A Life in Biography

By Carl Rollyson

Talks and interviews about the life of biography as experienced by a biographer over forty years and fourteen biographies, dealing with subjects ranging from Sylvia Plath to William Faulkner, Marilyn ... more

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The podcast currently has 224 episodes available.

A Life in Biography episodes:

December 31, 2022 Choosing My Subjects: A Fireside Chat
A year end podcast reflecting on the contingencies of biography.
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30min
December 18, 2022 Two Mailer biographers discuss why he still matters, and why they write about him.
My conversation with J. Michael Lennon, Mailer biographer and interlocutor reflecting on a lifetime with his subject.
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50min
December 10, 2022 Mahala Stripling on her biography of Richard Selzer, the doctor who made an art of medicine
Richard Selzer inspired the work of a generation of doctor/writers. Listen to how he did it, and how his biography is shaping up.
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37min
November 27, 2022 A talk with Bob Batchelor about his new biography of Jim Morrison, The Doors, and the Sixties
A wide-ranging conversation about what you might call the music of biography.
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50min
November 19, 2022 A conversation with Norman Lock about Voices in the Dead House, novels, biography, and much more
I talk with Norman Lock about his American novel series, and why it should matter to biographers. This is my longest, most searching podcast.
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58min
November 13, 2022 Ellen Brown talks about her work in progress, a biography of Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams, copyright, fair use, research—Ellen Brown covers it all
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43min
November 05, 2022 Biography By the Day
What it is like trying to capture a day by day account of William Faulkner’s life.
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17min
October 29, 2022 How Diane Diekman became a biographer and her work in progress on Randy Travis
How a biographer begins with nothing—no contacts, no track record—and is successful anyway, writing biographies of Faron Young and Marty Robbins. And wait until you hear about her newsletter!
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45min
October 22, 2022 Becoming You
Are you the same person you were when you were a child? How this question pertains to biography—the one you are writing and mine.
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45min
October 08, 2022 How James Meredith broke the segregation barrier at Ole Miss
A conversation with Kathleen Wickham about her book, James Meredith: Breaking the Barrier” and her other work dealing with journalists who covered the 1962 riot at Ole Miss
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28min

FAQs about A Life in Biography:

How many episodes does A Life in Biography have?

The podcast currently has 224 episodes available.