Episodes

  • UNLOCKED Secret Show Ep: Give up, Dash

    UNLOCKED Secret Show Ep: Give up, Dash
    May 24 2024
    My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here!For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– 32 Poems– The Oracles by A. E. Housman– On the Rocks by Christopher Childers– The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House by Audre Lorde– Eratosphere– All Up in Your Ears (Jonathan’s old podcast)– Sappho / Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments, trans. Aaron Poochigian– Ethan McGuire– Zara Raab– Matt Wall– The Newburyport Literary Festival– The Great Outdoor Fight– The West Chester Poetry Conference– Poetry by the Sea– Able Muse– Alex Pepple– Shane McCrae– Jeff Colosino– The Banshees of Inisherin– Michael Collins– The Wind that Shakes the BarleyFrequently 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– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • UNLOCKED Secret Show Ep: Bat Sh*t

    UNLOCKED Secret Show Ep: Bat Sh*t
    May 17 2024
    My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here!For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Come see a slew of poets, including me, at Suite in Morningside Heights in NYC on Sunday May 19 at 3:00 p.m. and join afterward for food/drinks!– A. E. Stallings’ Oxford Professor of Poetry lecture that definitely wasn’t inspired by this episode– The Northman Takes History, Spirituality, and Young Men Seriously by Ethan McGuire– What Is It Like to Be a Bat? by Thomas Nagel– The Bat-Poet by Randall Jarrell– Snark & Blurb: A Dialogue by A. E. Stallings– The Art of the Blurb by Jason Guriel– Frank the Bunny Man– Jacob and Esau– All I Do Is Win by DJ Khaled– Larry King asks DJ Khaled a thoughtful question– Who Gets to Write What? by Kaitlyn Greenidge– Lionel Shriver’s sombrero speech– The Bohr model of the atom– Hailstones and Halibut Bones by Mary O’NeillTwitter: @sleerickets, @BPlatzer, @poetry_saysEmail: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander SmithFrequently 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– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Ep 151: The Sand Trap

    Ep 151: The Sand Trap
    May 11 2024
    My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here!For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Come see a slew of poets, including me, at Suite in Morningside Heights in NYC on Sunday May 19 at 3:00 p.m. and join afterward for food/drinks!– Near the Summer Pavilion by Morri Creech– The Sentence by Morri Creech– For My Father: A Sonnet Redouble by Alexis Sears– The Swimmer by John Cheever– Late Wife by Claudia Emerson– American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes– The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot– Mr. Flood’s Party by E. A. Robinson– Sonnet 60– Sir Thomas Wyatt– The nightmarish antlionFrequently 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– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Ep 150: Against Literary Citizenship, ft. Only Poems

    Ep 150: Against Literary Citizenship, ft. Only Poems
    Apr 27 2024
    My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here!For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Only Poems– The Only Poems Newsletter– The Only Poems Prize– Karan Kapoor– Shannan Mann– Sea Oak by George Saunders– Rattle– Tim Green– William Logan– December (magazine)– Maggie Smith– Nikki Giovanni’s interview with James Baldwin– Sylvia Plath– Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s final book– Smokelong QuarterlyFrequently 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– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Ep 149: Owls in the Desert

    Ep 149: Owls in the Desert
    Apr 19 2024
    My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here!For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– The Antarctica episode of Poetry Says– Champagne Sharks– Roadhouse (2024)– A partial recording of Brian’s discussion with Angela Yee’s book club– Secret Show Ep 88. Keeping the Wall Wet, ft. VersecraftFrequently 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– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Ep 148: Tell Me You’re Not Starting a Reading Series, ft. Ernie Hilbert

    Ep 148: Tell Me You’re Not Starting a Reading Series, ft. Ernie Hilbert
    Apr 12 2024
    My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here!For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Storm Swimmer by Ernest Hilbert– Larry Robin– Timothy Donnelly– Fergie’s Pub– 32 Poems– No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy– Andrew PalmerFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Ep 147: The Sears & Pearson Dope Chill School for Wack Daughters, ft. Alexis & Joanna

    Ep 147: The Sears & Pearson Dope Chill School for Wack Daughters, ft. Alexis & Joanna
    Apr 6 2024
    My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here!For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Buy Out of Order by Alexis Sears!– Rate Bright and Tender Dark by Joanna Pearson!– The Friendship Challenge by Mary Gaitskill– My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante– Michael B. Jordan interviewed by high school bully– The Secret Show Episode previewed at the endFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Ep 146: How Gay Was Shakespeare?

    Ep 146: How Gay Was Shakespeare?
    Mar 29 2024
    My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here!We’ve got new stickers! Free for Secret Show subscribers.For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Queering Shakespeare by Sandra Newman– Was Shakespeare Gay? by Emma Glanfield– Sonnet 18– Sonnet 20– Sonnet 73– Sonnet 116– The Secret Show episode where we talk about the trans letter– ContraPoints on Twilight– The Pine Planters by Thomas Hardy Frequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 8 mins