Great Podversations
Louisville Public Media
Great Podversations features nationally-recognized writers in conversation. These candid discussions invite the listener to learn about literature, politics, history, economics, science, and culture through the voices of compelling authors and experts. NPR’s Robert Siegel introduces each pair of fascinating guests. Great Podversations is produced by the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum, and distributed by Louisville Public Media. For more information, please visit kentuckyauthorforum.com.
Radio: WFPL 89.3 FM
Categories: Arts
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This conversation features best-selling author and book store owner Ann Patchett, interviewed by author and professor Kevin Wilson. They discuss Patchett’s book “Tom Lake” before a live audience at the Kentucky Author Forum. This conversation was recorded on February 12th, 2024 at the Kentucky Center in Louisville. ANN PATCHETT is the author of nine novels, four books of nonfiction and one children’s book. Patchett has been the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including a National Humanities Medal, England’s Women’s Prize, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Book Sense Book of the Year, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Her novel “The Dutch House” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. In November, 2011, she opened Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee. She has since become a spokesperson for independent booksellers, championing books and bookstores. KEVIN WILSON is the author of two story collections, and four novels. His book “Nothing to See Here” was a New York Times bestseller and a “Read with Jenna” book club selection. His fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, Southern Review, One Story, A Public Space, and has appeared in Best American Short Stories 2020 and 2021, as well as The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2012. Wilson is an Associate Professor in the English Department at the University of the South.
Previous episodes
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88 - Ann Patchett and Kevin Wilson Fri, 15 Mar 2024
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87 - Stephen Bright and James Forman Jr. Fri, 08 Dec 2023
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86 - Jill Lepore and Jamie Raskin Fri, 13 Oct 2023
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85 - Geraldine Brooks and Jacki Lyden Fri, 12 May 2023
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84 - Maggie Haberman and Laura Coates Fri, 24 Feb 2023
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83 - Josh Chin and Evan Osnos Fri, 04 Nov 2022
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82 - Maggie Nelson and Eula Biss Fri, 21 Oct 2022
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81 - Charles Booker and Eddie Glaude Jr. Fri, 05 Aug 2022
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80 - James Bridle and Claire Evans Fri, 22 Jul 2022
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79 - Geraldine Brooks and Gal Beckerman Fri, 24 Jun 2022
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77 - Keri Blakinger and Piper Kerman Fri, 10 Jun 2022
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76 - Anna Quindlen and Amy Bloom Fri, 29 Apr 2022
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75 - Moisés Naím and Ari Shapiro Fri, 25 Mar 2022
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74 - Jamie Raskin and Fiona Hill Fri, 11 Mar 2022
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73 - Roya Hakakian and Jen Balderama Fri, 25 Feb 2022
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72 - Amy Zegart and Scott Shane Fri, 11 Feb 2022
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71 - Laurence Leamer and Leo Braudy Fri, 28 Jan 2022
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70 - Frank Wilczek and Janna Levin Fri, 14 Jan 2022
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69 - Mary Roach and Peter Sagal Fri, 03 Dec 2021
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68 - Kathryn Paige Harden and Carl Zimmer Fri, 19 Nov 2021
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67 - Kurt Andersen and Daron Acemoglu Fri, 05 Nov 2021
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66 - Ethan Kross and Maria Konnikova Fri, 22 Oct 2021
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65 - Anne-Marie Slaughter and Sarah J. Jackson Fri, 08 Oct 2021
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64 - Sonia Shah and Caitlin Dickerson Fri, 24 Sep 2021
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63 - James Stavridis and Thom Shanker Fri, 10 Sep 2021
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62 - Richard Haass and Francis Fukuyama Fri, 06 Aug 2021
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61 - Matthew Barzun and Amy Edmondson Fri, 09 Jul 2021
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60 - Anne Applebaum and Jason Stanley Fri, 18 Jun 2021
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59 - Barton Gellman and Ellen Nakashima Fri, 04 Jun 2021
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58 - Nicholas Christakis and Rob Stein Fri, 21 May 2021
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57 - Elizabeth Kolbert and Kate Aronoff Fri, 07 May 2021
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56 - Nicole Krauss and Elizabeth Blair Fri, 23 Apr 2021
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55 - Yo-Yo Ma and Teddy Abrams Fri, 02 Apr 2021
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54 - Philip Rucker and Mara Liasson Fri, 19 Mar 2021
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53 - Jane Smiley and Eleanor Beardsley Fri, 19 Feb 2021
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52 - Terry Tempest Williams and Nathaniel Rich Fri, 05 Feb 2021
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51 - Heather Clark and Daphne Merkin Fri, 22 Jan 2021
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50 - Thomas Ricks and Danielle Allen Fri, 08 Jan 2021
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49 - Wright Thompson and Andrew Zimmern Fri, 18 Dec 2020
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48 - Amanda Little and Allison Aubrey Fri, 04 Dec 2020
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47 - Amaryllis Fox and Melissa Block Fri, 13 Nov 2020
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46 - Mary Beth Keane and Maureen Corrigan Fri, 30 Oct 2020
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45 - Elaine Pagels and Timothy Egan Fri, 16 Oct 2020
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44 - Jerome Groopman and Timothy Snyder Fri, 02 Oct 2020
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43 - Clarissa Ward and Peter Bergen Fri, 11 Sep 2020
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42 - Isabel Allende and Madeline Miller Fri, 07 Aug 2020
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41 - Michael R. Jackson and Ari Shapiro Fri, 24 Jul 2020
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40 - Erik Larson and Amor Towles Fri, 10 Jul 2020
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39 - Franklin Foer and Malcolm Nance Fri, 26 Jun 2020
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38 - Ann Patchett and Dani Shapiro Fri, 12 Jun 2020