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Black Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #134: Vegas Valley Book Festival After Dark - 10/15/16In this episode, the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute hosts an evening of readings and conversations with three acclaimed authors: Katherine Boo, Geoff Dyer, Adam Johnson, and Jen Kramer. The event was held October 15, 2016 at the Inspire Theater in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2016-12-0200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #135: BMI 10th Anniversary - 11/21/16In this episode, the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute hosts a tenth anniversary celebration. It features a number of prominent speakers including Cheryl Strayed, Charles Bock, Tom Bissell, Olivia Clare, and Vu Tran. The event was held November 21, 2016 in the Student Union Ballroom at UNLV.<div class="feedflare">
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2016-12-0200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #131: Breaking Silence: Women Writing on Crime, Conspiracy, and Cruelty - 03/14/16Black Mountain Institute welcomes three extraordinary writers who explore the myths and untruths of society and culture through the stories of silenced women. The stories of female truthtellers is the key to understanding a society’s (often corrupt) power structure. Maggie Nelson is an American poet, critic, and author of five non-fiction books, including the recent bestselling The Argonauts. Eliza Griswold is a poet, journalist and non-fiction author who writes for The New Yorker. Sally Denton is a journalist and author of eight books of narrative history, including The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World that will be...
2016-11-1600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #133: The Spectacle of Violence - 09/29/16In this episode, the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute hosts a panel discussion entitled "The Spectacle of Violence: Why We Need to Watch." It features William Vollmann, Kerry Howley, Jonathan Gottschall, and Brian Villmoare. Joshua Wolf Shenk moderates. The event was held September 29, 2016 in the Si Redd Room in the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV.<div class="feedflare">
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2016-10-0700 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #132: Echoes of Homer - 05/05/16In this episode, the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute hosts a panel discussion entitled "Echoes of Homer." It features George Packer, Brian Turner, Siobhan Fallon, and Phil Klay: four writers who've had first-hand experience with the intersection of war and literature. The event was held May 5, 2016 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre.<div class="feedflare">
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2016-05-1100 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #130: Stroke of Genius: What Brain Injury Reveals about Creativity, Consciousness, and the Mind-Body Connection - 11/13/15In this episode, the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute hosts a panel discussion entitled "Stroke of Genius: What Brain Injury Reveals about Creativity, Consciousness, and the Mind-Body Connection." Sience writers Sandra Blakeselee and George Johnson, neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller, and fiction writer and memoirist Floyd Skloot discuss the brain, specifically how the experience of brain injury or dysfunction allows a glimpse into the mysterious neurological components of creativity, empathy, personality, and the boundaries of the self. The event was held November 12, 2015 in the Salon Ballroom in the Stan Fulton Building at UNLV and was moderated by BMI...
2015-11-1300 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #129: This Land Is Your Land ... Or Is It? - 09/24/15Who owns the land? This question has dominated the history of the American West, where the interests and ambitions of governments and agencies, of capitalists and environmentalists, of new arrivals and old stakeholders often collide. Can there be common ground on issues so contentious that they have led to armed standoff? To discuss this important issue, Black Mountain Institute is proud to welcome a panel of extraordinary writers of diverse backgrounds and views. One of America’s most revered poets, Gary Snyder is a committed environmentalist and has been dubbed the "poet laureate of deep ecology." Timothy Egan is a Ne...
2015-09-2700 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #128: Walter Mosley - 05/07/15In this episode, writer Walter Mosley delivers the inaugural Jim Rogers Contrarian Lecture. Presented every other year, this series invites a celebrated writer and intellectual to offer a “contrarian” view on an issue of contemporary importance. This year, Walter Mosley will address the subject of higher education. Mosley appeared May 7, 2015 at UNLV's Student Union Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2015-03-2100 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #127: Crossing the Black Atlantic - 03/19/15In this episode, writers and professors Jamaica Kincaid and Caryl Phillips discuss their lives and work at an event titled "Crossing the Black Atlantic." The event was held March 19, 2015 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre in Las Vegas, NV and was moderated by UNLV English professor Julia Lee.<div class="feedflare">
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2015-03-2100 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #126: To Swerve or Not to Swerve: How Literature Navigates the Past - 11/13/14In this episode, Black Mountain Institute welcomes two of the most celebrated writers working at the crossroads of literature and history. Preeminent literary historian Stephen Greenblatt and best-selling historical novelist Geraldine Brooks will join us to discuss how our literature shapes and is shaped by our understanding of the past. The event was held November 13, 2014 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre in Las Vegas, NV and was moderated by BMI Executive Director, and UNLV President Emerita, Carol Harter.<div class="feedflare">
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2014-11-2100 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #125: Aimee Bender VVBF Keynote - 10/19/14In this episode, fiction writer Aimee Bender discusses her life and career. The keynote speaker, Bender appeared October 18, 2014 at the Vegas Valley Book Festival, which was held at the historic Fifth Street School in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2014-10-1900 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #124: Blood, Sweat and Tears: Life on the Front Lines of the Human Rights Struggle in Russia, Nigeria, and Iran - 9/11/14In this episode, writers and political dissidents Wole Soyinka and Azar Nafisi discuss their lives and work at an event titled "Blood, Sweat & Tears: Life on the Front Lines of the Human Rights Struggle in Russia, Nigeria, and Iran." The event was held September 11, 2014 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre in Las Vegas, NV and was moderated by UNLV history professor Michelle Tusan.<div class="feedflare">
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2014-09-1400 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #123: O, Heart: A Verse Drama by Claudia Keelan - 4/24/14In this episode, Black Mountain Institute presents the debut performance of the verse drama <em>O, Heart</em> by celebrated poet and UNLV English professor Claudia Keelan. The dramatic reading by a cast of actors tells the story of a woman's quest to understand the human heart through her encounters with such diverse characters as Emily Dickinson, Jane Bowles, and the father of modern cardiology, William Harvey. The event was held April 24, 2014 in UNLV's Greenspun Hall Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2014-05-0200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #122: Robert Coover - 4/17/14In this episode, fiction writer Robert Coover discusses his life and career and reads from his new novel The Brunists' Day of Wrath. Coover appeared April 17, 2014 at UNLV's Greenspun Hall Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV and served as the 2014 Elias Ghanem Chair in Creative Writing at UNLV.<div class="feedflare">
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2014-04-2200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #121: Robert Coover on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 4/17/14In this episode, fiction writer Robert Coover discussers his new novel, The Brunists' Day of Wrath, on the April 17, 2014 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Coover read from his work at a BMI event later that night and also served as the 2014 Elias Ghanem Chair in Creative Writing at UNLV.<div class="feedflare">
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2014-04-2200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #120: Leni Zumas on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 2/10/14In this episode, fiction writer Leni Zumas discussers her new novel The Listeners. Zumas read from her work at a <a href="http://blackmountaininstitute.org/news-and-events/events-archive/2013-14/emerging-writers-series/leni-zumas.php" target="_blank">BMI Emerging Writers Series event</a> the next night. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2014-02-1100 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #119: "Does It Matter If Jesus Was Married?" - 1/23/14In this episode, professors and Biblical scholars Karen King, Bart Ehrman, and Mark Jordan discuss recent investigations into the life of Jesus in a panel discussion titled "Does It Matter If Jesus Was Married?" The event was held January 23, 2014 in UNLV's Doc Rando Hall in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2014-01-2600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #118: Bart Ehrman on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 1/23/14In this episode, Bart Ehrman discussers recent scholarship about the life of Jesus on the January 23, 2014 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Ehrman is a distinguished professor of religious studies at UNC - Chapel Hill and the author of "Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christianity." He appeared later that night, with Karen King and Mark Jordan, at BMI's <a href="http://blackmountaininstitute.org/news-and-events/events-archive/2013-14/does-it-matter-if-jesus-was-married/" target="_blank">"Does It Matter If Jesus Was Married?"</a> panel discussion. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State...
2014-01-2600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #117: Luis Alberto Urrea - 11/2/13In this episode, fiction writer Luis Alberto Urrea discusses his life and career with UNLV associate professor of English Vincent Pérez. The 2013 Vegas Valley Book Festival keynote speaker, Urrea appeared November 2, 2013 at the historic Fifth Street School in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2013-11-1000 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #116: "Three Generations of American Writers " - 10/15/13In this episode, fiction writers George Saunders, Douglas Unger, and Maile Chapman discuss their work and interconnected lives at an event titled "Three Generations of American Writers." The event was held October 15, 2013 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2013-10-2600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #115: George Saunders on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 10/9/13In this episode, fiction writer George Saunders discusses his life and work on the October 9, 2013 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Saunders appears with Douglas Unger and Maile Chapman at BMI's <a href="http://blackmountaininstitute.org/news-and-events/events-archive/2013-14/three-generations-of-american-writers/">"Three Generations of American Writers" event</a> on October 15, 2013. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2013-10-1500 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #113: Richard Wiley on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 9/24/13In this episode, Richard Wiley discusses his new novel, The Book of Important Moments, on the September 24, 2013 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Wiley is the associate director of the Black Mountain Institute and professor and director of creative writing at UNLV, and he read from and discussed his new novel at <a href="http://blackmountaininstitute.org/news-and-events/events-archive/2013-14/richard-wiley/">a BMI event</a> later that night.<div class="feedflare">
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2013-09-3000 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #114: Richard Wiley - 9/24/13In this episode, Richard Wiley reads from and discusses his new novel The Book of Important Moments. Wiley is the associate director of the Black Mountain Institute and professor and director of creative writing at UNLV.<div class="feedflare">
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2013-09-3000 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #112: "Writing in an Untenable World: An Evening with Wole Soyinka" - 2/12/13In this episode, writer and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka discusses his life and career and delivers a lecture titled "Writing in an Untenable World." The event took place February 12, 2013 at the UNLV Student Union Theatre in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2013-04-0400 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #111: "The Arab Spring: Between Hopes and Impediments" - 3/6/13In this episode, writers and professors John Entelis, Hamadi Redissi, Sophie Bessis, and Mustapha Marrouchi discuss the popular uprisings that swept across North Africa and the Middle East in 2011 and the prospects for the future of the Arab Spring. The event was held March 6, 2013 in the UNLV Student Union Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2013-03-1100 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #110: John Entelis and Hamdan Radissi on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 3/5/13In this episode, Professors John Entelis and Hamdan Radissi discuss the future of the Arab Spring on the March 5, 2013 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." The next night, Entelis and Radissi appeared, along with Mustapha Marrouchi and Sophie Bessis, as part of BMI's panel discussion "<a href="http://blackmountaininstitute.org/news-and-events/events-archive/2012-13/arab-spring/">The Arab Spring: Between Hopes and Impediments</a>."<div class="feedflare">
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2013-03-0600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #109: Wole Soyinka on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 2/11/13In this episode, writer and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka discusses his life and career on the February 11, 2013 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." An emeritus BMI board member and former Elias Ghanem Chair in Creative Writing at UNLV, Soyinka appeared the next night at a BMI event titled "<a href="http://blackmountaininstitute.org/news-and-events/events-archive/2012-13/wole-soyinka/">Writing in an Untenable World</a>."<div class="feedflare">
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2013-02-1600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #108: Peter Covino on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 11/27/12In this episode, poet Peter Covino discusses his life and work on the November 27, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Later that night, Covino appeared as part of BMI's Emerging Writers Series, which is made possible by a Nevada Humanities Grant.<div class="feedflare">
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2013-01-1500 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #107: Jennifer Egan - 11/03/12In this episode, novelist Jennifer Egan reads from her work and discusses her life and career with BMI Executive Director, and UNLV President Emerita, Carol Harter. The author keynote at the 2012 Vegas Valley Book Festival, Egan appeared November 3, 2012 at the Fifth Street School Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-11-0500 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #106: Jennifer Egan on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 11/02/12In this episode, novelist Jennifer Egan discusses her life and career on the November 2, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-11-0500 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #105: James Longenbach - 10/18/12In this episode, poet and critic James Longenbach reads from his work. Part of the fourteenth Modernist Studies Association conference, the event was held October 18, 2012 at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Longenbach is introduced by poet and UNLV English Professor Donald Revell.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-10-2400 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #104: "A Night in the Operating Room: A Cutting Edge Discussion on Medical Ethics" - 09/19/12In this episode, writers and medical ethicists Harriet Washington, David Ewing Duncan, and Jacob Appel discuss the ethics, politics, and morality of contemporary medical practice, research, and pharmacology. The event was held September 19, 2010 in the UNLV Student Union Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-09-2200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #103: Melinda Moustakis on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 09/11/12In this episode, fiction writer Melinda Moustakis discusses her life and work on the September 11, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Later that night, Moustakis appeared as part of BMI's Emerging Writers Series, which is made possible by a Nevada Humanities Grant.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-09-1100 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #102: Oksana Marafioti on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 07/02/12In this episode, writer and 2012-13 Bennett Fellow Oksana Marafioti discusses her life and work on the July 2, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-07-0200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #101: "Is Moderation Possible in American Politics?" - 03/22/12In this episode, Juan Williams, Norman J. Ornstein, and Kathleen Parker discuss the question "Is Moderation Possible in American Politics?" Moderated by radio host Patricia Cunningham, the event was held March 22, 2012 in the UNLV Stan Fulton Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-05-0200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #100: Kris Saknussemm Multimedia Performance - 03/13/12In this episode, fiction writer and multimedia artist Kris Saknussemm reads, and presents corresponding video excerpts, from his novel Reverend America. Tenor saxophonist Eric Wyatt joins Saknussemm during the event, which was held March 13, 2012 in the UNLV Greenspun Hall Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-05-0200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #99: Kelle Groom on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 04/05/12In this episode, writer and 2010-11 BMI - Kluge Fellow Kelle Groom discusses her life and work on the April 5, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-04-1200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #98: Kris Saknussemm on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 03/06/12In this episode, novelist and media artist Kris Saknussemm discusses his life and work on the March 6, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." BMI's 2011-12 Gallagher Fellow, Saknussemm stages a mixed media performance on Tuesday, March 13 in the Greenspun Hall Auditorium at UNLV.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-03-0800 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #97: "Female Novelists in the 21st Century" - 02/22/12In this episode, fiction writers Mary Gaitskill, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, and Cheryl Strayed discuss "Female Novelists in the 21st Century." Moderated by novelist and UNLV Assistant Professor of English Maile Chapman, the event was held February 22nd, 2012 in the UNLV Student Union Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-02-2600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #96: Sarah Shun-lien Bynum on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 02/22/12In this episode, fiction writer Sarah Shun-lien Bynum discusses her life and work on the February 22, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Later that night, Bynum appeared as part of BMI's panel "Female Novelists in the 21st Century." This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-02-2600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #95: Cheryl Strayed on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 02/21/12In this episode, fiction writer and memoirist Cheryl Strayed discusses her life and work on the February 21, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." The next night, Strayed appeared as part of BMI's panel "Female Novelists in the 21st Century." This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-02-2600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #94: Mary Gaitskill on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 02/17/12In this episode, fiction writer Mary Gaitskill discusses her life and work on the February 17, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." On February 22nd, Gaitskill will appear, along with Cheryl Strayed, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, and Maile Chapman, as part of BMI's panel discussion "Female Novelists in the 21st Century." This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-02-1800 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #93: Blake Butler on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 02/08/12In this episode, fiction writer Blake Butler discusses his life and work on the February 8, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Later that night, Butler appeared as part of BMI's Nevada Emerging Writers Series. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2012-02-1600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #92: Andrew Kiraly Reading and Discussion - 11/29/11In this episode, editor and fiction writer Andrew Kiraly reads from his novel Crit and discusses his life and career. The event was held November 29, 2011 in the Barrick Auditorium at UNLV in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-12-0400 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #91: VVBF Crystal Bookmark Awards - 11/05/11In this episode, Nevada Humanities Executive Director Christina Barr presents the Vegas Valley Book Festival's 2011 Crystal Bookmark Awards. Barr presented awards to philanthropist, and Black Mountain Institute board member, Glenn Schaeffer and Vegas PBS's "Ready to Learn" program. The ceremony took place November 5, 2011 in the 5th Street School Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-11-0800 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #90: Jane Smiley Reading and Discussion - 11/05/11In this episode, novelist Jane Smiley reads from her work and discusses her life and career with BMI Executive Director Carol Harter. The joint BMI/Vegas Valley Book Festival event was held November 5, 2011 in the 5th Street School Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-11-0800 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #89: Jane Smiley on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 11/04/11In this episode, novelist Jane Smiley discusses her life and work on the November 4, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." The next night, Smiley read from her work at a joint BMI/Vegas Valley Book Festival event. <em>This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See <a href="http://knpr.org/son/feeds" target="_blank">knpr.org/son/feeds</a> for more information.</em><div class="feedflare">
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2011-11-0500 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #88: Laura van den Berg on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 10/19/11In this episode, fiction writer Laura van den Berg discusses her life and work on the October 19, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." The next night, van den Berg appeared as part of BMI's Nevada Emerging Writers Series. <em>This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See <a href="http://knpr.org/son/feeds" target="_blank">knpr.org/son/feeds</a> for more information.</em><div class="feedflare">
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2011-10-2000 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #87: "Theism/Atheism: Belief and Unbelief in America" - 10/13/11In this episode, prominent atheist Susan Jacoby, Harvard Divinity professor Karen King, and Islamist activist and writer Reza Aslan discuss "Theism/Atheism: Belief and Unbelief in America." Moderated by BMI Executive Director Carol Harter, the event was held October 13th, 2011 in the UNLV Student Union Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-10-1600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #86: Karen King on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 10/13/11In this episode, Harvard Divinity professor Karen King discusses her life and work on the October 13, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." King appeared, along with Susan Jacoby and Reza Aslan, at the BMI "Theism/Atheism" event later that night. <em>This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See <a href="http://knpr.org/son/feeds" target="_blank">knpr.org/son/feeds</a> for more information.</em><div class="feedflare">
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2011-10-1500 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #85: Reza Aslan on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 10/13/11In this episode, Islamist activist and writer Reza Aslan discusses his life and work on the October 13, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Aslan appeared, along with Susan Jacoby and Karen King, at the BMI "Theism/Atheism" event later that night. <em>This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See <a href="http://knpr.org/son/feeds" target="_blank">knpr.org/son/feeds</a> for more information.</em><div class="feedflare">
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2011-10-1400 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #84: Susan Jacoby on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 10/12/11In this episode, prominent atheist Susan Jacoby discusses her life and work on the October 12, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Jacoby appeared, along with Karen King and Reza Aslan, at the BMI "Theism/Atheism" event the next night. <em>This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See <a href="http://knpr.org/son/feeds" target="_blank">knpr.org/son/feeds</a> for more information.</em><div class="feedflare">
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2011-10-1300 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #83: Josh Kryah Reading and Discussion - 09/15/11In this episode, poet Josh Kryah reads from his work and discusses his life and career with BMI Executive Director Carol Harter. The event was held September 15, 2011 in the Greenspun Hall Auditorium at UNLV in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-09-1900 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #82: Josh Kryah on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 09/14/11In this episode, poet Josh Kryah discusses his life and work on the September 14, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Kryah read from his work at a BMI event on September 15. <em>This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See <a href="http://knpr.org/son/feeds" target="_blank">knpr.org/son/feeds</a> for more information.</em><div class="feedflare">
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2011-09-1900 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #81: 2010-11 Bennett Fellows in Conversation - 04/14/11In this episode, 2010-11 Bennett Fellows Uwem Akpan, Daniel Brook, and Mary-Ann Tyrone Smith, discuss their lives and careers with BMI Associate Director Richard Wiley. The event was held April 14, 2011 in the Greenspun Hall Auditorium at UNLV in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-06-2200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #80: C.D. Wright Reading and Discussion - 04/20/11In this episode, C.D. Wright -- poet and 2011 Ganhem Chair in Creative Writing at UNLV -- reads from her work and discusses her life and career with BMI Executive Director Carol Harter and UNLV Creative Writing Professor Donald Revell. The event was held April 20, 2011 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-04-2200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #79: C.D. Wright on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 04/20/11In this episode, C.D. Wright -- poet and 2011 Ganhem Chair in Creative Writing at UNLV -- discusses her life and work on the April 20, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Wright appeared at a BMI event later that night.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-04-2200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #78: Uwem Akpan on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 04/14/11In this episode, writer and 2010-11 Bennett Fellow Uwem Akpan discusses his life and work on the April 14, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Akpan appeared, along with the other 2010-11 Bennett Fellows -- Daniel Brook and Mary-Ann Tirone Smith -- at BMI's annual Fellows event on April 14th.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-04-2200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #77: Daniel Brook on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 04/13/11In this episode, writer and 2010-11 Bennett Fellow Daniel Brook discusses his life and work on the April 13, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Brook appeared, along with the other 2010-11 Bennett Fellows -- Uwem Akpan and Mary-Ann Tirone Smith -- at BMI's annual Fellows event on April 14th.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-04-2200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #76: "Jazz: America's Gift to the World" - 03/24/11In this episode, UNLV music professor Dave Loeb, jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis, Jr., and writer Ishmael Reed discuss the history of American Jazz. Jazz vocalist Marlena Shaw moderates. The event was held March 24, 2011 in the Beam Music Center's Doc Rando Hall at UNLV in Las Vegas, NV. The first half hour of the podcast features music by the UNLV Jazz Ensemble who also play key songs from the history of jazz during the panel discussion. The final fifteen minutes feature a special performance by Marlena Shaw and Ellis Marsalis. The episode contains chapter markers for listeners who wish to navigate...
