Textual Healing with Mallory Smart
Episodes
S2E18 -Going Full Tilt with Scott Mitchel May
20 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Mitchel May is a writer living in Madison, WI. His short fiction has been published in many literary journals including The Maryland Literary Re...
S2E17 -Off the Record With Matthew Binder: Time Can Never Mend
13 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Binder is the author of the novels Pure Cosmos Club, The Absolved, and High in the Streets. He's also a primary member of the recording projec...
S2E16 -Off the Record With Caleb Bethea: Nobody Exists On Purpose
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Caleb Bethea is a writer from the Southeast. He earned his MFA at the University of South Carolina and works as a copywriter. But, the best of his tim...
S2E15 -Its Not An Adventure Until Something Goes Wrong: On The Road With Sean McCallum
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sean McCallum lives outside of Toronto, Canada, with his wife and two children. The Recalcitrant Stuff of Life is his debut novel. Be sure to check ou...
S2E14 -Being Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable: John Cotter
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Cotter is the author of the memoir Losing Music, published by _Milkweeds Edition_s, portions of which have appeared in Raritan, Catapult, In...
S2E13 -That Time Mallory and Nick Talked About Everything But the New Novel He’s Promoting
08 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Gregorio is a husband, writer, teacher, dog-dad, punk, nerd, teeth-grinder, and mall-walker living and writing just outside of Philadelphia. He i...
S2E12 -Off the Record With Christina Quay: How To Play A Necromancer's Theremin
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Quay is a florist, artist, and mother when she isn't writing books with her partner Chase. She graduated from the University of South Florid...
S2E11 -Kirsti MacKenzie: Come Correct
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kirsti MacKenzie has published in HAD, trampset, Identity Theory, and Rejection Letters. She studied creative writing at Humber College and Memorial U...
Textual Healing: Vibe Check
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Mallory Smart as she discusses all things music & writing with some of the coolest people in the lit world. Listen to her and her guests go...
S2E10 -Off the Record With Claire Hopple: You're Never Gonna Make Me Crazy
18 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Hopple is the author of five books. Her fiction has appeared in Wigleaf, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Peach Mag, Forever Mag, and others. She grew up in th...
S2E9 -Kyle Seibel: Hot Mess
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Seibel is a writer in Santa Barbara CA. His work has been featured in Joyland Magazine, New World Writing, and Wigleaf. He is represented by Chri...
S2E8 -Off the Record With Kirsti MacKenzie: Welcome To The Party
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kirsti MacKenzie has published in HAD, trampset, Identity Theory, and Rejection Letters. She studied creative writing at Humber College and Memorial U...
S2E7 -Aug Stone: Live in Hungaria
25 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AUG STONE is a writer, musician, & comedian. Author of the comedy novels The Ballad Of Buttery Cake Ass and Off-License To Kill, as well as th...
S2E6 -Off the Record With Aug Stone: Born Out Of Time
18 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AUG STONE is a writer, musician, & comedian. Author of the comedy novels The Ballad Of Buttery Cake Ass and Off-License To Kill, as well as th...
S2E5 -Scott Laudati: I took so long to figure out what this book has been about
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Laudati lives in Brooklyn with his bo-chi, Josie. He is the author of Play The Devil (novel) and Camp Winapooka (poems). His poetry and short st...
S2E4 -Off the Record With Mallory Smart: One Day We Will Be Remembered
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mallory Smart is a Chicago-based writer and Editor-in-Chief of the indie press, Maudlin House. She talks about music and literature on the podcast, Te...
S2E3 -Divine With A Chainsaw: a wild talk with Caleb Bethea
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Caleb Bethea is an MFA at UofSC, studying fiction by night. By day, he works as a copywriter. But, the best of his time is spent with his wife and tw...
S2E2 -Off the Record With Michael Paul Kozlowsky: At Least It's Not The End Of The World
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A former high school English teacher, Michael Paul Kozlowsky is the author of the upcoming literary novel SCARECROW HAS A GUN from Imbrifex Books. Wri...
S2E1 -The Dreams That You Dare To Dream with Michael Paul Kozlowsky
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Paul Kozlowsky is the author of the literary thriller SCARECROW HAS A GUN. Writing as M.P. Kozlowsky, his children's novels include JUNIPER BE...
S1E68 -Off the Record With Caleb Bethea: Sad, Sad Little Shower Drain
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Caleb Bethea is a writer from the Southeast. He's an MFA at the University of South Carolina and works as a copywriter. The best of his time - by far ...
S1E67 -Off the Record With Dmitry Samarov: Comfortably Blind
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dmitry Samarov was born in Moscow, USSR in 1970. He immigrated to the US with his family in 1978. He got in trouble in 1st grade for doodling on his L...
