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feel the good, the bad and the hurts

January 1, 2024

the year: 2023. the gal: not seeing something corporate close out the year in california. let's pour one out for william tell's solo career though, because...

no one laughs at god in a war

October 15, 2023

the scene begins with the soft sounds of the straylight run self-titled record and a gentle rainfall softly striking the trees and roof. gentle chirps and...

hello, old friend. welcome to the midyear point of 2023, because what is time anymore? It honestly feels like I've been living in some sort of strange haze...

what they call love is a risk cause you will always get hit

October 1, 2021

It's 2021 and the title of today's newsletter features lyrics from a song that I haven't thought about in four years, by a band that I once loved. The band...

your best american girl

Before diving into today’s newsletter, here’s a solid list of groups I recommend donating to to help the Asian American communities across the country: Stop...

January 26, 2021

Today’s edition was scheduled a few weeks in advance, so hopefully it goes out on time! Provided I didn’t mess up the scheduling, you should be reading this...

songs for self-care

January 12, 2021

Hi everyone! Ahead of the next edition of radio anxiety, I wanted to get some public input. What are some of your go-to songs for self-care? Do you have any...

it's the end of the year as we know it

December 27, 2020

As 2020 comes to a close, I realize what a strange, weird year it has been. Not just for me, but for everyone. It’s also been a year of reflecting and a year...

chaos and calamity

November 4, 2020

How do you write about an election that doesn’t even have results yet, in a world where chaos and calamity reign over the land in an increasingly divided...

state of the union

October 5, 2020

As we inch closer and closer to the election, I’ve got several feelings: feelings of dread; fearful feelings; feelings of sorrow overshadowed with melancholy...

the hardest part

September 15, 2020

I found out on Friday that my job was eliminated. I wasn’t really given advance notice that I’d be jobless in the middle of a pandemic. I wasn’t preparing...

August 23, 2020

Sometime in 2005: 14-year-old me discovered a band called Jack’s Mannequin, thanks to the wonders of commercials on MTV2. Little did I know that that one...

take me under the brightest sun

Right now, I could be out in the Music Meadow listening to live music while doing some reading. I could be away from all facets of modern-day society, with...

The past few days have felt like five billion eons and it’s hard to believe. It’s hard to believe that in 2020, we’re still out protesting police brutality....

take a break from nine to five

Is it cliché to start out this newsletter with a song lyric? Am I reverting back to my middle and high school (and college, let’s be real here) ways where...

loungewear is the new workwear

Welcome to the first edition of radio anxiety! This newsletter will focus on the state of the media, a little bit about my mental health and occasionally...

the state of the media and the state of my mind with some cool tunes

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