A Conversation with Marilynne Robinson on Radio Boston
Shortly after her breakfast encounter with undergraduates at the Kilachand Commons on April 12, 2023, Marilynne Robinson headed up Commonwealth Avenue to the WBUR studios for a conversation with Radio Boston host Tiziana Dearing. The segment, which aired on April 13, 2023, conveys the amplitude Robinson brought to her live appearances and wrapped up her visit to Boston University. In it, writer and host take on fundamental questions concerning the human impulse towards goodness. A phrase that clearly strikes a chord with Dearing is the “tender consideration” with which Robinson treats her characters. In the context of fiction, Robinson meditates on how we can “redefine goodness to be more inclusive.” And broadening out the lens from fiction to life, Robinson posits that the impulse toward goodness is the great and fundamental endeavor that engages most of us throughout our lives.
Listen to the archived podcast here.