Limited Engagement

This is it, the final episode of Limited Engagement. It's been a wild five and a half years. Thank you all so much for listening! Also, if you're so inclined, please follow myself and Jason Keil on our next endeavor, Mental Platypus. If you enjoyed this show, I'm sure you'll like the new one (follow on Twitter and Instagram, @Mental_Platypus).

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On this episode, a conversation with the wonderful singer and songwriter, Emma Swift. She discusses growing up in Australia, her brilliant new album of Bob Dylan songs, Blonde On the Tracks, and much more. Blonde On the Tracks is currently available through Bandcamp and indie record stores, and will be available on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming services on December 9th. On December 13th, she will stream a live, acoustic...

On this episode, a conversation about the culture and ecosystem of record collecting with Kevin Smokler and Christopher Boone, directors and producers of the documentary Vinyl Nation, which can be seen at https://vinylnationfilm.com/ until November 30th (50% of proceeds post-platform fees go directly to their ticket partners, which include movie houses and records stores impacted by COVID-19).

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One of the many, many casualties of COVID-19, Adam Schlesinger's death is a huge loss for the pop music world. In addition to his brilliant work in the band Fountains of Wayne, he was also a founding member of Ivy (another great pop band), wrote the title track for the Tom Hanks film That Thing You Do, worked on the music for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and much more. In rememberance, here is a discussion I had with Marc Oxborrow on FoW's...

On this episode, a conversation with Bri Malloy, whose "It's Okay to Not Be Okay" column I absolutely loved. Until recently, Bri was the Social Media Editor for the Phoenix New Times and has done social media for AZ Central. We discuss the changing media landscape, how creatives can utilize social media to leverage their work, and much more.

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Michael Chin is a professor of English at UNLV and the author of You Might Forget the Sky Was Ever Blue, The Long Way Home, and perhaps most importantly, Circus Folk (available from Hoot n Waddle).

Follow Mike on Twitter (@miketchin) and check out his website for more information, including his own podcast (http://miketchin.com/)

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In 2019, BBC radio personality Sam Walker and her family decided to make the impulsive move to uproot their lives in Manchester, England and settle in a place that could not be more different (in climate or culture), Arizona, and she's chronicled the experience in her delightful podcast, Desert Diaries. On this episode of Ltd., she discusses the podcast, her tenure at the BBC, and much more.

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On this week's episode, a delightful conversation with Conrad Miszuk, creator of The Never Rad Miscellany, which just announced that their next live recording will be on March 2nd at Rebel Lounge (go to neverrad.com/tickets for more details).

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On this week's episode, Briauna Kittle and Kitt Keller discuss writing and performing on The Never Rad Miscellany, a wildly entertaining science fiction podcast that is frequently performed live and has energy of old serial radio dramas (though far more irreverent). They also prove conclusively that anything can be turned into a sex joke if you try hard enough. Also, and this is very important, Briauna *DOES NOT* in any way, shape,...

The Envelope Play is a wonderfully naked and uncomfortable look at a couple as their world dissolves around them. Beth May and and Bethanne Abramovich, the writer and director respectively, discuss the play's journey to the stage, their friendship, creative drive, and much more.

The Envelope Play runs at Space 55 through February 2nd. For tickets and more, visit https://www.space55.org/ and http://howltheatreproject.com/

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Under the right circumstances, a concert can be a profoundly spiritual experience where audience and performer connect on a level like no other. On this episode of Ltd, Dario Miranda returns to the podcast to discuss his mission to bring a type of event to Phoenix that is currently missing from the live music scene through his company, Gadabout Entertainment. The first such event, a triple bill consisting of Brokeback, Tara Jane O'...