Zach's friend Nils introduced him to his friend Rob Henlder, who is a member of the Chicago slam poetry scene, and the host of the fantastic podcast Poet at the End of the World, which is starting its new season in February. You can check out the first season at https://soundcloud.com/poetsend! This week we wrote our own poems with a prompt that I read to you last week. Please send your poems to me on twitter @dueinaweek. Next week, your assignment is to cook a family recipe! Please call your parents or your grandparents or whoever reminds you of family recipes! tweet us the recipe!

Writing a Poem w/ Rob Hendler

I have a list of podcast ideas. This list is about 70 items long and consists of things that I would like to try out and, for the most part, haven't and probably don't have the guts to do. This episode is exemplary of the content of this list. I was terrified about writing a rap but I wanted to do it, and I did it with a little help from my guest, Jordan Moore, who's debut EP LIFESEED just came out on soundcloud. 

Jordan Rapping

We all have our favorite albums, but there are some that stick with you forever, and some that change how you view and interact with the world. This week on The Assignment Notebook, three guests discuss the album that changed their lives. 

The Album That Changed Your LifeTHE REAL ONE

This week on The Assignment Notebook, your assignment was to do seven days of quick sketches in your sketchbook!

Nils Sketches

Pop music is a difficult topic to approach if you're a music snob like I am. Every time I listen to a new pop album I have to convince myself that it's worth my time and that I'm not doing something awful. Taylor Swift broke down that wall faster than any pop star I've ever tried to listen to and I'm so happy that she did. 1989, her latest album, is a perfect pop album that not only distances herself from her previous country persona but also gets the form of the "POP ALBUM" absolutely right on every level. Your assignment this week was to listen to this perfect album, and me and Arne Parott sit down to discuss it. Next week, your assignment is to go somewhere that you can see constellations and find a summer constellation. I know that I'm going to be looking for Pegasus. That is due in a week!

The Assignment Notebook

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