EPISODE · Mar 21, 2025 · 41 MIN
Judgment
from The Unruly Muse · host David Meischen, Susan Aizenberg, David R. Merrill, Lynn C. Miller, Lynda Miller, John Modaff
Song 1: The God Machine (Dave Merrill and John V. Modaff)Poem 1: “To the Mother of the Sixteen-Year-Old Boy Shot Dead by the Police After She’d Called Them” by Susan Aizenberg. From Quiet City, BkMk Press 2015. Her most recent book is A Walk With Frank O’Hara (U of New Mexico Press, 2024).Fiction: Excerpt from The Surrogate by Lynn C. Miller, in press with U of Wisconsin Press, 2026. www.lynncmiller.comFeed the Cat Break: "Harpsong," by John V. ModaffPoem 2: “Butterflies Just Out of Reach” by David Meischen from Anyone’s Son: 3 A Taos Press, 2020. His short story collection is the recent Nopalito, U of New Mexico Press.Song 2: "Someplace Safe" (John Modaff with Dave Merrill) Episode artwork by Lynda MillerShow theme and incidental music by John V. ModaffThe Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM & Morehead, KYProduced at The Creek StudioNEXT UP: Episode 47, “Myths and Legends” Thank You to our listeners around the world. Please tell your friends about the podcast. Lynn & John
What this episode covers
We can’t escape judgment. Each day we make decisions, some tiny like which is the best route to the store, or big like should we get a divorce? The Unrulies discover that judgment provokes judgment. Judging others causes them to judge us, and a cascade of judgment can soon ensue among families, friends, co-workers, and even strangers (why is that strangely dressed man coming toward me?) Social media has ratcheted up split-second reactions. So, take some time, consider and pause before you harsh someone’s vibe (lest you poke the wasp’s nest of retaliation). And, occasionally, allow enough distance to see humor in the rush to judgment. Insert deep breath here.
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