Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Writing the Rails
It all started with a musing from novelist, Alexander Chee. “I wish Amtrak had residencies for writers,” he told an interviewer. A few tweets and nine months later, Amtrak has announced its first group of writers for its train residency. Madeleine talks to one of the winners: author and radio host, Farai Chideya.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIt all started with a musing from novelist, Alexander Chee. “I wish Amtrak had residencies for writers,” he told an interviewer. A few tweets and nine months later, Amtrak has announced its first group of writers for its train residency. Madeleine talks to one of the winners: author and radio host, Farai Chideya.
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The full episode
2 of 5Obama’s ISIS Reaction, Writing the Rails and the Ello Buzz- 0:00Obama’s ISIS Reaction
- 11:31Writing the RailsYou’re reading this
- 17:02The State of Rail in America
- 25:50A Strange Buffet of New Releases
- 41:29Ello There