Alison Bechdel discusses exercise, nature, creativity, and her graphic memoir The Secret to Superhuman Strength in this conversation with Cheryl Strayed.

Ross Gay shares his non-linear journey to becoming a poet, and the inspiration behind his essay collection The Book of Delights.

Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani leads a conversation between poets Hanif Abdurraqib and Clint Smith, who discuss their recent nonfiction works.

This special episode features the announcement of the 2021 Oregon Book Award winners, with hosts Elena Passarello and Omar El Akkad.

A special collaboration episode looking back on a year of Portland-based Artists Repertory Theatre’s innovative programming through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Highlights from the 2019 Verselandia! youth slam poetry competition, including live performances and interviews with Portland students.

In this event from 2006, prolific poet, essayist, and influential public figure Adrienne Rich shares poems and musings with a Portland audience.

Acclaimed Irish poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney shares poems spanning more than four decades of his work in this talk from 2002.

A collaboration with Portland Center Stage to celebrate the Afro-futurist sci-fi audio thriller PROTOCOL, and explore the present & future of theatre.

Two events from 2020 Portland Book Festival that explore mental and physical health, and how we look after each other when they’re compromised.