ANGELIC TRANSMISSIONS

023: Alissa Bennett

hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason welcome guest Alissa Bennett! Alissa is a writer and iconic "historian of bad behavior". Alissa talks about the circuitry of fandom and obsession, the purposes of over-identification with cultural figures, and her interest in Janet Malcolm's book The Silent Woman. In the second half of the show, Alissa dishes advice to listeners who have called in with questions (if you'd like to leave a general voicemail for the show, you can do so at speakpipe.com/at), and Leigha talks about getting stabbed in Greece! photo by Leigh Ledare Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every other Thursday. This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio on June 2, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along. Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra - Summer Wine Nancy Sinatra - How Does That Grab You Darlin'?

022: Lynne Tillman

hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason talk about the incredible Jack Whitten show at MoMA (Jack Whitten: The Messenger), the paintings of Nicole Wittenberg and visiting her show at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Maine. Also, dog training and abstraction! In the second half of the show, writer Lynne Tillman talks about her new collection of short stories, Thrilled to Death. We hear about her use of artworks as fuel for her writing, as well as some of the formal strategies she has employed towards fracturing the concept of selfhood!   Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every other Thursday. This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio on May 19, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along. Cher - All or Nothing S.E. Rogie - Please Go Easy With Me Cher - A Woman's Story Cher - Believe

021: Salman Toor

Hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason talk about pop performances, Forough Farrokhzad's film The House Is Black, Alice Coltrane's public access TV show from the 80s, medieval memoirs, and a lot more!  In the second hour, they are joined by painter Salman Toor to discuss his new show "Wish Maker" at Luhring Augustine (paintings in the Chelsea location, and works on paper in TriBeCa), up through June 21, 2025!   Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every other Thursday. This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio on May 5, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along. Kiley Minogue - Tension Rilo Kiley - Better Son/Daughter Tina Turner - Hot For You Baby (Pet Shop Boys Remix) Madonna - Deeper and Deeper Ali Sethi & Noah Georgeson - Paniya

020: Sam McKinniss & Natasha Stagg

Hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason talk with painter Sam McKinniss about his new eponymous monograph of paintings (with text contributions from both Jarrett and Natasha!) published by Rizzoli, as well as writer Natasha Stagg. Stagg is the author of Artless: Stories 2019-2023, Sleeveless: Fashion, Image, Media, New York 2011-2019, and Surveys: A Novel. Image culture, the self-mythologized lore of states, and James Bidgood's Pink Narcissus are discussed! Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every other Thursday. This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio on April 21, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along. Madonna - Human Nature Sinead O’Connor - The Last Day of Our Acquaintance Addison Rae - Headphones On Chaka Khan - What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me Lana Del Rey - Thunder

019: fierce pussy

Host Jarrett Earnest talks with the founding members of fierce pussy! fierce pussy is a collective of queer women artists, formed in NYC in 1991 through their immersion in AIDS activism. Zoe Leonard, Carrie Yamaoka, and Joy Episalla talk with us about the politics of form, the connections between individual and collective art acts, the mutable and bodily conceptual approaches to making exhibitions, and so much more! We hope this conversation can serve as a celebration of the loving and queer nature of these kinds of close and long-term collaborations. Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every Thursday. This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio on April 7, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along. Laura Nyro & LaBelle - It’s Gonna Take a Miracle Sister Sledge - We Are Family Justin Vivian Bond - 22nd Century Chappel Roan - Pink Pony Club Laura Nyro - The Bells