A conversation about adaptation and the creative process with composer Missy Mazzoli, writer Karen Russell, & Oregon Symphonys Gabriel Kahane.

In this event from 2006, legendary writer Stephen King shares stories from his life and iconic writing career.

A conversation with Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s artistic director Nataki Garrett and playwright Dominique Morisseau about Confederates.

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Simic shares poems from his accomplished career, at this 2007 Poetry Downtown event in Portland.

Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong discusses family, identity, America, and her collection Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning.

Highlights from the 2021 Verselandia! youth slam poetry competition, featuring live performances from Portland-area students.

A feast of a conversation about two new Chinese American cookbooks, cuisine, heritage, and the history of Chinatowns.

Evren Odcikin discusses the making and production of unseen with playwright Mona Mansour, as it is staged at Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Daniel James Brown discusses Facing the Mountain, which explores a slice of America’s WWII history, in this talk and conversation with Tom Ikeda.

In this talk from 1994, writer Paul Theroux talks about the role of travel writing and how it differs from journalism.