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On this episode of Words on a Wire, host Daniel Chacón invites writer and activist Tony Diaz into the Poets’ Cove to discuss his latest book, The Tip of the Pyramid: Cultivating Community Cultural Capital (University of New Orleans Press, 2022). -
In this special episode of Words on a Wire, host Tim Z. Hernandez and show producer Will Rose speak to Words on a Wire’s other host, Daniel Chacón, about his new book, The Last Philosopher in Texas: Fictions and Superstitions (Arte Público Press, 2024).
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Host Tim Z. Hernandez welcomes the 2023 Jack Douglas Award recipient, Eraldo “Dino” Chiecchi. He is a reporter, journalist, and the author of the book, "Josue: A Young Man's Life Lost to Suicide." -
Host Daniel Chacón and his guest Kalina Gallardo talk to the theoretical physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. -
In this episode, Daniel Chacón invite Words on a Wire co-host Tim Z. Hernandez. They talk about Tim’s new book, Some of the Light: New and Selected Poems from Beacon Press. -
Host Daniel Chacón talks to Aldo Amparán, author of the poetry collection Brothers Sleep (Alice James Books, 2022), winner of the Alice James Award. They will discuss everything from the writing process to imposter syndrome. Aldo also will read a poem from Brothers Sleep, “Thanatophobia, or Sleep Addresses His Brother.” -
In this episode, Daniel hangs out with Jessa Crispin, author of The Creative Tarot and Why I Am Not A Feminist. -
Daniel Chacón invited poet, publisher, and musician Carlos Fidel Espinoza into the Cove. They discuss a wide range of topics, including the El Paso migrant crisis, the reality of making a living as a writer, starting a publication company, and Carlos’s unique job as a city storyteller. -
Juan Ignacio Stewart talks with host Tim Z. Hernandez about family, teaching, music and salsa. In this edition of the "Third Story", Juan shares some stories of starting a food company. -
In this episode, Daniel hangs out with poet Ire’ne Lara Silva. They have a conversation about issues that concern an active writer, mindfulness, survival, travel, retirement dreams, and the problem with doctors —a conversation sprinkled with just about anything, but always coming back to poetry. -
Host Daniel Chacón talks to author John Symons about AI systems and the future of writing. -
This Sunday's show will be honoring the 75th anniversary of the plane wreck at Los Gatos Canyon, the tragic 1948 incident that took the lives of 32 passengers, 28 of which were Mexican bracero workers, who were buried anonymously in a mass unmarked grave in Fresno, California. This is the subject that our host Tim Z. Hernandez has spent the last 13 years of his life researching. We invite you to join us!
