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The Liminal Spaces of Danny Marsh
Meet math-loving fourth grader, Danny Bowman Marsh, and join us for an…
On The Battlefield
Discover Sue Cowan Williams, an early Civil Rights advocate in Arkansas, who…
Leveling the Playing Field
A discussion of the roots of Ozark rural resistance to federalist authority.
In Costume
Meet American short-story writer and novelist, Jeffrey Condran. Jane Austen…
The Ghost Variations, with Kevin Brockmeier
Preview award-winning author Kevin Brockmeier’s upcoming release, The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories. On this episode of Arts & Letters, Brockmeier shares three stories from his latest project, available in the spring of 2021 and published by
The Captain and the Glory
Imagine a noble cruise ship with a rogue charlatan as its new captain with followers "most fowl" and a conspiracy theorist speaking from the bowels of the ship... Join us as we interview author and journalist Dave Eggers about his satirical allegory, The
The Perfect Novel
Discover American author John Edward Williams, who wrote Stoner , critically described as the "perfect novel." Yet, both Williams and this book remain largely obscure to American readers. On this episode, we interview renowned literary biographer Charles
Mystics, Madmen or Cunning Frauds
Can a blind astronomer, who claims to use the longest telescope in the world, accurately predict an eclipse? Does it take a madman to truly "see" reality? What is the nature of tasty dumplings? On this episode, we speak with author Adam Ehrlich Sachs who