eric Paul Shaffer joins the show to discuss his upcoming and recent book publications, Free Speech and Green Leaves . Shaffer recounts his time at the University of California, Davis and discusses his most recent collection, written in two long sequences. Shaffer then praises Coyote Arts Press and reads a poem, “Watch for falling roc...

On the 4/2/25 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Clarence Major joins the show to discuss his storied career as a writer and his upcoming release, Four Days in Algeria . He shares a poem from the collection titled “Closed on Sunday” before the next guest, Professor Anne Schilling joins the show. Professor Schilling details the upcoming play which is coming to the UC Davis Campus, “D...

On the 3/26/25 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Allison Proffitt joins the show to discuss the duality of her scientific and artistic practices. She details the upcoming event "ASSEMBLAGE: A Concert of Music Featuring Rare and Intriguing Instruments" which will feature seven newly commissioned works, highlighting the guzheng, shakuhachi, duduk, glass harp, kamancheh, and...

On the 3/19/25 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Michael Todd Gallowglas joins the show to discuss his upcoming reading and storytelling event at the John Natsoulas Gallery. On Thursday March 20th at 7:00 P.M., Gallowglas will be reading from his new book, The Re-Imagined Princess , a book that combines poetic narrative and storytelling. Gallowglas also shares a poetic section from...

On the 3/12/25 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Pia Baur joins the show to speak on her recent essay “Every Day Anew” which touches on her lived experience with epilepsy. The essay was recently chosen for the Felice Buckvar Prize for Nonfiction and will be published in the Bellevue Literary Review this Spring. Baur then details her colleague Elizabeth Mitchell’s upcoming horror-sc...

On the 3/5/25 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Professor Jesse Drew joins Dr. Andy in the studio to discuss the Davis screening of his upcoming movie, Open Country . He shares details on the event, which is occurring this Friday, March 7, at Sudwerk‘s Beer Hall, before telling a  story about his time spent interviewing the American Folk legend Pete Seeger. The next guest on the ho...

On the 2/26/25 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour : Ethan Gallogy joins the show to discuss his award-winning novel The Trail , which follows two character’s journeys on the John Muir Trail. Gallogy shares his experiences on the John Muir Trail, stating that a month straight in the wilderness was an unforgettable experience. He reiterates the importance of being disconnected from tech...