Story Behind the Story

Episode 17: Kawai Strong Washburn - SHARKS IN THE TIME OF SAVIORS

7 August 2020  |  55 mins 54 secs

authors, fiction, interviews, ksqd

I talk to Kawai Strong Washburn about his debut novel, SHARKS IN THE TIME OF SAVIORS.

Episode 16: Jillian Christmas - THE GOSPEL OF BREAKING

6 June 2020  |  56 mins 15 secs

authors, books, interviews, ksqd, poetry

I talk to Jillian Christmas about her new poetry collection, THE GOSPEL OF BREAKING.

Episode 15: Rishi Reddi - PASSAGE WEST

2 May 2020  |  50 mins 7 secs

authors, books, historical fiction, interviews, ksqd

I talk to Rishi Reddi about her debut novel, PASSAGE WEST.

Episode 12: Carmen Maria Machado - IN THE DREAM HOUSE

7 February 2020  |  1 hr 18 secs

authors, interviews, ksqd, memoirs, non-fiction

I talk to author Carmen Maria Machado about her 2019 memoir, IN THE DREAM HOUSE.

Episode 11: Daniel Summerhill - DIVINE, DIVINE, DIVINE

6 February 2020  |  55 mins 58 secs

authors, interviews, ksqd, local, poetry

I talk to poet and professor Daniel Summerhill about his new poetry collection, DIVINE, DIVINE, DIVINE.

Episode 8: Adam Becker - WHAT IS REAL?

25 October 2019  |  1 hr

authors, interviews, ksqd, local, non-fiction

I talk to science writer Adam Becker about the controversy at the heart of quantum physics and how fiction has influenced his approach to writing about science.

Episode 7: Lauren Eggert-Crowe - BITCHES OF THE DROUGHT

7 September 2019  |  59 mins 54 secs

authors, interviews, ksqd, local, poetry

I talk to poet Lauren Eggert-Crowe about her 2017 chapbook, BITCHES OF THE DROUGHT, delayed anger, and the impact of the natural world on her poetry.

Episode 6: Andy Couturier - THE ABUNDANCE OF LESS

4 August 2019  |  58 mins 8 secs

authors, interviews, ksqd, local, non-fiction

I talk to local author Andy Couturier about his book, THE ABUNDANCE OF LESS, in which he profiles ten men and women who have chosen a life of abundant time and limited material wealth.

Episode 5: Xago Juarez - REALISAL: STORIES FROM EAST SALINAS

6 July 2019  |  58 mins 45 secs

authors, documentary theater, interviews, ksqd, plays

I talk to Luis 'xago' Juarez about his "reAlisal" plays, which tell the story of East Salinas and are based on interviews with actual residents. We also talk about his theatrical education and the social, political, and economic forces shaping the region.

Episode 4: Charlie Jane Anders - THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

8 June 2019  |  50 mins 10 secs

authors, books, interviews, ksqd, science fiction