Writing Westward Podcast

Writing Westward Podcast


Latest Episodes

048 - Alaina E. Roberts - I've Been Here All the While - Black Freedom on Native Land
December 09, 2022

A conversation with Prof. Alaina E. Roberts about her book, "I've Been Here All the While - Black Freedom on Native Land" (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021). The Writing Westward Podcast is produced and hosted by Prof. Brenden W. Rensink (www.bwrens

047 - Cameron Blevins - Paper Trails
November 04, 2022

A conversation with Prof. Cameron Blevins about his recent book, "Paper Trails: The US Post and the Making of the American West" (Oxford University Press, 2021), and his associated digital history and mapping website, gossamernetwork.com. The Writing West

046 - Kevin Waite - West of Slavery
October 26, 2022

A conversation with historian Kevin Waite about his award-winning book, "West of Slavery: The Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire" (University of North Carolina Press, 2021). The Writing Westward Podcast is produced and hosted by Prof. Brenden W.

045 - Josh Garrett-Davis - What is a Western?
September 09, 2022

A conversation with Josh Garrett-Davis about his essay collection, "What is a Western? Region, Genre, Imagination" (University of Oklahoma Press, 2019). The Writing Westward Podcast is produced and hosted by Prof. Brenden W. Rensink (www.bwrensink.org) fo

044 - Robert Chaney - The Grizzly in the Driveway
August 31, 2022

A conversation with Robert Chaney about is book, "The Grizzly in the Driveway: The Return of Bears to a Crowded American West" (University of Washington Press, 2020). The Writing Westward Podcast is produced and hosted by Prof. Brenden W. Rensink (www.bwr

043 - Christian S. Harrison - All the Water the Law Allows
July 01, 2022

A conversation with historian Christian S. Harrison about his book, "All the Water the Law Allows: Las Vegas and Colorado River Politics" (University of Oklahoma Press, 2021). The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd Center for Wes

042 - Jon T. Coleman - Nature Shock, Getting Lost in America
June 10, 2022

A conversation with Jon T. Coleman about his book, "Nature Shock: Getting Lost in America" (Yale University Press, 2020). The Writing Westward Podcast is produced and hosted by Prof. Brenden W. Rensink (www.bwrensink.org) for the Charles Redd Center for W

041 - Corinna Cook - Leavetakings
May 13, 2022

A conversation with Corinna Cook about her collection, "Leavetakings: Essays" (University of Alaska Press, 2020). The Writing Westward Podcast is produced and hosted by Prof. Brenden W. Rensink (www.bwrensink.org) for the Charles Redd Center for Western S

040 - Sarah Deutsch - Making a Modern U.S. West
April 27, 2022

A conversation with Sarah Deutsch about her book, "Making a Modern U.S. West: The Contested Terrain of a Region and Its Borders, 1898-1940" (University of Nebraska Press, 2022). The Writing Westward Podcast is produced and hosted by Prof. Brenden W. Rensi

039 - Sara Humphreys - Manifest Destiny 2.0, Genre Trouble in Game Worlds
March 11, 2022

A conversation with Sara Humphreys about her book, "Manifest Destiny 2.0: Genre Trouble in Game Worlds (University of Nebraska Press, 2021). The Writing Westward Podcast is produced and hosted by Prof. Brenden W. Rensink (www.bwrensink.org) for the Charle