The Underflow Podcast – Episode 21 – Revolutionary Portals – Adam W. Fitzgerald / Quells

For this special presentation of The Underflow Podcast (Episode 21) – host & founder Adam W. Fitzgerald / Quells presents “Revolutionary Portals” as part of Naropa University’s Jack Kerouac School’s fall (November) 2025 MFA critical thesis panel, alongside J.D. Edwards & Huck Shine, moderated by Professor Andrew Schelling.Slideshow:  https://bit.ly/4pm6EzSIntroduction by Andrew Schelling of Naropa University' for the Jack Kerouac School Creative Thesis MFA Graduation Reading – May 2025 (Intro only video)https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbau2OehEmp/OTHER IMPORTANT LINKSUnderflow PodcastEpisode 18Adam W. Fitzgerald interviews Tongo Eisen-Martinhttps://youtu.be/dp1oKqDN6VM?si=CWDpZQ0uuFXWQgxJ Underflow PodcastEpisode 14Adam W. Fitzgerald interviews Lars Adams / Abnormalize Beinghttps://youtu.be/P_uJk-zOStU?si=XeXxS-A6MhvhR8UAWords from Adam W. Fitzgerald / Quells:"Thank you to Andrew Schelling for this lovely introduction at the  Naropa University Jack Kerouac School MFA graduation reading on May 8th of this year (2026). The cento poem (patchwork / collage) that Professor Schelling made from my work for this intro is honestly a humbling honor.A few weeks later in June I was able to give an intro for Andrew’s reading during the Kerouac School Summer Writing Program, one of the last readings on the historic campus.https://instagram.com/naropau  https://instagram.com/kerouacschoolThanks to Cindy A. Keith for filming this & being the best thing that ever happened to mehttps://instagram.com/cindykeith_danceThanks to Professor Schelling, Professor Hsiung & the Kerouac SchoolThank you to my father Wes Smith (seen briefly at the very beginning of this video)Thank you to my editor Pat LoBrutto & my dear friends who have been supportive of this project, Mariah Lee Wilberg  https://instagram.com/living_prism &  Sophocles Sapounas https://instagram.com/n0t.alone & Mehdi Arshed https://instagram.com/faroutdude &Jeff Yateman / Jemmi Hazeman  https://instagram.com/jemmihazemanThank you to Courtney Quartz Klapp https://instagram.com/bonnie.and.fly for the edits & the consistent (needed) colleague support for two yearsIf anyone wants to see the full video of this reading, I’m happy to share the private link."– A.W.F.LoveGratitudeRevolutionSongs =1 = "Dear Angels" by Quells2 = "Drink Up” by Quells3 = "Crossbowed" by QuellsAll 3 tracks are from the new Quells LPThe debut Quells LP “Jaded Love” arrives 9.9.2026Produced by https://instagram.com/christian_paul_philippiDrums by  https://instagram.com/shravansurendranhttps://instagram.com/quellsfitzhttps://instagram.com/underflowrecordsunderflowrecords.com/quells Revolutionary Portals Critical Thesis PresentationNovember 2025 – Jack Kerouac School – Naropa Universityhttps://youtu.be/NBxZ_4rp45w?is=Z9jE-N3ViSW5pzI4 Underflow Recordshttps://underflowrecords.comhttps://linktr.ee/underflowhttps://instagram.com/underflowrecords Quellshttps://underflowrecords.com/quellshttps://linktr.ee/quellshttps://instagram.com/quellsfitzhttps://quellsfitz.substack.comhttps://adamfitz.medium.comhttps://instagram.com/time4revolution9