The Lazy & Entitled Podcast

Spring be springin' and we are mad as hell about it. Also, a ScreamTalk, Guess the Writer by Their Jobs, and a dentist as our Worker of the Week.

The fellas ramble about 21st conveniences that we could do without, recommend a Chicago deli, and there’s a musical bumper I’m calling “Work The Earth (House Remix)”. Then Chris talks with the poet Jameela F Dallis about her life as a working person and an artist, the balance between the two, and the pursuit of a good life. Check out her incredible new book “Encounters for the Living and the Dead” from one of our favorite presses, River River Books Freedom of Making the Language Move with Jameela F Dallis

A lengthy aside about the band toe was removed. We’ll just talk about them on a future episode. Brendan calls some hypothetical listeners stupid and wrong—that was certainly a choice. Chris says Brendan hates a beloved modern guitar player. Who could it be? Find out in this episode.

This episode finds Chris and Brendan discussing music listening habits, classic albums they should listen to, and albums you should listen to! Visit lazyandentitled.org to better your life.

This episode finds Brendan and Chris struggling to describe the genre of their musical projects and Chris having a delightful conversation with the equally delightful H Kapp Klote. Why is the episode titled that? Well, you're just gonna have to listen to find out.

This episode features a talk with poet, writer, and performer Bridget Gordon, who recently published a zine length poem titled "This Fickle Faith". Rip Torn also makes an appearance (kinda)!

This episode features a discussion of Lauren Bolger's novel "The Barre Incidents" from Malarkey Books. Escape the horrors of life into the horrors of fiction!

Chris and Brendan reflect on the year. Also, a poem!

Chris is flying solo this week, talking about ICE's invasion of Chicago. How do you fight back when the secret police start kidnapping your neighbors? Chris reads from interviews with Gord Hill and Clifton Ariwakehte Nicholas in the book 'Anarcho-Indigenism: Conversations On Land And Freedom' and interviews with Roberto Acuna and Jim Spiegel in Studs Terkel's 'Working.' Many words are mispronounced, but hopefully you feel inspired to start joining organized resistance in your city/suburb/town/village/unincorporated settlement.

Chloe Clark joins us for our second Halloween episode! A poem is read, pod people discussed, and JUDGMENT HOUSE.

Fresh on the heels of last night's "Scary Stories To Tell In Rogers Park" reading with Lauren Bolger and Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr., the L&E boys are back in your ears this morning with more spoooooooooky stuff. Chris reads a few monster poems, then talks to Chloe N. Clark about how writing can be scary. Brendan sings some songs, and we have a special Chicago edition of Worker Of The Week.

Oh boy. Brendan messed up while recording the original episode, so had to do a last minute solo episode. He talks about taking a creative idea (music, in this example) from a simple start to a finished project.

Isn't it terrifying to contemplate, going into the Earth? Yes, into the earth, but really, into the Earth, too. This week, we're thrilled to be joined by Lauren Bolger, author of the forthcoming novel THE BARRE INCIDENTS. Chris and Brendan also talk scariest locations for stories, unionizing coal miners in West Virginia and the Battle of Blair Mountain, and then give a special shoutout to salt miners. Preorder THE BARRE INCIDENTS by Lauren Bolger: https://malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-incidents Read "Rednecks" by Taylor Brown in The Bitter Southerner: https://bittersoutherner.com/rednecks-southern-fiction-taylor-brown Read the ZInn Ed Project on the Battle of Blair Mountain: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/battle-of-blair-mountain/ https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/devil-is-here-in-these-hills/#battle Smithsonian source Chris reads from: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/battle-blair-mountain-largest-labor-uprising-american-history-180978520/ Secretly Incredibly Fascinating episode about Salt Mines: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/secretly-incredibly-fascinating/secretly-incredibly-fascinating-salt-mines/

The fellas pitch each other new segments and then try them out. Some highlights include a Monster Starting Five, a build your own trilogy, and even some song recommendations!

