Info

Keep the Channel Open

Making connections through conversation with the art, literature, and creative work that matters to us, and the people who make it. Hosted by writer and photographer Mike Sakasegawa, Keep the Channel Open is a series of in-depth and intimate conversations with artists, writers, and curators from across the creative spectrum.
RSS Feed Subscribe in Apple Podcasts
Keep the Channel Open
2024
March
February
January


2023
November
August
June
May
April
March
February
January


2022
December
November
October
August
June
May
April
March


2021
April
March
February
January


2020
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2019
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2018
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2017
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2016
December
November
October
September
August
July
May
April
March
February
January


Categories

All Episodes
Archives
Categories
Now displaying: October, 2019
Oct 23, 2019

Marisa Crane is a writer based in San Diego, CA. What I love about Marisa’s chapbook Our Debatable Bodies is how it moves from one emotion to another and another, both within a poem and throughout the collection—the poems juxtapose our society’s casual misogyny and homophobia with the tenderness and intimacy of a moment between lovers. In our conversation, Marisa and I talked about her book, our “zig-zagging brains,” and what it means to invite an audience into our private moments. Then for the second segment, we talked about the hit sitcom Schitt’s Creek.

(Conversation recorded October 8, 2019.)

Bonus Reading: Subscribers to the Likewise Media Patreon campaign can hear Marisa read her poem “We Get To Talking About Dating Apps & I Remember How.”

Subscribe:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RadioPublicStitcher | Spotify | TuneInRSS

Support:

Support our Patreon | Leave a review

Share:

Tweet this episode | Share to Facebook

Connect:

Email | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

Show Notes:

Transcript

Oct 14, 2019

Introducing LikeWise Fiction!

I'm thrilled to announce the launch of my new diverse fiction podcast, LikeWise Fiction! I'm sharing the first episode as a bonus for KTCO listeners—enjoy!

Whale Fall, by Alvin Park. A whale washes ashore, a village loses its memories, and a relationship falls apart.

(This story first appeared in issue 60 of SmokeLong Quarterly.)

Bonus Interview: Subscribers to the Likewise Media Patreon campaign can hear an interview with author Alvin Park.

This episode is sponsored by the William Male Foundation.

Subscribe:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RadioPublic | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS

Support:

Support our Patreon | Donate via PayPal | Leave a review

Share:

Tweet this episode | Share to Facebook

Connect:

Email | Newsletter | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Oct 9, 2019

Lyz Lenz is a writer based in Iowa. Part journalism and part memoir, Lyz’s book God Land is a nuanced, insightful, and moving look at the role of faith in the culture of Middle America. In our conversation, Lyz and I talked about her book, belonging, false nostalgia, and the ways marginalized people are expected to share their pain. Then for the second segment, we talked about country music.

(Conversation recorded September 19, 2019.)

Bonus Reading: Subscribers to the Likewise Media Patreon campaign can hear Lyz read an excerpt from God Land.

Subscribe:

Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RadioPublicStitcher | Spotify | TuneInRSS

Support:

Support our Patreon | Leave a review

Share:

Tweet this episode | Share to Facebook

Connect:

Email | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube

Show Notes:

Transcript

1