Heavy Bored

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and journalist Stephen Harrison. The two go into writing workshops, Wikipedia’s bias, politics ruining everything, lack of religion, gotcha questions, mean comments, and more! ONLY FOR SUBSCRIBERS.Recorded 10/19/2024This bonus segment is for subscribers only! Join Patreon to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored *LINKS* *Buy the Books*The Editors by Stephen Harrison: https://amzn.to/4mEn8BSJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Read Stephen Harrison for FREE! https://notes.stephenharrison.com/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@harrisonstephen https://x.com/harrisonstephenInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@stephenbharrison https://www.instagram.com/stephenbharrison/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@stephenbharrison https://www.tiktok.com/@stephenbharrisonYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and journalist Stephen Harrison. Topics include: Wikipedia–separating non-fiction and fiction–social media for writers–millennials and the internet–the lack of internet in contemporary fiction–and more!Recorded 10/20/2024*LINKS* *Buy the Books*The Editors by Stephen Harrison: https://amzn.to/4mEn8BSJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Read Stephen Harrison for FREE! https://notes.stephenharrison.com/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@harrisonstephen https://x.com/harrisonstephenInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@stephenbharrison https://www.instagram.com/stephenbharrison/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@stephenbharrison https://www.tiktok.com/@stephenbharrisonYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by acclaimed poet and writer, Nick Flynn. Topics include: poetry vs memoir–mind, body, and spiritual connections for creativity–sources of creativity–creative outlets–collaboration in art making–writing stamina–meditation–and more!Recorded 9/28/2024*LINKS* *Buy the Books*Low by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/45iTyfuI Will Destroy You by Nick Flynn:  https://amzn.to/3JiXjc8My Feelings by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/3Jk9aXuThe Captain Asks for a Show of Hands by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/3JlJ3iNBlind Huber by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/3HAVk2jSome Ether by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/4mimFW7This is the Night Our House Will Catch Fire by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/4mj3PydThe Ticking is the Bomb by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/416Nqo5Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/3HzU0NaThe Reenactments by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/41Bp1HqStay by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/3JgOAY4More Books by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/4mj3TxXJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@_nick_flynn_ https://x.com/_nick_flynn_Instagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@nick_legit_flynn https://www.instagram.com/nick_legit_flynn/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt reads and interprets several poems about parenthood and children. Including poems by W.B. Yeats, Philip Larkin, Gwendolyn Brooks, William Blake, and W.D. Snodgrass.This be the Verse by Philip LarkinInfant Joy by William BlakeA Prayer for my Daughter by W. B. YeatsLife for my child is simple, and is good. by Gwendolyn BrooksHeart’s Needle by W. D. SnodgrassRecorded 9/18/2024*LINKS* *Buy the Books*Philip Larkin: The Complete Poems https://amzn.to/41vpgUDWilliam Blake: The Complete Poems https://amzn.to/4ltYqDaThe Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats https://amzn.to/4fDNC49The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks https://amzn.to/45lTgEHThe Collected Poems of W. D. Snodgrass https://amzn.to/4fDVUsRJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author James R. Gregory in a discussion about his life, work, and latest book, Zephyr’s War. Topics include: Writing as a hobby–book branding–book publishing economics–intangible capital–romanticizing stories–writing routines–self-publishing–and more!Recorded 8/17/2024*LINKS* *Buy the Books*Zephyr’s War by James R. Gregory: https://amzn.to/47vMBsLKiller App by James R. Gregory: https://amzn.to/3HhjKOtColumbia the Street by James R. Gregory: https://amzn.to/4lqDZXPMore Books by James Gregory: https://amzn.to/3Jge87LJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@JamesRGregory https://x.com/JamesRGregoryInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@jamesgregoryfiction https://www.instagram.com/jamesgregoryfiction/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by Brendan of the Tales from the Mall podcast in a discussion of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and two film adaptations of the play, Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968) and Lurhmann’s Romeo And Juliet (1996) Topics Include: Masculinity–Male Romance–Emo boys–Shakespeare’s massive influence–fear and faith–romantic comedies–It’s a Wonderful Life–small talk–men vs women–and more!Recorded 7/17/2024*LINKS* *Buy the Books*Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/45lk2gvThe Norton Shakespeare Collection: https://amzn.to/4lvJMeOMore Books of William Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/4fBKxl3Join Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@luso_brendan https://x.com/luso_brendanInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@tales_from_the_mall https://www.instagram.com/tales_from_the_mall/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Jared Klickstein, discussing his memoir, Crooked Smile: What it Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, and Crime. Topics Include: Living on the street–the source of addiction–the problems with rehab models–government policy failures–spiritual drive–Kurt Vonnegut–being labeled “right-wing”--and more! Recorded 6/29/2024*LINKS**Buy the Books*Crooked Smile: What it Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, and Crime by Jared Klickstein: https://amzn.to/45veeBbJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Read Jared Klickstein! https://substack.com/@jaredklicksteinFollow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@JaredKlickstein https://x.com/JaredKlicksteinInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@jklickst https://www.instagram.com/jklickst/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew is joined by Yeerk of the Bistro Californium podcast in a deep-dive conversation about The Anxiety of Influence by Harold Bloom. Topics include: The Canon wars–Bloom’s poetic theories–Harold Bloom’s impact and reputation–Jordan Peterson–Literary Critics–wokeness in art and literature–and More!Recorded 6/22/2024*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Anxiety of Influence by Harold Bloom: https://amzn.to/45kkQlHA Map of Misreading by Harold Bloom: https://amzn.to/4mOrAOHThe Western Canon by Harold Bloom: https://amzn.to/3HeyQUXMore Books by Harold Bloom: https://amzn.to/45lTo79Join Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@PYeerk https://x.com/PYeerkInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Author and physician David Weill joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation about his life, work, writing, and his debut novel, All That Really Matters. Topics include: Growing Up in Medicine–Doctors Turned Novelists–Realities of Working in Life or Death Transplants–Writing Routines–Inspiration from Experience–Memoir vs Fiction Writing–Parenthood–and More!Recorded: 6/15/2024First Hour is FREE! Join Patreon to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored *LINKS**Buy the Books*All That Really Matters by David Weill: https://amzn.to/45KePhgExhale: Hope, Healing, and a Life in Transplant by David Weill: https://amzn.to/4fCsP0OJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@davidweillmd https://x.com/davidweillmdInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@davidweillmd https://www.instagram.com/davidweillmdTikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

The first meeting of the Heavy Bored Book Club begins with Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons. Recorded: 5/24/2024Become a patron and join the conversation: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored *LINKS**Buy the Books*Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein: https://amzn.to/4mc66eyThe Autobiography of Alice B Toklas by Gertrude Stein: https://amzn.to/3UwxyYfMore Books by Gertrude Stein: https://amzn.to/45DarArJoin Patreon or Substack for FREE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*