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Conversations Live with Stuart McNishCybersecurityConversations Live took a deep dive into one of the most urgent issues of our time: Cybersecurity.From AI-powered deepfakes to the rising cost of cybercrime in Canada, our expert panel broke down the threats and the opportunities shaping our digital future. Vancouver’s growing role as a cybersecurity hub was a standout theme.A big thank-you to our panel: Milos Stojadinovic (RBC), Erik Berg (KPMG), Bijan Sanii (INETCO), Dominic Vogel (Vogel Cybersecurity Leadership), Michael Argast (Kobalt.io) and Katie Fitzmaurice (Invest Vancouver). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
2025-12-171h 14
Crime House 24/7First Watch: Romance to Control: Maleesa Mooney & Nikki Cheng-Saelee McCainSeventy percent of women killed by an abuser are killed after they leave, which makes walking away an act of real bravery. Today, Katie follows the cases of two women who tried. In Los Angeles, model and realtor Maleesa Mooney had a whirlwind romance with Magnus Humphrey, but her friends weren’t sold on her new boyfriend. Later, Maleesa was found bound and hidden in her refrigerator, and Humphrey is now in custody on murder and torture charges and ordered to stand trial.
Crime House Daily is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PA...
2025-11-2428 min
Life with BitcoinCareer, Citizenship & Motherhood: Living Bitcoin First Principles w/ Katie AnaninaIn this special in-person episode of "Live with Bitcoin," host Vivian sits down with Katie Ananina, for a second time, to explore the profound personal transformations influenced by Bitcoin. This time, in person.
Katie shares her journey from running a successful business, Plan B Passport, to its acquisition by CitizenX, and how this transition has impacted her life as she prepares to welcome her third child. The conversation delves into the evolving landscape of second citizenships, the challenges and joys of motherhood, and the enduring role of Bitcoin as a tool for freedom and security.
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2025-08-041h 20
Poured OverKatie Yee on MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BARMaggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee is funny, full of heart and folklore, centered on a woman determined to find humor in her heartbreak. Katie joins us to talk about short books, universality, unnamed narrators, Chinese mythology, living in translation, hope and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Maggie; or, A Ma...
2025-07-2239 min
Wellness Dentistry: Oral Health for Longevity with Dr. Katie ToFrom Posture to Migraines: Dr. Ruan on the Hidden Impact of Oral HealthIn this episode we’re welcoming Dr. Cheng Ruan. From a young age, he was introduced to a holistic approach of medicine. His mother practiced Eastern Medicine, including acupuncture and herbs, while his father’s career focused on research. Early on in his education, he learned that medicine itself is not sufficient alone to treat every issue. When working with patients, it’s crucial to first understand what health looks like for them. This success criteria can be used to create goals they can work towards. Dr. Ruan recognizes that a part of his job is to simply...
2025-05-1234 min
Writing Remix Podcast113. Creating Joy and Community Through Poetry w/ West Hollywood Poet Laureate Jen ChengDan Dissinger celebrates National Poetry Month with the West Hollywood Poet Laureate, Jen Cheng. They talk about Jen’s multi-hyphenate creative journey, her dedication to blending East-West influences in her writing and workshops, her role as the creator of the Palabras Literary Salon, and the importance of “artist dates.” Dan asks Jen to explain why sheContinue reading "113. Creating Joy and Community Through Poetry w/ West Hollywood Poet Laureate Jen Cheng"
2025-04-2400 min
SoundingsSecret Graffiti
Katie Cheng, Lela Hanson, Reyna Duffy, and Will YuThis is a story about a girl named Katie who suddenly discovers that her seeminglystraight-laced, engineer dad used to lead a secret life as a graffiti artist. Fueled by curiosity andwonder, she sets out on a journey to learn more. From exploring hidden graffiti tunnels withfriends to having an eye-opening conversation with her dad, Katie uncovers surprising truthsabout his past—and gains a new perspective on her own.Interviewee:Dave Cheng - Katie’s FatherDave is a key...
2025-04-2214 min
True Home ConfessionsI'm a Minimalist - But My Mom Won't Stop Buying Me Stuff!What happens when your mom’s love language is gift-giving—but you’re drowning in things you don’t want? In this episode, we explore a common struggle: how to navigate family dynamics when your minimalist lifestyle clashes with parents' well-meaning gifting habits. Today’s confessor lives in a tiny apartment, follows a minimalist lifestyle, and loves simplicity… but her mom insists on buying her expensive, not-her-style clothes—and refuses to let her get rid of them. Even worse? Mom checks to make sure they’re still there.Why do some parents express love through material things? And how do you s...
2025-03-1737 min
Voice of the ArtsHolding On, Holding Still at The Andy Warhol MuseumThe Andy Warhol Museum and The Carnegie Mellon University School of Art MFA program are collaborating in a new exhibition.
Associate Registrar of Exhibitions and Loans at The Andy Warhol Museum, Katie Briski, and Director of the ICA Pittsburgh, Elizabeth Chodos, talk about the exhibition "Holding Still, Holding On". Elizabeth describes the exhibition, which features the CMU School of Art MFA Class of 2025. Students Frankmarlin, Izsys Archer, Tingting Cheng, Chantal Feitosa-Desouza, and Max Tristan Watkins, created immersive and diverse work.
Elizabeth highlights the incredible work the students have been doing since August of 2024 in creating these works for a professional...
2025-03-1420 min
Peace TalksDorcas Cheng-Tozun: Justice for the Sensitive SoulDo you wonder if you have what it takes to make a difference in the world? Dorcas Cheng-Tozun brings her brand of gracious, kind wisdom to the table in this episode of Peace Talks with Mariah Humphries and Katie Mullin. She reminds us that, no matter who you are, you can change for the world for good—and shows us how to do it through self awareness and concern for others.Dorcas Cheng-Tozun is an award-winning writer, editor, speaker, and communications consultant. She is the author of Start, Love, Repeat: How to Stay in Love with Your En...
