Speaking In First Draft

An Interview Podcast

Season 4 Debuts on March 4th!

First released in September 2023, members of the Girls Write Now community share a draft of one of their works in progress and discuss both the writing process and what creative expression looks like to them. Listeners will have the opportunity to engage with the inner machinations and perspectives of writers, producers, and artists from a diversity of episodes and stories.

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Maria Osorio . 5 years ago

Truth Riders, a podcast about arts and justice

This is the Truth Riders Podcast. We are Maria Osorio and Barbara Victoria, a mentee and mentor from South America that met through Girls Write Now. Truth Riders is about arts & social justice.

Claire Yu . 5 years ago

bloodline

A pair of poems inspired by the title “bloodline” and the poets’ own heritages and culture. How do our family and our history connect and define us to ourselves and to others?

Willow Edidin Locke . 5 years ago

Inside Look with Claire McLaughlin & Willow Locke

Claire interviews Willow, who wrote a piece on racism and discrimination in the criminal justice system. In it, she talked to Peter, who was incarcerated in New York State from age 20 to 30, and questions whether our prison system is effective.

Viktoria Pavlova . 5 years ago

The Bradshaw Twins, Part 2

The Bradshaw Twins saga continues… Will the twins put their differences aside for the good of thousands of people?

Viktoria Pavlova . 5 years ago

The Bradshaw Twins, Part 1

Oliver Bradshaw turns his twin brother Alaric's life upside down when he exposes a scandal at Alaric's firm. Can the two men find common ground? Part 1 of 2.

Victory Ogunnaya . 5 years ago

Books & Baked Goods

Podcast hosts Victory and Kaley discuss the themes in Toni Morrison's Beloved and sample some treats from Brooklyn Sweet Spot.

Vanessa Coker . 5 years ago

My Best Has Changed

This piece explores how film can help us think more deeply about our choices in life.

Vanessa Coker . 5 years ago

‘Miss Americana’ Review

This is a reflection and critique of Taylor Swift’s documentary Miss Americana.

Tracy Wang . 5 years ago

Looking Back at Anger

In 15 years I’ve grown, cried, fallen, learned and learned some more. However, I have wished I was better, more proficient, smarter, savvier, wittier, stronger, something… more than the person I am.