Lo Fi Lit

Past guest and Alt Lit icon - Austin Islam Calls in again.

Jesse Prado, a writer and creative mind, joins Alexandra Naughton for a lively chat full of literary insights. They dive into summer reading plans, featuring titles by Gabriel García Márquez, Fitzgerald, and Nabokov. Jesse shares his experiences with writing constraints and the pressures of an upcoming East Coast tour. Nostalgia strikes as they riff on classic sitcoms and their preferences for character-driven shows. The duo also reflects on their early ambitions in screenwriting and the joys of reading poetry in everyday life.

What would've been a lost episode is now not . Back in the day poet Alexandra Naughton hosted a series of podcasts with her friends called 'That Lit Podcast' in 2014. On this episode she chats with a previous guest of the show - Ctch They speak on magazines, disorganization and ghosts! Enjoy

Rachelle Toarmino, Aidan Ryan, Gion Davis, Julianne Neely, Joshua Thermidor, Tim Livingston, and Spencer Williams all read today on a reading to celebrate Hell Yeah. Several of us including Rachelle Toarmino were pregnant and we held a brunch to celebrate her new poetry book, Hell Yeah by Third Man Books. Hell Yeah, Rachelle Toarmino’s fourth poetry collection might also be Rachelle's sixth book of poetry. It's almost confusing. Rachelle Toarmino is a pregnant poet from Niagara Falls, New York. She is the author of the poetry collections Hell Yeah and That Ex, as well as several chapbooks, most recently My Science, winner of the 2024 Sixth Finch Chapbook Contest.Her work has appeared in Poets.org, Literary Hub, Electric Literature, American Poetry Review, Bennington Review, Southeast Review, The Slowdown, and Omnidawn, which awarded her its 2024 Single Poem Broadside Prize. She earned her MFA in poetry at UMass Amherst, where she received an Academy of American Poets Prize.

Tania Jaramillo, a young Venezuelan writer and translator now in Berlin, opens up about their experiences in the Dimes Square scene. They delve into the vibrant yet troubling dynamics, sharing alarming tales of harassment and predatory behavior. Tania recounts a chilling incident involving sexual assault by Joe Buck, exposing the scene's darker undercurrents. With candid reflections on support and disbelief, they discuss the challenges of seeking justice and the impact of their experiences on their life and creativity.

Rudy Johnson returns to show for a third time, to promote and discuss his new book, Kill Rudy Johnson. Pig Roast Publishing is putting it out. Or has. You can pick it up on their website. Check it out!

Zac Smith and Cav return to the show; however, Cav never showed up. Zac Smith and I recorded a show by ourselves. It was a fine lackadaisical back and forth. We ended up with a two hour heavy and intense back and forth thing. Everything Is Totally Fine was published by Muumuu house. We speak about Fresh, Green Life by Sebastian Castillo. We spoke about Cav's girlfriend. No edits. Raw analog audio. I intend for you to listen to the show on the toilet while you're on the toilet

On episode 108. I present the audio from the reading held on November 4th - Jillian Luft, Jennifer Ostopovich, Kirstie Mackenzie, Claire Hopple. Alexandra Naughton, J.L. Moultrie and Z.H. Gill read this evening. Everyone read shorter pieces than usual and I asked everyone to come in with a couple questions for each other.

Poet J.L. Moultrie joined the show today. He lives in Detroit, MI. J.L, has been published in Hobart, Post-Pop Lit, Bruiser Mag,

Jennifer Ostopovich interviews Elizabeth Ellen. The two are writers. Elizabeth Ellen is the author of Person/a, American Thighs and many other stories and things. She's the head honcho editor person over at Hobart.