TA Inskeep (they/them)
@tainskeep.bsky.social
Queer, non-binary trans writer, reader, Hoosier, breaded pork tenderloin aficionado. #HeatedRivalry obsessive.
“I am large, I contain multitudes." - Walt Whitman
http://ohmanchester.substack.com
“I am large, I contain multitudes." - Walt Whitman
http://ohmanchester.substack.com
Ohhhh, Mercury has been in retrograde. That explains a fuckton.
July 23, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Ohhhh, Mercury has been in retrograde. That explains a fuckton.
I’m glad that increased acceptance and understanding of neurodivergence has resulted in it being more accepted for people to wear their big noise-canceling headsets at work. Like me. Cuz I’m neurodivergent. (Also it’s crazy to realize behaviors I’ve had for yrs/decades have reasons behind them!)
July 22, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I’m glad that increased acceptance and understanding of neurodivergence has resulted in it being more accepted for people to wear their big noise-canceling headsets at work. Like me. Cuz I’m neurodivergent. (Also it’s crazy to realize behaviors I’ve had for yrs/decades have reasons behind them!)
It's horrifying to recall that many of us once lived in a world where Steve Winwood was an A-list pop star. *shudders*
March 26, 2026 at 12:13 PM
It's horrifying to recall that many of us once lived in a world where Steve Winwood was an A-list pop star. *shudders*
@kateyrich.bsky.social now that your former colleagues inevitably won’t, PLEASE bring @joereid.bsky.social onto your pod to do a 2027 Oscars year-in-advance preview!
March 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
@kateyrich.bsky.social now that your former colleagues inevitably won’t, PLEASE bring @joereid.bsky.social onto your pod to do a 2027 Oscars year-in-advance preview!
I find it maddening how often people on text-based socials — & especially this platform — post responses to things without actually saying to what they’re responding (generally in the news). Some of us avoid mainlining current events for mental health reasons. Just a *little* context even?
March 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I find it maddening how often people on text-based socials — & especially this platform — post responses to things without actually saying to what they’re responding (generally in the news). Some of us avoid mainlining current events for mental health reasons. Just a *little* context even?
The fact this is isn't on streaming services should be considered a hate crime. (#2 R&B/#40 pop in early 1983.) I may have more to say about "Put It in a Magazine" soon.
Sonny Charles-1983-Put it in a Magazine
YouTube video by KOUJI328I
www.youtube.com
March 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The fact this is isn't on streaming services should be considered a hate crime. (#2 R&B/#40 pop in early 1983.) I may have more to say about "Put It in a Magazine" soon.
The timpani on Larry Levan’s remix of Inner Life’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” is one of the greatest sounds in recorded music.
February 27, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The timpani on Larry Levan’s remix of Inner Life’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” is one of the greatest sounds in recorded music.
Oh look one of the 5 or 10 greatest singles ever released, hands down.
February 24, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Oh look one of the 5 or 10 greatest singles ever released, hands down.
200 fucking percent.
> Curve always deserved all the love *and* success that Garbage later got in full.
Not enough people say this
Not enough people say this
February 24, 2026 at 2:50 AM
200 fucking percent.
Fuck Gavin Newsom. Fuck him, fuck him, fuck him. I will never, ever vote for him. And the institutional Dems had better fucking not even try it.
Here's the thing I will continue saying every time this came up: Kamala Harris did not mention trans people in her campaign. She went out of her way to avoid it. She dodged every question on trans rights. And then she still lost. So what Newsom wants is *open hostility* to trans rights
I’m sorry please correct me if I’m insane and wrong…
but is this newsom saying he “fell prey” to not being “culturally normal” because he was supportive of same sex marriage?
but is this newsom saying he “fell prey” to not being “culturally normal” because he was supportive of same sex marriage?
February 24, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Fuck Gavin Newsom. Fuck him, fuck him, fuck him. I will never, ever vote for him. And the institutional Dems had better fucking not even try it.
Happy 35th anniversary to one of the greatest singles of all time.
February 18, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Happy 35th anniversary to one of the greatest singles of all time.
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Supporting Gavin Newsom in the primary is announcing that you'll step over the dead bodies of trans people and unhoused people to get what you personally want. It's a character defect. We can't be friends.
February 13, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Supporting Gavin Newsom in the primary is announcing that you'll step over the dead bodies of trans people and unhoused people to get what you personally want. It's a character defect. We can't be friends.
The best Springsteen single is "One Step Up." I'll fight over this one.
Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up (Official Video)
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The best Springsteen single is "One Step Up." I'll fight over this one.
Obv the Grammys are... let's just say the Grammys and roll our eyes. But that said they may have tipped me off to a couple of new-to-me artists this year in their winners, particularly Durand Bernarr, who referred to "butch queen"s in his acceptance speech and may be... pretty great?
Durand Bernarr - “Overqualified” (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Durand Bernarr
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Obv the Grammys are... let's just say the Grammys and roll our eyes. But that said they may have tipped me off to a couple of new-to-me artists this year in their winners, particularly Durand Bernarr, who referred to "butch queen"s in his acceptance speech and may be... pretty great?
Such, such a superb book. Highly recommended.
It’s LGBTQ+ History Month and allow me to recommend my book that’s basically that
February 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Such, such a superb book. Highly recommended.
The world is a fucking trash fire but as I age I become increasingly convinced that THE RETURN OF THE DURUTTI COLUMN is one of the best albums ever made. (& the expanded edition is even better.)
The Return of the Durutti Column (Expanded & Remastered)
open.spotify.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The world is a fucking trash fire but as I age I become increasingly convinced that THE RETURN OF THE DURUTTI COLUMN is one of the best albums ever made. (& the expanded edition is even better.)
Birthday boy Steve Perry is one of the greatest rock singers ever. Journey's GREATEST HITS, currently closing in on 900 weeks on the BILLBOARD 200, is one of the greatest rock comps ever. I wrote this appreciation almost 19 years ago and still love it.
Journey: Greatest Hits, 1989
One of the sturdiest hits comps ever
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January 22, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Birthday boy Steve Perry is one of the greatest rock singers ever. Journey's GREATEST HITS, currently closing in on 900 weeks on the BILLBOARD 200, is one of the greatest rock comps ever. I wrote this appreciation almost 19 years ago and still love it.
It's Steven Adler's birthday, and while Guns N' Roses aren't considered hair metal by many now, they certainly arose from that primordial ooze. An appreciation of the genre.
Pour some sugar: the best of hair metal
The best hair metal rules.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It's Steven Adler's birthday, and while Guns N' Roses aren't considered hair metal by many now, they certainly arose from that primordial ooze. An appreciation of the genre.
If you'd told me a month ago that my most-played song for January 2026 would be a 20-year-old single by Wolf Parade, I would've scoffed and told you how crazy you are.
But then Shane and Ilya and Scott and Kip came into my life, and well, everything changed. #heatedrivalry
But then Shane and Ilya and Scott and Kip came into my life, and well, everything changed. #heatedrivalry
January 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
If you'd told me a month ago that my most-played song for January 2026 would be a 20-year-old single by Wolf Parade, I would've scoffed and told you how crazy you are.
But then Shane and Ilya and Scott and Kip came into my life, and well, everything changed. #heatedrivalry
But then Shane and Ilya and Scott and Kip came into my life, and well, everything changed. #heatedrivalry
How is it that this doesn't seem to get credit as, essentially, the first Afrobeats single to make a big splash in the U.S.?
French Montana - Unforgettable ft. Swae Lee
YouTube video by FrenchMontanaVEVO
youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
How is it that this doesn't seem to get credit as, essentially, the first Afrobeats single to make a big splash in the U.S.?
I just heard part of “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” for the first time and it sounds like nothing so much as “Stuck in the Middle with You.” Unexpected. 🤔
January 17, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I just heard part of “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” for the first time and it sounds like nothing so much as “Stuck in the Middle with You.” Unexpected. 🤔
“I went down to the beach and saw Kiki…”
I get earwormed with, and listen to this, a minimum of once a week.
I get earwormed with, and listen to this, a minimum of once a week.
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“I went down to the beach and saw Kiki…”
I get earwormed with, and listen to this, a minimum of once a week.
I get earwormed with, and listen to this, a minimum of once a week.
Enya is pretty goth. & this is one of my favorite cold-season albums. #NowPlaying #CDFriday (it’s Friday where Enya lives)
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Enya is pretty goth. & this is one of my favorite cold-season albums. #NowPlaying #CDFriday (it’s Friday where Enya lives)
I know that schmaltzy Cliff 🎄 records are practically a genre unto themselves these days, but I’ll always love this one.
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I know that schmaltzy Cliff 🎄 records are practically a genre unto themselves these days, but I’ll always love this one.
You mean there are people who *don’t* frequently get earwormed with Madonna’s Live Aid performance of “Into the Groove”?
Madonna - Into The Groove (Live Aid 1985)
YouTube video by Live Aid
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
You mean there are people who *don’t* frequently get earwormed with Madonna’s Live Aid performance of “Into the Groove”?