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In this episode, we discuss the life and legacy of Pauli Murray. A poet, activist, lawyer, professor, and priest, Murray was a prolific and passionate writer. She exchanged letters with Eleanor Roosevelt and inspired the likes of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Murray’s 1950 legal book States’ Laws on Race and Color became known as “the Bible [...]

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In this episode, Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad discusses her book The Fire Inside: The Dharma of James Baldwin and Audre Lorde. Black, queer, feminist, Buddhist: The Fire Inside casts a fresh new light on the radical literary legacies of James Baldwin and Audre Lorde. This conversation originally took place January 29, 2026 and was recorded live [...]

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This week, Emmy Award-winning journalist Mary Ann Ahern talks about covering religion, writing about Chicago’s Pope, and shaping the public’s perception and practice of faith. Ahern is interviewed by AWM President Carey Cranston. This conversation originally took place January 22, 2026 and was recorded live at the American Writers Museum. AWM PODCAST NETWORK HUB Mary...

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