Nathan Whitlock
@nathanwhitlock.bsky.social
Author, professor, podcaster, drummer, dad.
www.nathanwhitlock.ca/
www.nathanwhitlock.ca/
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Holy shit would someone bend that arc of history toward justice already
February 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Holy shit would someone bend that arc of history toward justice already
The problem: algorithmically induced isolation, cynicism, and fascism.
A solution: live-band karaoke. #hamont
www.tixtree.com/e/third-anni...
A solution: live-band karaoke. #hamont
www.tixtree.com/e/third-anni...
February 17, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The problem: algorithmically induced isolation, cynicism, and fascism.
A solution: live-band karaoke. #hamont
www.tixtree.com/e/third-anni...
A solution: live-band karaoke. #hamont
www.tixtree.com/e/third-anni...
I find it very easy to avoid getting tricked by AI book club scams.
Is someone messaging me to tell me they loved my book?
That's a scam.
Is someone messaging me to tell me they loved my book?
That's a scam.
February 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I find it very easy to avoid getting tricked by AI book club scams.
Is someone messaging me to tell me they loved my book?
That's a scam.
Is someone messaging me to tell me they loved my book?
That's a scam.
Show runners = dads
Absolutely losing my mind learning that because The Pitt doesn't let anyone on the cast or crew have their cellphone on set they set up an ON-SET LENDING LIBRARY made up of books brought BY cast and crew for folks to read when they're not currently shooting or busy
February 15, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Show runners = dads
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Here is the episode with Michelle. We cover a lot of dark subjects—white supremacist movements, the new Trump era, Guantanamo Bay, etc—but also how she manages to not get emotionally crushed while covering all these.
Michelle Shephard
Podcast Episode · What Happened Next: a podcast about newish books · 02/09/2026 · 30m
podcasts.apple.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Here is the episode with Michelle. We cover a lot of dark subjects—white supremacist movements, the new Trump era, Guantanamo Bay, etc—but also how she manages to not get emotionally crushed while covering all these.
Served salads to Maury Chaykin and Saul Rubinek.
What is YOUR most mundane celebrity encounter?
Belle and Sebastian asked me to hold the elevator for them at a Holiday Inn in Paris, after a gig...
Belle and Sebastian asked me to hold the elevator for them at a Holiday Inn in Paris, after a gig...
February 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Served salads to Maury Chaykin and Saul Rubinek.
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On my podcast this week, author and journalist @michelleshephard.bsky.social talks about bruising her hip with a tambourine onstage at last November's Newzapalooza event. Here she is that night, on the far left, inflicting damage.
(Photo by Jim Rankin)
(Photo by Jim Rankin)
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
On my podcast this week, author and journalist @michelleshephard.bsky.social talks about bruising her hip with a tambourine onstage at last November's Newzapalooza event. Here she is that night, on the far left, inflicting damage.
(Photo by Jim Rankin)
(Photo by Jim Rankin)
Literary mystery: who tricked David Szalay into being an award-winning author, and why can't he get out of it?
February 12, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Literary mystery: who tricked David Szalay into being an award-winning author, and why can't he get out of it?
On my podcast this week, author and journalist @michelleshephard.bsky.social talks about bruising her hip with a tambourine onstage at last November's Newzapalooza event. Here she is that night, on the far left, inflicting damage.
(Photo by Jim Rankin)
(Photo by Jim Rankin)
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
On my podcast this week, author and journalist @michelleshephard.bsky.social talks about bruising her hip with a tambourine onstage at last November's Newzapalooza event. Here she is that night, on the far left, inflicting damage.
(Photo by Jim Rankin)
(Photo by Jim Rankin)
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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"I thought, 'Oh, my God. How am I going to write like this guy?' We are opposite in every way. I'm this lefty Canadian agnostic. I don't even like cops."
Author and journalist @michelleshephard.bsky.social on her initial reaction to being chosen to co-write a book with former FBI agent Scott Payne.
Author and journalist @michelleshephard.bsky.social on her initial reaction to being chosen to co-write a book with former FBI agent Scott Payne.
Michelle Shephard
Podcast Episode · What Happened Next: a podcast about newish books · 02/09/2026 · 30m
podcasts.apple.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"I thought, 'Oh, my God. How am I going to write like this guy?' We are opposite in every way. I'm this lefty Canadian agnostic. I don't even like cops."
Author and journalist @michelleshephard.bsky.social on her initial reaction to being chosen to co-write a book with former FBI agent Scott Payne.
Author and journalist @michelleshephard.bsky.social on her initial reaction to being chosen to co-write a book with former FBI agent Scott Payne.
"I thought, 'Oh, my God. How am I going to write like this guy?' We are opposite in every way. I'm this lefty Canadian agnostic. I don't even like cops."
Author and journalist @michelleshephard.bsky.social on her initial reaction to being chosen to co-write a book with former FBI agent Scott Payne.
Author and journalist @michelleshephard.bsky.social on her initial reaction to being chosen to co-write a book with former FBI agent Scott Payne.
