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Best Song to Play at a Funeral: Round Four!

After an unfortunate emotional detour in our author's life, the preem tier subscribers' quest to find the most suited They Might Be Giants song to play…

Sep 14 •

A Self Called Nowhere: Psychedelia, No-Self, and the Dotted Line of the Mind

When a They Might Be Giants deep cut meets Buddhist impermanence. Featuring guest author, Steve Goldberg from Earworms and Song Loops.

Sep 13 •

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Live with Chase Roper

A recording from Chase Roper's live video

Sep 10 •

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Destination Moon: On sickness, solitude, and insisting “I’m fine.”

What They Might Be Giants taught me about denial.

Sep 8 •

Dirt Bike: Trumpets, Cults, and Broken Vows

“All hail the dirt bike.” A They Might Be Giants song about cults and devotion reframed my own story of marriage and personal identity.

Sep 2 •

Live with Chase Roper

A recording from Chase Roper's live video

Sep 2 •

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August 2025

July 2025

Extra Savior-Faire: I Don’t Know How to Write This One

Flansburgh wrote it on a ukulele. I wrote this in emotional shambles. TMBG’s “Extra Savoir-Faire,” false confidence, and the mess of showing up anyway.

Jul 26 •

a brief personal update.

Stuff is going on right now.

Jul 21 •

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