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Feed the Art10: CapacityIn this solo episode, Catherine LaSota talks about the ways that we need to be resourced in our lives in addition to having enough time to make art. How are you honoring and supporting your mental capacity, emotional capacity, and physical capacity? This episode offers you the permission to be gentle with yourself when your creative practice seems stalled, and offers some reflection questions for investigating your own capacities and needs, so that you can show up in your creative practice as resourced as possible.Thanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more...2025-07-1720 min
Feed the Art09: Mentorship, Jealousy, and Writing an Artist with Lydi ConklinIn this episode, writer Lydi Conklin chats with host Catherine LaSota about their first novel, Song of No Provenance (Catapult, 2025), and the many themes explored in this book: artists in community, teaching, mentorship, jealousy, creative competition, and, ultimately, the relationship of an artist (and the public) to their artwork and the artmaking process. Tune in to learn not only about Lydi's own process in making this book, but also for a wonderful and informative conversation on what it means to grow as an artist and build a creative life!About our guest:Lydi...2025-07-0337 min
Feed the Art08: Reflecting on Creativity with Astrologer Anthony PerrottaAstrologer and self-described "multi-faceted everything and anything you need me to be" (and absolutely wonderful human) Anthony Perrotta talks with host Catherine LaSota about the relationship between creativity and astrology, and about the power of reflecting back on our creative practice as we move forward. Listen in for some permission on following your creative urges, giving your projects the time, space, and grace they need, and so much more.If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to check out our upcoming online workshop with Anthony!:THE CREATIVE RETROGRADE on July 17, 2025 at 7...2025-06-1943 min
Feed the Art07: Becoming the Creator You Are with Maria BowlerWhat is the difference between producing and creating? How can we build a creative life for ourselves that pushes back against the demands of society and capitalism that tell us we must always be doing, rather than making? And what does it mean to be an artist when you aren't producing anything at all? Join host Catherine LaSota for a wide-ranging conversation with fellow writer and creativity coach Maria Bowler, about Maria's wonderful book Making Time: A New Vision for Crafting a Life Beyond Productivity. Catherine and Maria discuss a range of topics to help nourish your...2025-06-0552 min
Feed the Art06: Creative RelationshipIn this solo episode, Catherine shares her thoughts on treating your connection with your creative practice as a relationship. What can we learn from the important, long-term human relationships in our lives, and how can we take these learnings and apply them to how we approach our creative practice? What happens at different stages of our relationship with our creative practice, and how can we set expectations for that relationship? Most importantly, how can we tend to ourselves and our creative practice in ways that will keep our relationship with our art strong, long-lasting, and loving?...2025-05-2218 min
Part of the Practice20: Art and Freedom with Tao Leigh GoffeOn our final episode of season one of Part of the Practice, writer, theorist, and interdisciplinary artist Tao Leigh Goffe is in conversation with host Catherine LaSota about art, freedom, and her project Dark Laboratory, located at Hunter College CUNY. Tao talks about her book Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis, and about the importance of asking questions that you don't have answers to. Tao's brand new human, affectionately referred to as Dragon Baby, joins the conversation, too!FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 20 available here2025-05-1429 min
Feed the Art05: How Friends Save Us with Lilly DancygerThis episode of Feed the Art brings you a conversation that host Catherine LaSota had with writer Lilly Dancyger in the summer of 2024, about Lilly's book First Love: Essays on Friendship (The Dial Press, 2024). Catherine and Lilly talk about the importance of being witnessed by fellow writers, showing up for your identity as an artist, writing into difficult material, and more. They discuss the structure of First Love and its interwoven threads, as well as Lilly's process of moving deeper into the work by questioning her own places of resistance. This is a wide-ranging and heartfelt conversation...2025-05-0841 min
Part of the Practice19: Citation Needed with Cristina Ferrigno and Ari WolffThis is a special episode about Social Practice CUNY connections and collaborations! Host Catherine LaSota chats with Ari Wolff (SPCUNY Student Fellow 2022-23) and Cristina Ferrigno (SPCUNY Student Fellow 2021-22) about their project Citation Needed, where Ari is Founder and Director, and Cristina is Studio Director. This conversation is about finding the partners and communities that lift you up, the importance of meeting together across experiences and generations, combining your skill sets, and so much more.FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 19 available here.About...2025-04-3038 min
Feed the Art04: Own Your PowerHow can we connect to our creative practice in times that are filled with great challenges? When life and the world seem to be in a state of permacrisis, your connection to your art can be disrupted or interrupted. While this can feel unsettling, it is natural for your art making to go through cycles that look different over time. How can we take care of ourselves and respond to the current moment? Host Catherine LaSota offers this brief solo episode with some ideas and prompts for navigating your relationship with creativity during times of upheaval....2025-04-2418 min
Part of the Practice18: Being a Disruptor with Emily RaboteauEnvironmental writer, teacher, and parent Emily Raboteau is in conversation with host Catherine LaSota on this episode of Part of the Practice. Emily, who teaches creative writing as a professor in the Black Studies Department at the City College of New York (CUNY), talks about the genesis of her book Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against "The Apocalypse," and how her definition of "environmental writer" evolved after reading an essay by the writer Camille Dungy. Emily also discusses the role of public art in her practice, as well as the importance of speaking up about the things we...2025-04-1629 min
Feed the Art03: Time, Desire, and the Self as a Character with Tracy O'NeillThis episode of Feed the Art brings you a conversation that host Catherine LaSota had with writer Tracy O'Neill in August 2024, about Tracy's memoir Woman of Interest (HarperOne, 2024). Catherine and Tracy talk about epigraphs, a writer's relationship to time, and the motivations for writing a book, among other topics. They discuss some of the themes of Woman of Interest and the way that Tracy develops characters in her writing, when the characters are herself and her friends. There is a lot to learn here, both about Tracy's creative process and ways to think about the life of a writer!2025-04-1041 min
