Paul started doing interviews early in his radio career, in 1980, in Chicago. Since that time he has produced over 500 hours of original radio interviews and is in the process of getting as much audio as possible on-line here as well as below.

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The Craft of Writing &  The Role of Writing in a Civil Society
Guest: John Olson
Date Originally Aired: 12/5/99 – NWX280
John is the author of EGGS & MIRRORS, from Wood Works Press, SWARM OF EDGES, from bcc press and LOGO LAGOON, from Paper Brain Press in San Diego. His poetry has been published in numerous journals, including TALISMAN, SULFUR, NEW AMERICAN WRITING, THE RAVEN CHRONICLES and THE GERM. His criticism has been in the AMERICAN BOOK REVIEW and THE STRANGER and his short stories have appeared in ETCETERA, DIRIGIBLE and FIRST INTENSITY. He has also written feature stories for the SEATTLE WEEKLY and is currently preparing to teach a class in writing the prose poem for the UW Extension program in the spring. He discussed his work, read some of his poems and talked about the role of writing and language in maintaining a civil society.
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