‘Sad Me of the Past’ podcast connects Iowa writers to their younger selves

The podcast provides a space for writers to reflect on their past work. Lauren Haldeman and Stephen Lovely chat during an episode of the podcast Sad Me of the Past in Phillips Hall on Oct. 31. Along with Danny Khalastchi, the three host guests from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop. Ava Neumaier for The Daily Iowan The University of Iowa Writing Department created a podcast for writers affiliated with the university to dig deep into their writing portfolios from years prior and analyze not only the work, but the younger person who created it. Now, the podcast has created an outlet for multiple writers since its debut one year ago. Lauren Haldeman, visiting assistant professor at the UI and senior editor for the podcast, works with a team to create a sense of belonging and connection for guest writers and help them find a version of their little “sad me” in their old works of writing. “It’s this idea of finding work from your past when you were still learning your craft and were much younger and appreciating that step in your process,” Haldeman said. “It’s also having a little bit of humor about yourself and a little bit of levity and this little person who was trying so hard.” Haldeman and her team have produced eight episodes featuring nine different writers in the past year. “I had this idea for a while. I initially thought it would be a comedy podcast,” Haldeman said. “We’d look at this terrible stuff we wrote, and we’ll workshop it. But once we started doing it, it became much more of a therapy session than a roast.” The connections that developed on the podcast were shocking to Haldeman but became something she was very proud of and is excited to continue. “A lot of times, we find that authors were already working through stuff as a child that they had no way of gaining enough perspective until they were adults to know what they were doing,” Haldeman said. “Even as kids, we’re processing and telling a story, and that’s a very powerful way to […]

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