Part of the Practice17: Climate Justice and Social Movements with Ashley DawsonAuthor, scholar, and activist Ashley Dawson is in conversation with host Catherine LaSota on this episode of Part of the Practice. Ashley, who is a Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York, talks about how his training in postcolonial studies and as a literary critic led to his work dealing with the struggle against climate injustice and ecological imperialism. Ashley discusses how he developed a relationship with South Bronx Unite, among other groups fighting for climate justice, and he also talks with Catherine about the importance of soil as an intricate ecosystem, and what human...2025-04-0233 min
Feed the Art02: Tarot as a Creative ToolOn our second episode of Feed the Art, host Catherine LaSota dives into her relationship with tarot and shares some of the ways she uses tarot cards in her creative practice and in support of other artists. Catherine talks about the books, teachers, podcasts, and rituals that have helped her developed a relationship to her tarot decks, and she pulls one card and offers a interpretation on how to interpret this card as a guide for creativity. This episode ends with three prompts that you can take to your own tarot...2025-03-2725 min
Part of the Practice16: Space Making with Nic BenacerrafFacilitator, educator, and scholar Nic Benacerraf is in conversation with host Catherine LaSota on this episode of Part of the Practice. Nic, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in the Theatre and Performance program at the Graduate Center, CUNY, talks about their work with multidisciplinary group Edge Effect, as well as their history of facilitation work and identification as a space maker -- and how this impacts their approach to directing. Catherine and Nic discuss the power of thinking and working in diverse communities, and how a collective experience of grief and ritual can actually be a...2025-03-1927 min
Feed the Art01: JournalingIt's our first episode of Feed the Art! In this episode, host Catherine LaSota shares one of her favorite tools in her creative practice: journaling. Catherine talks about the role that journaling has played in her own life and offers three suggestions to keep in mind when developing your own journaling practice. She also provides two prompts at the end of the episode, to get the words flowing on your journal pages.Thanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity...2025-03-1316 min
Part of the Practice15: Relationality and Intersubjectivity with Jess BalResearcher, educator, and photographer Jess Bal is in conversation with host Catherine LaSota on this episode of Part of the Practice. Jess, who is pursuing her Ph.D. in Art History at the Graduate Center, CUNY, and working on a community memory project about labor organizing in U.S. newsrooms, discusses her work in photojournalism, her thoughts on documentary ethics, and her ongoing relationship to storytelling. We also ask the question, "What is truth?"FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 15 available here.About our guest:Jessica...2025-03-0528 min
Part of the Practice14: Field Notes and Spaces of Intelligence with Chloe SmolarskiArtist and educator Chloe Smolarski is in conversation with host Catherine LaSota on this episode of Part of the Practice. Chloe, who teaches at New York City College of Technology CUNY and is a Faculty Fellow at Social Practice CUNY, discusses her use of field notes as a format in her practice, her interests in big tech and climate change, and the conversations that she enjoys in her classrooms. She also gives us the question, "How does social practice change art?"FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 14 available here.Ab...2025-02-1922 min
Part of the Practice13: Vocabulary Across Media with Jaclyn ReyesArtist and researcher Jaclyn Reyes is in conversation with host Catherine LaSota on this episode of Part of the Practice. Jaclyn discusses her relationship with drawing, the Filipino community, her work with the United Nations, and her current role as a Ph.D. student in the Social Welfare program at the CUNY Graduate Center. She talks about what it's like for her to be in artist in the United States and in the Philippines, and about how her background in photography informs her practice. Jaclyn also reflects on her feelings about being an artist of immigrant parents...2025-02-0525 min
Feed the ArtFeed the Art: trailerWelcome to Feed the Art, hosted by writer, artist, and creativity coach Catherine LaSota. On Feed the Art, you'll find stories, prompts, and conversations to help you build and sustain your own unique creative practice.Sign up for Catherine's newsletter for writings and inspirations for the creative life.More about your host: catherinelasota.comMusic by: Pat IrwinThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed...2025-02-0403 min
Part of the Practice12: Models and Processes with Esther Marveta NeffIn this episode of Part of the Practice, host Catherine LaSota is in conversation with SPCUNY Fellow Esther Marveta Neff. Esther talks about their collective/thinktank/entity PPL, and their work in the Ph.D. program in Theatre and Performance Studies at the Graduate Center CUNY. Also covered in this episode: different definitions of models, the concept of logical space, agency and community, the joys of pedagogy, and...vibes!FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 12 available here.About our guest:Esther Marveta Neff is the...2025-01-2226 min
Part of the Practice11: Queering the Form with brynn asha walkerIn our first episode of 2025, host Catherine LaSota is in conversation with brynn asha walker, an MFA student in the Performance and Interactive Media Arts (PIMA) program at Brooklyn College. brynn discusses her interest in poor images, as well as concepts of poorness and queerness, and the possibilities of stepping into a feeling within the scope of a performance. brynn and Catherine also talk about the nature of interactive technologies and the ways in which art and social practice can be a spiritual experience.FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 11 available here.2025-01-0834 min
Part of the Practice10: Public Lives, Community Care with Elvis BakaitisIn our final episode of 2024, host Catherine LaSota is in conversation with Elvis Bakaitis, Head of Reference at the Graduate Center CUNY Library. Elvis discusses their work with the Lesbian Herstory Archives, their experience as a caregiver in different contexts, and the nature of our public lives in New York City and at CUNY in particular, as well as the queer aging studies project they are working on as an SPCUNY Fellow.FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 10 available here.About our guest:Elvis Bakaitis...2024-12-1134 min
Part of the Practice09: Ghosts in the Archive with Kerosene JonesIn this episode of Part of the Practice, host Catherine LaSota is in conversation with Kerosene Jones, an interdisciplinary artist and MFA student in Performance and Interactive Media Arts at Brooklyn College. Jones discusses the role of intuition in his archival work, his relationship with extended vocal technique as a practice, and the ways that he builds community as an editor and a curator. Jones also discusses his practice in relationship to his own experience with opioid addiction, and the power of catalyzing rage and a recalibration of what is possible through communal participation....2024-11-2726 min
