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Words on a Wire

Words on a Wire

  • Courtesy of Stephanie Valle
    In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose speaks with former journalist and El Paso news anchor Stephanie Valle. They talk about Stephanie’s two-decade career at KVIA ABC-7 and her new role at the El Paso District Attorney’s Office.
  • Courtesy of Jorge Mendoza
    In this episode of The Storykeeper, host Tim Z. Hernandez sits down with Jorge Mendoza.
  • In this special Words on a Wire episode, hosts Daniel Chacón and Tim Z. Hernandez sat down with painter, writer, professor, and cultural historian Maceo Montoya at a recent public event at the University of Texas at El Paso.
  • In this episode of The Story Keeper, from Words on a Wire, host Tim Z. Hernandez welcomes visual artist and educator Lorena Williams.
  • In this episode of The Writer and the Brain, host Daniel Chacón welcomes author Richard Z. Santos to discuss his novel Trust Me and its rich exploration of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  • In this captivating episode of The Writer and the Brain, a Words on a Wire production, host Daniel Chacón sits down with poet and artist Octavio Quintanilla at the Texas Book Festival to explore his latest poetry collection, The Book of Wounded Sparrows.
  • In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose sits down with Rus Bradburd—former UTEP and NMSU assistant basketball coach turned author—to discuss his debut novel, Big Time (Etruscan Press, 2024).
  • Daniel Chacón sits down with his longtime Words on a Wire co-host, Tim Z. Hernandez, to discuss Tim’s latest book, They Call You Back.
  • Host Daniel Chacón speaks with California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick. They discuss his latest work, “In Praise of Late Wonder: New and Selected Poems,” a collection that marks a profound exploration of his identity as a Korean adoptee.
  • 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.
  • 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 engaging podcast episode, host Daniel Chacon sits down with poet Gabriel Dozal to discuss Dozal’s book The Border Simulator and explore themes of identity, technology, and the concept of borders.