LITerally Ep. 8 - Combo with Bug Huckers Podcast: Authors, On Fly Fishing the Northern Rockies

The LITerally fishing 'cast! Host, Kase Johnstun found two essayists -- Chadd VanZanten and Russ Beck -- to torture in the LITerally hot seat, and, happily, they gave it right back. We answered some serious questions about truth, ethics in nonfiction, and the contract between writer and reader, and then we did fun stuff like talked about fishing with the awesome Bug Huckers.

If you fish, write, or like to laugh, this is 'cast for you!

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LITerally Ep. 37 - Leigh Camacho Rourks
LITerally Ep. 37 - Leigh Camacho Rourks

Leigh Camacho Rourks' two favorite drinks are a Whiskey Neat and Prosecco with Mango Nectar. Sound like a study in contrasts? Maybe.

LITerally Ep. 36 - LIVE From the Utah Arts Festival Big Mouth Stage
LITerally Ep. 36 - LIVE From the Utah Arts Festival Big Mouth Stage

We flipped the actual stage to the Utah Arts Festival on the Big Mouth literary stage, and talked to readers and writers to look at where they believe literature, its readers, and the industry sits today.

LITerally Ep. 35 - Adrian Todd Zuniga, "Collision Theory"
LITerally Ep. 35 - Adrian Todd Zuniga, "Collision Theory"

Adrian Todd Zuniga (Yes, that famous guy who started Literary Death Match) talked to us on the LITerally Podcast, and we laughed a lot!

LITerally Ep. 34 - Sean Prentiss, "Finding Abbey"
LITerally Ep. 34 - Sean Prentiss, "Finding Abbey"

Sean Prentiss, author of Finding Abbey and editor of multiple creative books, talked to us for what seemed to be no time at all. We wished we could have talked longer. We delve into creative nonfiction, into crafting narrative, in what it means to be 'true' in you memoir.

LITerally Ep. 33 - Tessa Fontaine, "The Electric Woman"
LITerally Ep. 33 - Tessa Fontaine, "The Electric Woman"

Tessa Fontaine is the author of The Electric Woman:

A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts, A New York Times Editors' Choice; A Southern Living Best Book of 2018

LITerally Ep. 32 - Amanda Luzzader, "Among These Bones"
LITerally Ep. 32 - Amanda Luzzader, "Among These Bones"

Amanda Luzzader schooled us on what it means to build worlds and then tear them apart and start again -- in the book and as the writer at the desk.

LITerally Ep. 31 - Roxanne Veletzos, "The Girl They Left Behind"
LITerally Ep. 31 - Roxanne Veletzos, "The Girl They Left Behind"

Roxanne Veletzos took us to Romania and back not only in her BESTSELLING Novel The Girl They Left Behind but also in our interview with her.

LITerally Ep. 30 - Espido Freire
LITerally Ep. 30 - Espido Freire

“Intimidating and Illuminating,” as quoted in the most recent article in SLUG Magazine, is the only way to describe our conversation with Author Espido Freire, along with Isabel Asensio, Professor of Spanish, and Electra Gamon Fielding, Associate Professor of Spanish.

LITerally Ep. 29 - Utah Humanities Book Festival LITerally Reunion
LITerally Ep. 29 - Utah Humanities Book Festival LITerally Reunion

We harvested just the smallest yield from the bounty of writing experience that came together to talk writing before our Utah Humanities Book Festival LITerally reading.

LITerally Ep. 28 - J.A. Carter-Winward
LITerally Ep. 28 - J.A. Carter-Winward

We got poetry. We got prose. We got a performance piece. And there is so much more in our podcast with J.A. Carter Winward.

LITerally Ep. 27 - Paul Rowley (LaPier)
LITerally Ep. 27 - Paul Rowley (LaPier)

Paul Rowley talks to us about his first chapbook, one that gives a picture of living always on the borders -- the borders between the expectations and realities of growing up as Native American, though this is just the catalyst for a much deeper discussion about the place of art in our time.

LITerally Ep. 26 - Teresa Dovalpage, "Death Comes In Through The Kitchen"
LITerally Ep. 26 - Teresa Dovalpage, "Death Comes In Through The Kitchen"

Teresita Dovalpage, writing about food and murder and what it's like to wrap them together in Cuba, made us laugh and opened up on the LITerally Podcast about being a writer.

LITerally Ep. 25 - Ryan Sharp: "My Imaginary Old Man: Poems"
LITerally Ep. 25 - Ryan Sharp: "My Imaginary Old Man: Poems"

Ryan Sharp, a poet and a hell of a good guy, read some old and new poetry for us at LITerally.

