Don’t Be Afraid! We’re talking theory here.
A discussion with David Veltman and Kerstin Maria Pahl about their contributions to a new book about biography, Fear of Theory.
3 Feb 202243min
A lively talk with Steve Paul about Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S Connell
From Kansas City to medieval alchemy and a lot in between, the life of Evan S. Connell and what it took for a biographer to cover the interstices of this important writer.
29 Jan 202257min
Biography of the Day, Part 3
Tune in to a special announcement at the beginning of this podcast.
26 Jan 20227min
Who is Assia Wevill? Why Does She Matter?
How one life can illuminate the lives of others.
22 Jan 202234min
The Biography of the Day, Part 2
What happens when Frederick Douglass and Andrew Johnson track one another in a Plutarchian biography of parallel lives in the throes of Reconstruction?
19 Jan 20229min
Who is Assia Wevill? Why She Matters. Part 1
A conversation with Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick and Peter K. Steinberg about their edition of The Collected Writings of Assia Wevill
15 Jan 202243min
The Biography of The Day, Part 1
Just browse in the bookstore with me. This won’t take long.
14 Jan 20227min
