On this episode of Antioch MFA's LitCit, host Gabriela Revilla Lugo interviews acclaimed writer Winnie Holzman. Holzman is the creative force behind some of the most influential works in contemporary storytelling, including the beloved musical Wicked and TV classics like My So-Called Life and Once and Again. Hear Holzman reflect on her artistic journey, the cultural resonance of her work, and the lessons she's learned from a career spent shaping iconic narratives. This episode was produced by Mansi Aneja and mastered by David Blixt.

On this episode of Antioch MFA Program's LitCit, host Ash Anderson chats with Tony-nominated actor, award-winning playwright and novelist, John Cariani. Cariani is an Antioch University mentor and has penned more than twenty plays, including Almost, Main, which has been produced more than 5000 times and which he adapted into a novel. This episode was produced by Karen Sampson and mastered by Mitko Grigorov.

On this episode of Antioch MFA's LitCit, host Gabriela Lugo chats with Colette Freedman. Freedman is an internationally produced playwright with over 50 produced plays and musicals. Her play Sister Cities has been produced around the country and internationally, including Paris (Une Ville, Une Soeur), Rome (Le Quattro Sorelle), and Australia. She made her West End Debut at the Lyric Theatre in April 2025 as co-book writer and lyricist in Bettie Page Queen of the Pinups: The Musical. Freedman is a much-loved teaching faculty at Antioch University's MFA program. Soak in her vibrant energy, her process as a writer, and her journey as a storyteller so far. This episode was produced by Karen Sampson and mastered by Mitko Grigorov.

On this episode of Antioch MFA's LitCit, host Mansi Aneja chats with writer and Antioch nonfiction faculty member, Edgar Gomez. Gomez is a queer NicaRican writer born and raised in Florida. He is the author of the memoir High-Risk Homosexual that was released in 2022 and won the American Book Award, a Stonewall Israel-Fishman Nonfiction Book Honor Award, and the Lambda Literary Award. Get to know Gomez, his writing process, and the journey of his second book that was released in February 2025 entitled Alligator Tears. This episode was produced by Bo Thomas Newman and mastered by Mitko Grigorov.

On this episode of Antioch MFA's LitCit, host Alejandra Alexander chats with writer, director, producer, teacher, and esteemed Antioch dramatic writing faculty member, Joy Kecken. Joy's short films, Woman Hollering Creek and Louisville, and her feature documentary, The Biggest Little Farm, have screened at over 30 film festivals. She has also developed series for Amazon, ABC Signature, and FX. They discuss her career, which spans being the co-founder of The Film Foundry, a Culver City-based media company, writing and directing HBO's The Wire, serving as Co-Executive Producer on the fourth season of Genius: MLK/X, a National Geographic series, and her feature film, All-In, currently in development with Maven Pictures. This episode was produced by Bo Thomas Newman and mastered by David Nguyen.

On this episode of Antioch MFA's LitCit, host Brenda Fantroy-Johnson chats with acclaimed author, essayist, activist, and esteemed Antioch faculty member Anjali Enjeti. Together they discuss in detail her debut novel The Parted Earth, her essay collection, Southbound, what writing as activism means, and exploring family history. This episode was produced by Bo Thomas Newman and edited by Brenda Fantroy-Johnson and David Nguyen.

On this episode of Antioch MFA's LitCit, host Bo Thomas Newman chats with author, screenwriter, editor, director, journalist, and professor, Morgan Jerkins. They discuss her multifaceted career as a professor, editor and journalist, the balance between fiction and nonfiction, her past works such as This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America and Caul Baby, her path to directing her first short film, Black Madonna, and how her new novel, Zeal, came to be, which is in stores now. This episode was produced by Mansi Aneja and mastered by Mitko Grigorov.