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Welcome to this episode of The Brick Cave Podcast, where hosts Marcus Campbell and Patrick Hare dive into the world of books, anime, and the joys (and challenges) of learning languages through pop culture. With a lively rapport, they share personal stories about watching the One Piece series in Japanese, reminisce about their college language classes, and discuss the often hilarious nuances of anime filler episodes.
The conversation shifts from anime to epic books, as Marcus Campbell reveals his excitement about tackling Stephen King's monumental novel "The Stand"—reminding us all that word counts can be daunting, but sometimes worth the adventure. Patrick Hare offers insights on the evolution of King's work and talks about the infamous practice of publishers re-releasing longer editions.
Listeners also get a sneak peek into upcoming Brick Cave events, like the Tucson Festival of Books, as Patrick Hare gears up to represent Brick Cave Media with an expanded booth and promises of author signings, freebie giveaways, and meeting fellow readers. The hosts wrap up with humorous anecdotes about giving poems to strangers in airports, touching on nostalgia and the unexpected treasures we collect along the way.
So settle in as The Brick Cave Podcast mixes literature, fandom, and community in this exclusive episode—where the only books you need are theirs!
About Author Patrick Hare
A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see.
Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq
About Author Marcus S Campbell
Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: https://brickcaveclick.com/5k0tgvb
About Brick Cave Media®
The Brick Cave Podcast is ©2024 Brick Cave Media LLC., all rights reserved. for more information on Brick Cave Media, visit the organization's website at https://brickcave.media. The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.
Promotional Links
Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.
Sunday Dec 21, 2025
Sunday Dec 21, 2025
Marcus and Patrick start this segment talking about using attention to plot hole to fix the plot hole in your writing. The also talked about how the kid adventure genre and authors such as Sid Fleischman have vanished. Marcus then sells us on the structure and value of manga. They then dive into the new Brick Cave Books such as Black Night Is Falling by Scott Woods.
They guys then talk about their upcoming works.
Mentioned in this segment:
Black Night Is Falling by Scott Woods: https://brickcaveclick.com/s5o07n5
Profit and Loss by Bruce Davis: https://brickcaveclick.com/pxsdufg
About Author Patrick Hare
A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see.
Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq
About Author Marcus S Campbell
Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html
About Brick Cave Media®
Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.
Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.media
The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.
Promotional Links
Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.
Sunday Dec 14, 2025
Sunday Dec 14, 2025
Patrick talks about his sci-fi focus in his writing, with mild tagging (kinda) on Dune. Marcus protects Generation Z's discovery of Dune via the Villeneuve movies. Patrick then drops a second poem, while talking about the competing wild fires. Marcus drops a poetic teaser and attacks there "Novelists" for guard railing content length.
Mentioned in this episode:
Gentleman Junkie and Other Stories of the Hung-Up by Harlan Ellison
About Author Patrick Hare
A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see.
Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq
About Author Marcus S Campbell
Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html
About Brick Cave Media®
Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.
Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.media
The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.
Promotional Links
Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.
Sunday Dec 07, 2025
Sunday Dec 07, 2025
The Episode begins with the guys admitting that life was in a pretty tough place. They can't seem to get enough talk on AI in regards to resumes. Patrick breaks into poem. They then dive deeply into Ticketmaster's policy about escalating calls.
About Author Patrick Hare
A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see.
Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq
About Author Marcus S Campbell
Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html
About Brick Cave Media®
Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.
Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.media
The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.
Promotional Links
Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Patrick kicks off the second part of this episode with a poem and a recap of poetry events that have now all long past. They then dive into Swifties and the repetitive nature pop songs in public spaces. Marcus then shares his love of Conan (the Barbarian, not O'Brien), old school. Patrick then dives into his MAD magazine collection efforts.
About Author Patrick Hare
A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see.
Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq
About Author Marcus S Campbell
Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html
About Brick Cave Media®
Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.
Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.media
The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.
Promotional Links
Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Pesky electronic interference popped its ugly head in the April 2024 episode from Marcus and Patrick. While experiencing an active shooter situation, Marcus and Patrick talk about the difference between writing to read your poetry versus writing for your work to be read. They then launch into AI and the horrors of AI in the writing space.
About Author Patrick Hare
A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see.
Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq
About Author Marcus S Campbell
Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html
About Brick Cave Media®
Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.
Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.media
The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.
Promotional Links
Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.
Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
Patrick kicks off with a poem about being on a panel at an event. The discussion moves on to space, and the new space suit designs from Prada. Marcus punches out a poem and talks about the people on the plane behind him thinking Arizona looked like an alien landscape. Patrick talks about his son's upcoming schedule of marching band. Marcus spills that the marimba is the key to all instruments.
About Author Patrick Hare
A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see.
Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq
About Author Marcus S Campbell
Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html
About Brick Cave Media®
Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.
Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.media
The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.
Promotional Links
Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Marcus and Patrick return for the October 2023 episode of the podcast. Patrick kicks off with his rogue internet days and getting rich... until he didn't. They check in on Disneyland, and the schemes that the House of Mouse uses to manage ride waiting time. Marcus talks about grappling in San Diego and Jujutsu.
Markus then demands a soundboard to inject sound effects into the podcast.
About Author Patrick Hare
A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see.
Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq
About Author Marcus S Campbell
Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html
About Brick Cave Media®
Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.
Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.media
The Brick Cave Membership Community is called the BC Book Club, and you can join at http://bcbookclub.com.
Promotional Links
Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.
Friday Jun 27, 2025
Friday Jun 27, 2025
After the slam talk, the guys talk about which Brick Cave books from 2022 stood out to them, including Blood From a Rose by Sharon Skinner. Marcus updates on writing about masculinity. Patrick talks about the challenges of creating new material. Patrick them launches into best and worst SEO practices for webmasters.
About Author Patrick Hare
A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see.
Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq
About Author Marcus S Campbell
Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html
About Brick Cave Media
Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.
Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.media
Promotional Links
Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Marcus shares how he planned his tour to learn more about the venues and types of events he would like. Patrick then launches into a new poem, and warns the audience about his score.
"Your hench people leave a little to be desired..."
The guys talk about slam, and doing slams, The Klute, nerd slam and more.
About Author Patrick Hare
A performance poet for more than twenty years, Patrick Hare has always redefined the ability of poetry to be a weapon of humor, using a sardonic scalpel in his language and theme choices to un-apologetically reveal the areas of our lives we’d all rather not see.
Patrick has performed nationally, including several National Poetry Slams. Learn more at https://brickcaveclick.com/f6lvdvq
About Author Marcus S Campbell
Marcus Sterling Campbell is a poet and film enthusiast from Phoenix, Arizona. Graduating from Mesa Community College, he received a high distinction in Creative Writing, along with degrees in Journalism and General Studies. He is a Vortex Award winner and has placed in several writing contests within the Mesa community. Marcus sweats when he writes and while growing his Magic collection. His work can be found scattered across the web or @marcus_s_campbell on social media. Learn more at: http://www.marcusscampbell.com/about.html
About Brick Cave Media
Brick Cave Media is a 21st century book publisher blending traditional publishing acumen with tried and true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.
Books and stories are available online at https://brickcave.media
Promotional Links
Links to books referenced in the Podcast may provide commissions to Brick Cave Media. So if you hear about a book, and want to support the podcast, buy it via the enclosed links.