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. 146: Writing Across Borders
Diona Griffin-Irons, Jac Jemc, Juan Martinez & France de Pontes Peebles
Ep. 145: The People’s Tongue
Carolyn Curiel, Paquito D’Rivera, Fareed Haque & Ilan Stavans
Ep. 144: Nicole Chung
A Living Remedy
Coming Soon
June 12: Zachary Zane
June 19: Lisa See
June 26: Juno Dawson

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
Coming Soon
June: TBD

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
Coming Soon
TBD
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PAST EPISODES
AWM Author Talks
- Episode 146: Writing Across Borders
- Episode 145: The People’s Tongue
- Episode 144: Nicole Chung
- Episode 143: The Future of Black
- Episode 142: John Scalzi & Michi Trota
- Episode 141: Michael Warr
- Episode 140: The Slippery Slope of Censorship
- Episode 139: National Student Poets
- Episode 138: Wherever I’m At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry
- Episode 137: Amanda Flower