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Talking Writing
Talking Writing

Talking Writing

Martha Nichols, John Vogel, and Neva Talladen

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A Podcast for Writers, Readers, and Creative Lifers

We keep creating against the odds, because we long for purpose and meaning in a chaotic world. Join the staff of Talking Writing magazine as we talk to artists of all mediums about their personal and creative lives – and the intersections between the two.

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Laura Hartenberger: What's Wrong with Chatbot Writing?
FEB 13, 2025
Laura Hartenberger: What's Wrong with Chatbot Writing?
<p>Last May, TW founder Martha Nichols spoke with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://wp.ucla.edu/person/laura-hartenberger/">Laura Hartenberger</a>, author of the definitive 2023 essay <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.noemamag.com/what-ai-teaches-us-about-good-writing/">“What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing”</a> in <em>Noema</em>. Laura, who’s a lecturer in the Writing Programs at University of California at Los Angeles, is an essayist and fiction writer herself. When she spoke with Martha, they were both finishing up a turbulent spring semester that included protests for and against Israel at UCLA and Harvard. Here they confront big ethical questions surrounding AI and writing instruction. Are bots helpful tools for students or just another way of cheating? How and when should such tools be part of writing assignments? What qualities of voice and meaningful exposition are missing from chatbot writing? Can AI-generated work emotionally move readers?</p>
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44 MIN
Naomi Cohn On Reimagined Lexicons and Writing Forward
JAN 13, 2025
Naomi Cohn On Reimagined Lexicons and Writing Forward
<p><em>TW</em>’s Neva Talladen talks to writer Naomi Cohn about her book <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bookshop.org/a/20181/9781941628331"><em>The Braille Encyclopedia: Brief Essays on Altered Sight</em></a> and the reclamation of self it explores for her as a legally blind person. A 2023 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.mcknight.org/programs/arts-culture/mcknight-artist-culture-bearer-fellowships/"><em>McKnight Artist Fellow</em></a> in Writing, her previous publications include a chapbook,<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://reddragonflypressblog.org/2014/01/"> <em>Between Nectar &amp; Eternity (Red Dragon-fly Press, 2013)</em></a>, and pieces in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://baltimorereview.org/spring_2020/contributor/naomi-cohn"><em>Baltimore Review</em></a><em>, </em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.thefourthriver.com/issue-5-print?rq=naomi%20cohn"><em>Fourth River,</em></a><em> </em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2016/11/thirteen-ways-of-looking-at-a-black-bird-by-naomi-cohn/"><em>Hippocampus</em></a><em>, </em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.terrain.org/2021/poetry/letter-to-america-cohn/"><em>Terrain</em></a><em>,</em> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/people/naomi-cohn"><em>Poetry</em></a><em>,</em> among others. Naomi has also appeared on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.npr.org/"><em>NPR</em></a> and been honored by a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bestofthenetanthology.com/?s=naomi+cohn"><em>Best of the Net </em></a>Finalist and two <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://pushcartprize.com/"><em>Pushcart</em></a> nominations. </p>
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67 MIN
Jianna Heuer on Rediscovering and Sustaining Her Writer Self
DEC 20, 2024
Jianna Heuer on Rediscovering and Sustaining Her Writer Self
<p><em>TW</em>’s Neva Talladen talks to author Jianna Heuer about blown-up whale parts, opening a bookstore during the 2020 pandemic, and writing a revenge novel as catharsis. Her creative nonfiction and personal essays have been published in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://inquisitiveeater.com/"><em>The Inquisitive Eater</em></a><em>, </em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://midsummerdream.house/"><em>Midsummer Dream House</em></a><em>, </em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://acrossthemargin.com/"><em>Across The Margin</em></a><em>,</em> and other literary journals. Her flash non-fiction has appeared in two books, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bookshop.org/a/20181/9781949116205"><em>Fast Funny Women</em></a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bookshop.org/a/20181/9781954907003"><em>Fast Fierce Women</em></a>. </p>
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49 MIN
Maris Kreizman on Publishing and Pop Culture
DEC 17, 2024
Maris Kreizman on Publishing and Pop Culture
<p>TW Creative Director John Vogel interviews writer Maris Kreizman, creator of the Tumblr blog and book <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/slaughterhouse/"><em>Slaughterhouse 90210</em></a> and the podcast turned Substack newsletter, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://mariskreizman.substack.com/"><em>The Maris Review</em></a>. Maris's work mixes together humor and serious poignancy to talk about a wide range of topics, from the publisher industry to politics and social justice to prime time soap operas. It's all on the table. Her forthcoming book, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/i-want-to-burn-this-place-down-maris-kreizman?variant=43182608711714"><em>I Want to Burn This Place Down</em></a>, is a series of essays that takes on the myths of the American system from the personal standpoint of a disillusioned adult. I</p>
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35 MIN
The Weird Punk of Northern Liberties
OCT 31, 2024
The Weird Punk of Northern Liberties
<p><em>TW</em>'s Creative Director John Vogel interviews Philadelphia punk trio Northern Liberties. The band consists of brothers Justin and Marc Duerr on vocals and drums and Kevin Riley on bass and occasional vocals. The band’s most recent album, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://northernliberties.bandcamp.com/album/self-dissolving-abandoned-universe"><em>Self-Dissolving Abandoned Universe</em></a>, was recorded in March 2022 with the legendary engineer and producer <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/15/the-evolution-of-steve-albini-if-the-dumbest-person-is-on-your-side-youre-on-the-wrong-side">Steve Albini</a>, who passed away in May of this year. The album provides the soundtrack to this episode. In this interview they dive into their background growing up in a small town and then squatting in Philadelphia, the role that art plays in their lives, and deep experiences with music and art.</p>
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50 MIN