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Joe kicks off the new year with Sara Matson, as they talk about fashion as costume, period romances, a possible Chicago style of poetics, and more! Contact for Sara MatsonLinktree Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by John Trefry to close the book on MASSIVE, or will they?! Contact for John TrefryMASSIVEBskyInside the Castle Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Jay Besemer to talk about speaking for (or not) a group of people, recurrent themes in one's work, pascifism (or not) and more! Contact for Jay BesemerWebsiteBskyBooks Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Jenkin Benson to talk about neologisms, getting unexpected laughs, the Midwest, Jenkin's academic pursuits, and more! Contact for Jenkin BensonLinktreeAre We Rocking with This Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by David to talk about his new book The Squimbop Condition, fascism, writing the same characters for years, and more! Contact for David Leo RiceWebsiteInstagramThe Squimbop Condition Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Mae Murray to talk about, place and identity, revenge stories, writing while in the midst of turmoil, and more. Contact for MaeWebsiteblueskyInstagramBooks Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Michael Tichy to talk about writing horror inspired by Steinbeck, putting together an anthology for the first time, and more. Contact for Michael TichyBlueskyInstagramBehind Every Tree, Beneath Every RockThe Winnowing DrawIn the Eyes of the Hungry Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by James Pate to talk about writing in different modes, the freedom of genre, the many faces of the gothic, and more. Contact for James PatebskySpeed of LifeMineral PlanetFlowers Among the CarrionThe Fassbinder Diaries Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired

Joe is rejoined by Logan Berry to talk about Logan's new book, how fatherhood has changed our art consumption and creation, and more! Contact for Logan BerryYouTubeDoom is the House Without a DoorCasket FlareCrystal LakeWreckdomTransmissions to Artaud Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Kalie Pead to talk about her book Today, Aries, nostalgia, Persephone, writing with chance, and more! Contact for Kalie PeadToday, AriesBsky Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Thomas Moore to talk about We'll Never Be Fragile Again, nostalgia, infatuation, and more. Contact for Thomas MooreInstagramLinktree Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Ben Niespodziany joins joe to talk about organizing your work, surprising yourself with your work, his new press, and so much more. Contact for Ben NiespodzianyBskyWebsitePizama Press Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Paul Cunningham rejoins joe to talk about gas stations, influencer culture, flarf (no, really), and so much more. Contact for Paul CunninghamBskySociocide at the 24/7Fall GarmentThe House of the Tree of Sores  Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is joined by Joe Koch to talk surrealism, writing the senses, deities of place in deep space, and more. Contact for Joe KochBlueskyWebsiteBooks Contact for Joe bieleckiInstagram, and Bluesky: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired Art photo by Arielle Tipa

Joe is rejoined by Shane Jesse Christmass to talk about the reissue of Latex, Texas, its redesign, editing like a movie, paying attention to what you're feeling when you write, and more! Contact for Shane Jesse ChristmassLink TreeTwitterLatex, Texas Contact for Joe bieleckiTwitter and Instagram: @noisemakerjoeWebsiteOne time donationPatreonTired