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Cory Doctorow on Big Tech’s “Enshittification” & Bill McKibben on Solar Hope for the Planet
https://www.writersvoice.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/WV-2025-10-29_CoryDoctorow-BillMcKibben-Pod.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWriter’s Voice: compelling conversations with authors who challenge, inspire, and inform. This episode of Writer’s Voice features two leading voices confronting the defining challenges of the 21st century — corporate monopolization and climate breakdown. Together, these conversations show that both the digital and planetary crises share a … Continue reading Cory Doctorow on Big Tech’s “Enshittification” & Bill McKibben on Solar Hope for the Planet
Black History Month: Aaron Robertson, THE BLACK UTOPIANS. Also, Cory Doctorow, PICKS AND SHOVELS
https://www.writersvoice.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/WV-2025-02-05_AaronRobertson-CoryDoctorow.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSIn this episode of Writer’s Voice, we talk with Aaron Robertson about his fascinating book, The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America. It’s about the hidden legacies of Black utopian experiments and what they teach us about the power of … Continue reading Black History Month: Aaron Robertson, THE BLACK UTOPIANS. Also, Cory Doctorow, PICKS AND SHOVELS
Cory Doctorow, THE LOST CAUSE
https://www.writersvoice.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/WV-2024-01-10_CoryDoctorow.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWe talk with Cory Doctorow about his new novel The Lost Cause, “a solarpunk science fiction novel of hope amidst the climate emergency.” It imagines an America where another better world is possible, while confronting the evils of today. Writers Voice— in depth conversation with … Continue reading Cory Doctorow, THE LOST CAUSE
Cory Doctorow, RADICALIZED & MAKERS
We talk with sci fi novelist, blogger and technology activist, Cory Doctorow about two of his novels: Radicalized and Makers.
Cory Doctorow, WALKAWAY & Zach Roberts on De’Andre Harris Assault in Charlottesville
https://www.writersvoice.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/WV-2017-08-16.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWhen disaster strikes, will we descend into dystopia — or cooperate? We talk with Cory Doctorow about his new work of speculative fiction, Walkaway (Macmillan). It’s an “optimistic disaster novel” about what motivates humans to do good in the face of civilizational crisis. Then, De’Andre Harris … Continue reading Cory Doctorow, WALKAWAY & Zach Roberts on De’Andre Harris Assault in Charlottesville
Noam Scheiber on the Mutiny of the New Working Class
What happens when the promise of higher education no longer delivers economic security? New York Times reporter Noam Scheiber argues that millions of college graduates increasingly face the same insecurity that has long confronted traditional working-class Americans. In this conversation, he explains why workers from Starbucks baristas to Hollywood writers are embracing collective action, and why artificial intelligence may deepen that transformation.
Bill McKibben on Solar’s Breakthrough, Anne Fadiman on the Hidden Life of Ordinary Things
For Earth Day on Writer’s Voice, Bill McKibben on why solar may be arriving faster than we realize. Then, Anne Fadiman on frogs, pronouns, and the hidden meanings inside ordinary things.
Daring To Be Free: Sudhir Hazareesingh on Slave Rebellion & Resistance
Slavery was never passively endured. Sudhir Hazareesingh on the vast, global resistance of the enslaved — from Africa to Haiti.
Plus: Jacqueline Sheehan on Sojourner Truth’s extraordinary moral courage.
Human Fracking? The Attention Liberation Movement vs. Big Tech
In this episode of Writer’s Voice, Francesca speaks with D. Graham Burnett, Alyssa Loh, and Peter Schmidt about Attensity!, a manifesto for what they call the Attention Liberation Movement.
American Reich: Eric Lichtblau on Murder, Neo-Nazis, & the New Age of Hate
Eric Lichtblau talks about “American Reich”, an investigation into white nationalism in America today.
Notable Episodes of 2025
The ending of 2025 allowed us to reflect on some of our favorite episodes of the year. We had so many rich conversations in 2025 that this is by no means a complete list, but merely a sampler.
Positive Obsession: Susana M. Morris on the Life, Vision & Influence of Octavia Butler
https://www.writersvoice.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/WV-2025-12-03_SusanaMorris-LeGuinClip.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWriter’s Voice: compelling conversations with authors who challenge, inspire, and inform. In this episode of Writer’s Voice, Francesca Rheannon speaks with Susana M. Morris, acclaimed scholar of Black feminist thought, about her new biography Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler. Drawing … Continue reading Positive Obsession: Susana M. Morris on the Life, Vision & Influence of Octavia Butler
Ben Passmore on Black Resistance & David Baron on the Martian Craze
https://www.writersvoice.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/WV-2025-11-05_BenPassmore-DavidBaron-pod.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWriter’s Voice: compelling conversations with authors who challenge, inspire, and inform. In our first segment, comic artist Ben Passmore takes us on a time-bending, darkly funny journey through more than a century of Black resistance in his graphic history Black Arms to Hold You Up. … Continue reading Ben Passmore on Black Resistance & David Baron on the Martian Craze
Kingdoms Lost & Myths Undone: Dolen Perkins-Valdez on HAPPY LAND and Nancy Reddy on THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH
https://www.writersvoice.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/WV-2025-05-14_DolenPerkinsValdez-NancyReddy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSWriter’s Voice: compelling conversations with authors who challenge, inspire, and inform. Episode Summary In this episode of Writer’s Voice, we speak with two authors who excavate buried truths and challenge dominant cultural narratives. Dolen Perkins-Valdez discusses her historical novel Happy Land, inspired by a real … Continue reading Kingdoms Lost & Myths Undone: Dolen Perkins-Valdez on HAPPY LAND and Nancy Reddy on THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Aran Shetterly on The Greensboro Massacre, MORNINGSIDE & Jonathan Eig, KING, A LIFE
https://www.writersvoice.net/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/WV-2025-02-19_AranShetterly-JonathanEig.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSIn this episode, we welcome Aran Shetterly to discuss his powerful new book, Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City’s Soul. Shetterly unearths the long-overlooked history of the Greensboro Massacre, a brutal attack in which members of the Ku Klux … Continue reading BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Aran Shetterly on The Greensboro Massacre, MORNINGSIDE & Jonathan Eig, KING, A LIFE