Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour
Also a radio show on California radio station KDVS, Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour airs live on KDVS 90.3 every Wednesday evening from 5-6 p.m. and right here as a podcast. On the air since 2000, DAPATH features interviews with poets, writers, actors, innovative thinkers, and important members of both the national and international artistic community, including professionals of theatre, music, and writing across new media. Sometimes the host shares poems by great poets, and silly trivia questions. Tune in!
Episodes
173 episodes
Vaani Tiwari and Grant Faulkner
The 2/4/2026 edition of Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology HourVaani Tiwari is an IB Diploma student and emerging researcher focused on the psychology of identity, culture, and mental health. Her work explores why people think and...
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Mahnaz Badihian and Lissa Provost
The 1/28/2026 edition of Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology HourDr. Mahnaz Badihian is an Is a Poet, painter, and translator whose work has been published in several languages worldwide. Mahnaz runs the Literary magazine MahMag.or...
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Susie Meserve and Susan D
The 1/21/2026 edition of Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology HourSusie Meserve is a poet, essayist, and novelist. She’s been teaching writing for over twenty years. She has a certificate in mind-body coaching from The Embody Lab, a...
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Gabrielle Myers
The 1/14/2026 edition of Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology HourGabrielle Myers has earned a B.A. from Hampshire College in Massachusetts, an A.O.S. in Culinary Arts from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco, an M.A. i...
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Nina Amir
The 1/7/2026 edition of Dr.Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour\Nina Amir, the Inspiration to Creation Coach, inspires writers and bloggers to create published products and careers as authors. Additionally, she helps her clients an...
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Gail Finney and Ms. Sheila
The 12/17/2025 edition of Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology HourProfessor Gail Finney received her A. B. degree in German summa cum laude from Princeton University and her Ph.D. in comparative literature from UC Berkeley. Sh...
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Catherine Dixon and Peter Shahrokh
The 12/10/2025 edition of Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour:Catherine Dixon is a former Post-Doctorate in the Department of Animal Sciences at UC Davis, trivia buff, and cow-gut microbiome maven.Peter Shahrokh was bor...
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UC Davis Video Game Orchestra and Katrina McPherson
The 12/3/2025 edition of Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology HourThe Video Game Orchestra at UC Davis was started by Ziad Asadi and Sogol Aliabadi in 2017, with the goal of allowing college musicians to explore the wonders of video...
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Gbenga Adesina, Jon Racini, Diego Mitotli Martínez-Campos James Larkins, and Bryndyn Moondy
On the 10/29/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Gbenga Adesina joins the program to discuss his recent publication Death Does Not End at the Sea, which asks questions about grief, immigration, and the a...
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Arturo Mantećon
On the 10/24/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Arturo Mantećon is the first guest of the program. He discusses his move to Alabama to join his grandchildren, and his translations of Leopoldo María Panero. Mante...
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Chris Erikson and Greg Miller
On the 10/16/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Chris Erikson is the first guest of the hour. He joins the program to discuss his recently released novella Henrytown, which operates not only as a piece ...
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Peter Coyote, Natalie Shapero, and Katerina Hanks
On the 10/8/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Peter Coyote joins the show to discuss Buddhism, Northern California, environmental activism, and his upcoming appearance at the Davis Jazz Beat festival. Coyote is...
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Lawrence Dinkins, Indigo Moor, and Karma Waltonen
On the 10/1/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Sacramento poet Lawrence Dinkins (NSAA) joins the program to discuss his upcoming reading in Davis, aging, and the Sacramento poetry scene. Dinkins states that poet...
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Laura Rosenthal and John Natsoulas
On the 9/24/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Laura Rosenthal is the first guest of the program. Rosenthal states that her practice as a public attorney taught her how to better negotiate the tension between vi...
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Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas and John Bell
On the 9/17/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Carol Lynn Stevenson Grellas joins the episode to discuss her upcoming readings at the Poetry in Davis reading series, California Writer’s Club’s 100th ann...
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Tricia Bertram Gallant and Margaret Merrill
On the 9/10/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Dr.Andy is joined by two Ph.Ds who are speaking at the upcoming 2025 Summer Institute on Teaching and Technology. SITT 2025 features UC Davis faculty during two-hal...
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Neil McRoberts
On the 9/3/2025 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Neil McRoberts joins the program to discuss being a plant epidemiologist, educator, poet, and lifelong learner. He shares a poem called “San Lucas,” which spawned f...
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Kindra McDonald, Luisa A. Igloria, and Mariam Ahmed
Kindra McDonald joins the program to discuss THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES: POEMS, an anthology at the intersection of poetry and climate change. McDonald states that the anthology serves as an outlet for poets to talk about their regions. S...
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Dyson Kona Smith and Roman Spinale
On the 8/20/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Dyson Kona Smith joins the program to talk about his post-graduate life, poetry, and his next steps. He outlines a desire to publish his manuscript, Tomboy Ballet, ...
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Atim Udoffia and Brad Buchanan
Atim Udoffia is the first guest on the program, detailing her storied career in theatre. She speaks on her upcoming event, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's As You Like it which will show the weekends of August 22nd and August 30t...
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Robin Ekiss, Keith Ekiss, and Santi Elijah Holley
On the 8/6/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Partners Robin Ekiss and Keith Ekiss are the first guests on the program. A former colleague of Dr.Andy’s, Robin reflects on her time at UC Davis, mentored by poets ...
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Allison Proffitt and Joseph Finkleman
On the 7/30/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Allison Proffitt joins the show to discuss her upbringing in music and upcoming performances in Sacramento. Proffit outlines how her upbringing in Illinois, and tra...
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Danielle Collins and Dave Boles
On the 7/23/25 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:Danielle Collins joins the program to discuss her journey as a burnout survivor. Because of her lived experience with burnout, Collins returned back to school to le...
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