Like Pigs in Space - An Arts Talk Show

From her arid origins in Needles, California to becoming one of the most unique voices from the New York School, Alice Notley collection Mysteries of Small Houses showed that she never tried to be anything other than a poet. Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=67e61cfd-f6af-4ead-bf8a-986c8dca0279

Not to be confused with the anatomy of insects, Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay offers a distinct narrative about self image, memories, transcendentalism and what happens when you stick a giant CD into your forehead. Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=134fff3e-996a-43e6-91ff-0229a2123e4b

Literary prowess and integrity can be found in or added to many seemingly mundane things and, this week, Aaron shows us how it can be found in instructional manuals as exemplified in John Muir’s How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive. Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=c45ebfc4-2efc-496d-be53-e73095ba82d6

Max details a plethora of cultural and historical references that brought about the creation of Homestar Runner and the sensational crime drama that is Dangeresque 1: Dangeresque, too? Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=f60dfc4f-6fb3-4c35-9bc7-05bfe5e8472a

Using his distinct voice, six octave range, and accentuated receding hairline, Klaus Nomi gave the world two albums during his time on it that are avant-garde, operatic, danceable and reflective of the 1980’s queer community all at the same time. Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=a1974d58-220a-4cff-96b5-668262cc061b

This novel from 1995, I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, provides such a uniquely hopeful and compelling narrative in an otherwise confusing and cruel world that, after reading it this week, Max had to postpone his originally topic of discussion. Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=703f7c76-2395-4e45-b10f-481f53e8f401

It’s time again to go over the previous nine episodes of discussion while also spending time to discuss David Bowie, Bret Easton Ellis, not feeling weird about being emotional and Aaron trying to keep up with Max’s train of thought. Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

With the debut of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, T. S. Eliot showcased his ability to pack a poem with dense layers of tragedy, apprehension, anxiety, cats and poignant imagery. Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=ad4675d8-f1ac-4b05-a377-665abc3b19a9

Ghost and aliens abound in Phoebe Bridgers' 2020 album Punisher along with a heaping helping Californian anachronisms to round out this sometimes sometimes soft, sometimes brutal listening experience. Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=4707e5c2-30d3-42f3-b671-224bd72d876a

Poetry, music, biblical stories, and the Ford Motor Company combine to create the basis for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams that - while popular as a novel series, a television program, and a movie - got it's start as a BBC Radio show in the late 1970's. Enjoy as we struggle to remember the word psychic! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profil...

Max gives a very timely four year late retrospective on what is often seen as the definitive COVID era work of art, Inside by comedian Bo Burnham, and the densely emotional and brilliantly lit comedy it contains. Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=4707e5c2-30d3-42f3-b671-224bd72d876a

Come along as we untangle the dense web that ties nearly every movie together while Aaron tells us why The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is not only one of his favorite movies but, also one of the greatest movies of all time. Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=4707e5c2-30d3-42f3-b671-224bd72d876a

Come along on a trip through the fascinating world of outsider art, outsider music, and the anachronistic world of Chicago native Wesley Willis and his songs about friends, punk bands, McDonalds, Magikist, and an antagonist Batman. Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/likepigsinspace?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=4707e5c2-30d3-42f3-b671-224bd72d876a

With a looser structure and examples left up to chance, Aaron analyzes an assortment of poems to help those of us who may be interested in writing poetry understand the elements of a poem such as structure, subject, brevity, and imagery culminating in Aaron helping Max write a poem. See if you can find the melodies hidden in the typewriter clicks! Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/likepigsinspace/p...

Max chronicles the ties Van Halen and some of his closest friendships while also doing a deep dive on their 1982 album Diver Down, an album full of character and variety as well as an overwhelmingly fun-loving spirit. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/likepigsinspace/profilecard/?igsh=MXY4OWZ2bXdzNXV4Yg==

Despite beginning and ending the show on unrelated topics, Aaron talks about American sculptor Alexander Calder, his generous and human approaches to art, and the power of food. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/likepigsinspace/profilecard/?igsh=MXY4OWZ2bXdzNXV4Yg==

Aaron and Max turn towards contemplativeness as they look back on the previous 9 episodes and giving miniature reviews of what the other had talked about. The episode the wraps up with a report on their own creative endeavors as of late, namely podcast editing, poem writing, wood working and peridot finding. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/likepigsinspace/profilecard/?igsh=MXY4OWZ2bXdzNXV4Yg==

Max finally proves that he is capable of reading a whole book. Specifically, the book This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno. This book explores the haunting nature of grief and loss and, in the spirit of such ideas, Max interviews Aaron about the passing of his dad 25 years ago. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/likepigsinspace/profilecard/?igsh=MXY4OWZ2bXdzNXV4Yg==

Poetry and punk collides as Aaron articulates his thoughts on Billy Bragg's 1987 album Back to Basics, the long, rich history of protest music, and how early Billy Bragg just really wanted a girlfriend. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/likepigsinspace/profilecard/?igsh=MXY4OWZ2bXdzNXV4Yg==

Breaking the tradition of how Max usually hears about music (that is to say late), he discusses the 2018 Twenty One Pilots album Trench, the world incased within it's tracks, the strong use of symbolism, and somehow also Danny Elfman. Enjoy! Follow our instagram for pictures of the things we talk about! https://www.instagram.com/likepigsinspace/profilecard/?igsh=MXY4OWZ2bXdzNXV4Yg==

On the subject of American poet Kenneth Fearing, Aaron discusses how modernist poetry evolved out of a World War and The Great Depression which created the perfect environment for Fearing's cynical and anti-consumerist poetry. Aaron also drops some hate on post modernist poetry. Enjoy! Follow our Instagram for pictures of the things we talk about! https://www.instagram.com/likepigsinspace/prof...

While discussing the 2017 SOPHIE album, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides - an album well deserving of focused discussion - Max and Aaron also manage to talk about Rick Rubin, grilled cheese, Miracle Whip, modular synthesizers, and whether or not they were ever bullied. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/likepigsinspace/profilecard/?igsh=MXY4OWZ2bXdzNXV4Yg==

Aaron talks about the 1986 film True Stories, written and directed by David Byrne of Talking Heads fame, while also diving into the significant impact David Byrne played in his adolescence when Aaron first saw David described as a Renaissance Man. Follow our Instagram for pictures of the things we talk about! https://www.instagram.com/likepigsinspace/profilecard/?igsh=MXY4OWZ2bXdzNXV4Yg==

While stretching the confines of what counts as arts and culture, Max goes into depth about Neopets, The Darkest Faerie and the magic that was/is the Play Station 2. Follow our Instagram for pictures of the things we talk about! https://www.instagram.com/likepigsinspace/profilecard/?igsh=MXY4OWZ2bXdzNXV4Yg==

Aaron recounts his history with the book Young Adult Novel by Daniel Pinkwater and the journey it sparked into dadaism, individuality, HOA hate and Grape Nuts love.