Episodes

Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
From Issue 18.1: Gustav Parker Hibbett reads their poem “Tuscaloosa Ars Poetica.” A.J. Bermudez reads her short story "Killjoy."
Fiction talk: A.J. Bermudez chats with Senior Editor Gabriel da Silva-Schicchi.

Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
From Issue 17.4: Wendy Videlock reads her poem "False Spring." Sandra Simonds reads her short essays.
Poetry talk: Wendy Videlock chats with Senior Editor Gabriel da Silva-Schicchi.

Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
From Issue 17.3: Johanna Aitchison reads her poem "You Left Your Heart in the Iowa River." Brendon Villalobos reads his story "Today I Bought La Casa de Bernarda Alba."
Poetry talk: Edgar Kunz reads his poem "Uncle" and chats with Lead Assistant Editor Jameson Owens.

Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
From Issue 17.2: Shannon Robinson reads her story "You Are Now in a Dark Chamber"; Nathan McClain reads his poem "Your Father Went to the Store."
Fiction talk: Host Sophia Berkey interviews Shannon Robinson.

Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
From Issue 17.1: Chloe Martinez reads her translations of poetry by Mirabai; Crystal Favorito reads her Stephen Dixon Fiction Prize-winning story "Robot Dog."
Fiction talk: Phoebe Oathout interviews N. Jane Kalu about "The Life We Lived."

Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
From Issue 16.4: Elizabeth Hazen reads her poem "Glose for Fathers"; Elise Levine reads an excerpt from her story "Cooler."
Fiction Editor Danielle Evans talks about her own experiences with literary magazines.

Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
From Issue 16.3: Kat Scott reads Vauhini Vara's story "The Irates"; Stephanie Niu reads her poem "The World's Heart."
Fiction Talk: Katherine Robinson revisits her inspirations for writing "Doom Bar."

Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
From Issue 16.2: Fatemeh Shams and Armen Davoudian read the poem "Hopscotch"; Katherine Robinson reads her short story "Doom Bar."
Poetry Talk: Armen Davoudian shares his journey to translating Fatemeh Shams's work.

Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
From the Archive: Stephanie Burt reads her poem "Rosehips" from The Hopkins Review 15.1.
Masthead Chat: THR's managing editor Phoebe Oathout talks teaching queer fiction.
From the Issue: Hedgie Choi reads her inaugural Stephen Dixon Prize-winning story "Gretel" from The Hopkins Review 16.1.