MIDWEST WEIRD

AN AUDIO LITERARY MAGAZINE

DONZERLY LIGHT
by Heath Smith

Donzerly Light: Soap Stars

I love TV and I there are several reasons why. First, watching TV was a lot more fun than hanging out with my family when I was a kid. That might seem kind of harsh but they know it’s true and now you do too. Second, TV taught me how to tell a good story. We’ve all heard someone try to tell a good story, but do it poorly. Not enough TV is probably the culprit. Or we could blame the schools. Just add it to the list, right? Finally, TV introduced me to the world of soap operas.

Donzerly Light: Best Batmans

We live in a time of reboots and reimaginings and I don’t think any character has ever been rebooted or reimagined more than Batman. Sometimes he’s campy and sometimes he’s super serious and sometimes he’s wearing a rubber suit that features nipples. I feel like there are as many versions of Batman in the zeitgeist as there are different flavor variations of Mountain Dew. Is Baja Blast Batman next? My first memory of Batman was from watching Super Friends when I was a kid. H

Donzerly Light: Taylor Swift Truth

I have mixed feelings about Taylor Swift. And when I use the phrase “mixed feelings,” I don’t mean it the same way as most people mean it when they say, “mixed feelings” (Because I’m special and unique!). I am special and unique, but that’s more of a medical/scientific discussion. When I use the term “mixed feelings” in regard to Taylor Swift, I mean that I’m impressed with not only the level of success that she’s managed to achieve, but also that she’s been able to maintain

Donzerly Light: Anaconda

Do you remember that time someone asked Mariah Carey about Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey responded with, “I don’t know her”? All due respect to Ms. Lopez, but that is some top tier shade right there. In a move very out of character for me, I will not follow Mariah Carey’s lead and I will admit that I do know Jennifer Lopez. I don’t know her personally, but I’m familiar with her career and I would like to spend the next few minutes discussing one of the films from said caree

Donzerly Light: Right & Wrong

My husband and I were at the farmers market once and we got stopped by a couple of young men that had a religious agenda that they wanted to force on us. I would have just kept walking, but my husband is kinder and more patient (aka gullible) and let them do their spiel. There were two of them, but only one was talking. The other one looked like he’d rather be doing anything – giving a cat a bath, math homework, listening to a presentation on consent – other than watching his

Donzerly Light: Worst SNL Hosts

We’ve all heard the saying, “every pot has its lid.” Sure, it doesn’t have the same cache that “Shontay, you stay," or "You are NOT the father!” has, but it’s a valuable concept nonetheless. The saying has been applied to thousands of scenarios – everything from finding the person you want to spend the rest of your life with to finding the right outfit that says both, “I read a lot of books,” and “Those charges were dropped.” It also applies to a job that most of us will neve

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Donzerly Light comes from Heath Smith. He's the co-host of Fuzzy Memories, the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s. He was once asked by a cast member of MTV’s Road Rules if he was from Puerto Rico. In his free time, he enjoys Mariah Carey a normal and healthy amount. For a good time, follow him on Instagram.

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