Writers Read Their Early Sh*t
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S3/E15 - A one-way ticket to Saturn with DJ Max in Tokyo
Writers Read Their Early Sh*t
Jason welcomes back DJ Max in Tokyo for the spectacular Season Three finale: negative influences, funky but not too funky drumbeats, Gifu vs Tokyo, Max's lurid romantic past, and what might be the very hardest kind of early shit to write. Also, as a special treat for WRTES's loyal listeners, Max unearths one of his early songs: the philosophical 'Everything Is Bullshit.' Unmissable! Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
Jason welcomes back DJ Max in Tokyo for the spectacular Season Three finale: negative influences, funky but not too funky drumbeats, Gifu vs Tokyo, Max's lurid romantic past, and what might be the very hardest kind of early shit to write. Also, as a special treat for WRTES's loyal listeners, Max unearths one of his early songs: the philosophical 'Everything Is Bullshit.' Unmissable! Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
08/06/24 • 51 min
S4/E2 - Jacke Wilson and His Little Brain
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Little Brain or Great Brain? Choose your own adventure! Jason welcomes writer & host of The History of Literature podcast Jacke Wilson for a jaw about getting addicted to travel, the glory of John Fitzgerald's Great Brain series, punching up & punching down, not recommending books, Jacke's early days as a podcaster, some important initial influences, and what's it been like to go back & revisit some of his earliest podcasting work. The History of Literature is a fab show & highly recommended. Thanks, as always, to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, & DJ Max in Tokyo for the slinky beats. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Most of all: thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
Little Brain or Great Brain? Choose your own adventure! Jason welcomes writer & host of The History of Literature podcast Jacke Wilson for a jaw about getting addicted to travel, the glory of John Fitzgerald's Great Brain series, punching up & punching down, not recommending books, Jacke's early days as a podcaster, some important initial influences, and what's it been like to go back & revisit some of his earliest podcasting work. The History of Literature is a fab show & highly recommended. Thanks, as always, to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, & DJ Max in Tokyo for the slinky beats. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Most of all: thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
11/19/24 • 69 min
S4/E1 - Tonight will be fine with Susan Wadds
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Welcome to WRTES Season 4, in all the alleys & under all the streetlamps, & join Jason and author Susan Wadds for a salubrious & contagious confab about sacred images, why we read, Yugoslavian dwarves, the different ways of telling the same story, & drinking baijiu with Leonard Cohen in Berlin. As an added attraction, Jason, in the spirit of fairness, shares some very shit of his own. A splendid, cringe-inducing time is guaranteed for all. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
Welcome to WRTES Season 4, in all the alleys & under all the streetlamps, & join Jason and author Susan Wadds for a salubrious & contagious confab about sacred images, why we read, Yugoslavian dwarves, the different ways of telling the same story, & drinking baijiu with Leonard Cohen in Berlin. As an added attraction, Jason, in the spirit of fairness, shares some very shit of his own. A splendid, cringe-inducing time is guaranteed for all. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
10/18/24 • 54 min
S2/E8 - Roger Watts is wondering how you put this thing on
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Holy doodle! Jason welcomes one of his oldest & longest-suffering pals for a nostalgia-soaked ramble about high school airbands, role-playing games, pretty good nosebleeds, trying to be Leonard Cohen, & being robbed blind by John Cobra. Roger not only bravely shares some of his high school-era poetry, he turns the table & shares some of Jason's as well. Say goodbye to boring lunch hours: for athletes & weaklings alike this episode is a must. Note: the 'Tarquin' that Jason & Roger mention is a reference to 27th Street Theatre's lavish 1988 production of "Dr Felix Tarquin's Travelling Show of Medicine and Wonderments," which was directed by the genius behind WL Seaton Secondary's drama program, Mr Dave 'Brot' Brotsky; the 432 that Roger refers to (& wrote for) was a satirical bi-weekly publication of the University of British Columbia Science Undergraduate Society. Many thanks to Roger for his time & quips, Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, & the deluxe DJ Max in Tokyo for the fab music. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also send an email to WritersReadTheirEarlyShit@gmail.com. Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
Holy doodle! Jason welcomes one of his oldest & longest-suffering pals for a nostalgia-soaked ramble about high school airbands, role-playing games, pretty good nosebleeds, trying to be Leonard Cohen, & being robbed blind by John Cobra. Roger not only bravely shares some of his high school-era poetry, he turns the table & shares some of Jason's as well. Say goodbye to boring lunch hours: for athletes & weaklings alike this episode is a must. Note: the 'Tarquin' that Jason & Roger mention is a reference to 27th Street Theatre's lavish 1988 production of "Dr Felix Tarquin's Travelling Show of Medicine and Wonderments," which was directed by the genius behind WL Seaton Secondary's drama program, Mr Dave 'Brot' Brotsky; the 432 that Roger refers to (& wrote for) was a satirical bi-weekly publication of the University of British Columbia Science Undergraduate Society. Many thanks to Roger for his time & quips, Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, & the deluxe DJ Max in Tokyo for the fab music. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also send an email to WritersReadTheirEarlyShit@gmail.com. Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
01/27/23 • 57 min
S2/E1 - Rob Kelly: A Study in Duality
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Welcome to WRTES Season Two (& it’s a big one). Excitingly expanding the format, Jason welcomes master podcaster and philosopher-pirate Rob Kelly for a freewheeling, ninety-miles-an-hour-down-a-dead-end-street chinwag about the correct way to butter dinner rolls (according to Harlan Ellison), naming your kids after Dylan characters, the adventures of Ace Kilroy, Somerset Maugham’s ‘The Razor’s Edge,’ willy-nilly profanity, and the unexpectedly amatory powers of the word ‘temerity.’ Rob also shares some stories about not really understanding how what you write might be read by real people and offers a few peeks behind Pod Dylan’s enigmatic curtain. A splendid (if occasionally vituperative) time is guaranteed for all. Music by the dreamy DJ Max in Tokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also send an email to WritersReadTheirEarlyShit@gmail.com. Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. It's fab to be back.
