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14 - Freedom to Imagine with Daniel Seifert
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…
13 - Faithful to the Text with Ibrahim Fawzy
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…
12 - Social Contracts and Cooking with Mara Karlin
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…
11 - Layers and Layers and Layers with Matt K. Parker
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,…
Books of Hope, Resilience, and Action with Michelle R. Brady
Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/5fsc-6-XpNU
10 - Living Other Lives with Randy Winston
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. Watch this…
9 - Poetry to Connect and Change Us with Hugh Martin
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.
8 - A Safe Space to Read with Joe Meno
Joe Meno, author of Hairstyles of the Damned, Marval and a Wonder, The Boy Detective Fails, and Book of Extraordinary Tragedies; editor and professor.
7 - Changing the Narrative with Natalia Theodoridou
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…
6 - Dichotomies with Elizabeth Lukacs Chesla
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…
5 - What One Person Can Do...with Adrian Bonenberger
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.
4 - In Pursuit of Change with Brecht de Poortere
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),…
3 - Finding the Stories that Speak to You with Wynter K. Miller
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…
2 - Sharing Consequences with Matthew Krajniak
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…
1 - Windows and Mirrors with Sarah Starr Murphy
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…
0 - Introduction with Michelle R. Brady
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…
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How Literature Can Save the World has published 16 episodes since October 2025, covering topics in Arts, Books.
How Literature Can Save the World is currently moderate with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 46m.
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