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Textual Healing with Mallory Smart

Dive into this lit podcast hosted by Mallory Smart, where authors explore the synergy between music and their writing. Brace yourself for offbeat interviews where writers discuss their individual styles, get lost in unpredictable anecdotes, and how music transforms their creative process. New episodes airing every Saturday.

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01:30:34

S1E30 - A Podcast About Nothing: a dorky talk with...

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2021/10/16

Originally I wanted to name this episode Strongbox but realized that few people would get the reference. Luckily, Spencer did as I explained getting almost shut out of my building by a neighbor as I was rushing inside to make it in time to do the interview because I gambled that I grab coffee and be back within 10 minutes (I made it). After we laughed about that for a while we got into some pretty random but fun conversation about what kind of music he's into, Gen X, his new book, and how he's

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02:09:12

S1E29 - Therapist Gone Wild: an interview with Jeff...

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2021/09/04

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 the noise-rock bands Arab On Radar and Made in Mexico. We get pretty into 90’s music and talking about the major genres of the time, different generations, weird stories about his old band Arab On Radar, and how he went from a badass musician to a badass writer.

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00:58:06

S1E28 - Millennial Anxiety: an interview with Blake...

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2021/08/21

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, music, and how anxiety-inducing it is to be a millennial. But of course, we do our best to stick to music and what the book is about. Papal Glow is the time between centuries, that little dust mote trailing in the sun's glare between folds of the partition that separates the public from true knowledge. It is the preventative strain keeping the

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S1E27 - Tinder is the Touch: an interview with Nicole...

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2021/08/07

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 the author of Selftitled* from Trident Press and _*Soft Animal_ from Hello America Stereo Cassette. The stories and poems in Selftitled—as honest and charmingly chaotic as a deathbed confession—explore an America of tinder dates, mysterious scars, unflattering selfies, motherhood, and drugs. Things can be hard here, but self-pity will only distract

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00:47:52

S1E26 - Infinite Playlists: an interview with Steve...

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2021/07/24

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 is forthcoming in Atticus Review, Cleaver Magazine, Hobart, Pithead Chapel, Maudlin House, and others. In addition to writing fiction, he has composed and recorded five albums of original music. In this episode, we talk about 90s music, writing, Tommy Boy, Gilmore Girls, and sorts of weird things.

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01:12:50

S1E25 - The Beauty of Language and Sound: an...

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2021/07/10

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), which was named one of the "20 Best Small Press Books of 2020." His books of poetry are The Crossing(Cider Press Review, 2018), praised by Ilya Kaminsky for its "lush drive to live, even in the darkest moments"; Vincent (2015), which Rain Taxi Review hailed as a "major literary achievement"; Inheritance (2014), a James Laughlin Award nominee; and Fugue for

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01:03:36

S1E24 - The Noise Behind The Book: An interview with...

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2021/06/26

Check out Bart's books from Trident Press Take a look at his website for more information: https://bartschaneman.com/

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01:33:39

S1E23 - Before The Internet: have, has, HAD an...

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2021/06/12

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 Body; the short story collection, Backswing; and the novella, How to Predict the Weather. He is the Founding Editor of HOBART. He is working on a novel, a maybe-chapbook of short-short prose, and collection of essays, THIS WAS ALL BEFORE THE INTERNET, about growing up and music and religion, essays from which, about Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, and Alice in

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01:25:58

S1E22 - Dressed To Kill: learning Brialism with Brian...

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2021/05/29

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 appeared at Juked, Hobart, Monkeybicycle, Heavy Feather Review, Electric Literature, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Fanzine, and HTMLGIANT. He lives in Florida. In this episode we explore all the different music mediums that you used to listen to and how we used to burn CDs and make mixtapes, obviously, we discuss KISS because he’s the man behind that question I ask

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01:18:01

S1E21 - Chainsaws vs Aliens: everything cosmic and...

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2021/05/15

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.) They wrote their first novel at 11 yrs old, and have continued ever since. From 2010 onward, they have been published widely in print and online. They love life and hate bios. On the show, I take us into wild tangents like horror movies, life in the US vs Canada, internet personas, philosophy, and literary muses. Their novel, Sluts and Whores, is

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01:50:52

S1E20 - G’naughty by Nature: getting to the point...

