The Steer
Hosted by Joshua James Amberson, Karleigh Frisbie Brogan, and Jeff Alessandrelli in Portland, Oregon, The Steer features leading musicians talking about their favorite writers and books and leading writers talking about their favorite musicians and albums. Conversations often go elsewhere and following each talk is a playlist of songs or sounds discussed during the interview. New episodes drop every two weeks.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 67
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2021
Multigenre Writer & Publisher Janice Lee
Janice Lee talks about her secret dance performances and how the music of "Godspeed You! Black Emperor" carries her through writing sessions. Lee is the author of KEROTAKIS (Dog Horn Press, 2010), D…
Songwriter & Story Writer Laura Gibson
Musician (and writer) Laura Gibson discusses the nature of her MFA experience at Hunter College, the role author Colum McCann has had on her writing life, New York City living vs. Portland living, sc…
Novelist Jonathan Lethem
Acclaimed author Jonathan Lethem (Motherless Brooklyn, Fortress of Solitude) talks about making art while the world is on fire, writing female characters, his life-long love of music, and of course, …
Poet Eileen Myles
Legendary poet Eileen Myles discusses their relationship with nostalgia, shares memorable readings, talks about dealing with fans and press, and Elliott Smith and The Beatles, among other musical art…
Poet Justin Phillip Reed
National Book Award winning poet Justin Phillip Reed talks about growing up in the south, metal shows, The Deftones and why the character Ruby Rhod of "The Fifth Element" is Chris Tucker's career-def…
Poet Gina Myers
Gina talks about growing up in Saginaw, Michigan, life in Philadelphia, and the music and shows that have been a part of her life.
Sunny and Jeff talk about the new show
Sunny and Jeff talk about the show, themselves, and where this is going.