Podcast
First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/LIT3049833542
First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing is a weekly show featuring in-depth interviews with fiction, non-fiction, essay, and poetry writers. First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing highlights the voices of writers as they discuss their work, their craft, and the literary arts. This weekly show hosted by Mitzi Rapkin is a celebration of creative writing and the individuals who are dedicated to bringing their carefully chosen words to print as well as the impact writers have on the world we live in.
576episodes
576guest appearances
477unique guests
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Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Limón | 5 | 2026-03-27 | |
| Alice Mc Dermott | 4 | 2023-11-27 | |
| Charles Baxter | 4 | 2024-10-28 | |
| Claire Messud | 4 | 2025-01-06 | |
| Diane Seuss | 4 | 2025-11-28 | |
| Elizabeth Mc Cracken | 4 | 2025-12-22 | |
| George Saunders | 4 | 2026-02-02 | |
| Kevin Mc Ilvoy | 4 | 2022-10-10 | |
| Peter Orner | 4 | 2025-10-20 | |
| Amitava Kumar | 3 | 2025-01-06 | |
| Ben Okri | 3 | 2025-10-31 | |
| Debra Spark | 3 | 2024-03-25 | |
| Elizabeth Strout | 3 | 2024-10-14 | |
| Ethan Rutherford | 3 | 2025-06-16 | |
| Kevin Barry | 3 | 2024-12-27 | |
| Lauren Groff | 3 | 2025-05-26 | |
| Leslie Jamison | 3 | 2024-02-19 | |
| Lidia Yuknavitch | 3 | 2025-02-17 | |
| Michael Cunningham | 3 | 2026-04-30 | |
| Michael Kleber-Diggs | 3 | 2025-12-26 | |
| Sarah Gerard | 3 | 2025-03-10 | |
| Tracy K. Smith | 3 | 2025-11-24 | |
| Abby Geni | 2 | 2025-09-26 | |
| Adrienne Brodeur | 2 | 2023-07-03 | |
| Alan Lightman | 2 | 2021-03-15 | |
| Andrew Porter | 2 | 2025-07-07 | |
| Anna Noyes | 2 | 2024-12-09 | |
| Anna Solomon | 2 | 2020-05-11 | |
| Ben Fountain | 2 | 2023-10-16 | |
| Bill Clegg | 2 | 2020-10-26 | |
| Charlotte Wood | 2 | 2025-03-03 | |
| Christopher Castellani | 2 | 2019-07-15 | |
| Chuck Palahniuk | 2 | 2020-03-16 | |
| Curtis Sittenfeld | 2 | 2023-05-22 | |
| Dani Shapiro | 2 | 2017-06-19 | |
| Edan Lepucki | 2 | 2023-09-25 | |
| Edwidge Danticat | 2 | 2024-10-21 | |
| Jack Driscoll | 2 | 2023-01-09 | |
| James Longenbach | 2 | 2022-08-08 | |
| Jennifer Du Bois | 2 | 2019-07-29 | |
| Jenny Offill | 2 | 2020-03-02 | |
| Jill Ciment | 2 | 2024-08-05 | |
| Julia Alvarez | 2 | 2024-12-12 | |
| Karen Russell | 2 | 2025-03-31 | |
| Katrin Schumann | 2 | 2020-04-06 | |
| Kiley Reid | 2 | 2024-12-20 | |
| Margot Livesey | 2 | 2024-02-12 | |
| Marie Mutsuki Mockett | 2 | 2024-04-22 | |
| Marisa Silver | 2 | 2026-01-05 | |
| Michelle Brafman | 2 | 2023-06-26 | |
| Nathaniel Popkin | 2 | 2019-10-07 | |
| Paul Harding | 2 | 2023-12-18 | |
| Peter Ho Davies | 2 | 2022-01-31 | |
| Rebecca Makkai | 2 | 2023-03-20 | |
| Richard Powers | 2 | 2024-10-07 | |
| R.L. Maizes | 2 | 2026-02-23 | |
| Salar Abdoh | 2 | 2025-06-27 | |
| Sarah Manguso | 2 | 2022-04-11 | |
| Sebastian Barry | 2 | 2026-02-27 | |
| Stacey D’Erasmo | 2 | 2024-06-17 | |
| Stephanie Feldman | 2 | 2023-01-16 | |
| Steven Schwartz | 2 | 2022-02-07 | |
| Sue Monk Kidd | 2 | 2025-07-25 | |
| Susan Orlean | 2 | 2022-02-28 | |
| Téa Obreht | 2 | 2024-03-18 | |
| Torrey Peters | 2 | 2026-01-30 | |
| Viet Thanh Nguyen | 2 | 2021-05-03 | |
| Abraham Verghese | 1 | 2023-05-15 | |
| Adam Johnson | 1 | 2016-02-08 | |
| Adelle Waldman | 1 | 2024-05-20 | |
| A. Igoni Barrett | 1 | 2016-04-25 | |
| Aimee Bender | 1 | 2022-04-25 | |
| Akhil Sharma | 1 | 2016-12-26 | |
| Akwaeke Emezi | 1 | 2022-05-30 | |
| Alan Shapiro | 1 | 2025-01-27 | |
| Alan Townsend | 1 | 2024-09-30 | |
| Alexandra Fuller | 1 | 2019-11-04 | |
| Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich | 1 | 2017-06-26 | |
| Alice Elliott Dark | 1 | 2023-07-24 | |
| Alix Ohlin | 1 | 2019-10-14 | |
| Allegra Goodman | 1 | 2026-04-27 | |
| A.M. Homes | 1 | 2018-07-02 | |
| Amina Gautier | 1 | 2024-12-23 | |
| Amitav Ghosh | 1 | 2019-11-25 | |
| Anahid Nersessian | 1 | 2022-02-14 | |
| Ander Monson | 1 | 2020-04-27 | |
| Andrea Barrett | 1 | 2022-10-17 | |
| André Alexis | 1 | 2025-06-30 | |
| Andrea Mara | 1 | 2026-03-23 | |
| Andrew Sean Greer | 1 | 2017-08-07 | |
| Angela Flournoy | 1 | 2025-11-10 | |
| Anna North | 1 | 2021-05-24 | |
| Anna Quindlen | 1 | 2018-04-09 | |
| Anne Enright | 1 | 2020-07-20 | |
| Anne Lamott | 1 | 2024-04-29 | |
| Annie Murphy Paul | 1 | 2021-10-11 | |
| Ann Lauterbach | 1 | 2023-05-01 | |
| Ann Napolitano | 1 | 2020-05-18 | |
| Ann Packer | 1 | 2026-02-09 | |
| Ann Patchett | 1 | 2015-11-20 |
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