Anything worth doing is better done with other people, to paraphrase Mariame Kaba. This week, we're talking a lot about the collaboration that goes into making art. Brendan and Chris tell some songwriting stories, and later shoutout readers at lit mags. In between, Chris sits down virtually with author Lincoln Michel to talk stealing time to write, reading contemporary novels, and secret focaccia. Buy Metallic Realms here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Metallic-Realms/Lincoln-Michel/9781668058671 Check out Lincoln's blog: https://countercraft.substack.com/ The L&E website, including the Shipwrecked Sailor blog: https://www.lazyandentitled.org/ The blog Chris referenced about Spencer writing a song: https://www.lazyandentitled.org/?p=152151897 Shipwrecked Sailor music: https://shipwreckedsailor.bandcamp.com/ B & The Shipwrecked Sailor: https://bandtheshipwreckedsailor.bandcamp.com/album/weight-of-an-anchor B & The Nothingness: https://bandthenothingness.bandcamp.com/

Today's episode features an old, dear friend, Spencer Blake, discussing the newest release from his project, Pinch Hitter. We chat about writing songs to a template, stealing, shrooms, and so much more! The album is titled "Songs From My Big Brain" and can be streamed everywhere, but you should buy it and help pay some bills.

It's brother time on the Lazy & Entitled podcast! Brendan and Chris are thrilled to welcome David Corlew for a dive into the life of a working actor and teacher (and so much more). First, the dudes must discuss live music performances that they've gotten lost in, Chris reads from Anthony Bourdain, and worker of the week keeps us humble. David Corlew is a New-York based actor, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and teacher who work spans across multiple mediums. He recently had his network television debut with a guest spot on Law and Order, spent 2023 traveling across Japan as Gaston in Disney-on-Classic’s symphonic concert of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and is a veteran of the two-person, four-hand piano whodunit, MURDER FOR TWO, as well as a ready contributor to other actor-musician productions where he can apply his skills as a violinist. He will join the cast of CEILIDH at the M&T Bank Exchange in Baltimore this fall under the direction of Sam Pinkleton. Previously one of half a trapeze duo, Corlew remains a sought-after coach. A graduate of the Professional Training Program at the New England Center for Circus Arts, he has been the porter for four different duo trapeze acts, studied under Chloé Farah and Aimée Hancock, performed in several original circus-theatre productions, sharpened his skillset as an aerial choreographer under Sylvia Hernandez-Distasi, and distinguished himself as coach and teacher around Chicago before relocating to New York. Find more of us at lazyandentitled.org Follow Brendan and Micah Mabey's comedy on Instragram @haveatelevision Find our music on Bandcamp: https://shipwreckedsailor.bandcamp.com/ https://bandthenothingness.bandcamp.com/ https://bandtheshipwreckedsailor.bandcamp.com/

The Lazy & Entitled boys were both on the road this week, so this episode is a little different. Twin Peaks, Jordan Peele, poetry, and more in this one!

This week, we're talking about protests. We're for them! Chris is joined by Dr. Han VanderHart, who, among other things, is in the midst of publishing a Summer Riot-themed issue of Moist Poetry Journal. Later, we salute the service workers who have to put up with irritating questions about gender-neutral bathrooms. Support your neighbors, support your communities, support each other. Don't forget about the first ever Lazy & Entitled Reading, happening this Monday, June 16, at Rivers & Roads Cafe in Rogers Park. Bob Sykora, Adrian Sobol, Sandra Marchetti, and Micah Mabey will be reading poems, as will Chris. Brendan is providing music. It's going to be a good night, we'd love to see you there. Han VanderHart is a queer writer living in Durham, NC. They are the author of Larks (OUP, 2025), winner of the 2024 Hollis Summers Poetry Prize, the chapbook Hawk & Moon (Bottlecap Press, 2025), and What Pecan Light (Bull City Press, 2021), and have essays and poetry published in Poetry Daily, The Boston Globe, Kenyon Review, The American Poetry Review, Poetry Foundation, Poetry Northwest, Poet Lore, AGNI, and elsewhere. Han hosts Of Poetry Podcast and, alongside Amorak Huey, co-edits the poetry press River River Books.

Chris has completely lost control of Brendan and now has to appear as a guest on his own podcast. The fellas chat about the new Shipwrecked Sailor record "Burgers or Tacos?" and have a ton of fun reviewing ALLIGATOR. Buy the album twenty times at shipwreckedsailor.bandcamp.com

Spring is actually here, and we're all taking long walks. But you have to sit down eventually, and we did in front of microphones. Chris and Brendan discuss how getting outside helps creative practice, Chris interviews poet, small press publisher, reading series runner, and Chicagoan Ben Niespodziany, and then Chris and Brendan salute a man who saw the U.S.'s carpocalypse coming back in the 70s. ABOUT BEN Originally from Mishawaka, Indiana, Benjamin Niespodziany is a Chicago-based poet, curator, editor, folklorist, and music marketing manager. A former Peace Corps Volunteer and Olive Garden waiter, his work has appeared in Indiana Review, Fence, Bandcamp, Conduit, Complex, Bennington Review, and elsewhere. He’s been included in the Wigleaf Top 50 and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best Microfiction, and Best of the Net. He hosts a bi-monthly reading series at The Whistler in Chicago and is the founder and editor of Pizama Press. When he doesn’t have poetry on the brain, he assists the music industry with creative campaigns and occasionally releases SoundCloud mixes. LISTEN TO THE NEW SHIPWRECKED SAILOR RECORD https://shipwreckedsailor.bandcamp.com/album/burgers-or-tacos-3 MORE L&E https://www.lazyandentitled.org/

