Wil Wynn is the pseudonym for Guillermo Echanique Wynn, a bilingual (Spanish) poet, translator, spoken word enthusiast and performer, publisher (Chimbarazu Press), non-fiction and fiction writer,  photographer, printer, and musician. He has received four grants for poetry and has been active in the New York City Literature and Arts scene for many years. He has published widely and some of the most prestigious American journals have rejected his work. 

Matthew Hupert is a writer and multi-media artist from New York City. He is a founder of the the NeuroNautic Institute &  of NeuroNautic Press. He has 2 full length collections, Ism is a Retrovirus (2011-Three Rooms Press) and Secular Pantheism (2019 - NeuroNautic Press). He is also the author of several chapbooks, & his writing has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies.

In this episode, host Pete Solomita talks to Francine Witte. Francine Witte’s flash fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous journals. Most recently, her stories have been in Best Small Fictions and Flash Fiction America. Her latest flash fiction book is Just Outside the Tunnel of Love (Blue Light Press.) Her upcoming collection of poetry, Some Distant Pin of Light is forthcoming from Cervena Barva Press. She lives in NYC. Visit her website francinewitte.com.

Host Pete Solomita talks to Evie Ivy, a dancer/poet in the NYC poetry circuit. Evie hosts one of the longest running poetry open mics in the city at The Green Pavilion in Brooklyn. She also produces a seasonal/holiday program of poetry, music and song, "Dance of the Word." She writes in free verse and form. 

Jennifer Blowdryer is a poet, writer and musician. Formerly known as Megan Baring-Gould Waters, she got her name from her San Francisco punk band The Blowdryers. As an author she has written a novel, a memoir, a dictionary, and an advice book. As a journalist she wrote a column for Maximum Rock and Roll, New York Press and Downtown. She’s still very active in the artist and cultural scene of NYC.

Rich Dana is a zine-maker and a lover of arcane technologies, visionary art, and analog anarchy. Rich also runs Obsolete Press, creating limited edition books and zines with artists and writers from around the world, editing and publishing OBSOLETE! Magazine, and teaching workshops on historical printing techniques and zine-making. His latest book is Cheap Copies!: The OBSOLETE! Press Guide to DIY Hectography, Mimeography & Spirit Duplication. 

In this episode, host Pete Solomita talks to Farid Bitar. Farid, who has roots in Palestine, is a published author of two poetry books, an artist and a musician.

Cheryl J. Fish is a poet, fiction writer and environmental humanities scholar. Her debut novel Off the Yoga Mat, the story of three characters coming-of-middle age, was published by Livingston Press/UWA in Oct. 2022. She is also the author of The Sauna is Full of Maids and Crater & Tower.

In this episode, host Pete Solomita talks to Felicia. Felicia is an essayist, cultural critic, and historic preservationist of the Lower East Side neighborhood. She loves rivers, as well as roads, and is the Podcast Studio Associate at P&T Knitwear Bookstore, Cafe, and Podcast Studio. Her great-great grandparents lived at 21 Essex Street.

Host Pete Solomita talks to Paul Schack, a Nebraska to New York City transplant with a passion for art, wellness, the great outdoors and human potential. Paul is a theater director, a cross country cyclist, a yogi and a very nice guy.