Ira Madison III
@irathethird.bsky.social
Host of Feedback, a culture podcast.
Best-selling author.
Pure Innocent Fun: Essays out now.
https://feedbackwithira.com/
Best-selling author.
Pure Innocent Fun: Essays out now.
https://feedbackwithira.com/
This season of RHOSLC has not been great so far
Winter’s Come and Gone
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’s seventh year slump
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October 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
This season of RHOSLC has not been great so far
I spoke to Jessel Taank about the new season of RHONY, her drama with castmates (Erin, Carole, and Dorinda on RHUGT), fan reactions to her, what she loves about New York, matchmaking, and more!
Jessel Taank on Carole, Dorinda & the RHONY Backlash
YouTube video by Feedback with Ira Madison III
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October 8, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I spoke to Jessel Taank about the new season of RHONY, her drama with castmates (Erin, Carole, and Dorinda on RHUGT), fan reactions to her, what she loves about New York, matchmaking, and more!
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Some know I refuse to use the term, "terf" as that feels like condoning that one can be trans-exclusionary as a feminist, which is fuckery, so I really appreciated Marlon James' "fart" acronym for Feminist Assuming Radical Transphobe, which I will most certainly be using generously in the future!🤣🤣🤣
I spoke to Marlon James about his new book The Disappearers (which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize), his complicated relationship with his own past, and how Prince, Heathers, and ’90s grunge gave him a vocabulary.
How to Write Without Shame with Marlon James
YouTube video by Feedback with Ira Madison III
youtu.be
October 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Some know I refuse to use the term, "terf" as that feels like condoning that one can be trans-exclusionary as a feminist, which is fuckery, so I really appreciated Marlon James' "fart" acronym for Feminist Assuming Radical Transphobe, which I will most certainly be using generously in the future!🤣🤣🤣
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Just some GREAT conversation here, a simultaneous profundity and lightness of touch
I spoke to Marlon James about his new book The Disappearers (which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize), his complicated relationship with his own past, and how Prince, Heathers, and ’90s grunge gave him a vocabulary.
How to Write Without Shame with Marlon James
YouTube video by Feedback with Ira Madison III
youtu.be
September 25, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Just some GREAT conversation here, a simultaneous profundity and lightness of touch
I spoke to How Long Gone co-host Chris Black about writing a memoir, his new clothing line Hanover, his ATL hardcore scene origins, and how he parties while sober.
How a Punk Kid From Atlanta Became New York City's Man-About-Town
YouTube video by Feedback with Ira Madison III
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October 1, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I spoke to How Long Gone co-host Chris Black about writing a memoir, his new clothing line Hanover, his ATL hardcore scene origins, and how he parties while sober.
My first published short fiction piece, “Selling Vermont,” from VOLUME 0 ISSUE 10, is now available without a paywall.
Selling Vermont
"Black people like to ski?" | by Ira Madison III
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September 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
My first published short fiction piece, “Selling Vermont,” from VOLUME 0 ISSUE 10, is now available without a paywall.
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Omg omg, my two faves in one interview
I spoke to Marlon James about his new book The Disappearers (which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize), his complicated relationship with his own past, and how Prince, Heathers, and ’90s grunge gave him a vocabulary.
How to Write Without Shame with Marlon James
YouTube video by Feedback with Ira Madison III
youtu.be
September 24, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Omg omg, my two faves in one interview
I spoke to Marlon James about his new book The Disappearers (which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize), his complicated relationship with his own past, and how Prince, Heathers, and ’90s grunge gave him a vocabulary.
How to Write Without Shame with Marlon James
YouTube video by Feedback with Ira Madison III
youtu.be
September 24, 2026 at 12:29 PM
I spoke to Marlon James about his new book The Disappearers (which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize), his complicated relationship with his own past, and how Prince, Heathers, and ’90s grunge gave him a vocabulary.
I wrote about RHONY’s slow return to form.
The Prime of Ms. Carole Radziwill
But is RHONY in its prime again?
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September 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I wrote about RHONY’s slow return to form.
I spoke to playwright Max Wolf Friedlich about his new play The Holes, followinf up his smash hit Job, writing theater for men, and addressing male loneliness on stage
How Playwright Max Wolf Friedlich Depicted the Male Loneliness Epidemic on Broadway
YouTube video by Feedback with Ira Madison III
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September 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I spoke to playwright Max Wolf Friedlich about his new play The Holes, followinf up his smash hit Job, writing theater for men, and addressing male loneliness on stage
I wrote about the very odd Tom Cruise GQ cover
Let's talk about GQ's Tom Cruise cover
Chile...
