Raymond Carver Podcast

A podcast honoring the work of the influential American poet and short story writer, Raymond Carver from the last town he called home: Port Angeles, Washington. In each episode the special guest chooses a favorite story or poem by Carver and we embark on an in-depth discussion of the piece. This program is approved by Carver's Estate and is produced at Peninsula College.

S3E1: Selected Shorts Live in Port Angeles: T.C. Boyle, Billy Collins, Raymond Carver, and Tess Gallagher 01/14/2026

S3E1: Selected Shorts Live in Port Angeles: T.C. Boyle, Billy Collins, Raymond Carver, and Tess Gallagher In this very special episode, Selected Shorts actors Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds, Dave Made a Maze), Dion Graham (The Wire, After the First 48) and Zach Grenier (Deadwood, Fight Club) perform live versions of stories and poems by Billy Collins, T.C. Boyle, Tess Gallagher, and Raymond Carver in Port Angeles, Washington during the 2024 Carver and Gallagher Writing Festival (April 27th 2024.) This episode will launch January 15th 2026. Permissions will expire January 15, 2029 ... enjoy it while you can! /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/39733175

S3: Announcement: Clatskanie Ray Carver Writing Fest May 3rd 2025 04/15/2025

S3: Announcement: Clatskanie Ray Carver Writing Fest May 3rd 2025 This year, Clatskanie's Raymond Carver Writing Festival will be held Saturday, May 3rd 2025. We hope to see you there! This all day event is mostly free. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/36159515

S2: Announcement: Clatskanie Carver Fest May 17-18, 2024 05/06/2024

S2: Announcement: Clatskanie Carver Fest May 17-18, 2024 Event Announcement: Kim Stafford, Robert Michael Pyle, Chad Wriglesworth from the Raymond Carver Review, and more at a free festival in Clatskanie, Oregon May 17th and 18th 2024. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/31150228

Festival Time: Billy Collins, TC Boyle, and more live in April 04/15/2024

Festival Time: Billy Collins, TC Boyle, and more live in April Coming April 25, 26, 27 in Port Angeles, join us for our ambitious new festival. Big writers, little city. Details on Eventbrite and the Raymond Carver Podcast website. Look for the Raymond Carver & Tess Gallagher Creative Writing Festival 2024. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/30834843

S2E5: "So Much Water so Close to Home" with Carver Biographer, Carol Sklenicka 10/18/2023

S2E5: "So Much Water so Close to Home" with Carver Biographer, Carol Sklenicka Carol Sklenicka is the author of the biography Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life. In this episode we discuss her exhaustive biography of Carver before diving into one of his most beloved stories "So Much Water so Close to Home". /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/28360052

S2E4: "Carnations" with Joanadel Thyarks Hurst 07/09/2023

S2E4: "Carnations" with Joanadel Thyarks Hurst In this episode we explore a very rare piece of work by Raymond Carver, his one-act play "Carnations". Our special guest was a fellow student, friend, and actor involved with the writing and production of this "forgotten" play in Arcata, California in 1962. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/27412629

S2E3: a Special Episode from the Carver Archives: Columbus, Ohio 04/30/2023

S2E3: a Special Episode from the Carver Archives: Columbus, Ohio In this special episode we explore Carver's documents, notebooks, and original manuscript drafts in his official archives at the Ohio State University's Thompson Library in Columbus. Join me as I consider both microsopic and big picture questions regarding Carver's writing, life, drafting, editing habits, and unpublished work. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/26605659

S2 ANNOUNCEMENT: WRITING FESTIVAL DATES: PORT ANGELES 2024 04/25/2023

S2 ANNOUNCEMENT: WRITING FESTIVAL DATES: PORT ANGELES 2024 We are very excited to publish details about the first annual Raymond Carver and Tess Gallagher Creative Writing Festival to be held in Port Angeles, Washington: April 25-27, 2024. Listen here to learn more. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/26583648

S2 Bonus: Cheever Episode Bonus Material 04/18/2023

S2 Bonus: Cheever Episode Bonus Material Here you will find background information and anecdotes related to Season 2 Episode 2 with Susan Cheever, including: the ghost of John Cheever, a Carver interview about Cheever, a relevant bible verse explained, and more. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/26583156

