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

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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. 36: Joan Didion

Ep. 35: William Apess

Ep. 34: Edna St. Vincent Millay

Ep. 33: Betty Friedan

Ep. 32: Phillis Wheatley Peters

Coming Soon

TBD

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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. 10: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Ep. 9: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Ep. 8: Nellie Bly

Ep. 7: Lorraine Hansberry

Ep. 6: Nora Ephron

Coming Soon

TBD

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