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Filling In Phyllis with Matt Cameron and Phyllis Botti“Whoopi Goldberg Got D*cked Down” (w/ Eric Williams)The king of gay podcasting is here, with gorgeous chest hair to boot! This week on Filling in Phyllis, our hosts sit down with comedian, writer, actor and podcast host Eric Williams to discuss “gaggles,” the declining television program known as The View, ethical non-monogamy, and the cultural overlap between Jewish and Italian mothers. We laughed, we cried, and we dragged Lisa Rinna’s lip filler. If you miss out on this episode, you ARE homophobic. Sorry. That’s your problem.
Eric has a hilarious podcast called That’s A Gay Ass Podcast, which was named “One...
2025-09-2355 min
Outer Limits Of Inner TruthThe Journey Beyond Death: After Death Communication Part (1/2)The Journey Beyond Death continues with Part 9, diving into the extraordinary topic of After Death Communication. In this powerful episode, we explore how contact between the living and the spirit world is not only possible—but often happening in ways most people overlook: through dreams, symbols, synchronicities, and even cutting-edge technology. Featuring internationally renowned psychic mediums Lisa McGarrity and Joyce Keller, astrologer Constance Stellas, and tech visionary Robert LoCascio, this episode offers diverse insights into how the boundary between life and death is far more permeable than we imagine. Lisa McGarrity shares how departed loved ones often reach out with su...
2025-05-0559 minOuter Limits Of Inner TruthThe Journey Beyond Death: After Death Communication Part (1/2)The Journey Beyond Death continues with Part 9, diving into the extraordinary topic of After Death Communication. In this powerful episode, we explore how contact between the living and the spirit world is not only possible—but often happening in ways most people overlook: through dreams, symbols, synchronicities, and even cutting-edge technology. Featuring internationally renowned psychic mediums Lisa McGarrity and Joyce Keller, astrologer Constance Stellas, and tech visionary Robert LoCascio, this episode offers diverse insights into how the boundary between life and death is far more permeable than we imagine. Lisa McGarrity shares how departed loved ones often reach out with su...
2025-05-0559 minOuter Limits Of Inner TruthThe Journey Beyond Death: After Death Communication Part (1/2)The Journey Beyond Death continues with Part 9, diving into the extraordinary topic of After Death Communication. In this powerful episode, we explore how contact between the living and the spirit world is not only possible—but often happening in ways most people overlook: through dreams, symbols, synchronicities, and even cutting-edge technology. Featuring internationally renowned psychic mediums Lisa McGarrity and Joyce Keller, astrologer Constance Stellas, and tech visionary Robert LoCascio, this episode offers diverse insights into how the boundary between life and death is far more permeable than we imagine. Lisa McGarrity shares how departed loved ones often reach out with su...
2025-05-0559 min
Outer Limits Of Inner TruthThe Journey Beyond Death: After Death Communication Part (1/2)The Journey Beyond Death continues with Part 9, diving into the extraordinary topic of After Death Communication. In this powerful episode, we explore how contact between the living and the spirit world is not only possible—but often happening in ways most people overlook: through dreams, symbols, synchronicities, and even cutting-edge technology. Featuring internationally renowned psychic mediums Lisa McGarrity and Joyce Keller, astrologer Constance Stellas, and tech visionary Robert LoCascio, this episode offers diverse insights into how the boundary between life and death is far more permeable than we imagine. Lisa McGarrity shares how departed loved ones often reach out with su...
2025-05-0559 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAntioch LitCit #55 Claire DedererOn this episode of Antioch MFA Program's Lit Cit, host Lisa Locascio Nighthawk chats with author, memoirist, and critic, Claire Dederer. They discuss her CNF novel, Monsters A Fan's Dillema, the importance of a literary community, separating the art from the artist, preserving your mental health in the current political landscape, and the value of structure vs. plot in storytelling. This episode was produced and mastered by Bo Thomas Newman.
2025-02-2559 min
Estela PearsonDownload PDF Open Me By Lisa Locascio (Author) Full Episodehttps://yuandipro.firebaseapp.com/?GASS=B075VD18YQ . Click This Link To Access Open Me by Lisa Locascio (Author) Book Supports all formats, Such as: EPUB, PDF , AZW3, MOBI, IBA, & RTF Book Title: Open Me Book Author: Lisa Locascio (Author) Book Rating: 9+ ratings Powered by Firstory Hosting
2024-10-2200 min
The Seed FieldTwo Writers Discuss Democracy, War, and IdentityHow do we make art in times of oppression? Do artists have a responsibility to explore questions of democracy, censorship, and human rights? In this conversation, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Viet Thanh Nguyen talks with poet and Antioch faculty member Cathy Linh Che about their experiences of democracy as Vietnamese American immigrant writers whose work engages vistas of American democracy amidst the legacy and representations of the Vietnam War. Listen to this edited version of their live conversation in the Antioch Works for Democracy speaker series to hear their ideas about immigrant identities, the after-effects of war, and the role...