2025-02-1848 min
GES Center Lectures, NC State UniversityAlice Cheng - AI for Crisis CommunicationAI for crisis communication: Challenges and opportunities
An exploration of AI’s role in managing organization-public relationships during crises, highlighting innovative applications and the challenges of implementation.
Yang (Alice) Cheng, PhD
Associate Professor and University Faculty Scholar in Communications, NC State University | Profile | ResearchGate | LinkedIn | Google Scholar
Dr. Cheng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and an Adjunct Professor at the Poole College of Management, NCSU. She has taught various courses, including strategic management, research methods, introduction to public relations, and crisis communication. Dr. Cheng has demonstrated a long-term commitment to researc...
2024-11-051h 00
Lipstick on the RimCelebrity Chef Katie Lee Biegel on How to Find Balance in the Kitchen, Halloween Treats, Must-Have Thanksgiving Dishes, Fool-Proof Kid Approved Recipes, and MORE!For as long as she can remember, Katie Lee Biegel has loved cooking. In fact, she can even recall the exact moment that ignited her passion - her grandma teaching her how to bake biscuits. Since then, Katie has transformed her love for cooking into a thriving career as a multi-hyphenate celebrity chef, cookbook author, and business woman as the co-founder of Kind of Wild Wines. You might recognize her from your TV screens on Saturday mornings as a host on The Kitchen, or perhaps as a judge on Beat Bobby Flay. In today’s episode, Katie tackles the se...
2024-10-2245 min
The Learning CurveLynch Foundation’s Katie Everett on School Finance Model for Catholic Schools & School ChoiceThis week on The Learning Curve, co-hosts U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng and Mike Goldstein interview Katie Everett, the Executive Director of the Lynch Foundation. Ms. Everett shares her journey into K-12 education reform and discusses the influential vision of Carolyn and Peter Lynch, and their foundation's role in shaping education policy in Massachusetts and beyond. She highlights the Lynch family's contributions to the Commonwealth’s educational, cultural, and civic landscape. Everett delves into the operational challenges facing Catholic schools, such as labor costs and enrollment issues, while also emphasizing the work of the School C...
2024-10-0942 min
Tasty Trails Travel Pod#25 Hong Kong with Tess ChengIn this episode, I sit down with Tess Cheng, a health and wellness expert foodie, to dive deep into the world of Hong Kong’s vibrant food culture. She walks us through dim sum and the secret to finding authentic Chinese food wherever you go.
We explore the importance of home-cooked meals and how Tess incorporates mindful eating habits into her lifestyle, especially when indulging in Cantonese cuisine. We also discuss the hotly debated topic of MSG, its role in traditional Chinese dishes, and why it may not be as bad as many believe. ...
2024-09-1133 min
Enjoy Offering of Full Audiobooks in Funny, Performing ArtsThe Now Show: Series 62-64 - BBC Radio ComedyListen to full audiobooks for free :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTITLE The Now Show: Series 62-64SUBTITLE The BBC Radio 4 Topical ComedyAUTHOR BBC Radio ComedyNARRATOR Various, Hugh Dennis, Steve PuntLANGUAGE EnglishRELEASE DATE 08-22-2024PUBLISHER BBC AudioCATEGORIES Funny, Performing Arts, Stand-up ShowSUMMARYThe final three scurrilous series of the award-winning comedy show
For over 25 years, The Now Show amused the nation with topical stand-up, sketches and songs, before bringing the comedy to a close at the end of Series 64. But now...
2024-08-2200 min
The RegenNarration212. The Children's Hour Radio Show Becoming a Global Phenomenon, with Katie Stone & Amadeus MenendezHow does a local radio show run with and for children become a global phenomenon - with plenty of adult listeners too? All the more in an age of media disruption and decline, with the ongoing struggle of not only mainstream media models, but public and alternative ones too. In just six years, The Children’s Hour is approaching a listenership of one million people, heard on demand as a weekly podcast and on more than 160 stations in 6 countries. That stratospheric growth started with a pivot – when this local volunteer-run public radio show in Albuquerque, New Mexico, became a not...
2024-07-0354 min
Keep the Flame AliveParalympic Swimming with Jessica Long, McKenzie Coan and Olivia ChambersWhile you wouldn't think para swimming is much different from able-bodied swimming, the Paralympic classification system makes it a more complex sport to follow. Classification helps level the playing field (although we learn here that it's not the most perfect system), but the diversity of swimmers and abilities means that there are a lot of classes in this sport. Case in point, our three guests for this episode. We talk with Jessica Long, 5x Paralympian; McKenzie Coan, 3x Paralympian; and Olivia Chambers, Paralympic hopeful about para swimming, nuances of their classifications, and how the Paralympics...
2024-06-1147 minKeep the Flame AliveTeam USA 2024 Olympians-Team SportsWe're exploring team sports on this episode of Keep the Flame Alive. At Paris 2024, there will be 11 purely team sports: artistic swimming, basketball, basketball 3x3, beach volleyball, football, handball, hockey, rowing, rugby sevens, volleyball, and water polo. Athletes don't just have to be in top physical shape, they also have to work well with their teammates in order to achieve success. As we read in If Gold Is our Destiny, if players can't come together and play as a team, they're going to fall apart. At the Team USA Media Summit in April, we talked...
2024-06-0741 min
SVU POD: Especially HeinousPATREON EPISODE! S6E2 Debt [TCC: Cheng Chui Ping AKA Sister Ping, Queen of the Snakeheads] Now with Garbage Cookies! (Original release Oct 9, 2023) This PATREON episode has everything and Gabe has Covid. We still manage to get so weird that the Patreon uncut episode has a full 30 minutes of extra jokes and asides. Stabler’s Dad Math, the MOST undercover work, the WORST undercover work, hotshots and tough guys, Everything Everywhere All at Once dad, the voice of Mulan (Ming-Na Wen) gets to again work with the voice of Shang (BD Wong) and if you need Midwesterners saying ‘bag’ ASMR, this is the episode for you. **TW: sex trafficking, murder, kidnapping** Recap 0:36 True Crime Chaser 56:01 Patreon: Recap 2:54 True Crime Chaser 1:21:53 Rate and rev...
2024-05-071h 40
The AACC PodcastEngaging Culture for Sensitive SoulsThe AACC Reclaim Podcast, hosted by Raymond Chang and Katie Nguyen Palomares, invites listeners to explore engaging culture with sensitivity. Featuring guest Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, a writer and communications consultant, the episode highlights her impactful contributions to organizations like D.Light and her insights from living across various cultures. Dorcas, author of "Start, Love, Repeat" and "Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul," shares wisdom on cultural engagement. Throughout the conversation, Dorcas emphasizes the importance of embracing our unique gifts and passions while pursuing meaningful goals. Reflecting on her own experiences, she discusses the pitfalls of conforming to...
2024-02-2252 min
Hello Deconstructionists5: Queering the Binaries in Unordained Ministry with Katie Kuntz-WinelandKatie Kuntz-Wineland (she/her) is a queer, neurodivergent, post-denominational minister and the founder of @thebelongingtable. As someone whose identities and spiritual truths don’t fit neatly into boxes, Katie loves supporting others on their authentic, unboxed, and surprising journeys of self-acceptance, healing, liberation, and wholeness. Katie holds a B.A. in biblical studies and peace & conflict studies from Bluffton University, a Master of Divinity from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, and professional certifications in mediation and adult sexuality education.
Connect with Katie: Instagram: @thebelongingtable | Website: thebelongingtable.org
Book: Radical Love by Patrick Cheng
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2024-01-3055 min
AIP PodcastAIP Podcast Episode 43 - Katie Sutter, Sustainability Specialist at ScriptString.AICheck out AI Partnerships Corp Affiliate, ScriptString.AI's free Sustainability Scorecard tool for your organization here: • ScriptString.AI Sustainability Scorec... Sign up here: https://www.scriptstring.com/sustaina... The ScriptString.AI Knowledge & Data Harmonization Platform unifies data faster and connects the dots to de-risk your business and grow value while covering your compliance and reporting needs. The platform offers a format-agnostic, inquisitive, data knowledge approach that is designed to learn, organize, classify, and standardize data and knowledge at a distance without keeping it, and at scale; inquisitively, with high compliance, High security, and auditability.Ful...
2024-01-2212 min
SpringleafEpisode 9Rosie Jones, the most notorious bully on the comedy circuit, joins Pat and Adams in the studio this week as events really start to come to a head. Sita tells Pat an uncomfortable truth, which is a devastating blow for someone with a pathological need to be liked. Clarke also drops a bombshell - the sort of bombshell with 'you're fired' written on the side. And worlds collide when Pat decides to leverage his position on the Only Joking team to spring Lawrence from the big house, culminating in a bad day for Hugh Dennis...A...
2024-01-1628 minLife with Bitcoin"Do Not Compromise on Your Perfect Life" w/ Katie the Russian (Pt.2)Katie the Russian is the Founder and CEO of Plan B Passport, helping people reach greater levels of safety and security for their family, legally protect their assets. As a Russian-born citizen, first generation immigrate, wife, mom, and a bitcoiner.
This is part 2 of my conversation with Katie, we talked about things that are even more personal, such as her relationship, parenting style, pregnancy experience, homeschooling, and beyond.
2023-12-2450 minLife with Bitcoin"Bitcoin Is My Base Layer" & Plan B Passport w/ Katie the RussianKatie the Russian is the Founder and CEO of Plan B Passport, helping people reach greater levels of safety and security for their family, legally protect their assets. As a Russian-born citizen, first generation immigrate, wife, mom, and a bitcoiner.
2023-12-1758 min
Pink Shade: Reality TV with MP712 - Shades of Bravo with Deanna Cheng!Mary Payne is joined by Deanna Cheng (How to Be Less Old) to talk all things Bravo Housewives. On RHOP, Deanna has strong opinions on Juan and Robyn and barely noticed all the pickles at pickleball! Over on RHSLC, we are NOT happy with all the labels that Justin is wearing and we are grateful for Monica. And, we also went down a rabbit hole of a conversation about Kathy and Paris Hilton.Follow Deanna and her substack here!Support our sponsor Apostrophe! Visit www.apostrophe.com/PinkShade and use code...
2023-11-301h 12
SVU POD: Especially HeinousS6E2 Debt (TCC: Cheng Chui Ping AKA Sister Ping, Queen of the Snakeheads)This episode has everything and Gabe has Covid. We still manage to get so weird that the Patreon uncut episode has a full 30 minutes of extra jokes and asides. Stabler’s Dad Math, the MOST undercover work, the WORST undercover work, hotshots and tough guys, Everything Everywhere All at Once dad, the voice of Mulan (Ming-Na Wen) gets to again work with the voice of Shang (BD Wong) and if you need Midwesterners saying ‘bag’ ASMR, this is the episode for you. **TW: sex trafficking, murder, kidnapping** Recap 0:36 True Crime Chaser 56:01 Patreon Recap 2:54 True Crime Chaser 1:21:53 Rate and review! Email us at svupod@gma...
2023-10-101h 16Keep the Flame AliveOlympic Gold Medalist Katie Nageotte Moon on Pole VaultPole vault is an athletics discipline that we have really had questions about, so we're thrilled that Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist Katie Nageotte--now Katie Moon--could join us to talk about her sport. We talked with Katie about poles (ever wonder how much a pole vault pole costs? Try seven of them), spikes, and what it feels like if a pole snaps while you're mid-vault. Follow Katie on TikTok, Insta and Twitter! We stick with our pole vault theme for our history moment, when Jill looks at the pole vault competition from Seoul 1988. That's...
2023-04-211h 18
Possibilities PodcastS3 E2: Possibilities of Relational Loving w/ Kai Cheng ThomIn this episode we talk with Kai Cheng about being an “extremist for love” and her books “I Hope we Choose Love” and “Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars”. We also chat about the complexity of queer utopias, self mythologies, recreating institutional structures, queer/trans magic, our sacred unknown knowing and the western colonial myth of “lasting forever”. This transformative discussion is intricately braided with the idea of letting love and the relationship to self, community and beyond be the driving force of our lives🔥
Links to transcript: possibilitiespodcast.carrd.co
Show Credits:
Creative Lead/Host: Umang, S...
2022-10-1852 min
LET IT OUTLittle Things: Annual Birthday Party Hosted by Sacha JonesThis week, a very important person in my life—Sacha Jones—hosts the podcast. Every year for nearly a decade Sacha has come back on to host the episode the last week of April (the week of my birthday). This year she really outdid herself: she shocks me with questions sourced from my friends and family and a special guest joins us to host a special rapid-fire round. I truly knew none of this was happening beforehand and it felt like the surprise party I’ve always dreamed of. Sacha is one of the most creative, wise, and gen...
2022-04-291h 37
The Thriller ZoneAlma Katsu, author of Red Widow
On Episode #62 of The Thriller Zone, former Senior Intelligence Analyst for the CIA, NSA & RAND, ALMA KATSU joins the Top Secret Club known as "The TZ" to discuss secret stuff, higher education, writing advice & techniques.
On the show, Alma also discusses how she never originally set out to work for the CIA, but always wanted to write. So after 30+ years, she compresses all that thrilling espionage information in a page-turning thriller.
Oh, and wait until you hear the latest, greatest news: her books are going to TV! Man, talking about "Living the dream!"
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2022-04-251h 00LET IT OUTNorma Kamali on Dating, Aging, London in the 60s, Her Iconic Fashion Career, and "The More You Do, the More You Can Do"This week, a conversation with iconic designer Norma Kamali. Recorded over Zoom from her office in Manhattan, we cover her 50-year career, from graduating from FIT with a degree in illustration to working for Northwest Airlines—which allowed her to fly to London on the weekends for only $29. It felt like a time capsule to hear her talk about the cultural revolution in London in the 1960s and how she would bring back pieces for friends, which led her to start a store, and eventually design her own pieces. Soon her designs were worn by Bianca Jagger, Bet...
2022-04-221h 48
Books and BobaMarch 2022 Book NewsOn this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our March 2022 mid-month check-in! New books mentioned in our publishing news:A Quitter’s Paradise by Elysha ChangThe Storm We Made by Vanessa ChanThe Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy TanTrue Love and Other Impossible Odds by Christina LiAngelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le NguyenCooking with Monsters: The Beginners Guide to Culinary Combat by Jordan Alsaqa and Vivian TruongThe Story Factory by Jam DongThe House Before Falling into the Sea by Ann Suk Wang and illustrated by Hanna ChaI Wil...
2022-03-2645 min
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4News Quiz 18th February 2022Recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre, his week Andy Zaltzman was joined by Elis James, Olga Koch, Tim Shipman and Shaparak Khorsandi to look at the situation in Ukraine, and how the cream of British politics are dealing with the delicate situation; we looks at the Met Police, in a week that the Met Police are looking at Prince Charles, and in a (possible) world first, we have an audio-only picture round!Hosted by Andy Zaltzman
Chairs script by Andy Zaltzman
Additional Material from Alice Fraser, Catherine Brinkworth, Ken Cheng and Rajiv Karia
Production Co-ordinators: Katie Baum...
2022-02-1828 min
artchatter with Gaynor Leverett-Jaques & Karen George13 - 44AD, exhibition prep & communityWhen your podcast editor writes the note “there's a bunch of artists' names in this one, have fun lol” you know it’s a goodie!
What can we say? We’re suckers for an artist community! Also, we chat about our thoughts, attitudes and plans for showing in a group.
44AD artspace
http://www.44ad.net/
Episode Cover credit: Katie O’Brien at 44AD artspace
Polly Gough Printmaker
Shuya Cheng
Silversides Glass
Judith Cole
Gina Belford Art
Ottelein Huc...
2021-12-0831 min
Books and Boba#161 - November 2021 Book NewsOn this episode, we highlight the latest book and publishing news in Asian American literature for our November 2021 mid-month check-in! New books mentioned in our publishing news:Rebecca F. Kuang - YellowfaceJulie Kagawa - FatelessMaurene Goo - ThrowbackSamira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra - Magic Has No BordersLisa Ko - Jackie and GisellePaula Yoo - Rising from the AshesJennifer Chen - Artifacts of an Ex Salima Alikhan - I Can Be All ThreeJesse Q. Sutanto - I’m Not Done with You...
2021-11-2452 min
First of All#157 - Being Single & Dating in your 30s with Mel Cheng (AsianBossGirl Podcast)So the world continues to feel like it's imploding for a lot of us. And in the meantime, we're all at different stages in life - family dynamics, age, income, career trajectories, and relationship status - and just doing our best to figure things out from day to day. It has been one helluva strange year and a half to say the least, but also packed with tons of reflection on our places in life, who we want to be, where we want to go, and also who we want to go with. In this episode, we bring back...
2021-09-101h 23
High Tales of HistoryChing Shih, the biggest pirate badass of them all; The true story of Paul Revere's midnight rideWelcome to our first ever episode!
Laurel takes us on the high seas with the biggest, baddest pirate captain of them ALL that you've never heard of. And guess what? She was a woman too!
Upon getting back to shore, Katie saddles us up for a midnight ride with Paul Revere and his companions who, probably did more but were known less.
Come lounge and talk history with us!
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2021-07-161h 17
DragonfruitKatie Freeze-Becker: Grassroots Collaboration and SupportKatie Freeze-Becker is a chair for the US Green Building Council - Los Angeles Legacy Project and an environmental consultant with Leading Edge Consulting Services. We took this episode to focus on the Legacy Project and equity, with some bonus questions about Katie's experiences in consulting. This is a great conversation to hear if you are interested in getting your organization, or yourself, more involved in supporting community-led projects that make a difference in the lives of real people. Episode 14 is part two of a two-part series featuring USGBC-LA; our last episode featured Ben Stapleton, their executive director, and...
2021-04-0243 min
DragonfruitBen Stapleton: Healthy Buildings and InnovationBen Stapleton is the Executive Director of the US Green Building Council - Los Angeles (USGBC-LA). In this episode, we focused on USGBC-LA's Healthy Building Alliance and Net Zero Accelerator programs, as well as some discussion about the organization in general and Ben's career. These specifics also led to conversation about broader topics such as public health, equity and representation, and technological advancements. I am very excited to release this episode, which is part one of a two-part series features the USGBC-LA; tune in to the next episode to hear from Katie Freeze-Becker about their Legacy Project. Thank you...
2021-03-3134 min
On the Road, Our WayNavigating Responsible Travel During COVID-19Can we hit the road responsibly during a pandemic? As someone planning to car camp or take a drive into the wilderness, you might not feel like you alone could make a huge impact on this pandemic-- but the reality is that travel can lead to transmission-- which means that travelers have the capacity to create an immense effect on the trajectory of viral spread.The good news is that we’re not here to make you feel guilty. We know you want to travel (we do too!), but more importantly: we want you to be knowledgeable an...
2020-05-2954 min
The Wellness Mama Podcast332: An Eastern, Ancient Traditional Approach to Health & Longevity With Simon Cheng of Pique Tea We hear some incredible health stories on this podcast, and today is no exception! After a decade of very poor health, Simon Cheng found himself celebrating his 30th birthday with a tube of antibiotics connected directly to his heart valve. He said, “Enough is enough” and changed his life dramatically. Today we’re going deep into Simon’s personal …
2020-04-2046 min
The Wellness Mama Podcast332: An Eastern, Ancient Traditional Approach to Health & Longevity With Simon Cheng of Pique TeaWe hear some incredible health stories on this podcast, and today is no exception! After a decade of very poor health, Simon Cheng found himself celebrating his 30th birthday with a tube of antibiotics connected directly to his heart valve. He said, "Enough is enough" and changed his life dramatically. Today we're going deep into Simon's personal …
2020-04-2046 min
The Wellness Mama Podcast332: An Eastern, Ancient Traditional Approach to Health & Longevity With Simon Cheng of Pique TeaWe hear some incredible health stories on this podcast, and today is no exception! After a decade of very poor health, Simon Cheng found himself celebrating his 30th birthday with a tube of antibiotics connected directly to his heart valve. He said, “Enough is enough” and changed his life dramatically. Today we’re going deep into Simon’s personal …
2020-04-2046 min
WMFAMinisode: The Future
The FutureAre we acting for our future selves? To receive a writing prompt inspired by this minisode, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Ruthie Ackerman, Marta Bausells, Megan Brawley, Carrie Brown, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, Alice Elliott Dark, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Leah Hampton, Melanie Haws, Donna Hidock, Sarah Lauren Jaffe, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Kathryn Matlack, D.H. Morton...
2019-10-3004 min
WMFACrafting a Compelling Voice w. BRIAN ALLEN CARR
Author photo by Erin Davis.
Crafting a Compelling Voice w. BRIAN ALLEN CARRBrian Allen Carr’s novel Opioid, Indiana is out now from Soho Press. Brian is the author of several story collections and novellas and has been published in McSweeney’s, Hobart, and The Rumpus. He was the inaugural winner of the Texas Observer short story prize as judged by Larry McMurtry, and the recipient of a Wonderland Book Award. He splits his time between Texas and Indiana, where he writes about engineers and inventors at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.Discussed In This...
2019-10-2344 min
WMFAMinisode: A Tiny (and in Retrospect Totally Obvious) Epiphany
A Tiny (and in Retrospect Totally Obvious) EpiphanyThe important piece of writing advice that finally sunk in. To receive a writing prompt inspired by this minisode, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Ruthie Ackerman, Marta Bausells, Megan Brawley, Carrie Brown, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, Alice Elliott Dark, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Leah Hampton, Melanie Haws, Donna Hidock, Sarah Lauren Jaffe, Katie Ka...
2019-10-1604 min
WMFAMinisode: Rest
RestHow good are you at letting yourself just be? To receive a writing prompt inspired by this minisode, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Ruthie Ackerman, Marta Bausells, Megan Brawley, Carrie Brown, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, Alice Elliott Dark, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Leah Hampton, Melanie Haws, Donna Hidock, Sarah Lauren Jaffe, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Kathryn Matlack, Grace Pickerin...
2019-10-0202 min
WMFACultivating Patience w. MARY RUEFLE
Author photo by Hannah Ensor.
Cultivating Patience w. MARY RUEFLE Mary Ruefle is the author of many books, including Dunce (Wave Books, 2019), My Private Property (Wave Books, 2016), Trances of the Blast (Wave Books, 2013), Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures (Wave Books, 2012), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism, and Selected Poems (Wave Books, 2010), winner of the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. She has also published a comic book, Go Home and Go to Bed! (Pilot Books/Orange Table Comics, 2007), and is an erasure artist, whose treatments...
2019-09-2534 min
WMFAMinisode: Isolation
IsolationKeeping ourselves connected in the solitary work of writing.To receive a writing prompt inspired by this minisode, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Ruthie Ackerman, Megan Brawley, Carrie Brown, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, Alice Elliott Dark, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Leah Hampton, Melanie Haws, Donna Hidock, Sarah Lauren Jaffe, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Kathryn Matlack, Grace Pickering, Giulia Pink, Tr...
2019-09-1806 min
WMFAKeeping Faith in the Process w. R.O. KWON
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Keeping Faith in the Process w. R.O. KWON R.O. Kwon’s nationally bestselling first novel, The Incendiaries, is published by Riverhead, and it is being translated into five languages. Named a best book of the year by over forty publications, it is an American Booksellers Association Indie Next #1 Pick and an Indies Introduce selection. The Incendiaries was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award for Best First Book, Los Angeles Times First Book Prize, and Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Fiction Prize. Her writing has appe...
2019-09-1151 minFirst of All#82 - Let's Talk About Sex with Melody Cheng (Asian Boss Girl)Did you or anyone EVER actually have "the talk" with their parents? How did you learn what sex was? SexED? Movies + TV? When/how did you discover porn? How did it effect your attitude as a grown up? Sex is a huge driving force and one prolonged mystery to many of us out there. Some people have been wildly fortunate to have nurturing, mature elders who provide a safe entry into the world of intimacy and carnal knowledge, while the rest...were left to our own devices. In this episode, Minji sits down with Mel Cheng from the amazing...
2019-09-051h 09
WMFAFROM THE ARCHIVES | Minisode: On Fear
On FearFeeling it. Acknowledging it. Understanding it. Doing the work anyway. Listen below or via: iTunes | Stitcher | Pocket Cast | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA.Thank you to WMFA patrons Ruthie Ackerman, Megan Brawley, Carrie Brown, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, Alice Elliott Dark, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Donna Hidock, Sarah Lauren Jaffe, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Sherry Lowry, Kathryn Matlack, Grace Pickering, Giulia Pink, Trivia NYC, Brooke Ward, Marianne Worthington, Erica Veurink and Lucretia Voigt for supporting this episode. Become...
2019-09-0414 min
WMFADefining Your Writing Identity w. MARGINALLY PODCAST
Defining Your Writing Identity w. MARGINALLY PODCAST Olivia Allison and Meghan Brawley are best friends and co-hosts of Marginally Podcast, where they talk about the ups and downs of combining day jobs and writing. They are most active on their podcast (subscribe in your favorite podcast app), website (marginallypodcast.com) and Instagram, @marginallypodcast. Olivia has published a variety of non-fiction pieces of different lengths – one co-authored book and several articles in the politics and policy arena. She now working on a novel, as well as a selection of essays and short stories. You can see more ab...
2019-08-281h 05
WMFAMinisode: Writing Needs
Writing NeedsWhat do you need—and how do you figure out what you need anyway? To read an expanded essay on this topic, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Ruthie Ackerman, Megan Brawley, Carrie Brown, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, Alice Elliott Dark, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Donna Hidock, Sarah Lauren Jaffe, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Sherry Lowry, Kathryn Matlack, Grace Pick...
2019-08-2106 min
WMFAGrowing Into Your Practice w. MICHAEL PARKER
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Michael ParkerMichael Parker is the author of seven novels and three collections of stories, most recently Prairie Fever, out now from Algonquin Books. (Buy now from IndieBound.) His short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times Magazine, the Oxford American, Runner's World, Men's Journal, and other publications. His work has been anthologized in The O. Henry Prize Stories and The Pushcart Prize. He recently retired as the Nicholas and Nancy Vacc Distinguished Professor in the MFA Writing Program at the University of North Carolina...
2019-08-1450 min
WMFAMinisode: Rewriting Our Stories
Rewriting Our StoriesWhat aspect of your creative life needs a new narrative? To read an expanded essay on this topic, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Ruthie Ackerman, Megan Brawley, Carrie Brown, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, Alice Elliott Dark, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Donna Hidock, Sarah Lauren Jaffe, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Sherry Lowry, Kathryn Matlack, Grace Pickering, Giulia Pink, Tr...
2019-08-0705 min
WMFAFinding Writerly Courage w. SAVANNAH SIPPLE
Savannah SippleSavannah Sipple is the author of WWJD & Other Poems (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2019), which explores what it is to be a queer woman in Appalachia and is rooted in its culture and in her body. (Buy now from IndieBound.) With a beer-drinking Jesus as her wing man, she navigates this difficult terrain of stereotype, conservative Evangelicalism, and, perhaps most, shame. A writer from east Kentucky, her writing has recently been published in Southern Cultures, Split This Rock, Salon, Appalachian Heritage, Waxwing, and other places. She is also the recipient of grants from the Money for Women...
2019-07-3137 min
WMFAMinisode: Healthier Harvests, or Another Kind of Flow
Healthier Harvests, or Another Kind of FlowWhat kale, checks, and writing have in common. To read an expanded essay on this topic, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Megan Brawley, Carrie Brown, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Donna Hidock, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Kathryn Matlack, Grace Pickering, Giulia Pink, Trivia NYC, Marianne Worthington, and Erica Veurink for supp...
2019-07-2405 min
WMFACreating Reassuring Writing Frameworks w. KRISTEN ARNETT
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Kristen ArnettKristen Arnett is a queer fiction and essay writer. Her debut novel, Mostly Dead Things, is out now from Tin House. (Buy now from IndieBound.) Kristen won the 2017 Coil Book Award for her debut short fiction collection, Felt in the Jaw, and was awarded Ninth Letter’s 2015 Literary Award in Fiction. She’s a columnist for Literary Hub and her work has either appeared or is upcoming at North American Review, the Normal School, Gulf Coast, TriQuarterly, Guernica, Electric Literature, Volume 1 Brooklyn, Bennington Review, Tin House Flash Fridays/the...
2019-07-1754 min
WMFAMinisode: Why Do You Write?
Why Do You Write?Why it’s helpful to check in with our whys—plus a special request. To read an expanded essay on this topic, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Megan Brawley, Carrie Brown, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Donna Hidock, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Kathryn Matlack, Grace Pickering, Giulia Pink, Trivia NYC, Marianne Worthington, and Erica Ve...
2019-07-1004 min
Excited Utterance71 Katie HicksExpanding Pena-Rodriguez to Protect Criminal Defendants from Explicit Gender Animus. Katie Hicks (University of Arkansas School of Law) joins the podcast to advocate in favor of expanding Pena-Rodriguez to combat gender-based animus.
2019-07-0800 minExcited Utterance71 Katie HicksExpanding Pena-Rodriguez to Protect Criminal Defendants from Explicit Gender Animus. Katie Hicks (University of Arkansas School of Law) joins the podcast to advocate in favor of expanding Pena-Rodriguez to combat gender-based animus.
2019-07-0800 min
WMFAKnowing What You Need as a Writer w. CASEY CEP
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Casey CepCasey Cep is a writer from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in English, she earned an M.Phil in theology at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The New Republic, among other publications. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee is her first book. (Buy now from IndieBound.) Bonus Segment: What Didn’t Make the BookCasey talks about some of...
2019-07-0358 min
WMFAMinisode: Goody Two Shoes Writing
Goody Two Shoes WritingWhen you’re showing up but not really showing up. To read an expanded essay on this topic, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Megan Brawley, Carrie Brown, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Donna Hidock, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Kathryn Matlack, Grace Pickering, Giulia Pink, Trivia NYC, Marianne Worthington, and Erica Veurink for supporting...
2019-06-2605 min
WMFAWriting More Diverse Narratives w. TOMMY ORANGE
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Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublicTommy OrangeTommy Orange’s debut novel, There There, was released in 2018. (Buy now from IndieBound.) Tommy is a graduate of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. An enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, he was born and raised in Oakland, California.Bonus Segment: Emerging Native WritersTommy recommends some of his favorite up-and-coming Native authors. Bonus segments are a Patreon exclusive and cost jus...
2019-06-1946 min
WMFAMinisode: Agent Anxiety
Agent AnxietyWelcome to the first listener-request minisode! We’re talking about finding the right agent for you. To read an expanded essay on this topic, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Megan Brawley, Carrie Brown, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Donna Hidock, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Grace Pickering, Giulia Pink, Trivia NYC, and Erica Veurink for supporting...
2019-06-1205 min
WMFADeveloping an “Occult Sensibility” of Your Writing w. KAREN RUSSELL
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Karen RussellKaren Russell, whose new story collection, Orange World, is out now. (Buy now from IndieBound.) Karen won the 2012 and the 2018 National Magazine Award for fiction, and her first novel, Swamplandia!, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She has received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, the "5 under 35" prize from the National Book Foundation, the NYPL Young Lions Award, the Bard Fiction Prize, and is a former fellow of the Cullman Center and the American Academy in Berlin. She currently holds the Endowed Chair at Texas State U...
2019-06-0535 min
WMFAMinisode: Patience
PatienceSlowing down to speed up.To read an expanded essay on this topic, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Megan Brawley, Carrie Brown, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Donna Hidock, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Grace Pickering, Giulia Pink, Trivia NYC, and Erica Veurink for supporting this episode. Become a patron.
2019-05-2905 min
WMFACrafting Narratives from History w. DAVID K. RANDALL
David K. RandallDavid K. Randall’s new book, Black Death at the Golden Gate, is out now from W.W. Norton. (Buy now from IndieBound.) David is a senior reporter at Reuters and the New York Times best-selling author of Dreamland and The King and Queen of Malibu. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.Discussed In This Episode“Why wasn’t this a bigger deal?” Fake news wasn’t invented in the 21st century. Racism and denying science. “Disease has a way of bringing out the worst in communities.” Conducting historical research. Giving real (dead...
2019-05-2247 min
WMFAMinisode: Writing Without Writing
Writing Without Writing Expanding our ideas of process.To read an expanded essay on this topic, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Megan Brawley, Jack Cheng, Madison Cyr, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Donna Hidock, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Grace Pickering, Giulia Pink, Trivia NYC, and Erica Veurink for supporting this episode. Become a patron.
2019-05-1502 min
WMFAWriting Into the Darkness w. SUSAN CHOI
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Susan ChoiSusan Choi’s new novel, Trust Exercise, is out now from Henry Holt. (Buy on IndieBound.) Susan is the author of the novels My Education, A Person of Interest, American Woman, and The Foreign Student. Her work has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award and winner of the PEN/W.G. Sebald Award and the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction. With David Remnick, she co-edited Wonderful Town: New York Stories from The New Yorker. She’s received NEA and Guggenheim Foundation fellowships. She li...
2019-05-0850 min
WMFAMinisode: Choosing Your Mindset
Choosing Your MindsetHow do you approach your practice?To read an expanded essay on this topic, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Megan Brawley, Jack Cheng, Jonathan Cottrell, Madison Cyr, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Donna Hidock, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Grace Pickering, Giulia Pink, Trivia NYC, and Erica Veurink for supporting this episode. Become a patron.
2019-05-0105 min
WMFAReimagining Narrative Structure w. JANE ALISON
Jane AlisonJane Alison’s new book, Meander, Spiral, Explode, is out now from Catapult. (Buy now from IndieBound.) Jane is the author of a memoir, The Sisters Antipodes, and four novels—The Love-Artist, The Marriage of the Sea, Natives and Exotics, and Nine Island—and is also the translator of Ovid’s stories of sexual transformation, Change Me. She is professor of creative writing at the University of Virginia and lives in Charlottesville. Discussed In This EpisodeLiberation from the narrative arc. Obligation and rules (and breaking them). The pliability of the novel form. “I h...
