The Offing Podcast (Past Due)
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| Pub. Date | Title | Duration | |
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| 19 Nov 2024 | MEMOIR: Patrick O'Neil's "Anarchy at the Circle K," addiction, time in prison and life after punk rock | 00:49:35 | |
In episode 1 of The Offing Podcast, punk rock roadie icon Patrick O'Neil reads an excerpt from his most recent book Anarchy at the Circle K, out now from Punk Hostage Press. An interview with O'Neil and Offing podcast producer Chistopher Chase Godwin follows, touching on O'Neil's time in the Bay Area punk and hardcore scene, working with bands like Dead Kennedys, Flipper, and TSOL as well as O'Neil's journey through addiction, time in prison and life after punk rock. The Offing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we rely on literature lovers and art enthusiasts like you to keep the lights on. Support The Offing and this podcast by subscribing to our patreon. | |||
| 19 Nov 2024 | FICTION: Dana Johnson's "Wyatt Earp Days," and a conversation with Offing publisher Ashaki M. Jackson | 01:09:09 | |
On today’s episode, Dr. Dana Johnson, author of "Elsewhere, California" and the Flannery O'Connor award for short fiction winner "Break Any Woman Down," reads “Wyatt Earp Days.” A conversation between Johnson and Offing publisher Ashaki M. Jackson follows her reading. Learn more about Dr. Dana Johnson and her work here. "Wyatt Earp Days” was first published in issue number 148 of Ploughshares. You can buy a copy at Pshares.com. The Offing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we rely on literature lovers and art enthusiasts like you to keep the lights on. Support The Offing and this podcast by subscribing to our patreon. | |||
| 19 Nov 2024 | POETRY: Vanessa Angelica Villarreal's new poems on family, ancestors, and extinct flowers of the Americas | 00:12:45 | |
On today's episode, essayist, critic and award-winning poet Vanessa Angelica Villarreal reads new poems on family, ancestors and extinct flowers of the Americas. Here are "Shelter in Place," "Easter Poem," "August," and "Canis Latrans." Vanessa's first poetry collection, Beast Meridian, earned a Whiting Award and the John A. Robertson Best First Book Award from the Texas Institute of Letters. The collection was also a 2019 Kate Tufts Discovery Award Finalist. Beast Meridian and her highly anticipated collection of essays, Magical Realism, are available now at VanessaAngelicaVillarreal.com. The Offing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we rely on literature lovers and art enthusiasts like you to keep the lights on. Support The Offing and this podcast by subscribing to our patreon. | |||
| 19 Nov 2024 | FICTION: Toni Ann Johnson's "The Way We Fell Out of Touch," from the collection "Light Skin Gone to Waste" | 00:16:09 | |
On today’s episode, we welcome novelist, screenwriter, playwright, actress, and Humanitas prize-winner Toni Ann Johnson. During this episode, she reads a segment of the story "The Way We Fell Out of Touch," from her short story collection, Light Skin Gone to Waste. To learn more about the Arrington family or to support Toni Ann's body of work, including her books "Homegoing" and "Remedy for a Broken Angel" visit ToniAnnJohnson.com The Offing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we rely on literature lovers and art enthusiasts like you to keep the lights on. Support The Offing and this podcast by subscribing to our patreon. | |||