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Welcome to WRTES Season Two (& it’s a big one). Excitingly expanding the format, Jason welcomes master podcaster and philosopher-pirate Rob Kelly for a freewheeling, ninety-miles-an-hour-down-a-dead-end-street chinwag about the correct way to butter dinner rolls (according to Harlan Ellison), naming your kids after Dylan characters, the adventures of Ace Kilroy, Somerset Maugham’s ‘The Razor’s Edge,’ willy-nilly profanity, and the unexpectedly amatory powers of the word ‘temerity.’ Rob also shares some stories about not really understanding how what you write might be read by real people and offers a few peeks behind Pod Dylan’s enigmatic curtain. A splendid (if occasionally vituperative) time is guaranteed for all. Music by the dreamy DJ Max in Tokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also send an email to WritersReadTheirEarlyShit@gmail.com. Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening. It's fab to be back.
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09/02/22 • 67 min
7 - Erin McGregor & beginner's mind
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Jason welcomes writer pal Erin McGregor for some grade five equine poetry, macramé bathroom decorations, second-hand lipstick, English-speaking monkeys, and the unexpected aceness of Ovaltine. Music by DJ Max in Tokyo; check him out at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. Join the conversation on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast and on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks, as always, for listening.
Jason welcomes writer pal Erin McGregor for some grade five equine poetry, macramé bathroom decorations, second-hand lipstick, English-speaking monkeys, and the unexpected aceness of Ovaltine. Music by DJ Max in Tokyo; check him out at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. Join the conversation on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast and on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks, as always, for listening.
10/01/21 • 41 min
S2/E9 - Dale Lee Kwong: Ai yah! Take that, cool kids!
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Jason welcomes Chinese-Canadian poet, playwright, & essayist Dale Lee Kwong for a gas about lesbian tours of China, insulting punctuation, Tom Wayman, tech-nostalgia, being glad to have a dad, the goddess of reality, & how all of the best people have a Vernon, BC connection, whether they know it or not. Music, as always, by the dangerous DJ Max in Tokyo; check out his beats at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also send an email to WritersReadTheirEarlyShit@gmail.com.
Links & info about Dale's PIE Day talk at the Lutheran Church of the Cross: https://www.churchofthecross.ca/about. Link to Sunday worships for livestream on the morning of, and Youtube for future watching: https://www.churchofthecross.ca/podcasts/media
Also check out 'Sweet and Sour Inspirations with Dale Lee Kwong'—poetry, play excerpts, short fiction, and revelations of Dale's creative process—at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdpRgfLk18o
Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
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Jason welcomes Chinese-Canadian poet, playwright, & essayist Dale Lee Kwong for a gas about lesbian tours of China, insulting punctuation, Tom Wayman, tech-nostalgia, being glad to have a dad, the goddess of reality, & how all of the best people have a Vernon, BC connection, whether they know it or not. Music, as always, by the dangerous DJ Max in Tokyo; check out his beats at http://soundcloud.com/djmaxintokyo. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. You can also send an email to WritersReadTheirEarlyShit@gmail.com.
