Small Joys is a series of conversations between best-selling writer and Columbus-native Hanif Abdurraqib and creative people of all stripes about what keeps them going.In each episode, Hanif talks with artists and writers about what fuels the creative process and discusses the little pleasures that help sustain us in our daily lives.
14 Available Episodes (14 Total)Average duration: 00:31:25
Apr 19, 2023
Lydia Loveless
00:35:28
Singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless talks with Hanif about leaning into awkwardness, the perks of living alone, trying stand-up comedy, and writing while heartbroken.
Apr 12, 2023
Richard 'Duarte' Brown
00:37:02
Artist Richard 'Duarte' Brown talks with Hanif about why you don't have to move to New York to be an artist, making art with the everyday things all around you and his journey as an art educator.
Apr 05, 2023
Jasmine Warga
00:41:30
Author Jasmine Warga talks with Hanif about Cincinnati chili, ice cream, processing grief, being a Muslim in America after 9/11, Bengals fandom, the National, and getting a very special phone call at 4:30 a.m.
Mar 29, 2023
Trailer: Small Joys Season 2 coming soon!
00:02:24
We’re bringing you more conversations with creative people about how they work and what keeps them going. In season 2, we’ll talk with an author, an opera singer, a hip-hop producer, a painter, a chef, and much more.
Aug 10, 2021
BONUS: William Evans
00:38:01
In this bonus episode, poet and writer William Evans joins Hanif to discuss quitting your day job, being a parent, nerd fandom, DC vs. Marvel movies, and why black voices are needed in cultural criticism. Their conversation was recorded in 2019.
Aug 03, 2021
Angel Lopez
00:34:22
Music producer Angel Lopez talks with Hanif about hiking, raising a puppy, the LA Dodgers, playing MLB The Show on Playstation, finding new sounds, making music via Zoom, and getting back into the studio.
Jul 27, 2021
Mark Lomax, II
00:37:27
Drummer and composer Mark Lomax, II, talks with Hanif about telling stories with music, balancing family life with performing, how the live music scene has changed, performing for children and listening for "options" in new songs.
Jul 20, 2021
Nick White
00:43:19
Author Nick White talks with Hanif about growing up in a small town, The Golden Girls, reading novels slowly, soap opera cliffhangers, and Tina Turner's 1988 concert in Rio.
Jul 13, 2021
Cameron Granger
00:27:16
Artist Cameron Granger talks with Hanif about learning to cook, group chats with friends, Toni Morrison quotes, getting therapy, and expressing yourself with memes.
Jul 06, 2021
Jeff Smith
00:35:58
Comic book writer and illustrator Jeff Smith talks with Hanif about Sunday comics, watching the debut of Star Wars, reading Lord of the Rings, listening to Sam Cooke and attending comic book conventions.
Apr 19 | 00:35:28
Lydia Loveless
Apr 12 | 00:37:02
Richard 'Duarte' Brown
Apr 05 | 00:41:30
Jasmine Warga
Mar 29 | 00:02:24
Trailer: Small Joys Season 2 coming soon!
Aug 10 | 00:38:01
BONUS: William Evans
Aug 03 | 00:34:22
Angel Lopez
Jul 27 | 00:37:27
Mark Lomax, II
Jul 20 | 00:43:19
Nick White
Jul 13 | 00:27:16
Cameron Granger
Jul 06 | 00:35:58
Jeff Smith
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