Jan 21, 2024
Writer Ethan Watters joins Marcia Franklin to discuss the themes in his book, Urban Tribes, which looks at the ways in which young, unmarried Americans create their own sense of family.
Ethan Watters has written about psychiatry and social psychology for 20 years. He has also taught writing at Berkeley,...
Nov 26, 2023
Longtime New Yorker writer and author Susan Orlean joins host Marcia Franklin for a lively chat about her writing style and her work, including hundreds of magazine articles, “The Library Book,” and an upcoming memoir.
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Nov 12, 2023
Host Marcia Franklin interviews one of the most esteemed writers
of the Vietnam War era, Tim
O’Brien. O’Brien, who served as an infantryman from 1969 to 1970,
wrote a memoir in 1972 called “If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up
and Ship Me Home.” It received excellent reviews, and in 1978,
O’Brien won the...
Sep 17, 2023
Marcia Franklin talks with poet Richard Blanco, the first LatinX and gay inaugural poet. Blanco wrote a poem for President Obama’s second inaugural and read it at the ceremony. He discusses the process of writing the inaugural poem, “One Today,” how the piece reflected his life and his philosophy of writing,...
Jun 18, 2023
Marcia Franklin talks with Idaho filmmaker Michael Hoffman about the inspiration for his movies, including Promised Land, One Fine Day, A Midsummer's Night Dream, and Restoration, which won two Academy Awards. The two also discuss his work with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, which he co-founded, and how growing...