If you’re tired of experts, this is NOT the show for you. Competency porn stars @tpneenan.bsky.social & @alicefraser.bsky.social talk pale buttocks in the gloom, Patton Oswald in the wild, Straight-to-camera-blogging, the benevolent internet and BELTERS!!! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

"I'll-hold-them-off" @tpneenan.bsky.social & #ruglife @alicefraser.bsky.social talk 6-yr-olds sending their boyfriends to hell, unrighteous chafing, musket loading tips, & paladin plot problems. And don't worry Tom, we're keeping our bits Xed 4 your mystery project! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Unzip your flesh sweater & join New-Who aficionado @tpneenan.bsky.social & published author @alicefraser.bsky.social as they discuss seeping gut wounds, escaping from men w/ damp pants, befuzzled kings, training wheel creeps & Red Sonja’s bikini armor! 👙🤴 shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Like a deferential cough from behind, Luddite @jenreadsromance.bsky.social & unhappy bather @alicefraser.bsky.social talk make-out escape plots, normy Superman, & how to do an end run around 13yrolds--on this wk's RU! andhttps://shows.acast.com/6786518e3ceecdbe85c0b8ef/689bb7d92d44a86fa0bd2f9c

Great convo w/ @bethanymclean.bsky.social @zingales.bsky.social but you were all too nice about how American education is failing students. Look up recent literacy and math scores (I live in OR, 50th when adjusted for demographics). One challenge will be 1/2 www.capitalisnt.com/episodes/sho...

Ever wonder about the sound of 1 nipple winking, well, stitch on your arms, pull on your stripey stockings, & listen to @tpneenan.bsky.social & @alicefraser.bsky.social talk proportionally sexy 50 ft women, sex w/ your bra on, & how to start a coward & become a hero! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Unsheathe your sword with aplomb (insert schwing sound here) while enjoying @eleanormorton.bsky.social & @alicefraser.bsky.social discuss buff little piggies named Ralph, Muppet baby Odysseus, and @pendaraniwys.bsky.social Welshian epic! It’s awesome! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

If you like that, you'll love: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4KK... Large members on roofs with @thebugle.bsky.social Andy Zaltsman and John Oliver (before he crossed the pond.

Makes me wish I were writing short stories and not novels. Love @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social Wonderbook--his chapter on beginning where he analyzes Finch opening--brilliant. If you can, take this offer up.

Need to buy a little respite in a bitter world? Join @podchris.bsky.social as he wears a dress & thinks about muscles, & autonomously skirted @alicefraser.bsky.social as they talk K-Pop demon hunters, horse violence, how to ID the anointed, and Barbarian trad wives. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

So fun listening to @emmanewman.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social talk about my fav plotless 90s sci-fi film, The Fifth Element (Patreon only post—worth it!!!) Also, action star B. Willis’ orange tank top with a strappy back—my fav touch of gay. So ahead of its time! www.starshipalexandria.com

If only @tinakotek.bsky.social would "measure outcomes against every penny" we spend in K-12, maybe we'd have better outcomes & ppl wouldn't be leaving (OR is 50th in literacy). www.wweek.com/news/schools...

I'll be at @powells.bsky.social tonight, can't wait. Nick was in my @ucrlowresmfa.bsky.social program and his writing always blows me away.

Excellent news for Feminism 101: no childcare means women lose out economically and so do their kids. Shameful that Dems were going to cut one of the main programs that is making Portland a more livable place for everyone.

Bootstrap a stick in a log & eat some ants while you listen to Master of the Universe @jamesnokise.bsky.social & sentient roomba @alicefraser.bsky.social talk psychic grandmas, Final fantasy Rock’n’roll, Russel Crowe’s stupid hair & why old men should stop taking T. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Scrape off the hoarfrost, find your manhole, & join snorkmaiden @tpneenan.bsky.social & Mr. greedy's nemesis @alicefraser.bsky.social as they put their hoofs down and explore how nerds get buff, the pros/cons of bikini armor, & weird stuff to do in a van. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Ecstasy by #ivypochda is one of the best book I've read in years. It's a banger! @ucrlowresmfa.bsky.social

Would love to see a long-term plan with targets and how we're going to get there. Trust in Dems being able to get stuff done starts with local pols getting stuff done. There are models (hello Houston), but we need a comprehensive plan w/ follow-through.

Jess Walter's will be at @powells.bsky.social on June 23, 7pm. Loves Over Tumbled Graves and Land of the Blind. Excited that he is coming through our little town.

the neighbour who was here yesterday pitching a fit over the length of my lawn came back 10 min ago to tell me that he's been watching news and I should not worry & long as he lives here they will have to go through him first and thing is, it wasn't just Walt Whitman who contained multitudes

Hello from Berlin where a few hundred Americans are outside the embassy, currently reading aloud from the Declaration of Independence. #nokings

Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

No kings in the Queen City. 👑

Middlebury Vermont--showing up!!! Talked to many who have been protesting since Nixon!!!! They brought their kids and grandkids. I heard one 8-year-old ask his dad "What's a dictator?" This is what democracy(and civics) looks like.

It would be pretty sad anyway, but it's extra pitiful when set against images of the absolutely monstrous crowds across the country today.

I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice.

Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO? #NOKINGS

Great conversation (and very relevant on NO KINGS DAY) about Lessing's incremental apocalypse novel, Memoir of a Survivor. On the Patreon-only feed of Starship Alexandria w/ @aptshadow.bsky.social & @emmanewman.bsky.social Reminded me a bit of The Designated Mourner. starshipalexandria.com

Looking for someone to purr into your ear? Wander the moody garden of lit w/ father of daughters @podchris.bsky.social & crown of horn @alicefraser.bsky.social as they deep dive into the OG of Romantasy @tamorapierce.bsky.social and girls who like to fight. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Gravity glitches, sexy Frankenstein, fibbity gibbets, dancing phalange, the answer to ‘how do we know we’re not all playdough’ & more with what-if-big-scary-thing @tpneenan.bsky.social & does-it-feel-like-sci-fi @alicefraser.bsky.social shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Cut your hair short, bind your chests and feet, collect your wives, and get ready for the live action reboot of @patricklenton.bsky.social & @alicefraser.bsky.social smelling each others musks and talking explosive emotional support drones, Jason Stratham(s) + Xena! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

ACLU and literacy advocates to legislature: w/out targeted funding, Oregon continues to neglect our most struggling K-3 graders. (middle of article) @tinakotek.bsky.social - you have the power to change this. www.wweek.com/news/2025/05...

TY @milkepescs.bsky.social & Eli Lake for trying to explain to Michael Cohen that Biden’s health isn’t the pt. When I hear ppl defend Dem machine like that, i think, have they ever talked to a Dem who doesn’t work for the party? I’m avail. if he wants to meet 1. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

From the forbidden quadrant down under, milky-eyed @tpneenan.bsky.social & sword & penis aficionado @alicefraser.bsky.social talk quirky sensitive scarecrow boys, ancient IP, @mikeduncan.bsky.social’s Martian Revolution (so good!) GUARDS! GAURDS! Where are my GUAURDS! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

My friend just got back from Mars (the one in the California desert that exists every year from Jan-March). People thinking about how else we can all live together! Great essay supernuclear.substack.com/p/case-study...

This week just gets better and better: I'm seeing #FernBrady in Portland tomorrow. fernbradycomedian.com Writer, comedian, one of the autistics whose stories got me to go get a diagnosis. So grateful she was allowed into our country for her comedy tour! We all need more Ferns in our life.

Just got back from seeing @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social chat w/ a room of mostly fans (there were some people trapped in the middle but they seemed ok) at SteepleJack hosted by @powells.bsky.social. Great convo & learned how much bureaucrats having affairs can shape one’s life. Great Sunday night.

Great interview w/ @robertjbennett.bsky.social by @adrianmgibson.bsky.social and MJ Kuhn—love the discussion about fantasy as looking backwards/sci fi as related to change. Just finished A Drop of Corruption and will now turn to Divine Cities. youtu.be/SgTFinX0CfU?...

Competency porn alert: @linamkhan.bsky.social not only knows her shit, but can communicate complex issues in way that makes them matter to normal people!!!! TY @bethanymclean.bsky.social & @zingales.bsky.social for a great interview. capitalisnt.com/episodes/lin...

Sky-rate pirate (TM) @alicefraser.bsky.social & fungal naysayer @eleanormorton.bsky.social discuss boring children, the time before men had feelings, and the dark side of Belgium(and they don’t mean chocolates, (unless Tintin shaped)) on this wk’s Realms Unknown!!!! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Great review by @davidulin.bsky.social of new book on Semple McPherson. @matt-avery-sutton.bsky.social's 2009 book on ASM is also fabulous--long ago, I invited him to PSU to give a talk, great convo ensued. Would love to hear him and Claire chat about Aimee. www.altaonline.com/books/nonfic...

I heard about this performance from #nishkumar on #filmstobeburiedwith and had to share it. My god, the talent, the artistry--humans can be great! @thebugle.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UDJ...

TY @andrewhunterm.bsky.social 4 recommending @harkaway.bsky.social’s new Sleeper Beach on @realmsunknown.bsky.social. I loved Titanium Noir and can’t wait to spend more time with Cal and the tall Titans. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/slee...

Pull up a trope, and sit on your bionic hands b/c old man from Ohio @alicefraser.bsky.social & friend of nurse spank @andrewhunterm.bsky.social spill the beans on the deaging miracle of grilled veggies & jogging, squishy eye things, & Tom Cruise paper bag openings. shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

TY @alicefraser.bsky.social for rec of @robertjbennett.bsky.social A Drop of Corruption. I tore through it over the weekend. Crime, sci-fi, pretty much my favorite thing. @realmsunknown.bsky.social

What an orc carrier of an episode, as flat backer @alicefraser.bsky.social & non-dodgy @podchris.bsky.social discuss the best Elvin probiotics, how 2 punch a man to death whilst also providing nurturing enviro for an infant, and rare hensteeth. Best ⭐⭐ experience!!!! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Essential reading for Oregonians wanting to learn how we can improve outcomes for all kids. (We're 50/50 for literacy scores). This is a crisis, but these states show a path forward and it is not only about funding. It's about real accountability. www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/202...

Unroll some vellum and join @alicefraser.bsky.social in the fungal-a-verse as she grows a side kick named @colley.bsky.social who can recommend some great megafauna to stick in your brainhole. Also, top reviews of gin and chicken shit spots across the universe! shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

While waiting for your visa, may I suggest failed mustachioneer @tpneenan.bsky.social & misfit mercenary @alicefraser.bsky.social explaining why being a real bitch is a luxury and how more meetings will save the world (or destroy it.)(see Par.9.sec.6 for more info) shows.acast.com/6786518e3cee...

Great insights by @emilypeck.bsky.social @espiers.bsky.social & @felixsalmon.com into the egg dying markets. Also love that @ritholtz.bsky.social referenced Socrates to explain finance bro behavior. So true-- made me order his book. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwus...