The Offing Podcast

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The Offing podcast, a branch of The Offing Magazine, invites you to listen to poetry, fiction, autobiography and more read by the authors at Past Due's Los Angeles recording studio.

Episodes

  1. 01/07/2025

    POETRY: Angela Peñaredondo's experimental poems from "nature felt but never apprehended"

    Experimental interdisciplinary poet, writer & educator Angela Peñaredondo reads four pieces from their latest collection nature felt but never apprehended, "Mercy Ceremony," "On Cures and Abrasions from a Responsive Environment," "Meditations on a Fist" and "A Girl too Disenchanted to Indulge in Romantics." The Offing's interview with Angela about nature felt but never apprehended is available at theoffingmag.com. This and their earlier collections All Things Lose Thousands of Times, winner of the Hilary Gravendyk Regional Prize and Maroon are available now on angelapenaredondo.com. Support the show The Offing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we rely on literature lovers and art enthusiasts like you to keep the lights on. Support The Offing and this podcast by subscribing to our patreon. Represent your love for The Offing with merchandise from our store, including tote bags, bookmarks, pencils and logo mugs. Hosted by Ashaki Jaskson, publisher of The Offing Intro theme is “Boro” by Hara Noda. Outro is “Yuzu” by Hara Noda. Music provided by Epidemic Sound. Recorded at Past Due Studios in Los Angeles, California. Produced by Christopher Chase Godwin Executive producer Katrina Mohn

    17 min

  2. 12/17/2024

    FICTION: Pete Hsu reads from his short story "Sunder"

    On today’s episode, short-story author Pete Hsu reads an excerpt from “Sunder,” a story of youth at play exploring belonging, death, and maybe love. Pete Hsu has authored the short story collection If I Were The Ocean, I’d Carry You Home and the experimental chapbook There Is A Man. Both are available now at PeterHzHsu.com.  Support the show The Offing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we rely on literature lovers and art enthusiasts like you to keep the lights on. Support The Offing and this podcast by subscribing to our patreon. Represent your love for The Offing with merchandise from our store, including tote bags, bookmarks, pencils and logo mugs. Hosted by Ashaki Jaskson, publisher of The Offing Intro theme is “Boro” by Hara Noda. Outro is “Yuzu” by Hara Noda. Music provided by Epidemic Sound. Recorded at Past Due Studios in Los Angeles, California. Produced by Christopher Chase Godwin Executive producer Katrina Mohn

    21 min

  3. 12/10/2024

    FICTION: Natashia Deón reads from her NAACP-image award nominated novel "The Perishing"

    On today’s episode, novelist and attorney Natashia Deón reads excerpts from her 2021 novel, The Perishing, nominated for both an NAACP Image Award in Literature and a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Fiction.  The New York Times named Natashia’s first novel, GRACE, a Best Book of the Year. GRACE also earned Best Debut Novel recognition by the American Library Association’s Black Caucus. Grace and The Perishing are available now at NatashiaDeon.com. Support the show The Offing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we rely on literature lovers and art enthusiasts like you to keep the lights on. Support The Offing and this podcast by subscribing to our patreon. Represent your love for The Offing with merchandise from our store, including tote bags, bookmarks, pencils and logo mugs. Hosted by Ashaki Jaskson, publisher of The Offing Intro theme is “Boro” by Hara Noda. Outro is “Yuzu” by Hara Noda. Music provided by Epidemic Sound. Recorded at Past Due Studios in Los Angeles, California. Produced by Christopher Chase Godwin Executive producer Katrina Mohn

    16 min

  4. 11/26/2024

    FICTION: Lilliam Rivera reads an except from her middle-grade novel "Barely Floating"

    Lilliam Rivera reads an excerpt from Barely Floating, from KO-ki-la Books, an imprint of Penguin. "A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized swimming dreams."⁠ ⁠ Lilliam Rivera is the author of nine works of fiction, most notably Never Look Back, winner of a 2021 Pura Bel-pray Award in Young Adult literature. Rivera also authored the graphic novel UNEARTHED: A Jessica Cruz Story for DC Marvel along with artist Steph C. ⁠ ⁠ Rivera is a recipient of fellowships from MacDowell and PEN Center USA. NPR, The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, and New York Times have all noted Rivera’s work on their Best of Lists.⁠ Support the show The Offing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we rely on literature lovers and art enthusiasts like you to keep the lights on. Support The Offing and this podcast by subscribing to our patreon. Represent your love for The Offing with merchandise from our store, including tote bags, bookmarks, pencils and logo mugs. Hosted by Ashaki Jaskson, publisher of The Offing Intro theme is “Boro” by Hara Noda. Outro is “Yuzu” by Hara Noda. Music provided by Epidemic Sound. Recorded at Past Due Studios in Los Angeles, California. Produced by Christopher Chase Godwin Executive producer Katrina Mohn

    14 min

  5. 11/19/2024

    FICTION: Toni Ann Johnson's "The Way We Fell Out of Touch," from the collection "Light Skin Gone to Waste"

    On today’s episode, we welcome novelist, screenwriter, playwright, actress, and Humanitas prize-winner Toni Ann Johnson. During this episode, she reads a segment of the story "The Way We Fell Out of Touch," from her short story collection, Light Skin Gone to Waste. To learn more about the Arrington family or to support Toni Ann's body of work, including her books "Homegoing" and "Remedy for a Broken Angel" visit ToniAnnJohnson.com Support the show The Offing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we rely on literature lovers and art enthusiasts like you to keep the lights on. Support The Offing and this podcast by subscribing to our patreon. Represent your love for The Offing with merchandise from our store, including tote bags, bookmarks, pencils and logo mugs. Hosted by Ashaki Jaskson, publisher of The Offing Intro theme is “Boro” by Hara Noda. Outro is “Yuzu” by Hara Noda. Music provided by Epidemic Sound. Recorded at Past Due Studios in Los Angeles, California. Produced by Christopher Chase Godwin Executive producer Katrina Mohn

    16 min

  6. 11/19/2024

    POETRY: Vanessa Angelica Villarreal's new poems on family, ancestors, and extinct flowers of the Americas

    On today's episode, essayist, critic and award-winning poet Vanessa Angelica Villarreal reads new poems on family, ancestors and extinct flowers of the Americas. Here are "Shelter in Place," "Easter Poem," "August," and "Canis Latrans." Vanessa's first poetry collection, Beast Meridian, earned a Whiting Award and the John A. Robertson Best First Book Award from the Texas Institute of Letters. The collection was also a 2019 Kate Tufts Discovery Award Finalist. Beast Meridian and her highly anticipated collection of essays, Magical Realism, are available now at VanessaAngelicaVillarreal.com.  Support the show The Offing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we rely on literature lovers and art enthusiasts like you to keep the lights on. Support The Offing and this podcast by subscribing to our patreon. Represent your love for The Offing with merchandise from our store, including tote bags, bookmarks, pencils and logo mugs. Hosted by Ashaki Jaskson, publisher of The Offing Intro theme is “Boro” by Hara Noda. Outro is “Yuzu” by Hara Noda. Music provided by Epidemic Sound. Recorded at Past Due Studios in Los Angeles, California. Produced by Christopher Chase Godwin Executive producer Katrina Mohn

    13 min

  7. 11/19/2024

    FICTION: Dana Johnson's "Wyatt Earp Days," and a conversation with Offing publisher Ashaki M. Jackson

    On today’s episode, Dana Johnson, author of "Elsewhere, California" and the Flannery O'Connor award for short fiction winner "Break Any Woman Down," reads  “Wyatt Earp Days.” A conversation between Johnson and Offing publisher Ashaki M. Jackson follows her reading. Learn more about Dana Johnson and her work here. "Wyatt Earp Days” was first published in issue number 148 of Ploughshares. You can buy a copy at Pshares.com. Support the show The Offing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we rely on literature lovers and art enthusiasts like you to keep the lights on. Support The Offing and this podcast by subscribing to our patreon. Represent your love for The Offing with merchandise from our store, including tote bags, bookmarks, pencils and logo mugs. Hosted by Ashaki Jaskson, publisher of The Offing Intro theme is “Boro” by Hara Noda. Outro is “Yuzu” by Hara Noda. Music provided by Epidemic Sound. Recorded at Past Due Studios in Los Angeles, California. Produced by Christopher Chase Godwin Executive producer Katrina Mohn

    1h 9m

  8. 11/19/2024

    MEMOIR: Patrick O'Neil's "Anarchy at the Circle K," addiction, time in prison and life after punk rock

    In episode 1 of The Offing Podcast, punk rock roadie icon Patrick O'Neil reads an excerpt from his most recent book Anarchy at the Circle K, out now from Punk Hostage Press. An interview with O'Neil and Offing podcast producer Chistopher Chase Godwin follows, touching on O'Neil's time in the Bay Area punk and hardcore scene, working with bands like Dead Kennedys, Flipper, and TSOL as well as O'Neil's journey through addiction, time in prison and life after punk rock. To learn more about Patrick O'Neil and his work, you can visit his website, or you can check out Punk Hostage Press online. Support the show The Offing is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and we rely on literature lovers and art enthusiasts like you to keep the lights on. Support The Offing and this podcast by subscribing to our patreon. Represent your love for The Offing with merchandise from our store, including tote bags, bookmarks, pencils and logo mugs. Hosted by Ashaki Jaskson, publisher of The Offing Intro theme is “Boro” by Hara Noda. Outro is “Yuzu” by Hara Noda. Music provided by Epidemic Sound. Recorded at Past Due Studios in Los Angeles, California. Produced by Christopher Chase Godwin Executive producer Katrina Mohn

    50 min
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The Offing podcast, a branch of The Offing Magazine, invites you to listen to poetry, fiction, autobiography and more read by the authors at Past Due's Los Angeles recording studio.

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  • Creator
    Past Due
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Offing Podcast
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