Meat For Teacast

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Tuck into this engaging conversation with author Mark Budman (see also S3 E5 Susan O'Neill and Mark Budman!) whose latest work The Most Excellent Immigrant is the main, but hardly only, topic of conversation. He treats us to two lengthy and fantastic readings from the new book, and as usual, the conversation takes plenty of twists and turns! To seek out more, go to http://markbudman.com/

Wowza, do Elizabeth and Christian Livermore ever go deep on this one. They discuss her upcoming book We Are Not Okay and dive deep into some of the politics, personal experiences and sociology involved. She also reads some really compelling sections of the book. And of course, as is the way of the Meat For Teacast, they go off on delightful tangents. You can find out more about Christian's books a...

As we reset our schedule to our regular release dates, here's an excerpt from Elizabeth's appearance on the Antler Queens podcast! If you want to hear the entire episode, go here: https://antlerqueenspodcast.podbean.com/e/yellowjackets-fan-panel-july-2022/

Welcome to the first episode of Season 4! Wow. Buckle up. Our conversation with authors, musicians, writers, Bram Stoker Award nominees - - -  goes left, right, up, down and all around. Please tuck in and enjoy with us, this chat, covering writing, the creative process, running weatherproof CAT-5 cable under a porch out to a garage in the rain - and, well - you'll have to listen to find out!...

Join host Matt Latham with our own Elizabeth MacDuffie discussing Yellowjackets - and in particular the character of Shauna - on the No Book Club podcast! For the full episode, please search your favorite podcast listening service for No Book Club episode 14 from July 25, 2022.  https://wemadethisnetwork.com/category/podcasts/tv-podcasts/no-book-club/ From the episode description: "Character...

Elizabeth was a guest on The Notes McGotes Podcast recently! The July 29, 2022 episode "Episode 179: Baby I'm-a Want You by Bread with Elizabeth MacDuffie" their description of her appearance is as follows: "What a way to end hate month then with this WONDER of an album by a band who is more moldy than the protein you find on the crust. The conversation we had with Elizabeth was one of a kind, fil...

What a fun freeform chat we had with Daniel Hales, author, artist and musician (of Frost Heaves and Hales, Umbral and The Ambiguities.) We talk about music, writing, subtleties of submitting work to literary journals (and their themes/not themes) and more. He reads a couple of pieces of his work and plays a couple songs live for us as well. Do check this out! https://danielhales.com https://dhatfh...

Elizabeth and Mark have a great chat with Jason Mazzotta about music, recording at home, writing, films, records, books, and a ton more. A fun, sprawling (as usual!) conversation. Grab a snack and tuck in! You can find more of his (and Beach Honey's) music here: jasonbourgeois.bandcamp.com & beachhoney.bandcamp.com Instagram: @jasonbourgeoismusic & @beachhoneymusic And find more about...

Elizabeth has a marvelous conversation with author Patrick Scott, discussing his book Unburied as well as writing methods and ideas, and in a twist, he turns the tables and "interviews" Elizabeth for a bit as well. He reads excerpts from his book, as well as a past short story contribution to Meat For Tea. Find out more at Twitter:  @patrickscottbo1 Instagram:  @patricksco...

We have a lengthy conversation with Maxim W. Furek, author of Somebody Else's Dream - Dakota, The Buoys & "Timothy". It's a far ranging discussion from the song and the band that made it (in)famous), to the paranormal, and much more! Find his book and more here: https://www.maximfurek.com

Elizabeth was Zach Brinkman's guest on his excellent podcast Better Left Unsaid. Enjoy this excerpt, then go check out the full episode as well as all the other BLU episodes wherever you get your podcasts! "Zach is joined by Elizabeth Macduffie, Host of the Meat for Teacast and Co-founder and editor of Meat For Tea, The Valley Review. We dive into composition and make stops at sooooo many tangents...

Writer and Creator of The Irrationally Exuberant Podcast, Reid Messerschmidt has a great and diverse chat with Elizabeth about, well, a lot of stuff. A whole lot of stuff. No kidding. Lots of stuff. Great Stuff. And Reid reads some of his works. A Do-Not-Miss! Find The Irrationally Exuberant here , or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

Elizabeth and writer, musician and physician Jacob Chapman have a great chat about writing, process, and music, as well as, well, a lot of things! He is a many-time contributor to Meat For Tea. Links mentioned in the podcast: His latest book Here Over Here Over Here:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/194852175X?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 His band: Camel City Drivers:  https://camelcitydrivers.ba...

