The Listen & Be Heard Hour
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s4e16 Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate Malaya Ulan
This episode of Listen and Be Heard features conversations with Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate Malaya Ulan, and writers Jojo Barrett, Jason Parker, and Marlo Scheitler. The episode also includes poetry readings by Maeve Fox, Mikey Cullen, Crystal Cauley,…
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s4e3 – Rewind – Joe Siple on Writing the Fictional Life of an Octogenarian
Author of the Murray McBride Trilogy, Joe Siple, joins Tony Robles in the audio garden. We feature poetry by Mary TallMountain and Suzette Clark Bradshaw, a new live recording from Hernan Ramiro Rodriguez Sierra, and also rare live…
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s4e6 – Rewind – Elizabeth Perlman, Word Magic!
Elizabeth Perlman, author of Word Magic: The Power of Writing to Reframe Your Story and Claim Your Intuition is our guest in the audio garden. Hernan shares new music: Freedom, Equity, and Justice for the People Song, and…
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s4e8 – Rewind: Black Lantern Books & The Legacy Library
Cipriano Belser is co-founder of Black Lantern Books, housing the Legacy Library, a collection of some 10,000 books curated by organizer, Kwazi Nkrumah. Poetry by Shizue Seigel, Joseph Jason Santiago Lacour. New music with Celia Cruz, Arturo O’Farrill…
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s4e15 Kim McMillon’s Black Heaven, New Music from Widespread Panic
Kim McMillon talks about Black Heaven, Joel Beverly talks about The Absence of Belief, Widespread Panic plays Slipping Into Darkness, Bowery Jazz Messengers
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s4e14 Yvette R. Murray, Celebrate Gullah Geechee
Tony Robles, talks about his new book: Soup for the Storm, and reads some poetry from the book and about his experiences in Waialua, Hawaii, during and after the recent storm. The conversation also touches on Robles’s move…
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s4e4- Rewind – Saumya Choudhuri, Delhi Poetry Slam
Saumya Choudhury, poet and organizer, joins Martha in the audio garden from Delhi. We also feature archival poetry from Barbara Tran. Hernan shares a rare live recording from 1986 of Eddie Harris in Paris. As always some brand…
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s4e13 Tony Robles, Soup for the Storm
Tony Robles, talks about his new book: Soup for the Storm, and reads some poetry from the book and about his experiences in Waialua, Hawaii, during and after the recent storm. The conversation also touches on Robles’s move…
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s4e12 Kenneth Yu – Philippine Genre Fiction
Tony Robles welcomes Kenneth Yu to the audio garden. Yu is an award-winning author from the Philippines known for his short story fiction. New Music you won’t hear anywhere else…
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s4e11 Mikey Cullen – Irish Oral Traditions
Mikey Cullen, a spoken word poet from Dublin. Also: About Bad Bunny…New Poetry and Exclusive Newly Released Music for Coltrane’s 100th birthday.
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s4e10 Remix Volume 9
A remix of poetry and storytelling from our 2026 guests, reporting from South Carolina by Tony Robles on ICE protests, exclusive live music from Craig Harris’ Harlem Nightsong Band and Hernan Rodriguez Sierra playing solo saxophone at a…
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s4e9 Karla Brundage – Writers Across Oceans
Karla Brundage leads Writers Across Oceans, June 2026 in Hawaii. Remembering Sammy Young jr.. New music with John Medeski, Ches Smith, Nick Dunston recorded live at Smalls. Hassan Qasai – Iranian Flute. Freda Epum reads from The Gloomy…
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s4e8 Black Lantern Books & The Legacy Library
Cipriano Belser is co-founder of Black Lantern Books, housing the Legacy Library, a collection of some 10,000 books curated by organizer, Kwazi Nkrumah. Poetry by Shizue Seigel, Joseph Jason Santiago Lacour. New music with Celia Cruz, Arturo O’Farrill…
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s4e7 Del Gonzales Brings Beastie to Phys Fest NYC
Wailuku, a poem by Vanessa Lee-Miller, Del Gonzales on “The Adventures of Beastie,” and Phys Fest NYC, 2026. New music, a Groove Collective tribute to Tito Puente, featuring Eddie Bobet, and The I Am, featuring Nappy G. Poetry…
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s4e6 Elizabeth Perlman, Word Magic!
