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Bourbon, Beer & Books - What the Twilight?
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LITerally podcast host Kase Johnstun along with co-hosts Leigh Camacho Rourks, Sean Davis, and Tia Brown discuss the phenomenon that was Twilight.By LITerally, The Banyan Collective
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LITerally Ep. 49 - Valerie Miner, Bread and Salt
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Today we spoke with Valerie Miner, author of numerous fiction, nonfiction, and poetry collections. Once, a decade ago, Miner was kind but instructive with my fledging writing and writing career, and I feel privileged to talk with her about her writing today. Watch and Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jKI8FjXNT2s…
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Van Sessions and LITerally Mashup - The Snarlin' Yarns
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Kase Johnstun of the LITerally podcast joined me, Brandon Long of Van Sessions in TanVan to help add some literary flair to this Van Sessions episode featuring local Ogden band, The Snarlin' Yarns. Check out this mash up and enjoy!By LITerally Podcast, Van Sessions, The Banyan Collective
Think of this interview with Michael Kasdan, sports and special projects editor at The Good Men Project, like a time capsule from pre-election, pre-vaccine interview. We jump into politics and sports and why athletes should stop being told to “stay in their lane.”By LITerally, The Banyan Collective
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LITerally Ep. 47 - Conquer Your Fear of the Triathlon Swim
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Authors M. Ellen Dash and Ali Meeks talked with the LITerally Podcast about their new book Conquer Your Fear of the Triathlon Swim. As a swimmer and triathlete, I had a great time reading the step-by-step guide to overcoming anxiety in the water. This is a great book (and podcast, of course) for anyone hoping to turn their fear of open-water swimmi…
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LITerally Ep. 46 - Adrienne Christian, A Proper Lover
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Adrienne Christian shared poetry from her new book with us on the LITerally Podcast. We laughed a lot that afternoon. She is welcome back anytime to talk about the writing, life, and the crazy world we live. But her new book of poetry! I insist!By LITerally Podcast, The Banyan Collective
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LITerally Ep. 45 - Sian Griffiths "Scrapple"
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Sian Griffiths, writer and sometimes co-host of the LITerally Podcast, joined us in the time of Covid, only a few miles from her house, via Zoom to talk about her new novel, Scrapple. As with everything in this day and age, we cannot avoid talking about life, the world, and our place in the world in it as writers! Thanks, Sian!…
It's been a long time coming, but has time really passed over the last few months? Has it really? Here is our fun Literary Death Match Podcast from last year's event. Hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga, five other writers joined us that day, including Laura Stott, Jan Bottiglieri, Jake Alvey, David Lindes, and Kara Van De Graff. It was a serious riot. An…
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LITerally Ep. 43 - Sharon Harrigan "Half"
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Sharon Harrigan joined us for the second time for her debut novel Half. It was our first time recording since we last saw each other before shutting it down for Covid. This was a great way for LITerally to jump back in!By LITerally, The Banyan Collective
Sunni Brown Wilkinson’s poetry has been published or is forthcoming in Crab Orchard Review, Adirondack Review, Sugar House Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review, and other journals and anthologies. Sunni is the author of The Marriage of the Moon and the Field (Black Lawrence Press 2019), and her poem “Rodeo” won New Ohio Review’s inaugural NORward Poetry P…
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LITerally Ep. 38 - Elizabeth Joy Levinson
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Elizabeth Levinson, poet and friend and teacher, joined the LITerally Podcast in the first ever recording in the camper inside The Monarch Building in the heart of Ogden's Nine Rails Arts District. We talked poetry, life, and, yes, teaching. It was so lovely to hear her read and to find out that her new book of poetry will be out next year! Listen!…
Leigh Camacho Rourks' two favorite drinks are a Whiskey Neat and Prosecco with Mango Nectar. Sound like a study in contrasts? Maybe. Her work and her new short story collection, Moon Trees and Other Orphans, is a controlled, beautiful, and powerful study in contrasts. We talk about the St. Lawrence Book Award collection on, you guessed it, the LITe…
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LITerally Ep. 36 - LIVE from the Utah Arts Festival
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In this episode, we flipped the actual stage. At the Utah Arts Festival on the Big Mouth literary stage, we talked to readers and writers to look at where they believe literature, its readers, and the industry sits today. Thanks to Mary Johnstun, Kari Lane, and Allison McLennon for joining us on stage.…
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LITerally Podcast - Adrian Todd Zuniga, "Collision Theory"
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Adrian Todd Zuniga (Yes, that famous guy who started Literary Death Match) talked to us on the LITerally Podcast, and we laughed a lot! We talked about his book Collision Theory that came out 2018 after its own 13-year journey to publication. It's a great book that deserved a home and found one with a publisher who believed in it. If you're in the …
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LITerally Ep. 34 - Sean Prentiss, "Finding Abbey
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Sean Prentiss, author of Finding Abbey and editor of multiple creative books, talked to us for what seemed to be no time at all. We wished we could have talked longer. We delve into creative nonfiction, into crafting narrative, in what it means to be 'true' in you memoir. For those looking for an episode that delves heavily into craft, this one is …
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LITerally Ep. 33 - Tessa Fontaine, "The Electric Woman"
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Interview with Tessa Fontaine, author of The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts, A New York Times Editors' Choice; A Southern Living Best Book of 2018; An Amazon Editors' Best Book of 2018; A Refinery29 Best Book of 2018; A New York Post Most Unforgettable Book of 2018
Amanda Luzzader schooled us on what it means to build worlds and then tear them apart and start again -- in the book and as the writer at the desk. We talked Among These Bones, and I can't wait to read the next installment.By The Banyan Collective, LITerally
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LITerally Podcast Ep. 31 - Roxanne Veletzos, "The Girl They Left Behind"
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Roxanne Veletzos took us to Romania and back not only in her BESTSELLING Novel The Girl They Left Behind but also in our interview with her. She was such a great guest, teaching us more than we thought we could learn, and the book…the accolades from the media and from readers are so well deserved.By The Banyan Collective, Kase Johnstun
“Intimidating and Illuminating,” as quoted in the most recent article in SLUG Magazine, is the only way to describe our conversation with Author Espido Freire, along with Isabel Asensio, Professor of Spanish, and Electra Gamon Fielding, Associate Professor of Spanish. Her extensive, impressive, and accomplished bio is below the podcast. We were so …
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LITerally Ep. 29 - Utah Humanities Book Festival LITerally Reunion
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We harvested just the smallest yield from the bounty of writing experience that came together to talk writing before our Utah Humanities Book Festival LITerally reading. In conjunction with The Utah Humanities Book Festival, this was a group podcast featuring many of our local and national guests. Our local readers for the evening: Kase Johnstun, S…
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LITerally Podcast Ep. 28 - J.A. Carter-Winward
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We got poetry. We got prose. We got a performance piece. And there is so much more in our podcast with J.A. Carter-Winward. If you're easily offended, this isn't your episode. But if you're not, you will be entertained. Thanks, JA, for joining me and Brandon for the podcast. We got LIT (eral).By The Banyan Collective
Paul Rowley talks to us about his first chapbook, one that gives a picture of living always on the borders -- the borders between the expectations and realities of growing up as Native American, though this is just the catalyst for a much deeper discussion about the place of art in our time.By The Banyan Collective, Kase Johnstun
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LITerally - Teresa Dovalpage, "Death Comes In Through The Kitchen"
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Teresita Dovalpage, writing about food and murder and what it's like to wrap them together in Cuba, made us laugh. Teresita opened up on the LITerally Podcast about being a writer, a native Cuban, and what it's like write a crime novel, which, to me, felt like a literary crime novel because of the beautiful prose!…
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LITerally - Ryan Sharp, "My Imaginary Old Man: Poems"
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Ryan Sharp, a poet and a hell of a good guy, read some old and new poetry for us at LITerally. It was great to talk with him and hear him talk about what all this means in this crazy world of ours, and where we belong in it and how our voices view it and interpret it and shape it. And a shout out to the OAC!…
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LITerally - Misty Bell Stiers: Witch, Please
