The American Writers Museum Podcast Network features conversations with contemporary leading writers and scholars of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, television and more. AWM Author Talks, a weekly series, features one of our past live programs with contemporary writers and covers a range of topics including process, writing influences, and the life of a writer. The Nation of Writers Podcast is a monthly series in which we talk about writers of the past with experts and scholars who know them best, so you can know your favorite writers better too. Dead Writer Drama is another monthly series that examines controversial literary legends of the past in light of our current world.

AWM Author Talks
In this weekly series, we air previously recorded conversations with leading authors, poets, graphic novelists, playwrights, songwriters, historians and more about craft, processes, influences, inspirations, and what it’s like to live as a writer. These episodes are edited and condensed versions of our programs and are a great way to discover new writers. Listen to a program you missed, or relive one you loved!
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Most Recent Episodes
Ep. 168: Clara Kumagai
Catfish Rolling
Ep. 167: Jonathan Taplin & Michi Trota
Words and Machines: The Future of Writing
Ep. 166: Curtis Chin
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Coming Soon
December 11: Gabriel Bump
December 18: Best of 2023

Nation of Writers
A monthly series that explores our ever growing Nation of Writers by examining powerful and significant American voices throughout history. We talk with scholars and authors around the country about the writers that have shaped our nation with their words and you’ll get the inside scoop about these writers and their processes. This podcast is presented in conjunction with our virtual exhibit American Voices.
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Most Recent Episodes
Ep. 34: Edna St. Vincent Millay
Ep. 32: Phillis Wheatley Peters
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Dead Writer Drama
In this monthly series, co-hosts Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and Zakiya Dalila Harris discuss the professional feuds, sex scandals, messy public breakups, and controversial legacies of history’s literary legends and how those are relevant in light of current culture, issues, discussions and literature. By bringing these authors to life through a modern lens, we’ll gain a deeper understanding of their work and legacies.
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Most Recent Episodes
Ep. 9: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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PAST EPISODES
AWM Author Talks
- Episode 168: Clara Kumagai
- Episode 167: Jonathan Taplin & Michi Trota
- Episode 166: Curtis Chin
- Episode 165: Patti Hartigan
- Episode 164: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Episode 163: Sterling L. Bland Jr.
- Episode 162: Pearl Cleage
- Episode 161: Patty Lin with Zibby Owens
- Episode 160: Joanne Leedom-Ackerman & Sara Paretsky
- Episode 159: Tom Piazza