Dan Sinker/now

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

Take a Look, It's in a Book

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

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. Rise & Dine: Portillo’s is Testing Breakfast, screengrab

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.