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Words on a Wire — 100 episodes

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Episode 35: Andrew Bertaina

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Episode 34: Chris Walker

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Episode 33: Jay Stratton

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Episode 32: Reyna Grande

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Episode 31: Gabriela Baeza Ventura

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Episode 30: Jazmine Ulloa

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Episode 29: Josh Korwin

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Episode 28: The Writer's Pick #2: María Esquinca

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Episode 27: Lauren D. Woods

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Episode 26: The Writer's Pick #1

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Episode 25: David Dorado Romo

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Episode 24: Caleb Lara

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Episode 23: Richie Marrufo

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Episode 22: Jessica Goudeau

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Episode 21: Maria Esquinca

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Episode 20: Stephanie Austin

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Episode 19: Jeff Roche

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Episode 18: Christian Iglesias (@ChristianChurches)

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Episode 17: Scótt Russell Dúncan

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Episode 16: Roberto Avant-Mier

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Episode 15: Max Perry Mueller

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Episode 14: Michelle Morgante

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Episode 13: (Part 2) The Storykeeper: Olga Talamante

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Episode 12: (Part 1) The Storykeeper: Olga Talamante

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Episode 11: Making a Living as a Writer in 2025 and Beyond

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Episode 10: Frederick Luis Aldama

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Episode 9: The Storykeeper: Darren J. de Leon

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Episode 8: Anton Hur

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Episode 7: Jessica Powers

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Episode 6: Stephanie Elizondo Griest

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Episode 5: The Storykeeper: Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

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Episode 4: Patos Salvajes #11: Francisco 'Gogui' Marzioni [En Español]

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Episode 2: Patos Salvajes #9: Colectivos Literarios de Colombia [En Español]

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Episode 2: Patos Salvajes #10: Elpidia García Delgado [En Español]

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Episode 1: Javier Sagarna, director of Escuela de Escritores in Madrid

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Episode 45: Matt Sedillo: Poetry, Politics, and the Power of Place

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Episode 44: Poetry, Pi, and Patterns: A Conversation with Elisabet Takehana and Lawrence Lesser

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Episode 43: Keith Giles: the Radical Wisdom of the Lost Gospel of Thomas

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Episode 42: Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz: Earth Medicines and the Power of Ancestral Healing

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Episode 41: Adela Najarro: Finding Light Through Poetry

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Episode 40: Robert Moore on Journalism, El Paso, and Telling Stories That Matter

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Episode 39: UTEP creative writing seniors - class of 2025

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Episode 38: American Oasis: Kyle Paoletta

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Episode 37: Tucson Festival of Books: Rex Ogle and Melani “Mele” Martinez

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Episode 36: A conversation with Liliana Valenzuela

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Episode 35: Eugenie Montague, author of Swallow the Ghost

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Episode 34: Patos Salvajes #8: Mikhail Carbajal

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Episode 33: The Storykeeper: The Unexpected Legacy of History

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Episode 32: Journalist and former El Paso news anchor Stephanie Valle

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Episode 31: Samson, Solar Punks, and the Power of Words with Gume Laurel III

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Episode 30: Patos Salvajes #7: Mijail Lamas

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Episode 29: The Witches of El Paso - Author Luis Jaramillo

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Episode 28: Lise Olsen: The Scientist and the Serial Killer

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Episode 27: Welcome to Oxnard: a conversation with author Cristina Herrera

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Episode 26: Maceo Montoya

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Episode 25: The Storykeeper: A talk with artist Lorena Williams

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Episode 24: Richard Z. Santos on Trust Me: Writing Santa Fe’s Paradoxes and Navigating Creativity

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Episode 23: Wounded Sparrows, memory, and the poetry of growth: a conversation with poet Octavio Quintanilla

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Episode 22: Big Time: a talk with author Rus Bradburd

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Episode 21: They Call You Back: A talk with Tim Z. Hernandez about his new memoir

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Episode 20: Introducing "The Storykeeper" from host Tim Z. Hernandez

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Episode 19: Lee Herrick: In Praise of Late Wonder and the Poetry of Adoption

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Episode 18: Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: A talk with immigration journalist Jonathan Blitzer

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Episode 17: Sons of Salt: A talk with poet Yaccaira Salvatierra

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Episode 16: Last Seen in Havana: A talk with mystery author Teresa Dovalpage

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Episode 15: Crossing Borders and Digital Realities with Poet Gabriel Dozal

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Episode 14: A talk with poets ire'ne lara silva and Jen Yáñez-Alaniz

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Episode 13: Sonic Insurgency in El Paso: A Talk with Dr. Tara López, author of Chuco Punk

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Episode 12: Technically, Literate: Joseph Lezza

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Episode 11: A talk with acclaimed author Dagoberto Gilb

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Episode 10: Technically, Literate: A conversation with poet Andrea Cote Botero

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Episode 9: A conversation with Lucrecia Guerrero, author of On the Mad River

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Episode 8: A talk with legendary Chicanx author Denise Chávez

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Episode 7: The multibillion-dollar race to build artificial general intelligence (AGI): a talk with Bloomberg opinion columnist Parmy Olson, Author of Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race that Will Change the World

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Episode 6: The Five Stages of Stuttering: A conversation with poet Cassie Holguin-Pettinato

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Episode 5: Patos Salvajes #6: Ricardo Pohlenz

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Episode 4: Falling in love of theater and a life lived along the border | a conversation with renowned playwright Octavio Solis

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Episode 3: Borderlands and the Mexican American Story: A conversation with author David Dorado Romo

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Episode 2: Anti-immigrant political rhetoric and the Chicano Frankenstein: A conversation with author Daniel A. Olivas

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Episode 1: Words on a Wire Season 16 Kickoff: new guests, addiction, forthcoming projects, and the Texas Book Festival

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Episode 35: Poets' Cove #33: Escuela de Escritores

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Episode 34: Poets' Cove #32: Macondo Writer's Workshop

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Episode 33: Patos Salvajes #5: Nancy Green & Toni Fuentes

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Episode 32: Poets' Cove #31: Edward Vidaurre

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Episode 31: Technically Literate #3: Lex Williford

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Episode 30: Poets' Cove #30: Kate Gale

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Episode 29: The 3rd Story: Kimberly Castillo

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Episode 28: Poets' Cove #29: Tony Diaz

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Episode 27: The 3rd Story: Daniel Chacón

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Episode 26: Poets' Cove #28 Alejandro Morales

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Episode 25: The 3rd Story: Diego Báez

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Episode 24: Poets' Cove #27

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Episode 23: Patos Salvajes #4: Sara Uribe

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Episode 22: Technically Literate #2: Aaron Weiss and Ed Wade

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Episode 21: Poets' Cove #26: Yasmin Ramirez

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Episode 20: The 3rd Story: Rumi Sevilla Hernandez

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Episode 19: Patos Salvajes #3: Manuel Urueta

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Episode 18: Poets' Cove #25: John Hoppenthaler

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Episode 17: Technically Literate #1: Daniel Chacón

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Episode 16: The 3rd Story: Bri Borunda