Noticing Zack Bia’s Career, Matières Fécales at Paris Fashion Week, Flock Cameras and PEN America’s Bias

No matter where you go someone is watching. If you’re Zack Bia, that someone is Drake and sometimes hot girls. If you’re a private citizen, it’s a surveillance org. If you’re a hot new fashion brand, it’s Rihanna. Finally, if you’re a reader, PEN America is watching to make sure you don’t boycott the wrong books. 12 min: Is Matières Fécales Genius? 32 min: Who is Zack Bia? 48 min: Flock Cameras Are Watching 64 min: Is anyone really boycotting Israeli literature? 79 min: Joyce Carol Oates hates romance novels ___________________________________ Clash Talk at the 312 Festival in Chicago: https://www.312comedyfestival.com/headliners/clash-talk-a-competitive-talk-show Clash Talk at New York Comedy Festival: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3000654107ACBFBF ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday! https://www.patreon.com/c/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly ___________________________________ Who is Fecal Matter: https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/70867/1/matieres-fecales-dazed-cover-autumn-2026-hannah-rose-dalton-steven-raj-bhaskaran https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/style/matieres-fecales-ninety-nine-percent-show-pfw.html PEN America: https://pen.org/a-silent-moratorium-interviews-with-israeli-and-jewish-writers/ https://pen.org/a-statement-to-our-community/ https://jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-america-got-wrong-about-antisemitism-in-publishing What is Flock: https://theintercept.com/2026/09/24/how-many-flock-devices-in-united-states-300000/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/federal-judge-calls-flock-indiscriminate-mass-surveillance/ Joyce’s Tweet: https://x.com/JoyceCarolOates/status/2105382365761769600 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices