Radio Show Archive
Reyna Grande and Sonia Guinansaca
REYNA GRANDE & SONIA GUIÑANSACA December 11, 2022 In this new episode, host Daniel Chacón talks with Reyna Grande and Sonia Guiñansaca, editors of the anthology Somewhere We Are Human, A unique collection of 41 groundbreaking essays, poems, and artwork by...
Rumi Sevilla-Hernandez and Randy Barraza
3rd Story: Rumi Sevilla-Hernandez and Randy Barraza January 15, 2023 In this episode of the '3rd Story,' host Tim Z. Hernandez breaks down Gen Z facts with special guests Rumi Sevilla-Hernandez and Randy Barraza. Rumi Sevilla-Hernandez is a fourth generation Latinx...
M. L. Williams
M. L. Williams November 27, 2022 Host Daniel Chacón speaks with writer M.L. Williams about his book Game. M. L. WILLIAMS is author of the chapbook Other Medicines and co-editor of How Much Earth: The Fresno Poets, and he served as editor or co-editor of Quarterly...
Bonnie Ilza Cisneros
Bonnie Ilza Cisneros November 21, 2022 Bonnie Ilza Cisneros is a fourth-generation educator in a line of Tejana school teachers. Bonnie holds an MFA from Texas State University, is a member of Macondo Writers Workshop, and was awarded a NALAC artist grant in 2018. She...
Heath Dollar
Heath Dollar November 13, 2022 Host Daniel Chacón speaks with writer Heath Dollar about his book Old Country Fiddle. Heath Dollar is the author of Waylon County: Texas Stories and Old Country Fiddle, which won the Texas Institute of Letters’ Jesse H. Jones Award for...
Special: Day of the Dead with Denise Chávez
Day of the Dead Special with Denise Chávez Part 1: October 30, 2022 Listen to Part 1 of our special Día de Muertos episode with hosts Daniel Chacón and Tim Z. Hernández — with a very special guest, Denise Chávez. Part 2: November 6, 2022 Listen to Part 2, which...
Benjamin Alire SÁENZ, A Tribute
(Special Episode) A Tribute to Benjamin Alire Sáenz October 23, 2022 In this episode of Words on a Wire we’re here to bring you a very special show, a tribute to American poet and writer Benjamin Alire Saenz. This show is a compilation of the most memorable moments of...
Daniel A. Olivas
Daniel A. Olivas October 9, 2022 In this episode Daniel talks to his tocayo Daniel A. Olivas author of multiple books of fiction, a literary activist, and full time lawyer defending the rights of citizens in Los Angeles. They discuss his new book,How to Date a Flying...
Nico Antuna Cooper
Nico Antuna Cooper October 2, 2022 In this new episode you will listen to host Tim Z. Hernandez and guest, Nico Antuna Cooper on the segment, the third story. Antuna Cooper is a Renaissance man. He received his Master of Fine Arts from UTEP, specializing in poetry and...
Sergio Troncoso
Sergio Troncoso September 18, 2022 In this episode Daniel talks to El Paso native Sergio Troncoso about his latest novel, Nobody’s Pilgrim. It’s an action adventure story about three teenagers running away from something, abusive family, small oppressive towns, or...
Dominic Prado
Dominic Prado September 11, 2022 In this episode, listen to a new series ”The Third Story” created by host Tim Z. Hernandez, featuring Dominic Prado, who, after serving time in prison, headed out into his community to organize cultural events in Central California,...
Jahan Khamsehzadeh
Jahan Khamsehzadeh September 5, 2022 In this episode Daniel talks to Jahan Khamsehzadeh, a scholar of psychedelic studies whose latest book The Psilocybin Connection argues that ingestion of magic mushrooms may help people to not only overcome trauma and addiction but...