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Books With Abena56. Mid Year Reading Review and Life LatelyCan you believe we’re already halfway through 2025? In this special solo episode, I’m reflecting on the first half of my reading year—the highs, the slumps, the unexpected favorites, and everything in between. Join me as I share:My 30 reads so farFiction & non-fiction favoritesThe books that truly surprised meThe two I had to DNFWhether you’re ahead of your reading goals or still stuck on your January book, this one’s for you. It's light, bookish, and cozy—just the way we like it.Books:Just for the Summer – Abby JimenezHello Beautiful – Ann...2025-07-0318 min
Alterung, Gesundheit und AlterungspräventionAltersbedingte Krankheiten Folge 1 - Krebs verstehen: Alles, was man wissen muss!Krebs ist eine der häufigsten und gefürchtetsten Krankheiten unserer Zeit. Aber was ist Krebs eigentlich? Wie entsteht er? Welche Rolle spielt er für unsere Alterung? Was sind die häufigsten Arten von Krebs und wie werden sie diagnostiziert? Wie funktioniert die Immuntherapie und warum gilt sie als vielversprechende Behandlungsmethode für Krebs? Wie beeinflusst die Ernährung das Krebsrisiko und den Heilungsprozess? In diesem Video erfahren sie die Antworten auf diese und viele andere Fragen rund um das Thema Krebs. Sie werden überrascht sein, wie viel man über Krebs lernen kann!
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LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAuthor Toni Ann JohnsonOn this episode of Antioch MFA Program’s LitCit, host Kevin Cummins chats with guest Toni Ann Johnson: playwright, screenwriter, and author of five books including her most recent, Light Skin Gone to Waste. In this interview, Toni Ann shares stories of her New York upbringing, discusses how race and lightness intersect, and tells us why she values James Baldwin. This episode was produced by Samantha Rahmani and mastered by Ian Rodriguez.2023-09-2944 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAntioch LitCit #35 Aminah Mae SafiHost Michael Sedillo talks to young adult author Aminah Mae Safi about her newest novel, Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix (2022), a combination of historical fiction about the Third Crusades and a retelling of Robin Hood. Aminah discusses identity, representation, diversity in literature, and her life as a writer. This episode was produced by Samantha Rahmani and mastered by Michael Sedillo, students of the Antioch University MFA Program in Creative Writing. 2023-04-0756 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAntioch LitCit #34 Shruti SwamyHost Diana Hardy talks to author Shruti Swamy about her short story collection, A House Is A Body (2020), and novel, The Archer (2021). Shruti Swamy discusses her experience launching two books back-to-back during the pandemic, motherhood and creativity, punctuation, her influences, and what she's working on now. This episode was produced by Samantha Rahmani and mastered by Diana Hardy.2023-03-0348 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastEditorial Assistant Parrish TurnerHost Samantha Rahmani speaks with Parrish Turner, an editorial assistant at HarperCollins and proud member of the HarperCollins Union, about the recent HarperCollins Union strike. As of the date of this episode’s release, the union and HarperCollins have reached an agreement, and union members returned to work on February 21st. Check out HarperCollins Union (@hcpunion) on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok for more. Episode edited by Samantha Rahmani and produced by Kenzy El-Mohandes. 2023-02-1847 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAntioch LitCit #32: Guadalupe García McCallHost Michael Sedillo talks to author Gudalupe García McCall about her speculative 2022 YA novel, Echos of Grace. Gudalupe García McCall discusses representation of Latinx youth in YA literature, culture, family, teaching young people, writing speculative fiction, and her forthcoming collaboration with David Bowles, Secret of the Moon Conch. This episode was produced by Samantha Rahmani and mastered by Michael Sedillo.2023-01-1353 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAntioch LitCit #31 Janet RodriguezHost Diane Gottlieb discusses Janet Rodriguez’s memoir Making an American Family: A Recipe in Five Generations. Rodriguez discusses the mixed-race experience, matriarchs, memoir as legacy, and the importance of telling our most necessary stories. This episode was produced by Samantha Rahmani and mastered by Michaela Emerson. 2022-12-0943 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastWriter Nikki DarlingHost Kenzy El-Mohandes speaks with author Nikki Darling about her 2018 novel, Fade into You, and her forthcoming books–a collection of essays and poetry called The Call is Coming from Inside the House, and a horror novel set in mid-century Los Angeles called Dark Blue Manner. Darling discusses new narrative, growing up in Los Angeles, fandom, obsession, Madeline Miller, Stephen King, Hanya Yanagihara, and Greek mythology. This episode was produced by Samantha Rahmani and mastered by Kenzy El-Mohandes.2022-11-181h 01
