ANGELIC TRANSMISSIONS

About ANGELIC TRANSMISSIONS

a talk show about art in NYC

Publisher

Angelic Transmissions

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jul 2024

Latest episode

2 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Jun 2025

   023: Alissa Bennett

   Writer Alissa Bennett discusses fandom's circuitry and cultural figure over-identification with hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason in this interview, exploring Janet Malcolm's book, *The Silent Woman*.

2. 

   19 May 2025

   022: Lynne Tillman

   Hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason discuss the Jack Whitten show and Nicole Wittenberg's paintings, while writer Lynne Tillman explores artworks as fuel for writing and fracturing selfhood in this interview.

3. 

   6 May 2025

   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" open 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 Paniya - Ali Sethi & Noah Georgeson

4. 

   21 Apr 2025

   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

5. 

   7 Apr 2025

   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

6. 

   10 Mar 2025

   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 forthcoming ”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 Annie Angelo Badalamenti - The Pink Room Nacio Herb Brown - Temptation Henry Mancini - Experiment in Terror

7. 

   24 Feb 2025

   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 - Barcelona Aretha Franklin - Take a Look Billie Eilish - Bad Guy Ahnoni - I Fell In Love With a Dead Boy Ahnon - Change Lady Bunny - Take Me Up High Minty - Useless Man

8. 

   27 Jan 2025

   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

9. 

   13 Jan 2025

   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 Black Fatoumata Diwara - Kanou Frida -  I Know There’s Something Going On Brijean - Workin On It Sinead O’Connor - Fire On Babylon

10. 

    2 Dec 2024

    010: Matthew Leifheit // Peter McGough

    Hosts Jarrett Earnest and Leigha Mason interview photographer Matthew Leifheit about his queer archives project and painter Peter McGough regarding his new show, exploring themes of queer history and artistic expression in this interview episode.

11. 

    4 Nov 2024

    008: Glenn Ligon // Whitney Mallett

    Host Jarrett Earnest speaks with the great contemporary artist Glenn Ligon about his new book Distinguishing Piss from Rain: Writings, Interviews (2024) out now from Hauser & Wirth Books Then, we are joined by Whitney Mallett to discuss her eponymous new outlet for criticism, The Whitney Review! In between, the Essential Cinema segment has Leigha Mason attempting to describe one of the best films of all time, Maya Deren’s Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), which you can catch as part of the programming at Anthology Film Archives on 2nd & 2nd in NYC 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 Nov 4, 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. Donna summer - working the midnight shift Jesse Norman - Strauss’ Four Last Songs David Bowie - heroes The Smiths -  Bigmouth Strikes Again Spookytooth - Pyramids The Diplomats - Bigger Picture Donna Summer - Grand Illusion

12. 

    29 Jul 2024

    001: Simon Wu // Tabboo!

    Host Jarrett Earnest speaks with Simon Wu about his new book Dancing On My Own. Also, NYC icon Tabboo! enlightens us with, among other things, a personal history of the Pyramid Club! In between, Leigha Mason talks Robert Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar during AT's midshow 'Essential Cinema' segment. This episode was broadcast live on East Village Radio July 29, 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. Angelic Transmissions airs live on eastvillageradio.com every other Monday 12noon - 2pm, with new episodes on streaming every Thursday. Amanda Lear - Never Trust a Pretty Face Lorde - 400 Lux Glass Vegas - Geraldine Zedd feat. Foxes - Clarity Robyn - Honey It's Natural - Tabboo! Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl Stevie Wonder - Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer Elton John & Paul Buckmaster - Friends Beyonce - COZY Fast Eddie - Let's Go Amanda Lear - Black Holes

Who has been a guest on ANGELIC TRANSMISSIONS

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Alissa Bennett
• Lynne Tillman
• Matthew Leifheit
• Peter McGough

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 9 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

6

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32