Part of the Practice08: From Individual to Collective with Ali MotamediIn this episode of Part of the Practice, host Catherine LaSota talks with Hunter College MFA student and SPCUNY Actionist Ali Motamedi, about the development of Ali's work through different media, his relationship to the Farsi language, and thoughts on the possibilities of collective authorship. Ali discusses how his use of materials has changed over time, the project he is working on with SPCUNY, and how the four walls of a studio can create a kind of freedom that fosters exploration as an artist finds their path.FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 8 available ...2024-11-1328 min
Part of the Practice07: Love, Breath, and Humor with Kendall AllisonOn this episode of Part of the Practice, SPCUNY Actionist and Master's Student in the CUNY Liberal Studies Program at the Graduate Center CUNY Kendall Allison talks with Part of the Practice host Catherine LaSota about their approach to breath, community, and building a better future together. Tune in to learn about Kendall's practice as a standup comedian, using humor in their work in organizing toward the solidarity economy. You'll also get a wonderful list of reading recommendations!FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 7 available here.About our guest:2024-10-3031 min
Part of the Practice06: Everyone Is an Artist with E. AdamoOn this episode, we chat with artist and Queens College MFA student E. Adamo. Part of the Practice host Catherine LaSota talks with E. about their frustrations with art and subsequent re-engagement with art via an exhibition that featured John Cage's 4'33", as well as the importance to E. of Joseph Beuys's statement that "Everyone is an artist."FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 6 available here.About our guest:E. Adamo is an intradisciplinary artist based in Queens, NY. They wish to only be considered...2024-10-1629 min
Part of the Practice05: Coming from Queens with Janggo MahmudThis episode features a whole lot of love for a very special borough of NYC: Queens. Self-described "Queens girl" and SPCUNY Actionist Janggo Mahmud talks with host Catherine LaSota about the importance of coalition building, her broad definition of "artist," the inspirational work of organizers in Queens, and her curatorial vision in her work as the Public Programs and Community Engagement Fellow at PS1-MoMA.FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 5 available here.About our guest:Janggo Mahmud (she/her) is a creative community organizer...2024-10-0229 min
Part of the Practice03: Art, Identities, People with Chris Colón and brandon kingOn this episode of Part of the Practice, host Catherine LaSota is in conversation with two students in the Social Practice CUNY network: Student Fellow brandon king, an MFA student at Queens College-CUNY, and Student Actionist Christopher Colón, a Ph.D. candidate in Urban Education at the Graduate Center-CUNY. As the SPCUNY program has spread to more campuses in the CUNY system, we have the gift of scholars meeting across disciplines and finding lots to talk about together, as brandon and Chris do in this episode. Have a listen to hear their thoughts on s...2024-09-0440 min
Part of the Practice02: Evolution of a Practice in the Public Sphere with Ricardo Miranda ZúñigaOur second episode of Part of the Practice features SPCUNY Faculty Fellow Ricardo Miranda Zúñiga in conversation with host Catherine LaSota. Ricardo is Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies at Hunter College CUNY, as well as Director of the Emerging Media Program. In this discussion, he shares the various steps of his career path that have led him to this point, the ways that he is inspired by CUNY students and by New York City, and his future hopes for his art practice in the public sphere.FULL TRANSCRIPT of Episode 02 available ...2024-08-2132 min
Part of the Practice01: What is Social Practice CUNY? with Chloë Bass and Gregory SholetteWelcome to Part of the Practice! On our first episode, artists and educators (and SPCUNY co-directors) Chloë Bass and Gregory Sholette talk with host Catherine LaSota about the origins of the Social Practice CUNY initiative, including its beginnings as Social Practice Queens. Chloë and Greg discuss the evolution of art in society, weaving in their own experiences in visual art and performance art, as well as the ways they approach art and social justice in the classroom, and so much more. Tune in for a great introduction for our many conversations to come on Part of the Pr...2024-08-0741 min
Part of the PracticeTrailer: Part of the PracticeWhat is social practice, and how does it affect the ways we navigate our lives and make change in the world? Join faculty, staff, and students from Social Practice CUNY, with Part of the Practice host Catherine LaSota, as we discuss our individual art practices, our relationships with our communities, and the role of socially engaged art in our work for social justice. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and hear from a new artist, scholar, or collaborator in the Social Practice CUNY network every other Wednesday!Learn more about Social Practice CUNY.Follow us on...2024-07-1003 min
Part of the PracticeComing Soon!: Part of the PracticeLaunching in Summer 2024: Part of the Practice, a new podcast brought to you by Social Practice CUNY and hosted by SPCUNY Associate Director Catherine LaSota. What is social practice, and how does socially engaged art play a role in our work for social justice? Subscribe to hear from new voices in the SPCUNY network every other Wednesday!Learn more about Social Practice CUNY.Follow us on Instagram.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Gaius LaSota for our Part of the Practice music.Part of the...2024-07-1000 min
Cabana ChatsCabana Chats LIVE, pt 2: What's Community Got to Do with It? - part 2 of 2In this special between-seasons episode of Cabana Chats, we bring you PART TWO of the recording of a live event held on September 26, 2023, with writers Greg Mania, Denne Michele Norris, and Matt Ortile in conversation with Resort founder Catherine LaSota.
This episode is part two of the event "What's Community Got to Do With It?", which was an Official 2023 Brooklyn Book Festival Bookend event held at LIC Bar in Queens, NYC. Listen in to hear Greg, Denne Michele, and Matt in a panel conversation with host Catherine LaSota, on the topic of how community has played a...2023-11-0138 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Recent Writing Lessons + Fall at The Resort!On this final episode of season three, Resort founder Catherine LaSota shares five things she has learned and re-learned about the process of writing over the past several months, via group programs at the Resort and her 1-on-1 work with writers.
Catherine also shares information about some exciting things coming up at the Resort this Fall! You can find out more about these below:
Sep 18-Oct 6, 2023 online: Commit to Your Practice coaching project -- sign up for one of 20 one-hour, individual coaching sessions that Catherine is gifting to writers...2023-08-2216 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Feminists Reclaim Mentorship, with Nancy K. Miller and Tahneer OksmanIt's our first (non-live event) episode with TWO guests! Nancy K. Miller and Tahneer Oksman, co-editors of Feminists Reclaim Mentorship: An Anthology (SUNY Press, 2023), are in conversation with Catherine LaSota about what we mean we identify as a mentor or a mentee, and how the nature of mentorship is changing -- and what that means as we build communities together.
