Épisodes

  • The Machine
    May 17 2024

    Song 1: "Old Truck" composed by David R. Merrill, performed by D.R. Merrill & John Modaff

    Poem 1: “Data Affirmative” by Scott Wiggerman, Albuquerque poet, artist, and editor https://scottwiggerman.myportfolio.com/

    Fiction: excerpt from The Unmasking, a novel by Lynn C. Miller (www.lynncmiller.com)

    Published by University of New Mexico Press: https://www.unmpress.com/9780826361714/the-unmasking/

    Feed the Cat break: “Plow” composed and performed by David R. Merrill

    Poem 2: “Outbreak” by Jack Cooper, author of Silly Lily’s Rhyming Adventures In Nature (2023) and Across My Silence (2007) World Audience, Inc. https://sillylilysadventures.com/

    Song 2: “The Message Radiation Sends” composed and performed by John V. Modaff

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff

    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY

    Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP: Episode 38, “Revenge and Regret”

    To our listeners the world over: please tell a friend about the podcast! Thank you. Lynn & John

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    40 min
  • The Family
    Apr 6 2024

    Song 1: “Family at the Door,” (by John V. Modaff with Good Enough)

    Poem 1: “Midnight, with Dogs” by Mark Sanders. Mark lives in Nacogdoches, TX and teaches at Stephen F. Austin University. https://sandersme1.wixsite.com/mark-sanders/

    Fiction: Excerpt from “Words Shimmer,” from The Lost Archive by Lynn C. Miller (2023) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm www.lynncmiller.com

    Feed the cat break: "On the Porch" (Chris Geyerman and John Modaff)

    Poem 2: “Sundays in Wichita,” by Kelly Yenser. Author most recently of Walking Uphill at Noon, poems, UNM Press, 2022. https://www.unmpress.com/9780826363732/walking-uphill-at-noon/

    Song 2: “All Right Here,” Dan Modaff & Mark Collins, performed by Good Enough.

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Theme and Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI

    Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY.

    Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP: Episode 37, “Machines”

    To our listeners the world over: please tell a friend about the podcast! Thank you. Lynn & John

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    36 min
  • Strange Bedfellows
    Mar 9 2024

    SONG 1: "Backwagon Man" (composed, sung, and played by John Modaff with mandolin and sundry string by Dan Modaff)

    POEM 1: “Another Story” by Hilda Raz, a retelling of the myth of Leda and the Swan. Collected in Letters from a Place I’ve Never Been: Collected and New Poems. University of Nebraska Press, 2021. https://hildaraz.com/

    FICTION: excerpt from “Duluth” by Lynn C. Miller, from The Lost Archive by Lynn C. Miller (2023) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm www.lynncmiller.com

    Feed the Cat Break: "Continental Drift" (by JVM)

    POEM 2: “Taking Leave” by Scott Wiggerman, a golden shovel poem inspired by haiku. Scott is also a visual artist. https://scottwiggerman.myportfolio.com/

    SONG 2: Centrum Amsterdam Purples (composed and sung by “T-Bone” Kelly) from his CD: No Expectations (2004)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff

    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY

    Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP: The Unruly Muse #36 “The Family”

    To our listeners the world over: please tell a friend about the podcast! Thank you. Lynn & John

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    38 min
  • Forgiveness
    Feb 4 2024

    SONG 1: Keep The Door Open (composed and performed by John V. Modaff, BMI)

    POEM 1: “A Wild Hope” by Julie Williams (2014), author of Escaping Tornado Season and Drama Queens in the House. A poetry collection is in process.

    FICTION: excerpt from “Afterthought” by Lynn C. Miller from The Lost Archive by Lynn C. Miller (2023) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm  www.lynncmiller.com

    FEED THE CAT BREAK:  Forgetness  by John V. Modaff

    POEM 2: “In the Palm of My Hand, Rivers” by Tina Carlson. A guide to tongue tie surgery (2023) is available from UNM Press.

    SONG 2: Forgive Me Blues (JVM w/ Kentucky Colonel Steven Middleton on harmonica)   

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller 
    Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff 
    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY. 

