Writing Westward Podcast

Writing Westward Podcast


Latest Episodes

019 - Monica Martinez - The Injustice Never Leaves You
March 16, 2020

A conversation with author Monica Muñoz Martinez about her book, "The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas," published in 2018 by Harvard University Press. The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd Center for W

018 - Megan Kate Nelson - The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West
February 07, 2020

A conversation with writer and historian Megan Kate Nelson about her new book, "The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West" (Scribner Books, 2020). The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the

017 - Jack Nisbet - The Dreamer and the Doctor
January 24, 2020

A conversation with author Jack Nisbet about his dual-biography, "The Dreamer and the Doctor: A Forest Lover and a Physician on the Edge of the Frontier," published in 2018 by Sasquatch Books. The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Re

016 - Frank Bergon - The New Old West
December 06, 2019

A conversation with Frank Bergon about his 2019 collection of essays, "Two-Buck Chuck & The Marlboro Man: The New Old West." The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University and hosted

015 Manu Karuka Empire's Tracks
November 01, 2019

A conversation with Prof. Manu Karuka about his 2019 book, Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad. The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Youn

013 - Leah Sottile - The Bundyville Podcast and Longform Western Journalism
September 18, 2019

A conversation with Leah Sottile about her Bundyville podcast and longform journalism. Visit https://longreads.com/bundyville. The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University and host

012 - Debra Gwartney - I Am a Stranger Here Myself
August 12, 2019

A conversation with Debra Gwartney about her book "I Am a Stranger Here Myself," published by the University of New Mexico Press in 2019. The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young Universi

011 - Eric Perramond, Unsettled Waters
July 22, 2019

A conversation with Eric Perramond about water in the American West and his book, "Unsettled Waters: Rights, Law, and Identity in the American West," published by the California University Press in 2019. The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the

010 - John Branch - The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West
June 21, 2019

Conversation with John Branch about his book "The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West," published by the W. W. Norton in 2018. The Writing Westward Podcast is a production of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young Universi