Elizabeth Perlman, author of Word Magic: The Power of Writing to Reframe Your Story and Claim Your Intuition is our guest in the audio garden. Hernan shares new music: Freedom, Equity, and Justice for the People Song, and…
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s4e5 Tony Cranston, Talking Stories Radio
Tony Cranston shares his passion for storytelling. We explore universal themes found in myths and folk tales across cultures and he tells a Chinese folk tale about a kind-hearted girl named Mei Mei. An exclusive live recording from…
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s4e4 Saumya Choudhuri, Delhi Poetry Slam
Saumya Choudhury, poet and organizer, joins Martha in the audio garden from Delhi. We also feature archival poetry from Barbara Tran. Hernan shares a rare live recording from 1986 of Eddie Harris in Paris. As always some brand…
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s4e3 Joe Siple on Writing the Fictional Life of an Octogenarian
Author of the Murray McBride Trilogy, Joe Siple, joins Tony Robles in the audio garden. We feature poetry by Mary TallMountain and Suzette Clark Bradshaw, a new live recording from Hernan Ramiro Rodriguez Sierra, and also rare live…
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s4e2 Zakiyyah Modeste, Sound System Culture, Genny Lim
Zakiyyah Modeste, a spoken word artist, actress and athlete based in Harlem, is our special guest in the audio garden. We also listen to new music from Sound System Culture at Smalls Live, new poetry and Genny Lim,…
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s4e1 Azúcar!, Sarah Sophie Flicker, SistaZock
Azucar, poet, therapist and open mic host, is Martha’s guest in the audio garden. Also featured, a hidden track from Groove Collective, Sarah Sophie Flicker talks about the Mamdani Campaign, and Zakiyyah Modeste, aka SistaZock, on her training…
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s3e37 Rewind – Remix Volume 8
Please enjoy this last episode of 2025, into the first week of 2026… We will be back on January 7, with fresh poetry, fresh new guests, fresh conversations and new music that you won’t hear anywhere else.
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s3e37 Remix Volume 8
Happy Holidays Remix Volume 8 features the collaborations of Martha Cinader and Hernan Ramiro (Jay) Rodriguez Sierra, reflections on the past year, and announcements about the new parent non-profit of L&BH Network, Sound System Culture, upcoming appearances, internships…
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s3e35 Rewind – Remix Volume 6
Please enjoy this rewind during our holiday production break. Remix Volume 6 by Jay Rodriguez Sierra features Q.R. Hand jr., Martha Cinader, Genny Lim, Meredith Leigh, Donna Janell Bowman, Dorsía Smith Silva, Mary Oishi, Kellie Richardson, Eileen Tabios,…
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s3e36 Remix Volume 7
Remix Volume 7 features Barbara Tran, Candelario Obeso, Eileen Tabios, Vi Khi Nao, Freda Epum, Martha Cinader, Hazel Smith, Megan Marshall, Monica Maconsantos, Mary Oishi, Vida Cruz Borja, Tony Robles, Olivia Eggena, Joseph Jason Santiago Lacour, Trinh Mai,…
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s3e35 Remix Volume 6
Remix Volume 6 by Jay Rodriguez Sierra features Q.R. Hand jr., Martha Cinader, Genny Lim, Meredith Leigh, Donna Janell Bowman, Dorsía Smith Silva, Mary Oishi, Kellie Richardson, Eileen Tabios, Ozier Muhammad, Tony Robles, Megan Marshall, Kim McMillon and…
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s3e19 Rewind Culture from the Kitchen – Monica Macansantos
This week we take the opportunity to revisit this illuminating conversation between Monica Maconsantos and Tony Robles, originally aired on June 26, 2025. Our featured guest is essayist, Monica Macansantos, author of Returning to My Father’s Kitchen, interviewed…
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s3e34 Remix Volume 5
Remix Volume 5: featuring our guests from Seasons 3 reading their poetry and stories. Deepika Singh, C.L. Willis, Billy Mills, Brett Cook, Andrew Lam, Zora Neale Hurston, Alejandro Murgía, Jonathan Thirkield, Dorsía Smith Silva, Suzette Clarke Bradshaw, Martha…
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s3e4 Rewind – American Anthropology – African and Asian American History, Sung and Told
