LitFriends Podcast
Episodes
SURPLUS OF BEAUTY with Garth Greenwell & Mark Armijo McKnight
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Garth Greenwell and photographer Mark Armijo McKnight about truth, hot sex, and l...
TAKE UP SPACE with Dantiel W. Moniz & Chet'la Sebree
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Dantiel W. Moniz and Chet'la Sebree about their friendship, the power of baked po...
TAKING THE LOCAL with Emma Copley Eisenberg, Denne Michele Norris, & Hilary Leichter
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Emma Copley Eisenberg, Denne Michele Norris, & Hilary Leichter about their specia...
IN MEMORIAM: Edmund Valentine White III
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez as we remember Edmund Valentine White III along with Yiyun Li. Links LitfriendsPodcast www.annielionta...
Keeping It Playful with Paul Lisicky & Elizabeth McCracken
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Paul Lisicky & Elizabeth McCracken about their chosen sibling relationship, writi...
Rupert & Eglantine: Yiyun Li & Edmund White
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Yiyun Li & Edmund White about their book club of two, having three imaginary frie...
Life of the Spirit with George & Paula Saunders
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Paula Saunders & George Saunders about why we bother with writing, blowing up, tr...
Ear Hustlin with Liz Moore & Asali Solomon
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Liz Moore & Asali Solomon about being iconic Phily literary friends and co-consp...
Gold Chains & Sneakers with Melissa Febos & Donika Kelly
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with LitFriends Melissa Febos & Donika Kelly about their grand statements, big revelat...
Through the Sahara with Lucy Corin & Deb Olin Unferth
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with LitFriends Lucy Corin & Deb Olin Unferth about their travels in the Sahara, ancie...
Chosen Family: Again & Again with Justin Torres & Angela Flournoy
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Season 1, co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez speak with LitFriends Angela Flournoy & Justin Torres about their endurin...
Episode 00—Welcome to LitFriends!
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes On our inaugural episode, co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez introduce LitFriends, a podcast. Each week, we welcome two literary ...