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
ICE unleashed tear gas on the street in Chicago's Logan Square today. I tried to find meaning among the fog and my own anger about, well everything.
Posted on Oct 3, 2025
Disasters, Invisible and Visible
ICE has been sweeping through Chicago for weeks now, yet coverage of it is still really hard to find. I wanted to compile both my go-to places that I turn to, as well as offer some ideas to news orgs on how to cover the onslaught better.
Posted on Sep 26, 2025
Hey, things aren't so hot right now, so I decided to collect a few of the good things and share them with you.
Posted on Sep 15, 2025
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- fat battleships
Released by Says Who? on Oct 2, 2025
- inflate the baby
Released by Says Who? on Sep 24, 2025
- diver down
Released by Says Who? on Sep 17, 2025
- number nine number nine number nine
Released by Says Who? on Sep 10, 2025
- mr. giuliani's wild ride
Released by Says Who? on Sep 3, 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.
Chicago is two and a half million people. Expand out to the larger metro area and you’re talking about 10 million people. I like our odds.
posted at 4:15PM on October 4, 2025
All these motherfuckers know is provocation and escalation.
posted at 1:48PM on October 4, 2025
ICE unleashed tear gas on the street in Chicago’s Logan Square today and I tried to find meaning among the fog and my own anger about, well, everything. dansinker.com/posts/202…
posted at 5:31PM on October 3, 2025
Just sitting around practicing my grocery store sign lettering.
posted at 2:54PM on October 1, 2025
Man all these shooters have just disappeared huh.
posted at 9:05PM on September 30, 2025
Read more notes at Mastodon or Bluesky, or check out my notes page.
Updated October 5, 2025. This page is inspired by @nownownow.