Janice Lee talks about her secret dance performances and how the music of “Godspeed You! Black Emperor” carries her through writing sessions. Lee is the author of KEROTAKIS (Dog Horn Press, 2010), Daughter (Jaded Ibis, 2011), Damnation (Penny-Ante Editions, 2013), Reconsolidation (Penny-Ante Editions, 2015), and The Sky Isn’t Blue (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2016). She is Founder & Executive Editor of Entropy, Co-Publisher at Civil Coping Mechanisms, Contributing Editor at Fanzine, and Co-Founder of The Accomplices LLC. After living for over 30 years in California, she recently moved from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon where she is an Assistant Professor of Fiction at Portland State University.

Musician (and writer) Laura Gibson discusses the nature of her MFA experience at Hunter College, the role author Colum McCann has had on her writing life, New York City living vs. Portland living, screenplays, and her new album Goners.

Acclaimed author Jonathan Lethem (“Motherless Brooklyn,” “Fortress of Solitude”) talks about making art while the world is on fire, writing female characters, his life-long love of music, and of course, his newest book, “The Feral Detective,” published by Harper Collins.

Legendary poet Eileen Myles discusses their relationship with nostalgia, shares memorable readings, talks about dealing with fans and press, and Elliott Smith and The Beatles, among other musical artists.

National Book Award winning poet Justin Phillip Reed talks about growing up in the south, metal shows, the Deftones and why the character Ruby Rhod of “The Fifth Element” is Chris Tucker’s career-defining role.

Gina talks about growing up in Saginaw, Michigan, life in Philadelphia, and the music and shows that have been a part of her life.

Sunny and Jeff talk about the show, themselves, and where this is going.