LITerally Ep. 24 - Misty Bell Stiers: "Witch, Please"
LITerally Ep. 24 - Misty Bell Stiers: "Witch, Please"
LITerally Ep. 23 - Trevor Baierl with Kase Johnstun, “Beyond the Grip of Craniosynostosis”
LITerally - 30 Minutes with Sean: Forest Fires and Overalls
LITerally Ep. 22 - Tabitha Blankenbiller, "Eats of Eden"
LITerally Ep. 21 - Sharon Harrigan “Playing with Dynamite”
LITerally Ep. 20 - Deborah Reed, "The Days When Birds Come Back"
LITerally Ep. 19 - Eduardo C. Corral
LITerally Ep. 18 - Nikki Trionfo, "Shatter"
LITerally Ep. 17 - Michael McLane, Utah Humanities Book Festival Director
LITerally Ep. 16 - Amir Jackson
LITerally Ep. 15 - Johnny Worthen
LITerally Ep. 14 - Justin Boening
LITerally Ep. 13 - Danielle Susi
LITerally Ep. 12 - Nicholas Mainieri, "The Infinite"
LITerally Ep. 11 - Nicole Lowe, 'Never Let Me Go: A Memoir'
LITerally Ep. 10 - No Peace with the Dawn
LITerally Ep. 9 - Brad Roghaar, Ogden's First Poet Laureate
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Bug Huckers Ep. 12 - Trout Unlimited
Bug Huckers Ep. 12 - Trout Unlimited

Featuring an interview with Paul Burnett of Trout Unlimited, and a review of the Tacky Hydrophobic Fly Box.

Bug Huckers Ep. 11 - The Reboot!
Bug Huckers Ep. 11 - The Reboot!

Oh how we've missed some Bug Hucker's! Welp, no more. Bug Hucker's is back with 2 new hosts, Cole Larsen and James Young for your Huckin' pleasure.

Bug Huckers Ep. 10 - Trout Unlimited & New Water
Bug Huckers Ep. 9 - Creeks and Short Casting with Grant Weaver
Bug Huckers Ep. 8 - The Return of Hucking
Bug Huckers Ep. 7 - Trout Biology & Turdy Fish
Bug Huckers Ep. 6 - Tan Van, Kevin Costner & Access Restored!
Bug Huckers Ep. 5 - Montana Trip, Spawning and Redds
Bug Huckers Ep. 4 - I Guess We Named Him Dinner
Bug Huckers Ep. 3 - My Cousin Broke My Fly Rod
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Van Sessions at The Monarch: The Band Gooch
Van Sessions at The Monarch: The Band Gooch

4-song set from The Band Gooch from inside a van at The Monarch in the heart of Ogden, Utah's Nine Rails Arts District.

Van Sessions at The Monarch: Chūck Dūb & Piér Carsõn
Van Sessions at The Monarch: Chūck Dūb & Piér Carsõn

5 Songs from Chūck Dūb & Piér Carsõn as recorded LIVE at The Monarch Building in the heart of Ogden's Nine Rails Arts District during Ogden's First Friday Art Stroll.

Van Sessions at The Monarch: The Keyvin VanDyke Trio
Van Sessions at The Monarch: The Keyvin VanDyke Trio

4-song set featuring The Keyvin VanDyke Trio.

Van Sessions at The Monarch: Scott Rogers
Van Sessions at The Monarch: Scott Rogers

4-song Van Sessions with Scott Rogers recorded LIVE at The Monarch Building.

Van Sessions Mini - Jubilee
Van Sessions Mini - Jubilee

Recorded LIVE in a van backstage at the Ogden Music Festival, this is Jubilee with a 2-song mini Van Sessions.

Van Sessions Mini - Keyvin VanDyke
Van Sessions Mini - Keyvin VanDyke

Keyvin VanDyke with a 2-song Mini-Session backstage at the Ogden Music Festival.

Van Sessions at The Monarch: Brooke Mackintosh
Van Sessions at The Monarch: Brooke Mackintosh

Brooke Mackintosh as recorded LIVE at The Monarch Building in the heart of the new Nine Rails Arts District in downtown Ogden, Utah.

Van Sessions at The Monarch: Paddy Teglia
Van Sessions at The Monarch: Paddy Teglia

4 song acoustic set with musician Paddy Teglia as recorded LIVE at The Monarch Building in the heart of the new Nine Rails Arts District in downtown Ogden, Utah.

Van Sessions at The Monarch: Carrie Myers
Van Sessions at The Monarch: Carrie Myers

Van Sessions with Carrie Myers LIVE at The Monarch.

Van Sessions - The Monarch: Standards & Substandards
Van Sessions - The Monarch: Standards & Substandards

Van Sessions featuring a 4-song set from local Jazz band Standards and Substandards.

Van Sessions at The Monarch: Michelle Moonshine
Van Sessions at The Monarch: Michelle Moonshine

Michelle Moonshine 4-song set on Van Sessions.

Van Sessions - The Monarch: Dave Garofalo
Van Sessions - The Monarch: Dave Garofalo

Van Sessions at The Monarch Building featuring Dave Garofalo, formally of SafetySuit, with a four song set of new music.

