Episodes

  • Audrea Lim, FREE THE LAND & Carleen Madigan, THE BACKYARD HOMESTEAD

    Audrea Lim, FREE THE LAND & Carleen Madigan, THE BACKYARD HOMESTEAD
    Jul 12 2024
    In this episode, we sit down with Audrea Lim, author of Free the Land: How We Can Fight Poverty and Climate Chaos. Audrea traces the connections between land commodification and many of America’s most pressing issues: ecological collapse, climate change, systemic racism, gentrification and economic inequality. Through powerful examples and thoughtful analysis, she shows how … Continue reading Audrea Lim, FREE THE LAND & Carleen Madigan, THE BACKYARD HOMESTEAD →
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    56 mins
  • July 4 Special: Danielle Allen, OUR DECLARATION

    July 4 Special: Danielle Allen, OUR DECLARATION
    Jul 5 2024
    In this conversation with Writer’s Voice host Francesca Rheannon, political theorist Danielle Allen talks about two core ideas at the heart of our nation’s Declaration of Independence: freedom and liberty. How are they aligned? How are they different? And can they contradict each other? Listen to a clip on YouTube We re-air our 2014 interview … Continue reading July 4 Special: Danielle Allen, OUR DECLARATION →
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    34 mins
  • Two Memoirs: Francine Prose, 1974 & Gail Godwin, GETTING TO KNOW DEATH

    Two Memoirs: Francine Prose, 1974 & Gail Godwin, GETTING TO KNOW DEATH
    Jun 29 2024
    In this episode of Writer’s Voice, Francesca Rheannon welcomes back acclaimed novelist, essayist, and now memoirist, Francine Prose. They dive into Prose’s latest work, 1974, a memoir that revisits her time in San Francisco during a pivotal year in American history. Then, In a deeply introspective conversation, Gail Godwin opens up about the pivotal moment … Continue reading Two Memoirs: Francine Prose, 1974 & Gail Godwin, GETTING TO KNOW DEATH →
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  • Uncovering Hidden Histories: Claire Wills on Family Secrets and National Scandals

    Uncovering Hidden Histories: Claire Wills on Family Secrets and National Scandals
    Jun 21 2024
    Episode Description In this episode of Writer’s Voice, host Francesca Rheannon sits down with acclaimed author Claire Wills to discuss her deeply personal and historically insightful book, Missing Persons or My Grandmother’s Secrets. Wills shares her journey of uncovering family secrets surrounding an “illegitimate” pregnancy in 1950s Ireland and exploring the broader national scandal of … Continue reading Uncovering Hidden Histories: Claire Wills on Family Secrets and National Scandals →
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    58 mins
  • How To Stop A Pipeline: Jonathan Mingle, GASLIGHT

    How To Stop A Pipeline: Jonathan Mingle, GASLIGHT
    Jun 13 2024
    What did a group of ordinary citizens find out when they managed to stop a huge gas pipeline from being built? We spend the hour with Jonathan Mingle talking about his book, Gaslight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline And The Fight For America’s Energy Future. It’s the story of how a diverse group of citizens came … Continue reading How To Stop A Pipeline: Jonathan Mingle, GASLIGHT →
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    55 mins
  • Two Great Beach Novels: Victor Lodato, HONEY & Kimberly Belle, THE PARIS WIDOW

    Two Great Beach Novels: Victor Lodato, HONEY & Kimberly Belle, THE PARIS WIDOW
    Jun 8 2024
    We talk with Victor Lodato about his terrific new novel, Honey. It’s about an octogenarian who is trying to come to terms with her life — her childhood growing up in a Mafia family in New Jersey and her adulthood trying to escape it. Then, we talk with Kimberly Belle about her new thriller, The … Continue reading Two Great Beach Novels: Victor Lodato, HONEY & Kimberly Belle, THE PARIS WIDOW →
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    57 mins
  • Kelly Fong, INVESTIGATING FAMILIES & Emi Nietfield, ACCEPTANCE

    Kelly Fong, INVESTIGATING FAMILIES & Emi Nietfield, ACCEPTANCE
    May 31 2024
    Are child protection service (CPS) agencies doing more harm than good? Join us for an in-depth conversation with sociologist Kelly Fong about her book, Investigating Families: Motherhood in the Shadow of Child Protective Services. We explore the inner workings of Child Protection Services (CPS), the impact on families, and the need for systemic change. Plus, … Continue reading Kelly Fong, INVESTIGATING FAMILIES & Emi Nietfield, ACCEPTANCE →
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    59 mins
  • Abrahm Lustgarten, ON THE MOVE & Ross Barkan on Jamaal Bowman’s Challenge

    Abrahm Lustgarten, ON THE MOVE & Ross Barkan on Jamaal Bowman’s Challenge
    May 24 2024
    We talk with Abrahm Lustgarten about his book, On The Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America. It’s about how climate chaos means a humanity on the move. Then, we catch up with journalist and author Ross Barkan about his recent article in New York Magazine, “The Most Endangered Democrat in America: Jamaal … Continue reading Abrahm Lustgarten, ON THE MOVE & Ross Barkan on Jamaal Bowman’s Challenge →
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    57 mins