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The Story Behind the Storytellers

  1. 2017-07-02

    Scott Westerfeld

    Scott Westerfeld is a bestselling author of books for both children and adults best known for his young adult series Uglies and Leviathan. While on tour with his new graphic novel Spill Zone, Westerfeld spoke with The Write Up host Owen Egerton about monsters, collaboration, teenagers and storytelling. Westerfeld’s recent projects have embraced visual storytelling. From the stunning illustrations […] The post Scott Westerfeld appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    45 min

  2. 2017-05-24

    Dan Chaon

    Dan Chaon is the author of three short story collections. His short fiction has received multiple awards including publication in the Pushcart Prize Anthology, Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize stories. Chaon’s first novel Await Your Reply was a national bestseller, and his second novel Among the Missing was a finalist for the […] The post Dan Chaon appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    51 min

  3. 2017-04-25

    The Write Up: George Saunders

    In this episode of The Write Up, Owen talks to George Saunders about craft, ecstatic empathy, and the afterlife in his new novel Lincoln in the Bardo.   George Saunders is an award winning and New York Times bestselling author of essays, short stories, novellas, and children’s books. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, […] The post The Write Up: George Saunders appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    1 hr

  4. 2016-05-24

    The Write Up: Juliana Barbassa

    In this episode of The Write Up, we talk with prizewinning journalist and nonfiction writer Juliana Barbassa about her book Dancing with the Devil in the City of God: Rio de Janeiro on the Brink depicting the beauty, crime, pressures, and violent paradoxes shaping Brazil’s most vibrant city. Juliana Barbassa has lived and written all […] The post The Write Up: Juliana Barbassa appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    49 min

  5. 2016-03-21

    Amelia Gray

    I’ve long been a fan of the beautifully dark and bitingly funny fiction of Amelia Gray. Her short story collections AM/PM, Museum of the Weird, and most recently Gutshot rank among my favorite books to pick up for a quick, smiling nightmare. Her novel Threats digs deeply into grief and melancholy, so deeply that the […] The post Amelia Gray appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    57 min

  6. 2016-03-21

    C. Robert Cargill Live at SXSW 2016

    Novelist, screenwriter, critic and slam poet C. Robert Cargill sits down with host Owen Egerton at SXSW 2016 to talk about coming up in Austin, the history of scary movies, and advising on the set of Dr. Strange. The post C. Robert Cargill Live at SXSW 2016 appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    38 min

  7. 2016-01-25

    Kirk Lynn

    On this edition of The Write Up we chat with novelist, playwright, and professor Kirk Lynn about the craft of writing, the adventure of theater, and the deep desire to abandon society and escape into the wild. We also discuss his debut novel Rules for Werewolves. Lynn began writing prose in college, but found the […] The post Kirk Lynn appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    1h 5m

  8. 2015-11-17

    Ada Calhoun

    Writer Ada Calhoun discusses her new book, “St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America’s Hippest Street,” with host Owen Egerton. The post Ada Calhoun appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    41 min
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The Story Behind the Storytellers

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  • Channel
    KUT & KUTX Studios
  • Creator
    KUT & KUTX Studios, Owen Egerton
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2017
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 KUT & KUTX Studios | Moody College of Communication
  • Show Website
    The Write Up

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