Defiant Pawns

Defiant Pawns
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Defiant Pawns

Defiant Pawns is a collaboration between poet/storyteller Blake Sugarman and guitarist Tyler Stahl. It's a "musical memoir" which blends storytelling, social commentary, and original music to explore the role that work plays in our lives, the failures of the market, and the importance of honoring our creative spirit.

Episodes

  1. Chapter Eight: Discovering Fire

    10/28/2020

    Chapter Eight: Discovering Fire

    Stories tend to have a beginning, middle, and end. But in life things just continue. Chapter 8 is about finding peace in the middle of a story - even as Defiant Pawns comes to a close.

    14 min
  2. Chapter Seven: Divine Right

    10/21/2020

    Chapter Seven: Divine Right

    The COVID chapter is here! "Divine Right" connects the themes of Defiant Pawns to the current moment as the chess metaphor at the heart of the piece comes into full view.

    15 min
  3. Chapter Six: Anything Worthwhile

    10/16/2020

    Chapter Six: Anything Worthwhile

    Imagine a world in which the things nobody wants to do somehow or another get done. That's the type of world that we might be getting close to. If we do it right it could be fun.

    13 min
  4. Chapter Five: Eighteen Quintillion

    10/07/2020

    Chapter Five: Eighteen Quintillion

    Chapter 5 takes us from 6th century India to the dial-up internet age to "the second half of the chessboard." Don't miss Tyler playing an operatic king! We're on the verge of a whole new phase of Defiant Pawns...

    9 min
  5. Chapter Four: Invisible Hands and Artificial Minds

    09/30/2020

    Chapter Four: Invisible Hands and Artificial Minds

    Is Shakespeare and Co coming to a strip mall near you? Chapter 4 investigates! And it takes you to places you might not expect. Places that may or may not involve robots.

    12 min
  6. Chapter Three: The Pursuit of Happiness

    09/23/2020

    Chapter Three: The Pursuit of Happiness

    Chapter 3 is about chasing a dream even when it leads to precarious places. It wouldn't be a leap of faith without some chance of falling.

    8 min
  7. Chapter Two: Most of Your Waking Hours

    09/16/2020

    Chapter Two: Most of Your Waking Hours

    Chapter Two involves skiing with no health insurance and the realization that other animals don’t have jobs.

    7 min
  8. Chapter One: Names Worn Off Gravestones

    09/08/2020

    Chapter One: Names Worn Off Gravestones

    Chapter One takes us back to a pre-covid time. Blake reminisces about a Big Lebowski themed store in Greenwich Village and recounts a late night encounter he had with the owner of a chess shop next door who asked, “how long until this whole city becomes a Starbucks?”

    11 min
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Defiant Pawns is a collaboration between poet/storyteller Blake Sugarman and guitarist Tyler Stahl. It's a "musical memoir" which blends storytelling, social commentary, and original music to explore the role that work plays in our lives, the failures of the market, and the importance of honoring our creative spirit.

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  • Episodes
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