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Conversations with Writers

Hosted by Charles Ruas

Host Charles Ruas in conversation with contemporary writers and poets, continuing a stream of intelligent discussion dating back to his legendary days at WBAI Pacifica Radio in New York in the seventies. Host Charles Ruas is the author of Conversations with American Writers, a Fulbright scholar, and a distinguished French translator. He is also a frequent contributor to ARTNews and Art in America. His other program produced in these studios is Historic Audio From the Archives of Charles Ruas and is one of the treasures in our archive.

RADIO // Conversations with Writers Doron Weber, Immortal Bird Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show The author speaks to Charles Ruas about his family memoir, Immortal Bird, an elegiac portrayal of love focused on a son born with a congenital heart defect that required surgery as a baby. A moving and unforgettable evocation of familial love. Doron Weber, author of three non-fiction books, now speaks to Charles Ruas about his family memoir, Immortal Bird (Simon & Schuster, 2012), an elegiac portrayal of family love focused on a son born with a congenital heart defect that... Originally aired 5/7/12 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Conversations with Writers Klaus Kertess Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Charles Ruas with Klaus Kertess who has been a major influence on the NY art scene in his capacity as a dealer, curator and critic making him an astute commentator on the subject. His writings on artists are in a collection called See, Written. Klaus Kertess has been a major influence on the New York art scene in his capacity as a dealer, a curator and critic making him an astute commentator on the subject. His writings about the works of the artists with whom he was associated are... Originally aired 1/16/12 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Conversations with Writers David Evanier on Tony Bennett Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show David Evanier, as a novelist and a biographer, is fascinated by quintessential New York's world within worlds. His obsession with the flowering of Italian American singers has resulted in 2011's All the Things You Are, the Life of Tony Bennett. David Evanier, as a novelist and a biographer, is fascinated by quintessential New York's world within worlds. His biographies are devoted to the world of Italian Crooners--most currently the life of Tony Bennett. David Evanier was a former editor... Originally aired 1/2/12 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Conversations with Writers Tom Shachtman, About Eric Hoffer Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Shachtman discusses his 2011 work, The Life And Thoughts of Eric Hoffer, the iconoclast famed in his day as the Longshoreman philosopher who defined the term "True Believer" analyzing the similarities between the extreme right and the extreme left. Charles Ruas is joined by authorTom Shachtman to discuss his work, The Life And Thoughts of Eric Hoffer (Hopewell Publications, 2011), famed in his day as the Longshoreman philosopher. Tom Shachtman is known for his prolific output, his... Originally aired 12/19/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Conversations with Writers Juris Jurjevics, Red Flags Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Both an espionage thriller and an authentic look at war through the eyes of military intelligence, Red Flags depicts Vietnam as the blueprint for the US's subsequent involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Vietnam veteran and author Juris Jurjevics discusses his novel Red Flags, both espionage thriller and an authentic look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of military intelligence. It's a rare work that manages to engage and address both the... Originally aired 11/21/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Conversations with Writers Eileen Myles Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Poet Eileen Myles reads passages from and discusses her autobiographical novel, Inferno, a vivid and brilliant recreation of the gritty days in the Greenwich Village of the sixties, and the tempering through fire to forge her identity as a poet. Poet Eileen Myles reads passages from and discusses her autobiographical novel, Inferno, a vivid and brilliant recreation of the gritty days in the Greenwhich Village of the sixties, and the tempering through fire to forge the identity of... Originally aired 10/31/11 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Conversations with Writers Juris Jurjevics Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Charles Ruas interviews Juris Jurjevics, whose debut novel, The Trudeau Vector, is a political thriller that is both brilliant & terrifying in its medical & historical accuracy about the technology that will make our future world. Charles Ruas interviews Juris Jurjevics, a founding editor of the prestigious Soho Press, who has turned author to write the novel he would ideally like to read. The Trudeau Vector is a page turner combining geopolitics, environmental... Originally aired 