Originally aired October 18, 2022.
Dave welcomes poet, essayist, and musician
Richard Terrill onto the show to discuss
Essentially, his new essay collection.
After a brief pledge-week interlude with Liz, Annie welcomes prolific cartoonist/memoirist
MariNaomi back onto the show to discuss their latest,
I Thought You Loved Me.
Write On! Radio – Richard Terrill + MariNaomi
Write On! Radio
Originally aired October 4, 2022.
Dave starts the show by speaking with
Emerald Garner, who is the founder of We Can’t Breathe, the author of memoir
Finding My Voice, an activist, and the daughter of the late Eric Garner. Beyond recounting Garner’s experience losing her father to police violence and the far-reaching aftermath, it details her path to activism and where she finds empathy and a call to action.
After the break, Annie speaks to
Tess Gunty, author of this year’s National Book Award contender
The Rabbit Hutch, about the roles of female saints and mystics, subverting the male gaze and the notion of exploited women “asking for it,” Internet-speak in books, and crafting complex and compelling characters.
Write On! Radio – Emerald Garner + Tess Gunty
Write On! Radio
Originally aired July 19, 2022.
Bob Dylan is a much-admired, Pulitzer-winning American musician, but who was he to his mentors, friends, collaborators, and exes? Annie and Liz take the whole hour to dig into this by interviewing Stephanie Trudeau, editor of
The Dylan Tapes.
This book compiles and selects from 30 hours of interviews done by the late Anthony Scaduto to give a thoughtful, varied, and broad look at the man behind the legend.
Write On! Radio – The Dylan Tapes with Stephanie Trudeau
KFAI Podcasts
Originally aired July 12, 2022.
Kim Heikkila joins Annie in the first part of the show to talk about
Booth Girls, a book about the St Paul’s Booth Memorial Hospital for unmarried pregnant women in the 1960’s that is also a book about how sexism, racism, classism, and pseudoscience impacted the adoption landscape and the lives of women who experienced unplanned pregnancy in America.
After the break, we revisit our interview with Josh and
Melissa King of the Yale School of Management, and author of Social Chemistry.
Write On! Radio – Kim Heikkila + Marissa King (Legacy)
KFAI Podcasts
Originally aired July 5, 2022.
Dave opens the hour in a gripping and relevant discussion with
Natalie Moore of her new play,
The Billboard, which discusses concerns and conflicts over reproductive health.
After the break, it’s legacy time! The crew revisits Annie’s 2020 interview with
Lisa Zeidner about
Who Says?, her book about channeling perspective to improve your manuscript and process.
Write On! Radio – Natalie Moore + Lisa Zeidner (Legacy)
KFAI Podcasts
Originally aired May 17, 2022.
Annie kicks off the show with Emily Bergslien and Kat Weaver, co-authors of
Uncommon Charm, a character-focused and magic-infused historical mystery novella from
Neon Hemlock.
After the break, Liz and P David Ebersole dive into his novel
99 Miles from LA, and the thrills and mystery therein.
Write On! Radio – Kat Weaver/Emily Bergslien + P David Ebersole
Write On! Radio
Originally aired March 22, 2022.
Liz opens the show with
Carol Finizza and her newest mystery,
Murder on Hollywood Beach.
After Pledge Drive (!!), Annie welcomes
Lee Cole on-air to discuss the intersection of creative writing, class, and race in the Trump-era United States in his new novel
Groundskeeping.
Write On! Radio – Carol Finizza + Lee Cole
Write On! Radio
Originally aired March 1, 2022.
Josh welcomes
Keith Loveland, author of
End of the Empire, to discuss post-WWII American culture and values.
After the break, Annie is joined by
Mariko Tamaki to discuss her new YA mystery
Cold, crafting great characters, and Tamaki’s new book imprint that creates representation and inclusion, on and beyond the page.
Write On! Radio – Keith Loveland + Mariko Tamaki
Write On! Radio
