Nonfiction

"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them." — Federico García Lorca

Fighting to Live: Vancouver’s Battle for Safe Injection Sites
Eleanor J. Bader talks to Travis Lupick, author of "Fighting for Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City’s Struggle with Addiction."
Eleanor J. BaderJul 11, 2018
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
On Motherhood and Murder: A Conversation with Nancy Rommelmann
“Our obligation as journalists is to follow the hard stories where they want to go, to construct the story with the care it demands.”
Heather John FogartyJul 8, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Nonfiction
A Different Backstory for Zora Neale Hurston’s “Barracoon”
Rebecca Panovka explores the background of Zora Neale Hurston’s “Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo.’”
Rebecca PanovkaJul 7, 2018
- History
- Nonfiction
“A Lovely Grave for Learning”: Exhuming the Dead of Guatemala’s Genocide
A journey into the mass graves of Guatemala.
Alexa HagertyJun 25, 2018
“When I Was Alive”: William T. Vollmann’s Climate Letter to the Future
“Vollmann is less interested in how we imagine the future than in how the future imagines us.” Ted Hamilton on William Vollmann's "Carbon Ideologies."
Ted HamiltonJun 22, 2018
“Don’t Take Away the Flavor”: Exploring the Here and Now of L.A. with Lynell George
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks with Lynell George about her new book, "After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame."
Janice Rhoshalle LittlejohnJun 19, 2018
- History
- Nonfiction
“Having Repeatedly Supped with the Devil…”: The Strange Muses of John Gilmore
Anthony Mostrom writes about the life of noir author and gonzo journalist John Gilmore.
Anthony MostromJun 8, 2018
- Noir
- Nonfiction
More Like You
Sloane CrosleyMay 28, 2018
- Nonfiction
William S. Burroughs and the Biosphere, 1974–1997
Kathelin Gray tells the strange tale of William S. Burroughs and the Biosphere.
Kathelin GrayMay 20, 2018
On Commuting
Barrett Swanson confuses and elucidates the act of commuting, while drawing on his own experiences of life and travel.
Barrett SwansonApr 16, 2018
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
The Distortion
Searching for clarity in the age of Trump.
Stephen MarcheApr 2, 2018
- Nonfiction
- Politics
The Beautiful Nobody
Listeners find community and authenticity in the podcast “Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People,” where the one rule is that callers remain anonymous.
Katy HershbergerMar 13, 2018
- Nonfiction