Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
KJZZ's "Word" podcast about literature is hosted by Tom Maxedon.
Language:
English
Website:
https://kjzz.org/podcast/word
Email:
web@kjzz.org
Episodes
Word S11.4 – Poetry with Craig Santos Perez and evangelical politics with NPR’s Sarah McCammon
4/23/2024
On this episode of “Word,” we talk religion and politics with NPR National Political Correspondent and co-host of NPR’s "Politics Podcast," Sarah McCammon. We also chat with the winner of the 2023 National Book Award for Poetry, Craig Santos Perez.
Duration:00:31:20
Word S11:S2 – Crime from E.A. Aymar, Gary Sarnoff plays ball, science with NPR’s Nell Greenfieldboyce
2/27/2024
On this episode of KJZZ's Word podcast about literature, we feature stories about a crime, a baseball historian with a century-old tale and science from an NPR correspondent. Plus, we have the winner of this year’s KJZZ Haiku Writing Contest.
Duration:00:27:54
Word S11:E1 – Erotica, haikus and HBCUs with Rosemarie Dombrowski and NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe
2/6/2024
To kick off Season 11, this episode of Word features author awards, an NPR host, poetry and the annual KJZZ Haiku Writing Contest.
Duration:00:23:21
Word S10.8 – 2023 highlights and 'Tiny Library' winners
12/27/2023
On this season-ending episode of Word, we highlight some of those who appeared during 2023. It's a "Fest Of Us," celebrating literature and the winners of KJZZ's "Tiny Library" drawing.
Duration:00:40:04
Word S10:E7 – Betsy Coffeen, Kelly Barnhill and Theodore Wheeler
12/12/2023
On this episode we catch up with children’s authors who discuss the importance of empathy and interconnectedness as well as a former journalist who has a page-turning new historical novel about an American reporter who turned into a mouthpiece for Nazi propaganda during World War II.
Duration:00:23:06
Word S10:E6 – ‘Books We Love’ with Riyon Harding, Craig Santos Perez and NPR’s Andrew Limbong
11/28/2023
On this episode of KJZZ's Word podcast about literature, we feature the winner of the National Book Award for his collection of poetry. Plus, the holiday season means it’s time for NPR’s annual, “Books We Love" feature. Also, a children's author offers two new interactive titles.
Duration:00:23:42
Word S10.4 — Magic, Marvel and Lincoln with Roland Lazenby, Gavin Edwards and NPR's Steve Inskeep
10/31/2023
It’s Halloween and on this episode, we explore Magic, Marvel and President Abraham Lincoln.
Duration:00:26:52
Word S10:E3 – Carew Papritz on banning books, plus murder with J.A. Jance and Chuck Palahniuk
10/17/2023
On this episode, Word spotlights horror in numerous ways from banned books to a new novel about a murdered Indigenous woman, as well a murder satire of cozy mysteries. Guests include Carew Papritz, J.A. Jance and Chuck Palahniuk.
Duration:00:28:00
Word S10:E2 – ‘Tempe’s Got Talent’ with Austin Davis, plus YA lit from Mary Vensel White and J. Elle
9/26/2023
Poets and storytellers have an opportunity to perform in the Valley, plus we feature young adult travel and romance set in Arizona, as well as a YA fantasy/romance rooted in dark magic.
Duration:00:29:31
Word S10.E1 – Anecdotes: Baseball, biography and Bob Dylan
9/12/2023
On this Season 10 opener of KJZZ's Word podcast hosted by Tom Maxedon, it’s all about anecdotes.In this episode, we feature conversations about minor league baseball, the only Latino governor of Arizona, Raúl Héctor Castro, affectionately known as Raúlito, plus tales on the road about legendary troubadour Bob Dylan.
Duration:00:27:44
Word S9:E8 — Travels and travails take us into summer
6/13/2023
On this episode of Word, it’s the season-ender! We discuss reading events beyond the upcoming Juneteenth holiday that offer a deeper connection to why it’s celebrated. Plus, a literary conversation from Kenya happened while on "vacation," and I returned to the Valley to discuss a debut novel from an ASU professor emerita.
Duration:00:27:38
Word S9:E7 — My cousin wasn't a murderer, and other fabulous parameters of this penultimate pod
5/16/2023
On this episode, a Diné writer releases her first novel. Plus, we examine an international true-crime story by a Valley poet-turned sleuth. And, we extend a bow to Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a day at the Kentucky Derby.
Duration:00:24:55
Word S9:E6 — Lizzo, language and love usher in May
5/9/2023
Coming up on this episode, musician Lizzo is the subject of a new graphic short story series.Plus, a linguist argues for bad language … "Like, literally, dude."And, a rapid-fire play examines the search for love and dignity by single Black females.
Duration:00:24:39
Word S9:E5 — National Poetry Month ‘Goes. So. Fast.’
4/18/2023
National Poetry Month continues on this episode of Word, which also features crime fiction, a novel set in 1940s Harlem, plus a memoir from journalist and NPR's "All Things Considered" co-host Marie Louise Kelly.
Duration:00:35:18
Word S9:E4 – Country music in the West and poetry reverberate the sounds of spring
4/4/2023
Country music in the West and poetry reverberate the sounds of spring in this episode of Word, a podcast about literature in Arizona and the region.
Duration:00:24:44
Word S9:E3 — Shakespeare, hiking, poetry on vinyl and a haiku winner share some thematic space
2/28/2023
Shakespeare, hiking in Arizona, poetry on vinyl and a haiku winner share some thematic space on this KJZZ podcast about literature in Arizona and the region. It's hosted by Tom Maxedon.
Duration:00:32:11
Word S9:E2 — From prison to park, a festival of haiku continues anew
2/14/2023
A Valley resident turns experience as a former prison inmate into a graphic novel, an addiction to an anti-anxiety drug leads to a debut mystery, the KJZZ Annual Haiku Writing Contest keeps on chugging and Arizona Matsuri returns to Phoenix, in person.
Duration:00:26:36
Word S9:E1 — ‘Pay Attention. Be Astonished. Tell About It’: Sci-Fi, Black History and Haiku
2/1/2023
Coming up on this Season 9 opener of Word, wanna get off this planet? A new sci-fi novel examines the implications of doing so and what it means for sustainability for those of us who choose to stay on it.
Duration:00:29:35
Word S8:E8 — 'Fest-of-Us'
12/20/2022
Coming up on this Season 8-ender of Word, we go on a show bender with highlights spanning the entire run-of-show from where it started on the island of Guam in 2016 until now.
Duration:00:35:42
Word S8:E7 — 'Who Do We Owe?'
12/6/2022
On this penultimate episode of Word for 2022, a local creative peppers the episode with perseverance, imagination, elevation and empowerment while asking the question: “Who do we owe?”
Duration:00:30:32