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S3 E16 Patreon Exclusive: a preview! Mar 28, 2022

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Going back to 2012, when Meat For Tea had exclusive CDs included in each issue, this conversation was recorded via Google Voice with Scratch Acid and The Jesus Lizard's David Yow. Yow is also an actor and visual artist, and contributed the front cover for the Camomile issue at that point. There were only 50 CDs made at that time, so this is a rarity from the archives. Please note that internet voice recording isn't as good as it kind of is today.

S3 E15 John Sheirer Mar 21, 2022

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In this episode, Elizabeth has a lengthy chat with author John Sheirer, author of the book Stumbling Through Adulthood: Linked Stories, where they discuss, amongst many things, the teaching of writing, some politics, and much more (including a mutual love of the Real Housewives franchise!)
John Sheirer (pronounced “shy-er”) lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with his wonderful wife, Betsy, and happy dog, Libby. He has taught writing and communications for 29 years at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut, where he also serves as editor and faculty advisor for Freshwater Literary Journal (submissions welcome). He writes a monthly column on current events for his hometown newspaper, the Daily Hampshire Gazette, and his books include memoir, fiction, poetry, educational materials, essays, political satire, and photography.

S3 E14 Jennifer Coates and Arad Evans of Heroes of Toolik Mar 07, 2022

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Elizabeth and Mark have a terrific chat with Arad Evans and Jennifer Coates of the band Heroes of Toolik. They talk about making music and art during the pandemic, their history, their other career lives, and more..! Heroes of Toolik will be appearing at the March 12, 2022 Meat For Tea Cirque (and therefore might show up in a future Meat For Teacast episode!) along with the band Pineapples.

This episode features their songs Waiting, Cuincunx and Warm. The video mentioned for the song Waiting is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5iNQ5wuPYo

Find more about Heroes of Toolik:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgrjcw8QOI4wYN_TXU3Stw

https://soundcloud.com/heroes-of-toolik

https://www.heroesoftoolik.com/

https://www.facebook.com/HeroesOfToolik/

S3 E13 Patreon Exclusive: a preview! Feb 27, 2022

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Elizabeth and writer Tara Orzolek discuss the series Yellowjackets with a book-club-like perspective. The full episode can be heard by becoming a Patron over at www.patreon.com/meatfortea. By becoming a supporter, you'll get exclusive content like this, plus advance listens to other bonus Meat For Tea episodes, and will help support Meat For Tea: The Valley Review, the Meat For Teacast, and all we do, plus our eternal thanks!

S3 E12 Michael Washburn Feb 21, 2022

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Elizabeth has a great conversation with long-time Meat For Tea contributor, author Michael Washburn, covering philosophies on writing, exacting use of language, and much more!
Check out Michael's books The Uprooted and Other Stories, When We're Grownups and Stranger, Stranger.

https://www.amazon.com/Uprooted-Other-Stories-Michael-Washburn/dp/1949180131/
https://www.amazon.com/When-Were-Grownups-Michael-Washburn/dp/1951214536/
https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Short-Stories-Michael-Washburn/dp/1951896378/

S3 E11 Matt Tarlecki of Abandoned Building Brewery Feb 07, 2022

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After years of collaboration on the Meat For Tea Cirques and other events like 100 Thousand Poets For Change, and Poems, Prose and Pints with Matt and his excellent brewery, Abandoned Building Brewery (aaaand! Let's dedicate this episode also to the superior staff at the brewery as well - you'll be hard pressed to find a better bunch of folks!) we thought it overdue to chat with him about his roots, how the brewery came to be, and more! Grab your favorite beverage (may I recommend their Cool Beans coffee stout, if that's your kind of thing - Mark) and tuck right in!
Visit www.abandonedbuildingbrewery.com for more details!

To revisit some episodes regarding Black History Month and Black Lives Matter discussions - and beyond - please check out S2 E12 with Kimaya Diggs, S1 E17 with Nicole Young and Kaliis Smith (with music from Pamela Means as well) S1 E16 with Khalif Neville, for starters!

S3 E10 Miranda Brown and Brian Marchese Jan 25, 2022

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We sure had a great time talking with Miranda Brown and Brian Marchese for this episode! Miranda is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has not only her own recordings and performances in her dossier, but has played with many luminaries like AC Newman, The New Pornographers, Ryan Adams, Crooked Fences, The Lonesome Brothers, Eric Bachman, David Dondero, The Space Elevators, and Oh No Oh My. Brian also is a multi-instrumentalist, known widely for his drumming and, aside from his own solo project Sitting Next To Brian, is or has been a part of many great bands like The Fawns, School For The Dead, Gentle Hen, Lo-Fine, Goldwater, The Figments, The Mal Thursday Quintet, Our Wicked Hearts, and many more, and has played on records by such cool folks like Mark Mulcahy and Haunt. There's so much covered in here - it's a long one (but worth it!) - including sharing some memories and cool stories of their musical careers, and a lot more outside of just music. Songs featured during the conversation: Glacier - "Snow" Our Wicked Hearts - "I Should Go" Pineapples - "Early Waters" The Fawns - "Sun" Miranda Brown and band - "The Get Around"

S3 E9 Gerald Yelle and Richard Wayne Horton Jan 10, 2022

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We get together with these two superb writers to talk, well, writing! And hear some of their works - including a piece from each that the other admires. Gerald Yelle and Richard Horton are two of Meat For Tea's most loyal contributors - and participants in the live release parties (the Cirques) and are featured in several of our episodes going back to Cirques past, so do seek those out as well! And stay tuned to the end for some new 6 word stories from the folks over on the Meat For Teacast Facebook page. Special co-host again, Sebastian!

S3 E8 Le Cirque de Noël Dec 27, 2021

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We go back to the December 2019 Meat For Tea release show Le Cirque de Noël, with featured readers David P. Miller, Dina Friedman, Peter Urkowitz, Jacob Chapman, Gerald Yelle and Richard Wayne Horton. But wait! Stick around for music from the bands that evening, December Boy and The Feldons. (For more of the December Boy set, please also check out S1 E11!)
December Boy: https://mattsilberstein.bandcamp.com/
The Feldons: https://thefeldonsus.wordpress.com/

S3 E7 Les Cirque des Fantômes Étranges Dec 14, 2021

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Another visit to the Meat For Tea release party archives! This takes us back to 2019, September, and the Les Cirque des Fantômes Étranges party! Spoken word galore from Nina Rossi, Kim Keough, Richard Wayne Horton, Gerald Yelle, Jacob Chapman, Carolyn Cushing, Seth Cable and Ernest Brute! And musical selections from that night from Strange Hours and Walking Ghosts. Special guest on this episode, Sebastian Miller, helping us host. #irrationallyexuberant

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