Category: Podcast
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EP28-Poetry live from Manilatown, Nora Okja Keller from the Archives
We feature an archival interview from 1997 with Nora Okja Keller about her book Comfort Woman, and Keller reads from the book. Also, interviews by Tony Robles, and poetry from at the Manilatown Heritage Foundation in San Francisco. Martha and Tony talk a bit about the craft and business of writing a short story, and a…
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Vanessa Lee-Miller, Yvette R. Murray
Tony Robles interviews two poets, Vanessa Lee Miller in Great Britain, and Yvette R. Murray in Charleston, SC. And… some spoken word recordings by Vanessa Lee-Miller, Katherine Dunn, Reg E. Gaines, Q.R. Hand jr., Yvette R. Murray, Avotcja and Lord Buckley..
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Oliver De La Paz, Barbara Chase-Riboud
An interview by Tony Robles of poet, Oliver De La Paz, and an archival interview by Martha Cinader of Barbara Chase-Riboud. Recordings by William Burroughs, Alexie Sherman, Steve Cannon, Po’azz Yo’azz, Ken Kesey, and Edwin Torres.
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Spoken Word Special
Featuring poet, Anne Myles, about Late Epistle, Sappho’s Prize in Poetry, and spoken word about heat, longing, love and late life by Sekou Sundiata, Cultural Consciousness, Rosalie Sorrels, Bob Holman, Odd City, Lord Buckley, Devorah Major, Opal Palmer Adisa, Frank Messina, Kevin Griffin, Po’azz Yo’azz, Chris Anderson, Kysha Brown, Beau Sia, Howard Wiley, James Baldwin,…
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Ep. 24-Talking Reparations with Dr. Dwight Mullen
Tony Robles interviews Karen Luke Jackson and Elsa Valmidiano. A spoken word set including Pedro Pietri, Tracie Morris, Latasha Natasha Diggs and poets from the Hendersonville open mic in NC. More from Martha’s Kitchen Garden at the end…
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Ep. 23-Karen Luke Jackson, Elsa Valmidiano
Tony Robles interviews Karen Luke Jackson and Elsa Valmidiano. A spoken word set including Pedro Pietri, Tracie Morris, Latasha Natasha Diggs and poets from the Hendersonville open mic in NC. More from Martha’s Kitchen Garden at the end…
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Ep. 22-Scott Kikkawa, Ingrid Rojas Contreras
Scott Kikkawa is the author of three noir detective novels set in postwar Honolulu. Ingrid Rojas Contreras’ memoir, The Man Who Could Move Clouds, was a Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist.
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Ep. 21-Climate Action – Laura Lengnick, Meredith Leigh
Reading & Writing Resilience: After the hottest week on Mother Earth on record, Laura Lengnick, author of Resilient Agriculture, and Meredith Leigh, author of the Ethical Meat Handbook, join Martha in the studio to discuss what we can do about it.
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Ep. 20-Nancy Sloan, Poor News, Jose Case
Laurie Stone, Nancy Sloan – The Gravel Driveway, Poor News Network, Jose Case
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Kenneth Chamlee, Betty Quirino, Nancy Sloan
Kenneth Chamlee – poetry biography of Albert Bierstadt, Betty Quirino -memoir about heroic mother, Nancy Sloan – memoir of overcoming abuse, Laurie Stone – commentary
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Chelsey Clammer, Darren Todd
Chelsey Clammer author of the book of essays Human Heartbeat Detected, Darren Todd , author of the horror book The Ugly Mug, Laurie Stone – commentary
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Eric Nelson, Christian Lozada, Spoken Word
Martha speaks live in the WPVM studio with Asheville poet Eric Nelson about his book Horse Not Zebra. Tony Robles speaks with Christian Hanz Lozada, author of the forthcoming book He’s A Color Until He’s Not.
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Laurie Stone, Christopher D. Sims, Crystal Cauley
Martha Cinder speaks with Laurie Stone about her Substack, Tony Robles with Christopher Sims and Crystal Cauley about Juneteenth at the Carl Sandburg House
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Flo Mayberry, Tamim Ansari, Edwin Torres
Tony Robles speaks with Flo Mayberry, writing coach, and Tamim Ansary, Afghan-American writer. Martha Cinader speaks with Edwin Torres.
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Fiction Addiction, Beverly Parayno, Edwin Torres
Jill Hendrix, owner of Fiction Addiction bookstore. Beverly Parayno author of wildflowers. Edwin Torres, spoken word.