Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. And buddy, he's also a fantastic and empathetic guest who we have a blast talking to! That's right, MacArthur Fellowship recipient and the author of poetry collections like The Crown Ain't Worth Much and A Fortune for Your Disaster as well as essay collections like They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us and books like Go Ahead In The Rain: Notes To A Tribe Called Quest, is on the pod today, and folks, class is in session! Hanif talks about dating in the Columbus punk scene, being "the mural guy", musical obsessions and romance, long-distance dating soundscapes and of course, why High Fidelity sucks! (And SO MUCH MORE!) PLUS, obvi, we answer YOUR advice questions! If you'd like to ask your own advice questions, call 323-524-7839 and leave a VM or just DM us on IG or Twitter!

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