2024-10-0936 min
The Seed FieldBig Idea: How Creative Writers WorkIn this special Big Idea episode, our editor Johanna Case revisits three of our favorite Seed Field Podcast interviews about creative writing and pulls out advice and wisdom that’s useful not just for writer but for anyone making art and making a life as an artist. From MFA Chair Lisa Locascio Nighthawk’s reflections on writing from a place of emotional truth to Colette Freedman’s advice for writers choosing what to write about and Alistair McCartney’s explanation of the power of defamiliarization, this episode explores some of the most potent ideas from our full interviews with each of t...
2024-01-2414 min
The InterfaceEpisode 193: Lisa LocascioA conversation with Lisa Locascio, Project Leader for the Amphenol Industrial Products Group. Lisa is based in Chicago and has been with Amphenol for over 30 years. We talk about the group's future as it expands into more manufacturing locations to support demanding markets like the solar industry. We talk about being there at the beginning of Amphenol Industrial becoming its own business and how much it's evolved. We talk about working for the former Pyle National in Chicago in an operations role before Amphenol acquired them and taking a leap of faith that the opportunity to change jobs would...
2023-10-0438 min
The Seed FieldCreative Writing Offers a Chance to Take Yourself SeriouslyIt can be hard to find time and emotional space within our busy lives to sustain a creative writing practice. At the same time, writing offers a key space to process and make sense of our experiences. Navigating the writing life is a productive challenge, says this week’s guest Lisa Locascio Nighthawk, the Chair of the Antioch MFA in Creative Writing. In this wide-ranging conversation, she touches on the experience of nobody wanting to publish a personal essay, starting her own newsletter to write about adolescence and music, and the way taking your own story seriously can be a...
2023-06-1445 min
Don't Make It WeirdThe One With Christopher FloryIn this week's episode of Don't Make It Weird, we are joined in the studio by author Christopher Flory! We play a game of TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE! Chris tells us about the world's smallest meth lab in STORYTIME! We chat with him about his series of PAUL DODGE novels, and he reads us an excerpt! Then, he gives us a cold reading of some erotic fiction from OPEN ME by LISA LOCASCIO in this week's CRINGEY COPULATION! #WritingCommunity #BookTube #BookishBuzzfeed "Would You Rather?" Article: https://buzzfeed.com/kellyrissman/dirty-would-you-rather-questionsPaul Dodge is...
2023-04-171h 45
You Know What's Good?🌑 Lightplay 019 – We Need A National Gun Violence MemorialIn this episode of Lightplay, host Jasper Nighthawk presents the essay, "We Need a National Gun Violence Memorial," which addresses the question, Could a space to mark our grief and gather for action alchemize a long-needed change? Then the writer Lisa Locascio Nighthawk recommends Everything Under by Daisy Johnson. (28:11). Then Jasper shares three motes: The Birth and Bust of Phoenix Jones, Nothing But Respect for MY Dune, and Urban Driftwood (29:58). The show finishes with a Land Reminder (33:14) and a Benediction (34:24).******Please take five minutes and fill out the Lightplay Reader Survey.The post i...
2022-05-3035 min
You Know What's Good?🌑 Lightplay 018 – The Old, Weird Internet (Never Died)In this episode of Lightplay, host Jasper Nighthawk presents the essay, "The Old Weird Internet (Never Died)," which addresses the question, Can a retro-looking blog platform help us express our feelings? Then the writer Lisa Locascio Nighthawk recommends Vladimir by Julia May Jonas (28:49). Then Jasper shares three motes: Get Out There, So Long Kinga Browser, and 7x7 Reading (30:59). The show finishes with a Land Reminder (33:32) and a Benediction (35:03).******The post is available online, with pictures and a written recipe, in the Lightplay archive.You can read my essay “Music and Power” in that arch...
2022-05-0137 min
You Know What's Good?🌒 017 – Taco StoryIn this episode of Lightplay, host Jasper Nighthawk reads his essay, "Taco Story," which addresses the question, What drives us to cook the same foods over and over and over? Then, the writer Lisa Locascio Nighthawk gives a book recommendation. Motes include "Hope in the Forest," "Miyazaki in Los Angeles," "Miyazaki Swag," and "Sex-Positive Sex Ed?"******The post is available online, with pictures and a written recipe, in the Lightplay archive. You can read my “Lost Travelogue” and my thoughts about returning the National Parks and much more to the tribes in that archive as we...