Elizabeth and Mark were both guests recently on the excellent podcast Creative Peacemeal, hosted by Music Therapist, Musician and Podcaster Tammy Takaishi. We feature portions of each of their episodes on this episode, as well as a whole lot of Six Word Stories. To hear the entire episodes, please check them out wherever you get your favorite podcasts, or click the links below. For more on Creativ...

In which Elizabeth has a lovely conversation with UK writer Nicola Thomis. Thomis was recently nominated for a Jasmine Award for her Nosings column in the most recent issue of Meat For Tea (V 15 I 4 - "Raw".) They talk about writing, perfume and perfume making, scent memory and a whole lot more. Seriously, tuck into this one!

Going back to 2012, when Meat For Tea had exclusive CDs included in each issue, this conversation was recorded via Google Voice with Scratch Acid and The Jesus Lizard's David Yow. Yow is also an actor and visual artist, and contributed the front cover for the Camomile issue at that point. There were only 50 CDs made at that time, so this is a rarity from the archives. Please note that internet voi...

In this episode, Elizabeth has a lengthy chat with author John Sheirer, author of the book Stumbling Through Adulthood: Linked Stories, where they discuss, amongst many things, the teaching of writing, some politics, and much more (including a mutual love of the Real Housewives franchise!) John Sheirer (pronounced “shy-er”) lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with his wonderful wife, Betsy, and h...

Elizabeth and Mark have a terrific chat with Arad Evans and Jennifer Coates of the band Heroes of Toolik. They talk about making music and art during the pandemic, their history, their other career lives, and more..! Heroes of Toolik will be appearing at the March 12, 2022 Meat For Tea Cirque (and therefore might show up in a future Meat For Teacast episode!) along with the band Pineapples. This e...

Elizabeth and writer Tara Orzolek discuss the series Yellowjackets with a book-club-like perspective. The full episode can be heard by becoming a Patron over at www.patreon.com/meatfortea. By becoming a supporter, you'll get exclusive content like this, plus advance listens to other bonus Meat For Tea episodes, and will help support Meat For Tea: The Valley Review, the Meat For Teacast, and all we...

Elizabeth has a great conversation with long-time Meat For Tea contributor, author Michael Washburn, covering philosophies on writing, exacting use of language, and much more! Check out Michael's books The Uprooted and Other Stories, When We're Grownups and Stranger, Stranger. https://www.amazon.com/Uprooted-Other-Stories-Michael-Washburn/dp/1949180131/ https://www.amazon.com/When-Were-Grownups-Mi...

After years of collaboration on the Meat For Tea Cirques and other events like 100 Thousand Poets For Change, and Poems, Prose and Pints with Matt and his excellent brewery, Abandoned Building Brewery (aaaand! Let's dedicate this episode also to the superior staff at the brewery as well - you'll be hard pressed to find a better bunch of folks!) we thought it overdue to chat with him about his root...

We sure had a great time talking with Miranda Brown and Brian Marchese for this episode! Miranda is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has not only her own recordings and performances in her dossier, but has played with many luminaries like AC Newman, The New Pornographers, Ryan Adams, Crooked Fences, The Lonesome Brothers, Eric Bachman, David Dondero, The Space Elevators, and Oh N...

We get together with these two superb writers to talk, well, writing! And hear some of their works - including a piece from each that the other admires. Gerald Yelle and Richard Horton are two of Meat For Tea's most loyal contributors - and participants in the live release parties (the Cirques) and are featured in several of our episodes going back to Cirques past, so do seek those out as well! An...

We go back to the December 2019 Meat For Tea release show Le Cirque de Noël, with featured readers David P. Miller, Dina Friedman, Peter Urkowitz, Jacob Chapman, Gerald Yelle and Richard Wayne Horton. But wait! Stick around for music from the bands that evening, December Boy and The Feldons. (For more of the December Boy set, please also check out S1 E11!)   December Boy: https://mattsilberst...