Mike will speak with Mitch Teich of Lake Effect, a Milwaukee Public Radio Program at 10 a.m. today, August 4th. When it’s posted, you can listen to the podcast here.
Mitch usually gets me to go in directions other than the usual.
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Hope for sun, I’m cutting oats.
I enjoyed speaking with Kacey (she was in New York’s Hudson Valley, I was in the back room of Racy D’Lene’s Coffee Lounge). You can listen to the interview here. I think it is important to note that as I understand it, this would never have happened if not for Kacey’s persistent sister, so thanks, Maria!
I met Connie at a bookseller’s show and she told me she had done this interview a while back.
Talking about music, England, poetry, not drinking in bars, and why it takes him forever to write a book.
Word of Mouth interview.
Mike did an interview with Book Club Girl Radio, and while the main purpose was to promote the paperback version of Coop, he also discussed what his wife thinks (or doesn’t think) of his writing, took a few questions from Utah, used the word “vicissitude” for the second time in two days, explained “Tiny Pilot,” discussed tuba-playing in the country, verified that logging is tougher than writing, and admitted that there are a couple of chickens he never will be able to butcher.
Another interview for the Coop paperback tour, although we got delightfully off-track and managed to discuss Truck and Population 485 and the music as well. I like this blog radio business. I can yap all around the country while staring at my actual (as opposed to virtual) chickens.
It seems three lifetimes ago and in many ways it was, but once upon a time George House and I recorded some novelty songs in his basement. I supplied the lyrics and ?lead? vocals, George supplied the band, backing vocals, and all sound effects. Gotta say, this had all been long gone from my memory when I showed up to spend an hour live on air with George a month or so ago. When he played some of those old tunes, I was flabbergasted. He put them on a CD for me, so I figure over the next while I’ll leak a few out there.
Today I’m on the road, away from my home state, so I thought this would be a good place to start:
“Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cheeseheads”
Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cheeseheads
Thanks, George!
When producer Todd Witter came up and spent a morning with me and our chickens, I had no idea what he’d do with the sound…he didn’t really interview me so much as let me ramble. When the following piece aired on Morning Edition as a “Wisconsin Life” essay, it was fun to re-imagine the morning (it was muddy and soggy as I recall). But my favorite part of the audio requires a closer listen, and is never explained: All this talk of chickens, and yet…you can hear interlopers…
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