Bouncing around the Venn diagram of music, video, and comedy. And occasionally a lounge-singing puppet named Danny O’Hare. All the links are at jamiegower.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mz6wo33pds2jNosferatutu [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6wo33pds2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mz6whny74k2jTexas Chainsaw Manicure [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6whny74k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mwrz22vmjk25Six impossible things: an experiment in analog This week I've transformed the newsletter into a physical zine. Print out, cut, fold, and contemplate six impossible things with me. https://news.requiredfieldproductions.com/p/64bc625f-9734-465b-a329-988dc2d90d7c/01 Oct 2026 04:21 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrz22vmjk25https://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mslswmdts22dMaybe life is just a big Denny’s menu. Discuss. https://news.requiredfieldproductions.com/adam-and-eve-on-a-raft-and-wreck-em/08 Aug 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslswmdts22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3ms4p2acdws2aIt’s all music in the latest post. Music and stretching my tiny mind to keep up with a stacked group of incredible musicians/teachers. And, of course, breathing: https://news.requiredfieldproductions.com/brain-full-missed-post/02 Aug 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4p2acdws2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mqarjbj7zs2vBest STAR TREK captain. Wrong answers only. https://static.klipy.com/ii/39f2394ae36df6e199be9eb7c9fa1012/09/89/6bq2fWAk.gif?hh=150&ww=244&mp4=5IaL028voc472HxfjPe&webm=NQYaPK15ocwikL19h909 Jul 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqarjbj7zs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mqal7ms54k2nThis week, I remember an Australian who was not happy to see me in Sydney. https://news.requiredfieldproductions.com/that-time-an-octopus-wanted-to-punch-me-in-the-face/ #Octopus #Cephalopods09 Jul 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqal7ms54k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mpysxhgiqk2jI thought our national anthem was clunky and difficult. Then I sang it before a charity softball game. And it changed my mind: https://news.requiredfieldproductions.com/the-anthem-asks-the-question-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-star-spangled-banner/06 Jul 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpysxhgiqk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mpvzrssnyk2r- Edgar Allen Poe - The detective story (also Poe) - Buster Keaton - Mel Brooks [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jul 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvzrssnyk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3movet77sn22hRadishes are a good cheap gardening high.22 Jun 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3movet77sn22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mojalwd7wk2jTyped “oodcast” instead of “podcast” and now I want to know what the Oodcast Podcast sounds like.17 Jun 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojalwd7wk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mobog2jxhc2oIs the 1960’s Batman TV theme actually the 1960’s James Bond theme, turned upside down? Did I spend too much time thinking about it? Maybe, and yes! Go check out my findings (with charts!) in the latest newsletter: news.requiredfieldproductions.com/bond-bat-bond/ https://static.klipy.com/ii/d7aec6f6f171607374b2065c836f92f4/b7/cb/eQ7atlrh.gif?hh=286&ww=498&mp4=AIAcSRHSmXKqm&webm=v6jf1qbWLpnLFSwy14 Jun 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobog2jxhc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mnllbsvels2aNew issue of the newsletter is up, with a new look and new tagline "One weird thought, two fun links, & a reminder to breathe.” This week: the power of paper and pencil. i’d be delighted if you had a look, doubly delighted if you subscribed. news.requiredfieldproductions.com/going-analog/ https://news.requiredfieldproductions.com/going-analog/06 Jun 2026 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnllbsvels2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mnddgas3u22lIt’s always nice to get good news in the inbox.02 Jun 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnddgas3u22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mn6fjjuolc2vIt’s hard to decide on an email sign-off Hoping this email finds you well in these troubled times Hoping this finds you well in these troubled times Hoping this finds you well Hoping this finds you Hoping31 May 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn6fjjuolc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mmzfh7ycbc2oThis is the kind of leadership we need more of right now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzfh7ycbc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mmwsc23ays26Listened to John Cage’s 4’33” today. No notes.28 May 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwsc23ays26https://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mmk6biolgc22Just cancelled my Paramount+ subscription. So easy, so fun, so satisfying. Here’s the link if you too are disgusted with the firing of Colbert and the gutting of a once-trusted news organization: https://help.paramountplus.com/s/article/PD-How-can-I-cancel-my-Paramount-subscription23 May 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmk6biolgc22https://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mm6a2hdr422zFinally well enough to start recording my Centrum Jazz auditions. Gosh, it’s fun to hear me perfectly hitting the notes. [insert irony sigil here]19 May 2026 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6a2hdr422zhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mkyebzw4ck2yAnd now everyone needs to be quiet while the ducks nap in our backyard.03 May 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyebzw4ck2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3mbfslnxvxc2cIf you are reading this, then you made it through 2025. Congratulations, you badass. Here’s to change and growth in 2026.02 Jan 2026 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfslnxvxc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3ma5pmzegr22lTo anyone receiving this transmission: you have but hours to become the patron of the arts that kicks the Bonebat 2026 “Comedy of Horrors” Film Festival over the top into reality! Click on over and be part of a most excellent film festival! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Dec 2025 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma5pmzegr22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/reqfield.bsky.social/post/3ma54hwmwrk2gIn the latest (rf) Transmissions, I lay bare my love for mechanical tools, especially typewriters and pianos, and how they can connect us personally with the past. And I introduce a new unit to measure one’s typewriter collection: the Hanx (hx). https://news.requiredfieldproductions.com/i-only-trust-what-can-be-haunted/16 Dec 2025 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:nmmtqdxhyfbootc2ner3wbfm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma54hwmwrk2g