Here Be Monsters

Season 2 of Here Be Monsters begins. The reasons why I bike fast at night are diverse. It’s partly because I don’t feel graceful anywhere else, it’s partly to run away, and it’s partly out of persistent defiance of my failing vision. But mostly, it's because it's a sensation totally alien to anything else in my life and it lets me think about things better. I recently biked out to a parking garage on the outskirts of Boulder, Colorado and remembered the most significant moment of my eighteenth year, a night that made everything I do now possible. The story involves electronic dance music, a laundromat, a bunch of sweaty teenagers pretending like it’s the eighties and one of the loudest amplifiers I’ve ever heard. Music by: Nym: http://music.ratsofnym.com/ The Black Spot: http://theblackspot.bandcamp.com/ Here Be Monsters is now a proud member of the Mule Radio Syndicate, which distributes really great podcasts. Check them out at http://muleradio.net

The story involves electronic dance music, a laundromat, a bunch of sweaty teenagers pretending like it?s the eighties and one of the loudest amplifiers I?ve ever heard.

The story involves electronic dance music, a laundromat, a bunch of sweaty teenagers pretending like it’s the eighties and one of the loudest amplifiers I’ve ever heard.

Eugene up and left for California one morning without packing a thing from his apartment in Brooklyn, New York. HBM producer Lina Misitzis and her roommate Adrian got the apartment at a discount. The condition, though, was that they took the place as Eugene left it—full of his left-behind life. For two years they enjoyed Eugene's magazine subscriptions, ate out of his bowls, slept on his old couch and used his designer spices. Sensitive listeners be aware that this episode discusses prostitution, drug use and animal abuse. We beeped the swears though. In this episode, Lina goes back to her old neighborhood looking for nothing in particular. She's greeted by familiar faces, new tenants, and a series of stories that tell a modern ghost story of a building in the bad part of Brooklyn. Photos of Eugene’s apartment coming soon to the HBM facebook page: http://is.gd/hbmfacebook/ Music on the show from: Phantom Fauna http://phantomfauna.bandcamp.com/ The Black Spot http://theblackspot.bandcamp.com/ Swamp Dog http://swampdog.bandcamp.com/ Please please please, review the show on iTunes so that we can make their New and Noteworthy section http://is.gd/hbmitunes And, don’t forget to visit us online, where you can see all the different ways to get involved and listen: http://HBMpodcast.com Special thanks this week to the Brooklyn Historical Society. This episode was produced by Lina Misitzis

In this episode, Lina goes back to her old neighborhood looking for nothing in particular. She's greeted by familiar faces, new tenants, and a series of stories that tell a modern ghost story of a building in the bad part of Brooklyn.

In this episode, Lina goes back to her old neighborhood looking for nothing in particular. She's greeted by familiar faces, new tenants, and a series of stories that tell a modern ghost story of a building in the bad part of Brooklyn.

This week?s show is about Pete Brook?s 2011 journey across America to interview photographers, criminologists, and, most of all, the prisoners of New York?s Sing Sing Correctional Facility.

This week’s show is about Pete Brook’s 2011 journey across America to interview photographers, criminologists, and, most of all, the prisoners of New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility.

In 2006, Pete Brook moved from England to California to study the museum at San Quentin State Prison. Through his research, he learned of America's first-in-the-world rates of incarceration inside of prisons that are largely hidden from view. In 2008, Pete began Prison Photography, a blog that dissects images of prisons and prisoners. This week’s show is about Pete Brook’s 2011 journey across America to interview photographers, criminologists, and, most of all, the prisoners of New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Pete’s Website: http://prisonphotography.org Photos from Sing Sing by Tim Matsui: http://is.gd/hbm019tim Music: Phantom Fauna: http://phantomfauna.bandcamp.com

This is part 2 of 2. Listen to part 1: http://is.gd/hbm017 In the summer of 2011, a scared 22 year old decided to hitchhike across America. He was trying to meet real Americans. However, there was a caveat—he was also terrified of strangers. That young traveler was me. Fear was becoming far too prevalent in my life, so I headed out onto the road. This episode looks at the lessons I learned in the first half of that trip, joining a carnival, sleeping in a cemetery, camping with a train rider named puke. The Here Be monsters podcast is a growing community of producers and artists and musicians and thinkers, oriented to follow fears, and the unknown and anything that's confusing or interesting. Right now, we’re doing a fundraiser for the show, selling a really unique and funny magazine with photos from this hitchhiking trip. Support the show: http://is.gd/HBMmag Here Be Monsters is now available on Stitcher! Search for the show, or go to http://is.gd/hbmstitcher/ Music this week from: Flower Petal Downpour (New EP out!) http://flowerpetaldownpour.bandcamp.com/ Nym http://music.ratsofnym.com/ Swamp Dog http://swampdog.bandcamp.com/ Lucky Dragons http://luckydragons.bandcamp.com -- Pictures from the trip: http://jeffemtman.com/ and click “hitchhiking”

This episode looks at the lessons Jeff Emtman learned in his trip, joining a carnival, sleeping in a cemetery, and camping with a train rider named Puke.

This episode looks at the lessons Jeff Emtman learned in his trip, joining a carnival, sleeping in a cemetery, and camping with a train rider named Puke.

This episode looks at the lessons Jeff Emtman learned in his trip, including meeting a pastor, finding a strange cave, admiring the bizarre beauty of Yellowstone, and witnessing a fatal shooting. 

In the summer of 2011, a scared 22 year old decided to hitchhike across America. He was trying to meet real Americans. However, there was a caveat—he was also terrified of strangers. That young traveler was me. Fear was becoming far too prevalent in my life, so I headed out onto the road. This episode looks at the lessons I learned in the first half of that trip, meeting a pastor, finding a strange cave, admiring the bizarre beauty of Yellowstone, and witnessing a fatal shooting. Part 2 is here: http://is.gd/hbm018 The Here Be Monsters Podcast is a growing community of producers and artists and musicians and thinkers, oriented to follow fears, and the unknown and anything that's confusing or interesting. Right now, we’re doing a fundraiser for the show, selling a really unique and funny magazine with photos from this hitchhiking trip. SUPPORT THE SHOW: http://is.gd/HBMmag Music: Flower Petal Downpour (New EP out!) http://flowerpetaldownpour.bandcamp.com Nym http://music.ratsofnym.com Swamp Dog http://swampdog.bandcamp.com Lucky Dragons http://luckydragons.bandcamp.com -- If you’d like to see pictures from the trip, head to http://jeffemtman.com/ and click “hitchhiking”

This episode looks at the lessons Jeff Emtman learned in his trip, including meeting a pastor, finding a strange cave, admiring the bizarre beauty of Yellowstone, and witnessing a fatal shooting.