ANGELIC TRANSMISSIONS

023: Alissa Bennett

hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason welcome guest Alissa Bennett! Alissa is a writer and iconic "historian of bad behavior". Alissa talks about the circuitry of fandom and obsession, the purposes of over-identification with cultural figures, and her interest in Janet Malcolm's book The Silent Woman. In the second half of the show, Alissa dishes advice to listeners who have called in with questions (if you'd like to leave a general voicemail for the show, you can do so at speakpipe.com/at), and Leigha talks about getting stabbed in Greece!
photo by Leigh Ledare
Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every other Thursday.
This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio on June 2, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along.
Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra - Summer Wine
Nancy Sinatra - How Does That Grab You Darlin'?
 

022: Lynne Tillman

hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason talk about the incredible Jack Whitten show at MoMA (Jack Whitten: The Messenger), the paintings of Nicole Wittenberg and visiting her show at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Maine. Also, dog training and abstraction!In the second half of the show, writer Lynne Tillman talks about her new collection of short stories, Thrilled to Death. We hear about her use of artworks as fuel for her writing, as well as some of the formal strategies she has employed towards fracturing the concept of selfhood!
 
Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every other Thursday.
This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio on May 19, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along.Cher - All or NothingS.E. Rogie - Please Go Easy With MeCher - A Woman's StoryCher - Believe
 

021: Salman Toor

Hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason talk about pop performances, Forough Farrokhzad's film The House Is Black, Alice Coltrane's public access TV show from the 80s, medieval memoirs, and a lot more! In the second hour, they are joined by painter Salman Toor to discuss his new show "Wish Maker" at Luhring Augustine (paintings in the Chelsea location, and works on paper in TriBeCa), up through June 21, 2025!
 
Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every other Thursday.
This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio on May 5, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along.
Kiley Minogue - Tension
Rilo Kiley - Better Son/Daughter
Tina Turner - Hot For You Baby (Pet Shop Boys Remix)
Madonna - Deeper and Deeper
Ali Sethi & Noah Georgeson - Paniya

020: Sam McKinniss & Natasha Stagg

Hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason talk with painter Sam McKinniss about his new eponymous monograph of paintings (with text contributions from both Jarrett and Natasha!) published by Rizzoli, as well as writer Natasha Stagg. Stagg is the author of Artless: Stories 2019-2023, Sleeveless: Fashion, Image, Media, New York 2011-2019, and Surveys: A Novel. Image culture, the self-mythologized lore of states, and James Bidgood's Pink Narcissus are discussed!
Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every other Thursday.
This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio on April 21, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along.
Madonna - Human Nature
Sinead O’Connor - The Last Day of Our Acquaintance
Addison Rae - Headphones On
Chaka Khan - What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me
Lana Del Rey - Thunder

019: fierce pussy

Host Jarrett Earnest talks with the founding members of fierce pussy! fierce pussy is a collective of queer women artists, formed in NYC in 1991 through their immersion in AIDS activism. Zoe Leonard, Carrie Yamaoka, and Joy Episalla talk with us about the politics of form, the connections between individual and collective art acts, the mutable and bodily conceptual approaches to making exhibitions, and so much more! We hope this conversation can serve as a celebration of the loving and queer nature of these kinds of close and long-term collaborations.
Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every Thursday.
This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio on April 7, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along.
Laura Nyro & LaBelle - It’s Gonna Take a Miracle
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Justin Vivian Bond - 22nd Century
Chappel Roan - Pink Pony Club
Laura Nyro - The Bells

017: Cynthia Daignault

hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason speak with painter Cynthia Daignault about her work both in painting and writing, her deep childhood relationship to Twin Peaks, love of grunge, melodramatic film, and more. 
Her work is included in two museum surveys proposing new frameworks for thinking about recent painting history - "The Living End" at MCA Chicago and "Ordinary People" at MOCA. Additionally, Jarrett wrote about one of Cindy's pieces in the "Painting and Photography" issue of Aperture (an essay called "Here's Looking at You Kid" about a spate of recent painting shows that deal with film stills and the internet).
Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every Thursday.
This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio on March 10, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along.
Heart - Dreamboat AnnieAngelo Badalamenti - The Pink RoomNacio Herb Brown - TemptationHenry Mancini - Experiment in Terror
 

