Experimental Practice

Siloh Radovsky
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Experimental Practice is a podcast about innovative creative work. Join host Siloh Radovsky and her guests for explorations of the creative process and the things we learn along the way. Episodes are released sporadically.

Episodes

  1. 03 - The soil we were in

    11/27/2023

    03 - The soil we were in

    Alissa Hattman talks to Siloh about her post-apocalyptic novel Sift, writing during crises and into blockages, fragmented literary form, and creative community.  On the process of writing Sift during peak pandemic, Alissa says, “I had felt that whatever I could create in this time had to just be made out of the soil that we were in, in that moment.” And while it’s never not a good time to talk about making art during a catastrophe, this conversation (which was recorded at the end of September 2023) feels especially well-timed.  Alissa Hattman is author of the novel Sift and the zine POST. Her writing has appeared in Carve, The Rumpus, The Gravity of the Thing, Propeller, Big Other, Surely Magazine, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University and an MA in English Literature from Portland State University. Alissa has worked as a fiction editor, book reviewer, zine librarian, writing group facilitator, and teacher. She writes short essays for her monthly newsletter, MURMUR, which also features a small press spotlight with a book give-away and other literary updates. Originally from North Dakota, she now lives and teaches in the Pacific Northwest. More at www.alissahattman.com. Show notes and transcript available here. If you liked this episode, check out Siloh’s Substack for more reflections on the creative process (and podcast updates!). You can find Siloh on Instagram @silohrad.  Outro music by Siloh. Audio mastered by Ethan Camp. Mentioned in this episode Sift by Alissa Hattman The 3rd Thing Press Riot grrrl The Evergreen State College Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer Anne Carson's lecture on corners “No Place for Self Pity, No Room For Fear in the Nation” by Toni Morrison (essay) Milan Kundera  Alison Bailey Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Renunciations by Donika Kelly Defacing the Monument by Susan Briante Fred Moten Anne de Marcken Browsers Books in Olympia

    1h 5m
  2. 02 - A shimmering scene

    06/16/2023

    02 - A shimmering scene

    Host Siloh Radovsky sits down with Selah Saterstrom to discuss literary form and divination, their intersections with uncertainty, and the powerful cross-pollination of different parts of ourselves.  Selah Saterstrom is the author of five books–Rancher,  Ideal Suggestions: Essays in Divinatory Poetics, Slab, The Meat and Spirit Plan, and The Pink Institution. She teaches and lectures across the United States, is on faculty in the University of Denver’s English and Literary Arts program, and runs Four Queens, a platform celebrating Divination and Divinatory Poetics. You can stay up to date with her classes and offerings here. Show notes and transcript available here. If you liked this episode, check out Siloh’s Substack about experimental creative practice and daily life. You can find Siloh on Instagram @silohrad. Thank you to Ethan Camp for help with audio editing and mastering. Mentioned in this episode Slab and Rancher by Selah Saterstrom Four Queens platform Anne Waldman and the Summer Writing Program at Naropa University University of Denver’s Literary Arts program Dr. Mark Ledbetter at  Millsaps College Dr. David Jasper at the School of Divinity at the University of Glasgow   Rebecca Brown at Goddard College  Bob Glück and his essay “Long Note on New Narrative” Biting the Error: Writers Explore Narrative a book by Gail Scott, Camille Roy, and Robert Glück Stephen D. Moore  Autotheory Maria Goretti CD Wright Eleni Sikelianos  Laird Hunt Julie Carr Tarot cards: Nine of Pentacles (“The Bird Lady”); Death, Five of Pentacles, and the World (divination)

    1h 1m
  3. 01 - The revolutionary comes from the future | Miranda Mellis

    12/31/2022

    01 - The revolutionary comes from the future | Miranda Mellis

    Miranda Mellis and host Siloh Radovsky discuss literary form and the relationship between Miranda’s writing practice, politics, and Buddhism. They also explore the tricky work of staying connected to one’s values in and through writing, and creative practice as a refuge. Learn more about Experimental Practice and host Siloh Radovsky here. Show notes, including a transcript of Siloh’s conversation with Miranda, are also available on Siloh’s website, or linked here. Siloh is on Instagram @silohrad. Audio edited and mastered by Ethan Camp. Mentioned in this episode The Revolutionary by Miranda Mellis Crocosmia by Miranda Mellis (forthcoming from Nightboat Books) The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard Édouard Glissant Cynicism and Magic by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche Pema Chödrön Naropa University (including some of its founders Anne Waldman and Allen Ginsburg) L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry New Narrative (I love Robert Glück’s “Long Note on New Narrative”)

    1h 16m
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Experimental Practice is a podcast about innovative creative work. Join host Siloh Radovsky and her guests for explorations of the creative process and the things we learn along the way. Episodes are released sporadically.

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  • Creator
    Siloh Radovsky
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Experimental Practice
  • Show Website
    Experimental Practice