18: Writing About Mass Incarceration Across Genres
Poet and memoirist Reginald Dwayne Betts and novelist Zachary Lazar join V.V Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell for the first of two special episodes on the effects of mass incarceration on American c...
31 Maj 20181h 9min
17: The Return of Socialism in America?
In recent years, socialism has been on the rise—or was it ever really gone? In episode 17, V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell talk to Dana Goldstein of The New York Times about what it’s like to ...
17 Maj 20181h 9min
16: Fate and Fortune: What Are We Responsible For
Was this episode our destiny? In episode 16, Jess Row and Meghan O’Rourke talk fate and fortune with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell. Jess Row speaks first about race and fate, his novel Your ...
3 Maj 20181h 7min
15: So, Who's Funny in the Age of Trump?
In episode 15, V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell ask who’s funny in the age of Trump, and how they’re managing to pull it off. They talk to Sloane Crosley, author of the new essay collection, Lo...
19 Apr 20181h 6min
14: All Fiction is Crime Fiction
In episode 14, V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell examine the omnipresent American comfort narrative of mystery and crime fiction. Why do we love crime stories so much? How do they shape the way ...
5 Apr 201855min
13: At the Intersection of Nationalism, Religion, and Social Media
Earlier this month, mob attacks on Sri Lanka’s minority Muslim community prompted a state of emergency in that country, and a temporary ban on Facebook and other social media applications. In Episode ...
22 Mars 20181h 8min
12: #Neveragain and the Hope of Student Protest
In mid-February, seventeen students and adults were shot at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In the aftermath, surviving students have led a powerful campaign for gun control...
8 Mars 20181h 8min
11: Annihilation, Adaptation: What's It Really Like to Have Your Book Made Into a Movie
In episode 11, V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell offer a very Lit Hub take on Academy Awards season. What’s the process really like when a book becomes a movie? How does Hollywood decide which b...
22 Feb 20181h 7min
