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S2E10 - Tom McCarthy
In this episode John Holten is joined by Tom McCarthy. Tom McCarthy’s work has been translated into more than twenty languages and adapted for cinema, theater, and radio. His novel, C, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the Walt...
S2E9 - Calla Henkel
In this episode John talks with Calla Henkel. She was born in 1988 in Minneapolis, MN, USA. A writer, playwright, director and artist, she currently lives and works in Berlin. She has staged plays at Volksbühne Berlin, The Whitney Museum of ...
S2E8 - Miriam Stoney
John talks with Miriam StoneyThis week John is joined by Miriam Stoney. Often working collaboratively, her practice is primarily textual, encompassing art writing, performance, audio and installation. In 2021 her first solo ex...
S2E7 - May-Lan Tan
John talks with May-Lan Tan. We talk writing, details, sex writing, screenplay readings…May Lan is the author of the short story collection Things to Make and Break, published in the UK by Sceptre and in the US by Coff...
S2E6 - Kristian Vistrup Madsen
John talks with Kristian Vistrup Madsen. We have a fascinating conversation about Kristian’s correspondence with a prisoner in the USA, what it means to tell people’s stories and how writing can lead to a better understanding of ourselves an...