2022-02-2636 min
Over the Wall with Rob LoCascioBONUS: Greatest Hits 2021What a year it's been here at Over The Wall. I've been fortunate to interview incredible guests, from an astronaut to a chef to a neuroanatomist...I could go on. In the spirit of that, I wanted to present you to you some of my absolute favorite moments from the year in this special edition episode. It was incredibly hard to pick, but in this greatest hits mashup, you'll hear from: Ryan Serhant, Edward Norton, Anthony Di Iorio, Suze Orman, Deepak Chopra, Melissa Bernstein, Marc Randolph, Reshma Saujani, Lisa Bilyeu, Tim Storey, and Kara Goldin. All incredible minds I...
2021-12-271h 01
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAuthor Mary GaitskillHost Lisa Locascio Nighthawk chats with novelist Mary Gaitskill about her latest book The Devil's Treasure. Gaitskill discusses the devil, defamiliarization and the feeling of dislocation, the writing process, writing programs, and the qualities that make a true writer. This episode was produced by Amy Klipstine and mastered by Samantha Rahmani.
2021-12-171h 09Over the Wall with Rob LoCascioBONUS: The Gremlin Part 1I'd like to welcome you to a very special edition episode of Over The Wall. You might have noticed that, in most of the interviews I've done here, I'll ask my guests the same question: what does the little voice in your head tell you? The voice that makes you doubt yourself and second guess. I like to call it the "gremlin" in their head sometimes. Well, we've taken each time that question was asked and compiled some of the answers here for you. Presented back to back, I thought it was fascinating to see how much we really...
2021-10-2622 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastWriter Wendy C. OrtizHost Lisa Locascio chats with writer and psychotherapist Wendy C. Ortiz about her books Excavation: A Memoir and Hollywood Notebook, as well as some of her personal essays, her experiences as an alumni of the Antioch MFA program, the practice of writing, writing about the self, her relationship with the City of Los Angeles, and how astrology weaves into her writing. This episode was produced and mastered by Barbara Platts with graphic design by Lisa Croce.
2021-06-2556 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastWriter Francesca Lia BlockHost Lisa Locascio chats with writer Francesca Lia Block about her latest novel House of Hearts, her long, successful career in writing, going back to school to get her MFA, what she loves about teaching creative writing, the long afterlife of books, and themes in her writing like climate change, self-harm, eating disorders, and delicious food. This episode was produced and mastered by Barbara Platts with graphic design by Lisa Croce.
2021-05-2154 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastWriter Melissa BroderHost Lisa Locascio and guest Melissa Broder discuss disordered eating and desire in her new novel Milk Fed, along with love and death in The Pisces, her works of poetry and prose, her podcast eating alone in my car, writing in motion, and publicity and promotion. Broder reads a passage from Milk Fed and the poem My Own Nothing featured in Superdoom and republished from Last Sext. This episode was produced and mastered by Samantha Rahmani with graphic design by Lisa Croce.
2021-04-2351 min
Over the Wall with Rob LoCascioEP4: Lisa BilyeuMy latest guest on Over the Wall is an incredible entrepreneur, podcast host, speaker, and co-founder, Lisa Bilyeu. You might know Lisa as the partner and wife of Tom Bilyeu, who, alongside, she eventually founded and sold health bar company Quest Nutrition for a cool billion dollars in 2019. Lisa’s journey took her from growing up in a conservative Greek family in London to eventually meeting Tom and relocating to Los Angeles when Tom was struggling to build his career in tech. Lisa went from a stay-at-home wife married to a high-functioning entrepreneur to eventually joining Tom in his ca...
2021-03-0144 min
Skylight Books Podcast SeriesSKYLIT: Frances F. Denny, "MAJOR ARCANA" w/ Lisa LocascioBased on her critically acclaimed exhibition, Major Arcana collects the work of photographer Frances F. Denny, who traveled around the U.S. photographing and interviewing a diverse group of people who identify as witches.
This book is an exploration of contemporary witchery told through striking photographs and short, inspiring essays written by the “Terry Gross of witches,” Pam Grossman, and the subjects themselves. From occultists and Neo-pagans, to herbalists and Wiccan High Priestesses, Denny’s portraits capture the face of modern American witchcraft and challenge our assumptions about who and what a witch really is.
Denny...
2020-12-1255 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAuthor Garth GreenwellHost Lisa Locascio and guest Garth Greenwell discuss his works Cleanness and What Belongs to You, along with taking leaps of faith, participating in systems that don't support your values, the allure of teaching, finding inspiration, the ethics of writing about other places, and the influence of W. G. Sebald, Javier Marias, and Thomas Bernhard. This episode was produced and mastered by Amy Mills Klipstine.
2020-12-0251 min
Bay Area Book Festival PodcastWhat Women WantAya de Leon's women characters rob the rich and protect the exploited, Laura Lindstedt depicts seven women meeting after death, Lisa Locascio tells of a young woman discovering her sexual power and Tamsen Wolff traces the path of friendship, love and heartbreak between two women. With the support of FILI - Finnish Literature Exchange, the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation and Women Lit members.
