//podcastplus.net/feed/podcast~d8bf8fb5664cab05676c876151792ae335db92fb519823cf44bf71a0334c5863 More Friends presents in-depth interviews with Lighthouse Works fellows and exhibiting artists about their life, process, and practice. Host Tryn Collins reconnects with the artists and writers who have come to the island over the past 10 years. Lighthouse Works is a non-profit dedicated to giving amazing people the time, space, and resources to focus on their work. Each month, host Tryn Collins interviews a former fellow, diving deeply into who they are and the themes they keep returning to in their work. More Friends aims to share with our community these lovely and marvelous thinkers and makers.After or during the episode, make sure to visit our website lighthouseworks.us for more content including images or links to some of the topics we cover – and of course more episodes! Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:05:10 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/55c80b28-3cdc-4e61-b3ce-7309e1b409f4/More-Friends-EP-08-Lydia-Conklin-FINAL.mp3 In this month's episode of More Friends, Tryn Collins chats with writer and cartoonist Lydia Conklin. At the time of the episode's recording, Lydia's collection of short stories Rainbow Rainbow was about to be released, and had recently been named one of the "Twenty-one most anticipated books of 2022" by Time Magazine. Lydia visited us on the Island this summer and read selections from Rainbow Rainbow in a program co-presented by and hosted at the Fishers Island Library, and we are excited to hear Lydia and Tryn dig into the gritty details of writing and publishing this powerful and intimate collection of stories. Please listen and share! Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/55c80b28-3cdc-4e61-b3ce-7309e1b409f4/More-Friends-EP-08-Lydia-Conklin-FINAL.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/cce9faba-36f3-412c-a60b-d0c680fcaab2/Ep-07-Ge-Gao-FINAL-2023-11-09.mp3 On this episode of More Friends, Tryn Collins speaks with Ge Gao, a writer based in New York City. Bio: Ge Gao is a Chinese writer based in New York City. She received an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Columbia University. Her essays have appeared in The Threepenny Review , Longreads , Hypocrite Reader, Words Without Borders , Twin Cities Daily Planet , and elsewhere. She received residencies and fellowships from Vermont Studio Center, Atlantic Center for the Arts, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sundress Academy for the Arts, Catwalk Artist Residency, Cuttyhunk Island Residency, and Lighthouse Works. Her essays have been named Notable in The Best American Essays 2020 and awarded a Pushcart Prize Special Mention in 2021.  In 2020, she was awarded the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Nonfiction Literature. She teaches creative writing at Hunter College. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/cce9faba-36f3-412c-a60b-d0c680fcaab2/Ep-07-Ge-Gao-FINAL-2023-11-09.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/cce9faba-36f3-412c-a60b-d0c680fcaab2/Ep-07-Ge-Gao-FINAL-2023-11-09.mp3 On this episode of More Friends, Tryn Collins speaks with Ge Gao, a writer based in New York City. Bio: Ge Gao is a Chinese writer based in New York City. She received an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Columbia University. Her essays have appeared in The Threepenny Review , Longreads , Hypocrite Reader, Words Without Borders , Twin Cities Daily Planet , and elsewhere. She received residencies and fellowships from Vermont Studio Center, Atlantic Center for the Arts, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sundress Academy for the Arts, Catwalk Artist Residency, Cuttyhunk Island Residency, and Lighthouse Works. Her essays have been named Notable in The Best American Essays 2020 and awarded a Pushcart Prize Special Mention in 2021.  In 2020, she was awarded the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Nonfiction Literature. She teaches creative writing at Hunter College. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/cce9faba-36f3-412c-a60b-d0c680fcaab2/Ep-07-Ge-Gao-FINAL-2023-11-09.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/d1b1ffaf-f440-4b2e-bbfb-8913bdad3607/EP-05-Kaveri-Raina-FINAL-2.mp3 We're excited to release the sixth episode of More Friends.  On today's episode, Tryn talks with Kaveri Raina – an amazing painter who was on the island back in March 2018 – about her recent shows, the mysterious material of burlap, embracing slowness, and morose advice. Stick around! Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/d1b1ffaf-f440-4b2e-bbfb-8913bdad3607/EP-05-Kaveri-Raina-FINAL-2.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/d1b1ffaf-f440-4b2e-bbfb-8913bdad3607/EP-05-Kaveri-Raina-FINAL-2.mp3 We're excited to release the sixth episode of More Friends.  On today's episode, Tryn talks with Kaveri Raina – an amazing painter who was on the island back in March 2018 – about her recent shows, the mysterious material of burlap, embracing slowness, and morose advice. Stick around! Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/d1b1ffaf-f440-4b2e-bbfb-8913bdad3607/EP-05-Kaveri-Raina-FINAL-2.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/4b653cb4-9ee0-458f-a9d4-a0bdad150d09/EP-05-Simone-Kearney-FINAL-2.mp3 We're excited to release the fifth episode of More Friends. Tryn talks with alumni fellow Simone Kearney (21), an artist and writer who lives and works in New York and who, at the time of the interview, had just brought a beautiful new book, *Days*, into the world, published by Belladonna Press. Tryn and Simone talk about the politics of a period, thinking with your hands, and the "helium of thought." Tune in! Mon, 11 Sep 2023 23:15:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/4b653cb4-9ee0-458f-a9d4-a0bdad150d09/EP-05-Simone-Kearney-FINAL-2.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/4b653cb4-9ee0-458f-a9d4-a0bdad150d09/EP-05-Simone-Kearney-FINAL-2.mp3 We're excited to release the fifth episode of More Friends. Tryn talks with alumni fellow Simone Kearney (21), an artist and writer who lives and works in New York and who, at the time of the interview, had just brought a beautiful new book, *Days*, into the world, published by Belladonna Press. Tryn and Simone talk about the politics of a period, thinking with your hands, and the "helium of thought." Tune in! Mon, 11 Sep 2023 23:15:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/4b653cb4-9ee0-458f-a9d4-a0bdad150d09/EP-05-Simone-Kearney-FINAL-2.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/3a761441-0d6a-4689-baab-33ba7427ab53/EP-04-Andea-McGinty-FINAL-2.mp3 We're excited to release the fourth episode of More Friends with Andrea McGinty (32). Andrea and Tryn talked about moving upstate, her recent (then) show at Sunny in New York, and of course... Larry the cat. Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/3a761441-0d6a-4689-baab-33ba7427ab53/EP-04-Andea-McGinty-FINAL-2.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/3a761441-0d6a-4689-baab-33ba7427ab53/EP-04-Andea-McGinty-FINAL-2.mp3 We're excited to release the fourth episode of More Friends with Andrea McGinty (32). Andrea and Tryn talked about moving upstate, her recent (then) show at Sunny in New York, and of course... Larry the cat. Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/3a761441-0d6a-4689-baab-33ba7427ab53/EP-04-Andea-McGinty-FINAL-2.mp3 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/b1ad3a27-0be7-4e8b-ab35-841dd712d692/EP-03-Allana-Clarke-NEW-FINAL-2.mp3 We're excited to release the third episode of More Friends with Allana Clarke (15). The conversation explores Clarke's use of materials, forms, and processes and the inspiration behind her work. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/b1ad3a27-0be7-4e8b-ab35-841dd712d692/EP-03-Allana-Clarke-NEW-FINAL-2.mp3