Plague Remedy Podcast
This is the podcast for writers and those who love them.
Each week on the Plague Remedy Podcast, we discuss the craft of writing and beyond to explore why we write through thoughtful, soulful conversations with writers, academics, and artists. This show is your weekly dose of inspiration, insight, and unexpected voices.
New episodes drop every Tuesday, with bonus episodes dropping on Thursdays
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 42
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Short Stories, Big Hearts: Author John Sheirer Talks Writing, Teaching and This American Moment
Award-Winning Novelist Cynthia Reeves on Grief, Whalebones, and Writing at the Ends of the Earth
Where can I find Cynthia Reeves?
Where can I buy Cynthia's books?
Cynthia Reeves's Two Books & Two Others -
From West Philly to Mars: Writing, Identity, and the Art of Envy Jujitsu with David Ebenbach
Where can I find David Ebenbach?
Where can I buy David's books? (But not all of them)
- Possible Happiness (novel)
- How to Mars (novel)
- The Guy We Didn't Invite to the Orgy (stories)
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Writing Big and Writing Small – with Award-Winning Playwright, Screenwriter, and Director Brooke Berman
Where can I find Brooke Berman?
Where can I see/read her work?
Brooke's two books & two others - (and then some)
BEST OF: What's it like to have a headache 24/7? NYT Best-Selling author and classical pianist Andrea J. Buchanan tells us
Where can I find Andrea J. Buchanan?
Andrea's books? (but not all of them)
Creativity as Spiritual Practice — with Actor, Director, Translator, and Jesuit Priest George Drance
Where can I find Rev. George Drance, SJ?
- Magis Theatre/Arts Collective (he's the artistic director)
- George Drance (website)
- George Drance on Jesuit Media Lab
His two books & two others - (+ 1)
Genre Fluidity, Icelandic Sagas & Milton as Sci-Fi — with the Wonderfully Inventive Sarah Tolmie
Where can I find Sarah Tolmie?
Where can I buy her books? (not all of them)
- All the Horses of Iceland (novella)
- Sacraments for the Unfit (stories)
- The Art of Dying (poetry)
Sarah'…
BEST OF: Word by Word with Hannah Sward, author of 'Strip: A Memoir'
Where can I find Hannah Sward?
Where can I find Hannah's book?
More of Hannah's writing?
Hannah's two books -…
Fierce Beats, Fast Food and Fighting for the People with Juanita E. Mantz (AKA JEM)
Juanita E. Mantz—aka JEM—talks punk rock, public defense, and the power of storytelling. (Plus Flintstone Land!)
Where can I find JEM?
Leap into the Void with writer, editor, and publisher John Madera
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Where can I find John Madera?
Where can I buy his…
Try a Little Tenderness with poet and musician Charles Coe
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Poet and musician Charles Coe discusses his journey as an artist, the intersections of poetry and jazz, and the importance o…
BEST OF: The Shame of Poverty and Why I Had to Tell this Story with Christian Livermore
Where can I find Christian Livermore?
Christian's books?
BEST OF: Post-Punk and Poetry with poet Mathew Caley
Poet Matthew Caley discusses his influences, the intersection of text, image and sound, and Punk and Post-Punk influences on his poetry.
Where can I find Matthew Caley?
Diving Into the Ocean and the Unconscious with Prize-Winning Novelist David Vann
David Vann joins us for a candid conversation about the unconscious, why we hurt the people we love, and why his latest novels are only available in French.
Where can I find David Vann?
Robert Fromberg: A Mugging, a Memoir, and the Art of Paying Attention
Robert Fromberg discusses his memoir, How to Walk with Steve, his unconventional approach to storytelling, and the power of observation in both life and writing.
Where can I find Robert Fromberg?
Paul Rudnick Wants to Know 'What Is Wrong with You?'
Paul Rudnick talks to us about his amazing writing career, which has spanned theatre, films, novels, and humour pieces. We also discuss his forthcoming book, What Is Wrong with You?, the power of hum…
An Englishman in New Mexico: Author James Reich talks genre, atmosphere and the election
James Reich is a novelist, essayist, and journalist. His latest novel, Skinship, combines science fiction and nostalgia. Originally from Gloucestershire, England, he has lived in New Mexico since 200…
The Joy of Callaboration and Community with Steven Dunn & Katie Jean Shinkle
This episode features authors Steven Dunn and Katie Jane Shinkle discussing their collaboratively written novel Tannery Bay, which explores community and justice.
Where can I find Steven and Katie Jea…
The Mischievous, Playful Art of Language with Scotland’s New Makar, Peter Mackay
Pàdraig MacAoidh / Peter Mackay is a Scottish poet, academic, and the newly appointed Scottish Makar (national poet), known for his work in Gaelic and English.
Where can I find Pàdraig MacAoidh / Pete…
BEST OF: A Raucous, Joyful Interview with an OG of Letters Laurie Stone
Laurie Stone is the author of Streaming Now: Postcards from the Thing That Is Happening and five other books, editor of Close to the Bone, and a former Village Voice writer, Nation theatre critic, an…