Category Archives: Author Interviews

UC Press Podcast Featuring Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter

We are pleased to announce that Episode 16 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In this episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter as they talks about modern day slavery,… Continue reading

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UC Press Podcast Featuring Gary Okihiro

We are pleased to announce that Episode 15 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In this episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews Gary Okihiro as he talks about the history of the tropics and… Continue reading

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Podcast with Emil Draitser, author of Shush! Growing Up Jewish under Stalin

On March 20, 2009, Leonard Lopate of the The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC New York Public Radio, interviewed Emil Draitser. Draitser, a professor of Russian at Hunter College of the City University of New York and author of twelve… Continue reading

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UC Press Podcast Featuring, Michael McLeod

We are pleased to announce that Episode 14 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In this episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews Michael McLeod, as he talks about the mysterious and mythical creature known… Continue reading

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UC Press Podcast Featuring, Jonah Raskin

We are pleased to announce that Episode 13 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In this episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews Jonah Raskin, as he talks about his experiences working on a farm,… Continue reading

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Q&A with author, Lawrence Weschler

On Tuesday, February 17, 2009, Kenneth Baker, a San Francisco Chronicle Art Critic, did a question and answer session with UC Press author, Lawrence Weschler. Below, is a re-posting of the session. Special thanks to Kenneth Baker and the San… Continue reading

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Article with Philip Fradkin, author of Wallace Stegner and the American West

On February 12, 2009, Libby Motika, Senior Editor of the Palisadian-Post wrote a fantastic article on Philip Fradkin and his new book, Wallace Stegner and the American West (UC Press, February 2009). Writer Fradkin to Talk on Stegner and American… Continue reading

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Episode 10 of the Podcast Series is Now Available

We are pleased to announce that Episode 10 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In January’s episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews two journalists.First, he interviews Lawrence Weschler, who is a staff writer for… Continue reading

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Episode 9 of the Podcast Series is Now Available

We are pleased to announce that Episode 9 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In December’s episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews two English professors, and a professor of Astrophysics.First, he interviews Jerome Rothenberg… Continue reading

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Episode 8 of the UC Press Podcast Series is Now Available

We are pleased to announce that Episode 8 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In November’s episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews a film historian/producer and an art director, on a very influential silent… Continue reading

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