2019-08-151h 15
Otherppl with Brad Listi543. Lisa LocascioLisa Locascio is the author of the debut novel OPEN ME (Grove Atlantic). Her work has appeared in The Believer, Tin House, n+1, Bookforum, and many other magazines. She is the editor of the anthology "Golden State 2017: Best New Writing from California," co-publisher of Joyland and editor of its West section, as well as of the ekphrastic collaboration magazine 7x7LA. She is Executive Director of the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference. She lives in California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-09-192h 00Skylight Books Podcast SeriesLisa Locascio, "OPEN ME" w/ Karolina WaclawiakRoxana Olsen has always dreamed of going to Paris, and after high school graduation finally plans to travel there on a study abroad program—a welcome reprieve from the bruising fallout of her parents’ divorce. But a logistical mix-up brings Roxana to Copenhagen instead, where she’s picked up at the airport by Søren, a twenty-eight-year-old guide who is meant to be her steward. Instantly drawn to one another, Roxana and Søren’s relationship turns romantic, and when he asks Roxana to accompany him to a small town in the north of Denmark for the rest of the summer...
2018-09-0358 min
COZY ZONE with Ben WeberBen Weber in the Reckoning RoomCozy Zone with Ben Weber is back! Diving in deep with this podcast and art making, Ben sends his latest dispatch from the Reckoning Room, a creative space in his new Kensington, Brooklyn apartment. Ben takes us on a tour, processes his feelings, and presents an inaugural podcast performance. Enjoy #cozyzone friends!
Also, go buy Lisa Locascio’s book Open Me, available wherever books are sold on August 7, 2018.
Photo by Johanna Campbell Case
2018-08-0621 minCOZY ZONE with Ben WeberBen Weber in the Reckoning RoomCozy Zone with Ben Weber is back! Diving in deep with this podcast and art making, Ben sends his latest dispatch from the Reckoning Room, a creative space in his new Kensington, Brooklyn apartment. Ben takes us on a tour, processes his feelings, and presents an inaugural podcast performance. Enjoy #cozyzone friends!
Also, go buy Lisa Locascio’s book Open Me, available wherever books are sold on August 7, 2018.
Photo by Johanna Campbell Case
2018-08-0621 minCOZY ZONE with Ben WeberThe Cozy Zone Foundation 2016 Annual Report - COZY ZONE with Ben WeberDearest Cozy Zone Friends!
Please enjoy The Cozy Zone Foundation 2016 Annual Report featuring important statistics and a pitch for each of the seventeen projects devised for The Cozy Zone Foundation including:
EPISODE 36 – Sally Weber: “The Reading Community Center”
EPISODE 37 – Skyler Sullivan: “Jamaste”
EPISODE 38 – KD Diamond: “Figure One”
EPISODE 39 – Zach Brown: “Voices of Earth”
EPISODE 40 – Emma: “Biologue”
EPISODE 41 – Manny Delgado: “Dead End”
EPISODE 42 – Jennie Gruber: “Mood Ring”
EPISODE 43 – Marisol Rosa-Shapiro: “Our Parade”
EPISODE 44 – Cindy: “Homotopia”
EPISODE 45 – Renata Melillo Townsend: “Creative Cove Connections”
EPISODE 46 – Andrew Anzel: “Escape From Bro Island” + “Elephant in the Room”
EPISODE 47 – Spencer Lott: “The Weight of Ink”
EPISODE 48 –...
2017-01-1239 minCOZY ZONE with Ben WeberThe Cozy Zone Foundation 2016 Annual Report - COZY ZONE with Ben WeberDearest Cozy Zone Friends!
Please enjoy The Cozy Zone Foundation 2016 Annual Report featuring important statistics and a pitch for each of the seventeen projects devised for The Cozy Zone Foundation including:
EPISODE 36 – Sally Weber: “The Reading Community Center”
EPISODE 37 – Skyler Sullivan: “Jamaste”
EPISODE 38 – KD Diamond: “Figure One”
EPISODE 39 – Zach Brown: “Voices of Earth”
EPISODE 40 – Emma: “Biologue”
EPISODE 41 – Manny Delgado: “Dead End”
EPISODE 42 – Jennie Gruber: “Mood Ring”
EPISODE 43 – Marisol Rosa-Shapiro: “Our Parade”
EPISODE 44 – Cindy: “Homotopia”
EPISODE 45 – Renata Melillo Townsend: “Creative Cove Connections”
EPISODE 46 – Andrew Anzel: “Escape From Bro Island” + “Elephant in the Room”
EPISODE 47 – Spencer Lott: “The Weight of Ink”
EPISODE 48 – WT McRae: “The Cozy Zone”
EPISODE 49 – Valerie Ong: “Diptych”
EPISODE 50 – Lis...
2017-01-1239 min
2016-06-2102 min