Literary podcast exploring the creative process through author interviews, book launches, and storytelling.
Summer Brenner and I discuss being Jewish in the South, caring for her schizophrenic brother, and dealing with her father’s suicide.Continue reading Writing at 80, being Jewish in the South, & family complexities
A glimpse into my chat with Adedayo Agarau, author of The Years of Blood, a poetry collection that explores trauma, memory, anxiety, and immigration.Continue reading When Rituals Become Wounds: Poetry, Anxiety, and the Questioning of God
In this episode with Saad Omar Khan, we discuss depression, faith, unrequited love, and the connections between these in Drinking the Ocean.Continue reading Drinking the Ocean: Depression, faith and politics
What do math and art have in common? In this episode, we explore the intersection points between these two and how one helps the other.Continue reading Is Math More Creative Than We Think?
In Episode 28, I’m joined by Kate Jenks Landry, author of A Summer Without Anna, to discuss the hardship children face when a family member is sick.Continue reading When Sickness Comes: Children Navigating Hard Times
In this episode, I’m joined by James Cairns, professor and writer of the essay collection In Crisis, On Crisis, to discuss what happens when we examine crisis not just from the lens of societal injustice and political upheaval but also from the lens of personal, secret struggles.Continue reading Through the Prism of Crisis: Reflections on Alcoholism and Political Unrest
Elizabeth Rynecki and I discuss her six-part podcast series, That Sinking Feeling, exploring the similarities between her father’s job in ship salvage and her son’s ADHD struggles.Continue reading Raising Kids with ADHD: School Support, Meds, and Shame
Martha Bátiz tells me what inspired her to reimagine the stories of Miguel de Cervantes and his family in her historical novel, A Daughter’s Place.Continue reading The Untold Daughter of Miguel de Cervantes: Martha Bátiz on Historical Fiction
I’m joined by poet, scholar, and renowned translator Radha Chakravarty for a powerful conversation on the crossroads between translation and literature, feminism in writing, and the inner work of creating across languages.Continue reading Rewriting the Masters: Radha Chakravarty on Translating Tagore, Feminism & Pandemic Poetry
I’m joined by filmmaker and author Alex Johnson to unpack the story behind his debut novel, how screenwriters are robbed of creative ownership, and what it takes to push past imposter syndrome—even at 50.Continue reading Writing as Redemption: Alex R Johnson on Family, Race, and Brooklyn