Magic Chats
Magic Chats
Lyra Hill
Magic Chats is a weekly interview show hosted by Lyra Hill. Each week, a different guest brings in a variety of sounds that move them. We listen together, and then chat about it. Each episode of Magic Chats opens with a listener-submitted Magic Moment, and concludes with the Mystery of the Week. Listeners are encouraged to write in to [email protected] and help solve the Mystery! Magic Chats theme and effects created by Tyson Torstensen.
Magic Chats Ep.8 - Sara Sandmel
On the eighth episode of Magic Chats, I interview Sara Sandmel, an educator working to create space for radical queer Jewish learning. We discuss cynicism, God, leadership and the sky.
Nov 30, 2015
1 min
Magic Chats Ep.7 - Tom Gaulke
On the seventh episode of Magic Chats, I interview Tom Gaulke, a pastor at First Trinity Lutheran Church in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. We discuss authenticity, conversion moments, and joyous rebellion.
Nov 23, 2015
57 min
Magic Chats Ep.6 - Matt Woods
On the sixth episode of Magic Chats, I interview Matt Woods, a teaching artist and interdisciplinary cultivator of media including music, photography, and video. We discuss language, vulnerability, and the autumn of one's life.
Nov 16, 2015
59 min
Magic Chats Ep.5 - Lillie West
On the fifth episode of Magic Chats, I interview Lillie West, a musician and visual artist who specializes in the claw machine. We talk about fame, love, luck, and embarrassment.
Nov 9, 2015
1 hr
Magic Chats Ep.4 - Corey Ziemba
On the fourth episode of Magic Chats, I interview Corey Ziemba, a doctoral student in neural science at New York University. We talk about trance states, neurons firing, and the edges of visual perception.
Nov 2, 2015
1 hr 3 min
Magic Chats Ep.3 - Marian Doub
On the third episode of Magic Chats, I interview Marian Doub, an economic justice activist living in San Francisco. We talk about responsibility, gratitude, nuclear disarmament, and finding peace in nature.
Oct 19, 2015
59 min
Magic Chats Ep.2 - Marcos Barnes
On the second episode of Magic Chats, I interview Marcos Barnes, a budding actor and comedian from Miami. We discuss improv comedy, impressions, stage magic, and Seventh Day Adventism. Magic Moment submitted by Julia Zinn. Mystery of the Week: How do you escape?
Oct 12, 2015
1 hr 1 min
Magic Chats Ep.1 - Efren Arcoiris
On the first ever episode of Magic Chats, I interview Efren Arcoiris, a multidisciplinary artist, teacher, and healer living in Chicago. We talk about sleep paralysis, pop goddesses, spiritual initiations and more. Magic Moment submitted by Mark Sheridan. Mystery of the Week: When have you felt perfect?
Oct 5, 2015
57 min