Writing Westward Podcast

Writing Westward Podcast


Latest Episodes

029 - James Skillen - This Land is My Land
January 12, 2021

A conversation with Dr. James R. Skillen about his book "This Land is My Land: Rebellion in the West" (Oxford University Press, 2020). The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University

028 - Bathsheba Demuth - Floating Coast
December 16, 2020

A conversation with Dr. Bathsheba Demuth about her book Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait (WW Norton, 2019). Explore more at http://www.brdemuth.com. The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd Center for W

027 - Barney Scout Mann - Journeys North
November 13, 2020

A conversation with hiker and author Barney Scout Mann about his book "Journeys North: The Pacific Crest Trail" (Mountaineer Books, 2020). Learn more about Mann at www.barneyscoutmann.com. The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd

026 - Sherry L. Smith, Bohemians West
October 23, 2020

A conversation with Sherry L. Smith about her book Bohemians West: Free Love, Family, and Radicals in Twentieth Century America (Hey Day Books, 2020). Explore more at www.sherrylsmith.com. The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd C

025 - Dewey, O'Brien, & Powell - Great Plains Weather, Bison, & Birds
September 04, 2020

A conversation with Kenneth F. Dewey, Dan O'Brien, and Larkin Powell about their books in the University of Nebraska Press "Discover the Great Plains" series, Great Plains Weather (2019), Great Plains Bison (2017), and Great Plains Birds (2019). The Writi

024 - Justin Farrell - Billionare Wilderness
August 21, 2020

A conversation with sociologist Justin Farrell about his book, "Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West" (Princeton University Press, 2020). The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd Center fo

023 - Jeff Metcalf - Back Cast, Fly-Fishing and Other Such Matters
July 21, 2020

A discussion about the late Jeff Metcalf 's book, "Back Cast: Fly-Fishing and Other Such Matters," published by the University of Utah Press in 2018, along with a handful of experiences from host Brenden Rensink. The Writing Westward Podcast is a producti

022 - Maurice Crandall - These People Have Always Been a Republic
June 08, 2020

A conversation with Professor Maurice Crandall about his book, These People Have Always Been a Republic: Indigenous Electorates in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, 1598-1912 (University of North Carolina Press, 2019). The Writing Westward Podcast is a product

021 - Robert Lee - Land-grab Universities
May 13, 2020

A conversation with author Dr. Robert Lee about his High Country News article "Land-grab Universities" and companion website, landgrabu.org. The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young Unive

020 - Miroslava Chávez-García - Migrant Longing
April 03, 2020

A conversation with author Miroslava Chávez-García about her book, Migrant Longing: Letter Writing across the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands (University of North Carolina Press, 2018). The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd Center for W