S1E66 -Off the Record With THE Bobby Miller: Live Más
10 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bobby Miller is a writer and filmmaker from New Jersey who lives in Los Angeles. His fiction has appeared in Maudlin House, Expat Press, and Bending G...
S1E65 -She's Laughing Up At Us From Hell: a weird chat with Amy Long
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Long is the author of Codependence (2019), selected by Brian Blanchfield as the winner of CSU Poetry Center’s Essay Collection Prize. Her work h...
S1E64 -Off the Record With J.D. O’Brien: Rock Bottom Again
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
J.D. O’Brien is the author of Zig Zag from_ _Schaffner Press. It comes out in January. Description: Capri Dall has a foolproof plan to knock over t...
S1E63 -A High-End and Neon-Lit interview with J.D. O'Brien
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
J.D. O’Brien was educated by nuns and holds a degree from the Jack Dempsey Bartending School in New York City. He edited the comedy zine Flop Sweat ...
S1E62 -Off the Record With Joseph Fasano: The Bitter Dance Of Loneliness
05 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Fasano is an American poet, novelist, and songwriter. His novels include The Swallows of Lunetto (Maudlin House, 2022) and The Dark Heart ...
S1E61 -Off the Record With Lee Matthew Goldberg: Shadow in the City
29 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of the novels THE ANCESTOR, SLOW DOWN, THE MENTORfrom St. Martin’s Press, THE DESIRE CARD, ORANGE CITY, and...
S1E60 -Midnights with C.E. Hoffman
22 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special edition episode where I am joined by C.E. Hoffman to talk about Taylor Swift's new album, Midnights. We geek out about our favorite ...
S1E59 -Hillbilly Walden: an interview with Mason Parker
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mason Parker is an Okie-born, Montana-based writer. He holds an MS in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana. His work has been featured...
S1E58 -Off the Record With Hillary Leftwich: Wave After Wave After Wave
08 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hillary Leftwich is the founder and owner of ☿ Alchemy Author Services & Writing Workshop and Community Coven, a community-based workshop. She l...
S1E57 -INTRODUCING DJ SWEET TREAT: Ravi Mangla
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ravi Mangla is the author of The Observant (Spuyten Duyvil) and Understudies (Outpost19). His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Nation, ...
S1E56 -Off The Record with Ravi Mangla: I Wanna Go Home
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ravi Mangla is the author of The Observant (Spuyten Duyvil) and Understudies (Outpost19). His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Nation, ...
S1E55 -Taylor Swift Did 9/11: an interview with Jack Moody
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Moody is a novelist and short story writer from wherever he happens to be at the time. He is the author of the novel Crooked Smile, the short sto...
S1E54 -Off The Record with Jack Moody: The Art Of Nonbeing
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Moody is a novelist and short story writer from wherever he happens to be at the time. He is the author of the novel Crooked Smile, the short sto...
S1E53 -Witchcraft and Womanhood with Hillary Leftwich
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hillary Leftwich is the author of Ghosts Are Just Strangers Who Know How to Knock (CCM Press/The Accomplices 2019). Her hybrid poetry and CNF collec...
S1E52 -Off The Record with C. E. Hoffman: Writing Our Own Stories
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
C E Hoffman (they/them) was born, gave birth, and tried to die in Edmonton, AB (not necessarily in that order.) A grant recipient, Writer’s Union of...
S1E51 -ready for emotional internet party: an interview with Kevin Sampsell
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Sampsell is an American writer living in Portland, Oregon. He has worked at Powell's Book Store since 1998 as an events coordinator and the head...
S1E50 -Off The Record With Scott Mitchel May: Mean Men Behind meets Goin' Down South
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Mitchel May is a writer living with his wife and son in Madison, Wisconsin. His work has appeared in Maudlin House, Rejection Letters, The Bear ...
S1E49 -RED (Austin's Version)
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we do our best to just talk about Austin’s new book and how music plays into it! But in the classic Textual Healing style, we get i...
S1E48 -Off The Record with Austin Davis: Lotus & Fear meets Mac Miller
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Off The Record" is a new micro-segment of Textual Healing. Authors on the show get to pair some of their writing with music that they think matches i...
S1E47 -Reaching for Joy with Francis Daulerio
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Francis Daulerio is a poet and teacher from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from Arcadia University in 2014 before re...
S1E46 -Whimsically Unhinged: an interview with Nada Alic
09 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nada Alic is a writer in Los Angeles. Her debut story collection BAD THOUGHTS is out July 12, 2022 (Vintage). From 2014-2016 she collaborated with ar...
S1E45 -Bleakly Comedic Suspension of Disbelief: an interview with Bud Smith
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bud Smith works heavy construction and lives in Jersey City, NJ. He is the author of Teenager (Vintage, 2022), Double Bird (Maudlin House, 2018)...
