The role of place and the place of the biographer’s biography in biography
An example from my Lillian Hellman biography.
11 Nov 202316min
Larry Lockridge discusses his biography of his father Ross Lockridge and his novel Raintree County
Listen to a fascinating discussion of how biographers deal with success and suicide and what happens when you discover details that fundamentally alter what is known about your subject.
6 Nov 202341min
Talking with Dan Van Neste about Warner Baxter, the “accidental star”
Why is it that some important actors are remembered and not others? Find out by listening to this discussion about Dan Van Neste’s biography of Warner Baxter.
5 Nov 202340min
The Warner Brothers: How They Became That Way
Movie making in Hollywood’s heyday, but also much that applies to today, to Netflix, Amazon, and the world of streaming
29 Okt 202338min
Paula Broussard and Lisa Royére discuss Eleanor Powell: Born to Dance
Two biographers who befriended their subject and lived to tell an inspiring tale of a life well lived and a biography well written.
22 Okt 202340min
Eric Laursen talks about his biography of Alex Comfort & The Joy of Sex
Sexologist, gerontologist, novelist, poet, anarchist—just some of the work that Alex Comfort accomplished, the subject of a brilliant new biography.
15 Okt 202343min
Sylvia Plath Day by Day, volume 1: Why did I do it. What’s in it?
A podcast that reflects on how I got started on studying Sylvia Plath and why I’ve written so many books about her.
12 Okt 202316min
A new biography of Betty Friedan and why it matters.
Rachel Shteir takes us inside of making of her Jewish Lives biography of the author of The Feminine Mystique
1 Okt 202338min
