KJZZ's Word
92 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA podcast about literature.
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Word S11.7 — Stoicism with Donald Robertson, Chicano Frankenstein with Daniel Olivas, and good reads
June 11, 2024 17:33 - 26 minutes - 37.1 MBOn this penultimate episode for Season 11 of Word, everything old is new when it comes to a Roman Emperor who practiced Stoicism. Plus, we offer a new spin on a gothic literary classic. And, we propose a couple of adult fiction summer reading suggestions.
Word S11.7 — Stoicism with Donald Robertson and Chicano Frankenstein with Daniel Olivas
June 11, 2024 17:20 - 26 minutes - 37.1 MBOn this penultimate episode for Season 11 of Word, everything old is new when it comes to a Roman Emperor who practiced Stoicism. Plus, we offer a new spin on a gothic literary classic. And, we propose a couple of adult fiction summer reading suggestions.
Word S11:E6 — Jackie Balderrama and poetry, Siskel and Ebert freak out and spies with David Ignatius
May 28, 2024 16:02 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBArizona State University will host a CantoMundo retreat with Latinx poets; a new play about two beloved film critics comes to the stage in the Valley; and David Ignatius from the Washington Post talks about his new fictional spy thriller, and real-world technology that poses a serious national security concern.
Word S11.6 — Jackie Balderrama and poetry, Siskel and Ebert freak out and spies with David Ignatius
May 28, 2024 16:02 - 21 minutesArizona State University will host a CantoMundo retreat with Latinx poets; a new play about two beloved film critics comes to the stage in the Valley; and David Ignatius from the Washington Post talks about his new fictional spy thriller, and real-world technology that poses a serious national security concern.
Word S11:E5 – Romance in Peoria, heartbreak with Susan Vespoli and Cli-Fi with Ross West
May 14, 2024 14:21 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBOn this episode of Word, we discuss a new romance book club in the Valley, how the 2022 shooting of a Valley man by a former Phoenix police officer inspired a collection of poems and a new collection of climate fiction short stories.
Word S11.5 – Romance in Peoria, heartbreak with Susan Vespoli and Cli-Fi with Ross West
May 14, 2024 14:21 - 25 minutesOn this episode of Word, we discuss a new romance book club in the Valley, how the 2022 shooting of a Valley man by a former Phoenix police officer inspired a collection of poems and a new collection of climate fiction short stories.
Word S11.4 – Poetry with Craig Santos Perez and evangelical politics with NPR’s Sarah McCammon
April 23, 2024 17:08 - 31 minutesOn 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.
Word S11.2 – Crime from E.A. Aymar, Gary Sarnoff plays ball, science with NPR’s Nell Greenfieldboyce
February 27, 2024 15:49 - 27 minutesOn 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.
Word S11:S2 – Crime from E.A. Aymar, Gary Sarnoff plays ball, science with NPR’s Nell Greenfieldboyce
February 27, 2024 15:49 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBOn 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.
Word S11:E1 – Erotica, haikus and HBCUs with Rosemarie Dombrowski and NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe
February 06, 2024 17:00 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBTo kick off Season 11, this episode of Word features author awards, an NPR host, poetry and the annual KJZZ Haiku Writing Contest.
Word S11.1 – Erotica, haikus and HBCUs with Rosemarie Dombrowski and NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe
February 06, 2024 17:00 - 23 minutesTo kick off Season 11, this episode of Word features author awards, an NPR host, poetry and the annual KJZZ Haiku Writing Contest.
Word S10.8 – 2023 highlights and 'Tiny Library' winners
December 27, 2023 15:18On 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.
Word S10:E8 – 2023 highlights and 'Tiny Library' winners
December 27, 2023 15:18 - 40 minutesOn 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.
Word S10:E7 – Betsy Coffeen, Kelly Barnhill and Theodore Wheeler
December 12, 2023 15:44 - 23 minutesOn 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.
Word S10:E6 – ‘Books We Love’ with Riyon Harding, Craig Santos Perez and NPR’s Andrew Limbong
November 28, 2023 15:49 - 23 minutesOn 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.
Word S10.4 — Magic, Marvel and Lincoln with Roland Lazenby, Gavin Edwards and NPR's Steve Inskeep
October 31, 2023 17:05It’s Halloween and on this episode, we explore Magic, Marvel and President Abraham Lincoln.
