PODCAST · arts
situation / story
by chris moore
[mostly feminist] author interviews; email: thesituationandthestory [at] gmail [dot] com for booking or to send a letter. situationstory.substack.com
Episodes
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LIGHTNING FLOWERS w/Katherine E. Standefer
Katherine Standefer is the author of Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life (Little, Brown Spark 2020), which was a Finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize in Nonfiction, selected as a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice/Staff Pick, and shortlisted for the J. Anthony...
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DEFENESTRATE w/Renée Branum
Renée Branum’s stories and essays have appeared in several publications including The Georgia Review, Narrative Magazine, The Gettysburg Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and Lit Hub. Her story “As the Sparks Fly Upward” was included in Best American Nonrequired Reading’s 2019 anthology. She has...
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A FACE FOR PICASSO w/Ariel Henley
I am ugly. There's a mathematical equation to prove it. At only eight months old, identical twin sisters Ariel and Zan were diagnosed with Crouzon syndrome -- a rare condition where the bones in the head fuse prematurely. They were the first twins known to survive it. Growing up, Ariel and her...
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BAD TOURIST w/Suzanne Roberts
Suzanne Roberts is a travel writer, memoirist, and poet. Her books include the 2012 National Outdoor Book Award-winning Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail (Bison Books, 2012), the award-winning memoir in travel essays Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel…
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MADE IN CHINA w/Anna Qu
Anna Qu is a Chinese American writer. She writes personal essays on identity and growing up in New York as an immigrant. Her work has appeared in Poets & Writers, Lithub, Threepenny Review, Lumina, Kartika, Kweli, Vol.1 Brooklyn, and Jezebel, among others. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction...
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GOING SHORT w/Nancy Stohlman
Flash fiction, slashing word counts, and obliterating genre, oh my! Nancy Stohlman’s latest book, Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction, was a 2021 Reader Views Gold Award winner, a Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist, an International Book Award finalist, and is forthcoming as an...
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BLACKTOP WASTELAND w/S.A. Cosby
When I started reading BLACKTOP WASTELAND in August, on recommendation from a friend, I don't think I realized quite how much S.A. Cosby would reveal about the contradictions and complexities of rural life in the South (U.S), especially for a Black man. In his review of the novel for NPR, Gabino...
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DON'T GO CRAZY WITHOUT ME w/Deborah A. Lott
About the Book: Deborah A. Lott grew up in a Los Angeles suburb in the 1950s, under the sway of her outrageously eccentric father. A lay rabbi who enjoyed dressing up like Little Lord Fauntleroy, he taught her how to have fun. But he also taught her to fear germs, other children, and…
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TOMBOYLAND w/Melissa Faliveno
About the Book: In this intrepid debut essay collection, Melissa Faliveno traverses the liminal spaces of her childhood in working-class Wisconsin and the paths she’s traveled since, compelled by questions of girlhood and womanhood, queerness and class, and how the lands of our upbringing both...
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VERGE w/Lidia Yuknavitch
About the Book: An eight-year-old trauma victim is enlisted as an underground courier, rushing frozen organs through the alleys of Eastern Europe. A young janitor transforms discarded objects into a fantastical, sprawling miniature city until a shocking discovery forces him to rethink his…
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THE WOMAN FROM URUGUAY w/Pedro Mairal and Jennifer Croft
About the Book: From internationally bestselling Argentine author Pedro Mairal and Man Booker International-winning translator Jennifer Croft, the unforgettable story of two would-be lovers over the course of a single day. Lucas Pereyra, an unemployed writer in his forties, embarks on a day trip...
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DANCING WITH LANGSTON w/Sharyn Skeeter
Sharyn Skeeter is a writer, poet, novelist, and educator. She was fiction/poetry/book review editor at Essence and editor in chief at Black Elegance magazine. She's taught at Emerson College, University of Bridgeport, Fairfield University, and Gateway and Three Rivers community colleges. She...
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GIRLHOOD w/Melissa Febos
Melissa Febos is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Whip Smart (St. Martin’s Press 2010), and the essay collection, Abandon Me (Bloomsbury 2017), which was a LAMBDA Literary Award finalist, a Publishing Triangle Award finalist, an Indie Next Pick, and was named a Best Book of 2017 by...
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OLD NEW WORLDS w/Judith Krummeck
Judith is a writer who lives in Baltimore, MD, and was born and raised in Africa. She graduated from the University of Cape Town with a BA in Drama and History of Art, working as a professional actor before becoming the arts editor for SAfm at the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Judith...
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I AM DENVER w/Rowena Alegría
Rowena Alegría is Chief Storyteller for the City & County of Denver, founder and director of the Denver Office of Storytelling and the citywide storytelling and cultural preservation project I Am Denver. A 2019 Jack Jones Literary Arts Fellow, a 2019 Vermont Studio Center Fellow and a 2018…
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UNCOMFORTABLY NUMB w/Meredith O'Brien
It was a joy to sit down with Meredith O'Brien to talk about her COVID-era memoir, UNCOMFORTABLY NUMB. We explore her experiences with a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis through her lens of investigative journalism. In our conversation, she uncovers the all-too-prevalent patriarchal notion that women...
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WINTER COUNTS w/David Heska Wanbli Weiden
TW: Violence, Rape, Drugs David Heska Wanbli Weiden: a name as poetic as his prose and as his book is necessary for us right now. Listen in as we discuss his earth-shattering debut novel, WINTER COUNTS. We talk about Indigenous rights, decolonization, characterization, and how fiction writing has...
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THE COFFEEHOUSE RESISTANCE w/Sarina Prabasi
Listen in as Sarina Prabasi and I discuss the political state of the nation, the effects of COVID-19 on small businesses like Buunni Coffee, the joy and rage of motherhood, and more. Find and follow Sarina Prabasi: Website Twitter Facebook Instagram Buunnii Coffee Twitter Purchase The Coffeehouse...
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WHAT MY MOTHER & I DON'T TALK ABOUT w/Michele Filgate
Listen in as the wonderful Michele Filgate and I discuss her anthology WHAT MY MOTHER AND I DON'T TALK ABOUT (Simon & Schuster, 2019) on Mother's Day. And Italy, a lot of conversation about Italy. Beyond that, we tackle immense loss, mother figures, the editing process, and more. Currently…
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SISTER URN w/Andrea Rexilius
For my 17th episode, I sat down with brilliant Denver-based poet Andrea Rexilius. Andrea is the author of Sister Urn (Sidebrow, Spring 2019), New Organism: Essais (Letter Machine, 2014), Half of What They Carried Flew Away (Letter Machine, 2012), and To Be Human Is To Be A Conversation (Rescue...
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THE NATURE OF EVERYTHING w/Sommer Browning
Tune in to hear poet, artist, and comic Sommer Browning and I discuss the nature of reality, what makes comedy funny, the meaning of art & life, and what separates humans from animals; you know, just the small stuff. For my 16th episode, I sat down with my favorite poet on the planet, Sommer...
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THE WIG & THE SCREAM w/Adrianne Kalfopoulou
For my 15th episode, I sat down with someone who, for me, was a life-changer and a game-changer: poet, essayist, and scholar Adrianne Kalfopoulou. She lives and teaches in Athens, Greece where she currently heads the English and Modern Languages Dept. at Deree College. Lucky for me, she is also a...
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THIS IS MY BODY w/Cameron Dezen Hammon
Listen in as the brilliant Cameron Dezen Hammon and I discuss god v. religion, patriarchy, and a whole lotta craft! For my 14th episode, I sat down with Cameron Dezen Hammon, a writer and musician living in Houston. Her essays, poems, and stories have appeared in Guernica, The Rumpus, Ecotone…
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DON'T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU w/Laura Bogart
The Sopranos, Coronavirus, anti-heroes, really fucking well-rounded characters, male toxicity, being a working artist who has to work, and Anne Carson... a few of the things Laura Bogart and I discuss on The Situation & the Story Podcast. Her gorgeous novel, DON'T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, was…
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SLOW ARROW: UNEARTHING THE FRAIL CHILDREN w/Kathryn Winograd
Listen in as award-winning poet and essayist Kathryn Winograd & I discuss her stunning & philosophical essay collection, SLOW ARROW: UNEARTHING THE FRAIL CHILDREN, published today by Saddle Road Press! We delve into death, hidden worlds and histories, the nature of time, her downright brilliance…
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CEREMONIALS w/Katharine Coldiron
For my 11th episode, I sat down with Katharine Coldiron at AWP2020 in San Antonio, TX. I initially had big plans to interview many of our fearless feminist writers on-site, but coronavirus ultimately won out when so many presses and attendees cancelled their trips, and then I came down with a...