9/5/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Conversations with Writers Susan Willis Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Charles Ruas interviews social critic & author Susan Willis about her latest book, Portents of the Real: A Primer for Post 9/11 America. Willis analyzes events that reveal the mind of American culture and the changing nature of our society. Charles Ruas interviews social critic and author Susan Willis about her latest book, Portents of the Real: A Primer for Post 9/11 America. In this work Willis analyzes events that reveal the state of mind of American culture and the changing... Originally aired 8/22/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Conversations with Writers Dave King Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Charles Ruas interviews artist Dave King on his first novel, the critically acclaimed The Ha-Ha. Dealing with a controversial subject very pertinent to a wartime culture, this a brave & powerful first novel on the toll of the aftermath of war. Charles Ruas interviews artist Dave King on his first novel, The Ha-Ha, a critically acclaimed novel about a controversial subject very pertinent to a wartime culture. The protagonist, Howard, is a disabled Viet Nam vet whose injuries have a... Originally aired 4/25/05 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Conversations with Writers Vestal McIntyre Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Charles Ruas interviews Vestal McIntyre following the release of his enthusiastically received first book, a brilliant collection of short stories called You Are Not the One. These comic stories are dazzlingly reflective of the way we live. Charles Ruas interviews Vestal McIntyre following the release of his enthusiastically received first book, a brilliant collection of short stories called You Are Not the One. These comic, off-balance stories range from tales of college kids... Originally aired 4/11/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Conversations with Writers Eleni Sikelianos Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Charles Ruas's guest, California poet Eleni Sikelianos discusses & reads excerpts from her latest works, including "The California Poem," a new millennium epic that traces the people & places of the Golden State through historical & geological time. Charles Ruas's guest, California poet Eleni Sikelianos, discusses and reads excerpts from her latest works, including "The California Poem", a new millennium epic that traces the people and places of the Golden State through historical and... Originally aired 3/28/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Conversations with Writers Pascale Casanova Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show French critic Pascale Casanova uses an innovative economic model in her new book, The World Republic of Letters to situate literary icons such as James Joyce on a world map of culture that exists independently of both economics and politics. Translations always have their difficulties no matter how great the prose, but some languages carry more weight than others. French critic Pascale Casanova uses an innovative economic model to situate such writers as Beckett, Faulkner and Joyce on a... Originally aired 2/28/05 Listen Read More »
RADIO // Conversations with Writers Barbara Goldsmith Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Barbara Goldsmith is well known for biographies of such grand American figures as Gloria Vanderbilt & Victoria Woodhall. Her newest biography, Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie, details the life of famed scientist Marie Curie. Barbara Goldsmith is well known for her biographies of such grand American figures as Gloria Vanderbilt, Victoria Woodhall and the Johnson family. Why choose a French scientist now, even a two-time Nobel Prize winner like the great Marie Curie? Here... Originally aired 1/24/05 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Conversations with Writers Jean Nathan on Dare Wright Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Charles Ruas interviews Jean Nathan, a journalist who began a quest to find The Lonely Doll, a children's book she loved as a child. She located not only the book, but also its author, Dare Wright, who by then was lying comatose in a hospital. Charles Ruas asks all the right questions of Jean Nathan, a journalist who began a quest to find a children's book she loved as a child; she ended up locating not only the book, The Lonely Doll, but also its author, Dare Wright, who was by... Originally aired 12/6/04 Listen Read More »	RADIO // Conversations with Writers Mary Dearborn and Karole P.B. Vail Hosted by Charles Ruas Radio show Charles Ruas's guests on this program, dedicated to the life and work of Peggy Guggenheim, are her biographer Mary Dearborn, and Karole P.B. Vail, Guggenheim's granddaughter and currently a curator at the Solomon Guggenheim Museum in New York. Charles Ruas's guests on this program, dedicated to the life and work of Peggy Guggenheim, are biographer Mary Dearborn, author of Mistress of Modernism: The Life of Peggy Guggenheim and Karole P.B. Vail, Guggenheim's granddaughter and... Originally aired 11/22/04 Listen Read More »