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Make Me a Mixtape

October 20, 2020

The first time I was really blown away by a radio DJ was when I heard KEXP's DJ Riz, on a dark and rainy weekend night in Seattle in the early 2000s, play...

Books and music for the perpetual end of the world

August 5, 2020

I've found it almost impossible to read and write since about March 15. Did you know that anxiety plus a global pandemic generally -- in my experience anyway...

In which I earnestly declare that everything, including baseball, matters

October 9, 2019

I love Effectively Wild. It’s my favorite podcast, and it helped rediscover my love of baseball . But I take issue with something that comes up on the show...

Throat-clearing

September 9, 2019

Hi! I'm Joel! This is my email newsletter! I have been inspired by friends and writers I admire who seem to be pushing against social media, getting back to...