016: Charles Atlas

hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason talk with filmmaker Charles Atlas, on the occasion of the major survey of his work, "About Time" at ICA Boston. Charlie shares insights into his working process with video and dance, art as a memorial medium, and his wide array of collaborations with everyone from Merce Cunningham to Michael Clark to Leigh Bowery to Lady Bunny! 
A special thank you to Luhring Augustine Gallery for your help in setting up this special episode.
Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every Thursday.
This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio Feb 24, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along.
Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe - BarcelonaAretha Franklin - Take a LookBillie Eilish - Bad GuyAhnoni - I Fell In Love With a Dead BoyAhnon - ChangeLady Bunny - Take Me Up HighMinty - Useless Man

014: Joey Arias

hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason talk with inimitable NYC icon Joey Arias! On the occasion of Joey's new album, PAST PRESENT FUTURE, we discuss Joey's artistic practice and creation of Self within singing, drag, performance, fashion, and more. Joey shares stories across a wide variety of collaborative friendships with The Groundlings (cameos in Elvira and Pee Wee movies), Sylvester, Klaus Nomi, David Bowie (SNL performance), and a lot more. 
Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every Thursday.
This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio Jan 27th, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along.
 
Joey Arias - Holiday (1987)
Joey Arias - Better Half
Klaus Nomi - Nomi Song
Sylvester - You Make Me Feel
Joey Arias - Ooh, What a Feeling

013: Chris Martin // Johanna Fateman

host Jarrett Earnest speaks with painter Chris Martin about painting's ability to cast spells, hold secrets, and expand the lived experience. Also, glitter and Temporary Autonomous Zones. For the second hour, we are joined by art critic and musician Johanna Fateman to discuss her new project 'The Critic's Table' at Cultured magazine!
In between, the Essential Cinema segment has us talking about Errol Morris' first film Gates of Heaven (1978)! Death is for the living.
Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every Thursday.
This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio January 13th, 2025. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along.
Sinead O’Connor - I Want Your (Hands On Me)Amy Winehouse - Back To BlackFatoumata Diwara - KanouFrida -  I Know There’s Something Going OnBrijean - Workin On ItSinead O’Connor - Fire On Babylon

010: Matthew Leifheit // Peter McGough

Hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason catch up on their holiday topics; dance coach intimacy, The Aluminum Christmas Tree Museum, and Julia Fox’s memoir Down The Drain. They are joined by photographer Matthew Leifheit to talk about his project, The Gay Chorus Endless Recital, in which he has been traveling around the country to various queer archives and unearthing recordings from different gay men’s choruses throughout the AIDS crisis. Essential Cinema this week is one of our all-time favs: The Eyes of Laura Mars.In the second hour, we are joined by iconic painter Peter McGough to discuss his new show “Alphabet” at Karma Gallery.
 
Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every other Thursday.
This episode was broadcast on East Village Radio on December 2, 2024. The live show included music for context of our commentary, which has been removed for streaming purposes, as we never intend any copyright infringement. You can find the artists and song titles below if you'd like to listen along.
Frances Faye - Drunk With LoveSay She She - Purple SnowflakesChicago Gay Men’s Chorus (1985) - Carol of the BellsChicago Gay Men’s Chorus (1985) - Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasThe Gay Men’s Chorus of San Francisco (1995) with The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (1995) - All There Is Is LoveThe Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC (1985) - Its Raining MenTiny Tim - Tiptoe Through The TulipsWayne Newton - Shangri LaFrances Faye - I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister KateBob Hope - Thanks For the Memories (ft Shirley Ross)