Local Economy Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/local-economy Occasional audio recorded during happenings at Local Economy in Oakland, California. We're interested in community resilience, ecological sanity, weird books, civic life in the Bay, and interesting people. Many book events co-hosted with East Bay Booksellers. Department of Invisible Labor 667fd021-bc13-5a3c-af8f-b81fdb8995a7 yes en Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:21:14 -0700 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:08 -0700 http://thelocaleconomy.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/hdJfqL1Sg-etRd8aGEyNDh4a8eCFFa1acX83Cx4ZRwQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kYzQw/OWMyNzliZDJhNzk3/OTI0MTkzMDI5ZDQy/OGFiYS5wbmc.jpg Local Economy http://thelocaleconomy.com episodic Alexis Madrigal & Sarah Rich Occasional audio recorded during happenings at Local Economy in Oakland, California. We're interested in community resilience, ecological sanity, weird books, civic life in the Bay, and interesting people. Many book events co-hosted with East Bay Booksellers. Occasional audio recorded during happenings at Local Economy in Oakland, California. San Francisco, Oakland, community, urban, science, ecology, technology, literature, books Local Economy hi@thelocaleconomy.com No No Novelist Andrew Boryga and writer Ingrid Rojas Contreras on the uses and misuses of trauma 3 3 Novelist Andrew Boryga and writer Ingrid Rojas Contreras on the uses and misuses of trauma full 549c8f84-d46d-4d44-914c-e88bd78f4fef https://share.transistor.fm/s/99d061f2 In this episode, we hear new work from novelist Andrew Boryga and memoirist/novelist Ingrid Rojas Contreras, then the two have a lively conversation about fiction, the strange state of "diversity" in America, and much else.

Andrew Boryga’s novel, Victim, was named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and BBC. A satirical sendup of tear-jerking trauma plots, Victim asks what real diversity looks like and how far one man is willing to go to make his story hit the right notes.

Ingrid Rojas Contreras is the author of The Man Who Could Move Clouds, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, as well as the novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree. 

This conversation was recorded live at Local Economy, a member-supported community space, in Oakland, California.  

]]> In this episode, we hear new work from novelist Andrew Boryga and memoirist/novelist Ingrid Rojas Contreras, then the two have a lively conversation about fiction, the strange state of "diversity" in America, and much else.

Andrew Boryga’s novel, Victim, was named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and BBC. A satirical sendup of tear-jerking trauma plots, Victim asks what real diversity looks like and how far one man is willing to go to make his story hit the right notes.

Ingrid Rojas Contreras is the author of The Man Who Could Move Clouds, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, as well as the novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree. 

This conversation was recorded live at Local Economy, a member-supported community space, in Oakland, California.  

]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:16:31 -0700 Alexis Madrigal & Sarah Rich Alexis Madrigal & Sarah Rich 2197 In this episode, we hear new work from novelist Andrew Boryga and memoirist/novelist Ingrid Rojas Contreras, then the two have a lively conversation about fiction, the strange state of "diversity" in America, and much else.

Andrew Boryga’s novel, Victim, was named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and BBC. A satirical sendup of tear-jerking trauma plots, Victim asks what real diversity looks like and how far one man is willing to go to make his story hit the right notes.

Ingrid Rojas Contreras is the author of The Man Who Could Move Clouds, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, as well as the novel Fruit of the Drunken Tree. 

This conversation was recorded live at Local Economy, a member-supported community space, in Oakland, California.  

]]> literature, novels, memoirs, diversity No Callaloo editor Kyla Kupferstein Torres, writer Carvell Wallace, and novelist Keenan Norris on writing the truth 2 2 Callaloo editor Kyla Kupferstein Torres, writer Carvell Wallace, and novelist Keenan Norris on writing the truth full 5f7f1631-4bb8-4c0c-aa0c-9c298c282c40 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cd68eda8 Local Economy hosted Callaloo, the premier journal of African Diaspora arts and letters, for an intimate literary conversation between acclaimed writers Carvell Wallace and Keenan Norris as they explore the delicate art of turning lived experience into compelling narrative. Wallace and Norris will discuss what it means to write oneself—and one's community and family—onto the page: the vulnerability, the craft, the ethical tightropes, and the unexpected discoveries that come with nonfiction and memoir. Callaloo executive editor Kyla Kupferstein Torres led the discussion.

]]> Local Economy hosted Callaloo, the premier journal of African Diaspora arts and letters, for an intimate literary conversation between acclaimed writers Carvell Wallace and Keenan Norris as they explore the delicate art of turning lived experience into compelling narrative. Wallace and Norris will discuss what it means to write oneself—and one's community and family—onto the page: the vulnerability, the craft, the ethical tightropes, and the unexpected discoveries that come with nonfiction and memoir. Callaloo executive editor Kyla Kupferstein Torres led the discussion.

]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:50:21 -0700 Alexis Madrigal & Sarah Rich Alexis Madrigal & Sarah Rich 4928 Local Economy hosted Callaloo, the premier journal of African Diaspora arts and letters, for an intimate literary conversation between acclaimed writers Carvell Wallace and Keenan Norris as they explore the delicate art of turning lived experience into compelling narrative. Wallace and Norris will discuss what it means to write oneself—and one's community and family—onto the page: the vulnerability, the craft, the ethical tightropes, and the unexpected discoveries that come with nonfiction and memoir. Callaloo executive editor Kyla Kupferstein Torres led the discussion.

]]> writing, craft, memoir, family stories, African American literature No Paulina Borsook on her book, Cyberselfish 1 1 Paulina Borsook on her book, Cyberselfish full 17bf4a0c-e905-4db8-80d8-0b4b6c75174a https://share.transistor.fm/s/1a9b364f This is the first episode of the Local Economy podcast. It was recorded live on September 17, 2026 in Oakland, California by John Rieger.

You can check out Paulina's book at Cyberselfish.com. 

]]> This is the first episode of the Local Economy podcast. It was recorded live on September 17, 2026 in Oakland, California by John Rieger.

You can check out Paulina's book at Cyberselfish.com. 

]]> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:57:05 -0700 Local Economy Local Economy 3860 This is the first episode of the Local Economy podcast. It was recorded live on September 17, 2026 in Oakland, California by John Rieger.

You can check out Paulina's book at Cyberselfish.com. 

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