Story Behind the Story
Stories about stories and how they came to be
Episodes
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Episode 49: Tedd Siegel - SIGNS OF THE GREAT REFUSAL
8 April 2024 | 46 mins 37 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction
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Episode 48: Katya Apekina - MOTHER DOLL
2 March 2024 | 58 mins 27 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to author, screenwriter, and translator Katya Apekina about her second novel, MOTHER DOLL.
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Episode 47: Marcus Gazaway - BRIDGEWATER
3 February 2024 | 52 mins 38 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to central coast author Marcus Gazaway about his debut novel, BRIDGEWATER.
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Episode 46: Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo - INCANTATION
2 December 2023 | 54 mins 11 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, poetry
Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo about her new poetry collection, INCANTATION: LOVE POEMS FOR BATTLE SITES.
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Episode 45: Sam Sax - PIG
4 November 2023 | 54 mins 28 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, poetry
Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to poet Sam Sax about their latest poetry collection, PIG.
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Episode 44: Jenn Shapland - THIN SKIN
7 October 2023 | 55 mins 21 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction
Host Clara Sherley-Appel speaks with Jenn Shapland, whose new essay collection, Thin Skin, explores the porousness of boundaries — between humans and the environments we inhabit, between ourselves and other people, and between the identities we construct and the social pressures and expectations we encounter.
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Episode 43: Brett Christophers - RENTIER CAPITALISM
2 September 2023 | 53 mins 52 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction
Host Clara Sherley Appel speaks with Brett Christophers, author of Rentier Capitalism.
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Episode 42: Cheryl Harawitz - WHEN THE MAGPIE CALLS
2 June 2023 | 54 mins 7 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to local author Cheryl Harawitz about her middle-grade novel, WHEN THE MAGPIE CALLS.
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Episode 41: Joss Lake - FUTURE FEELING
6 May 2023 | 42 mins 13 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to Joss Lake about his debut novel, FUTURE FEELING.
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Episode 40: Elaine Hsieh Chou - DISORIENTATION
7 April 2023 | 55 mins 17 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to author Elaine Hsieh Chou about her debut novel, DISORIENTATION.
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Episode 39: Ruthanna Emrys - A HALF-BUILT GARDEN
1 September 2022 | 54 mins 18 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to author Ruthanna Emrys about her hopepunk novel, A HALF-BUILT GARDEN.
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Episode 38: Isaac Fellman - DEAD COLLECTIONS
1 July 2022 | 54 mins 3 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to author and archivist Isaac Fellman about his novel, DEAD COLLECTIONS.
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Episode 37: Gretchen Felker-Martin - MANHUNT
6 May 2022 | 52 mins 57 secs
Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to author and film critic Gretchen Felker-Martin about her novel, MANHUNT.
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Episode 36: Stephanie Foo - WHAT MY BONES KNOW
1 April 2022 | 54 mins 10 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction
Host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to author and former NPR producer Stephanie Foo about her memoir, WHAT MY BONES KNOW.
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Episode 35: Calvin Kasulke - SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TYPING
5 March 2022 | 54 mins 4 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
I talk to author and playwright Calvin Kasulke about his debut novel, SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TYPING.
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Episode 34: Kent Leatham - MONTEREY POETRY FESTIVAL
6 February 2022 | 56 mins 1 sec
I talk to Monterey Bay Area poet, translator, and educator Kent Leatham about his writing.