A Life in Biography

Latest Episodes:

A Biography of the Day for Black History Month Feb 17, 2022

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A biography of the first Black archeologist that tells us a good deal not only about Black history but about the enticements of biography.

An unusual group biography: The Psychologies of Political Exile: From Ovid to the Dalai Lama Feb 12, 2022

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A talk with prolific biographer and psychoanalyst, Jay Martin, about exile, displaced peoples, and why it should matter to you.

A conversation with Ralph Eubanks, author of A Place Like Mississippi Feb 05, 2022

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We range from speaking about the importance of place in memoir and biography to the real and imaginary landscapes of writers, and much more.

Don’t Be Afraid! We’re talking theory here. Feb 03, 2022

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A discussion with David Veltman and Kerstin Maria Pahl about their contributions to a new book about biography, Fear of Theory.

A lively talk with Steve Paul about Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S Connell Jan 29, 2022

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From Kansas City to medieval alchemy and a lot in between, the life of Evan S. Connell and what it took for a biographer to cover the interstices of this important writer.

Biography of the Day, Part 3 Jan 26, 2022

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Tune in to a special announcement at the beginning of this podcast.

Who is Assia Wevill? Why Does She Matter? Jan 22, 2022

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How one life can illuminate the lives of others.

The Biography of the Day, Part 2 Jan 19, 2022

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What happens when Frederick Douglass and Andrew Johnson track one another in a Plutarchian biography of parallel lives in the throes of Reconstruction?

Who is Assia Wevill? Why She Matters. Part 1 Jan 15, 2022

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A conversation with Julie Goodspeed-Chadwick and Peter K. Steinberg about their edition of The Collected Writings of Assia Wevill

The Biography of The Day, Part 1 Jan 14, 2022

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Just browse in the bookstore with me. This won’t take long.