Word S10:E4 — Magic, Marvel and Lincoln with Roland Lazenby, Gavin Edwards and NPR's Steve Inskeep
October 31, 2023 17:05 - 26 minutesIt’s Halloween and on this episode, we explore Magic, Marvel and President Abraham Lincoln.
Word S10:E3 – Carew Papritz on banning books, plus murder with J.A. Jance and Chuck Palahniuk
October 17, 2023 15:28 - 27 minutesOn 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.
Word S10:E2 – ‘Tempe’s Got Talent’ with Austin Davis, plus YA lit from Mary Vensel White and J. Elle
September 26, 2023 14:26 - 29 minutesPoets 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.
Word S10.E1 – Anecdotes: Baseball, biography and Bob Dylan
September 12, 2023 14:17On 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.
Word S10:E1 – Anecdotes: Baseball, biography and Bob Dylan
September 12, 2023 14:17 - 27 minutesOn 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.
Word S9:E8 — Travels and travails take us into summer
June 13, 2023 15:06 - 27 minutesOn 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.
Word S9:E7 — My cousin wasn't a murderer, and other fabulous parameters of this penultimate pod
May 16, 2023 15:11 - 24 minutesOn 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.
Word S9:E6 — Lizzo, language and love usher in May
May 09, 2023 15:40 - 24 minutesComing 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.
Word S9:E5 — National Poetry Month ‘Goes. So. Fast.’
April 18, 2023 13:33 - 35 minutesNational 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.
Word S9:E4 – Country music in the West and poetry reverberate the sounds of spring
April 04, 2023 15:01 - 24 minutesCountry 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.
Word S9:E3 — Shakespeare, hiking, poetry on vinyl and a haiku winner share some thematic space
February 28, 2023 16:18 - 32 minutesShakespeare, 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.
Word S9:E2 — From prison to park, a festival of haiku continues anew
February 14, 2023 17:11 - 26 minutesA 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.
Word S9:E1 — ‘Pay Attention. Be Astonished. Tell About It’: Sci-Fi, Black History and Haiku
February 01, 2023 16:46 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBComing 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.
Word S8:E8 — 'Fest-of-Us'
December 20, 2022 15:42 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBComing 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.
Word S8:E7 — 'Who Do We Owe?'
December 06, 2022 16:12 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBOn 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?”
Word S8:E6 – What does the NEA Big Read program, NaNoWriMo and Linda Ronstadt have in common?
November 22, 2022 14:30 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MBOn this episode of KJZZ's Word, the application window for the National Endowment for the Arts' Big Read grants is open. Plus, National Novel Writing Month, known as NaNoWriMo, is winding down and writers are feverishly trying to finish 50,000 words by Nov. 30.Finally, music icon and one of Arizona’s beloved daughters, Linda Ronstadt, has a new memoir.
Word S8:E4 — What do an Old West mystery, a transgender firefighter and NaNoWriMo have in common?
November 08, 2022 15:26 - 24 minutes - 34 MBWhat do an Old West mystery/fantasy novel, a former transgender firefighter and NaNoWriMo have in common? Find out on this episode of KJZZ's Word. It's a podcast about literature in Arizona and the region.
Word S8:E4 — What do outlaws, dysfunctional family outings and a Scottish bookstore have in common?
October 25, 2022 14:27 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBWhat do outlaws, dysfunctional family outings and a Scottish bookstore have in common? Find out on this episode of Word. It's a KJZZ podcasted hosted by Tom Maxedon.
Word S8:E3 — What does kid lit and the courage of a Mexican woman journalist have in common?
October 04, 2022 17:58 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBWhat does kid lit and the courage of a Mexican woman journalist have in common? Find out in this episode of Word, a podcast hosted by KJZZ's Tom Maxedon about literature in Arizona and the region.
Word S8:E2 — What do vampires, poetry and Agatha Christie have in common?
September 21, 2022 14:15 - 24 minutes - 34 MBWhat do vampires, poetry and Agatha Christie have in common? Find out in this episode of Word, a podcast hosted by KJZZ's Tom Maxedon about literature in Arizona and the region.
Word S8:E1 — What do detectives, mobsters, jazz musicians and fall have in common?
