The Intensive

This episode is the finale of our third season, and we’ve got something special in store — an audio exploration of the MFA intensive. But what is an intensive? To help us figure it out, we’ll turn to Guy Slater, an interdisciplinary arts and writing MFA candidate at CIIS, who you may remember from his story, “GeoPsychoSonic,” which aired earlier this season. Creating this episode was no easy task — Guy pored over hours of footage, seeking the truth of the student experience. Here’s what he discovered.