Nancy K. Miller is a feminist author, memoirist, and teacher who has authored or edited over a dozen books. She is Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at The Graduate Center, CUNY.
2023-08-1545 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: How Are You Doing?2023 has been kind of a strange year energetically, and this summer alone has been...a bit of a doozy at times.
On this near-season-end episode of the Cabana Chats, host Catherine LaSota checks in to ask: How are you doing?
If you've been feeling out of sorts, a calendar review and some intentional future planning can be super helpful. Catherine walks you through this process using her own exhausting 2023 calendar as an example!
Cabana Chats is brought to you by The Resort: https://www.theresortlic.com/
Hosted by C...2023-08-0815 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Randy WinstonThis episode features the wonderful Randy Winston, lover of milkshakes and Director of Writing Programs at the Center for Fiction, in conversation with Resort founder Catherine LaSota.
Randy and Catherine talk about the importance of demystifying literary ecosystems, the ways that building relationships form the cornerstones of a writing life, and New York City diner portions (especially the Lumberjack Special).
Find out more about the Center for Fiction here: https://centerforfiction.org/
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Instagram: @_rwinstonsworld2023-08-0137 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Ariel GoreIt's a conversation with the one and only Ariel Gore!
In this episode of the Cabana Chats podcast, Resort founder Catherine LaSota is thrilled to be in conversation with a writer she admires not only for the various zines and books she's put out into the world, but also for the ways she helps other writers to find their path by integrating their creative practice with the fullness of life and forging a way that works for them.
Ariel and Catherine talk about the helpful permissions we give ourselves, the ways that life impacts writing...2023-07-2534 min
The Space Beyond ScarceEpisode 54: How Writers Can Overcome Scarcity Mindset With CommunityKate talks to author and creative coach, Catherine LaSota. They discuss:
How honing your authentic voice in order to find your place in a crowded creative market.
The importance of community over competition with other artists and writers.
The false scarcity that can be created when we view awards, grants and residencies as the only path to legitimacy as an artist.
Mindset reframes to empower and resource your work as a writer, content creator or artist.
And more!
Go deeper:
✨ Sign up for Kate's weekly newsletter, The Portal, to receive prompts and practices that accompany to...2023-07-2057 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Brian Gresko and Writing Co-LabIt's our first episode with a second-time guest! Cabana Chats is thrilled to welcome back Brian Gresko, who sits down to chat with Catherine LaSota about the lessons and labor of parenthood and writing, the ways that we define community, and the exciting things that are happening at Writing Co-Lab, the teaching cooperative he helped to organize and launch in January 2023.
More about Brian Gresko: https://www.briangresko.com/
Learn more about Writing Co-Lab: https://www.writingco-lab.com/
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Instagram: @writing.colab
Twitter: @thewritingcolab...2023-07-1138 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Lexi Beach, owner of Astoria BookshopHappy Pride! We are thrilled to bring you a conversation with the owner/founder of a beloved, queer woman owned bookstore in New York City.
Resort founder Catherine LaSota sits down for a chat with friend and literary event collaborator Lexi Beach, owner of the Astoria Bookshop in Queens, NYC. They talk about loving books, following new career paths, and how special bookstore communities are.
The Astoria Bookshop recently celebrated ten years and a move into a new space -- bigger and better and beautiful! If you are in New York City...2023-06-1327 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Celebrate YourselfIt's another solo episode from Resort founder and Cabana Chats host Catherine LaSota! In this episode, Catherine gives you an assignment: what is one thing in your writing practice over the last six months that you are proud of? And how can you celebrate this accomplishment?
It's too easy to stay on the treadmill of always looking to the next goal on your list -- don't forget to take a moment to take stock of how far you've come! And celebrate yourself.
Season Three has just begun! Get ready f...2023-05-2311 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Permission SlipsWe are kicking off Season Three of Cabana Chats with a solo episode from Resort founder and Cabana Chats host Catherine LaSota. In this episode, Catherine offers a series of permission slips for writers and encourages you to treat yourself well when you are working on a big project. And, as always, community is essential to the writing process!
Season Three has just begun! Get ready for a bunch of interviews with awesome guests, alongside solo episodes offering inspiration, prompts, tips, and encouragement for writers.
Are you looking to...2023-05-1619 minCabana ChatsBONUS: Coming up in 2023!We may be between seasons, but Resort founder Catherine LaSota misses you and wants to say hi. Hello!
Have a listen to this short bonus episode to remember some highlights from seasons 1 and 2 of Cabana Chats, and get excited for season 3, plus more great stuff coming your way in 2023 from the Resort writing community!
Need some ideas for a great book to pick up? Check out the Resort's Bookshop storefront, where you can purchase books from all of our Cabana Chats guests, plus books by Resort writing teachers and even some special recommendations from Catherine...2022-12-2004 min
Cabana ChatsCabana Chats: Lydia ConklinIn this last episode of season two of Cabana Chats, writer Lydia Conklin talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about fostering dogs, writing a story versus making a comic, and the places we can't bring our cell phones (thank goodness), among many other fascinating topics.
Lydia Conklin is an Assistant Professor of Fiction at Vanderbilt University. Previously they were the Helen Zell Visiting Professor in Fiction at the University of Michigan. They’ve received a Stegner Fellowship in Fiction at Stanford University, a Rona Jaffe Writer’s Award, three Pushcart Prizes, a grant from the Elizabeth George Found...2022-06-2833 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Leslie ShipmanIn our next to last episode for season two of Cabana Chats, Leslie Shipman, founder of the The Shipman Agency, talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about her long career in the literary world, how her love of poetry has guided her, and her latest adventures as the founder of a speaking agency for writers that has turned into a full-service organization for writers, offering classes, editing services, and more, in just a few short years.
