In the first segment I sit down with author Nicola Griffith to talk about her recent book release She is Here. Nicola digs into her work in understanding history as stories not hard, immovable fact, and that history depends on who tells it. She discusses writing history as an embodied experience, extracting ourselves from binaries and embracing nuance, how the lack of disabled perspectives in literature shapes our ableism, and more.
Next up, I sit down with journalist Liam Syed and organizer Nikki Morse to talk about how Israels latest quasi-visa program targets foreign activists, more than a handful of whom are Jews, saying theyre either a security threat or immigrating illegally funny concept for an ethno-state built on illegal immigration, ethnic cleansing and genocide.
Notes:
Nicola Griffith is the author of nine novels, including Hild, Spear, and Menewood. In addition to her fiction and nonfiction (New York Times, Guardian, Nature, New Scientist) she is known for her data-driven 2015 work on bias in the literary ecosystem and as founder and co-host, with Alice Wong, of #CripLit. Awards include the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Society of Authors ADCI Literary Prize, two Washington State Book Awards, the Premio Italia, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Otherwise awards, and six Lambda Literary Awards. She holds a PhD from Anglia Ruskin University, is married to writer Kelley Eskridge, and lives in Seattle”where in 2024 she was inducted into the SFF Hall of Fame. In 2025 she was named as SFWAs 41st Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master.
Liam Syed is an independent journalist and photographer. His work focuses on issues of conflict, human rights and activism.
Nikki Morse is an organizer with the International Solidarity Movement and a member of the Academic Council of Jewish Voice for Peace.