Kurt Vonnegut, one of the greatest American writers of all time, was a Hoosier! Colleen and Janice go deep into discussing the life and work of Vonnegut with special guest, Chris Lafave, curator for the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library.

Guest: Chris Lafave is the curator for the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Chris has been studying and speaking about Kurt Vonnegut for over a decade, and has spoken at book festivals, schools and prisons about Kurt's life story and his influence on American culture and our world. Mr. Lafave has always been proud to represent an organization dedicated to maintaining the ideals and memory of a man novelist Jay McInerney once described as "a satirist with a heart, a moralist with a whoopee cushion."

14:09 Interview starts
15:15 Vonnegut history in Indiana
20:20 Education and early career
28:40 Vonnegut and social media
30:00 Vonnegut Museum and Library
39:22 First Amendment Advocacy

Hosts: Colleen Brennan and Janice V. Rodriguez
Co-Producers: Colleen Brennan, Janice V. Rodriguez, Michael Miltenberger
Theme Music: Michael Miltenberger
Sound Editing: Michael Miltenberger

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So it turns out many people really do write books in Indiana. Bronwen Carlisle from Indiana Humanities joins Colleen and Janice to discuss the books and authors that everyone should have on their reading lists. This is a great conversation that highlights another overlooked but significant fact about the Hoosier State...and it's damn entertaining too.

Bronwen Carlisle, programs and special projects manager, manages a variety of Indiana Humanities’ literary programs, including the Indiana Authors Awards and its affiliated events. She also supports the organization with grant reporting, copy writing and project management.

Bronwen holds master’s degrees in English literature and library science from IU Bloomington and a bachelor’s degree with majors in writing and literature from Huntington University (in her hometown of Huntington, Ind.). Her literary criticism has been published in several academic books and journals. She teaches adjunct literature courses for the HU English department and serves on the board of the Imagination Library of Johnson County. Additionally, Bronwen holds a certification in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) and has taught English in China, Thailand and the states.

Hosts: Colleen Brennan and Janice V. Rodriguez
Co-Producers: Colleen Brennan, Janice V. Rodriguez, Michael Miltenberger
Theme Music: Michael Miltenberger
Sound Editing: Michael Miltenberger

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