UCI Podcast: Jonathan Alexander takes his own advice as a writing teacher

Jonathan Alexander says he has been “privileged to be a writing teacher for a very long time.” He always tells his students to be honest and frank - and found the process of writing his latest book with that advice in mind liberating. In this episode of the UCI Podcast, the Chancellor’s Professor of English and informatics talks with Cara Capuano about the genre of creative nonfiction and the role each book in The Creep Trilogy held on his personal journey, with a special focus on the latest installment, Dear Queer Self: An Experiment in Memoir. He also shares advice for others who may find themselves on the outside looking in, and details why he finds Pride Month both aspirational and hopeful. Intro music for this episode of the UCI Podcast, “A Year Ago (Instrumental)” by NEFFEX and outro music, “Happy Sixth” by Freedom Trail Studio, can be found in the Audio Library in YouTube Studio.