Jason Tougaw
@jasontougaw.bsky.social
Writer into music, brains, biology, interconnections. Host of The Mixtape, Friday nights on wjjfradio.org. Regular column in Psychology today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/contributors/jason-tougaw
https://jasontougaw.com/
https://jasontougaw.com/
I’m happy to announce that my essay “To Protect a Hen”—about the time I found myself engaged in mortal combat with a hawk—is now published in Inkwell Magazine.
#chickens #hens @howlandlit.bsky.social @queenscollegecuny.bsky.social #redtailedhawk
#chickens #hens @howlandlit.bsky.social @queenscollegecuny.bsky.social #redtailedhawk
November 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I’m happy to announce that my essay “To Protect a Hen”—about the time I found myself engaged in mortal combat with a hawk—is now published in Inkwell Magazine.
#chickens #hens @howlandlit.bsky.social @queenscollegecuny.bsky.social #redtailedhawk
#chickens #hens @howlandlit.bsky.social @queenscollegecuny.bsky.social #redtailedhawk
This is going to be a good one. I’d love to see you there!
New York friends! I'll be at the CUNY GRADUATE CENTER tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. talking storytelling with my pal @jasontougaw.bsky.social who asks the BEST questions. It's free, please come if you can! www.eventbrite.com/e/ann-powers...
Ann Powers: Telling the Storytellers’ Stories
Music critic, biography, and memoirist Ann Powers will discuss her recent biography, Traveling: On the Path with Joni Mitchell.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is going to be a good one. I’d love to see you there!
Last night I dreamed I pooped a gorgeous custard, in a swirl like it came out of a soft serve machine.
I’m sure I would have won The Great British Bake-Off with this masterpiece, though I’d struggle with the ethics when it came to describing my technique.
#dreams #theunconscious
I’m sure I would have won The Great British Bake-Off with this masterpiece, though I’d struggle with the ethics when it came to describing my technique.
#dreams #theunconscious
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Last night I dreamed I pooped a gorgeous custard, in a swirl like it came out of a soft serve machine.
I’m sure I would have won The Great British Bake-Off with this masterpiece, though I’d struggle with the ethics when it came to describing my technique.
#dreams #theunconscious
I’m sure I would have won The Great British Bake-Off with this masterpiece, though I’d struggle with the ethics when it came to describing my technique.
#dreams #theunconscious
I used to wait on him at the Hard Rick Cafe when I was in college. He would mock me endearingly, making fun of my shyness. He knows how to make you love him.
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I used to wait on him at the Hard Rick Cafe when I was in college. He would mock me endearingly, making fun of my shyness. He knows how to make you love him.
It was a collective decision: Give the branch in Madison Square Park the “selective” branding. Throw some Brooklyn chic circa 2010 dark wood slats on the facade. People will feel super comfy munching while they experience the familiarity of the fuzzy line between satire and commerce.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It was a collective decision: Give the branch in Madison Square Park the “selective” branding. Throw some Brooklyn chic circa 2010 dark wood slats on the facade. People will feel super comfy munching while they experience the familiarity of the fuzzy line between satire and commerce.
Reposted by Jason Tougaw
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 29 - a song with I or Me in the title
Show Me by Dexy's Midnight Runners
There is so much life in this track
#MusicChallenge
Day 29 - a song with I or Me in the title
Show Me by Dexy's Midnight Runners
There is so much life in this track
Dexys Midnight Runners - Show Me (Top of the Pops August 1981)
YouTube video by The Life Of Archived Videos
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October 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 29 - a song with I or Me in the title
Show Me by Dexy's Midnight Runners
There is so much life in this track
#MusicChallenge
Day 29 - a song with I or Me in the title
Show Me by Dexy's Midnight Runners
There is so much life in this track
New piece in Queerty about the political power of Cazwell’s queer raunch.
@girlieaction.bsky.social @howlandlit.bsky.social
@girlieaction.bsky.social @howlandlit.bsky.social
How Cazwell’s queered hip-hop with two decades of revolutionary raunch - buff.ly/PDp8tbR
October 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
New piece in Queerty about the political power of Cazwell’s queer raunch.
