Poured Over

Heartwood by Amity Gaige is a taut tale about mothers and daughters, survival and life. Amity joins us to talk about the Appalachian Trail, the COVID pandemic, loneliness, connection, friction, identity and more with guest host Brenda Allison.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Brenda Allison and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode):
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
Wreck by Catherine Newman
Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar

Until the Last Gun Is Silent by Matthew F. Delmont is a detailed account of the Vietnam War's effect on Black American communities and the ongoing fight for justice, from the battlefields to the home front. Matthew joins us to talk about PTSD, Coretta Scott King, questioning the historical record and more.

The War Within a War by Wil Haygood analyzes the mirrored struggle of Black Americans who were on the frontlines during the Vietnam War with those living in the states and fighting for freedom. Wil joins us to talk about Skip Dunn, the intersection of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights revolution, Marvin Gaye and more.

Listen in as these authors speak separately with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.       

Featured Books (Episode):
Until the Last Gun Is Silent: A Story of Patriotism, the Vietnam War, and the Fight to Save America's Soul by Matthew F. Delmont
Four Hours in My Lai by Michael Bilton and Kevin Slim
Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad by Matthew F. Delmont
The Bitter Heritage: Vietnam and American Democracy 1941-1966 by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America by Peggy Pascoe
A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America by Ronald Takaki
The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home by Wil Haygood
Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History by Wallace Terry
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do by Studs Terkel
Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World by Wil Haygood
Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America by Wil Haygood

Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth is a razor-sharp tale of family and obsession from the author of Sunburn. Chloe joins us to talk about sibling dynamics, the Irish gothic, gender roles, childhood, queerness and more with cohost Isabelle McConville.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Isabelle McConville and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode):
Heap Earth Upon It by Chloe Michelle Howarth
Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
My Husband by Maud Ventura
Creep by Emma van Straaten
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

Good People by Patmeena Sabit is a riveting, timely and thought-provoking story of family and resilience. Patmeena joins us to talk about voice, writing in an interview style format, language, active reading, community and more with cohost Isabelle McConville.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Isabelle McConville and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode):
Good People by Patmeena Sabit
The 42nd Parallel: The U.S.A. Trilogy, Volume 1 by John Dos Passos

Fear and Fury by Heather Ann Thompson revisits the shooting that rocked the Reagan 80s. Heather joins us to talk about the 1980s, digital archives, investigative journalism, media literacy, history and more with host Miwa Messer.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode):
Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage by Heather Ann Thompson
Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson
The Cycles of American History by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward