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The American Writers Museum Podcasts
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A National Museum Celebrating American Writers
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Episode 224: Christopher W. Hunt
Dec 700:50:50Tap to summarizeThis week, scholar Christopher W. Hunt discusses his recent book Jimmy’s Faith: James Baldwin, Disidentification, and the Queer Possibilities of Black Religion. This conversation originally took place September 16, 2025 and was recorded live at the American Writers Museum. This episode is presented in conjunction with the American Writers Museum’s new special exhibit American Prophets: [...]
Transcribe →Episode 223: Divine Love
Dec 500:57:45Tap to summarizeThis week, three writers of romance—Sajni Patel, Scarlett St. Clair, and Helene Wecker—discuss the role of religion in the romance genre. This conversation originally took place July 10, 2025 and was recorded live at the American Writers Museum. This episode is presented in conjunction with the American Writers Museum’s new special exhibit American Prophets: Writers, [...]
Transcribe →Episode 222: Thomas A. Tweed
Nov 2400:46:33Tap to summarizeThis week, scholar Thomas A. Tweed discusses his new book Religion in the Lands that Became America. A sweeping retelling of American religious history, Tweed shows how religion has enhanced and hindered human flourishing from the Ice Age to the Information Age. Tweed is joined by fellow Indigenous Studies professor John N. Low. This conversation [...]
Transcribe →Episode 221: Faith is Funny
Nov 1801:06:49Tap to summarizeThis week, we revisit our Faith is Funny program with four comedians—Gibran Saleem, Hari Kondabolu, Peter Sagal, and Kate Sidley—who discuss the role of religion in comedy. This conversation originally took place June 23, 2025 and was recorded live at the Studebaker Theater. This episode is presented in conjunction with the American Writers Museum’s forthcoming [...]
Transcribe →Episode 220: Susan Orlean
Nov 401:05:33Tap to summarizeBeloved author Susan Orlean discusses her new book Joyride, a masterful memoir of finding her creative calling and purpose that invites us to approach life with wonder, curiosity, and an irrepressible sense of delight. Orlean is interviewed by journalist Chris Borrelli. This conversation originally took place October 24, 2025 and was recorded live at the [...]
Transcribe →Episode 11: J. Michael Straczynski
Aug 10, 2020Tap to summarizeIn this episode, American Writers Museum Program Director Allison Sansone chats with renowned screenwriter and comics writer J. Michael Straczynski about his recent memoir Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Childhood. We hope you enjoy entering the mind of a writer. Listen to more episodes here. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS “There’s trying to dance, and there’s [...]
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