Story Behind the Story

Stories about stories and how they came to be

We found 10 episodes of Story Behind the Story with the tag “ksqd”.

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.