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49 Writers Active Voice Podcast

Katie Bausler

In the 49 Writers Active Voice Podcast, writers and artists reflect on how current issues shape their works. The ongoing series is hosted and produced by Katie Bausler from Juneau, Alaska for 49 Writers, a support and networking organization for Alaskan writers. Guests include Ernestine Hayes, Susan Orlean, Tommy Orange, Kim Heacox and Pam Houston.
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Bathsheba DeMuth, Environmental Historian

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06/09/20 • 22 min

Environmental Historian and author Bathsheba DeMuth explores the past to better understand the present. As the COVID-19 pandemic settles in for the foreseeable future, the Brown University Professor and host Katie Bausler look back to the flu pandemic of 1918, and infectious diseases brought by European explorers that devastated indigenous peoples going back hundreds of years. And the impact of political denial on public health.

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Jackie Venson, Songwriter and Guitar Ripper

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01/17/20 • 30 min

Tired of division, strife and the feeling that half the country just doesn’t get it? Want more joy in your life? In the world? Then you might like to meet our first guest songwriter, Jackie Venson. Host Katie Bausler caught up with the Austin based guitarist and vocalist on her latest visit to Southeast Alaska. The conversation began with how her manager came up with the title of Jackie's latest album, JOY, released in 2019.

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10/19/19 • 27 min

Susan Orlean is best known for her books The Orchid Thief, Saturday Night, Rin Tin Tin, and most recently, The Library Book, published in October, 2018. Now out in paperback, it’s a story she was compelled to tell about the largest library fire in US history and how it renewed a lifelong love and appreciation for the magic of libraries. 49 Writers Active Voice host and producer Katie Bausler met with Susan Orlean when she was the keynote writer at the 2019 North Words Writers Symposium in Skagway, Alaska. Original music by Liz Snyder and Alex Kotlarz.

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08/24/19 • 26 min

Author Annie Boochever on Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich. Boochever collaborated with this story of Elizabeth Peratrovich's life for young readers with her son, Roy Peratrovich Jr. This highly recommended work arrives at a time when issues of race and racism are clearly unsettled.

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08/24/19 • 27 min

49 Writers co-founder and author Andromeda Romano Lax has published her fourth novel, Plum Rains.

Andromeda lives for a while in the places where her novels are set, for this one in Japan and Taiwan. The book takes place a decade from now and takes on several issues, including robots, immigration, privilege, and human connection. The Paris Review lauds it for, “engineering a world that is a character in itself, impossibly complex and daunting in its believability.” When Andromeda began her career two decades ago, she was a non-fiction writer of well-researched columns and articles. It was the global jolt of 911 that turned her to fiction.

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Kim Heacox, Author, Activist, Columnist

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08/24/19 • 24 min

Gustavus based writer Kim Heacox sounds a warning bell and gives hope for the future in this packed exchange with host Katie Bausler. Kim's wilderness activism has infused his writing and photography of than a dozen books over the past twenty-five years. His novel, Jimmy Bluefeather, won the 2015 National Outdoor Book Award. And his 2005 memoir, The Only Kayak is rife with prescient realizations about the times we live in. His latest focus is on writing opinion pieces for daily newspapers .

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Ernestine Hayes

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08/24/19 • 27 min

State Writer Laureate Ernestine Hayes has spent a good part of her life bearing witness. The author of the American book award winning, Blonde Indian and the Tao of Raven, Hayes is known for bringing out the connections between all things. She is also a member of the faculty at the University of Alaska Southeast. She says to better understand our present we need to look our past, and the history of oppression and genocide of indigenous peoples.

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Pico Iyer

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08/24/19 • 16 min

Travel writer and author of the acclaimed Global Soul, Pico Iyer is an eternal optimist in a seemingly pessimistic world.

Pico Iyer is also a contributor to major news publications, the author of two novels and nine works of nonfiction. His latest effort is The Art of Stillness, Adventures in Going Nowhere. Pico’s Ted Talks have millions of viewers and he’s been hanging out with the Dali Lama for 44 years. Attendees at the 2018 Northwords Writers Symposium in Skagway, Alaska were lucky enough to hang out with Pico as he was the keynote guest. When they are not traveling, Pico and wife Hiroko live in Japan and California. In between a symposium session, Pico shared his refreshing perspectives on making time for writing and humanity.

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Pam Houston

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08/24/19 • 26 min

When not spending time in endangered and beautiful places or teaching writing, Pam Houston lives with horses, goats and dogs in her cherished home of almost 30 years, an off the grid ranch in the high country of Colorado. In this episode, Pam tells host and producer Katie Bausler that it is metaphors that get her through this seminal moment for the natural world. And discusses her latest book, Deep Creek,Finding Hope in the High Country.

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Vered Mares, Writers Block Bookstore and Cafe'

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07/02/20 • 26 min

We’ve reached a last straw in the struggle for justice for black people in this country. Add to that mass inequality magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. What’s an artist, writer or activist to do? Writer’s Block co-owner Vered Mares and Active Voice host Katie Bausler discuss elevating the voices of black and brown writers. And Mares experience with racism and freedom of religion as a high school student in Denton, Texas, which led to a Supreme Court catalyst case in the early 1990’s.

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FAQ

How many episodes does 49 Writers Active Voice Podcast have?

49 Writers Active Voice Podcast currently has 21 episodes available.

What topics does 49 Writers Active Voice Podcast cover?

The podcast is about News, Literature, Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Writing, Writers, News Commentary, Podcasts and Politics.

What is the most popular episode on 49 Writers Active Voice Podcast?

The episode title 'Bathsheba DeMuth, Environmental Historian' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on 49 Writers Active Voice Podcast?

The average episode length on 49 Writers Active Voice Podcast is 27 minutes.

How often are episodes of 49 Writers Active Voice Podcast released?

Episodes of 49 Writers Active Voice Podcast are typically released every 55 days, 7 hours.

When was the first episode of 49 Writers Active Voice Podcast?

The first episode of 49 Writers Active Voice Podcast was released on Aug 24, 2019.

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