Podcast appearances and mentions of ryan rivas

Ryan Rivas is a regular at the Clubhouse; he joins us today to talk about his novella Lizard People, conspiratorial thinking, ideas of white identity, and the marketability of the short novel as a form (and those are all closely related topics here!).

We kick off the second half of our podcast season with our first live recording with a packed house at Stardust Video & Coffee in Orlando, Fl. We celebrate our third anniversary with the first in the Midnight Marauders Story Hour series. For this show, we bring to the stage four of Florida's most brilliant writers for a live reading, and of course, they all take turns in the hot seat chair. Brianna Johnson, Vulgar Geniuses alum Michelle Lizet Flores, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, and Ryan Rivas join us on the stage. Grab your favorite cup of joe, and get settled in for an hour of the Vulgar Geniuses Podcast live at Stardust!

Nextdoor.com (specifically the Colonialtown North forums of Nextdoor.com) serves as the raw material for Ryan Rivas' fascinating collage of neighborhood photos and excerpted, rearranged, and reassembled posts from the site. He joins us to discuss his creative process, among other things, in our season 7 finale.

This week, I speak with my friend and colleague Ryan Rivas about his exciting, new, experimental memoir, Nextdoor in Colonialtown.

Michael talks with Ryan Rivas about the story of Burrow Press, finding his way as a writer, the Orlando literary community, the making of the mixed media book NEXTDOOR IN COLONIALTOWN (Autofocus Books, 2022), neighborhood photography, Colonialtown, the suburban gothic, selecting and arranging found text from nextdoor[dot]com, whiteness, the book as art object, and more.Ryan Rivas is the author of Nextdoor in Colonialtown (Autofocus 2022). He is the Publisher of Burrow Press, and the Coordinator of MFA Publishing at Stetson University's MFA of the Americas creative writing program. A Macondo Writers Workshop fellow, his work has appeared in The Believer, The Rumpus, Literary Hub, Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012, and elsewhere.Podcast theme: DJ Garlik & Bertholet's "Special Sause"

Wisconsin Music Podcast Episode 078 Gold Steps   Alternative Press has named them in their “10 unsigned bands to keep an eye on in 2021" and aptly called their music a fusion of pop-punk and post-hardcore, with "cathartic emo vocals and lyrics" that make for an eclectic blend all their own. For a band that says they've never felt like part of the in crowd, this is just one of many accolades ringing throughout the industry. The band has been featured in Rock Sound, had several features in Alternative Press, a spot on San Antonio's Warped Tour, So What?!, Summerfest, and SXSW official showcases. They've even shared the stage with acts like Belmont, As It Is, Forever Came Calling, The Ataris, Aaron Gillespie (Underoath, The Almost), and more through regional and national tours. Self-proclaimed Warped Tour Kids who found refuge in bands of the 90s and early 2000s pop-punk scene, Milwaukee's Gold Steps brings a playful, energetic mood to all that they create, with a sound that teeters between influences like The Wonder Years, State Champs, and Neck Deep to create impassioned lyrics and hard-hitting, emotive songs. ”In creativity, there are no rules,” says the band. “We've written songs in many different ways. Sometimes we jam something out and it just blossoms into an actual song. Sometimes it starts with a vocal melody. We've even written a song by trying to emulate a specific feeling. Anything goes; All creation starts with just... starting! Somewhere, however, wherever or whatever inspires it..” “Made up of married duo Liz Mauritz (vocals) and Zach Duarte (guitar), with Ryan Rivas (bass) and Mike Britz (drums), the foursome have a slew of releases lined up for 2022. Up first is “Stay The Same” a collaboration with Nick Thompson (Thief Club, Hit The Lights), who not only shares vocals on the track, but appears in the music video as well. “We shot at Four Seasons, this legendary warehouse skatepark in Milwaukee that's peppered with murals by local artists, and asked the CIB Milwaukee chapter crew to skate and show off their mad skills,” explains Liz. “We goofed around on this old toy tractor that's been in my family for generations. And that was it! There were some mishaps pre-shoot, and the shoot was almost derailed an hour before we were scheduled to start...but that's a whole other story." The video achieves what all of Gold Steps' music hopes to achieve—a feeling of belonging. Of being part of the family, even if you've felt like an outcast. For these four friends, it's all about making music they believe in, and hoping that reaches a community of peers who, like Gold Steps, have never been one of the cool kids; but who couldn't possibly care less—so long as they're surrounded by the people and music they love. For Fans Of: The Wonder Years, State Champs, Neck Deep Follow Gold Steps: Website I Instagram I TikTok