This episode has us chatting with Bob Sykora about his new book, The Utopians Are In Love. He also joins us for Life From the Writer's Perspective, reads a poem, and provides our Worker of the Week. What can't he do? The Utopians Are In Love is available now from Game Over Books.

Dust off the beret and shave into your best scratching goatee, we're going to the art gallery! This week, Chris Interviews the painter Julian Williams, and talk about life working a 9-5 while trying to get your COVID lockdown habit into galleries. Also, Brendan and Chris talk about ways art informs itself across genres, and give a shoutout to art preservationists. Find more Julian Williams: https://www.jewilliamsart.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jewilliams_art/ Find more Lazy & Entitled: https://www.lazyandentitled.org/ https://bsky.app/profile/lazyandentitled.bsky.social Mental Floss: 15 Behind-The-Scenes Secrets of Art Restorers by Jane Rose https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/80694/15-behind-scenes-secrets-art-restorers

Yep, this episode is definitely not a Scream Talk, instead the boys introduce a brand new segment called Five Act Structure, an excuse to talk about movies, and Brendan keeps the edit lean because all things in balance. Looking at you,Chris... that bonus episode was a little meaty, dontcha think?, and in retribution I'm breaking whatever our established voice is and typing until I stop which is n

Workers. Do they deserve any rights? We happen to think so, and that's why we're thrilled to talk to Cristian Ramirez today. But first, the story of the 1919 General Strike in Seattle, and Chris and Brendan talk materialism. Follow Cristian on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cristianramirez.bsky.social intro/outro track: "Ship Of Theseus" by B & The Nothingness listen to B & The Nothingness: https://bandthenothingness.bandcamp.com/ listen to Shipwrecked Sailor: https://shipwreckedsailor.bandcamp.com/ listen to B & The Shipwrecked Sailor: https://bandtheshipwreckedsailor.bandcamp.com/album/weight-of-an-anchor read the Shipwrecked Sailor blog: https://shipwreckedsailor.substack.com/ read VINE: https://www.storiesfromvine.com/

Here it is, the second episode! In today's adventure, the boys talk to dear friend Adam Hinkle about blood, guts, and filming a horror movie. This interview does contain spoilers! For a spoiler-free interview with Adam Hinkle, check out our 2024 Halloween Special. Or you can just watch Haunt Season, available now on Tubi!

In Episode 1.5, Chris sits down with Maya Williams to talk about the role of poetry in public life. How can we use art to have a positive impact on our communities? There's a reading from a Gwendolyn Brooks interview, and Chris and Brendan talk about why you should almost never ask someone in service industry job their name. Maya Williams (ey/em, they/them, and she/her) is a religious Black multiracial nonbinary suicide survivor who is currently an Ashley Bryan Fellow and was selected as the seventh Poet Laureate of Portland, Maine for a July 2021 to July 2024 term. Maya's debut poetry collection, Judas & Suicide, is available through Game Over Books (https://www.gameoverbooks.com/store/p/judas-suicide) . Eir second poetry collection, Refused a Second Date, is available now through Harbor Editions (https://www.smallharborpublishing.com/books/refused-a-second-date). Maya's third poetry collection, a chapbook: What's So Wrong with a Pity Party Anyway? (https://gardenpartycollective.bigcartel.com/product/what-s-so-wrong-with-a-pity-party-anyway-by-maya-williams) , is available now via Garden Party Collective. For more Lazy & Entitled, check out these links: Read VINE: https://www.storiesfromvine.com/ Listen to B & The Shipwrecked Sailor: https://bandtheshipwreckedsailor.bandcamp.com/album/weight-of-an-anchor Listen to B & The Nothingness: https://bandthenothingness.bandcamp.com/ Listen to Shipwrecked Sailor: https://shipwreckedsailor.bandcamp.com/ Read the Shipwrecked Sailor blog: https://shipwreckedsailor.substack.com/

Here it is! The first episode of the show! This week's episode has some very exciting segments, such as- "Life From the Writer's Perspective", "Storytime With the Shipwrecked Sailor", and "What Do You Do In a Day?".