Read Write with Shlok Sharma

10/27/25: lazy days, no open mics, minimal work done (it was cold!)

It was a lazy day so this title is lowercase. I still am going to try to get some work done, but this episode's just here as a lesson for me. I gotta get a jacket and I gotta get out more. As always, all music in this is mine.

10/25/25: Storytelling at Open Mics, Talking to People, FlyingMinds

Much more optimistic episode, because it came after a much more rewarding night. Stand up can be fun! Also first episode I finally edited, so it's gotten to be 26 minutes. I love this. Short and sweet is way better. I wanna become an (AMC) A-Lister. Life seems easier when you're on the A-List. As always, all music in this is made by me.

10/22/25: Bombing at Open Mics, Thinking Out Loud, Madlibs

It's not lost on me how funny it is to title this "bombing at open mics" right after the previous episode's title, "doing puns at open mics." I feel like this was a pretty predictable outcome. Also realizing I'm basically using this podcast as an audible diary, and hopefully that isn't an issue. I did realize that thinking out loud was actually a great way to sort through some thoughts I had that I didn't know how to keep sorted. As always, all music in this is by me. Thanks for listening!

10/21/25: Doing Puns at Open MIcs

Most of my writing over the past couple weeks has been joke writing. It's been fun to try out, and I think I've even written a couple jokes I like, but I'm still trying to figure out what my "lane" is. Easily, I'm far too early to tell, but I do try to talk it out. Lots of puns, lots of silly jokes, lots of silly lines. I do some of them (and specifically burn a bad one that's never really worked), but I'm glad to get back into the writing and rewriting process. All music in this is by me.

10/8/25: Intro, Books, Art

First episode of Read Write w/ Shlok Sharma! I didn't realize how much time I can actually spend talking to myself–I interrupted myself so much it was like being part of a (bad) duo. I used the terms "anyway" and "this whole thing" a lot; it's a little like having a trademark. Some say I'm a big deal around these parts. Anyway, I talked a lot about a lot of different artists and their working styles. I don't really endorse what they believe politically, and I don't believe what they endorse either. I wouldn't have to say this unless I was talking about Kanye West. He does, unfortunately, come up. I also talked about a bunch of books I read over the past year. The year isn't over but I wanted to do a quick indexing to put a little pressure on myself about reading more. Here are the books I read over the past year that I discuss: 1. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante 2. August Osage County by Tracy Letts 3. The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante  4. Orientalism by Edward Said 5. More, a Memoir of an Open Marriage by Molly Roden Winter 6. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante 7. Capital in the 21st Century by Thomas Piketty 8. The Story of a Lost Child by Elena Ferrante 9. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney 10. Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber 11. James by Percival Everett Very excited to share more stuff–still not quite sure what this podcast is. All music that's part of this podcast is made by me (Shlok Sharma).