Glen Weldon | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Southampton College[1] |
Glen Weldon is an American writer, cultural critic, and podcaster. He has written for publications such asThe Washington Post,The New York Times,Slate,The Atlantic, andMcSweeney's. Weldon currently writes for theNPR Arts Desk and is a panelist on the podcastPop Culture Happy Hour.
Weldon currently writes for theNPR Arts Desk and is a panelist on the podcastPop Culture Happy Hour withLinda Holmes,Stephen Thompson, andAisha Harris.[2]
In his work, Weldon often draws on his life experience as agay man[3] and a self-described "nerd".[4] In addition to shorter fiction work appearing in anthologies and publications, he is the author of two non-fiction pop culture histories aboutcomic booksuperheroes andnerd culture.[2]Superman: The Unauthorized Biography, published in 2013, chronicled the history ofSuperman and his role as an iconic American figure.[5][6] 2016'sThe Caped Crusade coveredBatman's relevance through decades of popular culture.[7][8][9]
Weldon has earned an Arts Journalism Fellowship from theNational Endowment for the Arts, aPew Fellowship in the Arts for Fiction, aRagdale Writing Fellowship, and anAmtrak Writers' Residency.[3][2]
Weldon grew up inWest Chester, Pennsylvania.[10] He attendedSouthampton College and graduated with a degree inmarine biology.[11] On his NPR bio page, it is stated that he was "a completely inept marine biologist and a slightly better-ept competitive swimmer."[12]
yeah absolutely 100 percent this is my degree from Southampton College 1990.
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