S8E3 Manuel Muñoz and Lester Walbrugh: “The Real Mystery of Everyday Stories”

Lester Walbrugh asks Manuel Muñoz about his latest collection of short stories: The Consequences. Manuel reflects on his Mexican-American identity, working on farms as a young boy and embracing his family’s stories.

S8E2 Cristina Rivera Garza and Stacy Hardy: Femicide, Justice and Love

Cristina Rivera Garza is in conversation with Stacy Hardy about her book Liliana’s Invincible Summer. Cristina reflects on the process of writing this celebration of the life of her sister Liliana, who was murdered in 1990 by an ex-boyfriend.

S8E1 Charif Shanahan and Bongani Kona in Conversation: Racism, Positionality & A Life in Poetry

Bongani Kona asks poet Charif Shanahan about his latest collection Trace Evidence: poems (Tin House, 2023).