I always have a lot going on,
here's what I'm doing now:
I'm producing the podcast Rebel Spirit, with Akilah Hughes …
and 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 wow that is a lot.
My most recent blog posts
Things Fall Apart: Punk Planet, Year 12
Memory is a real son of a bitch. I thought I remembered the last painful years of Punk Planet vividly. Looking across the wreckage of Year 12, our next-to-last year, it turns out there was a lot I didn't remember.
Posted on Apr 30, 2025
On Independent Bookstore Day, a look at how a bookstore changed my life and why indie bookstores are so vital right now.
Posted on Apr 26, 2025
Taking Things Apart (in three parts)
I wrote about how you can learn by taking things apart, about how geeky electronics were transformed by the global supply chain, and about how nothing happening in in the administration right now is about fixing broken things.
Posted on Apr 11, 2025
- no no soapy
Released by Says Who? on May 7, 2025
- what a marker
Released by Says Who? on Apr 30, 2025
- deathvance
Released by Says Who? on Apr 23, 2025
- soup bucket
Released by Says Who? on Apr 16, 2025
- vote for rebel spirit to win a webby!
Released by Rebel Spirit on Apr 15, 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.
Elderly woman sitting next to me on the plane with her screen text cranked up to max sending "DA POPE" to her entire address book.
posted at 1:14PM on May 10, 2025
Eating ranch with my pizza in honor of the Pope
posted at 6:06PM on May 9, 2025
The good news for Chicago won't stop.
posted at 8:23PM on May 8, 2025
Anyway, to sum up: Chicago is the greatest city in the world.
posted at 5:27PM on May 8, 2025
You think we're tiresome talking about hot dog condiments just wait
posted at 12:42PM on May 8, 2025
Read more notes at Mastodon or Bluesky, or check out my notes page.
Updated May 12, 2025. This page is inspired by @nownownow.