32. The Intersection of Race, Privilege, and Addiction in Memoir featuring Laura Cathcart Robbins
Laura Cathcart Robbins joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about writing Stash, her new memoir that delves into addiction, privilege, and race, what self-care looked like for her while she tack...
7 Maalis 202339min
31. Language, Lyricism, and Sound featuring Suzanne Roberts
Suzanne Roberts joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the difficulty of being in a human body - especially a woman’s, the male gaze, deciding how to approach our work, writing about loss, g...
28 Helmi 202346min
30. The Magic of Dialogue featuring Felicia Thai Heath
Felicia Thai Heath joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about growing up on the run to help keep her father, a notorious Vietnamese kingpin, safe from capture, the power of dialogue to tell our ...
21 Helmi 202330min
29. Co-Authoring a Memoir featuring Vincent Paterson and Amy Tofte
Happy Valentine’s Day! In honor of artistic partnership, Vincent Paterson and Amy Tofte join Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation on their experience collaborating on their new book Icons and Instinct...
14 Helmi 202349min
28. Resisting Self-Pity in Memoir featuring Maria Giura
Maria Giura joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about which stories define us, avoiding the self-pity trap, the importance of allowing the reader to make decisions about the characters in our m...
7 Helmi 202339min
27. Protecting What We Create From Our Own Judgment featuring Buick Audra
Buick Audra joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about her new album and companion memoir in essays Conversations with My Other Voice, the importance of protecting our work from judgment, being ...
31 Tammi 202341min
26. Memoir in Essays and Experimental Forms featuring Beth Kephart
Beth Kephart joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the crucial differences between a book of essays and a memoir in essays, choosing what to keep and what to cut, the gifts of nonlinear sto...
24 Tammi 202338min
25. Discovering the Story You Need to Tell featuring Lori L. Tharps
Lori L. Tharps joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about why memoirs are not an indulgence, the importance of finding your memoir’s theme, deciding where your book should begin, having a writin...
17 Tammi 202352min
