24 episodes

Join David Maraniss, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, in conversation with his daughter, the writer Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, as they illuminate the craft of non-fiction writing and explore their family's deep commitment to the power of story and search for truth.

David Maraniss, Ink in Our Blood David Maraniss

    • Arts

Join David Maraniss, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, in conversation with his daughter, the writer Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, as they illuminate the craft of non-fiction writing and explore their family's deep commitment to the power of story and search for truth.

    Suzan Shown Harjo (Part 2 of 2)

    Suzan Shown Harjo (Part 2 of 2)

    David continues the discussion with Suzan Shown Harjo, (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) recipient of a 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and renowned advocate for Native American rights. She is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and policy advocate who has helped Native peoples recover more than one million acres of tribal lands and fight against the use of racist mascots.

    "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at:
    https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/

    • 56 min
    Suzan Shown Harjo (Part 1 of 2)

    Suzan Shown Harjo (Part 1 of 2)

    David talks with Suzan Shown Harjo, (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) recipient of a 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and renowned advocate for Native American rights. She is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and policy advocate who has helped Native peoples recover more than one million acres of tribal lands and fight against the use of racist mascots.

    "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at:
    https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Jim Kossakowski

    Jim Kossakowski

    In this episode, David talks with James Kossakowski, the great-grandson of Jim Thorpe.

    "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at:
    https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/

    • 30 min
    Norbert Hill

    Norbert Hill

    In this episode of the "Ink in Our Blood" podcast, Norbert Hill joins David Maraniss to talk about the genesis of "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" — almost 20 years ago — and much more. Norbert S. Hill is an enrolled citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and has recently retired as Area Director of Education and Training for the Nation and co-editor of The Great Vanishing Act: Blood Quantum and the Future of Native Nations.

    "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at:
    https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/

    • 29 min
    Patty Loew

    Patty Loew

    In this episode, David talks with Patty Loew, a professor in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and the inaugural director of NU's Center for Native American and Indigenous Research. She is a documentary producer, author, and a citizen of Mashkiiziibii.

    "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at:
    https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/

    • 39 min
    Finding the Path (Part 2 of 2)

    Finding the Path (Part 2 of 2)

    In this third episode of the season, David and Sarah continue the conversation about David's research into his new book, "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" which is available at bookstores or online at:
    https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/

    • 39 min

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