A podcast about a small liberal arts college that closed and the unusual people who went there. Hosted by Zak Breckenridge.
Erratics
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Podcast Overview
A podcast about a small liberal arts college that closed and the unusual people who went there. Hosted by Zak Breckenridge.
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Publishing Since
10/3/2025
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May 17, 2026
Molly McCully Brown on the Value of a Flexible Mind
<p>My guest is Molly McCully Brown. Molly is the author of the essay collection Places I’ve Taken My Body (Persea Books, 2020) and the poetry collection The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded (Persea Books, 2017). With Susannah Nevison, she is also the co-author of the poetry collection In the Field Between Us (Persea Books, 2020). Her work has appeared in The Paris Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, Best American Essays, Tin House, The Yale Review, The New York Times and elsewhere. She is Editor-in-Chief of <a href="https://imagejournal.org/">Image Journal</a>. You can learn more about Molly and her work at <a href="https://www.mollymccullybrown.com/">www.mollymccullybrown.com</a>. I hope you enjoy our conversation.</p><p>You can check out Zak's essay "Landscapes of Displacement and the Politics of Dead Pets" on <a href="https://edgeeffects.net/politics-of-dead-pets/">Edge Effects</a> now.</p><p>Recorded at the University of Southern California Digital Creative Lab in April 2026.</p>
February 23, 2026
Adam Miller on Preserving Craft Traditions
<p>My guest is Adam Miller. Adam is an independent carpenter and consultant specializing in timber and log framing. He serves as editor of Timber Framing, the technical journal of the Timber Framers Guild, and has traveled widely to share his experience and expertise with other woodworkers. He has taught at the Heartwood School, the Timber Framers Guild Community Workshop, and Bard College, among other organizations, and is a co-founder of Kominka North America, a firm dedicated to the adaptive reuse abroad of endangered Japanese timber structures. Learn more about his work at <a href="https://www.adammillercarpentry.com/">adammillercarpentry.com</a>.</p><p>Recorded at the University of Southern California Digital Creative Lab in January 2026.</p>
January 14, 2026
Party Nails on Visceral Art
<p>My guest today is the artist, producer, and engineer Elana Carroll, aka Party Nails. Her 2025 album Pillow Talk reached number 1 on Submodern Radio. She has toured widely with her blend of alt-pop, rock, and americana and operates a recording studio, Top Coat Music, in Los Angeles. Party Nails' most recent release is The Party Nails Winter EP, which is available on all streaming platforms and Bandcamp. You can learn more about Elana’s music and other projects on her website <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://partypartynails.com__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pQ8Wt4zyQjio65O7knNhJuqq87YE-ubkQhxj5ROaRNzFmma6BDF_9dkGLCFbRa2rnHj1TpMy6RGcQxXpEX_PBmYjsw$">partypartynails.com</a>, or on social media @partypartynails. I hope you enjoy our conversation.</p><p>Recorded at the University of Southern California Digital Creative Lab in December 2025.</p>
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