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Lauren Coodley, UPTON SINCLAIR & WV Remembers Maxine Kumin

Lauren Coodley talks about her new biography, UPTON SINCLAIR: California Socialist, Celebrity Intellectual. Then we remember poet Maxine Kumin with our 2006 interview with her and a 2007 conversation about Kumin with Jeanne Braham and Barry Moser.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Aran Shetterly on The Greensboro Massacre, MORNINGSIDE & Jonathan Eig, KING, A LIFE

https://www.writersvoice.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/WV-2025-02-19_AranShetterly-JonathanEig.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSIn this episode, we welcome Aran Shetterly to discuss his powerful new book, Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City’s Soul. Shetterly unearths the long-overlooked history of the Greensboro Massacre, a brutal attack in which members of the Ku Klux … Continue reading BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Aran Shetterly on The Greensboro Massacre, MORNINGSIDE & Jonathan Eig, KING, A LIFE →

CRISIS AVERTED: Caitlin Rivers on the Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks

https://www.writersvoice.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/WV-2024-10-30_CaitlinRivers.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSIn this episode, we speak with epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers about her book Crisis Averted. From the successful eradication of smallpox to navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, Rivers delves into public health challenges, funding gaps, and the “panic and neglect” cycle that threatens our preparedness for future … Continue reading CRISIS AVERTED: Caitlin Rivers on the Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks →

Earth Day Special: Greg Wrenn, MOTHERSHIP & Elizabeth Kolbert, H IS FOR HOPE

https://www.writersvoice.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/WV-2024-04-24_GregWrenn-ElizabethKolbert.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWe talk with Greg Wrenn about his book Mothership: A Memoir of Wonder and Crisis. It’s about healing the maladaptive imprinting of childhood trauma with Nature — and psychedelics. Then, a climate journalist tries a new tack to craft a narrative about the climate emergency. … Continue reading Earth Day Special: Greg Wrenn, MOTHERSHIP & Elizabeth Kolbert, H IS FOR HOPE →

Michael Zweig: Overcoming the Divisions of Class, Race & Gender

Michael Zweig talks about his book, Class, Race and Gender: Challenging the Injuries and Divisions of Capitalism, and Francesca reads her story, The Sheep’s Blessing.

Capitalism, Poverty, Solidarity: Ahmed White, UNDER THE IRON HEEL & Nikhil Goyal, LIVE TO SEE THE DAY

Ahmed White talks about his history of the Wobblies, Under the Iron Heel. Then Nikhil Goyal tells us about his book, Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty.

Two Memoirs of Trauma: Martha Hodes, MY HIJACKING & Adam Bessie, GOING REMOTE

We talk with historian Martha Hodes about her memoir My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering. In 1970, she survived six days as a hostage on a hijacked plane when she was twelve years old. Then, teacher Adam Bessie tells us about his take on how the pandemic has driven us apart—and what it will take to bring us together. His graphic pandemic memoir is Going Remote: A Teacher’s Journey.

How To Save The Planet, Collectively & Individually: Stephen Markley, DELUGE, plus Peter Kalmus & Darr Reilly

We talk with Stephen Markley about his acclaimed new novel about the climate crisis, The Deluge. It lays out the different paths that may be taken to changing the political will to tackle climate, the unintended consequences they lead to, and the twists and turns of political, ecological and individual fates that intertwine and react with each other.

Then we talk about what we can do in our own lives to protect our planet from climate disaster. We air excerpts from our interviews with Peter Kalmus (Being The Change) and Darr Reilly of Carbon C.R.E.W.

Stewart Udall and The Politics of Beauty with John de Graaf & Tony Mazzochi, Labor Leader And Environmentalist

Stewart Udall served as the Secretary of the Interior under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson from 1961 to 1969. During his time in office, he helped create national parks, protected wilderness areas, and advocated for conservation efforts. Udall was instrumental in passing important environmental legislation, such as the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965.

Maya K. van Rossum, THE GREEN AMENDMENT & David Margolick on MLK, Jr.

We talk about the Green Amendment movement with Maya van Rossum. And our conversation with David Margolick remembers MLK, Jr.

Danielle Clode, KOALA & Russell Banks, VOYAGER

Natural history writer Danielle Clode tells us all about koalas and we remember novelist Russell Banks.

Douglas Rushkoff, SURVIVAL OF THE RICHEST & Tyson Yunkaporta, SAND TALK

Douglas Rushkoff discusses his book, Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. Tyson Yunkaporta talks about Indigenous thinking. His book is Sand Talk.

Laura Kaplan, JANE & Helen Shiller, DARING TO STRUGGLE, DARING TO WIN

Laura Kaplan tells us about the legendary abortion service Jane and Helen Shiller talks about organizing for social justice.

Mary Pipher, A LIFE IN LIGHT & Anita Barrows, THE LANGUAGE OF BIRDS

We talk to Mary Pipher about A Life In Light: Meditations On Impermanence. And Anita Barros talks with us about her novel, The Language of Birds.

John Nichols, CORONAVIRUS CRIMINALS AND PANDEMIC PROFITEERS

We spend the hour with John Nichols talking about his latest book Coronavirus Criminals And Pandemic Profiteers.