The Greg Brownderville Dimension

This episode’s guest is a magnificent poet named Johnny Wink, author of _Haunting the Winerunner_ and _Seven Ways to Prune a Grapefruit_ . . . (03:04) Johnny meets the great bluesman Fred McDowell, and then something beautiful and unforgettable takes place (09:45) “Errors” as edits (11:17) welcoming, and benefiting from, constructive criticism without applying all of it slavishly (14:52) embroider...

In this episode Greg invites you to join him in Pumpkin Bend, Arkansas, for Thanksgiving and some stories about a beloved Delta dish served this time of year: duck and dressing. Featuring Greg's good friends Rod and Dale. logo design by Julie Savasky at 508 Creative: https://508creative.com music by Beekeeper Spaceman and Eric Brownderville

In this episode Preston Hutcherson joins Greg to talk about the poetry of sports broadcasting and sports punditry. (00:35) Preston regales Greg with a bizarre and hilarious piece of audio in which sportscaster Jim Nantz suddenly reinvents himself as a mortician. (09:45) Greg and Preston parse the psychology of stardom and discuss Bono and Tom Brady. (19:18) Strange trends emerge in sports punditry...

In this episode Greg answers his favorite questions from Episode 1: “Greg, why do you like Yeats so much?” (:36) “Greg, why are you obsessed with folklore?” (06:18) “Greg, why are death and eating mythologically linked?” (24:47) ”Greg, have you been working on any new artistic projects, and if so, what are they?” (29:40) Fire Bones: https://www.firebones.org Maya Deren’s awesome book: https://book...

This special Halloween edition of GBD includes: —two funny stories involving the word “casket" —an explanation of the dumb supper —American boxer Deontay Wilder on death and sweet potatoes —an in-depth discussion of John Keats's “The Eve of St. Agnes” —poetic form / the Spenserian stanza —the tension between the imaginal life and the life of worldly engagement —news about the Halloween i...

In this episode, Greg introduces himself and explains what this show is all about—namely, the joy and magic of language. Also in this episode: while Christmas shopping, Greg’s friend Alex sends him an unforgettable text message, and Tim (another friend of Greg’s) says poetry is “the perfect technology” to meet a very specific psychological need that we all have. Fire Bones (Greg’s online narrative...