We're All Gonna Die! (And Other Fun Facts)

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This is the last episode that will be on Spotify, and for this special occasion, roles have been reversed. Frequent guest Jason Baldinger takes the role of host and interviews We&#8217;re All Gonna Die Podcast Host <a href="http://www.matthewussia.com" data-type="link" data-id="www.matthewussia.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Matthew Ussia</a> about Matthew&#8217;s new book <a href="https://matt-ussia-author.bigcartel.com/" data-type="link" data-id="https://matt-ussia-author.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Saturday Night on Earth</a>. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Saturday-Night-Earth-Matthew-Ussia/dp/B0FX6621LR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QR9N3L77KF9O&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yf8ka4xe-HGN6LxkvhKrAD6Xb60huSk49-zEJLxb2E-IRUm_pZ-lG7I8nIIHgvmdJIKEntonsLiTu2Vp9UNd7g.SuvEd8Zt94QzKtLJ3gdl7ME7mWKyHe9OmTDuC0T0wf8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=matthew+ussia&amp;qid=1765250797&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C57&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Saturday Night on Earth</a> is published by <a href="https://alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/spotlight-saturday-night-on-earth-by-matthew-ussia/" data-type="link" data-id="https://alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/spotlight-saturday-night-on-earth-by-matthew-ussia/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alien Buddha Press</a> and is a book about music fandom and community.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">As always, there&#8217;s some mild swearing</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The prolific and extremely talented John Dorsey is back to discuss poetics and the many, many things he does and why he does them, as well as <a href="https://youtu.be/ZuvDdVh4mz4?si=y2P1nLOQugsHfHUa" data-type="link" data-id="https://youtu.be/ZuvDdVh4mz4?si=y2P1nLOQugsHfHUa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Richard Hugo</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/john.dorsey.73" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Contact John directly</a> to buy his books, but also check out <a href="https://www.thetangerinepress.com/POETRY/JD-BTF/" data-type="link" data-id="http://www.maverickduckpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tangerine Press</a>, <a href="http://www.maverickduckpress.com/" data-type="link" data-id="http://www.maverickduckpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Maverick Duck Press,</a> <a href="https://www.sacredparasite.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sacred Parasite Press</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pure.sleeze/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.facebook.com/pure.sleeze/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pure Sleaze Press</a>, because he has (or will soon have) something out on all of these presses. John will be reading in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10163152327895639&amp;set=a.387982850638" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10163152327895639&amp;set=a.387982850638" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Portsmouth, Ohio on March 19, 2025</a>, and he will be reading at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sacpoetrycenter" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.facebook.com/sacpoetrycenter" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sacramento Poetry Center later in 2025</a>. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The multi-talented <a href="https://dorianartlab.com/" data-type="link" data-id="https://dorianartlab.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Judith Dorian</a> joins me for a conversation about poetry, play, music, memory, and what&#8217;s worth holding onto. However, most of our conversation is about <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vanishment-Judith-K-Dorian/dp/1917281110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Judith&#8217;s new book Vanishment</a>, which I consistently call the wrong name throughout the podcast. Judith has lived a fascinating life of creating art, researching the classical music canon, teaching piano, writing poetry, and living around the world. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vanishment-Judith-K-Dorian/dp/1917281110" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.amazon.com/Vanishment-Judith-K-Dorian/dp/1917281110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Buy Vanishment</a>, <a href="https://www.riverstonebookstore.com/events/an-evening-with-local-authors-for-a-poetry-reading" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">come see Judith Dorian read her poetry at Riverstone Books in Squirrel Hill on January 14th</a>, and b<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tiny-Little-Door-Judith-Dorian/dp/1461011469/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qFM0Hh02tfr0IDAiszdaH_h8rUqWxBlvqJrV9b6g_okUgqr9D87hXexOQUW5XEkPPeVtRATjs38XucgIK2P6a9CtoB6oD_Bg6K-GRhzBWrI.WEjbPU6KaSy9Yw5K_8X5B4G31wyQ1Uk6jy8qcy0e-L0&amp;qid=1735938391&amp;sr=1-3">uy her children&#8217;s book A Tiny Little Door</a> because it&#8217;s wonderful. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">For this episode, our most stalwart guest (<a href="https://jasonbaldinger.bandcamp.com/" data-type="link" data-id="https://jasonbaldinger.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jason Baldinger</a>) joins one of our favorite guests (<a href="https://jamesbenger.bandcamp.com/" data-type="link" data-id="https://jamesbenger.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">James Benger</a>) to talk about their new poetry collection Waiting on Hummingbirds, as well as James Benger&#8217;s new-ish book <a href="https://jamesbenger.bandcamp.com/merch/floating-downstream" data-type="link" data-id="https://jamesbenger.bandcamp.com/merch/floating-downstream" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Floating Downstream</a>. Through the course of our conversation we talk about poetic collaboration, old cars, and the perspective that comes when writing about youth in middle age. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">You should <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/8878234762235985?active_tab=about" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">attend the Zoom book launch for Waiting on Hummingbirds on Friday, December 6th at 8 PM Eastern Time</a>, and buy the book from either <a href="https://jamesbenger.bandcamp.com/" data-type="link" data-id="https://jamesbenger.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">James Benger&#8217;s Bandcamp Page</a> or <a href="https://jasonbaldinger.bandcamp.com/" data-type="link" data-id="https://jasonbaldinger.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jason Baldinger&#8217;s Bandcamp Page</a>, and if you do, you get a bonus broadside.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">You bet there&#8217;s swearin&#8217;.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Rebecca Schumejda is an excellent narrative poet and editor of <a href="https://trailerparkquarterly.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Trailer Park Quarterly</a>. In this podcast we discuss her ekphrastic collaboration with old friend of the podcast <a href="https://jasonbaldinger.bandcamp.com/" data-type="link" data-id="https://jasonbaldinger.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jason Baldinger</a>. <a href="https://www.rebecca-schumejda.com/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.rebecca-schumejda.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hope is a Prison</a> is a collection of photographs from a former prison and sanitarium while Rebecca&#8217;s poetry tells the story of the complicated life of Liberty, a child who has seen the worst of what this world has to offer. We also discuss her books <a href="https://www.rebecca-schumejda.com/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.rebecca-schumejda.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sentenced and Waiting at the Dead End Diner</a>. If you like this podcast, be sure to tune into the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1080560943587709" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.facebook.com/events/1080560943587709" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hope is a Prison Virtual Book Launch on November 15, 2024 </a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I swear once, because I have to. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p>