Finding Hazel Hawthorne

In the tenth and final episode, Hazel visits the dunes for one last time. Inka gets to spend several nights in the dunes - for the first time. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Interview tapes from 1977 courtesy of professor William Brevda. Hazel Hawthorne’s notes cited with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate. Cape Cod audio by Christopher Seufert from his album Cape Cod Soundscape vol. 1, available in iTunes. Thank you to Harriet ’Jerusha’ Arnoldi for the live performance of Hazel, all rights reserved by the artist. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.

In the ninth episode, the twelve-year-old Hazel makes a commitment and the sixty-year-old Hazel honors the commitment. As the the Cape Cod National Seashore is established, the symptoms of Hazel's illness begin to make it more difficult for her to spend time in the dunes. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Hazel Hawthorne’s diary and letter to Prudence Hawthorne cited with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate. Hazel Hawthorne’s speech in the 1960 Eastham hearings quoted with a few omissions. Cape Cod audio by Christopher Seufert from his album Cape Cod Soundscape vol. 1, available in iTunes. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.

In the eighth episode, Hazel puts her love for the dunes and solitude into words. Inka learns about the connection of a well-known beat writer and Hazel. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Introducing Daniel Towler, Mary DeAngelis, Susan Pomerantz and Bert Yarborough. Hazel Hawthorne’s notes cited with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.

In the seventh episode, Inka arrives to Provincetown and Hazel starts to question the choices she has made in life. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Introducing Salvatore Del Deo, James Husson-Coté, Maura Coughlin, and Daniel Towler. A special thank you to Irene Briga. Hazel Hawthorne’s notes cited with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.

In the sixth episode, Hazel publishes her first short story in the US and meets a certain gentleman. Inka starts to make travel plans. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Quoting the New York Herald Tribune from March 29th 1931. Hazel Hawthorne’s letter to Edmund Wilson quoted with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate, available at Edmund Wilson Papers, Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Morris Werner’s Unpublished memoirs cited with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate, available at Morris Werner Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Hazel Hawthorne's application cited courtesy of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Background music and audio clips from Albert Marlowe and Freesound users prometheus888 and chestnutjam. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.