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Hosted by Michelle R. Brady · arts · EN · 19 episodes
Discussions and interviews with authors, scholars, and readers about the power of words, how to use that power to unite people, and what keeps readers interested and entertained enough to gain emotional perspective.
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Signup to Generate a PitchDiscussions and interviews with authors, scholars, and readers about the power of words, how to use that power to unite people, and what keeps readers interested and entertained enough to gain emotional perspective.
How Literature Can Save the World is hosted by Michelle R. Brady. The show has published 19 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "17 - Confronting Existential Anxiety with Matt K. Parker" (2 October 2026, 61 minutes), "16 - Regional Storytelling with Hub City Press" (4 September 2026, 56 minutes), and "15 - Seeing the Unseen with Stacey Levine" (6 August 2026, 56 minutes).
How Literature Can Save the World publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 46 minutes across 19 episodes.
Booking probability for How Literature Can Save the World is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. How Literature Can Save the World requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. How Literature Can Save the World's contact route on record: verified email.
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Michelle R. Brady hosts How Literature Can Save the World, an arts show with 19 episodes published.
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Episode #19
Remember Matt?? Matt K. Parker has been many things in his life: a musician, a programmer, an activist, a writer, a consultant, a business owner, a husband, a father. And he's lived in many places, including Texas, New...
Episode #18
Hub City Writers Project is a literary nonprofit organization located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Comprised of an acclaimed literary book publisher, an independent bookshop, and a literary programmer focused on...
Episode #17
Stacey Levine is the author of the novel Mice 1961, a finalist for the 2025 Pulitzer Prize that the Washington Post called “a rich and surprising country of curious hilarity, skewed lighting, awkward pratfalls, and...
Episode #16
<p>Daniel Seifert's writing is published in The New York Times, Consequence, and Gulf Coast. His work received a Special Mention in the Pushcart Prize 2026 anthology, and has twice been shortlisted for the Bridport...
Episode #15
<p>Ibrahim Fawzy, is a literary translator, academic and writer from Egypt. He holds an MA in Comparative Literature. His translations, reviews and interviews have appeared or are forthcoming in ArabLit Quarterly, Words...
Episode #14
<p>Mara Karlin, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, Brookings Institute Fellow and Director for Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, and author of...
Episode #13
Matt K. Parker has been many things in his life: a musician, a programmer, an activist, a writer, a consultant, a business owner, a husband, a father. And he's lived in many places, including Texas, New York...
Episode #12
<p>Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/5fsc-6-XpNU</p> <p> </p>
Episode #11
<p>Randy Winston, writer, Director of Fiction at The Black List, host of the podcast, Read the Acknowledgments, and former Creative Director for the Center for Fiction. Find him at RW.</p> <p>Watch this interview at...
Episode #10
<p>Hugh Martin, poet and author of In Country and The Stick Soldiers, editor of War, Literature, and the Arts, professor, and veteran of the conflict in Iraq.</p>
Episode #9
<p>Joe Meno, author of Hairstyles of the Damned, Marval and a Wonder, The Boy Detective Fails, and Book of Extraordinary Tragedies; editor and professor.</p>
Episode #8
<p>Natalia Theodoridou is a transmasculine writer whose stories have appeared in publications such as Kenyon Review, The Cincinnati Review, Ninth Letter, and Strange Horizons, and have been translated into Italian...
Episode #7
<p>Elizabeth Lukács Chesla is the daughter of Hungarian refugees and a mother of three. Her award-winning fiction debut, You Cannot Forbid the Flower, was published in 2023. She writes, edits, and teaches from the...
Episode #6
<p></p> <p>Adrian Bonenberger is the author of The Afghan Post and The Road Home, a New York Times and Foreign Policy contributor, the founder of Wrath-Bearing Tree, and a combat veteran. </p>
Episode #5
<p>Brecht De Poortere was born in Belgium and grew up in Africa. He currently lives in Paris, France. His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in the Hudson Review (3rd Prize Short Fiction Contest), the Missouri...
Episode #4
<p></p> <p>Wynter K Miller is the Managing Editor at Electric Literature, where she supports the publication of The Commuter and Recommended Reading. Previously, Wynter served as a contributing editor, Interim Books...
Episode #3
<p></p> <p>Matthew Krajniak earned a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Houston as a C. Glenn Cambor fellow. He coedited Wendy Battin: On the Life & Work of an American Master (Unsung Master...
Episode #2
<p></p> <p>Sarah Starr Murphy is the Managing Editor of The Forge Literary Magazine, and her writing is in The Threepenny Review, Epiphany, Baltimore Review, and many more. She’s eternally writing a novel and never...
Episode #1
<p>Welcome to How Literature Can Save the World! This is an introduction episode explaining the purpose, interview format, and frequency of the podcast, as well as sharing the books that have changed my life. </p>
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