Leslie Shipman has spent 30 years promoting writers, and creating and managing literary events in New York City. She spent over a...2022-06-2140 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: On Motherhood & Writing, with Molly Caro May & Meaghan O'ConnellThis episode of Cabana Chats is a throwback to 2018, when Resort founder Catherine LaSota had a Skype conversation with writers Molly Caro May and Meaghan O'Connell to discuss the intersection of motherhood and writing. This conversation was recorded for a special episode of the LIC Reading Series podcast that never aired, and this is the first time it is reaching an audience!
Molly Caro May is an author of two books, a teacher, and a holder of space. For 12+ years, she has facilitated personal story workshops for more than hundreds of people across the globe. She is...2022-06-1451 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Greg ManiaIn this episode, writer and comedian Greg Mania talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about how the growth of those closest to us can inspire our own growth, and also about how soothing Coca-Cola can be. We also trip on several words in the English language, including accountability, palatability, and more! And: how does a person pronounce LaCroix? Listen and find out!
Greg Mania is a writer, comedian, and award-winning screenwriter based in New York City. His words have been published in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, HuffPost, Oprah Daily, and PAPER, among other international online and...2022-06-0741 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: K-Ming ChangIn this episode, writer K-Ming Chang talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about birding, writing's relationship to oral storytelling, and the audience she's writing for. We also hear a story of magic and dog poop. This episode is amazing, trust.
K-Ming Chang is a Kundiman fellow, a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree. She is the author of the New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice novel BESTIARY(One World/Random House, 2020), which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. In 2021, her chapbook BONE HO...2022-05-3132 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: One Story live event w/Hannah Tinti & Maribeth BatchaIn this special live event episode, One Story co-founders Hannah Tinti and Maribeth Batcha talk with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about the first twenty years of One Story, its community-based mission, and the most fun party of the year, the One Story Deb Ball (coming up on June 3, 2022!).
Maribeth Batcha is the publisher and Co-Founder of One Story. She has worked in magazine circulation for over 25 years for titles including Diabetes Self-Management, Lingua Franca, University Business, the New York Review of Books, Working Mother, and The Progressive. In addition to circulation consulting, she currently does marketing and develo...2022-05-2443 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Sarah PerryIn this episode, writer Sarah Perry talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about her identity as a writer, our needs to prove things to ourselves as writers, and the benefits of learning to observe across different media.
Sarah Perry (she/they) is a memoirist and essayist who writes about love, trauma, gender-based violence, queerness, and the power dynamics that influence those concerns. She is the author of the memoir After the Eclipse, which was named a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, a Poets & Writers Notable Nonfiction Debut, and a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Wr...2022-05-1730 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Cinelle BarnesIn this episode, writer and teacher Cinelle Barnes talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about her background as a visual artist, her allegiances to particular NBA teams, and the through lines in her creative work.
Cinelle Barnes is a formerly undocumented memoirist, essayist, and educator from Manila, Philippines, and is the author of MONSOON MANSION: A MEMOIR (Little A, 2018, Booklist starred review) and MALAYA: ESSAYS ON FREEDOM (Little A, 2019), and the editor of the New York Times New & Noteworthy book, A MEASURE OF BELONGING: 21 WRITERS OF COLOR ON THE NEW AMERICAN SOUTH (Hub City Press, 2020).
...2022-05-1033 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Rachel KhongIn this episode, writer Rachel Khong talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about the joy of a good San Francisco walk, the community of the Ruby, and Rachel's awesome system for marking progress in her writing (it involves a ruler and coloring inside the lines).
Rachel Khong is a writer living in San Francisco. Her debut novel, Goodbye, Vitamin, won the 2017 California Book Award for First Fiction, and was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist for First Fiction. From 2011 to 2016, she was the managing editor then executive editor of Lucky Peach magazine. With Lucky Peach, she a...2022-05-0339 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Matt OrtileIn this episode, writer and editor Matt Ortile talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about cooking, video games, and the pressure to monetize anything you are good at. They also talk about how Matt’s knowledge of the publishing process via his work as an editor is both a privilege and a challenge in his own writing process.
Matt Ortile is the author of the essay collection The Groom Will Keep His Name. He is also the executive editor of Catapult magazine, and writes regularly for Condé Nast Traveler. Previously, he was the founding editor of BuzzFeed Phi...2022-04-2642 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Emily StoneIn this episode, writer and teacher Emily Stone talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about her life in Los Angeles, the ways her teaching practice has grown and developed during the pandemic, and how there are some things we simply cannot do alone as writers. Emily and Catherine also talk about astrology, aging, and raccoons.
Born in New Orleans and raised in Brooklyn, Emily Stone is a writer, teacher, and content alchemist with over 25 years of experience working with authors of all ages to distill the power and impact of every story. She has been awarded residencies...2022-04-1941 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Jason TougawOn episode four of our second season, we bring you a conversation with writer and professor Jason Tougaw.
In this episode, Jason Tougaw, author of The One You Get: Portrait of a Family Organism, and Professor of English and Creative Writing at Queens College, CUNY, talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about his journey from California to New York, the unexpected encounters that follow writing a memoir, and his approach to balancing a writing and academic life.
Jason Tougaw’s memoir The One You Get: Portrait of a Family Organism (Dzanc) is the winner of th...2022-04-1234 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Amy Jo BurnsOn episode three of our second season, we bring you a conversation with writer, and Resort teacher, Amy Jo Burns.
In this episode, Amy Jo Burns, author of Shiner and Cinderland, talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about her process of note-taking and working with tone in her writing, and the importance of community in a writer's life. Amy Jo and Catherine also talk about baths, old shoes, dancing, and Twitter.
Amy Jo Burns is the author of the memoir Cinderland and the novel Shiner, which was a Barnes & Noble Discover Pick, NPR Best Book of...2022-04-0532 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Lisa LucasIt's season two, episode two of Cabana Chats! In this episode, the amazing Lisa Lucas, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Pantheon and Schocken Books, chats with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about the importance of maintaining a whole life outside of one's work, what she reads for pleasure, and their love for the physical objects of books (as well as Lisa's ability to always be giving away books, yet still have a home that is very full of books).
