Episode 396

with Irene Taylor Brodsky, Matthew Zapruder, and Bodies on the Beach

Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello reveal their personal Love Languages; documentary filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky discusses her new film Moonlight Sonata, which follows her deaf son as he attempts to master Beethoven’s famed composition; poet Matthew Zapruder speaks on employing anger as a literary emotion in his latest collection Father’s Day; and indie rock group Bodies on the Beach perform their new single “Ghost.”

Irene Taylor Brodsky

Filmmaker

Irene Taylor Brodsky is a filmmaker who traffics in extreme empathy and honesty. Oscar-nominated, and Emmy and Peabody Award-winning, her second documentary memoir Moonlight Sonata premiered at Sundance and will air on HBO this winter. The film interweaves the stories of her son, Jonas, with that of Beethoven and her father Paul – all of whom lost their hearing. The film explores sound and memory through animation, home video, and other tools to create a vivid portrait of expression and loss. Website • Twitter

Matthew Zapruder

Poet

Matthew Zapruder wants to play with your perception of poetry. He’s the author of five collections including Come On All You Ghosts, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and Father’s Day, as well as Why Poetry, a book of prose. A master of the form himself, he’s an editor-at-large for Wave Books, served as the Editor of the Poetry Column for the New York Times Magazine, and currently works as a college professor at Saint Mary’s College of California – all ventures which allow him to expand the understanding of poetry for writers and readers alike. Website • Twitter

Bodies on the Beach

Indie Rock Band

What began as a solitary exploration for one artist has evolved via the additive property into the unique, full sound of the band Bodies on the Band. Navid Eliot, of the nationally-celebrated band Planes on Paper, upleveled his home recordings from art project to art-centric rock and roll when he began working with Evan Gackstatter and Andrew Ginn, two Seattle music scene mainstays. Eliot’s fingerpicking stands out as a star when mixed with and supported by Gackstatter and Ginn’s musical prowess, and their first EP together “Ghost” will be released in late 2019. Listen • Twitter