Show overview
New Write has been publishing since 2021, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 88 episodes. That works out to roughly 150 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run over ninety minutes — most land between 1h 22m and 2h 2m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 9 months ago. The busiest year was 2022, with 33 episodes published. Published by Matthew Pegas & Dan Baltic.
From the publisher
A Podcast for the Lost Arts, Reclaiming the Literary Holy Land From the Heathen...New Write Explores Literature and Literary matters from a perspective outside the sanctioned zone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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S1 Ep 88Episode 88: Incurable Graphomania w/ Anna Krivolapova
ERecorded 08/16/25Dan interviews Anna Krivolapova, discussing the range of narrative voice, the psychology of mass shooters, and what it means to be a Sensualist.Dan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 87: Enjoying Sardines w/ Chloe Wheeler
EDan interviews Chloe Wheeler, discussing RFK, Jr., the rise of the chudbro, and the secret to immortality.Dan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 86Episode 86: Accelerating into the Future w/ Rachel Haywire
ERecorded 05/04/25Dan interviews Rachel Haywire, discussing her new art gallery, Fiume, cultural startups, the Art Right, and the sad demise of OKCupid.Dan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 85Episode 85: Androgenic Literature w/ ARX Han
Recorded 10/12/24Matt and Dan interview author ARX-Han discussing Androgenic Literature, "New Wave", Decentralized Fiction, and his other substack coinages, before going deep on his novel INCEL.Listen to Matt read Chapter One of INCEL.Matt TwitterDan Twitter ARX-Han Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 84Episode 84: The Decline of the Jest
ERecorded 9.29.24Matt and Dan discuss Donald Trump as a political figure, a symbol, a comedian and an artist, making reference to Dan's recent article "The Decline of the Jest" and Constantine Von Hoffmeister's Esoteric Trumpism.Matt TwitterDan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 83Episode 83: Looking into the Basilisk w/ Kevin Kautzman
ERecorded 9/07/24Dan is joined by friend of the pod and co-host of "Art of Darkness," Kevin Kautzman, to discuss his new audio drama entitled "Basilisk," the upcoming Bad Mouth Theatre Company production of his play entitled "Moderation" in St. Paul, MN, and the terrible gift and responsibility of Being. Kevin TwitterDan Twitter Matt Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 82Episode #82: An Elegy For Weird MAGA (Free Ver.)
Recorded 8/10/24Matt and Dan discuss current events and JD Vance's 2016 Memoir Hillbilly Elegy.Matt TwitterDan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 81Episode 81: Komodo and the Futurist Literary Wavelength w/ Cairo Smith
Recorded 6/15/24Matt and Dan are joined by Cairo Smith to discuss his new novel KOMODO, and how books like Dan's NUTCRANKR led him to our corner of X and its Indie-publishing potential. Cairo TwitterMatt TwitterDan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 80Episode 80: Going Gonzo w/ James Pogue
ERecorded 5.04.24Matt and Dan are joined by Harper's Contributing Editor James Pogue, the author of the Vanity Fair article that introduced the normies to the New Right. Topics include the parallel economy, the professionalization of "the Scene," and getting paid to write.James TwitterMatt TwitterDan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 79Episode 79: We Hyperboreans w/Adem Luz Rienspects
Recorded 4.13.24Matt and Dan are joined by writer, tweeter, and Dan-Baltic-Junior-Associate Adem Luz Rienspects to discuss his debut novel MIXTAPE HYPERBOREA, and the numerous socio-political topics branching from it. Become a Patron to hear the second half of this double-header episode, in which Adem and Matt dig into the specifics of the Mixtape Hyperborea playlist track by track. Adem TwitterMatt TwitterDan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 78Episode 78: Esoteric Trumpism w/ Constantine Von Hoffmeister
Recorded 3/30/24In a simulcast with Stark Truth Radio, Matt and Robert are joined by Arktos Editor-in-chief Constantine Von Hoffmeister about his new book Esoteric Trumpism, and related literary topics including William S. Burroughs, H.P Lovecraft, and Edgar Allan Poe.ArktosConstantine TwitterMatt TwitterRobert Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 77Episode 77: The Zoomer Question w/ American Elitist
EDan is joined by American Elitist to discuss the dystopian world of the Zoomer, from literature to politics to dating. But underneath it all, Dan and AE uncover some whitepills.American Elitist TwitterDan Twitter Matt Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 76: Wiggaz With Attitude
Recorded 2/11/24Matt and Dan discuss the work of Insane Clown Posse, The Dark Carnival, and its implications. Matt TwitterDan Twitter ICP Playlist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 75Episode 75: White Boy Summer Style w/ Max Teller
ERecorded 1/6/23Dan is joined by Max Teller of WBS Apparel to discuss meme fashion, the parallel economy, and his path from law enforcement to small business owner. WBS Apparel Twitter Dan Twitter Matt Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 74: In This Worthy House We Believe.... w/ Charles Haywood
Recorded 12/14/23Matt and Dan are joined by Charles Haywood of The Worthy House to discuss dissident literature, the "Civil War" (as imagined by A24) and the fruitfulness of the Natal Conference. Charles TwitterThe Worthy House Matt TwitterDan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 73Episode 73: Selective Breeding and the Birth of Philosophy Part 2 [Free Version]
Recorded 11.25.23Matt and Dan continue their conversation on Costin Alamariu's Selective Breeding And The Birth Of Philosophy. Matt TwitterDan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 72Episode 72: Selective Breeding and the Birth of Philosophy Part 1
Recorded 11/11/23Matt and Dan discuss Eugenics, the discovery of nature, the origins of Greek Aristocracy and more in part one of two of an exhaustive analysis of Costin Alamariu's Selective Breeding And The Birth Of Philosophy. Matt TwitterDan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 71Episode 71: The Grapes Of Roth
Dan joins Last Things and Lomez in a stream that originally aired on LT's popular YouTube channel on October 18, 2023, discussing the literary legacy of the GMNs (Great Male Narcissists): the post-war, baby boomer generation of novelists typified by John Updike, Normal Mailer, and Philip Roth. How can their legacy still be felt today? And, more importantly, were they good horny or bad horny? Last Things Twitter Lomez Twitter Dan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 70Episode 70: Botched Chadification (LIVE EVENT)
Matt and Dan participate in Adam Lehrer (Safety Propaganda)'s live event at Sovereign House in NYC, reading excerpts from Dragon Day and NUTCRANKR, respectively. Matt TwitterDan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1 Ep 69Episode 69: Honoring the Jackalope w/ Mark Marlow
Dan sits down with Mark Marlow, the author of The Jackalopians: A Modern Tail, an excellent satiric novel set in the post-Covid era. Topics include the difficulty of satirizing The Current Year, the role of religion in the novel, and the history of the noble Jackalope, an American legend. Mark Twitter Dan Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
