How can participatory art show us a vision of the world we want to live in? How can the act of play connect us, and bind political and cultural movements together? How the heck does this relate to mushrooms and typewriters??? Tune in and find out the answers to these and other bizarre and beautiful questions.…

In this raw and real episode, we explore the realities of making a living as an on-demand typewriter poet, and full-time entrepreneur with ADHD. This episode dives into the stories, shame, and lessons I have learned.By Kro, The Traveling Typist

This episode is a tour of typewriter culture in Chicagoland and our sister city to the north. This episode discusses the history of typewriter production in our neck of the woods, the native typewriter poet culture, QWERTYfest, and more!By Kro, The Traveling Typist

How do we move from the Starving Artist Paradigm to a lightheartedly inviting strangers to play, and gamify the exchange of money? This episode explores this question as well as tracking the flow of energy in on-demand poetry, and how to understand and exercise consent on the street. As always, typewriters are front and center.…

[00:00:00] Radical Vulnerability and Poetic Witnessing [00:03:03] The Responsibilities of Being a Typewriter Poet [00:06:31] Deep Listening, Speaking from the Heart, Giving What They Need [00:14:17] The Underlying Philosophy [00:15:25] The Root of Disconnection - The Role of Witness [00:20:10] The Role of Art - Also, I am Not a Therapist…

[00:00:00] The Brave World of On-Demand Typewriter Poetry [00:04:30] Overcoming Shame as a Street Poet [00:08:54] Unlocking Creative Potential [00:13:07] The Great Creator and Personal Creativity [00:17:42] Embracing Change in Writing [00:21:56] The Art of On-Demand Typewriter Poetry [00:25:55] The Healing Power of Poetry…

Enjoy this introduction to the Poetic Devices podcast. You'll learn a little bit about me and my life as an on-demand typewriter poet. You'll also find helpful information about what you can expect from the future of this platform. I leave you with the story of a man who used my poetry to help him heal his heart.…

In todays episode I explore the Olivetti exhibition in the Galleria Nazionale D'arte Moderna in Rome. In the filthy labs segment, I revisit my 2012 blog on 3D printing typewriters, and discuss where the technology is at, and where it may go for collectors in the future. My apologies for my slowness in posting. I have taken on another job since I la…

Welcome back everybody! Episode three includes a live guerrilla interview with Jason Chong, of the 'Vintage Empire' store in Singapore. I then enjoy a lovely day's drive in Melbourne to collect and Olympia SG1, and I tell a couple of little stories along the way. Finally, I look at typewriter and luggage selection and packing for an over-seas trip,…

Welcome to episode 2! We've got John Munroe from Japan to talk about a great little SM3 that he has, as well as a few other typewriter related subjects. I also take a closer look at the SM3 'grommets' and how to replace them properly. And finally I introduce 'The filthy labs', where we try out experimental techniques to service and repair these age…

Can you believe it? The first ever Type O +VE (typo positive) podcast. A podcast for typewriter collectors, writers, typewriter mechanics and beyond! In this first episode we interview John Lavery - who is a former Olivetti workshop mechanic that went on to run his own office machine businesses. He talks about his earlier experience with Remington …