September 06, 2022 14:17 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBWhat do detectives, mobsters, jazz musicians, and fall have in common? Those are some of the themes we explore on the Season 8 opener of Word. It’s a podcast about literature in Arizona and the region hosted by KJZZ’s Tom Maxedon.
Word S7:E8 — Birds, murder and swingers cap our season
June 07, 2022 15:19 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBWhat do a middle-grade novelist, thriller enthusiast and swingers have in common? It’s all fodder for the season ender of Word, a podcast about literature in Arizona and the region hosted by KJZZ’s Tom Maxedon.
Word S7:E7 — An Arizona teen advances in 'Poetry Out Loud' and an anthology raises money for Ukraine
May 24, 2022 14:38 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBWhat do a Coconino high school student, a novelist and writer for the San Francisco Chronicle as well as a poet from Fountain Hills have in common?
Word S7:E6 — Ghostwriting proves lucrative and the summer reading season kicks off soon
May 03, 2022 15:17 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBWhat do a children's author with a new release, an action-adventure writer who pivoted during the pandemic to ghostwriting and a librarian have in common?
Word S7:E5 — Explore the fight to organize labor and National Poetry Month
April 19, 2022 16:59 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBWhat do a labor organizer who fought to unionize industrial laundry workers in the Valley, poets from the state, a teen writer who wrote a book about women poets and a legend of open mic have in common?
Word S7:E4 – People’s best friend and National Poetry Month spring into action
April 05, 2022 14:04 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBWord returns from spring break with new conversations about kid lit, Valley poets preparing to go geopolitical vs. Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine during National Poetry Month and the upcoming Tucson Poetry Festival.
Word S7:E3 — The mythical Phoenix flies acapella and KJZZ's haiku contest has a winner
February 28, 2022 14:01 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBWhat do a KJZZ reporter, the former Phoenix poet laureate, a Valley haiku poet with a new haiku trilogy and the winner of this year’s Haiku Writing Contest have in common?
Word S7:E2 — National Haiku Writing Month continues; the Tucson Festival of Books returns in person
February 15, 2022 17:27 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBWhat do a Scottsdale memoirist, a Tucson coffee shop/bookstore owner — who's also a haiku enthusiast as well as a crime writer — and a Tucson Festival of Books panelist have in common? They’re all part of this episode of KJZZ’s Word. It’s a podcast about literature in Arizona and the region hosted by Tom Maxedon.
Word S7:E1 — It’s National Haiku Writing Month and KJZZ’s annual Haiku Writing Contest
February 01, 2022 17:47 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBWhat do a debut novelist from Tucson, a Nigerian-American young adult and fantasy writer who just moved to the Valley as well as a teacher who is part of the Arizona Matsuri steering committee in Phoenix have in common? They comprise our Season 7 opener episode of "Word." It’s a podcast about literature in Arizona and the region.
Word S6:E7 — Seasons endings bring reflection and a look forward
January 01, 2022 17:47 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MBWhat do a former hotshot from Arizona, a Valley poet with a new collection about addiction as well as a planetary scientist and creative writer from Tucson have in common? They comprise our season-ending episode of "Word." It’s a podcast about literature in Arizona and the region.
Word S6:E6 — Friends make the holidays memorable
December 07, 2021 15:48 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBWhat do a poetry library director from Tucson, a Lipan Apache Earth scientist/young adult novelist and a Tempe poet have in common? They are returning friends on this episode of Word. It's a podcast about literature in Arizona and the region.
Word S6:E5 — Exploring the human condition is a past, present and future endeavor
November 22, 2021 23:22 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBExplore the human condition in the past, present and future with a historical fiction writer, a Phoenix poet and a Valley gaming enthusiast.
Word S6:E4 – Something thrilling comes this way; honoring Black Poetry Day
November 22, 2021 23:19 - 30 minutes - 42.6 MBWhat do a Valley financial advisor/novelist, tireless advocate of the arts and poet in her own right, and a teacher/spoken word artist in Phoenix have in common?
Word S6:E3 — Wanderlust is our theme
October 12, 2021 18:44 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBOn this first October offering of “Word,” wanderlust is our theme. We explore what Valley teacher and writer Marla-Tiye Vieira; southern New Mexico scholar, fiction writer and poet Ana Castillo; as well as longtime producer of Anthony Bourdain’s TV shows, Tom Vitale, have to contribute to our itinerary.