Best WordPlay FM Podcasts (2024)

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The Sword and the Sophomore w/B.P. Sweany & Tami Stronach 1:11:21

1M ago1:11:21

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Kris chats with B.P. Sweany about his novel The Sword and the Sophomore, plus an excerpt read by Tami Stronach!About the book...Arlynn Rosemary Banson is an atypical sixteen-year-old—the cool, popular outsider, effortlessly straddling the line between divas and dorks. Her forever young mother, Jennifer, is dedicated to making her life awkward by tr…

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Sunnyside w/ Jack Houghteling 11:45

1M ago11:45

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“In this winningly oblique, slender, and wise-hearted novel, Jack Houghteling puts his finger on febrilely metropolitan human nature as it expresses itself (cerebrally, athletically, familially) in the outer boroughs and in patinated suburbia--and he does so in fleet, uncannily vivid sentences that are summational masterstrokes. Jack Houghteling is…

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Fear Not! with Josh Larsen 39:00

3M ago39:00

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In Fear Not!, critic Josh Larsen makes the case that monster movies, creature features, slashers, and other fright films artfully reflect our deep worries in a way that resonates with the Christian experience. Combining critical observation and theological reflection, Larsen devotes each chapter to a different horror subgenre, connecting that subge…

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Farsickness w/Joshua Mohr 11:12

5M ago11:12

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Hal, an Afghan war veteran, begins to hear a voice telling him to go “home”—to a castle, in Scotland. But Hal has never been to Scotland. So whose voice is it? What does it want? And why is it calling Hal “home”? What follows is a surrealist road trip story, part Heart of Darkness and part bipolar Guardians of the Galaxy. In Farsickness, Joshua Moh…

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How To Play A Necromancer's Theremin w/ Chase Griffin & Christina Quay 18:36

6M ago18:36

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New reading with Chase Griffin and Christina Quay. With music by M. Kilcullen...Between the pages of an ever-shifting eternal text known as the Patasphere, a coven of psychedelic fiction fanatics and a duo of agents working for a private intelligence firm known as The Geist, LLC navigate their ways simultaneously through a labyrinthian pilgrimage t…

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Violent Candy w/ TEX GRESHAM 13:01

7M ago13:01

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Violent Candy is a collection of sixteen stories about the the depths we go to find love for ourselves and from others, the trauma we obtain in childhood and carry with us into adulthood, the desperation to find connection in a world determined to tear us all apart, and the self-inflicted violence we sometimes direct at other. There's a woman who l…

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Arts Respond: Arts Coverage 2023 with Babz Rawls-Ivy, Karen Ponzio & Brian Slattery 56:36

8M ago56:36

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: A2A Honors World AIDS Day 1:00:07

8M ago1:00:07

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Tara L. Roí (HOPE: Love & Disaster, Trilogy Book 3) 48:19

9M ago48:19

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Thickets Swamped in Fence-Coated Briars w/ Evan Gray 21:17

9M ago21:17

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A visionary evocation of contemporary Appalachian life and labor. Gray draws upon his own experiences-specifically, the effects of the 2008 financial crisis upon his hometown of Jefferson, North Carolina-while also exploring Appalachian history, country music, and the politics of rural extraction. GET THE BOOK >>>https://www.garden-doorpress.com/st…

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Faisal Saleh, Director and Founder of the Palestine Museum U.S. 49:05

9M ago49:05

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Rafael Feliciano-Roman, Artistic Director and Founder of Pa'lante Theatre Company 44:46

9M ago44:46

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: NH Docs 53:50

10M ago53:50

53:50

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Echo Chamber w/ Claire Hopple 10:53

10M ago10:53

10:53

A woman wants to be caught stealing people's identities, but nobody is paying attention. A suburban father becomes convinced that he's transformed into a dinosaur-shaped chicken nugget. A hitman's target collapses before he can be killed. The novella and stories in Echo Chamber reverberate, wild and beautiful. GET THE BOOK >>>>https://www.tridentca…

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Change In The Air Festival 52:32

11M ago52:32

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Jamaican American Connection 35:24

11M ago35:24

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So Much Heart w/ Drew Buxton 14:44

11M ago14:44

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Drew Buxton is a writer and social worker from Texas. His debut short story collection So Much Heart was released in July by With An X Books. His work has been featured in Joyland, The Drift, Electric Literature, Witch Craft, and Vice among other publications. Find him at drewbuxton.com.Get the book SO MUCH HEART:https://www.withanxbooks.com/store/…

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Chase W. Dillon 31:10

11M ago31:10

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Sev7en Taylor 52:06

11M ago52:06

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Joanne C. Rene, Founder of Joanne Xperience 36:59

