Writers Talk
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Podcast Description
In this show, we talk about how writing is taught at Ohio State University; how the Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing helps Ohio State students, faculty, and staff better their writing; and how writing tutors can help clients work on particular writing topics. Guests include Chris Manion on WAC, Nancy Hill McClary on grant writing, Harvey Pekar on comics, Jim Flanagan on storytelling, Anthony Colegrove and Austin Cunningham on songwriting, Muriel Harris on composition, Jay Kandampully on academic publishing, Lawrence Connolly on horror fiction, Joe Palca on writing for NPR, Todd Jones on writing for the Columbus Dispatch, Alice Hohl on freelance journalism, Sarah Stahl on poetry, Cheryl Ball on writing and New Media, Columbus Channel 10 writer Marcey Goulder on writing for the news business, OSU creative writer Donald Ray Pollock, author of Knockemstiff, poet Allison Joseph, Ohioana Book festival authors Mary Doria Russell, Kaira Rouda, Karen Harper, Gary A. Braunbeck, Lucy A. Snyder, Nikki Jenkins, Robin Davis, Marilou Suszko, Catherynne M. Valente, Nathan Singer, Kellie Bean, and DG Fulford and Spoken Word Event performers.
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Writers Talk Featuring John Greenburg, Mary Katherine Ramsey, & R. Rissler | Writers Talk Featuring John Greenburg, Mary Katherine Ramsey, & R. Rissler Greenburg, John; Ramsey, Mary Katherine; Rissler, R. Sportswriter John Greenburg, author of The Grand Old Man: Amos Alonzo Stagg talks with OSU's Scarlet and Grey radio sportscaster and student Sam Overmyer about football, writing, and why Amos Alonzo Stagg should be written about more. OSU English graduate student MaryKatherine Ramsey describes the lighter side of how she relates to Emily Dickinson. And OSU alumnus R. Rissler shares part of her essay Tar-zen's Day Off. | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Koritha Mitchell | Writers Talk Featuring Koritha Mitchell Mitchell, Koritha OSU English professor Koritha Mitchell discusses her book Living with Lynching: African American Lynching Plays, Performance, and Citizenship, 1890-1930. | 12/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Liz Longley & Carla Neggers | Writers Talk Featuring Liz Longley & Carla Neggers Longley, Liz; Neggers, Carla Liz Longley, in Columbus on December 9 with Six String Concerts, discusses songwriting. And Carla Neggers discusses her latest, a murder mystery set in Maine, Saint's Gate. | 12/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Judy Collins & Tatjana Soli | Writers Talk Featuring Judy Collins & Tatjana Soli Soli, Tatjana; Collins, Judy Thurber House guest Tatjana Soli discusses the writing and research she did for The Lotus Eaters and CAPA artist Judy Collins discusses songwriting and going "deep" for writing. | 11/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Mona Simpson & Bugaboo Review | Writers Talk Featuring Mona Simpson & Bugaboo Review Simpson, Mona Thurber House guest Mona Simpson talks about her latest novel, My Hollywood, and OSU alumnus Tyler Moore's review of Bugaboo Review, read by OSU graduate student Cate St. Pierre. | 11/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Kevin Bauer & Scott Raab | Writers Talk Featuring Kevin Bauer & Scott Raab Raab, Scott; Bauer, Kevin Kevin Bauer, President of the OSU student group 8th Floor Improv, discusses writing on the fly and what audience members can expect during the November 18th show. Also, Scott Raab, author of The W***e of Akron, discusses writing about LeBron James, and what he'll talk about during his Writers Talk book tour stop on November 18 at the Ohio State University Bookstore. | 11/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Ken Eppstein, Max Ink, and Dara Naraghi | Writers Talk Featuring Ken Eppstein, Max Ink, and Dara Naraghi Naraghi, Dara; Eppstein, Ken; Ink, Max OSU alumnus Dara Naraghi joins fellow graphic artists Ken Eppstein & Max Ink to discuss writing for comics. | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring John F. Guilmartin Jr., William Shkurti, & Bradley Zweig | Writers Talk Featuring John F. Guilmartin Jr., William Shkurti, & Bradley Zweig Zweig, Bradley; Shkurti, William; Guilmartin, John F. Jr. Bradley Zweig, writer of the stage script for Disney¹s Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever!, in Columbus with CAPA on Friday, November 4, discusses bringing the animated duo to the stage. Also, OSU professors William Shkurti and John F. Guilmartin, Jr. discuss their experiences in and writing about the Vietnam war, with Soldiering On in a Dying War: The True Story of the Firebase Pace Incidents and the Vietnam Drawdown and A Very Short War, respectively. | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk 3rd Annual Halloween Special | Writers Talk 3rd Annual Halloween Special 8th Floor Improv; Williams, Juliet; Fort Hayes Theater Students The third annual Writers Talk Halloween special, featuring the short story "Hello, Slocum," written by OSU creative writing alumnus Juliet Williams and performed by Fort Hayes theatre students. Also featuring contributions from the OSU student group 8th Floor Improv, and other writing guaranteed to bring a chill to your spine. | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring R. A. Salvatore | Writers Talk Featuring R. A. Salvatore Salvatore, R. A. Science fiction author R. A. Salvatore discusses the craft of writing science fiction with OSU student Lindsey Fox. | 10/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Jackie Collins & Grant Cardone & Beth Wood | Writers Talk Featuring Jackie Collins & Grant Cardone & Beth Wood Collins, Jackie; Cardone, Grant; Wood, Beth Jackie Collins, whose books have sold more than 400 million copies, discusses her latest, Goddess of Vengeance, with OSU journalism lecturer Nicole Kraft. New York Times best-selling author Grant Cardone discusses his new book about economics and business, The 10X Rule. And singer songwriter Beth Wood, in Columbus on October 14 with Six String Concerts, discusses the politics of songwriting. | 10/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Khaled Hosseini & Nena Couch and Beth Kattlemen | Writers Talk Featuring Khaled Hosseini & Nena Couch and Beth Kattlemen Hosseini, Khaled; Couch, Nena; Kattlemen, Beth Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, discusses the graphic novel edition of The Kite Runner and OSU librarians Nena Couch and Beth Kattlemen discuss the research value (and burlesque items) of the OSU Lawrence and Lee collection. | 10/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Larry Kane | Writers Talk Featuring Larry Kane Kane, Larry Larry Kane, the dean of Philadelphia television journalism, talks to OSU journalism lecturer Nicole Kraft about the decline of local news and his new book Death by Deadline: Can Out of Control Local News Kill People? | 9/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Lucy Kaplansky & Waddy Thompson | Writers Talk Featuring Lucy Kaplansky & Waddy Thompson Thompson, Waddy; Kaplansky, Lucy Waddy Thompson, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grant Writing, talks to CSTW instructor Alexis Martina. Also, Lucy Kaplansky of Red Horse, in Columbus on September 23 with Six String Concerts, discusses songwriting. | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Eliza Gilkyson & Lev Grossman | Writers Talk Featuring Eliza Gilkyson & Lev Grossman Grossman, Lev; Gilkyson, Eliza Lev Grossman, author of the bestselling novels The Magicians and Codex, book critic for TIME magazine, and recent winner of the Campbell Best New Writer Award at the Hugos, discusses his latest novel, The Magician King, with OSU lecturer Maura Heaphy. Also, Eliza Gilkyson of Red Horse, in Columbus September 23 with Six String Concerts, discuss songwriting. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Elizabeth Goren & Juan Williams | Writers Talk Featuring Elizabeth Goren & Juan Williams Goren, Elizabeth; Williams, Juan Manhattan-based psychologist Elizabeth Goren, author of Beyond the Reach of Ladders, talks about her experiences counseling firefighters who responded to the call of 9/11. Also, journalist Juan Williams talks about writing and his experiences with National Public Radio. | 9/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Jay Douglas | Writers Talk Featuring Jay Douglas Douglas, Jay Jay Douglas, author of Everything You Need to Write Great Essays, You Can Learn from Watching Movies, talks about how essays can be written like Hollywood cinema. | 8/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Eric Olsen | Writers Talk Featuring Eric Olsen Olsen, Eric OSU student Molly Patterson interviews Eric Olsen, co-editor of We Wanted to Be Writers: Life, Love, and Literature at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Rick Elice | Writers Talk Featuring Rick Elice Elice, Rick Rick Elice, co-author of the musical Jersey Boys, playing in Columbus on August 17-September 4, talks about how the idea for the musical originated and how he worked with Frank Vallie and the Four Seasons to craft the musical. | 8/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Tess Gerritsen | Writers Talk Featuring Tess Gerritsen Gerritsen, Tess Tess Gerritsen, author of the Rizzoli and Isles novels that formed the basis for the TNT series, discusses her craft and the reasons that she writes. | 7/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Judy Muller | Writers Talk Featuring Judy Muller Muller, Judy Guest interviewer OSU professor Nicole Kraft talks to Peabody/Emmy Award–winning correspondent and best-selling author Judy Muller about her book, Emus Loose in Egnar: Big Stories from Small Towns. For all your emu-related news, it's Writers Talk. Also, OSU student Ben Glass reviews OSU alum Donald Ray Pollock's debut novel The Devil All the Time | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Tory Adkisson and Alex Streiff | Writers Talk Featuring Tory Adkisson and Alex Streiff Streiff, Alex; Adkisson, Tory OSU students Tory Adkisson and Alex Streiff, editors of OSU's The Journal, discuss creative writing and the changing landscape of publishing.; OSU students Tory Adkisson and Alex Streiff, editors of OSU's The Journal, discuss creative writing and the changing landscape of publishing. | 7/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Jack Hart | Writers Talk Featuring Jack Hart Hart, Jack Guest interviewer OSU student Jenny Patton talks to Jack Hart, author of Storycraft, about his recommendations for structuring narrative nonfiction. Also, OSU student Derek Palacio reviews Miroslav Penkov's literary debut East of the West: A Country in Stories. | 7/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Wayne Pacelle | Writers Talk Featuring Wayne Pacelle Pacelle, Wayne Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, discusses his new book, The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them. | 7/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Sloane Crosley | Writers Talk Featuring Sloane Crosley Crosley, Sloane Humorist and Thurber Prize finalist Sloane Crosley talks humor writing with OSU student Kevin Bauer, including her most recent book, How Did You Get This Number. | 6/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Dan Gediman Fathers Day Special | Writers Talk Featuring Dan Gediman Fathers Day Special Gediman, Dan In conjunction with its interview of Dan Gediman, editor of THIS I BELIEVE: On Fatherhood, Writers Talk produced a special Father's Day broad/podcast featuring essays by OSU student, staff, and faculty writers. | 6/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Jeni Britton-Bauer | Writers Talk Featuring Jeni Britton-Bauer Britton-Bauer, Jeni Jeni Britton-Bauer, owner of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams and author of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home. | 6/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Lee Martin | Writers Talk Featuring Lee Martin Martin, Lee OSU professor and creative writer Lee Martin discusses his latest book Break the Skin and what it feels like to be a Pulitzer Prize finalist. | 6/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring James B. Stewart | Writers Talk Featuring James B. Stewart Stewart, James B. Thurber House guest James B. Stewart, author of Tangled Webs: How False Statements are Undermining America: From Martha Stewart to Bernie Madoff. | 5/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Roger Billings, Frank Dobson, and