Links & info about Dale's PIE Day talk at the Lutheran Church of the Cross: https://www.churchofthecross.ca/about. Link to Sunday worships for livestream on the morning of, and Youtube for future watching: https://www.churchofthecross.ca/podcasts/media
Also check out 'Sweet and Sour Inspirations with Dale Lee Kwong'—poetry, play excerpts, short fiction, and revelations of Dale's creative process—at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdpRgfLk18o
Many thanks, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
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02/17/23 • 48 min
S3/E5 - Fiona Lam's acid grammar
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Jason welcomes Vancouver's Poet Laureate for a ramble about Emily of New Moon, writing into fear & anxiety, concrete corpses in the living room, goth trenchcoats, werewolves draped in mourning, having some feelings & a trombone, reading to dogs, & the real answer to the question "How do I get published?" Music, as always, by savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & to Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
Some links to what Fiona's been up to:
City Poems Project background (all four stages)
Sept 16/23 Free Public Curated Screening of City Poems Project Poetry Videos by post-secondary students at Word Vancouver 2023
Canine Library Event on Sept 9/23 at Trout Lake Park, Vancouver and Fiona's blog about last year's Canine Library event (with links to poems about dogs, videos and more)
Spontaneous Poetry Booth: Fiona's blog about last year's Downtown Eastside spontaneous poetry booth experience for the annual Heart of the Street Festival
And the recent poem Fiona read is from her 2019 collection, Odes & Laments
Jason welcomes Vancouver's Poet Laureate for a ramble about Emily of New Moon, writing into fear & anxiety, concrete corpses in the living room, goth trenchcoats, werewolves draped in mourning, having some feelings & a trombone, reading to dogs, & the real answer to the question "How do I get published?" Music, as always, by savage hunk DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & to Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
Some links to what Fiona's been up to:
City Poems Project background (all four stages)
Sept 16/23 Free Public Curated Screening of City Poems Project Poetry Videos by post-secondary students at Word Vancouver 2023
Canine Library Event on Sept 9/23 at Trout Lake Park, Vancouver and Fiona's blog about last year's Canine Library event (with links to poems about dogs, videos and more)
Spontaneous Poetry Booth: Fiona's blog about last year's Downtown Eastside spontaneous poetry booth experience for the annual Heart of the Street Festival
And the recent poem Fiona read is from her 2019 collection, Odes & Laments
12/08/23 • 59 min
S3/E9 - Busting tropes with Wayne Ng
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Jason welcomes novelist Wayne Ng for a rattle about being named Wayne or Jason, starting late, whether or not scribbling is writing, the realities of self-promotion, the ballsiness of writers, ass-kicking kung-fu Asian stereotypes, and the real reason why writers are cool. Big wizard beats, as always, by DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Most of all: thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
Jason welcomes novelist Wayne Ng for a rattle about being named Wayne or Jason, starting late, whether or not scribbling is writing, the realities of self-promotion, the ballsiness of writers, ass-kicking kung-fu Asian stereotypes, and the real reason why writers are cool. Big wizard beats, as always, by DJ Max in Tokyo. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork & Joe Emde for help with the intro. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast, on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit, & on Bluesky at wrtes@bsky.social. Most of all: thank you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
03/01/24 • 58 min
S4/E5 - Lee Shedden will write foot-powder jingles for money
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Jason welcomes hunky singer-songwriter Lee Shedden for a vast ramble about getting drunk in Calgary, how books are bullshit, Martin Amis, listening to KISS on the Gravitron, the glory of Gillian Welch, & how Jason was the worst influence on wee young Lee. There isn't much old literary shit, but the episode is studded—in every way—with some of Lee's early musical shit, some mid-period shit, & some of his most recent shit, which is totally ace & which you should buy when it comes out. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, DJ Max in Tokyo for the intro music, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
Jason welcomes hunky singer-songwriter Lee Shedden for a vast ramble about getting drunk in Calgary, how books are bullshit, Martin Amis, listening to KISS on the Gravitron, the glory of Gillian Welch, & how Jason was the worst influence on wee young Lee. There isn't much old literary shit, but the episode is studded—in every way—with some of Lee's early musical shit, some mid-period shit, & some of his most recent shit, which is totally ace & which you should buy when it comes out. Join the early sh*t chat at https://www.facebook.com/WRTESpodcast & on Instagram @writersreadtheirearlyshit. Thanks to Wayne Emde for the artwork, Joe Emde for help with the intro, DJ Max in Tokyo for the intro music, and you, wherever & whoever & however you are, for listening.
02/19/25 • 73 min
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How many episodes does Writers Read Their Early Sh*t have?
Writers Read Their Early Sh*t currently has 62 episodes available.
What topics does Writers Read Their Early Sh*t cover?
The podcast is about Poetry, Stories, Creativity, Writing, Artists, Comedy, Podcasts, Books, Arts and Comedy Interviews.
What is the most popular episode on Writers Read Their Early Sh*t?
The episode title 'S2/E4 - Amanda Tiffin is shooting rubberbands at the stars' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Writers Read Their Early Sh*t?
The average episode length on Writers Read Their Early Sh*t is 55 minutes.
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Episodes of Writers Read Their Early Sh*t are typically released every 20 days, 21 hours.
When was the first episode of Writers Read Their Early Sh*t?
The first episode of Writers Read Their Early Sh*t was released on May 8, 2021.
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