@girlieaction.bsky.social @howlandlit.bsky.social
@girlieaction.bsky.social @howlandlit.bsky.social
Diana Ross sang, “Whenever you’re near, I hear a symphony / a tender melody.” May we inspire each other to feel the music!
I’ll be live Friday night, with 2 hours of music about music! This is a fall fund drive edition of The Mixtape, 7-9.
845-482-4141 or wjffraddio.org to donate. #radiocatskill
I’ll be live Friday night, with 2 hours of music about music! This is a fall fund drive edition of The Mixtape, 7-9.
845-482-4141 or wjffraddio.org to donate. #radiocatskill
October 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Diana Ross sang, “Whenever you’re near, I hear a symphony / a tender melody.” May we inspire each other to feel the music!
I’ll be live Friday night, with 2 hours of music about music! This is a fall fund drive edition of The Mixtape, 7-9.
845-482-4141 or wjffraddio.org to donate. #radiocatskill
I’ll be live Friday night, with 2 hours of music about music! This is a fall fund drive edition of The Mixtape, 7-9.
845-482-4141 or wjffraddio.org to donate. #radiocatskill
Tonight on The Mixtape, 60s girl groups go moody, , menacing, psychedelic. Teens know things the rest of us don't, and maybe that's why they scare people.
7 PM ET on #radiocatskill. Streaming and archived at wjffradio.org.
#thecrystals #theshangri-las #themarvelettes #jaynetts #theronettes
7 PM ET on #radiocatskill. Streaming and archived at wjffradio.org.
#thecrystals #theshangri-las #themarvelettes #jaynetts #theronettes
October 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Tonight on The Mixtape, 60s girl groups go moody, , menacing, psychedelic. Teens know things the rest of us don't, and maybe that's why they scare people.
7 PM ET on #radiocatskill. Streaming and archived at wjffradio.org.
#thecrystals #theshangri-las #themarvelettes #jaynetts #theronettes
7 PM ET on #radiocatskill. Streaming and archived at wjffradio.org.
#thecrystals #theshangri-las #themarvelettes #jaynetts #theronettes
My request is simple: I would like someone to send me to London to see one of these two Everything But the Girl shows at MOTH Club.
Seriouslsy: Does anybody know if they're doing more of these?
@traceythorn.bsky.social
www.nme.com/news/music/e...
Seriouslsy: Does anybody know if they're doing more of these?
@traceythorn.bsky.social
www.nme.com/news/music/e...
www.nme.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
My request is simple: I would like someone to send me to London to see one of these two Everything But the Girl shows at MOTH Club.
Seriouslsy: Does anybody know if they're doing more of these?
@traceythorn.bsky.social
www.nme.com/news/music/e...
Seriouslsy: Does anybody know if they're doing more of these?
@traceythorn.bsky.social
www.nme.com/news/music/e...
I interviewed @rajivmohabir.bsky.social about his new book, SEABEAST. His insights and curiosity about aquatic mammals are fascinating. @queenscollegeox.bsky.social @howlandlit.bsky.social
The Mysterious Lives of Aquatic Mammals | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
The Mysterious Lives of Aquatic Mammals | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
The Mysterious Lives of Aquatic Mammals
"A humpback who approached me peered into my eyes while I was aboard a boat and showed me the mirror of myself."
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September 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I interviewed @rajivmohabir.bsky.social about his new book, SEABEAST. His insights and curiosity about aquatic mammals are fascinating. @queenscollegeox.bsky.social @howlandlit.bsky.social
The Mysterious Lives of Aquatic Mammals | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
The Mysterious Lives of Aquatic Mammals | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
We all know that feeling of collapse these days. And we know music can heal, right? Doe Paoro makes good on that power with her new album. Check out my interview with her, all about music as a healing art.
Healing Through Music | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Healing Through Music | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Healing Through Music
"Music has the potential to be a potent carrier for inner and outer revolution."
www.psychologytoday.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We all know that feeling of collapse these days. And we know music can heal, right? Doe Paoro makes good on that power with her new album. Check out my interview with her, all about music as a healing art.