Michael talks with Tope Folarin about his first trip back to Salt Lake City in 27 years, decolonizing art, the whiteness of autofiction in the critical sphere, directing The Institute of Policy Studies, his debut novel A Particular Kind of Black Man, the naming of main characters in autofiction, a next book in progress, and more.Tope Folarin is a Nigerian-American writer based in Washington DC. His debut novel, A Particular Kind of Black Man, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2019, and he has garnered many awards for his work, including the Caine Prize for African Writing and more recently the Whiting Award for Fiction.If you'd like to hear Tope Folarin talk more about autofiction and whiteness (and more), check out his previous conversation with Teresa Carmody and Ryan Rivas on the Autofocus YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc7T0yQ45fg.Podcast theme: DJ Garlik & Bertholet's "Special Sause" used with permission from Bertholet.

Orlando's Burrow Press has published some of Florida's most well-known and renowned authors -- Kristin Arnett, Laura van den Berg, Sarah Gerard, and John Henry Fleming among them. Today I'm joined by the founder and publisher of Burrow Press, Ryan Rivas, to talk about the early years of the press, how its mission has evolved, and his views on the changing Florida literary scene.

Episode 457 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that's your thing). In this week's show, Ryan Rivas talk about small press publishing, book design, and the value of MFA programs. Ryan Rivas by Jared Alan Smith.

It’s another best-of episode with some of the best people in Orlando. That includes: Ryan Rivas originally appeared on the show in April 2019 to …

Orlando podcasts. There are a lot of them. As far as we can tell, this is the only one that focuses on terrible ideas for …

Crimes in real life: Bad. Crimes in books: Good! That is, if you like that sort of thing. If you do, then this is a good episode for you. Burrow Press publisher Ryan Rivas returns to the studio to discuss some of his favorite literary wrongdoings. Not like grammar mistakes or anything.

  Today our podcast connects with Ryan Rivas, Publisher at Burrow Press, which focuses on contemporary literature by Floridians and about Florida, as well as fostering a literary community in and around Orlando, Florida. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Ryan Rivas Photo: Delila Smalley

Ryan Rivas is Publisher of Burrow Press and his passion for sharing local authors and building literary community in Orlando is unparalleled. His new podcast, Out of Print, is on Studio17TV. We talk about some weird stuff.

On this episode of To a Certain Degree, Ryan Rivas of Burrow Press joins Nick to talk about Orlando's growing literary scene and the community that has sprung up around central Florida in support of authors. Come for the words and stay for the sounds!

Episode 219 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week's episode, I share a recording of Loose Lips, the monthly current events literary thing hosted by the inestimable Tod Caviness. The line up on that evening was Ryan Rivas, my awesome self,  Mary McGinn, Logan Anderson, and Amy Watkins!  

In this week's episode, I share Litlando 2016's publishing panel, featuring Danita Berg, Lisa Roney, Raquel Henry, and Ryan Rivas. plus Chris Bedell writes about how Sara Shephard's Pretty Little Liars: Toxic changed his life.   TEXTS DISCUSSED Pretty Little Liars 15 Toxic">NOTES Check out the music of The Tequila Worms.    