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TRUTH HAS A DIFFERENT SHAPE w/Kari L. O'Driscoll
(TW: Sexual Abuse, Depression, Suicidal Ideation) For my 10th episode, I sat down with Kari L. O'Driscoll to talk about her memoir TRUTH HAS A DIFFERENT SHAPE. Kari is a writer and mother of two living in the Pacific Northwest. Her work has appeared in print anthologies on mothering, reproductive...
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STRUNG OUT w/Erin Khar
Be a fly on the wall for my conversation with the brilliant Erin Khar as we dig deep into mental health, addiction, and why we do the things we do, through the lens of her beautiful & painful memoir STRUNG OUT: ONE LAST HIT AND OTHER LIES THAT NEARLY KILLED ME. Her book is out this coming…
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MOTHER WINTER w/Sophia Shalmiyev
(TW: Sexual Abuse) It was like Christmas for me, so it's Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate) for you! I'm dropping this episode a day early because I just cannot wait for it to exist in the world. Listen in as Sophia Shalmiyev and I discuss Elizabeth Warren, male and female archetypes…
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HOW TO BE LOVED w/Dr. Eva Hagberg
Listen in as Eva Hagberg and I talk about her recently-gone-paperback memoir HOW TO BE LOVED: A MEMOIR OF LIFESAVING FRIENDSHIP (2019). In our conversation you can expect the same realness and transparency with which she comes to her writing, a mark of the vulnerability she has cultivated since...
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SALT OF US w/ellie swensson
Listen to me and poet/activist ellie swensson talk about her book SALT OF US. We cover everything from the patriarchy of the beat generation, to what it means to live in a white body, grow up queer in the South, and much more. Oh, and poetry, yeah, we talk about the craft a little bit, too. Not…
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GRISTLE: WEIRD TALES w/Jordan A. Rothacker
DISCLAIMER: My editor sucks! (Hint: it's yours truly...) In a couple of short clips, it sounds like I am interrupting my guest, but I most certainly assure you I am not, and if you are ever to come on this show, I will indeed also not interrupt you. (Learning curve, here...) Thank you for your...
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SHADOWRISE w/Mary Harpin
Happy new year! 2020 has already proven to be a whirlwind and we’re only a week in! If you are hoping to take a break from the ever-increasingly frightening and disheartening world news, you came to the right place. For my fourth episode, I sat down with Mary Harpin. She is a Denver-based poet, a...
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WATER & POWER w/Steven Dunn
(TW: Sexual Abuse) For my third episode, I sat down with Denver-based novelist Steven Dunn. Shortlisted for Granta magazine’s “Best of Young American Novelists,” Dunn is the author of two books from Tarpaulin Sky Press: water & power (2018) and Potted Meat, which was a co-winner of the 2015...
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GHOSTS ARE JUST STRANGERS WHO KNOW HOW TO KNOCK w/Hillary Leftwich
In the second episode of The Situation & the Story, I sit down with multi-genre author Hillary Leftwich to discuss her new collection, GHOSTS ARE JUST STRANGERS WHO KNOW HOW TO KNOCK (Civil Coping Mechanisms Press). Our conversation takes some dark twists and turns, similarly to her collection.…
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ANIMAL LIKE ANY OTHER w/Tara Shea Burke
Just in time to Give Thanks, I sat down with poet, educator, and creative coach Tara Shea Burke to talk about her recently published collection of poetry, Animal Like Any Other (Finishing Line Press, September 2019). My fellow Libra and I discuss the writing process, the world of academia, what...
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