Episodes

Saturday Jan 07, 2023
Chris Cook interviews David Rovics for Gorilla Radio
Saturday Jan 07, 2023
Saturday Jan 07, 2023
The last half of this week's episode of Gorilla Radio, hosted by Chris Cook, is an interview with me, that was recorded earlier today.

Saturday Jan 07, 2023
A Tale of Two Narratives
Saturday Jan 07, 2023
Saturday Jan 07, 2023
Was it a peaceful gathering, a riot, or an insurrection? That depends on who we're talking about, and who's talking about them.

Monday Jan 02, 2023
From ”We” to ”I” (and Back Again?)
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
What can we learn from which pronoun people use in comments and messages on social media? A lot.

Saturday Dec 31, 2022
New Year’s Baritone
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
The last Saturday session from my living room for December '22 was basically a baritone unboxing video.

Friday Dec 30, 2022
Before You Comment
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Some thoughts on nuanced thinking and effective communication, especially on what they call social media.

Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
An Autopsy of the US Left
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
“In football everything is complicated by the presence of the opposite team.”
Jean-Paul Sartre

Saturday Dec 24, 2022
In Defense of Nepo
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
It's not necessarily related to the holidays, but it is related to family, so maybe it'll provoke a couple of good dinner-table conversations.

Friday Dec 23, 2022
New song: ”Pedie Perez”
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
For the Perez family in Richmond, California, Sunday will be the ninth Christmas they'll spend without their only child. Pedie Perez was murdered by a cop on September 14th, 2014. Officer Wallace Jensen is enjoying his retirement, entirely unaccountable for losing his shit and killing a completely innocent young man one night, for no conceivable reason. I met Pedie's parents and grandparents when I was in California earlier this month, and wrote this song.

Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Techtatorship and the Coming Botmageddon
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
What's about to happen to global society with the rise of Artificial Intelligence is truly terrifying to consider.

Monday Dec 19, 2022
Pirate Santa
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
I participated in a wonderful holiday-themed concert with Emma's Revolution and so many other stellar artists yesterday. This song, "Pirate Santa," was my humble contribution to an otherwise beautiful collection of songs. You can see and hear the whole concert on Emma's Revolution's YouTube channel.