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 …

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

Weapons and Motives. Punk Planet: Year Five

In the latest installment of my series reflecting on Punk Planet's legacy, I focus on the magazine's fifth year, when it shifted significantly toward political issues, particularly anti-war coverage, culminating in the "Murder of Iraq" cover story.

Posted on Sep 29, 2024

Getting Lost in UFO 50

Everything is kinda shitty and stressful right now, so I wrote about something that's neither: the remarkable new game UFO 50.

Posted on Sep 25, 2024

Living History

The thing I love most about doing journalism is you never quite know where you're going to end up once you start digging. That's been especially true with my work on Rebel Spirit, which sits alongside the best reporting I've ever done. Today our second episode is out, and it's all about digging to expose a 70-year-old lie.

Posted on Sep 10, 2024

Updated October 2, 2024. This page is inspired by @nownownow.