Lisa Lucas is Senior Vice President and Publisher of Pantheon and Schocken Books. Prior to her current position...2022-03-2937 min
QC PodWriting in Queens with Catherine LaSotaCatherine LaSota—founder of The Resort LIC Writers’ Community—joins Jason Tougaw in the QC POD to discuss community building, pro-tips for running events that tap into your happy place, her history as a performer, and her experience as a Creative Nonfiction student in the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation at Queens College. 2022-03-2931 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Halimah MarcusWelcome to season two of Cabana Chats! We are thrilled to bring you a conversation with writer, editor, and literary organization professional Halimah Marcus in this first episode of the season.
In this episode, Halimah Marcus, Executive Director of Electric Literature, talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about city life and country life, leaning on your community for support with big new projects, and the opportunities that working together online has created for building an even greater community. Halimah discusses the relationship between her editing and writing, the way she has structured her time during the pandemic...2022-03-2229 min
Cabana ChatsBONUS: Resort Fellows Reading & DiscussionJoin us for a special, between-seasons Bonus Episode of the Cabana Chats podcast! This episode features a recording of a January 29, 2022 event that we held on Zoom: our four Fall 2021 Resort Fellows (Mai Tran, Lourdes Dolores Follins, Jaysen Henderson-Greenbey, and Dasia Moore) all read briefly from their amazing work, and then Resort founder Catherine LaSota is in conversation with the fellows for the second half of the episode.
Listen in for some powerful flash non/fiction, memoir, novel excerpt, and poetry -- there is something for everyone!
More about our Fall 2021 Fellows:
Lourdes...2022-02-2254 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Spotlight on Resort members!For our final episode of season one of Cabana Chats, podcast host and Resort founder Catherine LaSota turns the spotlight on five members of the Resort community who are also wonderful writers in our Cabana Club membership program for writers! Victoria, Nicole, Ian, Jules, and Devin reflect on what community has meant to them and their writing over the past year, and their goals for the year ahead.
About this episode's guests:
Victoria Melendez is a writer based in Washington, DC. She writes at the intersection of spirituality, identity and current events. She recently won...2021-12-2121 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: MARSIn our fourteenth full episode of Cabana Chats, writer and cultural organizer MARS talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about their love for Detroit, the possibilities that can be created in moments of tension, and the importance of carving out and protecting dedicated writing time, especially when you are so committed to your other work and to your community. Bonus: Catherine conducted this entire interview while recovering from her Covid vaccination booster shot!
MARS. is a writer and cultural organizer born and raised in Detroit. Their work has been published or is forthcoming in Obsidian Literature & Arts...2021-12-0740 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Sari BottonIn our thirteenth full episode of Cabana Chats, writer and editor Sari Botton talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about co-working spaces for writers, the importance of building a community around you, and how aging can mean different things to different people. If you want the full experience of this conversation, we recommend listening while enjoying a pizza around a fire with some friends!
Sari Botton is a writer and editor living in Kingston, NY. She is a contributing editor at Catapult, and the former Essays Editor for Longreads. She edited the anthologies Goodbye to All That...2021-11-2334 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Min Jin LeeOur twelfth episode of Cabana Chats is a throwback! In 2018, Resort founder Catherine LaSota chatted with the incredible writer Min Jin Lee, in Catherine's then-office on the campus of Columbia University. This episode features the recording of that conversation, in which Min Jin Lee compares the best writing projects to love affairs and talks about how parenthood irrevocably changes you. There is also a lot of discussion about prioritizing what is important, as well as advice for headache cures, and acknowledgement of the importance of understanding those who hate you. Chocolate is also consumed.
Min Jin Lee...2021-11-091h 05Cabana ChatsCabana Chats: Amy ShearnIn this eleventh full episode of Cabana Chats, writer Amy Shearn talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about how our life circumstances impact our writing, and the joy of finding writing that speaks to you and connecting with strangers via your own writing. Some possible podcast spinoff ideas are also discussed! Also -- is Amy alien or human? You'll have to listen to find out!
Amy Shearn is the award-winning author of the novels Unseen City, The Mermaid of Brooklyn, and How Far Is the Ocean From Here. She is the Content Lead for Writing at Medium an...2021-10-2635 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: hello from CatherineOn this very brief episode, Cabana Chats host Catherine LaSota pops in just to say hey and share a few thoughts about what community, and The Resort, has meant to her over the past year+, and to share that Cabana Chats interview episodes may slow down in frequency a little bit this season while we are busy preparing for lots of new awesomeness at The Resort in the new year.
Check out the free online Resort network, and find out more about our Cabana Club membership program, here: https://community.theresortlic.com/
Follow The Resort...2021-09-2105 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Hala AlyanIt's our SECOND episode of Cabana Chats, a podcast about writing and community, brought to you by The Resort!
This episode features an interview with Hala Alyan, author of the novels Salt Houses and The Arsonists' City, as well as several collections of poetry, most recently The Twenty-Ninth Year. Hala lives in Brooklyn and works as a clinical psychologist.
Hala chats with host Catherine LaSota about the many professional hats she wears, the push and pull between her introvert and extrovert selves, and how her relationship to social media has changed over the past year...2021-08-0330 minCabana ChatsCabana Chats: Courtney MaumWelcome to the first episode of Cabana Chats, a podcast about writing and community, brought to you by The Resort!
Our first episode features an interview with Courtney Maum, author of the novels Costalegre, Touch, and I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, as well as her popular guidebook for writers, Before and After the Book Deal: Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book Deal. Courtney is also the founder of the interdisciplinary creative retreat The Cabins.
Courtney chats with host Catherine LaSota about her community of not just writers but creative...2021-07-2732 min
Just ThreeJUST THREE: Noni CarterIn our ninth episode, and the final episode of season one of the Just Three podcast, host Catherine LaSota is in conversation with writer, scholar, and educator Noni Carter. Noni was a graduate coordinator for the Transnational Black Feminisms working group at the Center for the Study of Social Difference in 2019-20.