S1E44 -A little more magic, a little more Liver Mush: an interview with Graham Irvin
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Graham Irvin is a writer who lives in Philadelphia. He was born in North Carolina. He is the author of Liver Mush, from Back Patio Press. And he tw...
S1E43 -New Jersey, Revisited: an interview with Tobias Carroll
28 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tobias Carroll is the author of three books: one novel, one story collection, and one work of nonfiction. His most recent book, Political Sign, was p...
S1E42 -Punk Rock Boi with the Tape Deck Heart: an interview with Scott Mitchel May
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Mitchel May is a guy doing things like writing and skating and going to therapy and working and submitting and also too he enjoys reading and co...
S1E41 -Punk Planet: an interview with Amy Klinger
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I got a chance to get to know first-time author, Amy Klinger. Amy just came out with the book, In Light Of Recent Events. It's a book...
S1E40 -Milestones and the Spark of an Idea: an interview with Wilson Koewing
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I got a chance to chat with one of my favorite writers: Wilson Koewing Wilson is a writer from South Carolina. His work is featured...
S1E39 -That Always Lives Rent Free In My Head For The Rest Of My Life: an interview with Lee Matthew Goldberg
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about Lee Matthew Goldberg’s new book, Vanish Me, 90’s grunge music, Heathers, Pete Davidson, SNL, public transit, his n...
S1E38 -Sean McCallum’s Excellent Adventure
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I got a chance to catch up with Sean McCallum. Sean lives outside of Toronto, Canada, with his wife and two children. He just came o...
S1E37 -Friday night and the lights are low: an interview with Mike Keren
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Keren is a clinical psychologist with advanced training in psychoanalysis and family therapy. He currently maintains a private practice with adul...
S1E36 -When You Were Young: pivoting with Bobby Miller
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bobby Miller is a writer + filmmaker known for making genre-bending comedies. His short film TUB and feature debut THE CLEANSE add horror and fantasy ...
S1E35 -Witchcore And Music Of The Occult: an interview with Christina Rosso
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Rosso-Schneider lives and writes outside of Philadelphia with her rescue pup, Atticus Finch, and bearded husband, Alex, where they run an in...
S1E34 -KKUURRTT: Sound Waves And Ramblings At The American Music Festival
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I got a chance to speak with KKUURTT. KKUURRTT is a fiction/comedy writer who has once been described (by someone he dislikes) as hav...
S1E33 -Everybody’s Famous: an interview with Duncan Birmingham
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I got a chance to speak with Duncan Birmingham. Duncan Birmingham is a writer living in Los Angeles. He has worked on Maron on IFC....
S1E32 -Sad In A Good Way: an Interview with Jessie Lynn McMains
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I got a chance to speak with Jessie Lynn McMains. Jessie is a cross-genre writer, punk poet, small press publisher, and spoken word...
S1E31 -Mami Miami: an interview with Emilly Prado
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emilly Giselle Prado is a writer, DJ, and educator living in Portland, Oregon with roots in the San Francisco Bay Area and Michoacán, Mexico. As an a...
S1E30 -A Podcast About Nothing: a dorky talk with Spencer Fleury
16 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Originally I wanted to name this episode Strongbox but realized that few people would get the reference. Luckily, Spencer did as I explained getting a...
S1E29 -Therapist Gone Wild: an interview with Jeff Schneider
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this wildly fun episode, I interview Jeff Schnieder. Jeff is a writer, founder of Pig Roast Publishing, and the former guitarist and songwriter of ...
S1E28 -Millennial Anxiety: an interview with Blake Wallin
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a pretty chill episode. Blake Wallin comes on and about his latest book, Papal Glow, amongst other things. We get into religion, politics, mu...
S1E27 -Tinder is the Touch: an interview with Nicole Morning
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Nicole Morning. We talk about Tinder, punk music, what's behind her writing, and how weird it is to be an adult. She is t...
S1E26 -Infinite Playlists: an interview with Steve Gergley
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, I’ll be interviewing Steve Gergely. Steve Gergley is a writer and runner from Warwick, New York. His fiction has appeared or...
S1E25 -The Beauty of Language and Sound: an Interview with Joseph Fasano
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'll be interviewing Joseph Fasano. Fasano is the author of the novel The Dark Heart of Every Wild Thing (Platypus Press, 2020), wh...
S1E24 -The Noise Behind The Book: An interview with Bart Schaneman
26 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Bart's books from Trident Press Take a look at his website for more information: https://bartschaneman.com/
S1E23 -Before The Internet: have, has, HAD an interview with Aaron Burch
12 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I interviewed literary icon, Aaron Burch. Aaron Burch is the author of the memoir/literary analysis Stephen King’s The...
