In this episode, poet and critic James Longenbach reads from his work. Part of the fourteenth Modernist Studies Association conference, the event was held October 18, 2012 at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Longenbach is introduced by poet and UNLV English Professor Donald Revell.

In this episode, writers and medical ethicists Harriet Washington, David Ewing Duncan, and Jacob Appel discuss the ethics, politics, and morality of contemporary medical practice, research, and pharmacology. The event was held September 19, 2010 in the UNLV Student Union Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.

In this episode, fiction writer Melinda Moustakis discusses her life and work on the September 11, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Later that night, Moustakis appeared as part of BMI's Emerging Writers Series, which is made possible by a Nevada Humanities Grant.

In this episode, writer and 2012-13 Bennett Fellow Oksana Marafioti discusses her life and work on the July 2, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.

In this episode, Juan Williams, Norman J. Ornstein, and Kathleen Parker discuss the question "Is Moderation Possible in American Politics?" Moderated by radio host Patricia Cunningham, the event was held March 22, 2012 in the UNLV Stan Fulton Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.

In this episode, fiction writer and multimedia artist Kris Saknussemm reads, and presents corresponding video excerpts, from his novel Reverend America. Tenor saxophonist Eric Wyatt joins Saknussemm during the event, which was held March 13, 2012 in the UNLV Greenspun Hall Auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.

In this episode, writer and 2010-11 BMI - Kluge Fellow Kelle Groom discusses her life and work on the April 5, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.

In this episode, novelist and media artist Kris Saknussemm discusses his life and work on the March 6, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." BMI's 2011-12 Gallagher Fellow, Saknussemm stages a mixed media performance on Tuesday, March 13 in the Greenspun Hall Auditorium at UNLV.

In this episode, fiction writers Mary Gaitskill, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, and Cheryl Strayed discuss "Female Novelists in the 21st Century." Moderated by novelist and UNLV Assistant Professor of English Maile Chapman, the event was held February 22nd, 2012 in the UNLV Student Union Ballroom in Las Vegas, NV.

In this episode, fiction writer Sarah Shun-lien Bynum discusses her life and work on the February 22, 2012 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Later that night, Bynum appeared as part of BMI's panel "Female Novelists in the 21st Century." This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.