Martha talks with Eileen Tabios about The Balikbayan Artist, Venancio Igarta, who her Kapwa novel fictionalizes, artistic choices and Kendrick Lamar’s historic half time appearance at the Super Bowl. Also featured, Nick Courtright, of Atmosphere Press, a literary hybrid publisher  with 1300 titles in its catalog.

Our featured poet is Deepika Singh. Tony Robles talks with award winning biographer and essayist, Megan Marshall, author of After Lives. An L&BH exclusive, the world premiere of Cairo in the Rain, by Jay Rodriguez Sierra, recorded live in Cairo and featuring Egyptian vocalist Abdelrahman Blala. More stream poetry from Martha...

Martha speaks with writer, Vi Khi Nao, and artist Trinh Mai, contributor and cover artist to the 25th anniversary edition of Watermark, published by Texas Tech University Press. In the second half: Groove Collective live at Prospect Park and Breathe Ensemble live in Waryas Park, and some poetry of course...

Remix Volume 4: a timely blend of some of our guests from Seasons 1 and 2, and new music and poetry from Jay and Martha.

Our featured guests in order of appearance, Kim McMillon, Tony Robles, Joe Talaugon, Jen Soriano, Opal Palmer Adisa, Joan Gelfand, Mosab Abu Toha, David Jauss, Yvette Murray.

Tony Robles welcomes Donna Janell Bowman, co-author of Wings of an Eagle, The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills. We feature the poetry of Suzette Clark Bradshaw on Charlottesville and Gaza. C.L. Willis on being Appalachian, and transformative writing with Elizabeth Perlman. Also, Sherrie Flick on listening and being heard, Nick Courtright on banning books, Laura Lengnick on our food supply and new music from Jay Rodriguez Sierra.

Our featured novelist is Cal Hoffman, author of Easy to Slip. Our featured poet is Lan Duong, contributor to Watermark, a landmark anthology of Vietnamese American writing. New music and poetry by Jay Rodriguez Sierra and Martha Cinader.

Martha welcomes Jonathan Thirkield to talk about his new book of poetry, Infinity Pool. We welcome a new co-host, Judy Talaugon to the L&BH Hour and talk with her about The Tribunal Project. We persist in resisting book banning, and meditate on listening and being heard.

Martha Cinader, Judy Talaugon and Jay Rodriguez Sierra are joined by darkroom masters Russell Frederick, Anderson Zaca and Ozier Muhammad to talk about Season One of the Darkroom MCs, the making of it, and the photographers who are featured.

Our featured guest is Mark Talbert, author of Your Yard is a Garden. Our featured poets are Mary Oishi, Kellie Richardson, Josiah Luis Alderete, Homer Erotic and Blagovesta Momchedjikova. New music and poetry by Jay Rodriguez Sierra and Martha Cinader.

Our featured guest is music historian, Preston Lauterbach, author of Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King, interviewed by Tony Robles. Our featured poet is Latasha Diggs. New music by Jay Rodriguez Sierra, and new poetry by Martha Cinader, also featuring Joseph Jason Santiago Lacour and Mary Oishi.