Raymond Carver Podcast

In this episode we explore a very rare piece of work by Raymond Carver, his one-act play "Carnations". Our special guest was a fellow student, friend, and actor involved with the writing and production of this...

In this special episode we explore Carver's documents, notebooks, and original manuscript drafts in his official archives at the Ohio State University's Thompson Library in Columbus. Join me as I consider both...

We are very excited to publish details about the first annual Raymond Carver and Tess Gallagher Creative Writing Festival to be held in Port Angeles, Washington: April 25-27, 2024. Listen here to learn more.

Here you will find background information and anecdotes related to Season 2 Episode 2 with Susan Cheever, including: the ghost of John Cheever, a Carver interview about Cheever, a relevant bible verse explained, and...

In this episode I interview Guggenheim Fellow and Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Susan Cheever. We begin by discussing what might be Raymond Carver's most unusual story, "The Train". "The Train" is a sequel to "The...

Archival recordings of Raymond Carver reading his poems "Grief" and "Happiness" at Peninsula College in 1987. Bonus material for Season Two Episdoe One with Billy Collins, who discusses these and other poems by Carver.

Poet Billy Collins discusses five poems by Raymond Carver. Collins then gives a brief interview and reads his own work, including several pieces from his new book of short poems: Musical Tables .

This teaser episode inlcudes clips from Episode One of Season Two of the Raymond Carver Podcast with special guest, poet Billy Collins. Episode One will officially launch in the Fall of 2022.

Novelist, short story writer, and Carver translator, Haruki Murakami answers three questions for the Raymond Carver Podcast.

In this episode we discuss Carver's story "Nobody Said Anything" with novelist and short story writer TC Boyle, and follow with a handful of questions for Boyle about his own life and work.

An interview with academy award winning director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu about his film Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virture of Ignorance) in which protagonist Riggan Thompson adapts Carver's "What We Talk About When...

In this special episode we visit Raymond Carver's birthplace, where a new Carver mural is underway on the former hospital where he was born. We interview a journalist and newspaper owner, local artists, and more about...

Rena Priest, Washington State Poet Laureate, discusses Raymond Carver's poem "Your Dog Dies" and speaks to us about her poetry and Lummi culture.

For the premiere episode of the Raymond Carver Podcast, we interview the writer, Tess Gallagher, Raymond Carver's widow. We discuss parallel stories they wrote about an overnight guest: Carver's "Cathedral" and...

Announcing the launch of the Raymond Carver Podcast. This podcast is explores creative writing. Our first guest will be poet, Tess Gallagher, Ray's widow, who will talk about Carver's short story "Cathedral" alongside...