Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour
Also a radio show on California radio station KDVS, Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour airs live on KDVS 90.3 every Wednesday evening from 5-6 p.m. and right here as a podcast. On the air since 2000, DAPATH features interviews with poets, writers, actors, innovative thinkers, and important members of both the national and international artistic community, including professionals of theatre, music, and writing across new media. Sometimes the host shares poems by great poets, and silly trivia questions. Tune in!
Episodes
On the 3/22/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Former Poet Laureate of Sacramento Bob Stanley tells us about local poetry happenings, Random Lane Press, and Bob’s Poetry Seminars, and then shares two poems that get by with a little help from the Beatles. Poet and radio host Charles Perrone shares thoughts on French existentialism, being surprised by his poetry, having an online presence, his radio and translation w...
On the 3/15/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Former California poet laureate Dana Gioia joins the show for a meaningful discussion of poetry – the media in which it thrives, the reasons why young audiences are more engaged than ever, and all the nuances of word choice (with none of the pretension). He shares a bit about his book Meet Me at the Lighthouse, as well as one of its poems, a psalm that provides a metap...
On the 3/8/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Teacher, writer, and Davis resident Dawn Yackzan, along with novelist and lecturer in the UC Davis University Writing Program David Masiel, join Dr. Andy in the studio to talk about their books, getting listeners excited to hear them excerpted and read by actors at Stories on Stage Davis. Later, Peter Shahrokh tells us stories about his college years, his decision to be...
On the 3/1/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Dr. Andy and his first guest, alien hunter and exhibit designer Hugh Mackenzie, take a conversational romp through all things paranormal, including the extensive paranormal entertainment offerings of the Encounters UFO Xperience pop-up museum in Davis. Later in the hour, we hear from UC Davis Associate Dean of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Kupiri Ackerman-Barge...
On the 2/15/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Dr. Andy and poet Robert Thomas discuss Thomas’s new book, Sonnets with Two Torches and One Cliff, including his approach to sonnetry, themes of unconventional jealousy, and the diminished attention span of modern writers and their readers. He shares a poem using the familiar and human to convey an alien longing. Next up is writer Beverly Burch, who tells us about her ...
On the 2/8/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Poet and editor of the Wisconsin Poetry Series Jesse Lee Kercheval joins the show to discuss grief, love, and family in her new poetry collection I Want to Tell You, talk about her journey as a poetry translator, and share a migratory and moving poem. Next, Sacramento poet laureate emeritus Indigo Moor talks to Dr. Andy about observing the duties of a poet laureate emer...
On the 2/1/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Dr. Andy’s first guest is UC Davis philosophy professor Alyssa Ney. Ney discusses a philosophical worldview informed by quantum entanglement, the subject of her book The World in the Wave Function: A Metaphysics for Quantum Physics and her upcoming Book Chat. Next, poet Susan Kelly-DeWitt shares the abecedarian title poem from her 2022 poetry collection Gatherer’s Alpha...
On the 1/25/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Dr. Andy is first joined by Josh Henderson of Warp Trio, Artists-in-Residence at the UC Davis Department of Music. Henderson talks mixing genres, collaborating with spoken word artist DJ LiKWUiD, and the concepts at play in some of Warp Trio’s music, which can be heard at various points throughout the hour. Michael French drops in to share some free arts events, includ...
On the 1/18/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Dr. Andy’s first guest is poet Brad Buchanan. Buchanan discusses his new book Chimera and the medical significance of its name, describes the role of memorization in developing a poetry performance, and shares a poem about genetic chimerism. Next, we’re joined by Founder & Director of the Global Tea Initiative for the Study of Tea Culture and Science Katharine Burn...
On the 1/11/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Dr. Andy is joined by Nebraska State Poet and Pushcart Prize recipient Matt Mason. Mason discusses his State Poet duties, his plan to perform in all 93 Nebraska counties, his hope to make a living as a poet, the act of writing geographically, and his profound renewed interest in Disneyland. He shares one poem encouraging us to support poets, a second celebrating the Ne...
On the 1/4/23 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Dr. Andy’s first guest is first ever poet laureate of the city of Davis, Allegra Silberstein, who shares a bit about her new book Dancing with the Morning Breeze, followed by a poem. Poet Jean Biegun joins the show next to discuss catching a poem off-guard, spinning inspiration into language, and releasing her new book Hitchhikers to Eden, from which she shares a poem. ...
On the 12/28/22 edition of Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour:
Dr. Andy’s first guest is Pushcart-nominated fiction writer and poet (and UC Davis alum) Teresa Pham-Carsillo, who shares musings on accountability buddies, her day job as a marketing ghostwriter, and her current inspirations, then reads a pandemic poem (published in Poetry) reflecting on our unsettling “march towards stillness.” Poet John Dorsey joins Dr. Andy n...
On the 12/21/22 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Entertainment and culture writer Oliver Jones joins us from Los Angeles to share movie reviewer wisdom, including his top films of the year. Former Davis city councilman Stephen Souza brings vacation news from Hawaii, political news about a struggling Ukraine, and a special winter solstice poem. Finally, continuing a December tradition, Dr. Andy reads two holiday poem...
On the 12/14/22 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Davis poet Beth Suter tells us about her journal submission process and her new book Snake and Eggs. She shares two poems from the book exploring nature and the gift of family history. Colorado poet and editor Andrew Hemmert talks geographical poetry in a deteriorating world, then shares two poems from his new book Blessing the Exoskeleton, an effort to elegize certai...
On the 12/7/22 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Dr. Andy’s first guest is prolific crimewriter Catriona McPherson, who shares some tantalizing tidbits about her new mystery novel Scot in a Trap. Next, award-winning poet and New York Times best-selling novelist Mary Mackey joins the show to discuss the origins of creativity (as she does in her 2022 book, Creativity: Where Poems Begin), including how a series of high ...
On the 11/30/22 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Dr. Andy interviews poet and UC Davis professor Katie Peterson! Peterson talks with Dr. Andy about her most recent book; about the ways that lines, images, and poems come to her; and the process by which she discovers refrains rather than designating them. She then reads us a poem (with a refrain), titled “The Night,” a perpetual inquiry into endings and beginnings. ...
On the 11/23/22 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Dr. Andy’s first guest is Joe Mills, whose odd yet delightful Thanksgiving tradition inspires discussion of how constraints foster creativity. Mills then shares a Thanksgiving poem ironically preaching freedom from Thanksgiving. Miranda Phinney, first-year Physics major and student of Dr. Andy’s Bravery Studies class, reads us an original poem. Performance poet Felici...
On the 11/16/22 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
It’s a full house! Dr. Andy’s esteemed first guest is Erika Chong Shuch, 2022 Granada Artist-in-Residence at UC Davis. Shuch discusses working with students in a devised process, and expanding the “creativity prompts” of stage directions into full-fledged narratives, for The Fall Show. Next, UC Davis arts administrator Michael French shares upcoming events in the arts...
On the 11/9/2022 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Acclaimed poet Suzanne Frischkorn talks to Dr. Andy about authors who inspire her, her search for her cultural identity, and the ways these topics are illuminated in her newest poetry collection, Fixed Star. We then hear two reflective and beautiful sonnets from Fixed Star. In the second half of the show, listeners get to overhear a live midterm whereby students from...
On the 11/2/22 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:
Dr. Andy talks to his first guest, poet Dr. Joshua McKinney, about pandemic poetry, carving out time for hobbies, and how he hunts for new and exciting words. McKinney shares two poems, the first promising us a “lexical beatdown,” the second taking us back to the creation of one of the oldest known artworks. Joining Dr. Andy in the second half is poet and teacher Matth...
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