Podcast Episodes

Ruth Whippman - Boy Trouble

Episode 48

Raising a teenage boy today is not easy. Young men face intense pressure to navigate conflicting models of masculinity. They're told that a real man …

6 months, 4 weeks ago

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Bryan Roper - Cruise Ship Confidential

Episode 47

Get ready for a good laugh. Today I talk with my friend, beta reader, piano man - Bryan Roper. Bryan spent years sailing the seas as a piano bar ente…

7 months ago

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Rob Morrow - Paging Dr. Fleischman

Episode 46

When I was living in Los Angeles in 1993-94, I was homesick for the Pacific Northwest. I missed my friends, I missed the rain, and the small-town cha…

7 months, 1 week ago

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Jess Walter "So Far Gone"

Episode 45

Jess Walter is one of my favorite modern authors. I love his voice, his sense of humor and the way his characters stick with me long after I finish o…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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Stone Gossard - Death, Taxes & Pearl Jam

Today I talk with legendary rock guitarist, Stone Gossard. Stone's distinct guitar sound has become synonymous with what we understand as the other S…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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Jim Lampley - The Sweet Science

Episode 43

I'm a big fan of boxing. As a novelist I can't think of a sport that lends itself more to dramatic storytelling. Today I'm thrilled to talk "The Swee…

8 months ago

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Officer Bill - Smells Like Bacon

Episode 42

I was at a book signing a week or two ago when a tall, handsome fellow named Bill approached me to say that he was a fan of the podcast. It turns out…

8 months, 1 week ago

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Christoph Paul - So, You Want to Get Your Novel Published?

Today I talk with indie publisher, Christoph Paul of Clash Books. We discuss the publishing process—from acquisition, to editorial, to marketing and …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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Chad Channing - My Favorite Nirvana Drummer

Episode 40

Nirvana, like Spinal Tap, went through a lot of drummers. Dave Grohl was the 7th, Dan Peters (Mudhoney) was the 6th and the 5th, my favorite, was Cha…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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Kim Hunt - @slaythegop

Episode 39

Today I'm excited to talk with one of the leading voices in battling online misinformation and graft - Kim Hunt. Kim is a whip smart Zoomer who is am…

9 months ago

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