Asymptote is a global journal dedicated to literary translation, created by a team of writers and translators from over 25 different countries. In our new podcast, we explore the most fascinating, eclectic and unsung stories in international literature. Each episode travels far and wide to bring you interviews, readings and mini-documentaries from all over the literary world.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAsymptote is a global journal dedicated to literary translation, created by a team of writers and translators from over 25 different countries. In our new podcast, we explore the most fascinating, eclectic and unsung stories in international literature. Each episode travels far and wide to bring you interviews, readings and mini-documentaries from all over the literary world.
Recent episodes include "Asymptote Podcast: In Conversation with Samuel Bollier" (20 February 2025, 27 minutes), "Asymptote Podcast: In Conversation with Jamal Saeed" (29 August 2024, 27 minutes), and "Asymptote Podcast: In Conversation with Dan Beachy-Quick" (5 July 2024, 40 minutes).
Asymptote Podcast publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 10 episodes.
Booking probability for Asymptote Podcast is 18%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Asymptote Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Asymptote Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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Asymptote Podcast is an arts podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Today on the show, the award-winning author and translator Padma Viswanathan joins podcast editor Steve Lehman to talk about her love for Brazilian literature, the connection between writing and translating, and how...
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In this episode, podcast editor Steve Lehman chats with acclaimed poet, essayist, and novelist Hiromi Itō about her development as a feminist writer, the importance of the environment in her life, and the moving...
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In tandem with the release of our milestone 40th issue, new podcast host Steve Lehman speaks with the Booker International Prize-winning translator Michele Hutchison about her work on Marieke Lucas Rijneveld’s The...
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