Grinding Teeth

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with Kevin Foote. Join them as they discuss drawing as an introduction to creative expression, finding one’s voice through singing in the church ch…

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with Jared Harel. Join them as they discuss childhood dreams of basketball stardom, the ups and downs of teaching through a pandemic, and the excit…

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with poet john compton. Join them as they discuss the lack of readings in Kentucky, Fanny Howe launching his career, and unwillingness to play game…

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with DJ Nemat Nasser. Join them as they discuss boy-coded classic American literature, being an out and proud band geek, and the unfortunate death …

This week matt is in conversation with Peter Milne Greiner. Join them as they discuss middle school writing clubs in western Massachusetts, combining poetry with ambient noise rock, and they posit th…

This week matt is in conversation with Ricky J. Duarte. Join them as they discuss childhood Disney parades, the long winding road to recovery, and which Michael Myers mask is truly scary. 

Ricky: @ric…

This week matt is in conversation with Shamecca Harris. Join them as they discuss the poetry of hip hop lyrics, navigating nervous breakdowns, and the ever-present struggle to monetize writing. 

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This week matt is in conversation with KRISTINE ESSER SLENTZ. Join them as they discuss the life-changing brilliance of Dorthy Parker, Indianapolis as an identity, and go behind the scenes and hear t…

This week matt is in conversation with Laura Salvatore. Join them as they discuss the poetry of Shel Silverstein, studying art history as a form of rebellion, and the joys of running a live reading s…

This week the tables are turned on matt as he is interviewed by former guest C. (Constantine Jones). Join them as they discuss smelling library books, 90s alternative music lore, and intertwining the…

This week matt is in conversation with Kristin Noriega. Join them as they chat about the violation of having your journal read by your parents, chewing gum on MTV, and the importance of a creative co…

This week matt is in conversation with Natasha Herring. Join them as they discuss painted jeans, imaginary dogs, and adapting an unfinished screenplay into a novel.

Natasha: @natashaherring_ownyoursto…

This week matt is in conversation with Joey Koneko. Join them as they discuss growing up in the early 2000s New York music scene, teenage band antics, and the intertwined nature of politics and art.

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This week matt is in conversation with Aida Zilelian. Join them as they chat about childhood cemetery obsessions, playing acoustic rock at CB's Gallery in the 90's, and learning the challenging art o…

This week I am in conversation with Robert Balun. Join us as we discuss screamo lyrics, the distinction between science fiction and horror, and the embarrassing books we read in our youth.

Robert: @9…

This week I am in conversation with Caits Meissner. Join us as we discuss childhood drawings, the art of clowning, and the anxiety and joy of being middle aged. This episode covers it all!

Caits: @the…

C (Constantine Jones):

IG: @storiesandnoise

Website: storiesandnoise.com

Grinding Teeth:

IG: @grindingteethpod

Host IG: @norocknrollfun

Website: mattgahler.com

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

Episodes drop eve…

Welcome to Grinding Teeth: A Podcast About The Creative Journey. This is an introduction to the show. Full length interviews will be coming soon. Episodes will drop every other Tuesday. 

Show IG: @gri…