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 075, "Danny Powell." Recorded on 3/3/16 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Danny Powell, the current Art and History Museums Maitland Writer in Residence, and Dave Zaleski, Curator of the Collection at A&H Maitland. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 069, "Matthew Salesses." Recorded on 1/14/16 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with author Matthew Salesses. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. You can find out more about Matthew Salesses here: http://matthewsalesses.com/ Featuring music by Swamburger. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 067, "Orlando Story Club." Recorded on 12/17/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Logan Anderson about Orlando Story Club. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Find out more about Orlando Story Club on Facebook. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 066, "Molly Antopol." Recorded on 12/10/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation between Molly Antopol and David James Poissant. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. You can find out more about The UnAmericans here: http://books.wwnorton.com/books/the-unamericans Interlude music by Swamburger. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 055, "Brian Turner." Recorded on 9/17/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with poet and memoirist Brian Turner, and a reading of his work. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 027, "Rob Metcalf." Recorded on 2/19/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with and reading by Rob Metcalf, current Kerouac Project writer in residence, and an interview with Carol Frost, director of Winter With the Writers. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 025, "Sapphire." Recorded on 2/5/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring an interview with Sapphire, author of Push. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 024, "Winter." Recorded on 1/29/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a discussion about Winter With the Writers at Rollins College, and a piece of fiction read by Aaron Tillman, originally published in Burrow Press Review. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 065, "AdLib." Recorded on 12/3/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Lauren Morris and Logan Anderson about AdLib Theatre, a local improv comedy organization. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Find out more about AdLib here: http://www.adlibcomedy.com Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 054, "John Sims." Recorded on 9/10/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with visual artist John Sims about his various projects, including the Recoloration Proclamation, a 15 year multi-media project. Also featuring a short poetry reading from Carol Frost. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 064, "MBFI Again." Recorded on 11/19/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a discussion of Miami Book Fair International, 2015. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 061, "Juventud." Recorded on 10/29/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Vanessa Blakeslee, author of the novel Juventud. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 060, "Literocalypse." Recorded on 10/22/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Cathleen Bota and Stephanie Rizzo, two of the co-organizers for the Literocalypse reading series. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 059, “JC Sevcik.” Recorded on 10/15/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with memoirist JC Sevcik. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 058, “Survival.” Recorded on 10/8/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 057, “Padgett Powell.” Recorded on 10/1/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring readings by author Padgett Powell from his new book, Cries For Help, Various. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 028, "Pat Greene." Recorded on 2/26/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Pat Greene, founder of the Transit Interpretation Project (TrIP). Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 030, "Ellen Datlow." Recorded on 3/19/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation between Usman T. Malik and Ellen Datlow. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 031, "Sewing Holes." Recorded on 3/26/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring special guest Darlyn Finch Kuhn talking about her new book Sewing Holes. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 042, "Caitlin Doyle." Recorded on 6/18/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with poet Caitlin Doyle who shares her work and her thoughts on poetry and literary communities. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 053, "National Book Award and Winter With the Writers." Recorded on 9/3/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Carol Frost about Winter With the Writers' new partnership with the National Book Award. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 052, "John King." Recorded on 8/27/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with John King, host of The Drunken Odyssey podcast. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 050, "Phillippe Diederich." Recorded on 8/13/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Phillippe Diederich about his new book Sofrito. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 051, "Bomb." Recorded on 8/20/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Ashley Inguanta, and a reading from her forthcoming book Bomb. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 049, "Ashley Belanger." Recorded on 8/6/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Ashley Belanger about her zine, Felt. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 047, "Burrow Press Review Creative Non-Fiction." Recorded on 7/23/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Susan Fallows, Creative Non-Fiction editor at Burrow Press Review. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 045, "Laura Lee Huttenbach." Recorded on 7/9/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Laura Lee Huttenbach about her new book The Boy Is Gone. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 041, "Lauren Gibaldi." Recorded on 6/11/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Lauren Gibaldi, author of The Night We Said Yes, out this month with HarperTeen. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 032, "Bigger Bookmark It." Recorded on 4/2/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring special guest Kim Britt talking about the expansion of the Bookmark It book store, and other literary topics. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 040, "Florida Book Tour." Recorded on 6/4/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a discussion of the inaugural Florida Book Tour. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 039, "Hinton and Parker." Recorded on 5/28/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a discussion with Jeff Parker about his new book Where Bears Roam The Streets, and a reading by Shane Hinton of his short story "Intersection" from his new collection Pinkies. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 038, "Cate McGowan." Recorded on 5/21/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring special guest Cate McGowan talking about her new book True Places Never Are from Moon City Press. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 036, "Short Story Month." Recorded on 5/7/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 037, "Fringe Festival." Recorded on 5/14/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring special guest Tod Caviness talking about the Orlando Fringe Festival. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 035, "BBQ." Recorded on 4/30/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 034, "Poet Tree." Recorded on 4/23/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 033, "Back from Minneapolis." Recorded on 4/16/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 056, "Literary Death Match." Recorded on 9/24/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Adrian Todd Zuniga, writer and co-creator/host of the international touring reading series Literary Death Match. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia.

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 016, "Brushing." Recorded on 11/13/14 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. With special guest Ali Perry, executive editor of Brushing, the undergraduate journal of art and literature at Rollins College. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 023, "Boris Fishman." Recorded on 1/22/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring an interview with author Boris Fishman about his 2014 novel A Replacement Life. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia.

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 014, "Adaptations." Recorded on 10/30/14 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. With an I

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 022, "Inherent Vice." Recorded on 1/15/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a discussion of local events, and the P. T. Anderson adaptation of Pynchon's Inherent Vice. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 021, "Resolutions." Recorded on 1/8/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a discussion of holiday reading and literary resolutions. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 020, "VanderMeer Rides Again." Recorded on 12/18/14 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a Q&A session between Jared Silvia, Jeff VanderMeer, and Usman T. Malik recorded live at the November 2014 Functionally Literate Event. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 019, "Blue Collar Nomad." Recorded on 12/11/14 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Jake Kaida, author of Blue Collar Nomad. With music by Matthew Tavis Johnson. Hosted by Ryan Rivas.

