July 2026: You’ll Never Walk Alone
Hey there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about what it’s like becoming a fan of a sports team for the second time. You’ll Never Walk Alone...
June 2026: Adaptation vs. Substitution
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about the right and wrong way to change the rules. — Adaptation vs. Substitution Liverpool Rummy...
May 2026: Finally
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about the word “finally.” — Finally I got an email from a tech company telling me they were...
April 2026: Letting the Space Live
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about how life wants us to get rid of the gaps. — Letting the Space Live I got caught by an...
March 2026: Creating for an Audience of One
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about how creativity requires hands-on action free of shortcuts. — March 2026: Creating for an...
February 2026: I Learned the Word “Palimpsest” This Week
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I learned a new word this week: “palimpsest.” I Learned the Word “Palimpsest” This Week I’m not totally sure...
January 2026: We Used to Sleep on the Beach
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, let’s talk about post-rock — and Minneapolis. We Used to Sleep on the Beach “They called Coney Island, ‘the...
December 2025: 35 Minutes In
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about old commercials. — 35 Minutes In Nothing feels like rock bottom as much as realizing you’re...
November 2025: Playlisting as Craft
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I need you to know that playlist creation is a craft, actually. — Playlisting as Craft I've been watching my...
October 2025: On the Zipper Merge and Complying in Advance
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I need to vent about how people don’t know how to zipper merge, and why it’s a failure of conviction. — On the...
September 2025: Apple Music’s Bad Playlist Art
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, let me tell you about moving to Apple Music and the differences between us. — Apple Music’s Bad Playlist Art...
August 2025: Four Things I Learned this Month
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, let me tell you about the four things I learned last month. — Four Things I Learned this Month # If the moon was...
July 2025: An Alternate History
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I’d like to talk about how a record label changed my view on my own history. An Alternate History I was born in...
June 2025: I’m Talking About My Yard
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I desperately need to talk about mowing my lawn. I’m Talking About My Yard I am at the age where I mow my lawn...
May 2025: Two Years After “Ordinary World”
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I want to talk about music in 1993. Two Years After “Ordinary World” On December 19, 1992, Duran Duran released...
April 2025: Getting Weird on LinkedIn
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, let’s get weird on LinkedIn. Getting Weird on LinkedIn My favorite plea for normalcy this year — a year that, so...
March 2025: A Little Relief
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I’m here to remind you to give yourself a little grace. A Little Relief Once a year, I tell myself that it’s...
February 2025: The Long Way Through
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, let’s overanalyze one of the greatest punk songs of all time. The Long Way Through There’s a point in...
January 2025: On Not Knowing Where to Look
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, I need to log back into Tumblr. On Not Knowing Where to Look Today is the day I’m going to get back into Tumblr....
December 2024: I Am Writing a Newsletter Post
Hey, there. I made you a mixtape. But first, let me walk you through my thoughts as I tried to write this newsletter. I Am Writing a Newsletter Post I am...