Steven Markley | Writers Talk Featuring Roger Billings, Frank Dobson, and Steven Markley Billings, Roger; Dobson, Frank; Markley, Steven Interviews from the Ohioana Book Festival 2011, with Frank E. Dobson, author of Rendered Invisible: Stories of Blacks and Whites, Love and Death and Roger Billings, co-author of Abraham Lincoln, Esq.: The Legal Career of America's Greatest President. And Steven Markley, author of Publish This Book. | 5/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Margaret George and Danielle Evans | Writers Talk Featuring Margaret George and Danielle Evans George, Margaret; Evans, Danielle An all-OSU graduate student show: Brea Heidelberg talks to Elizabeth I novelist Margaret George and Derek Palacio reviews Danielle Evans' Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self. | 5/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Maggie Smith | Writers Talk Featuring Maggie Smith Smith, Maggie Maggie Smith, OSU MFA, recent recipient of an NEA Fellowship, and featured Ohioana Book Festival author talks poetry and how she fits poetry writing into her life. | 5/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring R. L. Stine and The Sundial's Kevin Bauer and Dan White | Writers Talk Featuring R. L. Stine and The Sundial's Kevin Bauer and Dan White Bauer, Kevin; White, Dan; Stein, R. L. OSU and Sundial Magazine alum R. L. Stine discusses the revival of the humor magazine with OSU students Kevin Bauer and Dan White. | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Irene Kelley & Jim and Nancy Petro | Writers Talk Featuring Irene Kelley & Jim and Nancy Petro Kelley, Irene; Petro, Jim; Petro, Nancy Jim and Nancy Petro, co-authors of False Justice, based on Jim's experience as Ohio Attorney General. Jim recently became the Ohio Chancellor of Higher Education. Also, Six String performer Irene Kelley on songwriting. | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Mark Dawidziak & Susan Streeter Carpenter | Writers Talk Featuring Mark Dawidziak & Susan Streeter Carpenter Dawidziak, Mark; Carpenter, Susan Streeter Writers Talk, featuring two interviews from the May 7 Ohioana Book Festival. First, Mark Dawidziak, co-author of a book on forgotten American author Jim Tully. Then a talk with Susan Streeter Carpenter, author of "Riders on the Storm," a historical novel set in 1960s Cleveland. | 4/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Delson Armstrong & Shaun Holloway, Debra Jasper, and Ryan Squire Pt 2 | Writers Talk Featuring Delson Armstrong & Shaun Holloway, Debra Jasper, and Ryan Squire Pt 2 Squire, Ryan; Jasper, Debra; Holloway, Shaun; Armstrong, Delson Guest interviewers from the Ohio State University Intergalactic Science Fiction Club discuss the future of science fiction with Delson Armstrong. And part two of our discussion with social media experts Shaun Holloway, Debra Jasper, and Ryan Squire on the changing landscape of social media as part a part of the Digital Media in a Social World conference at Ohio State. | 3/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Mark Frauenfelder & Cate Sacchi Reviews | Writers Talk Featuring Mark Frauenfelder & Cate Sacchi Reviews Frauenfelder, Mark; Sacchi, Cate SW2011 keynote speaker and Boing Boing blog editor Mark Frauenfelder describes finding meaning in a throwaway world by making your own tools. Plus, a review of Read this Next: 500 of the Best Books You'll Ever Read by OSU student Cate Sacchi. | 3/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Linda Hogan | Writers Talk Featuring Linda Hogan Hogan, Linda Linda Hogan, 2011 Speaker for the OSU President and Provost Diversity Lecture series, discusses her books and the writing life. | 3/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Richard Shiels & Rachel Miller | Writers Talk Featuring Richard Shiels & Rachel Miller Shiels, Richard; Miller, Rachel Part two of OSU professor Richard Shiels discussing the unexpected politics of the Newark Earthworks. Plus, an interview with Chicago Second City performer Rachel Miller by OSU undergraduate Nate Varrone, the editor for the OSU humor magazine The Sundial. Second City performs in Columbus on March 5. | 2/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Richard