About this podcast
A Podcast for Writers, Readers, and Creative Lifers
We keep creating against the odds, because we long for purpose and meaning in a chaotic world. Join the staff of Talking Writing magazine as we talk to artists of all mediums about their personal and creative lives – and the intersections between the two.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 70 episodes
- Meryl Branch-McTiernan Takes Us Back to Lockdown · 50 min · Season 7 Episode 4This week’s episode features author and screenwriter Meryl Branch-McTiernan talking with TW Creative Director John Vogel about her recent novel What You Should Worry About. The…
- Erik J. Brown on His Banned Books · 58 min · Season 7 Episode 3For today's episode, YA author Erik J. Brown sits down with TW Creative Director John Vogel for Banned Books Week. Erik’s books have been banned in many school libraries around…
- K'wan Refuses to Choose Lanes · 47 min · Season 7 Episode 2For this episode best-selling author K'wan Foye sits down with TW Creative Director John Vogel to talk about his new book, House of the Rising Sun (Akashic Books, 2026). K’wan…
- Juliet Diaz, Athena Dixon, and Tom McAllister: A Reading and Q&A · 1 h 27 min · Season 7 Episode 1For this episode we have a recording from the author reading with Juliet Diaz, Athena Dixon, and Tom McAllister that we held last November at Big Blue Marble bookstore in…
- Ramona Ausubel's Practical Advice · 1 h 12 min · Season 6 Episode 14Author Ramona Ausubel sits down with TW creative director John Vogel to talk about her new craft book and write's guide. In Unstuck: 101 Doorways Leading from the Blank Page to…
- Brian Trapp Writes His Twin into Literature · 38 min · Season 6 Episode 13For this week's episode, author Brian Trapp sits down with TW creative director John Vogel to talk about Brian's 2025 novel Range of Motion (Acre Books). The book is…
- Michael Sanchez Looks Behind the Curtain · 1 h 0 min · Season 6 Episode 12For this episode musician and filmmaker Michael Sanchez sits down with TW creative director John Vogel. Michael grew up in Newcastle, Delaware, where he started playing and…
- Lisa Borders on the Sustenance of Art in Dark Times · 46 min · Season 6 Episode 11Lisa Borders, author of three novels, talks with TW creative director John Vogel to talk about her newest book. Last Night at the Disco (Regal House Publishing, 2025) is a…
- Michael Jamin and the Importance of Small Moments · 40 min · Season 6 Episode 10For this episode TW creative director John Vogel sat down with television writer and showrunner Michael Jamin about his collection of personal essays, A Paper Orchestra…
- Antonio Michael Downing on Inner and Outer Colonialism · 58 min · Season 6 Episode 9Author and musician Antonio Michael Downing sits down with TW creative director John Vogel to talk about Antonio Michael's books Black Cherokee and Saga Boy, music audience…
- Joanna Walsh on Collective Internet Aesthetics · 56 min · Season 6 Episode 8Multidisciplinary writer Joanna Walsh sits down with TW creative director John Vogel to talk about Amateurs! How We Built Internet Culture and Why It Matters. When Joanna first…
- Pia Leichter's Pivot to the Creative Club · 59 min · Season 6 Episode 7Pia Leichter, founder of Kollektiv Studio and author of Welcome to the Creative Club, talks with TW creative director John Vogel about her experience transitioning from the…
- Molly Gaudry Experiments With Personal Storytelling · 47 min · Season 6 Episode 6In today’s episode author Molly Gaudry sits down with TW founder and publisher Martha Nichols. Molly holds degrees in fiction, poetry, and experimental prose, and her new book…
- Nic Brown: Making Peace with his Musical Past · 50 min · Season 6 Episode 5In this week's episode, TW Creative Director John Vogel sits down with drummer and author Nic Brown to talk about his memoir Bang Bang Crash (Counterpoint, 2023). Despite being…
- Victor Manibo on Touching the Work Regularly · 1 h 3 min · Season 6 Episode 4Victor Manibo, a 2022 Lambda Literary Emerging Voices Fellow, sits down with TW Community Manager Neva Talladen to discuss the drafting process for his 2022 science fiction…
- Tom McAllister on Writing Education and Community · 56 min · Season 6 Episode 3TW Creative Director John Vogel interviews author Tom McAllister about his new essay collection It All Felt Impossible (Rose Metal Press, 2025). For the book, Tom challenged…
- Andrew Boryga on Identity Politics in Publishing · 47 min · Season 6 Episode 2TW Creative Director John Vogel talks with Andrew Boryga, author of the satirical novel Victim. The two talk about the autobiographic backdrop to the novel, balancing creative…
- Sasha Wizansky's Juggling Act · 43 min · Season 6 Episode 1TW Community Manager Neva Talladen talks with visual artist and graphic designer Sasha Wizansky about her experience starting Pencil Magazine. The magazine, created entirely out…
- Athena Dixon's Highs and Lows of Writing · 1 h 5 min · Season 5 Episode 14In our last episode of the season, TW Creative Director John Vogel interviews author Athena Dixon, our first repeat guest for the podcast. A year and a half ago we released…
- Steve Hoffman and the Art of Authentic Traveling and Writing · 36 min · Season 5 Episode 13TW proofreader Jess Barnett hosts award-winning Minnesotan food writer, Steve Hoffman, for a conversation about the unique joys and challenges of travel. Hoffman, a lover of…
