Hanif Abdurraqib is interviewed by guest host Stuti Sharma. Hanif and Stuti discuss writing communities, traveling to US cities, and music as a vessel for connection. They also talk about cultivating literary friendships, vulnerability, and memory both in the context of loss and in the context of loving someone throughout many stages of life. The second part of this episode is an excerpt from Hanif’s reading at Smith College in Spring 2023, where he gives a preview of his newest book, There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension.