Anais Nin Podcast
by Paul Herron
“We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are,” said Anais Nin, the subject of the film Henry and June, the world’s most prolific diarist and the writer of bestselling erotica, who left behind a legacy that continues to unfold. The Anais Nin Podcast will reveal the unknown aspects of this provocative and fascinating writer’s life and work. To learn more about this literary icon read "The Portable Anais Nin," "Mirages" or "A Cafe in Space, the Anais Nin Literary Journal" all available now as ibooks in the itunes store.
Episodes
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Anais Nin Podcast 51: A Portrait of Eduardo Sanchez
Judith Hipskind Collins, who was Eduardo Sanchez's companion during his final years, discusses his character, quirks, and his only published book, The Round.
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Anaïs Nin Podcast 50: Eduardo Sanchez Remembered
Paul Herron presents Blanche Cooney's candid yet heartfelt memories of Eduardo Sanchez during the time of the printing of his only book, 'The Round.' She explores her unusual relationship with him and the reasons for their estrangement.
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Anais Nin Podcast 49: Eduardo Sanchez's 'The Round'
Eighty-three years after its limited edition was lost to history, Eduardo Sanchez's legendary but mysterious only book will be republished. Take a sneak peek at 'The Round.'
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Episode 48: Joaquín Nin-Culmell’s Tribute to Anaïs Nin
A restored recording of Joaquín Nin-Culmell’s moving tribute to his big sister, Anaïs Nin. New York, Feb. 22, 1977.
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Episode 47: Anaïs Nin and Rupert Pole Read Michaux
In 1962 Anaïs Nin was invited to read excerpts from French poet Henri Michaux's controversial book Miserable Miracle, in which he describes the effects of mescaline and hashish on him. Nin read excerpts in French, and her lover Rupert Pole read the English translations. From a newly restored...
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Episode 46: Kate Millett Reads Anaïs Nin
Iconic feminist Kate Millett, author of Sexual Politics (1970), pays tribute to Anaïs Nin by reading her diary passages about June Miller.
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Episode 45: Daisy Aldan Reads Anaïs Nin
On February 22, 1977, a few weeks after Anaïs Nin's death, a celebration of her life was held in New York, which included several of Nin's friends and colleagues. The poet Daisy Aidan chose to read passages from the then-unpublished childhood diary, and her rendering of the young Anaïs is...
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Podcast 44: Anais Nin in Japan
Paul Herron interviews two prominent scholars about Anais Nin's legacy and impact on Japanese readers and culture. Recorded in Osaka, Japan.
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Episode 43: Anaïs Nin and Edgard Varèse's "Nocturnal"
Both French ex-patriots and avant-garde twentieth century artists, it was only natural that Anaïs Nin and Edgard Varèse would be drawn to each other. Varèse's final composition, "Nocturnal," was inspired by Nin's "House of Incest" and was unfinished at the time of his death in 1965. However, his...
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Episode 42: Lawrence Durrell and Anais Nin talk D. H. Lawrence, 1974
This long-lost audio recording of Lawrence Durrell's 1974 seminar on D. H. Lawrence at CalTech in March 1974 with special guest Anais Nin has been restored. Theories, both modern and not, are bandied about in this lively exchange between two of literature's "three musketeers." A must-listen for…
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Episode 41: The Relationship of Anaïs Nin and Lawrence Durrell
In this episode Paul Herron discusses the 40-year-long friendship between two of the "Three Musketeers," Anaïs Nin and Lawrence Durrell. Ups and downs, off and on, devotional and contentious, the friendship endured until Nin's death in 1977.
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Podcast 40: Robert Zaller on The Magnanimity of Anais Nin
Robert Zaller, the editor of 'A Casebook on Anais Nin' (1974), discusses his and his wife Lili Bita's friendship with Anais Nin, which was, as he put it, "...uniformly positive. Anais was an extraordinarily generous person. Faithfulness in the conventional sense was not important to her, loyalty...
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Podcast 39: Gunther, Anais and I
Gunther Stuhlmann was Anais Nin's literary agent for thirty years, her co-editor of her famous diaries, and the founder and editor of ANAIS: An International Journal from 1983 to 2001. This podcast goes behind the scenes and takes a personal look at the man considered to be the formibable "lion…
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Incest Letters: Anaïs and Joaquín Nin 1933-1940
The story behind Anaïs and Joaquín Nin's incest letters.
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Anaïs Nin reads "Under a Glass Bell"
Anaïs Nin reads one of her most famous stories.
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Nin Magazine with Leticia Gicovate
Nin magazine
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Preserving a Gemor Press site in Greenwich Village
Gemor Press in Greenwich Village
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The Story of A Cafe In Space
The history of A Café in Space: The Anaïs Nin Literary Journal
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Understanding the Art of Anaïs Nin: Incest
How incest influenced Anaïs Nin's life and work
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A "lost" Anaïs Nin portrait found
How a letter from Anaïs Nin's father resulted in locating a stunning portrait of her.
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Anaïs Nin's "official biographer," Evelyn Hinz, with Steven Reigns
Steven Reigns discusses why Evelyn Hinz's Anaïs Nin biography never appeared.
