An exciting and bittersweet explanation for the extended fallowness of the feed. Thank you, as always, for listening - it means a lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

A note of thanks for a great 2023, and a request for your thoughts on how to make the show even better in 2024. Drop me a line at midnight@walt.fm - and thank you, as always, for listening. Happy holidays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Graphic novelist, podcaster, and illustrator Nicole J. Georges on the fearless frankness of the 'zine era, treating your family as subjects of investigation, and truth-telling as an act of survival. Find Nicole's books and learn more about her work at her website. Drop me a line anytime: midnight@walt.fm. And thanks for listening - it means a lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Jazz drummer, composer, bandleader, and teacher Allison Miller on writing rivers, playing jazz you can dance to, and the value of being tossed into the deep end. Find Allison's music and live tour dates at her website, and be sure to check out the newest record, "Rivers In Our Veins," one of NPR's top albums of 2023. Drop me a line anytime: midnight@walt.fm. And thanks for listening - it means a lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Novelist Patricia Park (Re Jane, Impostor Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim) on writing the real Queens, wondering what her characters would think about while they're waiting for the bus, and sharing her realities with her fictions. Learn more about Patricia's work at her website. Drop me a line anytime: midnight@walt.fm. And thank you for listening - it means a lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Sam tells the true story of telling a true story no one believed, and Adrien stops by the studio to talk about her new podcast, "A Race Around the World." I always welcome your thoughts on the show at midnight@walt.fm, and thank you for listening - it means a lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

The whole system runs on faith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more

Chris Smither has been writing, performing, and touring his music for over sixty years. From the blues clubs of New Orleans to the 1960's folk revolution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to touring around the world with the likes of B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt, Chris has seen it all (and written songs about most of it). I caught up with him before a recent gig at The Turning Point in New York to find out what he's learned from six decades of reinventing himself. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review in whatever app you use to listen, and drop me a line anytime: midnight@walt.fm. Tha ..read more

Chris Smither has been writing, performing, and touring his music for over sixty years. From the blues clubs of New Orleans to the 1960's folk revolution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to touring around the world with the likes of B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt, Chris has seen it all (and written songs about most of it). I caught up with him before a recent gig at The Turning Point in New York to find out what he's learned from six decades of reinventing himself. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review in whatever app you use to listen, and drop me a line anytime: midnight@walt.fm. Tha ..read more

Sam discovers the raw audio files from the very first podcast episode he ever made. A harrowing journey to recreate that episode ensues. If you have thoughts about anything you hear on the show, drop me a line: midnight@walt.fm. Thank you for listening - it means a lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ..read more