Litquake's Lit Cast Podcast
1) Porchlight Storytelling: Touched by an Angel (episode #156)
The Bay Area’s long-running Porchlight storytelling series returned to Litquake once again for this special edition, featuring tales on the theme of Touched by an Angel: Stories of Mentors, Teachers, ...Show More
2) Generation Women: Plot Twists (episode #155)
Generation Women returns to Litquake with a powerful night of live, multigenerational storytelling. Founded by author Georgia Clark in 2017, this series amplifies underheard voices and fosters interge...Show More
3) Modern Magic with Michelle Tea (episode #154)
Recorded at The Lost Church during Litquake 2024, this magical evening features DIY witch and literary icon Michelle Tea in conversation with The Witching Year author Diana Helmuth, guided by writer a...Show More
4) How to Get Free Healing with Morgan Parker, Sam Sax, and Carvell Wallace (episode #153)
Three acclaimed writers—Morgan Parker, Carvell Wallace, and sam sax—offer bold, deeply personal takes on healing in a world that resists it. From mental health and identity to queerness and survival, ...Show More
5) Atlas Obscura’s Wild Life: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Living Wonders (episode #152)
Recorded live at Litquake Festival 2024, this episode celebrates Wild Life, the latest from the minds behind Atlas Obscura. Editor Cara Giaimo, journalist Marissa Ortega-Welch, and Oakland Zoo’s Amy G...Show More
6) Mayor of the Tenderloin: Del Seymour's Journey from Living on the Streets to Fighting Homelessness in San Francisco (Episode #151)
Recorded during Litquake Festival 2024, journalist Alison Owings and Del Seymour—founder of Code Tenderloin and former unhoused advocate—share a powerful conversation about recovery, resilience, and c...Show More
7) Paola Ramos on her book Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right (Episode #150)
On the eve of the 2024 presidential election, journalist Paola Ramos joined us to discuss her urgent new book, Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right. In conversation with KALW’s Angie Coiro, Ram...Show More
8) How They Did It: Biographical Fiction: Episode #147
In the third of our "How They Did It" series from summer of 2024, we heard from four talented novelists who have blended fact with their fiction, with dazzling results. Novelist Jasmin Darznik moderat...Show More
9) Porchlight Storytelling 2023: Tricks Up My Sleeve: Lit Cast Episode #146
Another from the archives! A staple of Litquake for nearly two decades, the Bay Area’s long-running Porchlight storytelling series returned once again to Litquake Festival 2023 for this special editio...Show More
10) Grace Notes 2021: Lit Cast Episode: #145
Litquake Festival 2021 saw us return to San Francisco’s gothic and gorgeous Grace Cathedral for the first time post-COVID. This event, which has now been going for almost 10 years is always a special ...Show More