Michelle Shephard
Podcast Episode · What Happened Next: a podcast about newish books · 02/09/2026 · 30m
podcasts.apple.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"I thought, 'Oh, my God. How am I going to write like this guy?' We are opposite in every way. I'm this lefty Canadian agnostic. I don't even like cops."
Author and journalist @michelleshephard.bsky.social on her initial reaction to being chosen to co-write a book with former FBI agent Scott Payne.
Author and journalist @michelleshephard.bsky.social on her initial reaction to being chosen to co-write a book with former FBI agent Scott Payne.
Pretty sure I manifested this band while listening to YES on acid at age 17.
Oh. My. God.
Angine de Poitrine rules.
Angine de Poitrine rules.
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Pretty sure I manifested this band while listening to YES on acid at age 17.
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Macbeth: SHIT
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Macbeth: SHIT
"Amid intense speculation that Gil Scott-Heron would use 'Whitey on the Moon' to critique America's racist spending priorities and its lack support for its poorest citizens, it was perhaps no surprise that he did precisely none of those things."
Bad Bunny's style has always defied expectations. So, amid intense speculation that he would use his Super Bowl outfit to subvert masculine stereotypes, stage a protest or publicly lambast ICE (again), it was perhaps no surprise that he did precisely none of those things. https://cnn.it/4kv3OY6
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
"Amid intense speculation that Gil Scott-Heron would use 'Whitey on the Moon' to critique America's racist spending priorities and its lack support for its poorest citizens, it was perhaps no surprise that he did precisely none of those things."
Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
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WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
February 8, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
We did this last week. This past week it was WAITING FOR GUFFMAN.
My 11-year-old now believes I have a crush on Catherine O'Hara.
And um...
My 11-year-old now believes I have a crush on Catherine O'Hara.
And um...
BONUS
For this week's #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM
Watch or (Rewatch) the hilarious mockumentary "A Mighty Wind" (2003) - Dir. Christopher Guest.
Available on Netflix
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujUe...
For this week's #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM
Watch or (Rewatch) the hilarious mockumentary "A Mighty Wind" (2003) - Dir. Christopher Guest.
Available on Netflix
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujUe...
A Mighty Wind Official Trailer #1 (2003) - Christopher Guest Movie HD
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
We did this last week. This past week it was WAITING FOR GUFFMAN.
My 11-year-old now believes I have a crush on Catherine O'Hara.
And um...
My 11-year-old now believes I have a crush on Catherine O'Hara.
And um...
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Fun to see my podcast* interview with Rachel Reid get a shout-out in the Toronto Star story about the ongoing total cultural domination of HEATED RIVALRY.
*sporting a slightly altered title...
*sporting a slightly altered title...
February 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Fun to see my podcast* interview with Rachel Reid get a shout-out in the Toronto Star story about the ongoing total cultural domination of HEATED RIVALRY.
*sporting a slightly altered title...
*sporting a slightly altered title...
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
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One of my favourite tracks off that album by J Dilla is the very timely ‘Anti American Graffiti’ .
I still think ‘Donuts’ should go down as one of the greatest aural experiments of the early 21st century.
youtu.be/EZ3ronLw3ec
I still think ‘Donuts’ should go down as one of the greatest aural experiments of the early 21st century.
youtu.be/EZ3ronLw3ec
Anti-American Graffiti
YouTube video by J Dilla - Topic
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
One of my favourite tracks off that album by J Dilla is the very timely ‘Anti American Graffiti’ .
I still think ‘Donuts’ should go down as one of the greatest aural experiments of the early 21st century.
youtu.be/EZ3ronLw3ec
I still think ‘Donuts’ should go down as one of the greatest aural experiments of the early 21st century.
youtu.be/EZ3ronLw3ec
"Leave Dad alone – he's watching his programs."
February 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM
"Leave Dad alone – he's watching his programs."
Fun to see my podcast* interview with Rachel Reid get a shout-out in the Toronto Star story about the ongoing total cultural domination of HEATED RIVALRY.
*sporting a slightly altered title...
*sporting a slightly altered title...
February 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Fun to see my podcast* interview with Rachel Reid get a shout-out in the Toronto Star story about the ongoing total cultural domination of HEATED RIVALRY.
*sporting a slightly altered title...
*sporting a slightly altered title...
Author who interviews authors interviewed by author who interviews authors.
Antonio Michael Downing is the author of the memoir Saga Boy the children’s book Stars in My Crown, and the novel Black Cherokee, and is the current host of CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter.
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Antonio Michael Downing is the author of the memoir Saga Boy the children’s book Stars in My Crown, and the novel Black Cherokee, and is the current host of CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter.
Listen:
Antonio Michael Downing
Podcast Episode · What Happened Next: a podcast about newish books · 02/02/2026 · 27m
podcasts.apple.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Author who interviews authors interviewed by author who interviews authors.
Antonio Michael Downing is the author of the memoir Saga Boy the children’s book Stars in My Crown, and the novel Black Cherokee, and is the current host of CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter.
Listen:
Antonio Michael Downing is the author of the memoir Saga Boy the children’s book Stars in My Crown, and the novel Black Cherokee, and is the current host of CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter.
Listen:
All 5 of mine have singers who look like this:
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 PM
All 5 of mine have singers who look like this: