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Design Matters
Design Matters20th Anniversary celebration with memoirists Elissa Altman, Thomas Page McBee, Ashley C. Ford, Josh Brolin, and Isaac FitzgeraldIn honor of 20 years of Design Matters, Debbie Millman revisits memorable conversations with memoirists Elissa Altman, Thomas Page McBee, Ashley C. Ford, Josh Brolin, and Isaac Fitzgerald. This anniversary collection reflects on the candor, resilience, and storytelling power of five voices who have turned personal experience into unforgettable art.
2025-09-291h 02Design Matters with Debbie Millman
Design Matters with Debbie Millman20th Anniversary celebration with memoirists Elissa Altman, Thomas Page McBee, Ashley C. Ford, Josh Brolin, and Isaac FitzgeraldIn honor of 20 years of Design Matters, Debbie Millman revisits memorable conversations with memoirists Elissa Altman, Thomas Page McBee, Ashley C. Ford, Josh Brolin, and Isaac Fitzgerald. This anniversary collection reflects on the candor, resilience, and storytelling power of five voices who have turned personal experience into unforgettable art. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-09-2954 minLet’s Talk Memoir
Let’s Talk Memoir194. The Body As Writing Portal featuring Nina B. LichtensteinNina B. Lichtenstein joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about writing to metabolize, using body parts as portals, pivoting from academic writing to memoir, discovering an authentic writer’s voice, finding the right form as a neurodivergent writer, allowing various stories to cross-pollinate, opening doors with exploration, transforming shame into a shared experience, writing about the memories lodged within our bodies, being a Viking Jewess, the body as record keeper, the complex emotions around shame, moving from reactive and blameful writing to discovery, giving ourselves permission to tell our story, and her new memoir Body: My Life in P...
2025-08-2143 minMemoir Snob
Memoir SnobEpisode 59: Joanna RakoffA conversation with the author of My Salinger Year.How many characters do you really need? Make a list. Every character needs to be fully-fleshed, each with their own motivations. In order to make them real, you need to find them interesting, complicated. You need to be curious. Then, you need to write from a place of love and cold-bloodedness at the same time. “If you really want to write something great, if you’re really aiming at greatness, at things truly working, not at just like getting something out there, you have to be okay...
2025-06-301h 10Daring to Tell
Daring to TellElissa Altman reads from PermissionGet Elissa Altman's Permission (ha!) at her website, ElissaAltman.com where you can also subscribe to her Substack, Poor Man's Feast.Don't forget to hit Follow so Daring To Tell will automatically drop into your podcast app each month! Sign up for Michelle Redo's newsletter, The Re-do, for more contemplations on the topics in each episode at MichelleRedo.com.Listen to more of Phil Redo's music at Apple Music, on Spotify, or on Bandcamp
2025-06-031h 49Memoir Nation
Memoir NationElissa Altman on PermissionAll memoirists at some point in the writing process will grapple with what’s theirs to tell. This week's show focuses on this all-important topic of permission. When do you need it? Who gives it to you and when and for what purpose? And do you need permission at all—from anyone but yourself? Centered around topics in guest Elissa Altman’s latest book, which is titled Permission, this is an empowering, deep-felt, and permission-giving episode—and something all writers, especially memoirists, can use to stay the course and keep going. Elissa Altman is the author of the Perm...
2025-06-0248 minMemoir Nation
Memoir NationElissa Altman on PermissionAll memoirists at some point in the writing process will grapple with what’s theirs to tell. This week's show focuses on this all-important topic of permission. When do you need it? Who gives it to you and when and for what purpose? And do you need permission at all—from anyone but yourself? Centered around topics in guest Elissa Altman’s latest book, which is titled Permission, this is an empowering, deep-felt, and permission-giving episode—and something all writers, especially memoirists, can use to stay the course and keep going. Elissa Altman is the author of the Perm...
2025-06-0252 minBook Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read
Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadEpisode 234 - Author Spotlight with Elissa AltmanWelcome to Episode 234, featuring an Author Spotlight with memoirist Elissa Altman. We talk about her writing process, including the use of two particular desks that she sits at depending on the focus of her work. We also get into the specifics of journals vs. diaries and, of course, we asked her about writing implements! Her new book, PERMISSION: THE NEW MEMOIRIST AND THE COURAGE TO CREATE, is out now. In our Just Read segment we talk about books in several different genres. Emily finished a novel, Chris read a poetry collection and a work of literary criticism, and we did...
2025-05-201h 39#AmWriting
#AmWritingHow to Focus on Work in a Chaotic WorldHi all, Jess here. This episode was Sarina’s idea, and when you listen you will understand why. It can be hard to focus on the work, whether it’s editing, world building, conjuring meet cutes, or translating research-based hope for the next generation. That said, it’s important that we keep creating and putting our words out into the world. We hope you are able to keep working while navigating the a balance between consuming, processing, and reacting to the news cycle and shutting the world out in self preservation. Stuff we talked aboutWrite...
2025-05-1644 min#AmWriting
#AmWritingHow to Focus on Work in a Chaotic WorldHi all, Jess here. This episode was Sarina’s idea, and when you listen you will understand why. It can be hard to focus on the work, whether it’s editing, world building, conjuring meet cutes, or translating research-based hope for the next generation. That said, it’s important that we keep creating and putting our words out into the world. We hope you are able to keep working while navigating the a balance between consuming, processing, and reacting to the news cycle and shutting the world out in self preservation.  Stuff we talked about Write Through...
2025-05-1644 minBaum on Books
Baum on BooksBook Review: PermissionWriting a memoir is not easy. Dredging up traumatic moments from your past can be painful. For some, it’s downright destructive. In her new book, Permission, Connecticut-based writer Elissa Altman shares her insights into the art of writing memoirs and how revealing a hushed-up family incident tore her family apart. WSHU’s Culture Critic Joan Baum read it. You can listen to her review right here.
2025-04-1704 minAbsorb The Full Audiobook That Keeps Thriller Fans Hooked.
Absorb The Full Audiobook That Keeps Thriller Fans Hooked.Permission by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/20107to listen full audiobooks. Title: Permission Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins Release date: 03-11-25 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 8 ratings Genres: Writing & Publishing Publisher's Summary: After writing three critically acclaimed memoirs and a decade of teaching memoir workshops at every level, Elissa Altman has helped students face the elephant in every writer’s room: how to craft the stories that are most vital to them despite the voices that have told them not to. Permission is a master course, not only on how to craft memoir, but ho...
2025-03-116h 55Embrace The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Heart-Pounding!
Embrace The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Heart-Pounding!Permission by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/19843to listen full audiobooks. Title: Permission Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins Release date: 03-11-25 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 8 ratings Genres: Words, Language & Grammar Publisher's Summary: After writing three critically acclaimed memoirs and a decade of teaching memoir workshops at every level, Elissa Altman has helped students face the elephant in every writer’s room: how to craft the stories that are most vital to them despite the voices that have told them not to. Permission is a master course, not only on how to craft memoir, bu...
2025-03-116h 55The WildStory: A Podcast of Poetry and Plants by The Native Plant Society of New Jersey
The WildStory: A Podcast of Poetry and Plants by The Native Plant Society of New JerseyEpisode 18: Poet Elizabeth Sylvia, Memoirist Elissa Altman and Podcast Host Margaret RoachToday’s featured poet is Elizabeth Sylvia, (03:39) who speaks with Ann Wallace about her new manuscript Eating Cake in the Garden with Marie Antoinette, as well as her 2022 collection, None But Witches: Poems on Shakespeare’s Women (Three Mile Harbor Press). They spoke about Marie Antoinette’s model farm, a product of opulent privilege but also a site of refuge at a time of revolution, and the unexpected connections to our current moment of climate crisis. Elizabeth’s pastoral poems are tender and intimate, inviting us to walk around the garden, lay in the meadow, and feed the bees with her. F...
2024-11-131h 47Sisters Cracking Up
Sisters Cracking UpA Mother's Love, A Mother's Lies with Liz ScheierHappy Mother's Day, Sisters! We hope it will be a joyful one for you and your families. As we know well, our relationships with our moms can run the emotional gamut over the lifespan. We also know that some moms are made for mothering (or work really hard at it!), while some simply fall short because of circumstances they can't (or don't know how to) control.  In Liz Scheier's beautiful, honest memoir, Never Simple, she describes her difficult and complex relationship with her mother, Judith. As a result of Judith's borderline personality disorder (BPD), Liz's c...
2024-05-101h 01This Morning Walk
This Morning WalkAuthor Elissa Altman’s Walking Practice and Creative ProcessAuthor Elissa Altman joins Libby to discuss her practice of walking, writing, and the themes of her books, including Motherland, which explores her complicated relationship with her mother. She also talks about her upcoming book, On Permission: A Manifesto For Writers, Artists, and Dreamers, which delves into the concept of finding permission in creativity and storytelling. She also discusses the role of walking in her creative process, along with the meditative and healing qualities that walking brings to her life, bringing up familiar themes of walking as a form of art with Libby.For...
2024-04-2450 minStep Inside A Breakthrough Full Audiobook On Your Commute.
Step Inside A Breakthrough Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Treyf: My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/669938to listen full audiobooks. Title: Treyf: My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 27, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the former Washington Post columnist and James Beard Award–winning author of Poor Man’s Feast comes a story of seeking truth, acceptance, and self in a world of contradiction. Treyf: According to Leviticus, unkosher and prohibited, like lobster, shrimp, pork, fish without scales, the mixing of meat and dairy. Also, imperfect, intolerable, offensive, undesirable, unclean, impr...
2023-06-278h 39Embrace The Unforgettable Full Audiobook Experience!
Embrace The Unforgettable Full Audiobook Experience!Poor Man's Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire, and the Art of Simple Cooking by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/669936to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poor Man's Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire, and the Art of Simple Cooking Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 51 minutes Release date: June 27, 2023 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: From James Beard Award–winning writer Elissa Altman comes a story that marries wit to warmth, and flavor to passion. Born and raised in New York to a food-phobic mother and food-fanatical father, Elissa was trained early on that fancy is always best. After a childhood spent dining everywhere from Le Pavillion to La Gr...
2023-06-278h 51Absorb An Powerful Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.
Absorb An Powerful Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Treyf by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/89653to listen full audiobooks. Title: Treyf Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins Release date: 06-27-23 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Culinary Publisher's Summary: Fans of Augusten Burroughs and Jo Ann Beard will enjoy this kaleidoscopic, universal memoir in which Elissa Altman explores the tradition, religion, family expectations, and the forbidden that were the fixed points in her Queens, New York, childhood. Spanning from 1940s wartime Brooklyn to 1970s Queens to present-day rural New England, Treyf captures the collision of youthful cravings and grown-up identities. It is...
2023-06-278h 39Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Memoirs
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsTreyf: My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/669938to listen full audiobooks. Title: Treyf: My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 27, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the former Washington Post columnist and James Beard Award–winning author of Poor Man’s Feast comes a story of seeking truth, acceptance, and self in a world of contradiction. Treyf: According to Leviticus, unkosher and prohibited, like lobster, shrimp, pork, fish without scales, the mixing of meat and dairy. Also, imperfect, intolerable, offensive, undesirable, unclean, impr...
2023-06-278h 39Fuel Your Mind With A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Edge-Of-Your-Seat.
Fuel Your Mind With A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Edge-Of-Your-Seat.Treyf by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/89653to listen full audiobooks. Title: Treyf Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins Release date: 06-27-23 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Culinary Publisher's Summary: Fans of Augusten Burroughs and Jo Ann Beard will enjoy this kaleidoscopic, universal memoir in which Elissa Altman explores the tradition, religion, family expectations, and the forbidden that were the fixed points in her Queens, New York, childhood. Spanning from 1940s wartime Brooklyn to 1970s Queens to present-day rural New England, Treyf captures the collision of youthful cravings and grown-up identities. It is...
2023-06-278h 39You\'re Booked
You're BookedKatherine May - You're BookedHurrah! This week we're featuring an author we've trying to tempt onto the show for ages. It's the brilliant Katherine May! Katherine is the New York Times-bestselling author of Wintering which has been translated into twenty-five languages around the world, the acclaimed The Electricity of Every Living Thing and her new book Enchantment: Reawakening Wonder in an Exhausted Age. She also hosts the podcast How We Live Now in which Katherine and her guests try to access wonder and joy in a world determined to elicit exhaustion and despair. We talked to Katherine about the brilliance of Jean Rhys...
2023-03-061h 00Cutting For Sign with Ron Cecil and Daniel Penner Cline
Cutting For Sign with Ron Cecil and Daniel Penner Cline69 Megan Febuary - Author of For Women Who RoarMegan Febuary, is the author of For Women Who Roar as well as a Trauma-Informed Book Coach. She invites new and experienced women who know they have a story, to write and publish it, find their voice and heal in the process. She received her M.A. from The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology with an emphasis on The Body Is A Storyteller. Megan is the creator of Book Year and Founder of For Women Who Roar, through which she has taught embodiment, and helped publish over a 1000 works of women. Megan's passion for...
2022-09-161h 48Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read
Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadEpisode 162 - Just Us and the Insects (or not)Chris and Emily sit down for a good old fashioned book chat. There’s no interview this episode, just us. Emily is reading an advance copy of Elizabeth Strout’s forthcoming novel, LUCY BY THE SEA (9/20/2022), and Katherine May’s memoir, THE ELECTRICITY OF EVERY LIVING THING: ONE WOMAN’S WALK WITH ASPERGER’S. Chris is deep into MANSFIELD PARK by Jane Austen (#AustenInAugustRBR) and getting back into THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS by Isabel Wilkerson. We’ve read some good stuff since our last episode! THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (issue 4) by Sarah Gailey, THE WOMAN COULD FLY by Megan Giddings, A LOST LADY...
2022-08-161h 13Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read
Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadEpisode 161 - Rachel Barenbaum Author of ATOMIC ANNAEpisode 161 features fictional mermaids, bears, and time travel adventure to stop the not so fictional nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl. We talk with Rachel Barenbaum about ATOMIC ANNA, her new novel that’s a fascinating mix of historical fiction, thriller, and a family saga about multigenerational women working together to prevent both personal and community catastrophe. Shout outs: THE MERMAID OF BLACK CONCH by Monique Roffey BEAR by Marian Engle Biblioadventures we’ve been on include seeing Gabrielle Zevin author of TOMORRROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW at RJ Julia’s and a stop at the new Brookfield Public Library. We’re looking...
2022-08-021h 20The Author Alchemist
The Author AlchemistPermission to Succeed (037)Giving yourself permission to sit down and write is a major hurdle most writers face...but then what? The next step is giving yourself the permission to succeed as a writer, however you want to define "success."  That can be just as hard, though. We all say we want to be successful, but do we feel like we have earned that right? In this episode I use Elissa Altman's fantastic post from 2016 "Writing and the Permission to Succeed: The Intersection of Art and Shame" as a jumping off point to talk about struggling with expectations, hopes, and d...
2022-05-2715 minDog Save The People
Dog Save The PeopleRevealing Compassion w/ Elissa AltmanElissa Altman is an author of memoirs, essays, and narrative stories – including winning a James Beard award for her food blog, Poor Man's Feast. Her latest book, Motherland, details her complicated relationship with her mom. But when Pete the dog became a mediator of sorts, he opened up a new empathic, caring side of her mom that Elissa had never been able to see before. For more information about the episode, guest, and featured social media or links: www.dogsavethepeople.com/episodes/elissa-altman If you liked this episode, then please support our Independent podcast production, go...
2022-03-1510 minThe Clearing with Katherine May
The Clearing with Katherine MayElissa Altman on navigating the MotherlandWelcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.This week Katherine chats to Elissa Altman, author of ‘Motherland’ and more.Katherine finds Elissa in that pre-Christmas zone, which serves as the perfect jumping-off point for a very upfront, candid and fascinating conversation on family. Specifically, Elissa's relationship with her mother. Like every family, it's a relationship which is unique and comes with its own inimitable history, and as such, informs where the two find themselves this present day, and it's a wonderful thing to hear Elissa talk openly about all that is contained with...
2022-01-1454 minFora do Meio | Podcast LGBTQIA+
Fora do Meio | Podcast LGBTQIA+FdM #056 Orgulho e PreconceitoÉ inegável que Stonewall abriu as portas para que muitas pessoas da comunidade LGBTQIA+ soltassem finalmente suas vozes pelo mundo, proclamando o orgulho de ser quem eram de verdade. Claro que nem tudo foi tão fácil: em contrapartida a esse grito, muitos tentaram nos silenciar e nos fazer acreditar que não éramos normais por não sermos héteros, criando assim uma casca de preconceito que continua nos atingindo até hoje. Felizmente, hoje nós temos uma arma poderosa para lutar contra essa onda preconceituosa: representatividade. No segundo episódio especial para o Mês do Orgulho...
2021-06-231h 24Louisiana Eats
Louisiana EatsLouisiana Eats: Uplifting Food MemoirsOne of the most popular forms of literature today is the memoir. These days, folks with barely three decades under their belt are writing their memoirs, but on this week's show, we hear from four wise women who relate a lifetime of memories along with valuable lessons learned in theirs. We begin with Southern baker and activist Lisa Donovan, whose book, Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger is a raw, honest, and brave telling of a life that will leave you hungry for more. In her memoir, Lisa explores how reclaiming her narrative is not merely an act of ego – but on...
2021-06-1200 minUnfixed Podcast
Unfixed PodcastSustaining Ourselves, Sustaining Others with Elissa Altman and Elizabeth JamesonWebster dictionary defines sustenance as a "something that gives support, endurance, strength." In this episode, award-winning author and speaker Elissa Altman joins writer, speaker and disability advocate Elizabeth Jameson as they discuss the role of sustenance in their own lives. It is safe to say, this bedrock of support has been stripped from both of them in unique ways throughout their lives. Elizabeth, through the disease progression of MS that has her now living as a quadriplegic. And Elissa, through a contentious and traumatic relationship with her mother's mental illness. Together, they both reflect on what it takes to...
2020-12-1535 minAsk a House Cleaner
Ask a House CleanerMaking Sure Things are "Just So" - What Does That Mean?What does making sure things are "just so" mean when house cleaning for elderly clients? You can free up the hours you spend every day on admin tasks with HousecallPro.com/Angela Everything about the job changes when you're cleaning for an eldercare homeowner. But what does "just so" look like for business owners and house cleaners checking in on older clients? Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsors are Savvy Cleaner Training for professional house cleaners and maids. And Housecall Pro. #AngelaBrown #SavvyCleaner *** RATE THIS SHOW *** https://sotellus.com/r/savvy-cleaner
2020-11-2008 minAsk a House Cleaner
Ask a House CleanerMaking Sure Things are "Just So" - What Does That Mean?What does making sure things are "just so" mean when house cleaning for elderly clients? You can free up the hours you spend every day on admin tasks with HousecallPro.com/Angela Everything about the job changes when you're cleaning for an eldercare homeowner. But what does "just so" look like for business owners and house cleaners checking in on older clients? Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsors are Savvy Cleaner Training for professional house cleaners and maids. And Housecall Pro. #AngelaBrown #SavvyCleaner *** RATE THIS SHOW *** https://sotellus.com/r/savvy-cleaner *** RATE THIS PODCAST...
