J. Michael Lennon on WRKF: Remembering Norman Mailer and the Origins of The Naked and the Dead
On November 11, 2025, J. Michael Lennon joined Talk Louisiana (WRKF 89.3) for a conversation that balanced literary history with personal memory. Appearing alongside segments featuring Elizabeth Pfifer and Piper Hutchinson, Lennon closed the broadcast with reflections on Norman Mailer—novelist, journalist, World War II veteran, and one of the central figures in postwar American letters. The interview previews themes that continue to animate Lennon’s ongoing work as Mailer’s authorized biographer and archivist.