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2021/05/08

On today’s podcast, I’ll be interviewing Adam Gnade about basically everything but focusing mostly on his record label, Hello America Stereo Cassette, where he releases audio recordings of writers' work. Adam is both a writer and musician whose work is released as a series of books and records that share characters and themes; the fiction writing continuing plot-lines left open by the self-described "talking songs" in an attempt to compile a vast, detailed, interconnected, personal history of

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02:06:10

S1E19 - Come As You Are: an interview about literal...

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2021/05/01

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 heart of his newest book, Runaway Train. Lee Matthew Goldberg is also the author of the novels THE ANCESTOR, SLOW DOWN, THE MENTOR from St. Martin’s Press, and THE DESIRE CARD. He has been published in multiple languages and nominated for the 2018 Prix du Polar. His Sci-fi novel ORANGE CITY will be published in 2021 along with RUNAWAY TRAIN, the

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01:31:14

S1E18 - Sad FM: an interview with Gauraa Shekhar

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2021/04/24

In this episode, I interview Gauraa Shekhar. Gauraa Shekhar is a Founding Editor of No Contact, the Interviews Editor at Maudlin House, and an Assistant Editor at X-R-A-Y. Her debut short story “Other Significant Others: A Glossary” was a finalist for the Francine Ringold Awards for Emerging Writers and earned a nomination for the PEN/ Robert J. Dau Award. Gauraa’s work has appeared in Nimrod, Contrary, Sonora Review, Vol.1 Brooklyn, Literary Hub, Hobart After Dark, and elsewhere. She lives in

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01:19:45

S1E17 - Nonconformists Like Us: Being Real With...

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2021/04/17

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 a decade. He is the author of Age of Agility: The New Tools for Career Success, which is currently being used as a textbook in universities, nonprofits, and Fortune 500 companies. Timestamps 00:00 -- Intro 01:42 -- The Midwest Hello 04:26 -- Nonconformists, Like Everyone Else 07:38 -- 11:11 Press 10:55 -- Maudlin House 13:45 -- COVID 19:20 -- The

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01:36:16

S1E16 - Bitchcraft: Music and Lit with Leza Cantoral

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2021/04/10

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 today! It gets weird, it gets dark, and it actually gets pretty damn hysterical. It's lit. Leza is a Xicana writer & Editor-in-Chief at CLASH Books. She is also the host of Get Lit With Leza. As a result of her being a megafan of Lana Del Rey & Sylvia Plath, she curated and edited an anthology of stories called Tragedy Queens: Stories Inspired by

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S1E15 - Off The Record: The 80's with Dmitry Samarov

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2021/03/13

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 Springsteen, Madonna, and music still on MTV... Support Textual Healing with Mallory Smart by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/textual-healing

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00:52:24

S1E14 - The One With The Diet Coke Button: Weird...

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2021/03/05

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 sayings are and whether our taste in music even matters anymore. We hit music from all angles. The Pixies, Billie Eilish, Nirvana, Kelly Hogan, and even Taylor Swift are discussed. We disagree about the awesomeness of grunge music but we do agree that Mr. Rogers is creepy. Yes, this episode is all over the place but completely on point when it comes to

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00:50:47

S1E13 - Every Little Thing: an interview with Taylor...

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2021/02/13

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 of poetry we're all into, and sadly even the weather... Lena Dunham and the Armenian Genocide is also somehow discussed as well. No spoilers, so if you wish to connect those wild dots listen to the entire show. Taylor Johnson is from Washington, DC. They are the author of Inheritance_ (Alice James Books, 2020), and their work appears in _The Paris

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00:51:36

S1E12 - Collapsing into Music with Kevin Bigley

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2021/02/06

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 and writer living in Los Angeles. He plays Luke in his latest TV role on Amazon's Upload and Reed Hollingsworth on another Amazon show called Undone. Most central to this show, though, Kevin just debuted a novel called Comaville from Clash Books. He tells us about the process of writing it and how music isn't just something he listens to for inspiration

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02:05:57

S1E11 - Two Million Hours with Zac and Giac: a show...

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2021/01/30

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 a genre's name comes into being is discussed in this 2hr long round table. Zac Smith flexes his knowledge of linguistics and genre. Giacomo Pope goes off on small presses along with an insane grasp on what shoegaze-y indie rock actually is and was. Together we discuss how writers act due to social media and how the artform has given way to

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