Shiels & Carrie Elkin and Danny Schmidt | Writers Talk Featuring Richard Shiels & Carrie Elkin and Danny Schmidt Shiels, Richard; Elkin, Carrie; Schmidt, Danny Part one of OSU professor Richard Shiels discussing the unexpected politics of the Newark Earthworks and singer-songwriters Carrie Elkin and Danny Schmidt, in town with Six String Concerts on February 26, discuss songwriting and why Danny has a new interest in commitment. | 2/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Vladimir Kataev and Olga Galakhova | Writers Talk Featuring Vladimir Kataev and Olga Galakhova Kataev, Vladimir; Galakhova, Olga Vladimir Kataev and Olga Galakhova, speakers at the 2010 International Chekhov Conference, "Chekhov on Stage and Page," discuss Chekhov with OSU Professor Angela Brintlinger, and OSU professor Wendy Smooth discusses her work and February 17 talk at the Women's Place. | 2/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Holiday Special Featuring OSU's 8th Floor Improv | Writers Talk Holiday Special Featuring OSU's 8th Floor Improv 8th Floor Improv Writers Talk's holiday special, written by members of the OSU student club 8th Floor Improv. | 12/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Tom Gammill | Writers Talk Featuring Tom Gammill Gammill, Tom Writer/producer Tom Gammill (The Simpsons, It's Garry Shandling's Show) discusses cartooning and writing for television. | 11/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Sonya Huber | Writers Talk Featuring Sonya Huber Huber, Sonya Sonya Huber, 2004 graduate of OSU's MFA Creative Writing Program, currently an assistant professor at Georgia Southern University. Author of "The Backwards Research Guide for Writers," "Opa Nobody," and most recently "Cover Me: A Health Insurance Memoir." | 11/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Karen Kasler and Bill Cohen | Writers Talk Featuring Karen Kasler and Bill Cohen Kasler, Karen; Cohen, Bill Karen Kasler and Bill Cohen from the Ohio Statehouse News Bureau discuss statewide journalism and give advice on entering the field. | 10/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Michele Norris & Scott Rankin | Writers Talk Featuring Michele Norris & Scott Rankin Rankin, Scott; Norris, Michele Featuring Scott Rankin, whose writing career includes producing radio shows and scripting episodes of Cash Explosion; also featuring NPR's Michele Norris. | 10/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Carla Buckley, Sarah Gridley, Paula McLain | Writers Talk Featuring Carla Buckley, Sarah Gridley, Paula McLain McLain, Paula; Buckley, Carla; Gridley, Sarah Featuring Paula McLain, author of the memoir Like Family: Growing Up in Other People's Houses; poet Sarah Gridley; and Carla Buckley, author of the novel The Things that Keep us Here. | 8/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Jon Osbeck, Mark Wiskeman, and Dino Tripodis | Writers Talk Featuring Jon Osbeck, Mark Wiskeman, and Dino Tripodis Osbeck, Jon; Wiskeman, Mark; Tripodis, Dino Feature film Minus One was shot on location in Columbus, Ohio. Jon Osbeck, who wrote, acted in, and co-directed the film with Mark Wiskemann, who did cinematography and editing. Comedian and WSNY morning co-host Dino Tripodis was executive producer. | 6/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Frances Strickland | Writers Talk Featuring Frances Strickland Strickland, Frances Featuring Frances Strickland, Ohio's First Lady and author of the children's book,The Little Girl Who Grew Up To Be Governor: Stories from the Life of Martha Layne Collins. | 5/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Featuring Thomas Crowl & David Rakoff | Writers Talk Featuring Thomas Crowl & David Rakoff Crowl, Thomas; Rakoff, David Featuring David Rakoff, a regular contributor to Public Radio International's This American Life and author of several humor books. And Ohio author Thomas Crowl. | 4/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
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This Podcast is awesome and informative. I love it! I can't wait to see what the future holds for the CSTW. :)
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