I always have a lot going on,
here's what I'm doing now:
I'm producing the podcast Rebel Spirit, with Akilah Hughes …
while also helping the Chicago Reader revitalize their website …
and helping run the Civic Media Fellowships at USC …
and hosting and producing the weekly podcast Says Who …
and shipping the patches I made for you …
and making stickers for the Says Who Sticker Club …
and wow that is a lot.
My most recent blog posts
Hope in the Rubble: a birthday request
Today is my birthday and the world is shit. I'm not really up for celebrating, but instead would like to tell you about the Gaza Skate Team and make a simple birthday request.
Posted on Nov 14, 2024
I'm still pretty numb from the election, but I have been finding a lot of solace in this song by John K Samson.
Posted on Nov 8, 2024
A Picture Postcard. Punk Planet: Year Six
In Punk Planet's sixth year, we brought on a new design team and the look of the magazine really got incredible. I've assembled a gallery of some of the best spreads from that year.
Posted on Oct 30, 2024
- something else, also terrible
Released by Says Who? on Nov 20, 2024
- whelp
Released by Says Who? on Nov 13, 2024
- episode 10: stay free
Released by Rebel Spirit on Nov 12, 2024
- maureen and dan's wild ride
Released by Says Who? on Nov 6, 2024
- looking back
Released by Rebel Spirit on Nov 5, 2024
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.
Let’s get back to when the message was Republicans were creepy weirdos who wanted to look at your junk before you used the bathroom.
posted at 9:31PM on November 20, 2024
doesn’t get much better than this 1997 guide to customizing your myspace profile. www.lissaexplains.com/myspace/
posted at 7:22PM on November 20, 2024
Goddammit it’s snowing
posted at 5:19PM on November 20, 2024
Renewing an ACA plan that has suddenly leapt up by $300 a month is extra fun when you know that you’ll be lucky if it’s still around this time next year.
posted at 7:19AM on November 20, 2024
Sure let’s go with the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment for the head of the Department of Education. Why not.
posted at 9:11PM on November 19, 2024
Read more notes at Threads, Mastodon, or Bluesky, or check out my notes page.
Updated November 21, 2024. This page is inspired by @nownownow.