Across The Margin: The Podcast

In the latest episode of Across the Margin’s podcast, Beyond the Margin, hosts Michael Shields and Chris Thompson sit down to discuss the current state of affairs at the magazine, delving into its most recent articles and stories and examining the spectacle that is our present-day political climate as we head into the home stretch of the 2016 US Presidential Election. As the episode unfolds, Mike and Chris dive into the present electoral cycle and explore the prevailing idea that today’s voters are being faced with choosing between the “lesser of two evils” as their choice for Commander in Chief. In consideration of the crazed and adequately corrupt systems deeply entrenched in the United States political system, America’s shortcomings are mulled over and in doing so a measure of hope for the future in technology’s ability to bring us together is, by some means, unearthed. Subscribe to Across the Margin: The Podcast Check out Across the Margin for further amazing stories & much, much more!

Hosts Michael Shields and Chris Thompson discuss Across the Margin’s foray into publishing (ATM Publishing), the release of their first novel, Rayya Deeb’s Seneca Rebel (available now!), and share the fruits of their recent writing workshop (Writing Your Truth) with two readings, Tiffany Yu's "Dear Dad" and Patrick J. Dalton's "Living Remnant." Subscribe to Across the Margin: The Podcast Check out Across the Margin for further amazing stories & much, much more!

Across the Margin welcomes award-winning filmmaker Ben Selkow into the studio to talk about his latest film, Buried Above Ground, a documentary that embarks on the road to recovery with three post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) survivors. Buried Above ground is an important film that contributes to reshaping the way our society thinks about mental health issues and helps viewers dispel the myths and misconceptions about PTSD. Subscribe to Across the Margin: The Podcast Check out Across the Margin for further amazing stories & much, much more!

Across the Margin, with the help of Dr. Frank Battaglia (Atlantic County For Bernie Sanders), examines in this podcast the compelling Presidential campaign of the Junior Senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders. Subscribe to Across the Margin: The Podcast Check out Across the Margin for further amazing stories & much, much more!

In the latest episode of Across the Margin’s podcast, Beyond the Margin, hosts Michael Shields and Chris Thompson sit down independant of guest and wax nostalgic about another lively year at the magazine and expound on all the stories and articles that affected them deeply in 2015. Subscribe to Across the Margin: The Podcast Check out Across the Margin for further amazing stories & much, much more!

Hosts Michael Shields and Chris Thompson enlist the help of the prolific lyricist and performer, Iron Solomon to provide a glimpse into the underground phenomenon that is Battle Rap. Iron Solomon is a wordsmith, one of the most accomplished battle rappers in the history of the sport, and as he walks Mike and Chris through his background and extraordinary career, the techniques of the artform are explored, and a world awash with unparalleled wordplay is unearthed. Subscribe to Across the Margin: The Podcast Check out Across the Margin for further amazing stories & much, much more!

With the help of John O’Leary, a researcher and writer chronicling the story of three Americans who discovered the holy grail of Mercedes Benz cars, a Nazi-commissioned 1939 540K Aktion P, hosts Michael Shields and Chris Thompson get behind the wheel of a fascinating car-centric adventure story as they talk with John about one of the most unique automotive finds of World War Two. Subscribe to Across the Margin: The Podcast Check out Across the Margin for further amazing stories & much, much more!

Brace yourself as hosts Michael Shields and Chris Thompson let their hair down, and in stepping back from their traditionally themed episodes present an installment of Beyond the Margin simply entitled, "Unhinged." In this fifth chapter, Mike and Chris delve into all the recent stories and articles at Across the Margin, ruminate on pertinent current events, and even get a little personal - expounding on those things that inspire and fascinate them. Listen in, to the most revealing episode of Beyond the Margin yet! Subscribe to Across the Margin: The Podcast Check out Across the Margin for further amazing stories & much, much more!

With the help of Paul Gutkowski, a veteran social worker in New York City, hosts Michael Shields and Chris Thompson delve into race and the institutionalized inequalities in America, the responsibilities of everyday citizens in this Post-Ferguson America, the challenges of reducing recidivism, and our broken prison system as a whole. Also, to focus on his other passions, comedy and acting, Paul answers questions about his motivations, his methods, and his goals working in the performing arts. Subscribe to Across the Margin: The Podcast Check out Across the Margin for further amazing stories & much, much more!

Listen in as hosts Michael Shields and Chris Thompson, with help from two dynamic authors and entertainers, Alan Fox and Chris Campanioni, break down the ways in which we interact with the internet, specifically - social media's role in defining the way in which we live. In this podcast, ideas that revolve around the cultural norms we witness amongst diverging generations - those born before and after the rise of the Digital Age - are discussed in depth, as well as topics such as online identities, the possibility of intimacy through digital connections, and celebrity and privacy in the Digital Age. Subscribe to Across the Margin: The Podcast Check out Across the Margin for further amazing stories & much, much more!

“The A, B, C & D’s of Science Fiction,” an ode to the authors who birthed the genre such as Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and Phillip K. Dick. In this podcast, hosts Michael Shields and Chris Thompson take the listener on a journey through the dawn of science fiction and pointedly, to the present, with a series of discussions and readings which highlight the sophistication and poignancy of the genre. “The A, B, C, D’s of Science Fiction” features an interview with one of our favorite emerging Science Fiction authors, Rajan Khanna, who penned the riveting post-apocalyptic thriller Falling Sky. Subscribe to Across the Margin: The Podcast Check out Across the Margin for further amazing stories & much, much more!

Hosts Michael Shields and Chris Thompson bring you Beyond the Margin, guiding you deeper into the stories told at the online literary and cultural website, Across the Margin. Listen in as they take you on a storytelling journey, one where you are bound to meet a plethora of intriguing writers, wordsmiths, poets, artists, musicians, and unhinged eccentrics illustrating the notion that there are captivating stories to be found everywhere. Subscribe to Across the Margin: The Podcast Check out Across the Margin for further amazing stories & much, much more!