Noni discusses her life in academic work, questioning the formative language, and the definitions of "human" and "re-humanizing," that is deeply entrenched in various practices. She asks, how can we relate to the world, the environment, and more in different ways? She also talks about...2021-03-2422 minJust ThreeJUST THREE: Jen LewisIn our eighth episode of the JUST THREE podcast, host Catherine LaSota talks with artist Jen Lewis, who contributed a chapter to and provided the cover art for the Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, which was developed by the Menstrual Health and Gender Justice working group at the Center for the Study of Social Difference.
In this conversation, Jen talks about her artistic process in working with photography and menstrual fluid, the problems with how we are socialized about menstruation, and the importance of engaging with other people in building our conversations around social justice issues.2021-03-1023 minJust ThreeJUST THREE: George EstreichIn our seventh episode of the JUST THREE podcast, host Catherine LaSota talks with writer and musician George Estreich, who worked with Rachel Adams on the publication of Alison Piepmeier's book Unexpected: Parenting, Prenatal Testing, and Down Syndrome (NYU Press, February 2021), which was celebrated in a launch event hosted by the Motherhood & Technology working group at the Center for the Study of Social Difference.
In this conversation, George talks about his experience as a parent and a writer, how writing and social justice intersect (as well as the limitations of writing), and the challenges we face...2021-02-2426 minJust ThreeJUST THREE: Alyssa A.L. JamesIn our sixth episode of the JUST THREE podcast, host Catherine LaSota talks with writer, podcaster, and anthropology graduate student Alyssa A.L. James, who works as the graduate coordinator for the Black Atlantic Ecologies working group at the Center for the Study of Social Difference.
In this conversation, Alyssa talks about her research, the podcast she co-hosts with fellow Black woman Ph.D. student in Anthropology Brendane A. Tyne, and the fact that none of us are free until all of us are free. She also shares the following quote that she always keeps close by:2021-02-1013 minJust ThreeJUST THREE: Musu Bakoto SawoIn our fifth episode of the JUST THREE podcast, host Catherine LaSota talks with activist Musu Bakoto Sawo, who contributed a chapter entitled Let Girls Be Girls - My Journey Into Forced Womanhood to the Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, which was developed by the Menstrual Health and Gender Justice working group at the Center for the Study of Social Difference.
In this conversation, Musu, who has been an activist since the age of 9, discusses issues of patriarchy and misuses of power that perpetuate the problem of gender violence, and she also shares her personal history...2021-01-2728 minJust ThreeJUST THREE: Deepthi SukumarIn our fourth episode of the JUST THREE podcast, and our first episode of 2021, host Catherine LaSota talks with activist Deepthi Sukumar, who contributed a chapter entitled Caste is My Period to the Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies, which was developed by the Menstrual Health and Gender Justice working group at the Center for the Study of Social Difference.
In this conversation, Deepthi talks about her decades-long work with the Safai Karmachari Andolan organization, a movement for the elimination of manual scavenging. Manual scavening is the illegal practice of cleaning, carrying and disposing of human excreta...2021-01-1326 minJust ThreeJUST THREE: Işın ÖnolIn our third episode of the JUST THREE podcast, host Catherine LaSota talks with curator and writer Işın Önol, a member of the Women Mobilizing Memory working group at the Center for the Study of Social Difference.
Işın discusses the importance and difficulty of truly listening to stories outside of the dominant narrative(s), and the possibilities of curation and collaboration.
Isin Önol has been working as an independent curator (predominantly in the USA, Austria and Turkey) since 2009. Before that, she led the Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art as its director and cu...2020-12-1625 minJust ThreeJUST THREE: Annette Mwansa NkowaneIn our second episode of the JUST THREE podcast, host Catherine LaSota talks with nurse and midwife Annette Mwansa Nkowane, a member of the On the Frontlines: Nursing Leadership in Pandemics working group at the Center for the Study of Social Difference.
"We cannot push the agenda if we don't have evidence." - Mwansa Nkowane
Mwansa is from Zambia and, during the Ebola outbreak, she served as the Technical Officer of Nursing and Midwifery in the World Health Organization's Health Workforce Department in Geneva. As part of the On the Frontlines project, Mwansa conducted interviews...2020-12-0221 min
LIC Reading SeriesREADING: Jason Diamond, Kelly Luce, and Sara MajkaWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on February 14, 201, with Jason Diamond, Kelly Luce, and Sara Majka. Check out the panel discussion on Thursday!
About the Readers:
Jason Diamond is a writer and editor living in B...2020-06-0345 minLIC Reading SeriesREADING: Jimmy Cajoleas, Sarah Weinman, and Cutter WoodWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on October 9, 2018, with Jimmy Cajoleas, Sarah Weinman, and Cutter Wood. Check out the panel discussion on Thursday!
About the Readers:
Jimmy Cajoleas grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. He spen...2020-05-2641 minLIC Reading SeriesPANEL DISCUSSION: Alexander Chee, Jonathan Lee, and Natalie S. HarnettWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on April 12, 2016, with Alexander Chee, Jonathan Lee, and Natalie S. Harnett. Check out our last episode for the readings from this event.
About the Readers:
Alexander Chee is a n...2020-05-2239 minLIC Reading SeriesREADING: Alexander Chee, Jonathan Lee, and Natalie S. HarnettWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on April 12, 2016, with Alexander Chee, Jonathan Lee, and Natalie S. Harnett. Check out the panel discussion on Thursday!
About the Readers:
Alexander Chee is a novelist and essayist and...2020-05-1951 minLIC Reading SeriesPANEL DISCUSSION: Julia Fierro, Brandon Harris, and Hannah TintiWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on June 13, 2017, with Julia Fierro (The Gypsy Moth Summer), Brandon Harris (Making Rent in Bed-Stuy), and Hannah Tinti (The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley). Check out the readings fro...2020-05-1441 minLIC Reading SeriesREADING: Julia Fierro, Brandon Harris, and Hannah TintiWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on June 13, 2017, with Julia Fierro (The Gypsy Moth Summer), Brandon Harris (Making Rent in Bed-Stuy), and Hannah Tinti (The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley). Check out the panel dis...2020-05-121h 00LIC Reading SeriesPANEL DISCUSSION: Siri Hustvedt, Helen Phillips, and Jason TougawWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on December 10, 2019, celebrating Writers of Queens, with Siri Hustvedt, Helen Phillips, and Jason Tougaw.