11M ago36:59

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Feast from the Fields & for Families 53:01

12M ago53:01

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Ruben Ortiz, A Broken Umbrella Theatre (ABUT) 47:05

12M ago47:05

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TB on The Radio #3 w/103.3 FM Wordplay 47:09

12M ago47:09

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Had a blast with 103.3 FM's Wordplay hosted by Lockie Martin. Here's the spot. Readings from the studio by Claire Hopple and Ashleigh Bryant Phillips!By The Talking Book

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Joe Rodriguez, President of Puerto Ricans United, Inc. 50:39

1y ago50:39

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Heaven Is A Place On Earth w/ Adrian Shirk 23:52

1y ago23:52

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Adrian Shirk is the author of HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH (Counterpoint, 2022), a personal odyssey of American utopian experiments, and AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY (Counterpoint, 2017), a hybrid-memoir exploring American women prophets and mystics, named an NPR ‘Best Book’ of 2017. Shirk was raised in Portland, Oregon, and has since lived in N…

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Rev. Edwin Pérez (PRU 2023 ANNUAL AWARDS HONOREE) 44:50

1y ago44:50

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Trish Clark (48 Hour Film Project) 49:15

1y ago49:15

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Musician and Renaissance Man Trey Moore 53:21

1y ago53:21

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: ConnCORP's Juneteenth Celebration & 5-Year Anniversary 47:44

1y ago47:44

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Almost Deadly, Almost Good w/ Alice Kaltman 28:44

1y ago28:44

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A new reading from Alice Kaltman and her book Almost Deadly, Almost Good, out now from Word West press. Get the book! https://alicekaltman.com/almost-deadly-almost-goodAlice Kaltman is the author of the story-collection STAGGERWING, the novels WAVEHOUSE, THE TANTALIZING TALE OF GRACE MINNAUGH, and DAWG TOWNE. Her new linked collection ALMOST DEADLY…

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Madison Lyric Stage Presents Angels In America 47:24

1y ago47:24

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Ruby Gonzalez Hernandez 52:49

1y ago52:49

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Ricardo Gutierrez 49:53

1y ago49:53

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Pure Cosmos Club w/ Matthew Binder 10:08

1y ago10:08

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Out May 15th! PURE COSMOS CLUB by Matthew Binder. https://www.stalkinghorsepress.com/product/pure-cosmos-club-pre-order-paperback/In this biting satire, Matthew Binder takes surreal aim at the poses and pretensions of high art and fashion. With ruthless wit, Binder chronicles the struggles of Paul, an eccentric artist, and his companion dog, a disa…

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman | Mahogany: A Theatrical Stage Play & Fashion Show 36:20

1+ y ago36:20

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Kid Lit Author Nohra Bernal and Illustrator Rubén Rodríguez Ferreira 53:16

1+ y ago53:16

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade Updates 40:39

1+ y ago40:39

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Tom Sobocinski, Caseus Provisions 18:58

1+ y ago18:58

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Angel Dahfay 46:22

1+ y ago46:22

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The Swallows of Lunetto w/ Joseph Fasano 10:40

1+ y ago10:40

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From Joseph Fasano, the acclaimed author of 'The Dark Heart of Every Wild Thing', comes 'The Swallows of Lunetto', the powerful story of a young couple's escape from Italian fascism at the end of the Second World War.GET THE BOOK!https://shop.maudlinhouse.net/#the-swallows-of-lunetto"As essential as Hannah Arendt in understanding history and the he…

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Filmmaker and Photographer Lydia Douglas 44:49

1+ y ago44:49

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Searching For Jimmy Page w/ Christy Alexander Hallberg 30:18

1+ y ago30:18

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A conversation with Christy Alexander Hallberg. We talk about her new audiobook Searching For Jimmy Page, then listen to an excerpt narrated by Melissa Connell. https://www.christyalexanderhallberg.com/searchingforjimmypage"The unraveling of eighteen-year-old Luna Kane’s haunted past begins in the winter of 1988, when her dying great-grandfather, a…

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Fracture Excital 44:35

1+ y ago44:35

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Arts Respond with Lucy Gellman: Mardi Gras at the New Haven Free Public Library 50:48

1+ y ago50:48

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Aesthetica w/ Allie Rowbottom 31:28

1+ y ago31:28

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An excerpt from the debut novel by Allie Rowbottom. Propulsive, dark, and moving, Aesthetica is a Veronica for the age of “Instagram face,” delivering a fresh, nuanced examination of feminism, #MeToo, and mother-daughter relationships, all while confronting our collective addiction to followers, filters, and faux realities.“This brutal tale of a te…