Podcast Episodes

The Banderpod S3:E1 - Mark Forrester

Season 3 Episode 1

Carolyn Clare Givens interviews Mark Forrester (author of Above, Not Up) about how his passion for teaching mathematics turned into a fascinating YA adventure novel incorporating math into a fascinat…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

The Banderpod S2:E7 - Three Readings

S.D.G. Morgan hosts Matt Mellema reading the first chapter of Red Rex as well as Carolyn Clare Givens reading the first chapter of her middle grade chapter book The King’s Messenger and Rachel S. Don…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

The Banderpod S2:E6 - Matthew Mellema

A.B. Donahue interviews Matt Mellema (author of Red Rex and host of The Believe to See podcast) about how he plotted out his work and how a lifelong fascination with dinosaurs led to his novel series…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

The Banderpod S2:E5 - Shawn Smucker & Maile Silva

Carolyn Clare Givens chats with authors Maile Silva & Shawn Smucker (owners of Nooks bookstore and creators of The Stories Between Us podcast) about what it has been like to take up ownership of a be…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

The Banderpod S2:E4 - J.A. Sommer (Pt. 2)

Rachel Donahue continues her interview with J.A. Sommer (author of Zao’s Tales & The Blue Book of Tales) about how his childhood dyslexia served both as an obstacle and an inspiration towards storyt…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The Banderpod S2:E4 - J.A. Sommer (Pt. 1)

Rachel Donahue interviews J.A. Sommer (author of Zao’s Tales & The Blue Book of Tales) about how his missionary work in Ghana adds depth to his narratives. Further, he relates how the importance sto…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The Banderpod S2:E3 - Rachel S. Donahue

Annie Beth Donahue interviews Rachel S. Donahue (author of Real Poems for Real Moms & Beyond Chittering Cottage) about how her creativity was strangely unlocked by embracing decluttering, and how mar…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The Banderpod S2:E2 - Mark T. Collins

Carolyn Clare Givens interviews Mark T. Collins (author of When Going on a Dragon Hunt) about books that have inspired adventures for him, and how his family helps him to imagine big adventures for o…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The Banderpod S2:E1 - Rebecca J. Gomez

And… WE’RE BACK!

Rachel Donahue interviews Rebecca J. Gomez (author of Mari in the Margins) about the perils of the process and recovering from rejection, along with the underrated joys of the novel i…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

The Banderpod S1:E7 - Q&A

Carolyn Clare Givens, A.B. Donahue and Rachel Donahue answer your questions, and at the very end they reveal the winner of the online vote for the name of the Banderpod Beastie!

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago