The Brainchild Podcast

A Black Squirrel Entertainment Podcast

Dimitri Reyes Joins Us!

Poet Dimitri Reyes joined Eloise and Lauren to talk about how he got into poetry, what he loves most about performing his work, and advice for other poets.

The Brainchild Podcast: The *Actual* Pilot

Welcome to The Brainchild Podcast! For their pilot episode, Lauren and Eloise discuss their ins and outs for the week, why poetry isn’t as scary as it seems, and how to get started writing. Stay tuned for more!

Poetry Yap Session #2

Eloise and Lauren are back to share their thoughts on Marie Howe’s poem “What the Living Do” in this week’s “Poetry Yap Session.” Tune in for their take on the mundane and line enjambments, and stay till the end for an exciting magazine update!

Poetry Yap Session #1

 Join Eloise and Lauren for their first “Poetry Yap Session,” where they discuss “Failing and Flying” by Jack Gilbert, why they hate poems about Icarus, and why they love them. 

Season 2 Introduction

Join Eloise as she introduces herself and Lauren, tells you about Brainchild, the parent magazine, and explores why you should care about small literary and arts magazines. Thanks for listening! Sources used:King, J. (1986). Sur: A Study of the Argentine Literary Journal and Its Role in the Development of a Culture, 1931-1970. Cambridge University Press. Rosser, J. A., Morgan, S., Roth, M., Hammond, R., Zuniga, T., Horowitz, E., & Burch, A. (2008). A Roundtable on the Contemporary Literary Magazine. Mississippi Review, 36(3), 34–61. Biggs, M. (1982). Review: Small Publishing: A Review Article by Mary Biggs. The Library Quarterly, 52(1), 59–65. https://doi.org/10.1086/601178 Shepard, J. (2019, September 19). Jim Shepard on Why We Still Need Literary Journals: Thank God for the Small Magazines. Lit Hub. lithub.com 

Charlie Malone joins us

This week, Charlie joins Lauren to talk all things Brainchild, poetry, leading a group of students and advice for ambitious poets. Stay to hear some of Charlie’s own poetry!

Meet our editor-in-chief!

Join Eloise as she chats with the hilarious and kind Marisa Bennett, our editor-in-chief! Get a behind-the-scenes look into what goes into publishing a magazine and leading a group of (sometimes crazy) creative students. Stay for a sampling of Marisa’s own poetry!