25 episodes

Playwright Dan Fishback interviews cultural luminaries in the apartment that he's too sick to leave. Dan brings NYC to him so he can send it to you.

Sick Day with Dan Fishback Dan Fishback

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Playwright Dan Fishback interviews cultural luminaries in the apartment that he's too sick to leave. Dan brings NYC to him so he can send it to you.

    "Swallowing the Road" with Santiago Venegas

    "Swallowing the Road" with Santiago Venegas

    The first season of Sick Day with Dan Fishback comes to a close! Dan blubbers over the recent New Yorker article about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, reflects on a recent experience of antisemitic trolling, and ropes in his partner Santiago Venegas to honor the Amazon rainforest in song. Dan returns with season two later this autumn!
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    • 1 hr 10 min
    "To Go Up" with Rebecca Vilkomerson

    "To Go Up" with Rebecca Vilkomerson

    Dan talks to Rebecca Vilkomerson--outgoing director of Jewish Voice for Peace--about her decade long tenure, her cultural background, her evolving perspective on Israel, the dynamics of Palestine solidarity, how JVP became a national membership organization, and how JVP decided to endorse Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) and the Movement for Black Lives Policy Platform. In the conversation, they mention Arielle Angel's essay "Performing Power" (Jewish Currents) and the book Carolyn L. Karcher's book "Reclaiming Judaism from Zionism."
    Website: http://danfishback.com
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    • 1 hr 7 min
    "Infanticiders, Socialists & Antisemites" with Sophie Ellman-Golan - Ep. 23

    "Infanticiders, Socialists & Antisemites" with Sophie Ellman-Golan - Ep. 23

    Dan talks to activist Sophie Ellman-Golan about Never Again Action, Jewish solidarity politics, Tamika Mallory's discussion of antisemitism on The Breakfast Club, and how the right wing uses the specter of antisemitism to disrupt progressive movements. 
    Website: http://danfishback.com
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    • 52 min
    "Stances, Pronouncements and Directives" with Joseph Keckler

    "Stances, Pronouncements and Directives" with Joseph Keckler

    Dan talks to performing artist Joseph Keckler about his essay, "On The Redemption of American Culture," the recent passing of writer Steve Cannon, the apocalypse that never happened, and dying in Russian. Joseph will be at Joe's Pub on July 27, 2019.
    Website: http://danfishback.com
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    • 45 min
    "Reverse Tachyon Pulse"

    "Reverse Tachyon Pulse"

    Dan is too sick to talk to a guest, so he drops a mini-episode connecting Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to the temporal anomaly episodes of various Star Trek series.
    Website: http://danfishback.com
    Twitter: http://twitter.com/dangerfishback
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    • 8 min
    "The Performance Starts Now" with Taja Lindley - Ep. 20

    "The Performance Starts Now" with Taja Lindley - Ep. 20

    Dan talks with artist Taja Lindley about working space vs. living space, her gateway to teenage Christianity, the life of her project The Bag Lady Manifesta, and her work on Black maternal mortality. 
    Website: http://danfishback.com
    Twitter: http://twitter.com/dangerfishback
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    • 1 hr 15 min

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25 Ratings

25 Ratings

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