The Writer Who Reads

Nov 14 2024 22 ep. 47 mins 15

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Join Kait Austin and Trapper Kinchen as they explore the lives and works of writers who are not often featured in the mainstream. The goal of The Writer Who Reads podcast is to give voice to underrepresented authors, which includes people of color, women, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

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EPISODE 21: SALON SERIES – Spiritualism Part II

Nov 14 2024 31 mins

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 Jackson shares a real life account of her travels, and Ella Wheeler Wilcox delves deep into her spiritual poetry. Listen on ITunes, Read More

EPISODE 20: SALON SERIES – Spiritualism Part I

Oct 30 2024 58 mins

In this inaugural episode of the Salon Series, we’re learning about the Spiritualism movement of the late 19th / early 20th centuries and introduce our Salon attendees Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Emma Hardinge Britten, and Rebecca Cox Jackson. Listen on ITunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, or on the blog. Comments and ratings are appreciated on all platforms! Resources: Read More

PODCAST UPDATE: NEW EPISODES INCOMING

Oct 25 2024 7 mins

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 it’s for good reason, I promise! Trapper has been living his best life in Louisiana and I’ve recently relocated to England. Wild times, Read More

Podcast Episode 19: Claude Mckay

Feb 12 2023 80 mins

In this episode, we discuss the life of author Claude McKay—a 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 “Nostalgia” theme, exploring subjects like grieving familial loss, romantic love, and the fight for racial equality in the United States Read More

Podcast Episode 18: Eudora Welty

Apr 04 2022 86 mins

In this episode, we journey into the lush and soulful musings of author Eudora Welty—a woman who used plain observation to confect rich and dynamic portraits of everyday life in the American south. We examine one of her short stories as part of our “Nostalgia” theme, and carve into complex subjects like narrative reliability, the Read More

Podcast Episode 17: Food

Feb 22 2022 53 mins

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 condition—together. Listen and subscribe on Apple, Google, and Spotify.

Podcast 009.2: Victor Séjour

Nov 20 2018 58 mins

In this episode, we take an inquisitive peek into the multilayered work of Creole playwright Victor Sejour—a dramatist who wielded satire like a weapon against 19th-century social prejudices and used real life tragedy to instigate audience introspection. We analyze one of his plays as part of our Morality theme, and tear into meaty issues like Read More

Podcast 009.1: Edward Prime-Stevenson

In this episode, we explore the little-known yet masterfully crafted work of author Edward Prime-Stevenson—a man who faced persecution with bravado and used his talent to strip away social stigmas. We analyze one of his novels as part of our “Morality” theme, and dig into compelling subjects like the historical/contemporary implications of gayness, unconventional Read More

Podcast 008.2: Wu Zao

Aug 04 2018 42 mins

In this episode, we survey the subtle and unflinching craftsmanship of writer Wu Zao—a woman whose boldly spun poetic narratives reflect the unconventionality with which she lived her life. We analyze a segment of her work as part of our “Poetry Appreciation” theme, while simultaneously dissecting intricate topics like sexual self-identification, romantic fixation, and Read M

Podcast 008.1: Agustina Andrade

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 the end of the nineteenth-century. We analyze two of her poems as part of our “Poetry Appreciation” theme, and dissect thought-provoking topics like Read More