Poets At War

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting The Brood of Writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, General Joshua David Ling holds a long-form war council with Alex Robertson and Ian Wilson, recorded in early 2026 amid a Goodwill run, a fresh tobacco lounge, a van DVD player, and a little girl being sent off to bed. What starts as a casual check-i...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today, General Joshua David Ling leads a Wednesday war council (recorded March 4th, 2026) with Alex, Brendan, Dante, and Debbie — covering Alex's homeschool stock market "Small Street," Joshua's terminal app vibe-coding a game through Claude Code, the AI...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, we gather the troops for the monthly Broodcast! The writers assemble in the barracks to share their latest dispatches from the creative front lines. First, General Joshua David Ling reads for an absent troop. Joel Stanley's "Hope Awakened,&q...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, General Joshua David Ling holds a late-night war council recorded February 26th, 2026, with Joel, Brendan, John, Dante, and Daniel — a Thursday share-night on the eve of a Broodcast, where Joel unveils his Morris Museum entry, a 2,492-word short stor...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, General Joshua David Ling holds a late-night war council recorded February 25th, 2026, with Alex, Ian, and Carey. It's an episode built around a single book: Alex reads his full 1,000-word review of *The Conservative Heart* by Arthur C. Brooks, a...

Today on the program, Joshua pulls back the curtain on a recording he almost missed: a late-night session with John (Ramzait), Dante, and Daniel, recorded February 18th, 2026. John, deep into the fifth volume of his Royal Road serial at chapter 167, shares the high life of the web-serial trenches: five-star reviews, the one loyal reader who says 'thanks for the chapter' every release, the...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, we gather the troops for the monthly Broodcast! The writers assemble in the barracks to share their latest dispatches from the creative front lines. First, Ethan shares Chapter One of Sizable Adventure — "Morning in the Country" — a slow, s...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, General Joshua David Ling holds a late-night war council with Jesse, Carey, and Dante (with Jeff dropping in), recorded February 19th, 2026. What starts as a casual hangout over homemade pancakes quickly spirals through Jim Butcher's magic-crysta...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, Joshua David Ling is joined by Alex, Aaron, and Dante for a late-night work-gathering recorded February 11, 2026. Aaron kicks things off with a heavily-reworked opening chapter built around a fantasy magic system that runs on literal quantum physics...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, Joshua David Ling hosts a casual brood hangout recorded on his daughter Hazel's 8th birthday. Carey joins from his new Louisiana home with a full house tour, and Daniel pops in later to catch up on work, faith, and creative burnout. The conversat...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, we gather the troops for the monthly Broodcast! The writers assemble in the barracks to share their latest dispatches from the creative front lines. General Joshua David Ling kicks off by reading the next installment of Marty Francom's Civil War-era...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. The Brood assembles for an evening that ranges from music theory to alien invasions. Joshua kicks off with a deep dive into the evolution of hip-hop, the death of swagger in rock, and why Outkast matters — even playing a sample to prove his point. Ian Wilson shares an ext...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. This is Part 2 of a marathon recording session with the Brood, and the dispatches are flying fast and thick. The conversation kicks off with Alex delivering a passionate breakdown of Wickard v. Philburn and the Commerce Clause, before pivoting headfirst into Joshua's...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, Joshua David Ling is joined by Jesse, Alex, Carrie, and Stephen for a three-hour barn burner split into two parts. This is Part 1 — a dense, wide-ranging conversation that moves from vibe-coded website magic to a deep critique of capitalism, liberali...

Today on the program, Joshua David Ling is joined by Jesse, Carrie, Daniel, and Alex for a massive, multi-topic roundtable. The conversation kicks off with some wild life updates, including stolen trucks, insurance woes, and Joshua's latest vintage book acquisition. The crew then dives into the art of hand-carving wooden pipes and the struggles of using AI to generate complex musical arrangeme...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. In this episode, Joshua David Ling hosts another Broodcast, where members of the Brood gather to share their latest creative writings and pitches. Joshua and Daniel kick things off by answering a challenge to pitch a D&D-themed cop show, resulting in "DNDPD"...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, Joshua David Ling is joined by Alex, Ian, Abe, and later Daniel, for a massive, multi-topic roundtable. The conversation kicks off with some hilarious miscommunications, as Joshua details his struggles with comforting people without sounding like a d...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. In this episode, Joshua David Ling sits down with Ian, Brendan, Daniel, and others for a wide-ranging conversation spanning sci-fi lore, fantasy writing, career changes, and deep theology. They kick things off by debating the best and worst Star Trek captains, the charm o...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. In this episode, Joshua David Ling and the Brood gather to tackle everything from theological debates to classic literature and Disney lore. The conversation kicks off with life updates before grappling with a controversial internet take: Was Gaston actually the hero of B...

The meeting of "The Brood of Writers" begins with casual catch-up, including the Joshua's recent vehicle troubles and his completion of a Peter Pan-themed pop-punk concept album, before transitioning into sharing and critiquing creative works. Carey shares an early draft of an animal-centric story titled "The Great Bayou Adventure," prompting a discussion on target demograp...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, Joshua David Ling and Abby kick off the new year by catching up on holiday adventures, new creative setups, and the perils of online book orders. Joshua details his evolving philosophy on using AI for "iconography" rather than art, aiming t...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, the Brood kicks things off by discussing the loss of America's open-road Route 66 culture and the modern feeling of being "stuck" in a hyper-regulated world. Then, Aaron shares the opening chapters of his new sci-fi/fantasy epic, The Sw...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. The episode from 12/16/25 kicks off with Abbi’s sharing and feedback period, where the Brood discusses how to craft a historical, third-person narrative voice. Abby also shares the touching backstory of writing her first draft while her family was temporarily homeless. Th...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, we gather the troops for the monthly Broodcast! The writers assemble in the barracks to share their latest dispatches from the creative front lines. The episode kicks off with Carrie sharing his frustrations over a lost 150-pound rogue hog in the Lou...

Welcome to Poets at War, a podcast documenting the brood of writers, where art, theology, philosophy, and fun beckon your ears. Today on the program, we gather the troops for the monthly Broodcast! The writers assemble in the barracks to share their latest dispatches from the creative front lines. First, Ian Wilson reads Chapter 4 of his sci-fi/fantasy novel, Heart of the Stars, where Eddie faces...