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
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.
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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...
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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.
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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 The poet Daisy Aidan chose to read passages from the then-unpublished childhood d...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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 ...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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17:44