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Words on a Wire

Words on a Wire

  • Courtesy of Tim Z. Hernandez
    In this episode of Words on a Wire, longtime host Tim Z. Hernandez introduces "The Storykeeper," an exciting new segment on Words on a Wire. Drawing from his extensive experience from his years of gathering stories, Hernandez explains how The Storykeeper will bring powerful, transformative narratives to listeners.
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    In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose sits down with Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker staff writer and author of the New York Times Top 10 Book of 2024, Everyone Who Was Gone Is Here.
  • In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón speaks with Tara López, author of Chuco Punk: Sonic Insurgency in El Paso (University of Texas Press, 2024).
  • On this episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón talks with author Lucrecia Guerrero about her new book, On the Mad River (Mouthfeel Press, 2024).
  • On this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose speaks with Parmy Olson, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and author of Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World (St. Martin’s Press, 2024).
  • On this episode of Words on a Wire, Host Tim Z. Hernandez speaks with Cassie Holguin-Pettinato, a Chicana poet, collage artist, and theremin musician from the El Paso/Juárez frontera.
  • On this episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón speaks with Octavio Solis, who is considered by many to be one of the most prominent Latino playwrights in America.
  • Host Tim Z. Hernandez speaks with David Dorado Romo, a writer, translator, musician, and historian from El Paso.
  • In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón speaks with author and attorney Daniel A. Olivas about his new novel, Chicano Frankenstein (Forest Avenue Press, 2024).
  • Hosts Daniel Chacón and Tim Z. Hernandez kick off season 16 of Words on a Wire.
  • Part two of host Daniel Chacón’s special episode about Macondo, a writing community and workshop founded by Sandra Cisneros. You can listen to the first part of this discussion right here on KTEP.org.
  • On this special episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón invites writers associated with Macondo, a writing community and workshop founded by Sandra Cisneros. This is part one of a two-part episode.