S1E22 -Dressed To Kill: learning Brialism with Brian Alan Ellis
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BRIAN ALAN ELLIS runs House of Vlad Press and is the author of several books, including Sad Laughter (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2018). His writing has...
S1E21 -Chainsaws vs Aliens: everything cosmic and strange with C E Hoffman
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'll be interviewing C E Hoffman. C E Hoffman was born, gave birth, and tried to die in Edmonton, AB (not necessarily in that order.)...
S1E20 -G’naughty by Nature: getting to the point with Adam Gnade
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s podcast, I’ll be interviewing Adam Gnade about basically everything but focusing mostly on his record label, Hello America Stereo Cas...
S1E19 -Come As You Are: an interview about literal things with Lee Matthew Goldberg
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I get a chance to chat with Lee Matthew Goldberg about a wide array of things, but mostly 90's music and culture since that's at the ...
S1E18 -Sad FM: an interview with Gauraa Shekhar
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Gauraa Shekhar. Gauraa Shekhar is a Founding Editor of No Contact, the Interviews Editor at Maudlin House, and an Assista...
S1E17 -Nonconformists Like Us: Being Real With Andrew Wilt From 11:11 Press
17 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I interview Andrew Wilt from 11:11 Press. He is not just a publisher. Andrew has also been working professionally in writing for over...
S1E16 -Bitchcraft: Music and Lit with Leza Cantoral
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a very strange and wild episode of Textual Healing, I got a chance to interview Leza Cantoral who is one of my favorite people in the lit world tod...
S1E15 -Off The Record: The 80's with Dmitry Samarov
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Textual Healing, we go off the record with Dmitry Samorov where he tells it as it is when it comes to the 80's. Not just Bruce Springstee...
S1E14 -The One With The Diet Coke Button: Weird Digressions with Dmitry Samarov
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Textual Healing, Dmitry Samarov talks about what it's like to be Gen X in a Gen Z world. We joke around about what the right saying...
S1E13 -Every Little Thing: an interview with Taylor Johnson about life
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mallory Smart and Andy Tran get into all of the weird small talk with Taylor Johnson. We dish about our new favorite bands, the kind ...
S1E12 -Collapsing into Music with Kevin Bigley
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Bigley joins us to talk about his intense love of music, his new book Comaville, and his character Luke in Amazon's Upload. Kevin is an actor an...
S1E11 -Two Million Hours with Zac and Giac: a show about nothing
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lit episode, I am joined by Zac Smith and Giacomo Pope where we talk about nothing and everything. Music genres, literary genres, and even how...
S1E10 -Las Vegas Bootlegger: Noah Cicero and The Idea of Authenticity
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Noah Cicero about his latest book: Las Vegas Bootlegger: Empire of Self-Importance from Trident Press. We also get into li...
S1E9 -Florida Man: What's on the Menu with Chase Griffin
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we have an hour-long conversation full of zany non-sequiturs with Chase Griffin. My co-host, Andy Tran, joins me while we talk wit...
S1E8 -Live from IKEA: D.T. Robbins, Meatballs, and Tampons
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Mallory and Andy hit up D.T. Robbins. They talk about folk music, punk rock, Phoebe Bridgers, Bright Eyes, Elton John, and David L...
S1E7 -It’s My Sniffle Party And I’ll Yacht Rock If I Want To: an interview with Claire Hopple
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mallory and Andy get a chance to interview Claire Hopple about her love of dreamy indie music like Goth Babe, Sniffle Party, and then...
S1E6 -We Can All Be Sad Bois: a random conversation with Giacomo Pope
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Giacomo Pope is the author of Chainsaw Poems & Other Poems and the founder of Neutral Spaces. Much like his writing, this episode is all about pas...
S1E5 -Lo-Fi Stories with Joshua Bohnsack
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Bohnsack is the author of Shift Drink (Spork Press, forthcoming 2020) and Burnt Sienna: Cocktails & Stories (Throwback Books, 2017) and his...
S1E4 -Who’s Greta Gerwig: an interview with Kat Giordano
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We get a chance to chat with Kat Giordano. Kat wrote The Poet Confronts Bukowski's Ghost, which is a book of poetry you can still buy on Amazon. She a...
S1E3 -"the more things you like, the more fun you have" an interview with Nathaniel Kennon Perkins
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today I get to interview Nathaniel Kennon Perkinsfrom Trident Press. We talk about garages, punk rock, DIY ethic, and the best music to write to. He i...
S1E2 -Very Online: Shoegazing with Mallory Smart and Andy Tran
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Mallory Smart and Andy Tran finally take the time to introduce themselves to the Textual Healing listeners by discussing all things weird. We qu...
S1E1 -Unbridled Enthusiasm: A Conversation With Nick Gregorio
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Gregorio comes on as our special guest where we talk about all things Punk, COVID, and the release of his new book, With A Difference , from Trid...