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In this first episode of a two-part conversation, host Daniel Chacón sits down with Dr. Gabriela Baeza Ventura, director and publisher of Arte Público Press—widely recognized as the nation’s leading publisher of U.S. Latinx literature. -
In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose sits down with graphic designer Josh Korwin to explore the often unseen craft behind book and literary magazine design.
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In this episode of Words on a Wire, Will Rose sits down with writer and editor Daniel Chacón and poet Gabriel Dozal for a conversation centered on a major moment for the literary community in the U.S.–Mexico border region: the relocation of Huizache Magazine to El Paso, Texas. -
In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose speaks with Caleb Lara, whose work on social media and through community projects has brought renewed attention to the rich and often overlooked history of the borderland. -
In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón sits down with two creative writing students, Jack Bishop and Luis Marquez, to talk about writing, storytelling, and the launch of their new student podcast, The Writer’s Pick. -
In this episode, host Will Rose sits down with journalist and author Jessica Goudeau to discuss her ambitious and deeply personal new book, We Were Illegal. After writing about refugee families rebuilding their lives in Texas, Goudeau began asking a question she had never considered about herself: how did her own family get here? -
On this episode of Words on a Wire, host Sylvia Aguilar Zéleny guides us through an inspiring conversation with acclaimed poet, journalist, and educator Maria Esquinca. -
In this episode, host Will Rose speaks with author Stephanie Austin about her debut novel, Burn, which will be released on February 3, 2026, from Cowboy Jamboree Press. -
In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose speaks with historian Jeff Roche, author of The Conservative Frontier: Texas and the Origins of the New Right, about how West Texas became one of the most reliably conservative regions in American political life. -
In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose speaks with El Paso–based photographer and videographer Christian Iglesias, widely known on social media as @ChristianChurches. Iglesias has built a devoted following by documenting the landscapes, people, and everyday moments of the borderlands. -
In this New Year’s episode of Words on a Wire, host Will Rose sits down with longtime co-host Daniel Chacón for a reflective conversation about artificial intelligence: how rapidly it has entered everyday life, how it is reshaping creativity, education, labor, and culture, and why it generates both excitement and unease. -
In this episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón speaks with writer, editor, and cultural critic Scótt Russell Dúncan about identity, futurity, and the politics of who gets to imagine the future.