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAuthor Mitali PerkinsHost Samantha Rahmani speaks with author Mitali Perkins about her book Steeped in Stories: Timeless Children’s Novels to Refresh Our Tired Souls, a study of classic children’s literature. Perkins discusses her journey as a children’s author, the need for multistoried experiences for children, the navigation of problematic and harmful works with young readers, and ways to critically examine bias in our own reading and writing practices. Episode mastered by Samantha Rahmani.2022-07-2253 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastTranslator Dan BellmHost Julie Sugar speaks with translator and poet Dan Bellm about his translation of Balam Rodrigo’s Central American Book of the Dead, forthcoming from FlowerSong Press this summer 2022. Bellm discusses teaching the Art of Translation course at Antioch, his work as an interpreter, and experiences as a poet and translator. Bellm reads his translation of “The Patron Saints” from Balam Rodrigo’s Central American Book of the Dead, as well as his poems “She Waits” from Deep Well and the title sonnet from Practice. Episode produced and mastered by Michaela Emerson and Samantha Rahmani.2022-05-2745 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAuthor Anna DornHost Kenzy El-Mohandes speaks with author Anna Dorn about her forthcoming novel, Exalted. Dorn discusses her character development process, vulnerability, projection, and her works of poetry. This episode was produced by Samantha Rahmani and mastered by Kenzy El-Mohandes.2022-04-151h 00
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAuthor Crystal Hana KimHost Samantha Rahmani speaks with author Crystal Hana Kim about her novel If You Leave Me. Kim discusses polyphonic stories, writing character, research in historical fiction, audience and representation,and intergenerational narratives of trauma and hope. This episode was mastered by Samantha Rahmani. 2022-03-0440 min
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 09
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAuthor Anne Liu KellorHost Kevin Cummins engages author Anne Liu Kellor about her path to publishing Heart Radical: A Search for Language, Love, and Belonging, her memoir about a bilingual, mixed-race American woman’s three-year sojourn in China, the country of her mother’s birth. The writers discuss racial identity, free-writing, and silence. This episode was produced and mastered by Samantha Rahmani, Amy Mills Klipstine, Kevin Cummins, Tracey Simmons, and Lee Takemoto Salo. 2021-11-0544 min
The Breathe Entertainment PodcastLet's Talk Mental HealthIt's the season finale!!! Today we're chatting all about mental health with our very special guest, Elizabeth Rahmani!
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LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastWriter Sally Wen MaoHost Mair Allen chats with poet Sally Wen Mao about her essay High-Rise Syndrome published in The Believer magazine, temporality and the self portrait, and poetry as a refusal of silencing. Mao reads her poem Batshit featured in the anthology Together in a Sudden Strangeness (ed. Alice Quinn). Part 2 of 2. This episode was produced by Amy Mills Klipstine and mastered by Samantha Rahmani. Graphic design by Lisa Croce. 2021-07-2335 minLitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastPoet Sally Wen MaoHost Mair Allen chats with poet Sally Wen Mao about her collection Oculus, the politics of recognition and consumption of the self, the hustle of the poetry life, and art as collaboration and protest. Mao reads Anna May Wong Goes Viral from Oculus. Part 1 of 2. This episode was produced by Amy Mills Klipstine and mastered by Samantha Rahmani. Graphic design by Lisa Croce. 2021-07-0942 min
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAuthor Megan GiddingsHost Samantha Rahmani and author Megan Giddings discuss her debut novel Lakewood and its grappling with the American healthcare system, medical experimentation, race, trust, and friendship. Giddings also talks about editorial experiences, the transition from writing short stories to a novel, the concept of certainty in fiction, genre in the modern day, and the role of happiness and play in writing. This episode was produced by Amy Mills Klipstine and mastered by Samantha Rahmani. Graphic design by Lisa Croce. 2021-06-0555 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
LitCit: Antioch's Literary Citizen PodcastAuthor Naima CosterHost Lisa Croce engages author Naima Coster in conversation about her New York Times bestselling novel, What’s Mine And Yours. Coster discusses inspiration, craft, and themes of integration and gentrification in her novel. Episode produced and mastered by Samantha Rahmani. Graphic design by Lisa Croce. 2021-03-2649 min