Philosophy Workshop
The best way to support the Diet Soap podcast is to subscribe to the Diet Soap Philosophy Workshop.
Using Talkshoe to host a monthly international conversation, the Diet Soap Philosophy workshop will include one 45 minute presentation/lecture monthly as well as a discussion wherein the lecture and monthly writings will be discussed.
This will be both an eccentric philosophy course and a writing workshop. Subscribers who contribute writing will receive criticism and suggestions toward publication as well as a monthly one on one meeting with me so that we can discuss the submitted work.
This will be the primary perk for listeners who set up a monthly donation of $10 or more to the podcast. However, in order for the workshop to remain manageable I’m going to start off by limiting the number of paid spots available to 20, and I’ll open up an additional five free spots for people who are unable to regularly donate but are excited by the idea of the workshop itself.
Here are a few more details:
At the beginning of each month I’ll send out an email to subscribers that will provide a suggested reading, a call for essays and short story submissions, and which will set the date for the online conference call on Talkshoe. Those who can’t be available for the workshop as an online participant will be able to listen to the lecture as a podcast, and will still be able to submit writing. Subscribers will also be encouraged to send each other their work and critique each other, and I’ll set up an online bulletin board to facilitate these kinds of exchanges as well as a providing a space where we can discuss the readings, podcast, writings, weather, and so on…
Let me run down that again. For setting up a regular monthly donation to the podcast you’ll get:
A monthly email newsletter.
A critique of any submitted writing.
An online lecture on philosophy as part of an hour long conference call and discussion.
As well a chance to talk to and collaborate with other listeners and subscribers to the podcast.
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! I’ll also throw in a copy of either my surreal memoir Pick Your Battle or my novella Wave of Mutilation while supplies last.
