Growing Up

Episode 23 - Child Almost Fired over Putty Knife Dispute

There are jobs, and then there are careers. What’s the difference? At ten, perhaps you should have neither. Hear Michael Silverblatt on “Bookworm.” Read John McWhorter’s, “Why Grown-Ups Keep Talking Like Little Kids.” Listen to “Company Man” by James Taylor on YouTube.

Episode 13 - "A Few Things About Raymond Carver's Influence"

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MoFo reads Appendix 1 of Piker, weaving together literary observations on the poetry and short stories of 20th Century American author Raymond Carver; stories from MoFo’s own childhood; and his relationship with Carver’s intimates. Music: “Yellow Bird” by Larry May and Larry Fike.

Episode 12 - MoFo as a Foster Youth, Part 2 of 2

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MoFo spends his teen years in a stable foster home in Bell Gardens and then Downey, California, until the pasta hits the wall and he is declared an emancipated minor by the State of California after a stint at Prison Ministries in Sacramento, California.