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September 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
I wrote about the very odd Tom Cruise GQ cover
I wrote about DNF culture
DNF or: The Art of Performative Not Reading
Plus, everything I read in August
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September 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I wrote about DNF culture
The Shards’ penultimate episode continues the slow desecration of a queer novel
The Shards is a hetero adaptation of a queer novel
Ryan Murphy’s sanitized TV adaptation
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September 2, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The Shards’ penultimate episode continues the slow desecration of a queer novel
I spoke to Angela Flournoy (bestselling author of The Wilderness & The Turner House) writing, on what novels are for, the ideal reader, and how to trust your audience.
How to Write a Novel with Angela Flournoy
YouTube video by Feedback with Ira Madison III
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August 28, 2026 at 11:31 AM
I spoke to Angela Flournoy (bestselling author of The Wilderness & The Turner House) writing, on what novels are for, the ideal reader, and how to trust your audience.
I spoke to Woody de Othello about sculpting, consciousness, Ocatavia Butler, living in Oakland, and bringing his acclaimed exhibition to California for C Mag
Oakland Sculptor Woody De Othello Imbues Objects With Soul
Visit Woody De Othello's museum exhibition at UC Davis and engage with thought-provoking sculptures that challenge perception.
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August 21, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I spoke to Woody de Othello about sculpting, consciousness, Ocatavia Butler, living in Oakland, and bringing his acclaimed exhibition to California for C Mag
I wrote about the Subway Take that called Real Housewives “the most important anthropological documentation of modern women that we have.”
Real Housewives Isn’t That Deep
On Real Housewives as “anthropology”
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August 21, 2026 at 1:12 PM
I wrote about the Subway Take that called Real Housewives “the most important anthropological documentation of modern women that we have.”
“The Shards has sinned by failing to be as terrifying as the novel, deviating wildly from it, and turning into a cartoonish teen drama.”
The Shards shows how not to adapt a novel
The Shards, Week 2
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August 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
“The Shards has sinned by failing to be as terrifying as the novel, deviating wildly from it, and turning into a cartoonish teen drama.”
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The Shards (book) was so good it made be go back to try and read ‘White.’ I lasted one chapter before I put that one down forever. We’ll just separate art from the artist for this one.
My take on The Shards premiere!
Frank Watches: The Shards
Ryan Murphy's adaptation is faithful, but lacking
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August 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The Shards (book) was so good it made be go back to try and read ‘White.’ I lasted one chapter before I put that one down forever. We’ll just separate art from the artist for this one.
In today’s newsletter: everything I read in July (in London)
Everything I Read in July (in London)
Plus, London bookstore, food, and party recs
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August 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
In today’s newsletter: everything I read in July (in London)
I spoke to New York icons Connie Fleming and Lina Bradford about the queer history of NY nightlife
The Golden Age of New York Nightlife with Connie Fleming and Lina Bradford
YouTube video by Feedback with Ira Madison III
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August 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I spoke to New York icons Connie Fleming and Lina Bradford about the queer history of NY nightlife
My take on The Shards premiere!
Frank Watches: The Shards
Ryan Murphy's adaptation is faithful, but lacking
open.substack.com
August 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
My take on The Shards premiere!
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Christopher Nolan "is having a conversation with straight men that no other director is having with them."
And the ones who stan the Dark Knight films the most are illiterate:/ So glad @irathethird.bsky.social has a new pod talking culture www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXOT...
And the ones who stan the Dark Knight films the most are illiterate:/ So glad @irathethird.bsky.social has a new pod talking culture www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXOT...
We Miss Magazines with Chrissy Rutherford & John Villa
YouTube video by Feedback with Ira Madison III
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August 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Christopher Nolan "is having a conversation with straight men that no other director is having with them."
And the ones who stan the Dark Knight films the most are illiterate:/ So glad @irathethird.bsky.social has a new pod talking culture www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXOT...
And the ones who stan the Dark Knight films the most are illiterate:/ So glad @irathethird.bsky.social has a new pod talking culture www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXOT...
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The great @irathethird.bsky.social on the limits of critique in our addled moment: “In 1950, Alan Turing posed the question, ‘Can machines think?’ In 2026, many of us scroll the tiny machines in our hands and pose the daily question, ‘Can HUMANS think?’” iramadison.substack.com/p/why-do-we-...
Why do we watch movies?
On Obsession, The Odyssey, and the point of art
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August 2, 2026 at 2:19 AM
The great @irathethird.bsky.social on the limits of critique in our addled moment: “In 1950, Alan Turing posed the question, ‘Can machines think?’ In 2026, many of us scroll the tiny machines in our hands and pose the daily question, ‘Can HUMANS think?’” iramadison.substack.com/p/why-do-we-...