Story Behind the Story

Stories about stories and how they came to be

We found 4 episodes of Story Behind the Story with the tag “nonfiction”.

Episode 49: Tedd Siegel - SIGNS OF THE GREAT REFUSAL

8 April 2024 | 46 mins 37 secs

authors, interviews, ksqd, nonfiction
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 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.