This week we take the opportunity to revisit this illuminating conversation between Brian Kimmel and Martha Cinader, originally aired on February 13, 2025. Martha talks with Brian Kimmel about Blue Skies, Troubled Waters, a World War II account…
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s3e13 – Rewind – Vida Cruz-Borja on Speculative Fiction and the Inactive Protagonist
Tony Robles welcomes Vida Cruz-Borja to talk about Philippine speculative fiction, the inactive protagonist, and where stories begin. Poetry by Martha Cinader, Lena Norris Ramen on writing for self compassion, Richard Clements on the legacy of Barry Harris,…
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s3e33 Pat Cotter, Mahreen Sohail, Laura Jean McKay, Laura Cassidy, Mary O’Donnell, Chucho Valdez
Tony Robles speaks with participants in the Cork International Short Story Festival, part 2. We listen to an Irish poem and fairytale. Jay Rodriguez Sierra plays with Chucho Valdez in a rare live recording. New poetry from Martha…
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s3e32 Mary Morrissy, Vanessa Onwuemezi, Gina Chung, Brett Cook
Tony Robles speaks with writers, Mary Morrissy, Vanessa Onwuemezi and Gina Chung at The International Short Story Festival in Cork, Ireland. Martha Cinader speaks with artist, Brett Cook about Greg Tate Day in Harlem, New York. Jay Rodriguez…
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s3e31 – Lost and Found with Pyeng Threadgill, New Music and Poetry
Pyeng Threadgill talks with Martha Cinader about her new book and audiobook, Lost & Found, part memoir part guide to life as an artist. Jay Rodriguez Sierra presents new music, The Light Within You, featuring Jay on Bansuri…
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s3e30 – Bev Grant, Charlie Rosario, Henry Grimes
Bev Grant, speaks about her life as a songwriter, photographer and activist. We hear more of Charlie Rosario’s experiences making record cover art, new music by Jay Rodriguez Sierra and some poetry by Henry Grimes.
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s3e29 – Dao Strom, Marque Gilmore – Across Water
Dao Strom, speaks about her work and shares from her latest offering; Tender Revolutions. Marque Gilmore returns to Brooklyn for two nights. He talks with our newest producer, Gail Ward, and Maestro Jay Rodriguez Sierra.
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s3e28 – Andrew Lam, Charlie Rosario, Shapeshifter Lab
Andrew Lam reads Grandma’s Tales, from Watermark, and talks with Martha about his life now after journalism. Charlie Rosario talks about selling his first album cover to Tito Puente, and jams with Jay and Chris Theberge. More from…
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s3e27 – Not for Profit by Artists for Artists, Remembering Hermeto Pascoal
Our featured poet is Deepika Singh. Tony Robles talks with award winning biographer and essayist, Megan Marshall, author of After Lives. An L&BH exclusive, the world premiere of Cairo in the Rain, by Jay Rodriguez Sierra, recorded live…
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s3e5 – Rewind – Making Choices: Art Under Dictatorship, Hybrid Publishing
Martha talks with Eileen Tabios about The Balikbayan Artist, Venancio Igarta, who her Kapwa novel fictionalizes, artistic choices and Kendrick Lamar’s historic half time appearance at the Super Bowl. Also featured, Nick Courtright, of Atmosphere Press, a literary hybrid publisher …
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s3e26 – The Art of the Biographical Essay, Megan Marshall
Our featured poet is Deepika Singh. Tony Robles talks with award winning biographer and essayist, Megan Marshall, author of After Lives. An L&BH exclusive, the world premiere of Cairo in the Rain, by Jay Rodriguez Sierra, recorded live…
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s3e25 -Vietnamese America, Vi Khi Nao & Trinh Mai
Martha speaks with writer, Vi Khi Nao, and artist Trinh Mai, contributor and cover artist to the 25th anniversary edition of Watermark, published by Texas Tech University Press. In the second half: Groove Collective live at Prospect Park…
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s3e24 Remix Volume 4
Remix Volume 4: a timely blend of some of our guests from Seasons 1 and 2, and new music and poetry from Jay and Martha. Our featured guests in order of appearance, Kim McMillon, Tony Robles, Joe Talaugon,…