    NEXT UP: Episode 35, “Strange Bedfellows”

    To our listeners the world over: please tell a friend about the podcast! Thank you.  Lynn & John

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    35 min
  • What Price Money?
    Dec 30 2023

    SONG 1: Happy Never After” Dr. James T. “T-Bone” Kelly, from his CD Toast, Registered France2013

    POEM 1: “Calendar” by Jack Cooper, author of Silly Lily’s Rhyming Adventures In Nature (2023) and Across My Silence, 2007, World Audience, Inc.https://sillylilysadventures.com/

    FICTION: excerpt from the novel in progress, “The Surrogate,” by Lynn C. Miller, author most recently of The Lost Archive. www.lynncmiller.com.

    FEED THE CAT BREAK: “Start of Snow” composed and performed by jvm

    POEM 2: “Quid Pro Crow” by Sarah Kotchian, from “Light of Wings,” her new collection in press from University of New Mexico Press in 2024. https://sarahkotchian.com/

    SONG 2: “My Last Twenty”  by John V. Modaff, BMI

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller 
    Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff 
    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY 
    NEXT UP: Episode 34, “Forgiveness” 

     

    To our listeners the world over: please tell a friend about the podcast! Thank you.  Lynn & John

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    40 min
  • The Chill Vibe
    Nov 29 2023

    SONG 1: Roses on the Floor    by JVM with Dan Modaff

    POEM 1: “The Landing” by Mark Sanders, published in bosque journal #8. www.bosquepress.com. Mark is the author of Conditions of Grace. https://sandersme1.wixsite.com/

    FICTION: excerpt from “The Surrogate,” a novel in progress by Lynn C. Miller, author most recently of The Lost Archive. www.lynncmiller.com

    Feed the Cat Break: “Funky Stroller” by JVM

    POEM 2: “Pond Coat and Alteration” by Barbara Rockman, author of most recently To Cleave. Poem published in bosque journal #8. www.bosquepress.com

    SONG 2: You Don’t Love Me   by Dave Merrill with The Delvers

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller 

    Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI 

    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY 

    Produced at The Creek Studio, Morehead


    NEXT UP on Episode 33:  At What Price Money?

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    To our listeners the world over: please tell a friend about the podcast! Thank you.  Lynn & John

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    30 min
  • Monsters
    Oct 28 2023

    SONG 1: "Boom" (composed and sung by John V Modaff, joined by Dan Modaff)

    POEM 1: “War” by Hilda Raz. From List & Story. Also collected in Letters from a Place I’ve Never Been: Collected and New Poems. University of Nebraska Press, 2021. https://hildaraz.com/ 

    FICTION: “Trauma,” excerpt from the novel The Day After Death by Lynn C. Miller. Published by the University of New Mexico Press, 2016. www.lynncmiller.com

    FEED THE CAT BREAK: Grendel's Nap" (John Modaff)

    POEM 2: “Ask” by John V Modaff. Published in ABQ inPrint #6, 2022 by Bosque Press. www.bosquepress.com

    SONG 2: "Watching the Barn Burn Down" (Dan Modaff with Good Enough)          

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller 
    Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI 
    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY. 
    Produced at The Creek Studio, Morehead. 

    NEXT UP: Episode 32 THE CHILL VIBE

     

    To our listeners the world over: please tell a friend about the podcast! Thank you.  Lynn & John

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    39 min
  • Near Misses
    Sep 23 2023

    SONG 1: Almost Blew My Face Off  (composed and sung by jvm)

    POEM 1: “If Only” by Jack Cooper. First published in Spectrum 2. Anthology edited by Don Kingfisher Campbell, 2016

    Author of Across My Silence, 2007, World Audience, Inc. 

    PROSE READING: “Near Misses,” a story by Lynn C. Miller. Her latest book is the collection The Lost Archive (April, 2023, U of Wisconsin Press). https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm  www.lynncmiller.com

    BREAK MUSIC: "Waking up in a Baobab" by jvm

    POEM 2: Outside the Frame” by Susan Aizenberg from her new collection, A Walk With Frank O’Hara and Other Poems, in press from the University of New Mexico Press. susanaizenberg.wordpress.com

    SONG 2: "Horseshoes, Hand Grenades & Love"  (composed and sung by jvm)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller 
    Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI 
    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY. 
    Produced at The Creek Studio, Morehead.

    NEXT UP:  Episode 31   MONSTERS  

    To our listeners the world over: please tell a friend about the podcast! Thank you.  Lynn & John

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    40 min