S2E2: "The Train" with Susan Cheever 03/21/2023

S2E2: "The Train" with Susan Cheever In this episode I interview Guggenheim Fellow and Pulitzer Prize winning writer, Susan Cheever. We begin by discussing what might be Raymond Carver's most unusual story, "The Train". "The Train" is a sequel to "The Five-Forty-Eight", a beloved short story by her father, John Cheever. We met at the OSU archives in Columbus, Ohio (where Carver’s papers are kept) to discuss "The Train", Raymond Carver and John Cheever's friendship, and Susan Cheever’s many fine books of fiction and nonfiction. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/26298150

S2 Bonus: Carver Reading "Grief" and "Happiness" 11/07/2022

S2 Bonus: Carver Reading "Grief" and "Happiness" Archival recordings of Raymond Carver reading his poems "Grief" and "Happiness" at Peninsula College in 1987. Bonus material for Season Two Episdoe One with Billy Collins, who discusses these and other poems by Carver. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/24924792

S2E1: "Grief" and "Happiness" with Billy Collins 11/02/2022

S2E1: "Grief" and "Happiness" with Billy Collins Poet Billy Collins discusses five poems by Raymond Carver. Collins then gives a brief interview and reads his own work, including several pieces from his new book of short poems: Musical Tables. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/24879270

S2 Teaser: Season Two Teaser 10/19/2022

S2 Teaser: Season Two Teaser This teaser episode inlcudes clips from Episode One of Season Two of the Raymond Carver Podcast with special guest, poet Billy Collins. Episode One will officially launch in the Fall of 2022. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/24732069

S1E6: A Brief Interview with Haruki Murakami 06/04/2022

S1E6: A Brief Interview with Haruki Murakami Novelist, short story writer, and Carver translator, Haruki Murakami answers three questions for the Raymond Carver Podcast. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/23324849

S1E5: "Nobody Said Anything" with TC Boyle 04/20/2022

S1E5: "Nobody Said Anything" with TC Boyle In this episode we discuss Carver's story "Nobody Said Anything" with novelist and short story writer TC Boyle, and follow with a handful of questions for Boyle about his own life and work. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/22850330

S1E4: "Birdman" with Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 03/03/2022

S1E4: "Birdman" with Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu An interview with academy award winning director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu about his film Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virture of Ignorance) in which protagonist Riggan Thompson adapts Carver's "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" for broadway. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/22331039

S1E3: Full Circle: a Special Episode from Clatskanie, Oregon, Carver's Birthplace 12/26/2021

S1E3: Full Circle: a Special Episode from Clatskanie, Oregon, Carver's Birthplace In this special episode we visit Raymond Carver's birthplace, where a new Carver mural is underway on the former hospital where he was born. We interview a journalist and newspaper owner, local artists, and more about Carver's past...and his future, in Clatskanie, Oregon. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/21463622

S1E2: "Your Dog Dies" with Rena Priest, WA State Poet Laureate 12/25/2021

S1E2: "Your Dog Dies" with Rena Priest, WA State Poet Laureate Rena Priest, Washington State Poet Laureate, discusses Raymond Carver's poem "Your Dog Dies" and speaks to us about her poetry and Lummi culture. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/21463385

S1E1: "Cathedral" with Tess Gallagher 12/25/2021

S1E1: "Cathedral" with Tess Gallagher For the premiere episode of the Raymond Carver Podcast, we interview the writer, Tess Gallagher, Raymond Carver's widow. We discuss parallel stories they wrote about an overnight guest: Carver's "Cathedral" and Gallagher's "Rain Flooding Your Campfire". Gallagher also talks about her life with Carver and her work as his literary executor. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/21596918

S1 Teaser: Launch and First Guest Announcement 10/03/2021

S1 Teaser: Launch and First Guest Announcement Announcement of the launch of the Raymond Carver Podcast. The first guest will be the poet, Tess Gallagher, Ray's widow, who will talk about his short story "Cathedral". This podcast honors the work of one of America's most influential writers. Special guests are invited to choose one story or two poems to discuss with the host. Along with these deep dives into the individual works of the writer, we will bring listeners along to Carver related sites and events, and share rare recordings. /episode/index/show/raymondcarverpodcast/id/20690018

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