Podcast
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. 70: Scott Peeples
The Man of the Crowd: Edgar Allan Poe and the City
Ep. 69: Joanne Lee Molinaro
The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma’s Kitchen
Ep. 68: Sarah Gubbins
Shirley
Coming Soon
November 1: Asali Solomon
November 8: Tom Roston
November 15: Elliot Ackerman & Admiral James Stavridis
Nation of Writers
A monthly series that explores our ever growing Nation of Writers by examining powerful and significant American voices throughout history. We’ll talk with experts 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 forthcoming virtual exhibit American Voices.
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Most Recent Episodes
Coming Soon
October 27: Shirley Jackson
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. 3: Ernest Hemingway & F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ep. 1: Langston Hughes & Zora Neale Hurston
Coming Soon
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PAST EPISODES
AWM Author Talks
- Episode 70: Scott Peeples on Edgar Allan Poe
- Episode 69: Joanne Lee Molinaro, The Korean Vegan
- Episode 68: Sarah Gubbins
- Episode 67: Juan Martinez
- Episode 66: Dear McSweeney’s
- Episode 65: Lilliam Rivera
- Episode 64: Shay Bravo
- Episode 63: Leonard S. Marcus & Meg Medina
- Episode 62: Elly Fishman
- Episode 61: Charles Ardai