Talk Write: Interviews with the CWW at UNO

Kirsten and I have a boozy chat about nature and writing. She's a dear friend and a great interview, and she was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Hippocampus. Congrats to her and thanks for listening! Read her piece: https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2019/03/an-incredibly-brief-and-unfinished-history-of-sound-by-kirsten-reneau/

Alex and I discuss inspired storytelling, the movies of David Lynch, and the city of New Orleans. He's got some great insights into all three of these things, and it was a blast to have him on. Enjoy.

Blake Carpenter and I talk teaching, publishing, and Parkview. Enjoy folks!

Christy and I discuss her battle with stage 4 cancer, and the impact of that battle on her life and writing.

This is a great talk with Reda Wigle. We talk writing. travel, and, just, life, man. Give us a listen!

Dave Randall is fun, has loads of stories, and he's smart. Listen to this one, have a laugh on your commute or lunchbreak or something. This convo is a total bright spot on the day.

Lauren and I talk Chicago, the border, and Elvis. It doesn't get anymore eclectic than that. It was a blast to have her on because she's funny and smart, and overall we pretty much just killed this one you guys so give it a listen!

Lee Monson is a poet. He's a great at his life. I loved talking to him, and I learned a lot from our conversation. Lots of laughs and stories in this one. It was a real blast so give it a listen!

Dan Sutter and I talk about our art, books we've read, and the politics that oppress us. It's a delightful conversation!

Shaina is a talented poet who recently won the 2018 Iowa Review poetry award. We discuss her work and her New Orleans ancestors. She's talented, creative, and smart, and we had a really great conversation. Listen, like, share!

Adam Karlin is a travel writer working towards his MFA. He's an interesting person who's traveled widely for his job. It was great to talk to him about that as well as the great, big topics of writing and supporting yourself with writing. We touched on a lot of other stuff, too, and I'm delighted to share. Give us a listen.

Sean is a great interview. He's smart, and he loves writing. I was happy to get his insights on a number of topics, and I'm happy to share. LIKE, LISTEN, FOLLOW, & FAVORITE. Thanks everybody!

Appalachian person, poet, and maker of good things, Clare Welsh was on the pod this week. She is a sophisticated thinker with a lot of pertinent insights into her work, our ape lives, and the world around us. She talk real good, too, and it was a delight to have her on. Be sure to like, listen, and share you guys! Hell yeah.

This week's guest is the inimitable Matt Knutson. We talk devoting life to writing and why that equals happiness. Our failed novels and Matt's day job he hated were mentioned and so was San Diego, Matt's hometown. This talk was fun, jokes were made, and at points it maybe even got a little deep. Enjoy friends!

Betsy Housten is a poet and nonfiction writer out of the CWW. I love her work so I had her on the podcast. We talk about bodies, skydiving, and writing. It's the kind of talk I'm really happy to share. Read Betsy's great essay on Bruce Springsteen here: https://bit.ly/2xydTQ8

Incoming! Kelly is a poet with a penchant for horror and emo. What's not to love about that? We had a great talk, touched on a brood of great topics ranging from the state of Iowa where she's from to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre which she recently wrote a spat of poems about. Both good things. And there's lots more so listen up.

John Mark Gilder and I covered all manner of topics from high school to the South to teen pregnancy---none of these topics are mutually exclusive! This is a good one, and it was a delight to get some face time with John Mark. I consider him inimitable. Ok, thanks for listening, bye!

Jake Bee, klezmer enthusiast and a talented singer of Yiddish song, joined me on the pod tonight. We talk about queerness, witchcraft, performance, and writing, or you know just stuff Jake likes. It was a great conversation, truly. Go see his band, Sages of Khelm, perform Yiddish music this Thursday (5/7) at Siberia (NOLA) from 9 PM- 12 AM.

Maurice is an alum of the CWW, and his novel We Cast A Shadow is forthcoming next year. He's smart, knowledgeable, and I like the cut of his jib. Our talk covered everything from New Orleans to the Smashing Pumpkins to gentrification to race. Really great stuff here.

This week's guest is writer Christy Lorio. She runs the fashion blog Slow Southern Style and has bylines in many, many NOLA publications. We discuss Christy's writing, her clothes, catholic school, recycling, etc. etc. etc. Real good stuff.

Nora and I have a long, long talk about figure skating, getting work published, the Chicago Public School System, and (I'm sorry, not sorry) our star signs. Lots of good here! Follow us on Twitter @TalkWritePod and thank you for listening!