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 018, "Adventures in Poetry." Recorded on 12/4/14 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. With a recording of former Poet Laureate of the United States, Billy Collins, and the winners of the Winter Park Institute's annual high school poetry contest. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 015, "Jeff VanderMeer." Recorded on 11/6/14 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. With an interview of author Jeff VanderMeer by Jenn Benner. Featuring music by Erika Eigen. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia.

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 017, "Miami." First broadcast on 11/20/14 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. With stories from 15 Views of Miami written and read by Jennine Capó Crucet and Phillippe Diederich. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 013, "Usman Tanveer Malik." Recorded on 10/23/14 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Guest appearance by Usman Tanveer Malik. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 009, "Banned." Recorded on 09/25/14 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. We discuss banned books. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 007, "Dogs." Recorded on 09/11/14 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. With special guest David James Poissant, author of The Heaven of Animals. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 006, "Bookmark It." Recorded on 09/04/14 at WPRK, 91.5FM in Winter Park, Florida. With special guests Moriah Russo from Bookmark It and Jenn Benner, who talks to us about Jeff VanderMeer and the wonderful world of Weird Fiction. Featuring our new invention, Buukzz. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 001, "Awards." Featuring a segment with author Nathan Holic. Recorded on 07/31/14 at WPRK, 91.5FM in Winter Park, Florida. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 005, "Woman Alone." Recorded on 08/28/14 at WPRK, 91.5FM in Winter Park, Florida. With special guest Ashley Inguanta. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 004, "Sick." Recorded on 08/21/14 at WPRK, 91.5FM in Winter Park, Florida. With special guest J. Bradley. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 003, "Writer's Atelier." Recorded on 08/14/14 at WPRK, 91.5FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring Racquel Henry of Writers Atelier, and music by Air, Serge Gainsbourg, Phoenix, and M83. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 002, "Retrospective." Recorded on 08/07/14 at WPRK, 91.5FM in Winter Park, Florida. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

On this week's show, I talk to the Trio Award-winner Iris Jamahl Dunkle, plus Jeffrey Ethan Lee reads his essay, "The Poet's Mother's Deathbed Conversion" at Fergie's Pub in Philadelphia. Books Discussed  NOTES If in Philly, check out the Moonstone Poetry Series, at Fergie's Pub. My friends Jared Silvia and Ryan Rivas are new hosting a new show, Functionally Literate Radio, on WPRK.

On this week's show, I talk to Ryan Rivas and Nathan Holic about the publication of Forget How You Found Us: 15 Views of Orlando, Volume III, plus I share readings from stories by Karen Best, Matt Peters, and Jonathan Kosik from the collection. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Learn about the great youth programs offered by Page 15 in Orlando. Amazon is having a bad quarter, according to The New York Times. Next month, Third Man Books, the new print publishing wing of Third Man Records, will release an anthology called Language Lessons, Volume 1. Quentin Tarantino will be filming The Hateful Eight after all, according to Kurt Russell and the L.A. Times. Check out the amazing surf rock revival of The Bambi Molesters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=expdxldXIa4

On this week's show, I present my interview with the memoirist Melanie Neale, plus Andrew Simpson Guthrie shares his memoir essay-in-verse, "The Weighty Page." TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out the Transit Interpretation Project here, or read Ryan Rivas's essay, "Rider's Block," here. Amiri Baraka, author of Dutchman, dies at 79. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6XmBX9-po http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIvhWdJUBxU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-aNmrJcI7Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE3aXAAAdvs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n319tlJdKe8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlxH6o-a_GU Read Kip Robisch's "Fun Dads, Loss, and 'Saving Mr. Banks.'" The Heaven of Animals, the forthcoming collection from friend-of-the-show David James Poissant (my co-host of the mailbag episodes), is available for pre-order. Please support the launch of this stellar story collection.

On this week's show, my friends Teege Braune of In Boozo Veritas fame, Ryan Rivas of Burrow Press fame, Nathan Holic of American Fraternity Man fame, and MFA candidate Dianne Turgeon Richardson join me along the monorail line for a pub crawl across the Magic King resorts at Walt Disney World. Ryan Rivas, Diane Turgeon Richardson, moi, Nathan Holic, and Teege Braune on the Polynesian's monorail station. A stanchion at the Polynesian Resort, this tiki appears to be licking its torch. TEXTS DISCUSSED The Devil's Race-Track: Mark Twain's "Great Dark" Writings" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;"> NOTES http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANlOFyhZJSI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f100XgX2apY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLCHg9mUBag http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV24-cU4wz8

Episode 1 features an interview with Nathan Holic and Ryan Rivas about 15 Views of Orlando, plus Olivia Kate Cerrone discusses Yann Martel's Life of Pi.