The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full Volume
Russell Rowland
16 episodes
3 weeks ago
Dzanc Books conducts a literary contest every year, and they publish the winner in several categories--fiction, poetry and short stories. In 2019, the winner of the Dzanc Award for fiction was a debut novel by John Englehardt called Bloomland, which is the story of a school shooting that takes place in Arkansas. The book is told from three separate points of view, including the shooter, and it's a masterwork of fine writing. I had the pleasure of talking to John about his debut novel, and the...
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Dzanc Books conducts a literary contest every year, and they publish the winner in several categories--fiction, poetry and short stories. In 2019, the winner of the Dzanc Award for fiction was a debut novel by John Englehardt called Bloomland, which is the story of a school shooting that takes place in Arkansas. The book is told from three separate points of view, including the shooter, and it's a masterwork of fine writing. I had the pleasure of talking to John about his debut novel, and the...
Episode Eleven - Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security Works
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full Volume
58 minutes
1 month ago
Episode Eleven - Alex Lawson, Executive Director, Social Security Works
I met Alex Lawson at a conference in my home town of Billings in early 2024, and he’s a dynamic speaker, but more importantly a strong advocate for one of the American institutions and Trump and the Republican party have nailed a target on, which is Social Security. Lawson is the Executive Director of Social Security Works, a non-profit that has been fighting to protect not only social security, but Medicaid and Medicare as well as other government programs, for about ten years now. And he is...
The Song of Rowland: American Culture at Full Volume
Dzanc Books conducts a literary contest every year, and they publish the winner in several categories--fiction, poetry and short stories. In 2019, the winner of the Dzanc Award for fiction was a debut novel by John Englehardt called Bloomland, which is the story of a school shooting that takes place in Arkansas. The book is told from three separate points of view, including the shooter, and it's a masterwork of fine writing. I had the pleasure of talking to John about his debut novel, and the...