Story Behind the Story
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
53 episodes of Story Behind the Story since the first episode, which aired on 24 November 2018.
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Episode 57: John Gibler - TORN FROM THE WORLD
3 May 2025 | 54 mins 48 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction
I talk to author and journalist John Gibler about his 2014 book, TORN FROM THE WORLD: A GUERILLA'S ESCAPE FROM A SECRET PRISON IN MEXICO.
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Episode 56: Laura Spinney - PROTO
21 April 2025 | 54 mins 4 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction
I talk to author and journalist Laura Spinney about her latest book, PROTO: HOW ONE ANCIENT LANGUAGE WENT GLOBAL.
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Episode 55: Holly Goddard Jones - THE SALT LINE
6 April 2025 | 54 mins 22 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
I talk to author and educator Holly Goddard Jones about her 2017 novel, THE SALT LINE.
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Episode 54: Muriel Leung - HOW TO FALL IN LOVE IN A TIME OF UNNAMEABLE DISASTER
4 April 2025 | 54 mins 32 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
I talk to Muriel Leung about her debut novel, HOW TO FALL IN LOVE IN A TIME OF UNNAMEABLE DISASTER.
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Episode 53: Hilary Leichter - TERRACE STORY
2 April 2025 | 55 mins 26 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Clara talks to author and educator Hilary Leichter about her novels TERRACE STORY and TEMPORARY.
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Episode 52: Hanna Pylväinen - THE END OF DRUM-TIME
6 December 2024 | 54 mins 21 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Clara talks to author and educator Hanna Pylväinen about her novel THE END OF DRUM-TIME.
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Episode 51: Lev Grossman - THE BRIGHT SWORD
6 December 2024 | 55 mins 2 secs
authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd
Clara talks to New York Times-bestselling author Lev Grossman about his Arthurian epic, THE BRIGHT SWORD.
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Episode 50: Tanzila Ahmed - GRASPING AT THIS PLANET JUST TO BELIEVE
6 December 2024 | 56 mins 10 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, poetry
Clara talks to poet, artist, and activist Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed about her poetry collection GRASPING AT THIS PLANET JUST TO BELIEVE.
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Episode 49: Tedd Siegel - SIGNS OF THE GREAT REFUSAL
8 April 2024 | 46 mins 37 secs
authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction
Clara talks to author and ex-academic administrator Tedd Siegel about his book SIGHTS OF THE GREAT REFUSAL: THE COMING STRUGGLE FOR A POSTWORK SOCIETY.
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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.