Lit Up! with Nina Alvarez
A weekly radio show about literature and life purpose.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 16
- Years Active
- 2015
Part of Doing Something is Listening
This week Nina speaks about opening The Aurora Center for Creative and Spiritual Arts and her up and down journey making the decision. And how: "Ever since I signed that lease, I've shifted."
Nina …
00:31:51 |
Sun 20 Sep 2015
What Are My Questions?
After a 2-month summer break, I sat down one September Saturday morning and talked with Dan about what I wanted Lit Up to be. Trying to get to something richer and more personal, more artful and fun.…
00:29:36 |
Sun 13 Sep 2015
Make Your Own Opportunities: Interview with Bookwriter Alec Michael Powell and Playwright Kate Royal
Rochester theater up-and-comers Alec Michael Powell and Kate Royal talk about collaborating on their first musical "The Weekends," a show about the disillusionment the current crop of 20-somethings f…
00:30:09 |
Mon 13 Jul 2015
Listen to Yourself: Interview with Singer-Songwriter Susanna Rose
Meet singer-songwriter Susanna Rose: lovely, humble, and the real deal. She's heard songs playing in her head since she was a child, but it wasn't until she learned guitar at 21 that she found a way …
00:29:10 |
Sun 28 Jun 2015
I Want to Put a Different Face to Travel Media: Interview with Professional Blogger Jessica DeJesus
Have you ever dreamed of quitting your job and becoming a professional blogger? Travel and food blogger Jessica DeJesus is making the plunge this summer. She talks to us about her #litup moment, how …
00:30:12 |
Sat 20 Jun 2015
Some Years Are Questions, and Some Years Are Answers: Interview with Yoga Instructor Tate DeCaro
Meet Tate DeCaro, a newly minted yoga instructor. In 2013, while asking the question "What do I want to do with my life," an unexpected illness struck. This started a chain of events in which she cha…
00:29:53 |
Sat 30 May 2015
We are All Children of the Same God: Interview with Author Alan Hilfiker
This week we talk with poet and fiction writer Alan Hilfiker about his newly published book MEMORIAL DAY (Meliora Publications), his formative experiences in his first English class at the University…
00:29:58 |
Sat 23 May 2015
Memorial Day by Alan Hilfiker
Reading of the poem "Memorial Day" by Alan Hilfiker (published May 24, 2015). Narrated by Jonathan Foss.
In this stark and solemnly paced story-poem, inspired by a New York Times cover photo of a yo…
00:48:34 |
Sat 23 May 2015
I Know How to Entertain. I Don’t Know How to Change the World: Interview with Director Melyssa Hall
Spend a half-hour with the infectious spirit of young but accomplished Director/ Actor/ Producer Melyssa Hall. We talk about her booth "The Art of Conversation" at the Venice, New York Biennale, her …
00:29:58 |
Wed 06 May 2015
Being a Conduit for Other People's Stories: Interview with Journalist Robin Flanigan
Meet Rochester writer and essayist Robin Flanigan, whose words and work chronicle the deep meaning behind everyday life. Her journey from writing for free for a community newspaper to making a livin…
00:29:58 |
Sat 02 May 2015
Applause is More Addictive Than Any Drug You Could Name: Interview with Actor Jack Simel
Interview with Rochester actor/director Jack Simel on a lifetime of loving applause, the much-missed Shipping Dock theater, community theater as it's changed over the past 40 years, and why coming ba…
00:29:39 |
Sat 25 Apr 2015
Empathy and Deep Listening in the Art of Poetry: Interview with Poet/Therapist Charlie Cote
Poet and therapist Charlie Cote brings a sense of deep listening to his work and writing. In this interview, Charlie reads some of his recent work, we talk about how he became a poet, and we discuss…
00:29:59 |
Fri 17 Apr 2015
Writing & Researching Controversial Topics: Interview with Dramaturg Claudia Nolan
This week I interview Dramaturg Claudia Nolan and Playwright Kate Royal on the dynamic, creative, and research-oriented role of the dramaturg in the production of Royal's recent play "Mammoth" and he…
00:29:56 |
Sat 11 Apr 2015
Take the Time to Step Out of Yourself: Interview with Author Julian Campbell
Interview with novelist Julian Foster, who has a lot to say about the art of writing, and the realities we live in. Foster is one of those rare people who can speak across dividing lines of class, r…
00:29:13 |
Sat 04 Apr 2015
Channeling Your Characters: Interview with Playwright Kate Royal
Interview with Kate Royal on the role of the playwright, director, and actors as conduits in a cycle of channeled humanity; and how her recent play "Mammoth" was her coming out play, even though she …
00:29:52 |
Fri 27 Mar 2015
Breaking Through Creative Blocks: Interview with Writer Christine Green
Interview with writer Christine Green on how she got through her writers block using an accountability buddy, intuition, and re-creating the conditions of the last time she felt good about herself as…
00:30:15 |
Fri 27 Mar 2015
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