I always have a lot going on,
here's what I'm doing now:
I'm writing I HATE THOSE MASKED BASTARDS! for Haymarket Books …
while hosting and producing the weekly podcast Says Who …
and helping run the Civic Media Fellowships at USC …
and printing and shipping whistles (... & counting) all over the country with a crew of awesome people …
and shipping merch I make for you …
and also making stickers for the Says Who Sticker Club …
and OK that's enough.
My most recent blog posts
Foundational Texts: Jenny Holzer's Truisms
The first installment in the monthly Foundational Texts series looks at artist Jenny Holzer's Truisms, what they meant to a 14-year-old me and how they still resonate today.
Posted on Jan 31, 2026
From Chicago to Minneapolis to wherever is next, more and more it's very clear that we are all we have. And maybe that's enough.
Posted on Jan 21, 2026
Strength and Hope Amid the Year’s Cold Start
This year has started hard. There's a line from the Mountain Goats song 'Cold at Night' that I keep coming back to.
Posted on Jan 12, 2026
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- ice ice baby
Released by Says Who? on Jan 29, 2026
- into the pit
Released by Says Who? on Jan 14, 2026
- no direction
Released by Says Who? on Jan 7, 2026
- maureenologue
Released by Says Who? on Dec 31, 2025
- big mug
Released by Says Who? on Dec 10, 2025
Recent podcast episodes
- Chris Estrada Is the Hardest Working Man in Comedy
Published by Esquire on Jul 28, 2023
- When Everything Happened So Much
Published by Slate on Nov 5, 2022
- Parenting in the Age of School Shootings
Published by Esquire on Jun 3, 2022
- Jeff Tweedy Knows Good Days
Published by Esquire on May 3, 2022
- If We're Back to 'Normal,' Why Am I Still So Exhausted All the Time?
Published by Esquire on Mar 14, 2022
- The Wrestler
Published by Esquire on Feb 28, 2022
Other recent writing
My most recent notes
I write a lot of notes in shortform social apps like Threads, Mastodon, and Bluesky. I also capture them on this site, so the platforms don't control my stuff. Here are a few. You can always look at my notes page for more.
Just a reminder that Border Patrol was created in 1924 when the Klan was at the height of its political influence.
posted at 11:58AM on January 24, 2026
300 whistles heading for suburban Minneapolis in the morning.
posted at 9:49PM on January 23, 2026
remote school today because of the cold and every "can you hear me" literally triggers PTSD from the year of zoom school
posted at 9:58AM on January 23, 2026
Absolutely fucking not.
posted at 8:08AM on January 23, 2026
Just interviewed for a documentary about the Promise Ring, so I am going to go crumble into dust now.
posted at 3:33PM on January 22, 2026
Read more notes at Mastodon or Bluesky, or check out my notes page.
Updated January 31, 2026. This page is inspired by @nownownow.