2011-03-2600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #75: Ishmael Reed on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 03/22/11In this episode, writer and musician Ishmael Reed discusses his life and career on the March 22, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Reed will appear, along with Ellis Marsalis, Jr., Dave Loeb, and Marlena Shaw, at BMI's "Jazz: America's Gift to the World" event on March 24th. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-03-2300 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #74: Ellis Marsalis, Jr. on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 03/15/11In this episode, jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis, Jr. discusses his life and career on the March 15, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Marsalis will appear, along with Ishmael Reed, Dave Loeb, and Marlena Shaw, at BMI's "Jazz: America's Gift to the World" event on March 24th. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-03-2300 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #73: Barbara Ehrenreich on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 02/16/11In this episode, writer and social activist Barbara Ehrenreich discusses her life and career on the February 16, 2011 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Ehrenreich appeared, along with Lewis Lapham and Curtis White, at BMI's "Future of American Liberalism" event on Feburary 24th. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-03-2300 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #72: "The Future of American Liberalism" - 02/24/11In this episode, Barbara Ehrenreich, Lewis Lapham, and Curtis White discuss "The Future of American Liberalism." Jon Ralston, of the _Las Vegas Sun_ and KSNV, moderates. The event was held February 24, 2011 in the Beam Music Center's Doc Rando Hall at UNLV in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2011-03-2300 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #71: Alissa Nutting Reading - 11/30/10In this episode, writer and UNLV Schaeffer fellow Alissa Nutting -- the author of the 2010 story collection _Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls_ -- reads from her work and discusses her life and career with BMI Executive Director Carol Harter. This event was held November 30, 2010 in the Greenspun Hall Auditorium at UNLV in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-12-1100 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #70: Brian Turner Reading - 11/06/10In this episode, poet and retired soldier Brian Turner reads from his work and discusses his career with Nevada Humanities executive director Christina Barr. Part of the Vegas Valley Book Festival, this event was held November 6, 2010 in the UNLV Greenspun Hall Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-11-2000 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #69: Brian Turner on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 11/04/10In this episode, retired soldier and poet Brian Turner discusses his life and work on the November 4, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Turner will speak and read from his work at a November 6th event co-sponsored by BMI and the Vegas Valley Book Festival. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-11-0500 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #68: T.C. Boyle Reading - 11/03/10In this episode, novelist and short story writer T.C. Boyle reads from his work and discusses his career with BMI executive director Carol Harter. Part of the Vegas Valley Book Festival, this event was held November 3, 2010 in the UNLV Student Union Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-11-0500 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #67: T.C. Boyle on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 11/01/10In this episode, novelist and short story writer T.C. Boyle discusses his life and work on the November 1, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Boyle spoke and read from his work at a November 3rd event co-sponsored by BMI and the Vegas Valley Book Festival. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPRs "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-11-0500 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #66: "Writing the World: American Writers Looking Outward" - 10/14/10In this episode, writers and Peace Corps alumni Peter Hessler, Paul Theroux, and Mary-Ann Tirone Smith discuss their lives and work in a panel discussion entitled "Writing the World: American Authors Looking Outward." Novelist and Peace Corps alumnae Marnie Mueller moderates. This event was held October 14, 2010 in the UNLV Beam Music Center's Doc Rando Recital Hall in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-10-1800 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #65: Mary-Ann Tirone Smith on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 10/07/10In this episode, novelist Mary-Ann Tirone Smith discusses her life and career on the October 7, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Smith will appear, along with Paul Theroux, Peter Hessler, and Marnie Mueller, at BMI's "Writing the World" event on October 14th. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-10-0900 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #64: Paul Theroux on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 10/07/10In this episode, travel writer Paul Theroux discusses his life and career on the October 7, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Theroux will appear, along with Mary-Ann Tirone Smith, Peter Hessler, and Marnie Mueller, at BMI's "Writing the World" event on October 14th. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-10-0900 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #63: "The Death of Old News" - 09/22/10In this episode, Jim Lehrer and Alex Jones discuss "The Death of Old News." Brian Greenspun, president and editor of the Las Vegas Sun, moderates. The event was held September 22, 2010 in the UNLV Student Union Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-09-2800 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #62: Jim Lehrer on KNPR's "State of Nevada"- 09/22/10In this episode, Jim Lehrer, the host of PBS' 'Newshour' discusses the changing news industry on the September 22, 2010 edition of KNPR's 'State of Nevada.' Lehrer appeared, along with Alex Jones and Brian Greenspun, at the BMI's 'Death of Old News' event later that night. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-09-2800 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #61: 2009-10 Bennett Fellows in Conversation - 04/29/10In this episode, 2009-10 Bennett Fellows Lavonne Mueller, Judith Nies, and Timothy O'Grady discuss the literary projects they've undertaken while in residence at UNLV.The event was held April 29, 2010 in the UNLV Barrick Museum Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-05-0400 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #60: Judith Nies on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 04/16/10In this episode, author, journalist, and 2009-10 BMI-Kluge fellow Judith Nies discusses her work and career on the April 16, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." This interview is used with the gracious permission of KNPR' s "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-04-1700 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #59: Maile Champan and Vu Tran Reading - 04/15/10In this episode, Maile Chapman and Vu Tran read from their work. Chapman is a widely published short story writer and author of the novel _Your Presence is Requested at Suvanto_, and Tran is the winner of a 2009 Whiting Writers' Award and a contributor to the serial novel _Restless City_. Both are Schaeffer Fellows in fiction at UNLV. The event was presented in partnership with the UNLV Department of English and was held April 15, 2010 in the UNLV Barrick Museum Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-04-1600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #58: Vu Tran on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 04/14/10In this episode, novelist and 2009 Whiting Writers' Award winner Vu Tran discusses his new novel on the April 14, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." The interview is used with the gracious permission of KNPR' s "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-04-1500 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #57: "I Could Read the Sky" - 03/17/10In this episode, Bennett Fellow Timothy O'Grady reads from his novel _I Could Read the Sky_. The novel is about an Irishman's migration to England in search of fieldwork and is illustrated with the work of _New Yorker_ staff photographer Steve Pyke. O'Grady's reading is interspersed with music from fiddle-and-gutar duo Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill and the singing of Anie Meenaghan. Pyke's images of Ireland are projected throughout the performance, and those wanting to watch a video of the performance will be able to do so via a forthcoming video posted on the BMI Video Archive (http://blackmountaininstitute.org...
2010-04-1100 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #56: "Blurring Borders" - 04/06/10In this episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning Dominican-American writer Junot Diaz, author of _The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao_, PEN/Hemingway Award-winning Chinese-American writer Yiyun Li, author of _The Vagrants_, and Cuban-American poet, novelist, and translator Pablo Medina explore the blurred borders between identity, nationality, and culture in their work. The event, "Blurring Borders," was held April 6, 2010 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-04-0700 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #55: Pablo Medina on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 04/05/10In this episode, poet, translator, and novelist Pablo Medina discusses his work, his Cuban childhood, and bridging the cultures of the Caribbean and the United Sates. The interview took place on the April 5, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada" and is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-04-0700 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #54: Junot Diaz on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 04/06/10In this episode Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Diaz discusses his life and work on the April 6, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." The interview is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-04-0700 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #53: Yiyun Li on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 04/06/10In this episode Yiyun Li, discusses her novel _The Vagrants_, her experiences with Chinese revolution and censorship, and what it's like writing as a foreigner in a foreign land. The interview took place on the April 6, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada" and is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-04-0700 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #52: Alissa Nutting on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 03/31/10In this episode, UNLV Schaeffer Fiction Fellow Alissa Nutting discusses representing the modern woman on the March 31, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." The interview is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-04-0700 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #51: Lavonne Mueller on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 03/22/10In this episode, playwright and BMI International Women's Forum Fellow Lavonne Mueller discusses her life and work on the March 22, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Mueller will appear, along with the other two 2009-10 Bennett Fellows, at a BMI event on April 29th. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-03-2600 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #50: Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill, Aine Meenaghan, and Bennett Fellow Timothy O'Grady on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 03/17/10In this episode, Irish music duo Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill join signer Aine Meenaghan and Bennett Fellow Timothy O'Grady to discuss their careers and traditional Irish culture on the March 17, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-03-1900 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #49: Maile Chapman on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 03/04/10In this episode, UNLV Schaeffer Fiction Fellow Maile Chapman discusses her debut novel _The Red Clock_ on the March 2, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Chapman serves as fiction editor for BMI's magazine _Witness_ and will speak, along with her colleague Vu Tran, at a BMI event on April 15. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-03-0400 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #48: Sam Tanenhaus on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 02/10/10In this episode, Sam Tanenhaus discusses the past and future of conservatism in the United States on the February 10, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." The interview is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-02-1100 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #47: Timothy O'Grady on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 02/02/10In this episode, writer and Bennett Fellow Timothy O'Grady discusses his life, America, and his book _Divine Magnetic Lands: A Journey in America_. O'Grady has lived in Europe since 1973 and recently returned to travel across the country and reconnect with the United States. _Divine Magnetic Lands_ tells that story. This interview took place on the February 2, 2010 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada" and is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-02-1100 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #46: "The Future of American Conservatism" - 02/10/10In this episode, Richard Brookhiser, senior editor at _National Review_, Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the _New York Times Book Review_ and author of _The Death of Conservatism_, and David Frum, a former speech writer for President George W. Bush and founder of FrumForum.com, discuss the deepening complexities of modern conservatism and the paths it might take. The event was moderated by Las Vegas _CityLife_ editor Steve Sebelius and was held February 10, 2010 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2010-02-1100 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #45: Er Tai Gao Reading - 12/02/09In this episode, Er Tai Gao and Robert Dorsett read from Gao's memoir: _In Search of My Homeland: A Memoir of a Chinese Labor Camp_. Dorsett translated the memoir into English, and Gao is an author, painter, critic, and Chinese dissident. He was the City of Asylum Las Vegas writer from 2003 to 2006 and continues to live in Las Vegas. This event was presented in partnership with the UNLV Department of English and the College of Liberal Arts. It took place December 2, 2009 in the Barrick Museum Auditorium on the campus of UNLV in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2009-12-0300 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #44: E.L. Doctorow Reading - 11/10/09In this episode, novelist E.L. Doctorow -- author of _Billy Bathgate_, _Ragtime_, and _The March_ -- reads from his latest novel, _Homer and Langley_. Doctorow serves as the 2009 Elias Ghanem Chair in Creative writing at UNLV. This event was presented in partnership with the UNLV Department of English and with a generous gift from Jody Ghanem-Zapcal. It took place November 10, 2009 in the UNLV Student Union Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2009-12-0200 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #43: E.L. Doctorow on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 11/03/09In this episode, pre-eminent novelist E.L. Doctorow discusses his new book, _Homer and Langley_, and the notion of remaking history to create fiction. This interview took place on the November 3, 2009 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada" and is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2009-11-0800 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #42: Kay Ryan Reading - 11/05/09In this episode, Kay Ryan -- the 2009 U.S. Poet Laureate -- gives the opening reading at the 2009 Vegas Valley Book Festival. Ryan's poetry collections include _The Niagara River_, _Say Uncle_, and _Elephant Rocks_. She has received fellowships from the NEA and the Guggenheim Foundation and was awarded the 2004 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. This event was co-sponsored by the City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs and Nevada Humanities and took place November 5, 2009 in the Fifth Street School auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2009-11-0800 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #41: Kay Ryan on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 11/04/09In this episode, U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan explains how she writes, how her life has shaped her poetry, and her role as Poet-in-Chief. This interview took place on the November 4, 2009 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada" and is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2009-11-0800 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #40: Raj Patel on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 10/13/09In this episode, Raj Patel, a noted food scholar, discusses his life and career on the October 13, 2009 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Patel appeared later that night as part of BMI's panel discussion "Food and Hunger: Eating in America." This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2009-10-1400 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #39: "Food and Hunger: Eating in America" - 10/13/09In this episode, Alice Waters, the celebrated chef and author; Raj Patel, a noted food scholar; and David Mas Masumoto, a writer and organic farmer, discuss the topic "Food and Hunger: Eating in America." This event was presented in partnership with Three Square and took place October 13, 2009 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2009-10-1400 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #38: Christina Garcia on KNPR's "State of Nevada" - 10/07/09In this episode, novelist Christina Garcia reads from her latest novel, _A Handbook to Luck_, on the October 6, 2009 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Part of the novel is set in Las Vegas and tells the story of an exiled Cuban magician and his act on the Strip. Garcia currently serves as BMI's 2009-10 Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.<div class="feedflare">
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2009-10-0700 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #37: Christina Garcia Reading - 10/06/09In this episode, novelist Christina Garcia reads from new and recent work. The author of _Dreaming in Cuban_ and BMI's 2009-10 Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing, Garcia's other novels include _Monkey Hunting_ and _A Handbook to Luck_. This event was presented In partnership with the UNLV Department of English and took place October 6, 2009 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre in Las Vegas, NV.<div class="feedflare">
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2009-10-0700 minBlack Mountain Institute PodcastBlack Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #36: "Craft: A Conversation" - 4/27/09In this episode, 2008-09 Bennett Fellows Luljeta Lleshanaku, Mary Palevsky, and Robert Rosenberg discuss their lives, work, projects undertaken while serving at UNLV, and the challenges of their craft. BMI associate director and novelist Richard Wiley moderates. Lleshanaku, an acclaimed Albanian poet, has two collections in English: _Fresco_ and the forthcoming _Child of Nature_. Palevsky, former director of the Nevada Test Site Oral History Project, wrote the noted personal history _Atomic Fragments: A Daughter's Questions_. Rosenberg's novel, _This is Not Civilization_, was a Borders Original Voices pick and won the 2005 Maria Thomas Fiction Award. This event took place April 27, 2009 in...
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