The Unruly Muse

A performance-centered podcast that features songs, poems, stories, and patter built around a theme each episode. Modaff and Miller are writers and stage/radio performers. Contemporary and classic writers, original stories and songs are performed.

The Unruly Muse is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 61 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Unruly Muse, a arts show with 61 episodes published.

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  Episode #61

  Holding On

  Jul 25, 202640 min

  Song 1: “Your Arms Around Me” (by Dan Modaff & Jennifer Butler Modaff, performed by Dan Modaff with Good Enough, from the album Saturday’s Child ) Poem 1: “The Trees Were Filled With Blossoms But No Bees,” by Katherine Seluja. From her poetry collection Point of Entry (University of New Mexico Press, 2023). Katherine is a Santa Fe-based poet, writer, and speaker. Fiction: “Holding On,” a short story by Lynn C. Miller. Her fifth novel, The Surrogate , came out in March 2026 from the University of Wisconsin Press. www.lynncmiller.com Feed the Cat Break: “Lollygagging” (John V Modaff) Poem 2: “Disposition” by Kelly Yenser. This poem was originally published in the Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review . Kelly is working on a new poetry collection. Song 2: “Not OK” (composed & performed by John V Modaff) Episode artwork by Lynda Miller / Theme & original incidental music, John V. Modaff, BMI Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY / Produced at The Creek Studio NEXT UP on Episode 62: The Unexpected Thank You to our listeners around the world. Please tell your friends about the podcast.  Lynn & John

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  Episode #60

  What Is Real?

  Jun 26, 202640 min

  Song 1: “Lost Soul” (by Dave Merrill) Poem 1: “Rock, Scissors, Paper, the Anniversary Edition, 11 September 2020” by Sandra Yannone. This poem comes from her recent collection, The Glass Studio. Since March 2020, she's hosted the international online reading series Cultivating Voices LIVE Poetry. Her newest collection is Fire at the Big Top. Visit her at www.sandrayannone.com Fiction: “Another Time, Another Place” a short story by Lynn C. Miller. Her most recent publication is the novel The Surrogate, 2026. www.lynncmiller.com Feed the Cat Break: “Amelia’s Waltz” (by Dave Merrill) Poem 2: “The Horse as the Letter L” by Mark Sanders. A selection from the forthcoming publication in 2027, The Messiah Horse: Poems, 1988-2025, Cornerstone Press Song 2: “Trainman” (composed by John & Larry Modaff, performed by John V. Modaff with Dave Merrill) Episode artwork by Lynda Miller Theme & Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY Produced at The Creek Studio NEXT UP on Episode 61: Holding On Thank You to our listeners around the world. Please tell your friends about the podcast.  Lynn & John

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  Episode #59

  Peace

  May 28, 202643 min

  Song 1: “Peace” (by Larry Modaff with Good Enough ) Poem 1: “For a Long Time I Have Wanted to Write a Poem About Happiness” by Susan Aizenberg. This poem, from her second collection, Quiet City (BkMk Press 2015); her newest collection is A Walk With Frank O’Hara (Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry Series/University of New Mexico Press 2024). Fiction: excerpts from “David’s Harvest: Stories,” a collection in process by Lynn C. Miller. www.lynncmiller.com Feed the Cat Break: “Sea Change” (Christopher B. Geyerman & John V. Modaff) Poem 2: “Before, We Sat Back and Twiddled Our Thumbs as Needles Rose Up from Below and Nails Rained Down from Above” by Mikki Aronoff. Her new book of fairy tales in 2026 is called Neverafters A collection of fairy and folk tales, of hauntings and whispers, of nibbles and notions by her and co-authors Christine H. Chen, and Amy Marques. Song 2: “ A Corner of Heaven” (by Dan Modaff with Good Enough ) Episode artwork by Lynda Miller Theme & Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY Produced at The Creek Studio NEXT UP on Episode 60: Deja Vu Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast.  Lynn & John

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  Episode #58

  Approach/Avoidance

  Apr 25, 202646 min

  Song 1: “Before the Magi” (John V. Modaff, sung by The Woman of Mystery) Poem 1: “Occupied” by Scott Wiggerman. His new collection, Beginning and Ending with Emily , came out Spring of 2026 with Casa Urraca Press. Scott lives in Albuquerque and is a painter and a poet. https://scottwiggerman.myportfolio.com/ Fiction: excerpt from The Surrogate by Lynn C. Miller, published March 31, 2026 from University of Wisconsin Press. Available on major platforms or order from your local bookstore. www.lynncmiller.com Feed the Cat Break: “Song of the Owl” (by John V. Modaff) Poem 2: “There Was…Pause” by Barbara Rockman whose book NIGHT SAID is in press for fall of 2026 from the University of New Mexico Press. Song 2: “Never Give Up” (John Modaff, with Dan Modaff on guitar leads) Episode artwork by Lynda Miller Theme & Incidental Music by John V. Modaff, BMI Recorded in Albuquerque NM and Morehead KY Produced at The Creek Studio, Morehead, KY NEXT UP on Episode 59: Peace Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast.  Lynn & John

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  Episode #57

  Hello, is anyone there?

  Mar 26, 202638 min

  Song 1: “Say Hello” (composed and performed by John V. Modaff) Poem 1: “Narrative Without People” by Hilda Raz, from Divine Honors. Author of eight collections of poems. The epigraph to this book is by Cynthia Macdonald: “May I see what I have tried not to see.” Hilda’s collected poems are published by the University of Nebraska Press (2021). Fiction: “Hello Hello,” a story by Lynn C. Miller. Her fifth novel, The Surrogate , comes out March 31, 2026 from the University of Wisconsin Press. https://uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/T/The-Surrogate Feed the Cat Break: “The A Train Home” (Chris Geyerman & John V. Modaff) Poem 2: “Forever,” by poet Jack Cooper, author of Silly Lily’s Rhyming Adventures In Nature (2023) and Across My Silence (2007) World Audience, Inc. https://sillylilysadventures.com/ Song 2: “High Class” (John V. Modaff , with Dan Modaff on guitar/banjo interlude) Episode artwork by Lynda Miller Show theme and incidental music by John V. Modaff, BMI The Unruly Muse is Recorded in Albuquerque, NM and Morehead, KY Produced at The Creek Studio, Morehead KY NEXT UP: April, 2026 Episode 58: “Approach/Avoidance” Thank You to our listeners all over the world. Please tell a friend about the podcast.  Lynn & John

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