Anais Nin Podcast
“We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are,” said Anais Nin, the subject of the film Henry and June, the world’s most prolific diarist and the writer of bestselling erotica, who left behind a legacy that continues to unfold. The Anais Nin Podcast will reveal the unknown aspects of this provocative and fascinating writer’s life and work. To learn more about this literary icon read "The Portable Anais Nin," "Mirages" or "A Cafe in Space, the Anais Nin Literary Journal" all available now as ibooks in the itunes store.
Episodes
49 episodes since 2021
Episode 48: Joaquín Nin-Culmell’s Tribute to Anaïs Nin
A restored recording of Joaquín Nin-Culmell’s moving tribute to his big sister, Anaïs Nin. New York, Feb. 22, 1977.
January 13, 2024
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6:22
Episode 47: Anaïs Nin and Rupert Pole Read Michaux
In 1962 Anaïs Nin was invited to read excerpts from French poet Henri Michaux's controversial book Miserable Miracle, in which he describes the effects of mescaline and hashish on him. Nin read excerpts in French, and her lover Ruper...
December 19, 2023
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22:43
Episode 46: Kate Millett Reads Anaïs Nin
Iconic feminist Kate Millett, author of Sexual Politics (1970), pays tribute to Anaïs Nin by reading her diary passages about June Miller.
October 27, 2023
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16:00
Episode 45: Daisy Aldan Reads Anaïs Nin
On February 22, 1977, a few weeks after Anaïs Nin's death, a celebration of her life was held in New York, which included several of Nin's friends and colleagues. The poet Daisy Aidan chose to read passages from the then-unpublished childhood d...
August 27, 2023
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14:42
Podcast 44: Anais Nin in Japan
Paul Herron interviews two prominent scholars about Anais Nin's legacy and impact on Japanese readers and culture. Recorded in Osaka, Japan.
June 15, 2023
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15:58
Episode 43: Anaïs Nin and Edgard Varèse's "Nocturnal"
Both French ex-patriots and avant-garde twentieth century artists, it was only natural that Anaïs Nin and Edgard Varèse would be drawn to each other. Varèse's final composition, "Nocturnal," was inspired by Nin's "House of Incest" and was unfin...
May 02, 2023
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12:52
Episode 42: Lawrence Durrell and Anais Nin talk D. H. Lawrence, 1974
This long-lost audio recording of Lawrence Durrell's 1974 seminar on D. H. Lawrence at CalTech in March 1974 with special guest Anais Nin has been restored. Theories, both modern and not, are bandied about in this lively exchange between two of...
November 30, 2022
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54:17
Episode 41: The Relationship of Anaïs Nin and Lawrence Durrell
In this episode Paul Herron discusses the 40-year-long friendship between two of the "Three Musketeers," Anaïs Nin and Lawrence Durrell. Ups and downs, off and on, devotional and contentious, the friendship endured until Nin's death in 1977.
July 07, 2022
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Episode 41
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19:10
Podcast 40: Robert Zaller on The Magnanimity of Anais Nin
Robert Zaller, the editor of 'A Casebook on Anais Nin' (1974), discusses his and his wife Lili Bita's friendship with Anais Nin, which was, as he put it, "...uniformly positive. Anais was an extraordinarily generous person. Faithfulness in the ...
September 06, 2021
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Episode 40
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36:29
Podcast 39: Gunther, Anais and I
Gunther Stuhlmann was Anais Nin's literary agent for thirty years, her co-editor of her famous diaries, and the founder and editor of ANAIS: An International Journal from 1983 to 2001. This podcast goes behind the scenes and takes a personal lo...
February 16, 2021
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Episode 39
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20:48
Incest Letters: Anaïs and Joaquín Nin 1933-1940
The story behind Anaïs and Joaquín Nin's incest letters.
February 06, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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16:40
Anaïs Nin reads "Under a Glass Bell"
Anaïs Nin reads one of her most famous stories.
February 06, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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20:57
Preserving a Gemor Press site in Greenwich Village
Gemor Press in Greenwich Village
February 06, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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24:09
The Story of A Cafe In Space
The history of A Café in Space: The Anaïs Nin Literary Journal
February 06, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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16:38
Understanding the Art of Anaïs Nin: Incest
How incest influenced Anaïs Nin's life and work
February 06, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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8:55
A "lost" Anaïs Nin portrait found
How a letter from Anaïs Nin's father resulted in locating a stunning portrait of her.
February 06, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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8:55
Anaïs Nin's "official biographer," Evelyn Hinz, with Steven Reigns
Steven Reigns discusses why Evelyn Hinz's Anaïs Nin biography never appeared.
February 06, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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41:50
Gonzalo Moré and Helba Huara with Eduardo Pineda
Eduardo Pineda discusses Gonzalo Moré and Helba Huara
February 06, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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50:33
Anaïs Nin's Lost World with Britt Arenander
Britt Arenander discusses her new book on Anaïs Nin's Paris years
February 06, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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20:05
A Brief History of Journals Dedicated to Anaïs Nin
Paul Herron discusses journals dedicated to Anais Nin
February 06, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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22:32
Anais Nin's Audiobook Auletris: Erotica with Thurlow Holmes
Erotica reader Thurlow Holmes discusses Anaïs Nin’s Auletris
February 06, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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26:33
Trapeze: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin, 1947-1955
Editor Paul Herron explains Anaïs Nin’s new diary.
February 06, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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17:44