An audio project in which Griffy and their friends read aloud their stories, poems, essays, and plays exploring revolutionary camaraderie, frustrations both political and personal, and the evergreen question: What does it mean to live on a planet? This planet, we mean? Wait, we're on Earth. Where are you?
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Writer Michael Gold shares excerpts from his manuscript, Building a New Earth Church, exploring ecology and religion, and offering insights into environmental issues, in an interview with Griffy.
27 May 2025
"Come Over" by Madison McCaskey
Writer Madison McCaskey reads her essay "Come Over" and discusses writing philosophies with Griffy, revealing her optimism about people's desire for quality writing in this interview.
1 Apr 2025
Empathy Training: A Young, Queer Femme on an Old, Man's Railroad (with Rachel Bergman)
Railroad worker and organizer Rachel Bergman reads aloud her essay "Empathy Training: A Young, Queer Femme on an Old, Man's Railroad." Some names in the essay have been changed.
Afterwards, Griffy and Rachel discuss life on the railroad, organizing (and connecting) across personal and political differences, the joys and anxieties of writing non-fiction, and Spinoza's definition of "joy"—a felt expansion of one's capabilities—as described in the book Joyful Militancy by carla bergman (no relation) and Nick Montgomery.
Rachel Bergman is a revolutionary socialist and railroad worker in Western Minnesota. A former PhD student in sociology, she has previously written about labor organizing and the financialization of international aid. She once wrote an innuendo-filled song for her college comedy group about a mortician falling in love with a corpse. It never made it to the stage.
14 Feb 2025
Faggot Heart Weep (with chanci)
In this very special Valentine’s Day episode, we will hear the text of Faggot Heart Weep, a 4-part zine written and illustrated by chanci about love, queerness, growing food, and the future. It was originally created in 2024 for the book Playing in the Dirt (https://combospress.com/products/playing-in-the-dirt), published by Combos Press about queer farming in the midwest.
chanci is a painter, comic artist, zine maker, seed keeper, farmer, and educator, from and based in the Twin Cities. You can see Faggot Heart Weep in zine form (https://www.chanciart.com/zines/heartweep) (from which this episode’s art comes), as well as more of chanci’s work, at chanciart.com (https://www.chanciart.com/).
I, Griffy, wrote and recorded this episode’s musical interludes (“Praise the Yarrow”) alongside vocal harmonies from Minneapolis singer-songwriter Mary Traxler of the band Fruitform (https://www.instagram.com/fruit.form/).
24 Jan 2025
3. Caged (with Gabriel Rodreick)
During Griffy's monthlong winter sojourn in Minneapolis, they recorded this episode with their friend Gabriel Rodreick, who recited and discussed his poem (and song) “Caged.” Gabriel is a Minneapolis singer-songwriter whose music you can find under the name Freaque on spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6xmxsU99bvYcGrvdsw3pFk?si=JxCyk4WZT4GggRSP4vSlMQ), apple music (https://music.apple.com/us/artist/freaque/1472776699), and youtube (https://youtube.com/@freaque9007?si=MbpMd9MZhewjQvoB). The musicians who performed with Gabriel in the musical track are Ivan Cunningham, Anna Dolde, Matty Harris, Tarek Abdelqader, Jack Stanek, and Mitch Van Laar.
24 Dec 2024
Is / this / a / protest?
Griffy LaPlante used an old cassette player to record a poem they wrote and illustrated called, “Is / this / a / protest?” They dedicate it to Palestine, the people and the land.
9 Nov 2024
1. Oranges, Oranges, Oranges
Citrus abounds in this first-ever installment of Earthbound Writers Radio! The short story "Orange as Birthday Gift" was written and read by Ellie Zimmerman. Griffy LaPlante wrote and read the poem "My Heart Is Orange Now" (and made the episode's cover art with linocut materials). Dio Cramer lent their voice and musings on the color orange (and illustrated the show's logo). Nayana Gurung wrote and recorded the music on their friend's guitar.
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