Ep 245: The Tuna Incident, ft. Nida Sophasarun

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Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:

– Order Brian’s book The Optimists! It’s so good!Now give Brian’s book a 5-star review! – My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now! Novice by Nida Sophasarun An Incomplete Mentorship by Rachel Jamison Webster Ellen Bryant Voigt

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Ep 244: Possible Horrible Truth, Pt. 1 Nida's poem Violent Femmes Corniche by Les Murray

Secret show notes

Dead Poets Society (1989)

Paterson (2016)

A Quiet Passion (2016)

Yasujiro Ozu

Last Chance U (2016)

Friday Night Lights

I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

Reality Bites (1994)

Matthew's essay Where the Money Is The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

Film Quarterly

Frequently mentioned names: – Joshua Mehigan – Shane McCrae – A. E. Stallings – Ryan Wilson – Morri Creech – Austin Allen – Jonathan Farmer – Zara Raab – Amit Majmudar – Ethan McGuire – Coleman Glenn – Chris Childers – Alexis Sears – JP Gritton – Alex Pepple – Ernie Hilbert – Joanna Pearson – Matt Wall – Steve Knepper – Helena Feder – David Yezzi – Victoria Moul – Katie Dozier & Tim Green – George David Clark – Tristram Fane Saunders – Philip Metres – Helena Feder – Nida Sophasarun

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