2020-11-2008 minSoberful
SoberfulSurviving Our Mothers with Elissa AltmanVeronica interviews Elissa Altman the author of best-selling memoir Motherland - a memoir of love, loathing and longing'. They discuss what it's like growing up with a difficult parent, how that affected them and led to their drinking. They also talk about that due to the current uncertainty, many people are having to share spaces with family members that can be triggering and difficult. To learn more, visit the show notes.
2020-04-1546 minSarah\'s Bookshelves Live
Sarah's Bookshelves LiveEp. 49: Zibby Owens (Host of Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books Podcast)In Episode 49, Zibby Owens (Host of the Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books Podcast) talks about what it's like to interview authors and shares some of her favorite memoirs. This post contains affiliate links (plus: here's your Amazon Smile-specific affiliate link), through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Sponsor This episode is sponsored by Book of the Month. Use the code SARAHSBOOKSHELVES at checkout to get your first book for just $9.99! Highlights How Zibby ended up podcasting about books after getting her MBA...
2020-03-0439 minSHE RECOVERS Podcast
SHE RECOVERS PodcastEpisode 34: Motherland with Elissa AltmanIn this episode of the SHE RECOVERS podcast, Erin talks with author and columnist Elissa Altman about her latest book, “Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing and Longing.” In her new work, Elissa shares with brutal honesty the emotional cost of caring for an aging mother who has always needed to be cared for, no matter her age. Her story shows the importance and difficulty of practicing radical self care in the midst of family codependency and dysfunction. To learn more about Elissa Altman, click here.To learn more about Erin Wickersham, click here....
2020-03-0254 minBest of The Miami Book Fair
Best of The Miami Book Fair2019 Miami Book Fair featuring Elissa AltmanElissa Altman is the critically acclaimed author of Poor Man’s Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire, and the Art of Simple Cooking and Treyf: My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw. Her work has appeared in O: The Oprah Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The New York Times, Tin House, and The Washington […]
2019-11-2415 minTaking A Leap -- Deborah Brown
Taking A Leap -- Deborah BrownELISSA ALTMAN -- Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and LongingAuthor: Elissa AltmanBook: “Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing” (featured at the 2019 Miami Book Fair) Elissa Altman is the critically acclaimed author of “Poor Man's Feast: A Love Story of Comfort”, “Desire”, and the “Art of Simple Cooking”. Her latest book is “Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing” which is being featured at the 2019 Miami Book Fair.Her column, "Feeding My Mother," ran for a year in the Washington Post and she has also been featured in in O: The Oprah Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the New York Times, just to
2019-11-1724 minDesign Matters with Debbie Millman
Design Matters with Debbie MillmanElissa AltmanOn this episode Elissa Altman talks to Debbie about life, food, love, and the new book she wrote on the difficult relationship she has with her mother. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-10-141h 04Design Matters
Design MattersDesign Matters with Debbie Millman: Elissa AltmanOn this episode Elissa Altman talks to Debbie about life, food, love, and the new book she wrote on the difficult relationship she has with her mother.
2019-10-141h 04The Agewyz Podcast
The Agewyz PodcastElissa Altman on "Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing and Longing"What happens when a gay, middle-aged daughter who has never gotten along with her makeup-addicted, former television singer mother is suddenly thrust into the role of her caregiver? That's the subject of James Beard Award-winning food writer Elissa Altman's new book, "Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing and Longing."  Jana talks with Elissa about how “Motherland” evolved and what it was like for the author to revisit her complex relationship with her mother, Rita, this time through the prism of hands-on care.  At age 56, after countless therapy sessions and the publication of three memoirs, Elissa finally has a healthy relati...
2019-10-0345 minThis Is the Author
This Is the AuthorS4 E51: Library Edition, Part 4In this special edition of our podcast This Is the Author, we’re celebrating Library Card Sign-up Month by asking authors to share some of their favorite library memories. Listen to Gretchen Rubin, Mira Jacob, Laura Lynne Jackson, Elissa Altman, Emily Nussbaum, Ocean Vuong, Geraldine Brooks, and Jane Green share why libraries are so special to them.
2019-09-0506 minThis Is the Author
This Is the AuthorS4 E49: Elissa Altman, Olivia Gatwood, and Caitlin MoscatelloIn this episode, meet Elissa Altman, author of MOTHERLAND; Olivia Gatwood, author of LIFE OF THE PARTY; and Caitlin Moscatello, author of SEE JANE WIN. Whether they explored the mother-daughter relationship and the complexities of caregiving, tackling phobias through poetry, or the political campaigns of four female first-time candidates, these authors have all written and narrated timely and personal stories that will immediately pull you in. Find out what it was like for these authors to record their audiobooks, plus hear why one author likes to listen to audiobooks as she gets ready in the morning! MOTHERLAND by Elissa Altman...
2019-08-2713 minThe Brit Lit Podcast
The Brit Lit Podcast49: A Half Baked Idea, with Olivia PottsI’ve got a great interview for you today that’s both fascinating and more than a little mouth-watering. Olivia Potts is the author of A Half Baked Idea, a memoir which tells the story of how baking became first her comfort and then her profession in the aftermath of her mum’s passing away. We talked about Olivia's time at culinary school, how she came to make what sound like amazing artisanal donuts, her favourite food magazine, and much more. Books Mentioned on the Podcast: A Half Baked Idea, by Olivia Potts ...
2019-08-0833 minPress Play On The Full Audiobook That Keeps Knowledge Hunters Hooked.
Press Play On The Full Audiobook That Keeps Knowledge Hunters Hooked.Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360520to listen full audiobooks. Title: Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 6, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “I’m reading this book right now and loving it!”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild How can a mother and daughter who love (but don’t always like) each other coexist without driving each other crazy?  “Vibrating with emotion, this deeply honest account strikes a chord.”—People “A wry and moving medit...
2019-08-066h 35Grab The Powerful Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!
Grab The Powerful Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360520to listen full audiobooks. Title: Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 6, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Relationships & Intimacy Publisher's Summary: “I’m reading this book right now and loving it!”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild How can a mother and daughter who love (but don’t always like) each other coexist without driving each other crazy?  “Vibrating with emotion, this deeply honest account strikes a chord.”—People “A wry and mo...
2019-08-066h 35Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Women
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenMotherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360520to listen full audiobooks. Title: Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 6, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “I’m reading this book right now and loving it!”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild How can a mother and daughter who love (but don’t always like) each other coexist without driving each other crazy?  “Vibrating with emotion, this deeply honest account strikes a chord.”—People “A wry and moving medit...
2019-08-066h 35Listen to Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Women
Listen to Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenMotherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing by Elissa AltmanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360520 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 6, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: “I’m reading this book right now and loving it!”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild How can a mother and daughter who love (but don’t always like) each other coexist without driving each other crazy?  “Vibrating with emotion, this deeply honest account strikes a chord.”—People “A wry and mo...
2019-08-0610 minBegin A Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook On Your Commute.
Begin A Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Motherland by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/169350to listen full audiobooks. Title: Motherland Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins Release date: 08-06-19 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 82 ratings Genres: Aging Parents Publisher's Summary: After surviving a traumatic childhood in 1970s New York and young adulthood living in the shadow of her flamboyant mother, Rita, a makeup-addicted former television singer, Elissa Altman has managed to build a very different life, settling in Connecticut with her wife of nearly 20 years. After much time, therapy, and wine, Elissa is at last in a healthy place, still orbiting around...
2019-08-066h 34Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Memoirs
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsMotherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360520to listen full audiobooks. Title: Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 6, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: “I’m reading this book right now and loving it!”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild How can a mother and daughter who love (but don’t always like) each other coexist without driving each other crazy?  “Vibrating with emotion, this deeply honest account strikes a chord.”—People “A wry and moving medit...
2019-08-066h 35Get Top Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Relationships & Intimacy
Get Top Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Relationships & IntimacyMotherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing by Elissa AltmanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360520to listen full audiobooks. Title: Motherland: A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing Author: Elissa Altman Narrator: Elissa Altman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 35 minutes Release date: August 6, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Relationships & Intimacy Publisher's Summary: “I’m reading this book right now and loving it!”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild How can a mother and daughter who love (but don’t always like) each other coexist without driving each other crazy?  “Vibrating with emotion, this deeply honest account strikes a chord.”—People “A wry and mo...
2019-08-066h 35QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeEp. 11: Elissa Altman: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing LifeBest-selling memoirist Elissa Altman discusses with Marion and David the hard work of writing about family, getting to the truth, and the importance of what to include and what to leave out in her latest book, Motherland.
2019-08-0331 minA Taste of the Past
A Taste of the PastEpisode 249: Food and MemoriesElissa Altman, James Beard Award-winning writer of the blog and book, Poor Man’s Feast sits down with Linda to talk about food and memories and writing her latest memoir, Treyf: My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw. So many of life's events are intrinsically tied to smells, tastes, or a particular meal and Elissa explains how she weaves it all into her writing.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2016-09-2936 minThe Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & EatersTerangaThis week we talk to chef Pierre Thiam about his new book on modern Senegalese cuisine, Senegal, and Melanie Dunea, author of My Last Supper, explains the art of capturing chefs on film. Writer Elissa Altman is having a difficult time feeding her aging mother, and the Sterns seek out the best pimiento burgers. We also revisit an old segment with award-winning chef Daniel Patterson, who tells us what tools a cook really needs.Broadcast dates for this episode:August 28, 2015 (originally aired)August 26, 2016 (rebroadcast)
2016-08-2650 minThe Splendid Table
The Splendid TableTerangaThis week we talk to chef Pierre Thiam about his new book on modern Senegalese cuisine, Senegal, and Melanie Dunea, author of My Last Supper, explains the art of capturing chefs on film. Writer Elissa Altman is having a difficult time feeding her aging mother, and the Sterns seek out the best pimiento burgers. We also revisit an old segment with award-winning chef Daniel Patterson, who tells us what tools a cook really needs.Broadcast dates for this episode:August 28, 2015 (originally aired)August 26, 2016 (rebroadcast)
2016-08-2650 minGo Fork Yourself with Andrew Zimmern and Molly Mogren
Go Fork Yourself with Andrew Zimmern and Molly MogrenGluten with Elissa AltmanWe discuss all things gluten on this week's Go Fork Yourself. Along with Elissa Altman of Poor Man's Feast, Andrew & Molly work their way through the problems of the gluten-free label. Elissa also shares her advice for food writers and talks about her upcoming book.
2014-06-2052 minEat Your Words Presents: Saved by the Bellini
Eat Your Words Presents: Saved by the BelliniEpisode 145: Poor Man’s Feast with Elissa AltmanHear about Elissa Altman’s rich food history and her book, Poor Man’s Feast, on this week’s episode of Eat Your Words. Elissa’s blog of the same name won a James Beard Award for best individual blog in 2012. Tune in to hear Cathy Erway chat with Elissa about her upbringing, and how her mother and father influenced how she views food’s role in society. Hear how finding the love of her life helped Elissa realize the family element of food. How has food media and television altered people’s perception of food? Learn more about Elissa’s boo...
2013-04-0829 min