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Misty Bell Stiers, debut author, enlightened us on so many things Wicca and life and love and family when she joined us to talk about her new memoir, ‘Witch Please’. I smile the whole podcast!By Kase Johnstun, The Banyan Collective
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LITerally - Trevor Baierl with Kase Johnstun, “Beyond the Grip of Craniosynostosis”
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We flipped the mic this time. Emmy-Nominated producer and filmmaker Trevor Baierl interviewed me about my book Beyond the Grip of Craniosynostosis. It's the most honest (somewhat reluctantly) I've ever talked about the congenital birth defect. If you listen, I only ask that you listen until the very end, please. It all comes back around. You'll lea…
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LITerally - 30 Minutes with Sean: Forest Fires and Overalls
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On our inaugural 30 minutes with Sean, we talked about his forthcoming book about the history or Oregon Fire Fighting, what it means to be a writer in this political climate, the Mall of America, and side-by-side stationary bikes in a fifth wheel. Every month, join us here, and, mom, I say the "F" word a couple times in this one, so you may want to…
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LITerally - Tabitha Blankenbiller, "Eats of Eden"
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It's possible to have a podcast that is funny, off-the-wall, and very poignant at the same time. This is what we found when Sian Griffiths and I interviewed Tabitha Blankenbiller about her book Eats of Eden. the podcast has been timed perfectly, specifically addressing what it means to attend AWP, which is coming up this week in Tampa, FL.…
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LITerally - Johnny Worthen, "The Brand Demand"
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Irreverent, funny, off-the-cuff, and full of publishing knowledge, that is Johnny Worthen, your new League of Utah Writers President and our guest on the LITerally podcast. If you want to laugh, listen. If you want to know some truths about writing and publishing, listen. If you want sugar coating, this is not the episode for you.…
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LITerally - Sharon Harrigan, “Playing with Dynamite”
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We really do love you, novelists, we do, but every once in a while we get a memoirist on the 'cast, and it's whole different, wonderful conversation. Sharon Harrigan, author of the recently released PLAYING WITH DYNAMITE, talked us about all the ways writing memoir challenging and exciting and crazy all at once.…
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LITerally - Deborah Reed, "The Days When Birds Come Back
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We had fun (lots of fun with lots of laughter) last Friday while talking to Deborah Reed and exploring her new book, The Days When Birds Come Back. We talked diction, structure, and tone, but we also explored the much larger themes of loss and pain -- and delved into how June and Jameson (her dual protagonists) rebuild their lives after watching th…
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LITerally - Nicholas Mainieri, "The Infinite"
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We did it! We pulled it off! We did our first FaceTime podcast, and we did it with the extremely talented and fun debut author Nicholas Mainieri; his new book THE INFINITE is available at Booked on 25th Street. Buy it now. It's my favorite book of 2016. Nick joined us from New Orleans where he was warm while we were getting covered in snow here in …
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LITerally - Brad Roghaar, Ogden Poet Laureate
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It's not everyday that we get to sit down with the first Poet Laureate of Ogden, Utah. Sian, Brandon, and I got to talk to, and more importantly, listen to Brad Roghaar read and talk about where poetry belongs in our lives, in our culture, and in the world we live in now.By The Banyan Collective
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LITerally - Star Coulbrooke, Logan City Poet Laureate
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Star Coulbrooke, the Logan City Poet Laureate, came to Ogden to talk with us at Booked on 25th independent bookstore on Historic 25th Street. Ogden City Arts is currently looking for a Poet Laureate, and listening to Star talk about why it is important, makes the search even more necessary for a city that aches to have a poetic voice. Star was an a…
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LITerally - Sian Griffiths, "Borrowed Horses"
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Siân Griffiths, author of Borrowed Horses (New Rivers Press, 2015) and Director of Creative Writing at Weber State University, our first guest on our soon-to-be famous podcast LITerally, joins us to talk about how it’s just as easy to not be an asshole writer as it is to be one, and she chooses to not be. While we do discuss literary pomposity – I …
