223. Professor Kevin Clouther on Why Fiction Readers Make Good Citizens

Kevin Clouther is an assistant professor at the University of
Nebraska Omaha Writer’s Workshop, where he serves as program
coordinator of the Master of Fine Arts in Writing.


Clouther is also the author of the story collections “Maximum
Speed” and “We Were Flying to Chicago.” His stories have appeared
in Gettysburg Review, Gulf Coast, Joyland, New Orleans Review,
Ruminate and StoryQuarterly, among other journals. He holds
degrees from the University of Virginia and the Iowa Writers’
Workshop and is the recipient of the Richard Yates Fiction Award
and Gell Residency Award.


In this episode, Clouther and Michael Griffin are talking about
UNO’s MFA program, his love of fiction and the ritual of reading.