Podcast Episodes

Protecting the Unvarnished Word With Frank Weber

Season 4 Episode 91

Writer Frank Weber sits down with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. A former labor relations manager whose time spent doing techni…

1 day, 10 hours ago

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Building Poems from Personal History With Jeffrey H. MacLachlan

Season 4 Episode 90

Pushcart Prize nominee Jeffrey MacLachlan returns to chat with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. A multi-published writer who teac…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Ghostwriting as Ecology With Eliza Marley

Season 4 Episode 89

Folklore scholar and writer Elizabeth Marley chats with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. A University of Illinois Chicago PhD stu…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Teaching Grammar Differently With Patty McGee

Season 3 Episode 88

Award-winning educator and author Patty McGee sits down with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. McGee, who co-wrote her insightful …

1 month, 1 week ago

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Calculating the Probability of Truth With Jarod Jeffery, Pt. 2

Season 3 Episode 87

In a two-part episode of Washington Square On-Air, Melissa Ford Lucken continues her conversation with singer, writer, and statistician Jarod Jeffery…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Calculating the Probability of Truth With Jarod Jeffery, Pt. 1

Season 3 Episode 86

Singer, writer, and statistician Jarod Jeffery talks with Creative Writing Professor Melissa Ford Lucken. Jarod, who enrolled in Lansing Community Co…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Wielding Words Like Excalibur With Ayesha Montgomery

Season 3 Episode 85

Recovering political administrator and former political intern turned multi-published poet and poetry presenter Ayesha Montgomery joins Washington Sq…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Remembering the In-Between Moments With Matt Thompson

Season 3 Episode 84

High school creative writing and English language arts teacher Matt Thompson sits down with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. Thom…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Turning Stories Into Novels With Joseph Esper

Season 3 Episode 83

Actor, author and Lansing Community College student Joseph Esper chats with Professor of Creative Writing Melissa Ford Lucken. Esper, a Creative Writ…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Myth-Crafting Through Fan-Fiction With Sarah DeToy

Season 3 Episode 82

Lansing Community College student Sarah DeToy joins Professor Melissa Ford Lucken to chat about her journey from high school, through trade school, t…

4 months ago

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