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Gonzalo Moré and Helba Huara with Eduardo Pineda
Eduardo Pineda discusses Gonzalo Moré and Helba Huara
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Anaïs Nin's Lost World with Britt Arenander
Britt Arenander discusses her new book on Anaïs Nin's Paris years
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A Brief History of Journals Dedicated to Anaïs Nin
Paul Herron discusses journals dedicated to Anais Nin
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Anais Nin's Audiobook Auletris: Erotica with Thurlow Holmes
Erotica reader Thurlow Holmes discusses Anaïs Nin’s Auletris
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Trapeze: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1947-1955
Editor Paul Herron explains Anaïs Nin’s new diary.
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Anais Nin’s Style with Costume Society of America (CSA) Stella Blum grant recipient Gwendolyn Michel
CSA Stell Blum grant recipient Gwendolyn Michel discusses Anais Nin’s style.
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The Future of Anais Nin’s Unpublished Diaries
The history and future of the publication of Anaïs Nin’s diaries.
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Anaïs Nin's First Published Diary and its Characters
Anais Nin's battle to include friends, lovers and family in her first published diary
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How Anaïs Nin Was Censored by Amazon
How Amazon censored Anaïs Nin’s Auletris: Erotica
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Auletris: Anaïs Nin’s Lost Erotica, Part 2
A panel of experts discuss Auletris, Anaïs Nin’s new erotica collection
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Auletris: Anaïs Nin’s Lost Erotica
A lost collection of Anaïs Nin erotica is about to be published.
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Anaïs Nin’s Family with Gayle Nin Rosenkrantz
Anaïs Nin’s niece discusses the Nin family.
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Anaïs: A Dance Opera with Cindy Shapiro
Composer Cindy Shapiro discusses Anaïs Nin.
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Barbara Kraft Interviews Henry Miller
Memoirist Barbara Kraft interviews Henry Miller.
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Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller with Barbara Kraft
Memoirist Barbara Kraft discusses the final years of Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller.
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Anaïs Nin’s Editor John Ferrone
A tribute to the passing of the editor of Anaïs Nin’s most famous works, John Ferrone.
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Anaïs Nin’s Maternality with Jessica Gilbey
How Anaïs Nin’s relationship with her mother affected her life and work
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The Music in Anaïs Nin’s Life and Work
A look at how music played a role in Anaïs Nin’s life.
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He Said, She Said: Anaïs Nin and Lanny Baldwin
A look at Anaïs Nin’s relationship with Lanny Baldwin from both points of view.
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Henry Miller’s Influence on Anaïs Nin’s Writing
The truth about Henry Miller’s lasting effect on Anaïs Nin’s writing.
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How Keeping a Diary Saved Two Lives: Anaïs Nin and Diana Raab
Writer/blogger Diana Raab discusses her affinity with Anaïs Nin.
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A Half Century with Anaïs Nin: Benjamin Franklin V
Preeminent Anaïs Nin scholar Benjamin Franklin V discusses his fifty years of devotion to author Anaïs Nin and what it was like to work with her at the peak of her fame.
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From Tragedy to Triumph: Anaïs Nin and Lana Fox
This podcast is the story of how erotica writer Lana Fox, a survivor of sexual abuse and incest, was inspired by Anaïs Nin’s erotica and diaries to truly discover and accept herself, to rise from tragedy to triumph.
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Ménage à Trois: Anaïs Nin, Henry Miller and Money
This podcast reveals the fallout after the 1942 breakup of one of the most famous literary love affairs, that of Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller. We find out that Nin attempted to revive the friendship and failed, and that Miller betrayed her trust when his friend published a book revealing details of...
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Anaïs Nin’s Fiction: A Blueprint of the Psyche with Marina Ferrer
Marina Ferrer, Brazilian poet, explains how Anaïs Nin has changed her life and art, and how Nin affects the open-minded reader. In this interview, Ferrer informs the listener how to appreciate Nin’s most neglected—but perhaps most important—writing, her fiction, especially Nin’s continuous novel,...
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In Her Own Words, Anaïs Nin Answers Your Questions Part 2
Our listeners gave us ten questions that they would have liked to ask Anaïs Nin. In part one of this podcast, with the help of Sex Love Joy podcaster Anaín Bjorkquist, we looked at the first five, and now we answer the second five, backed up with excerpts from Nin’ published and unpublished work,...
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In Her Own Words, Anaïs Nin Answers Your Questions Part 1
Our listeners gave us ten questions that they would have liked to ask Anaïs Nin. In part one of this podcast, with the help of Sex Love Joy podcaster Anaín Bjorkquist, we answer the first five, backed up with excerpts from Nin’ published and unpublished work, including the latest diary Mirages…
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Anaïs Nin’s Final Years
There are two mythical diaries that Nin readers have most likely heard of, but know little or nothing about: The Book of Pain and The Book of Music.
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Paul Herron: How Anaïs Nin Changed a Life
Anais Nin has long been a catalyst for personal growth and transformation. This is the story of how of a once-alliterate person came to be the curator and publisher of Nin's writing.
About this show
“We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are,” said Anais Nin, the subject of the film Henry and June, the world’s most prolific diarist and the writer of bestselling erotica, who left behind a legacy that continues to unfold. The Anais Nin Podcast will reveal the unknown aspects of this provocative and fascinating writer’s life and work. To learn more about this literary icon read "The Portable Anais Nin," "Mirages" or "A Cafe in Space, the Anais Nin Literary Journal" all available now as ibooks in the itunes store.
Hosted by
Paul Herron