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EPISODE 21: SALON SERIES – Spiritualism Part II
November 14, 2024

In Part II of our Salon Series: Spiritualism series, we formally enter our salon and hear a few works from our authors. Emma Hardinge Britten gives us some useful seance instruction, Rebecca Cox Jacks

EPISODE 20: SALON SERIES – Spiritualism Part I
October 30, 2024

In this inaugural episode of the Salon Series, were learning about the Spiritualism movement of the late 19th / early 20th centuries and introduce our Salon attendees Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Emma Hardin

PODCAST UPDATE: NEW EPISODES INCOMING
October 25, 2024

This post is for our dear TWWR Podcast Listeners aka the most patient audience in the world. I know it has been an age since our last episode was published but its for good reason, I promise! Trapp

Podcast Episode 19: Claude Mckay
February 12, 2023

In this episode, we discuss the life of author Claude McKaya Jamaican-born activist and writer who was an important part of the Harlem Renaissance. We examine a number of his poems as part of our No

Podcast Episode 18: Eudora Welty
April 04, 2022

In this episode, we journey into the lush and soulful musings of author Eudora Weltya woman who used plain observation to confect rich and dynamic portraits of everyday life in the American south. We

Podcast Episode 17: Food
February 22, 2022

In this episode, we talk about two of our favorite topics: food and southern culture. Please join us as we try to read a little more, write a little better, and explore the human conditiontogether. L

Podcast 008.1: Agustina Andrade
June 02, 2018

    In this episode, we pour over the sinuous work and idealistic perspective of poet Agustina Andrade—a woman whose lyrical sensibilities and quixotic writing style came to define Argentine poetry at

Podcast 007.2: Fredrika Bremer
April 10, 2018

In this episode, we peer into the unconventional life and prose of author Fredrika Bremer—a woman whose writing ignited a global shift towards the recognition of women’s rights. We analyze an excerpt

Podcast 007.1: Mary P Burrill
March 27, 2018

  In this episode, we look into the compelling world view and craftmanship of playwright Mamie Burrill—a woman who used the art of drama to incite powerful social and moral debates during the early tw

Podcast 006.0: GET TO KNOW US
March 20, 2018

In this episode, we take a quick break from literary exploration and lay our analytical routine temporarily to the wayside. To celebrate the 10th installment of The Writer Who Reads podcast, we laugh