Paul Herron

Anais Ni‪n Podcast

Arts EN ↓ 52 episodes

“We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are,” said Anais Nin, the subject of the film Henry and June, the world’s most prolific diarist and the writer of bestselling erotica, who left behind a legacy that continues to unfold. The Anais Nin Podcast will reveal the unknown aspects of this provocative and fascinating writer’s life and work. To learn more about this literary icon read "The Portable Anais Nin," "Mirages" or "A Cafe in Space, the Anais Nin Literary Journal" all available now as ibooks in the itunes store.

Author

Paul Herron

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Arts

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Latest episode

Dec 9, 2025

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Episodes

Anais Nin Podcast 51: A Portrait of Eduardo Sanchez 09.12.2025

Judith Hipskind Collins, who was Eduardo Sanchez's companion during his final years, discusses his character, quirks, and his only published book, The Round.

Anaïs Nin Podcast 50: Eduardo Sanchez Remembered 18.11.2025

Paul Herron presents Blanche Cooney's candid yet heartfelt memories of Eduardo Sanchez during the time of the printing of his only book, 'The Round.' She explores her unusual relationship with him and the reasons for their estrangement.

Anais Nin Podcast 49: Eduardo Sanchez's 'The Round' 12.08.2025

Eighty-three years after its limited edition was lost to history, Eduardo Sanchez's legendary but mysterious only book will be republished. Take a sneak peek at 'The Round.'

Episode 48: Joaquín Nin-Culmell’s Tribute to Anaïs Nin 13.01.2024

A restored recording of Joaquín Nin-Culmell’s moving tribute to his big sister, Anaïs Nin. New York, Feb. 22, 1977.

Episode 47: Anaïs Nin and Rupert Pole Read Michaux 19.12.2023

In 1962 Anaïs Nin was invited to read excerpts from French poet Henri  Michaux's controversial book Miserable Miracle, in which he describes the effects of mescaline and hashish on him. Nin read excerpts in French, and her lover Rupert Pole read the English translations. From a newly restored recording.

Episode 46: Kate Millett Reads Anaïs Nin 27.10.2023

Iconic feminist Kate Millett, author of Sexual Politics (1970), pays tribute to  Anaïs Nin  by reading her diary passages about June Miller.

Episode 45: Daisy Aldan Reads Anaïs Nin 27.08.2023

On February 22, 1977, a few weeks after Anaïs Nin's death, a celebration of her life was held in New York, which included several of Nin's friends and colleagues. The poet Daisy Aidan chose to read passages from the then-unpublished childhood diary, and her rendering of the young Anaïs is endearing, humorous, and brilliant.

Podcast 44: Anais Nin in Japan 16.06.2023

Paul Herron interviews two prominent scholars about Anais Nin's legacy and impact on Japanese readers and culture. Recorded in Osaka, Japan.

Episode 43: Anaïs Nin and Edgard Varèse's "Nocturnal" 02.05.2023

Both French ex-patriots and avant-garde twentieth century artists, it was only natural that Anaïs Nin and Edgard Varèse would be drawn to each other. Varèse's final composition, "Nocturnal," was inspired by Nin's "House of Incest" and was unfinished at the time of his death in 1965. However, his protege Chou Wen-chung, using scattered notes and sketches, miraculously...

Episode 42: Lawrence Durrell and Anais Nin talk D. H. Lawrence, 1974 01.12.2022

This long-lost audio recording of Lawrence Durrell's 1974 seminar on D. H. Lawrence at CalTech in March 1974 with special guest Anais Nin has been restored. Theories, both modern and not, are bandied about in this lively exchange between two of literature's "three musketeers." A must-listen for Nin and Durrell fans alike.

Episode 41: The Relationship of Anaïs Nin and Lawrence Durrell 08.07.2022

In this episode Paul Herron discusses the 40-year-long friendship between two of the "Three Musketeers," Anaïs Nin and Lawrence Durrell. Ups and downs, off and on, devotional and contentious, the friendship endured until Nin's death in 1977.

Podcast 40: Robert Zaller on The Magnanimity of Anais Nin 06.09.2021

Robert Zaller, the editor of 'A Casebook on Anais Nin' (1974), discusses his and his wife Lili Bita's friendship with Anais Nin, which was, as he put it, "...uniformly positive. Anais was an extraordinarily generous person. Faithfulness in the conventional sense was not important to her, loyalty was. She was too intelligent and too mercurial to ever be satisfied by anyone, and...

Podcast 39: Gunther, Anais and I 16.02.2021

Gunther Stuhlmann was Anais Nin's literary agent for thirty years, her co-editor of her famous diaries, and the founder and editor of ANAIS: An International Journal from 1983 to 2001. This podcast goes behind the scenes and takes a personal look at the man considered to be the formibable "lion at the gate" of the Nin archive. 

Anaïs Nin’s Fiction: A Blueprint of the Psyche with Marina Ferre‪r‬ 06.02.2021

Marina Ferrer, Brazilian poet, explains how Anaïs Nin has changed her life and art, and how Nin affects the open-minded reader. In this interview, Ferrer informs the listener how to appreciate Nin’s most neglected—but perhaps most important—writing, her fiction, especially Nin’s continuous novel, Cities of the Interior, found on iTunes at (https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/cities-of-the-interior/id...

Ménage à Trois: Anaïs Nin, Henry Miller and Mone‪y‬ 06.02.2021

This podcast reveals the fallout after the 1942 breakup of one of the most famous literary love affairs, that of Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller. We find out that Nin attempted to revive the friendship and failed, and that Miller betrayed her trust when his friend published a book revealing details of the affair. Just when Nin was destitute, Miller suddenly became rich and famous—did he come to her res...

From Tragedy to Triumph: Anaïs Nin and Lana Fo‪x‬ 06.02.2021

This podcast is the story of how erotica writer Lana Fox, a survivor of sexual abuse and incest, was inspired by Anaïs Nin’s erotica and diaries to truly discover and accept herself, to rise from tragedy to triumph.

A Half Century with Anaïs Nin: Benjamin Franklin ‪V‬ 06.02.2021

Preeminent Anaïs Nin scholar Benjamin Franklin V discusses his fifty years of devotion to author Anaïs Nin and what it was like to work with her at the peak of her fame.

How Keeping a Diary Saved Two Lives: Anaïs Nin and Diana Raa‪b‬ 06.02.2021

Writer/blogger Diana Raab discusses her affinity with Anaïs Nin.

Henry Miller’s Influence on Anaïs Nin’s Writin‪g‬ 06.02.2021

The truth about Henry Miller’s lasting effect on Anaïs Nin’s writing.

He Said, She Said: Anaïs Nin and Lanny Baldwi‪n‬ 06.02.2021

A look at Anaïs Nin’s relationship with Lanny Baldwin from both points of view.

The Music in Anaïs Nin’s Life and Wor‪k 06.02.2021

A look at how music played a role in Anaïs Nin’s life.

Anaïs Nin’s Maternality with Jessica Gilbe‪y‬ 06.02.2021

How Anaïs Nin’s relationship with her mother affected her life and work

Anaïs Nin’s Editor John Ferron‪e‬ 06.02.2021

A tribute to the passing of the editor of Anaïs Nin’s most famous works, John Ferrone.

Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller with Barbara Kraf‪t‬ 06.02.2021

Memoirist Barbara Kraft discusses the final years of Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller.

Barbara Kraft Interviews Henry Mille‪r‬ 06.02.2021

Memoirist Barbara Kraft interviews Henry Miller.

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