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Times Before Can Be Forgotten
by Matthew Connery, Jeremy Sittnick, Corey Thistlewood
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Season 100
Verse 9
Through gambling, I learned I was just smart enough to know how dumb I probably am.
Verse 8
Even in 2009, social media was deeply tiresome.
Verse 7
The apex and decline of American dissent in novels with a nod towards 21st Century film franchises.
Verse 6
A romantic and unreasonable glimpse of going off-grid, circa 2009.
Verse 5
What to watch: a man getting hit in the crotch with a football or a beheading in the Middle East.
Verse 4
A 2009 piece as to whether or not the UFC would transcend marginalized status—with some help from the kids from Stand By Me.
Verse 3
A never-ending spring rendered in the summer of 2009.
Verse 2
Sixteen years ago—new grad and no hope.
Verse 1
Deciding to begin a blog in 2009: Vonnegut and TV Guide movie descriptions.
Season 99
The Verses—An Introduction
Back when the podcast was a blog, we’re traveling 15 years and more than 500 spoken-word essays—all 1,000 words—about processing the age we live in through movies, sports, pop culture, literature, ideas, Boston, nostalgia, travel, and free fucking speech.
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