<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Languages of Home&lt;/em&gt; by John Edgar Wideman is a collection of the acclaimed author and cultural critic's most influential works — five decades in the making. John joins us to talk about the creative process, improvisation, basketball, storytelling, the evolution of voice, translation and more with host Miwa Messer.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- /wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Featured Books (Episode):&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025&lt;/em&gt; by John Edgar Wideman&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Slaveroad&lt;/em&gt; by John Edgar Wideman&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Heart of Darkness&lt;/em&gt; by Joseph Conrad&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Joseph Conrad and the Fiction of Autobiography&lt;/em&gt; by Edward Said&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;The Homewood Trilogy&lt;/em&gt; by John Edgar Wideman&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;The Autobiography of Malcolm X&lt;/em&gt; by Malcolm X&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Corregidora&lt;/em&gt; by Gayl Jones&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Ulysses&lt;/em&gt; by James Joyce&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Mrs. Dalloway&lt;/em&gt; by Virginia Woolf&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Philadelphia Fire&lt;/em&gt; by John Edgar Wideman&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Invisible Man&lt;/em&gt; by Ralph Ellison&lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;Every Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk-tales from the Gulf States&lt;/em&gt; by Zora Neale Hurston&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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John Edgar Wideman on LANGUAGES OF HOME

NOV 18, 202557 MIN
Poured Over

John Edgar Wideman on LANGUAGES OF HOME

NOV 18, 202557 MIN

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Languages of Home by John Edgar Wideman is a collection of the acclaimed author and cultural critic's most influential works — five decades in the making. John joins us to talk about the creative process, improvisation, basketball, storytelling, the evolution of voice, translation and more with host Miwa Messer.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode): Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025 by John Edgar Wideman Slaveroad by John Edgar Wideman Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad and the Fiction of Autobiography by Edward Said The Homewood Trilogy by John Edgar Wideman The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X Corregidora by Gayl Jones Ulysses by James Joyce Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf Philadelphia Fire by John Edgar Wideman Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Every Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk-tales from the Gulf States by Zora Neale Hurston