Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Senora Babb’s work with refugee farmers during the Dust Bowl provided her with first-hand material for her brilliant novel, Whose Names are Unknown. Publishing politics kept her book out of print for many years and offers a perspective quite different from John Steinbeck’s better-known book. April Lidinsky welcomes Francisco Robles, Associate Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame to discuss Babb’s remarkable writing and create a Depression-Era meal.
Senora Babb’s work with refugee farmers during the Dust Bowl provided her with first-hand material for her brilliant novel, Whose Names are Unknown. Publishing politics kept her book out of print for many years and offers a perspective quite different from John Steinbeck’s better-known book. April Lidinsky welcomes Francisco Robles, Associate Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame to discuss Babb’s remarkable writing and create a Depression-Era meal.