About the Readers:
Siri Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, Reading to...2020-04-3034 minLIC Reading SeriesREADING: Siri Hustvedt, Helen Phillips, and Jason TougawWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on December 10, 2019, celebrating Writers of Queens, with Siri Hustvedt, Helen Phillips, and Jason Tougaw.
About the Readers:
Siri Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, Reading to...2020-04-2951 minLIC Reading SeriesPANEL DISCUSSION: Rosebud Ben-Oni, Rye Curtis, Safia Jama, and Stephanie JimenezWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on February 11, 2020, celebrating Writers of Queens, with Rosebud Ben-Oni (turn around, BRXGHT XYXS), Rye Curtis (Kingdomtide), Safia Jama, and Stephanie Jimenez (They Could Have Named Her Anything).
About the...2020-04-2349 minLIC Reading SeriesREADING: Rosebud Ben-Oni, Rye Curtis, Safia Jama, and Stephanie JimenezWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on February 11, 2020, celebrating Writers of Queens, with Rosebud Ben-Oni (turn around, BRXGHT XYXS), Rye Curtis (Kingdomtide), Safia Jama, and Stephanie Jimenez (They Could Have Named Her Anything).
About the...2020-04-2150 minLIC Reading SeriesPANEL DISCUSSION: Carley Moore, Josephine Rowe, and Sofija StefanovicWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on October 15, 2019, with Carley Moore (The Not Wives), Josepine Rowe (Here Until August), and Sofija Stefanovic (Miss Ex-Yugoslavia).
About the Readers:
Carley Moore is an essayist, novelist, and poet...2020-04-0947 minLIC Reading SeriesREADING: Carley Moore, Josephine Rowe, and Sofija StefanovicWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on October 15, 2019, with Carley Moore (The Not Wives), Josepine Rowe (Here Until August), and Sofija Stefanovic (Miss Ex-Yugoslavia).
About the Readers:
Carley Moore is an essayist, novelist, and poet...2020-04-0743 minLIC Reading SeriesPANEL DISCUSSION: Elisa Albert, Tanais, and Robin WassermanWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series two-year anniversary event on November 15, 2016, with Elisa Albert (After Birth), Tanais (Bright Lines), and Robin Wasserman (Girls on Fire). Listen to the readings in the last episode!
About the Rea...2020-04-035h 49LIC Reading SeriesREADING: Elisa Albert, Tanais, and Robin WassermanWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series two-year anniversary event on November 15, 2016, with Elisa Albert (After Birth), Tanais (Bright Lines), and Robin Wasserman (Girls on Fire). Check back Thursday for the discussion!
About the Readers:
Elisa Alb...2020-03-3140 minLIC Reading SeriesPANEL DISCUSSION: Chloe Caldwell, Eileen Myles, and Elissa SchappellWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series two-year anniversary event on April 11, 2017, with Chloe Caldwell (WOMEN), Eileen Myles (Afterglow: A Dog Memoir), and Elissa Schappell. Listen to the last episode for the readings!
About the Readers:
Chl...2020-03-3050 minLIC Reading SeriesREADING: Chloe Caldwell, Eileen Myles, and Elissa SchappellWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series two-year anniversary event on April 11, 2017, with Chloe Caldwell (WOMEN), Eileen Myles (Afterglow: A Dog Memoir), and Elissa Schappell. Check back Thursday for the discussion!
About the Readers:
Chloe Caldwell is t...2020-03-2451 minLIC Reading SeriesPANEL DISCUSSION: Megan Abbott, Julie Buntin, and Sarah GerardWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on May 9, 2017, with Megan Abbott (Give Me Your Hand), Julie Buntin (Marlena), and Sarah Gerard (Sunshine State). Listen to the last episode for this week's readings.
About the Rea...2020-03-1937 minLIC Reading SeriesREADING: Megan Abbott, Julie Buntin, and Sarah GerardWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on May 9, 2017, with Megan Abbott (Give Me Your Hand), Julie Buntin (Marlena), and Sarah Gerard (Sunshine State). Check back Thursday for the discussion!
About the Readers:
Megan Abbott is t...2020-03-1739 minLIC Reading SeriesPANEL DISCUSSION: Heather Abel, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, and Ariel SchragWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on November 13, 2018, with Heather Abel (The Optimistic Decade), Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (Powder Necklace), and Ariel Schrag.
About the Readers:
Heather Abel’s debut novel, The Optimistic Decade, was publis...2020-03-1238 minLIC Reading SeriesREADING: Heather Abel, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, and Ariel SchragWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on November 13, 2018, with Heather Abel (The Optimistic Decade), Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (Powder Necklace), and Ariel Schrag. Check back Thursday for the discussion!
About the Readers:
Heather Abel’s debut...2020-03-1054 minLIC Reading SeriesPANEL DISCUSSION: An Evening on Female Rage, with Lilly Dancyger, Leslie Jamison, Darcy Lockman, Shelly OriaWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on November 12, 2019, a special Evening on Female Rage, with Lilly Dancyger, Leslie Jamison, Darcy Lockman, and Shelly Oria.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-03-0540 minLIC Reading SeriesREADING: An Evening on Female Rage, with Lilly Dancyger, Leslie Jamison, Darcy Lockman, Shelly OriaWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on November 12, 2019, a special Evening on Female Rage, with Lilly Dancyger, Leslie Jamison, Darcy Lockman, and Shelly Oria. Check back Thursday for the discussion!
Learn more about your ad...2020-03-0356 minLIC Reading SeriesPANEL DISCUSSION: Joe Okonkwo, Rob Spillman, and Charlie VazquezWhere is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota.
This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on June 14, 2016, with Joe Okonkwo (Jazz Moon), Rob Spillman (All Tomorrow’s Parties), and Charlie Vazquez (Fantasmas: Puerto Rican Terror Tales).
About the Readers:
Joe Okonkwo is an award...2020-02-2748 min