Musicians Asa Horvitz & Carmen Quill discuss GHOST, a multi-format piece of art that is part experimental opera, part neo-Medieval reverie, & part avant-pop song cycle, now presented as a streamlined album of standout recordings
All in Podcast
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Game Transfer Phenomena & The Tetris Effect: A Conversation With Joshua Caleb Weibley & Jordan Dykstra
A conversation with Joshua Caleb Weibley & composer Jordan Dykstra about their installation Projection 010: Game Transfer Phenomena, now up at NYC's Chart Gallery through February 15
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Talia Lavin
Logan Royce Beitmen interviews author & journalist Talia Lavin about her new book Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America, an investigation of the Christian Right’s ascent over the last half-century & the grim vision evangelicals are now attempting to enforce in the United States
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Alex E. Chávez
Alex E. Chávez discusses his debut album, Sonorous Present, an immersive poetic & musical passage with collaborations by Queztal Flores, Aloe Blacc, Martha Gonzalez, poet Roger Reeves, Ramón Gutierrez, & Lucía Gutiérrez Rebolloso
SACRED MONSTER ~ Chloë Cassens discusses JEAN COCTEAU
Chloë Cassens represents the Severin Wunderman Collection, the largest collection of works by iconoclastic French artist Jean Cocteau. In this podcast interview with Logan Royce Beitmen, Cassens discusses Cocteau’s massive cultural influence & her efforts to increase awareness about his life and legacy.
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Julia Hannafin
Author Julia Hannafin in conversation with Nirica Srinivasan about their debut novel Cascade
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Lara Aburamadan
Independent Palestinian visual artist & journalist Lara Aburamadan discusses her aim to artistically portray images of Gaza that show its people's everyday life & culture
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Lande Yoosuf
Lande Yoosuf is a writer, director, and producer. In this interview, she discusses her unusual approach of turning her short film, Second Generation Wedding, into a full-length screenplay, then adapting that screenplay into her novel, Ko-Foe: The Story of a Nigerian, Muslim Family in the New York Diaspora
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ aja monet
A full recording of our recent online edition interview between poet, lyricist, writer, and community organizer aja monet and Logan Royce Beitmen
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ VLM
Virginia L. Montgomery (VLM) is a multimedia artist working across video, performance, sound design, & sculpture. In this interview, she discusses her recent solo exhibition at Austin's Women & Their Work, Eye Moon Cocoon, along with her unique parallel career as a Graphic Facilitator
Highlights of 2023
A look back at some of the notable INTERLOCUTOR interviews, reviews, and podcast episodes from 2023
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Blaise Agüera y Arcas
An interview with leading AI researcher, author, & TED speaker Blaise Agüera y Arcas about his new book, Who Are We Now?
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Hallie Packard
A lively chat with artist Hallie Packard about her wildly organic, surreal, and magical paintings
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Harper Simon
An in-depth discussion with author/musician Harper Simon about his ambitious new multimedia project, Meditations on Crime, comprised of years-long collaborations with many high-profile musicians, artists, and writers
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Anthony Wilson
A talk with guitarist and composer Anthony Wilson about his new album Collodion, recorded with producer Pete Min for the innovative Los Angeles label Colorfield Records + his thoughts on creative evolution & taking risks as an artist
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Pete Min of Colorfield Records
Pete Min of the innovative Los Angeles label Colorfield Records talks about his “Sherpa” approach to guiding musicians out of their comfort zones and allowing them to express themselves in new and unusual ways
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Martine Johanna
In our latest podcast interview, Dutch artist Martine Johanna discusses her overall thematic approaches, the works displayed in her third solo show for New York’s Massey Klein Gallery, How to Eliminate Stress and Anxiety Through Good Housekeeping + much more
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Gigi Chen
Artist Gigi Chen discusses her deep admiration of birds and why she loves to place them in settings that mix the natural world with artificial aspects such as neon - joined by special guest co-host and fellow artist Dan Alvarado
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Sayazake
A talk with Queens-based multidisciplinary artist Sayazake - who operates in the realms of Photography, Illustration, and Painting. His work speaks to a conversation of adventure, spirituality, anime, and eccentricity.
Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ KIDLEW Part II
We first talked with street & graffiti artist KIDLEW back in March 2023, but even 80 minutes wasn't enough to cover the scope of his shenanigans - listen here for a further dive into his life & work