Todd Robinson, a badass poet and a true beacon of mirth, joins me for a conversation. We talk about doing whippits, loving Pink Floyd, writing poems, and being motherfuckn addicts!!! Todd gets very real about a terrifying drug-related health struggle he had, but also paints a beautiful picture of what it's like to leave that shit in the dust. One of my fav moments: "When I was sober maybe six months or so, I noticed that the colors of the world were a lot brighter. Greens were greener, blues were bluer, purples were purpler. I'm not kidding dude, like, the world was more vivid. And that wasn't some bullshit illusion, I've heard other people say that, too, that your senses kind of power back up." We also talk about a couple of our favorite poets who don't get a ton of hype... Mag Gabbert and Lauren Ireland. Later in the pod I do a deep dive into an awesome Ireland poem from her book FEELINGS, which is available from Trembling Pillow Press. I highly recommend checking it out. Todd was the first person I talked to for PETROLEUM BOOGIE and basically the conversation was ridiculously long and I had to split it up into a few episodes. So, look forward to the rest of the TODDFATHER TRILOGY in coming days. Music in this episode is Jai Paul, Pink Floyd, Molly Drake, and Kids See Ghosts. There's also some red carpet audio vérité from 1) the wonderful A$AP Rocky and 2) Shitheel hasbeen Topher Grace. Enjoi!
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