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The Unruly Muse

By: Lynn C. Miller and John Modaff
  • Summary

  • Half hour-ish podcasts that feature songs, poems, stories, and patter built around a theme each time. Modaff and Miller are writers and stage/radio performers. Contemporary and classic writers, original stories and songs are performed.
    2021
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Episodes
  • The Family
    Apr 6 2024

    Song 1: “Family at the Door,” (by John V. Modaff with Good Enough)

    Poem 1: “Midnight, with Dogs” by Mark Sanders. Mark lives in Nacogdoches, TX and teaches at Stephen F. Austin University. https://sandersme1.wixsite.com/mark-sanders/

    Fiction: Excerpt from “Words Shimmer,” from The Lost Archive by Lynn C. Miller (2023) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm www.lynncmiller.com

    Feed the cat break: "On the Porch" (Chris Geyerman and John Modaff)

    Poem 2: “Sundays in Wichita,” by Kelly Yenser. Author most recently of Walking Uphill at Noon, poems, UNM Press, 2022. https://www.unmpress.com/9780826363732/walking-uphill-at-noon/

    Song 2: “All Right Here,” Dan Modaff & Mark Collins, performed by Good Enough.

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Theme and Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI

    Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY.

    Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP: Episode 37, “Machines”

    To our listeners the world over: please tell a friend about the podcast! Thank you. Lynn & John

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    36 mins
  • Strange Bedfellows
    Mar 9 2024

    SONG 1: "Backwagon Man" (composed, sung, and played by John Modaff with mandolin and sundry string by Dan Modaff)

    POEM 1: “Another Story” by Hilda Raz, a retelling of the myth of Leda and the Swan. Collected in Letters from a Place I’ve Never Been: Collected and New Poems. University of Nebraska Press, 2021. https://hildaraz.com/

    FICTION: excerpt from “Duluth” by Lynn C. Miller, from The Lost Archive by Lynn C. Miller (2023) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm www.lynncmiller.com

    Feed the Cat Break: "Continental Drift" (by JVM)

    POEM 2: “Taking Leave” by Scott Wiggerman, a golden shovel poem inspired by haiku. Scott is also a visual artist. https://scottwiggerman.myportfolio.com/

    SONG 2: Centrum Amsterdam Purples (composed and sung by “T-Bone” Kelly) from his CD: No Expectations (2004)

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller

    Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff

    Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY

    Produced at The Creek Studio

    NEXT UP: The Unruly Muse #36 “The Family”

    To our listeners the world over: please tell a friend about the podcast! Thank you. Lynn & John

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    38 mins
  • Forgiveness
    Feb 4 2024

    SONG 1: Keep The Door Open (composed and performed by John V. Modaff, BMI)

    POEM 1: “A Wild Hope” by Julie Williams (2014), author of Escaping Tornado Season and Drama Queens in the House. A poetry collection is in process.

    FICTION: excerpt from “Afterthought” by Lynn C. Miller from The Lost Archive by Lynn C. Miller (2023) https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/6155.htm  www.lynncmiller.com

    FEED THE CAT BREAK:  Forgetness  by John V. Modaff

    POEM 2: “In the Palm of My Hand, Rivers” by Tina Carlson. A guide to tongue tie surgery (2023) is available from UNM Press.

    SONG 2: Forgive Me Blues (JVM w/ Kentucky Colonel Steven Middleton on harmonica)   

    Episode artwork by Lynda Miller 
    Show theme and Incidental music by John V. Modaff 
    The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY. 

    NEXT UP: Episode 35, “Strange Bedfellows”

    To our listeners the world over: please tell a friend about the podcast! Thank you.  Lynn & John

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    35 mins

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