Grinding Teeth

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with Dr. Chelsea Tanner, professional flutist and educator. Join them as they discuss interior design as a gateway to artistic expression, self expression and identity through the flute, and how imposter syndrome affects all of us.

Chelsea: @_chelseatanner

Show: @grindingteethpod

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is conversation with legendary drummer Gus Morgan aka Destroy. Join them as they discuss their childhood love of Julie Andrews, traveling the country on a tour bus at age 18, and why it’s so important for kids to spend years making bad music in their bedrooms instead of chasing fame.

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matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with Molly Turner. Join them as they discuss the cutthroat sport known as speech and debate, the importance of young adult literature, and why Buffy is the best show ever!

Molly: @themollyturner

Turn of the Century: @turnofthecenturypod

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matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with James Reilly. Join them as they discuss  making childhood song and dance videos, growing up in a small town diy scene, and choosing healthcare over touring for a living.

James: Everythings_gone_green_89.3fm

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matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with Hunter Hodkinson. Join them as they discuss being a childhood loner, writing to impress your high school teacher crush, and the joys (and pitfalls) of publishing two chapbooks back to back.

Hunter: @hunterhodkinson

Order Hunter’s books: Mean Gays and A Body for Someone’s Rich Son to Ruin

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matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week matt is conversation with poet Susan Michele Coronel. Join them as they discuss childhood writing, their mutual love of Beat poetry, and weaving the lessons learned from performance into writing more confident poems.

Order Susan’s book, In the Needle, A Woman

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matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with Joe Nasta. Join them as they discuss choose your own adventure style daydreams, the confusing aspects of performative masculinity contests, and accepting all that the universe provides.

Joe: @roflcoptermcgee

Show: @grindingteethpod

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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 choir, and the journey to find a place to call home.

Kevin: @feastsonfoote

South Broadway Press: @southbroadwaypress

Show: @grindingteethpod

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas 

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 exciting art of revising a poem.

Jared: @jaredharel

Show: @grindingteethpod

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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 games within the publishing industry.

john: @poet_johncompton

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/poetjohncompton

Show: @grindingteethpod

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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 of big band music.

DJ: @davidnn6

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matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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 the most important question of all: will Gen Z ever “discover” Soul Coughing?

Peter: @qpmgq

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matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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: @rickrtreat

Show: @grindingteethpod

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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. 

Shamecca: @auntiemecca

Show: @grindingteethpod

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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 the history of the live artist series they co-founded, Adverse Abstraction. 

KRISTINE: @keslentz

Show: @grindingteethpod

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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 series. 

Laura: @the_laura_aura

Show: @grindingteethpod

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas 

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 queer self with the artist self.

C. @storiesandnoise

matt: @norocknrollfun

Show: @grindingteethpod

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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 community while dealing with mental illness. 

Watch Kristin's short film When You're Gone here.

Show: @grindingteethpod

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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_ownyourstory

Natasha's poetry

Show: @grindingteethpod

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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.

Show: @grindingteethpod

Joey: @konekoland

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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 of storytelling.

Aida: @aidazilelian

Show: @grindingteethpod

matt: @norocknrollfun

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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: @99rbalun

Show: @grindingteethpod

Host: @norocknrollfun

mattgahler.com

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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: @thecaitsshow

Griding Teeth: @grindingteethpod

Host: @norocknrollfun

C (Constantine Jones):

IG: @storiesandnoise

Website: storiesandnoise.com

Grinding Teeth:

IG: @grindingteethpod

Host IG: @norocknrollfun

Website: mattgahler.com

Music by Matthew O. Thomas

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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: @grindingteethpod

Host IG: @norocknrollfun

Website: mattgahler.com

Music by Matthew O. Thomas