Robin Becker
Good Thunder Pod
Good Thunder Pod is an offshoot of the Good Thunder Reading Series, which brings renowned writers to small town Minnesota, where they conduct workshops and readings and hang out with the MFA program at Minnesota State University and the greater Mankato community. Each episode features a radio interview with a Good Thunder Visiting Writer geeking out about writing.
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Episodes
Kathleen Schwab 08.06.2026 43:37
Robin and guest co-host Adrianne Braaten chat with Kathleen Schwab about her debut fantasy QUEENSWOOD. Out on June 16!
Roger Sheffer and friends 20.05.2026 35:52
Robin chats with fiction writer Roger Sheffer and his former students Nate Boots and Nick Healy about process, success, and the MFA program at MSU.
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 12.05.2026 56:17
Robin and Maxim chat with Nana about revision, video games, and George Saunders.
Tyree Daye 07.04.2026 39:00
Robin, Maxim, and guest host Michael Torres chat with the poet Tyree Daye about family, reunions, and the shape of longing.
CJ Hauser 11.03.2026 40:50
Robin and Maxim chat with the multi-genre writer CJ Hauser.
Heid E. Erdrich 26.11.2025 35:04
Robin and Maxim chat with the poet Heid E. Erdrich about writing during dark days and telling secrets.
Joe Baumann 15.10.2025 38:34
Robin and Maxim chat with the speculative fiction writer Joe Baumann about being weird.
Claire Dederer 29.06.2025 41:17
Robin and Maxim chat with the brilliant Claire Dederer about art monsters and politics.
Carson Faust 10.06.2025 32:34
Robin and Maxim chat with MSU MFA alum and novelist Carson Faust about meeting your heroes and making art.
MFA Students Talk Graduation and Writing 07.04.2025 46:19
Robin and Maxim talk with graduating MFA students Grace and Joseph about life post-MFA.
Willie Perdomo 19.03.2025 30:53
Season 2, Ep. 3: Robin and Maxim chat with poet Willie Perdomo about the 90s, poetry, and revision.
Season 2: Episode 2.5 21.01.2025 24:26
Maxim and Robin chat with graduating MFAers Amy and Hussain about their experience in MSU's MFA program and their vision of life after.
Saymoukda Vongsay 02.12.2024 33:49
Season 2, Ep. 2: Hosts Robin Becker and Maxim Tamarov talk with playwright Saymoukda Vongsay about zombies and metaphors. Robin learns a new word: dramaturg.
Kevin Brockmeier 21.10.2024 35:06
Season 2. Ep. 1 Hosts Robin Becker and Maxim Tamarov talk with Kevin Brockmeier about death and writing.
Melissa Febos 01.08.2024 41:52
Robin and Annie, along with guest host Ailee Slater, sit down with literary rock star Melissa Febos.
Ngozi Ukazu 29.07.2024 32:52
Robin and Annie chat with cartoonist and graphic novelist Ngozi Ukazu author of Check, Please! and the recently-released DC comic Barda.
Eduardo Corral 20.05.2024 32:18
Annie, Robin, and guest host Ed Avila interview the poet Eduardo Corral.
Allen Eskens 07.05.2024 44:03
This episode features Robin and Annie interviewing Good Thunder visiting writer Allen Eskens, with guest interviewer Patricia DiMartino.
Shelley Wong 03.04.2024 32:05
Annie and Robin chat with poet Shelley Wong, fan of Madonna!
Aruni Kashyap 15.01.2024 37:25
In this episode, Annie and Robin interview poet, fiction writer, and translator Aruni Kashyap.
Victoria Chang 15.01.2024 34:37
This inaugural episode features Annie and Robin interviewing Good Thunder Visiting writer and poet Victoria Chang.
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