Word S10:E2 – 'Tempe's Got Talent' with Austin Davis, plus YA lit from Mary Vensel White and J. Elle
Poets and storytellers have an opportunity to perform in the Valley, plus we feature young adult travel and romance set in Arizona, as well as a YA fantasy/romance rooted in dark magic.
Word S10:E2 – 'Tempe's Got Talent' with Austin Davis, plus YA lit from Mary Vensel White and J. Elle
Word S10.E1 – Anecdotes: Baseball, biography and Bob Dylan
On this Season 10 opener of KJZZ's Word podcast hosted by Tom Maxedon, it's all about anecdotes.In this episode, we feature conversations about minor league baseball, the only Latino governor of Arizona, Raúl Héctor Castro, affectionately known as Raúlito, plus tales on the road about legendary troubadour Bob Dylan.
Word S10.E1 – Anecdotes: Baseball, biography and Bob Dylan
Word S9:E8 — Travels and travails take us into summer
On this episode of Word, it's the season-ender! We discuss reading events beyond the upcoming Juneteenth holiday that offer a deeper connection to why it's celebrated. Plus, a literary conversation from Kenya happened while on "vacation," and I returned to the Valley to discuss a debut novel from an ASU professor emerita.
Word S9:E8 — Travels and travails take us into summer
Word S9:E7 — My cousin wasn't a murderer, and other fabulous parameters of this penultimate pod
On this episode, a Diné writer releases her first novel. Plus, we examine an international true-crime story by a Valley poet-turned sleuth. And, we extend a bow to Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a day at the Kentucky Derby.
Word S9:E7 — My cousin wasn't a murderer, and other fabulous parameters of this penultimate pod
Word S9:E6 — Lizzo, language and love usher in May
Coming up on this episode, musician Lizzo is the subject of a new graphic short story series.Plus, a linguist argues for bad language ... "Like, literally, dude."And, a rapid-fire play examines the search for love and dignity by single Black females.
Word S9:E6 — Lizzo, language and love usher in May
Word S9:E5 — National Poetry Month 'Goes. So. Fast.'
National Poetry Month continues on this episode of Word, which also features crime fiction, a novel set in 1940s Harlem, plus a memoir from journalist and NPR's "All Things Considered" co-host Marie Louise Kelly.
Word S9:E5 — National Poetry Month 'Goes. So. Fast.'
Word S9:E4 – Country music in the West and poetry reverberate the sounds of spring
Country music in the West and poetry reverberate the sounds of spring in this episode of Word, a podcast about literature in Arizona and the region.
Word S9:E4 – Country music in the West and poetry reverberate the sounds of spring
Word S9:E3 — Shakespeare, hiking, poetry on vinyl and a haiku winner share some thematic space
Shakespeare, hiking in Arizona, poetry on vinyl and a haiku winner share some thematic space on this KJZZ podcast about literature in Arizona and the region. It's hosted by Tom Maxedon.
Word S9:E3 — Shakespeare, hiking, poetry on vinyl and a haiku winner share some thematic space
Word S9:E2 — From prison to park, a festival of haiku continues anew
A Valley resident turns experience as a former prison inmate into a graphic novel, an addiction to an anti-anxiety drug leads to a debut mystery, the KJZZ Annual Haiku Writing Contest keeps on chugging and Arizona Matsuri returns to Phoenix, in person.
Word S9:E2 — From prison to park, a festival of haiku continues anew
Word S9:E1 — 'Pay Attention. Be Astonished. Tell About It': Sci-Fi, Black History and Haiku
Coming up on this Season 9 opener of Word, wanna get off this planet? A new sci-fi novel examines the implications of doing so and what it means for sustainability for those of us who choose to stay on it.
Word S9:E1 — 'Pay Attention. Be Astonished. Tell About It': Sci-Fi, Black History and Haiku
