Archive - Dumpster Fires

The LA Times Stole my Viral Reporting

Major journalist Gustavo Arellano brazenly lifted my viral Reel on El Aliso Tree

Aug 14 •

Barret Baumgart

2:25

A Strip Club, a Weed Store, and Slavery in the LA Arts District

Aug 5 •

Barret Baumgart

3:00

June 2025

Cold and Lonely in Segovia

Join me as I read alone in front of a webcam and try not to cry

Jun 11 •

Barret Baumgart

May 2025

High time the author of Dumpster Fires told the truth.

May 14 •

Barret Baumgart

Full Metal Book Jacket - Documentary Footage

Barret Baumgart discusses the "weird" roots of his nonfiction writing and reads from YUCK at Angel City Brewery, March 26, 2025.

May 7 •

Barret Baumgart

36:19

April 2025

Cosmic Bard of the California Badlands

Shoutout to Joseph—hidden secret hero of my new book YUCK

Apr 3 •

Barret Baumgart

March 2025

YUCK: Appalling Trash Literature

Weird literary nonfiction about the Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia, its birth and death... and ours.

Mar 20 •

Barret Baumgart

February 2025

Go Be Forgotten

An Ode to National Parks and the Giant Sequoia

Feb 27 •

Barret Baumgart

The Dark Potency of Nonfiction Prose

On "Weird Nonfiction"

Feb 1 •

Barret Baumgart

January 2025

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