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Host Michael Shields brings you Beyond the Margin, guiding you deeper into the stories told at the online literary and cultural magazine, Across the Margin.
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Episode 240: After Roe v. Wade with Dr. Elaine Lawless (opens the original)
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This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with Dr. Elaine Lawless who has devoted her career to ethnographic research in the fields of folklore, religion, and women’s and gender studies. She is the author of ten academic books and numerous articles. Her work has included studies of women’s literature, human rights, social justice and violence against women. Only Girls Bleed , her first novel, and the focus of this episode, draws on women’s storytelling and opposing cu
Episode 239: Sam Sodomsky (The Bird Calls) Takes Leave (opens the original)
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This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with writer, editor, and musician Sam Sodomsky . Currently, Sam is a senior editor at Pitchfork . Since 2016, he has worked at the publication in various positions across reviews, news, and video, where he launched the " Shop Talk " series that involves interviewing the staff at record stores. As a freelance writer, Sam’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, Rolling Stone, Uncut, Bandcamp, and The Independent.
Episode 238: After — Poetry Destroys Silence with Janet R. Kirchheimer (opens the original)
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This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with poet and film producer Janet R. Kirchheimer . Janet is the author of How to Spot One of Us , a collection of poems about the Holocaust and her family (Clal, 2007). She is also the producer of the award-winning film AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence , a cinematic performance documentary in which contemporary poets, both Jewish and non-Jewish, confront the Holocaust and its aftermath and discuss the responsibility of the spoke
Episode 237: The Baklava Guy (opens the original)
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This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with The Baklava Guy (aka Roy Donk), founder and operator of Good Baklava , a business that imports baklava from Turkey, bakes it in The Kingdom of New Jersey, and sells it throughout the tri-state area, and beyond. When the Knicks made their historic playoff run, a guy handing out baklava to fans outside the stadium became one of New York's most unexpected viral personalities . Today you’ll catch him in McCarren Park, Fort Gr
Episode 236: The Declaration Project with Lara Downes (opens the original)
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This episode of Across The Margin : The Podcast features an interview with internationally-acclaimed pianist and cultural visionary Lara Downes . Recently honored as Classical Woman of the Year by NPR’s Performance Today, Lara is a visionary trailblazer who occupies a unique position of visibility through her dynamic work as a sought-after soloist, a Billboard Chart-topping recording artist, beloved NPR personality as creator and host of the video series Amplify with Lara Downes , and host of “E
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