Rebecca McInroy

It turns out our relationship to the present has more to do with how we imagine the future than we might think. In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head,…

Poet and novelist Carrie Fountain talks with poet Traci Brimhall about how hard it is to write a love poem, let alone a funny one. They swap quotes and…

Poet and music writer Hanif Abdurraqib talks with poet and novelist Carrie Fountain about his new book A Fortune For Your Disaster, following rabbit…

It turns out that our motivational system has a lot to do with how we present ourselves. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr.…

Awards are a double-edged sword. Whenever someone wins, someone else is left out. It turns out that there is a lot more than merit wrapped up in winning…

Turns out it is hard to change your mind, not to mention biologically expensive. But as Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about in this edition of Two…

It turns out there is a lot to learn about when studying the psychology of near misses. One thing we learn is that the memories of these events--like the…

Warning: This episode contains explicit content and adult language. Olivia Gatwood, author of Life of The Party, talks on This Is Just To Say with poet…

Poet José Olivarez reads the poem “Getting Ready to Say I Love You to My Dad, It Rains,” from his new book Citizen Illegal, and talks with poet and…

"I believe language is probably the most powerful thing on earth." -Jane MillerPoet Jane Miller sat down with poet and novelist Carrie Fountain to talk…

Playwright Sarah Ruhl reads Max Ritvo's poem "Refuge for Sarah" from her book, Letters From Max: A Book of Friendship, and talks with Carrie Fountain…

Tony Hoagland was an American poet who passed away on Oct. 23, 2018.On this episode of This is Just To Say poet and novelist Carrie Fountain reads his…

Poet and novelist Carrie Fountain reads W.S. Merwin’s poem “Thanks” and talks with KUT’s Rebecca McInroy about how complicated it is to feel and show…

Poet and novelist Carrie Fountain talks with poet Lisa Olstein about trusting her writing process, her roots as a poet, and her haunting and beautiful…

Poet Ada Limón talks with poet and novelist Carrie Fountain about her new book, The Carrying, and what it means to write intimately as a woman.We also…

Poet and novelist Carrie Fountain talks with Natalie Diaz about “Envelopes of Air,” a poetry project she did with Ada Limón for The New Yorker, and much…

Poet Mahogany L. Browne joined poet and novelist Carrie Fountain to talk about how she came to poetry, to share one of her favorite poems by Hiwot Adilow…

Poet Sam Sax talks with poet and novelist Carrie Fountain about poetry as biography, the history of medician, poetry as performance and much more.He also…

″[Poetry] is the only place that I can defy the world,” Roger Reeves told poet Carrie Fountain and producer Rebecca McInroy for this edition of This Is…

Poet Emmy Pérez reads her poem “Green Light Go” and talks with poet and novelist Carrie Fountain about living on the border as an act of resistance, the…