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 and stickers I made for you …
while also making stickers for the Says Who Sticker Club …
and wow that is a lot.
My most recent blog posts
Here Comes the Argument: Punk Planet, Year Eight
The day after September 11th, we got a threatening voicemail at the Punk Planet office. It propelled us to try and make an issue that could capture the moment.
Posted on Dec 19, 2024
Right now you're probably looking for gifts for others (and maybe yourself), so I thought I'd pull together a list of all the things that I've got for sale through my site, my pods, or elsewhere.
Posted on Dec 8, 2024
Become the Media: Punk Planet, Year Seven
I went to write an essay looking back at the the seventh year of Punk Planet, but one of the issues we published that year felt too relevant to RIGHT NOW to keep the essay's focus on the past.
Posted on Nov 30, 2024
- 2024 in review
Released by Says Who? on Dec 18, 2024
- expanded interviews
Released by Rebel Spirit on Dec 17, 2024
- the sinkersnatch
Released by Says Who? on Dec 11, 2024
- foot prison
Released by Says Who? on Dec 4, 2024
- fridgescape nation
Released by Says Who? on Nov 27, 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.
It’s time once again to call Insomnia Club to order.
posted at 4:25AM on December 21, 2024
Emmet Otter time
posted at 8:03PM on December 20, 2024
I think about the ending of Roger Ebert’s 2004 review of M Night Shyamalan’s The Village on a regular basis. It is a perfect piece of writing. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/t…
posted at 9:25AM on December 20, 2024
Just remembered how last year I was approached by a big fancy podcast company to pitch ideas and they rejected every one before being like “yeah no what we really want is a white guy to talk about tech”
posted at 8:29PM on December 19, 2024
The day after September 11th, we got a threatening voicemail at the Punk Planet office. It propelled us to try and make an issue that could capture the moment.
Read “Here Comes the Argument: Punk Planet, Year Eight” on my site: dansinker.com/posts/202…
posted at 6:33PM on December 19, 2024
Read more notes at Threads, Mastodon, or Bluesky, or check out my notes page.
Updated December 21, 2024. This page is inspired by @nownownow.