Episode: Mary Robinette Kowal

This interview was recorded in November 2025. I didn’t include every instance of laughter, so please feel free to imagine us laughing whenever you find yourself chuckling, too. Also, whenever you read longer chunks of speech from Mary Robinette, please imagine me listening raptly and nodding earnestly. Show notes are included after this transcript. (If you somehow stumbled across this …

Episode: Premee Mohamed

This interview was recorded in November 2025. I did my best toward accuracy in this transcript, but I didn’t include every instance of laughter, so please just imagine that we were pretty much laughing every fourth or fifth exchange. Or more. Really. We had a lot of fun. Show notes are included after this transcript. (If you somehow stumbled across …

Getchya Podcast Show Notes and Transcripts Here!

Yep! I’ve started a podcast and it’s all about joy. I came up with the premise in 2018: I talk with famous* people about the geek-outs they aren’t necessarily famous for. Neato, right? but back then, I wasn’t in the space to make it happen. Seven years later, with enthusiastic support and encouragement from friends in the know (hi, Erika! …

Text at upper left: Mid-Monthly Musings; image from the film FAME when the students dance in the street outside the school, stopping traffic; text at lower right: What does it mean to be famous?

What does it mean to be famous?

This post is taken from Mid-Monthly Musings for November 2025. Full newsletter is archived here. To receive Mid-Monthly Musings directly in your inbox, subscribe here. I’ve been asked about that word, “famous,” more than usual recently. It’s part of my podcast premise: I chat with famous people about the geek-outs, hobbies, or interests they’re not necessarily famous for. Which is …

I Signed Up To Create Art, Not Content Marketing

I was supposed to take the day off today because over the past 3 days, I’ve: But I found this Feb 1 Vox article this morning and it sparked a need to write down some thoughts here. (More on that below. Also—thanks for coming to my blog!) Here’s my takeaway in case you don’t want to read the article yet: Artists are …