In this unique episode of Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella, NWPB’s Scott Leadingham interviews author Becky Albertalli. The two talk about identity, representation of LGBTQIA+ books in grade school libraries, […]

In this episode of Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella, author Ryka Aoki shares how growing up in the U.S., she has a hard time seeing what happens on a societal […]

In part two of our conversation with award winning writer Ted Tremper we talk humor, media literacy and hear his thoughts on the state of politics.

Ted Tremper is an award winning writer, co-creator of the TV series Shrink, and was a producer for The Daily Show. He talks about how the traumatic loss of his […]

Paranormal romance writer, Stella Williams created Serpentine Creative to help writers of color get published. She talks about her passion for writing and helping vulnerable youth in this episode of […]

Ross Gay is a poet, author and co-creator of The Tenderness Project. He discusses getting comfortable with vulnerability and basketball as art in this episode.

Why don’t you see more people of color in the mainstream talking about mental health? American, LatinX, feminist mental health activist, Dior Vargas talks about breaking the stigma of mental […]

Jericho Brown. His poetry can take your breath away. His book, The Tradition, won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Find out about his writing journey, how he got his […]

What is your family’s immigration story?  Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, Carlos Gil, talks about digging into his family’s past and writing about their struggle to pursue the American […]

Author and speaker Dawn Shaw says that accepting your appearance and realizing your value is how to be resilient. She shares some steps on how to do that in this […]