First Person Present
Episodes
Just Buy the Dress: Research Trips, Writing Residencies, and Why You're Always Going to Be Tired
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Banana pudding guilt, a stalker, and a trip back to Michigan that refused to cooperate. In this episode, Josh and Dasha wade into the murky gap betwee...
The AWP Edition (Part 1)
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live on the busiest day of AWP 26 in Baltimore, Josh and Dasha drag a microphone onto the conference floor—ambient noise, raised voices, a ...
Night Moves (Part 2)
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Crowded trains, rolled manuscripts, and ten stolen minutes with a sleeping baby—Part 2 of First Person Present’s special Night Moves episode opens...
Night Moves (Part 1)
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can subtlety be taught, or is it something a writer either has or doesn't? In this late-night edition of First Person Present, Josh and Dasha crac...
Short Story Sex Worker
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Full show notes on our website.A snowstorm, a little free library discovery, and the eternal question of creative fidelity collide as Josh and Dasha e...
Flip Flop & Waffle
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Call in with your questionFor inquiries: https://www.heweshouse.com/The holidays are over, obligations are piling up, and the buffet of overthinking i...
Tree Murderers
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Paper versus pixels, telekinesis versus typing, and an unexpectedly heated polemic against Charles Dickens that absolutely nobody asked for. In this e...
Naked in the Airport
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dry January, the Year of the Red Horse, and the unexpected productivity of writing longhand in busy airports open Season 2 of First Person Present. Wh...
Void Moth
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When brilliant ideas feel perfect in your head but turn "stale and ugly" on the page, is the problem your execution—or your expectations? Josh and D...
Arsenic Milkshake
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode DescriptionBrain fog, baby preparation, and the brutal honesty of Reddit comments converge in a conversation about what happens when life'...
Goodwill and Farts
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook Marketplace truck negotiations and café tethering lead to a deeper conversation about the habits we practice—both the ones that serve our ...
Table Grapes
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode DescriptionWhat do psychedelic concert visuals, furniture shopping, and Raymond Carver's comma obsession have in common? They're all w...
Cold Eyes and Confused Calzones
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Seven drafts. Four years. One novel that refuses to surrender. In the inaugural episode of First Person Present, we step into the vulnerable territory...