I always have a lot going on,
here's what I'm doing now:
I'm hosting and producing the weekly podcast Says Who …
while helping run the Civic Media Fellowships at USC …
and shipping the patches and stickers I made for you …
and also making stickers for the Says Who Sticker Club …
and plotting some new things …
which I hope to tell you about soon.
My most recent blog posts
The Amazing Art of the Video Game Marquee
During this long, hot, difficult summer I took a trip to a huge video game arcade and ended up completely in love with the art of the game marquee.
Posted on Aug 1, 2025
Six Scenes of Hulk Hogan, in Reverse
Hulk Hogan died this week. He transformed professional wrestling and he was a virulent racist who played a part in destroying free press in America and aided the rise of Donald Trump, brother.
Posted on Jul 25, 2025
I took my dad's modest stamp collection to Chicago's last stamp dealer. The money wasn't good, but it was a perfect end.
Posted on Jul 18, 2025
- road armor
Released by Says Who? on Aug 14, 2025
- up on the roof
Released by Says Who? on Aug 6, 2025
- sometimes you have to drown one
Released by Says Who? on Jul 31, 2025
- england's dreaming
Released by Says Who? on Jul 16, 2025
- badger watch
Released by Says Who? on Jul 9, 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.
Been away from social media for a minute, and coming back I’m a little concerned that the water we’re all in is very hot, my fellow frogs.
posted at 12:58PM on August 13, 2025
Honestly for me personally this whole past week can fuck itself forever.
posted at 8:04PM on August 10, 2025
Spotty, you ate a million mysteries off the ground and loved every one of them. You were afraid of the rain and the dark. You were always there with us, wherever we went. You will be missed.
posted at 4:37PM on August 8, 2025
So there's some dude at the White House with a can of gold spraypaint whose entire job is to spray whatever Michaels-ass styrofoam piece of chintz gets delivered that day and then glue it to the wall?
posted at 8:58PM on August 7, 2025
Oh do you think?
posted at 5:37PM on August 1, 2025
Read more notes at Mastodon or Bluesky, or check out my notes page.
Updated August 16, 2025. This page is inspired by @nownownow.