Van Sessions at The Monarch: The Snarlin' Yarns
Van Sessions at The Monarch: The Snarlin' Yarns

The best local professor-attorney band in Ogden, The Snarlin’ Yarns with an 8-song set on Van Sessions live at The Monarch.

Van Sessions - The Monarch: Farr Gone
Van Sessions - The Monarch: Farr Gone

Van Sessions at The Monarch with Battle of the Bands winners, Farr Gone. Recorded LIVE inside TanVan, inside The Monarch Building which is located in the heart of Ogden’s Nine Rails Arts District.

Van Sessions - The Monarch: Carrie Myers with The Proper Way
Van Sessions - The Monarch: Carrie Myers with The Proper Way

LIVE from The Monarch Building in Ogden, Utah, Carrie Myers with The Proper Way debut songs off their album Ain’t No Good Thing Ever Dies.

Van Sessions OFOAM - Wasatch Wildgrass
Van Sessions OFOAM - Wasatch Wildgrass

Wasatch Wildgrass 3-song set, LIVE from the Ogden Music Festival.

Van Sessions S5 - The Monarch: Nuthin' Special
Van Sessions S5 - The Monarch: Nuthin' Special

September 2018 Van Sessions kicked off with a bang and included a rocking set from Nothin’ Special! High energy entertainment in a van during Ogden’s First Friday Art Stroll.

Van Sessions OFOAM - Michael Furry, State Flatpick Champion
Van Sessions OFOAM - Michael Furry, State Flatpick Champion

Michael Furry - Utah State Flatpick Champion as recorded in a van down by the river backstage at the Ogden Music Festival

Van Sessions S5 - The Monarch: Sammy Brue with KJ Ward
Van Sessions S5 - The Monarch: Sammy Brue with KJ Ward

Recorded LIVE in a van at the Garden beside the Monarch Building in Ogden Utah in conjunction with Ogden City Arts, First Friday Art Stroll, and arts nonprofit, Ogden First, this is Van Sessions with Ogden local and Nashville recording artist, Sammy Brue, with KJ Ward.

Van Sessions OFOAM - Sugar and the Mint
Van Sessions OFOAM - Sugar and the Mint

This is what it sounds like when you get 6 musicians in a van backstage at the Ogden Music Festival presented by Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music. Sugar and the Mint were phenomenal!

Van Sessions S4 - Branson Anderson
Van Sessions S4 - Branson Anderson

Branson Anderson rounds out Season 4 of Van Sessions with a phenomenal 4-song set!

Van Sessions OFOAM - The Hollering Pines
Van Sessions OFOAM - The Hollering Pines

2 members of The Hollering Pines joined us for a mini-Van Sessions set recorded LIVE backstage at OFOAM.

Van Sessions S4 - Lysergic Ashes
Van Sessions S4 - Lysergic Ashes

An eclectic 4-song set by solo artist Lysergic Ashes in a van down by the railroad tracks during Ogden Utah's First Friday Art Stroll.

Van Sessions S4 - Jill Johnson
Van Sessions S4 - Jill Johnson

A phenomenal 4-song acoustic set in a van by a Jill Johnson, a melancholy singer who will leave you with a smile and a warmed heart.

Van Sessions S4 - Giants in the Oak Tree
Van Sessions S4 - Giants in the Oak Tree

Busting onto the Ogden scene, Giants in the Oak Tree, crushed their 4-song Van Sessions set. Busting out the doors with the drums, this episode sounds amazing for shoving a full band in a tight space. This one is a must listen!

Van Sessions OFOAM - Syd & Libby Gerrard
Van Sessions OFOAM - Syd & Libby Gerrard

A mini-session as recorded at the OFOAM Ogden Music Festival in a van down by the Weber River at Fort Buenaventura. We were able to hear 2 songs from Kaysville artists Syd & Libby Gerrard before their Ogden Music Festival set.

Van Sessions S4 - Kendrick Zane
Van Sessions S4 - Kendrick Zane

From rocking a piano bar to playing 88 keys in a van down by the railroad tracks, Kendrick Zane along with guitarist Tom Hopkins performed 4 original songs in this Billy Joel inspired set.

Van Sessions S4 - Jarom Eubanks
Van Sessions S4 - Jarom Eubanks

Jarom Eubanks, who recently impressed Katy Perry on his American Idol audition with his relaxed pajama pants attire. Playing an 88 Key Keyboard in an '87 Dodge camper van down by the railroad tracks during Ogden's First Friday Art Stroll.

Van Sessions S4 - The Reverend & The Revelry
Van Sessions S4 - The Reverend & The Revelry

Nicholas Garn otherwise known as The Reverend & The Revelry performed an amazing 4-song set for #VanSessions.

Van Sessions Season 4 - Cherry Thomas
Van Sessions Season 4 - Cherry Thomas

#VanSessions Season 4 featuring a 4-song set with the sultry sweet soul of Cherry Thomas.

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