I always have a lot going on,
here's what I'm doing now:
I'm writing I HATE THOSE MASKED BASTARDS! for Haymarket Books …
while hosting and producing the weekly podcast Says Who …
and 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 OK that's enough.
My most recent blog posts
Strength and Hope Amid the Year’s Cold Start
This year has started hard. There's a line from the Mountain Goats song 'Cold at Night' that I keep coming back to.
Posted on Jan 12, 2026
There's only one word I can use to describe 2025: unrelenting. My contract on the year finally runs out today and so I requested an exit interview with HR.
Posted on Dec 31, 2025
I've got a feeling / This year's for me and you
I wrote a little thing about "Fairytale of New York" and about hope for a better year, but mostly I wanted to share the rendition of the song played at Shane MacGowan's funeral in 2023 because it's so beautiful. Happy Christmas, I love ya baby.
Posted on Dec 24, 2025
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- no direction
Released by Says Who? on Jan 7, 2026
- maureenologue
Released by Says Who? on Dec 31, 2025
- big mug
Released by Says Who? on Dec 10, 2025
- garbage brags
Released by Says Who? on Dec 3, 2025
- american canyon
Released by Says Who? on Nov 26, 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.
this is so cool: a "radio score card" for listeners to keep track of the nominations at the 1928 republican national convention. 
posted at 2:17PM on January 11, 2026
Me every time the moon is full. 
posted at 10:30AM on January 9, 2026
Anyone who was out in Chicago during the two months of occupation knows full well that it could have gone this way for any of us. Still could. And we'll still go out.
posted at 10:22PM on January 7, 2026
There are more of us than there will ever be of them.
posted at 7:29PM on January 7, 2026
Minneapolis is one of my favorite cities in the whole world. So many people that I love dearly up there. Be safe, be vigilant, do not stop.
posted at 5:36PM on January 7, 2026
Read more notes at Mastodon or Bluesky, or check out my notes page.
Updated January 12, 2026. This page is inspired by @nownownow.