Healing Through Music | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Healing Through Music | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Masta Ace on Eminem's influence: "
"Just the willingness to say stuff that’s a little bit outside of what you would expect a rapper to say. Having that courage just to be a little bit further out there."
Here's to taking it a little bit further out there!
eminem.news/masta-ace-fl...
"Just the willingness to say stuff that’s a little bit outside of what you would expect a rapper to say. Having that courage just to be a little bit further out there."
Here's to taking it a little bit further out there!
eminem.news/masta-ace-fl...
Masta Ace Explains How Eminem Inspired Him as a Writer | Eminem.Pro - the biggest and most trusted source of Eminem
The Juice Crew legend addressed the viral “Did Eminem steal his flow?” clip, and his answer was all about respect and inspiration. Masta Ace recently joined Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur and DJ Thoro for a ...
eminem.news
September 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Masta Ace on Eminem's influence: "
"Just the willingness to say stuff that’s a little bit outside of what you would expect a rapper to say. Having that courage just to be a little bit further out there."
Here's to taking it a little bit further out there!
eminem.news/masta-ace-fl...
"Just the willingness to say stuff that’s a little bit outside of what you would expect a rapper to say. Having that courage just to be a little bit further out there."
Here's to taking it a little bit further out there!
eminem.news/masta-ace-fl...
Watching Bowie's "Lazarus" video just now, the refrain "Ain't that just like me?," has so many meanings. One of them is his talent for finding the carnal in the metaphysical and vice versa: "I was looking for your ass." Bowie reminded me of John Done this time around. (Poems below)
September 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Watching Bowie's "Lazarus" video just now, the refrain "Ain't that just like me?," has so many meanings. One of them is his talent for finding the carnal in the metaphysical and vice versa: "I was looking for your ass." Bowie reminded me of John Done this time around. (Poems below)
We're reading @tylermalone.bsky.social's brilliant essay "George Michael: In Praise of Mistakes" this week in my class. This essay should be music crit canon.
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lithub.com/in-memory-of...
In Memory of George Michael, In Praise of Mistakes
I. And the Wounded Skies Above Say It’s Much Too Late We live in strange times. We live under wounded skies. We live amongst our mistakes, and we count their bones. Late night talk show host James …
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September 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
We're reading @tylermalone.bsky.social's brilliant essay "George Michael: In Praise of Mistakes" this week in my class. This essay should be music crit canon.
lithub.com/in-memory-of...
lithub.com/in-memory-of...
Max Keller's piece on their voice on T resonates in all kinds of ways with @traceythorn.bsky.social's brilliant book on singers and singing, Naked at the Albert Hall. Where does a singer's sound come from--physiology, craft, culture?
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/a...
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/a...
This Is My Voice One Year on T (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Max Keller's piece on their voice on T resonates in all kinds of ways with @traceythorn.bsky.social's brilliant book on singers and singing, Naked at the Albert Hall. Where does a singer's sound come from--physiology, craft, culture?
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/a...
www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/a...
I have a piece about the fandom and the new Eminem documentary in @psychologytoday.com.
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-...
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-...
"STANS" and the Psychology of Fandom
"STANS," the new Eminem documentary, opens with fans reading from letters they've sent him. The questions are personal, but reveal a longing for connection.
www.psychologytoday.com
September 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I have a piece about the fandom and the new Eminem documentary in @psychologytoday.com.
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-...
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-...
@traceythorn.bsky.social: In college, when studying feminist theory, "Me and Bobby D" made it real for me--and I started to see the dynamic everywhere. Chat GPT, notorious liar, claims Bobby D isn't a reference to anyone in particular. I always thought Bobby Darin. My husband suggested Bob Dylan.
September 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
@traceythorn.bsky.social: In college, when studying feminist theory, "Me and Bobby D" made it real for me--and I started to see the dynamic everywhere. Chat GPT, notorious liar, claims Bobby D isn't a reference to anyone in particular. I always thought Bobby Darin. My husband suggested Bob Dylan.