2019-04-2444 min
WMFAMinisode: Accepting Your Process
Accepting Your ProcessHow do you feel about the way you get writing done? To read an expanded essay on this topic, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Megan Brawley, Jack Cheng, Jonathan Cottrell, Madison Cyr, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Donna Hidock, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Grace Pickering, Giulia Pink, Trivia NYC, and Erica Veurink for supporting this episode. Become a patron
2019-04-1707 min
WMFABuilding a Narrative Labyrinth w. SUMMER BRENNAN
Summer BrennanSummer Brennan’s latest book, High Heel (buy from IndieBound), is out now from Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons series. Summer is a journalist and author. She received the 2016 Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award and was a visiting scholar at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University. A longtime consultant for the United Nations, her writing has appeared in New York Magazine, Scientific American, McSweeney's, the San Francisco Chronicle, and elsewhere. Her first book, The Oyster War: The True Story of a Small Farm, Big Politics, and the Future of Wilderness in America was a fina...
2019-04-1049 min
WMFAMinisode: Taking Yourself Seriously
Taking Yourself SeriouslyIt’s foundational to writing—and it’s not always easy. To read an expanded essay on this topic, become a Patreon member.Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
Some links may be affiliate. Thank you for supporting WMFA. Thank you to WMFA patrons Megan Brawley, Jack Cheng, Jonathan Cottrell, André Gallant, Nicky Gonzalez, Donna Hidock, Katie Karlson, Rachel Gordon Loube, Grace Pickering, Giulia Pink, and Trivia NYC for supporting this episode. Become a patron.
2019-04-0305 min
WMFATelling the Hard Truths w. MORGAN PARKER
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Morgan ParkerMorgan Parker is the author of the poetry collections Magical Negro, There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé, and Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up At Night. Her debut YA novel Who Put This Song On? will be published in Fall 2019 from Delacorte Press, and her debut book of nonfiction is forthcoming from One World/Random House. Parker is the recipient of a 2017 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, winner of a Pushcart Prize, and a Cave Canem graduate fellow. She is the creator and hos...
2019-03-2746 min
WMFAMinisode: Being a Student
Being a StudentOn always learning and the wisdom of beginner’s mind for writers. To read an expanded essay on this topic, become a Patreon member.Recommended ReadingZen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, Shunryu SuzukiListen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
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2019-03-2004 min
WMFAShould You Get an MFA? w. ERICA DAWSON & LEAH HAMPTON
Erica Dawson & Leah HamptonErica Dawson is the author of When Rap Spoke Straight to God, The Small Blades Hurt, and Big-Eyed Afraid. Her work has appeared in three editions of Best American Poetry, The Believer, Virginia Quarterly Review, and other journals and anthologies. She is an associate professor of English and Writing at University of Tampa, where she directs the low-residency MFA program. Leah Hampton is a fellow at the Michener Center for Writers and Editor in Chief of Bat City Review. Her work has appeared in Ecotone, storySouth, Appalachian Heritage, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and...
2019-03-131h 29
WMFASeason 4 Teaser
Coming up on WMFA … More conversations. More minisodes. And some exciting announcements. Listen below or via: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Overcast | RadioPublic
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2019-02-1302 min
WMFAMinisode: Jealousy
JealousyGet curious about it.Listen below or via: iTunes | Stitcher | Pocket Cast | Overcast | RadioPublic
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2018-12-1212 min
WMFATurning Family Members into Characters w. NICOLE CHUNG
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Episode 38Nicole Chung‘s debut memoir, All You Can Ever Know, is out now from Catapult Books. Nicole’s essays and articles have appeared in The New York Times, the Times Magazine, GQ, Longreads, Shondaland, BuzzFeed, and Hazlitt, among others. She is the editor-in-chief of Catapult magazine and the former managing editor of The Toast. Discussed In This EpisodeThe difficulty of selling an adoption memoir and the lack of adoptee narratives. Writing as refuge. Keeping a daily journal. Turning family members into charact...
2018-12-051h 05
WMFAMinisode: Voices
VoicesHearing, heeding, and ignoring inner chatter.Listen below or via: iTunes | Stitcher | Pocket Cast | Overcast | RadioPublic
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2018-11-2810 min
WMFAHolding Yourself Accountable w. HEATHER HAVRILESKY
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Episode 37Heather Havrilesky’s new essay collection, What If This Were Enough?, is out now from Doubleday. She is also the author of How to Be a Person in the World and the memoir Disaster Preparedness. She writes the "Ask Polly" column for New York magazine, and has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, and NPR's All Things Considered, among others. She was also Salon's TV critic for seven years. Discussed In This EpisodeHow to assemble a collection...
2018-11-211h 11
WMFAMinisode: Centeredness, or Surviving Creative Adolescence
Centeredness, or Surviving Creative AdolescenceGetting to the place where you know your work.Listen below or via: iTunes | Stitcher | Pocket Cast | Overcast | RadioPublic
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2018-11-1413 min
WMFAFinding Creative Freedom w. LIANA FINCK
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Episode 36Liana Finck’s new graphic memoir, Passing for Human, was published by Random House in September. Liana is a regular contributor to The New Yorker, The Awl, and Catapult. She is a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and a Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists. She has had artist residencies with the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and Tablet magazine. Her first book, A Bintel Brief, was published in 2014.Discussed In This Episode“It...
2018-11-071h 01
WMFAMinisode: Writing as Relationship
Writing as RelationshipWhat’s your relationship like? Listen below or via: iTunes | Stitcher | Pocket Cast | Overcast | RadioPublic
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2018-10-3109 min
WMFAStorytelling as an Act of Love w. WAYÉTU MOORE
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Episode 35Wayétu Moore’s debut novel, She Would Be King, is out now from Graywolf Press. Wayétu is the founder of One Moore Book and is a graduate of Howard University, Columbia University, and the University of Southern California. She teaches at the City University of New York’s John Jay College and lives in Brooklyn.Discussed In This EpisodeOral storytelling. Discovering yourself through literature. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters. Racism is learned behavior. Magical realism isn’t necessarily magical. Representation in literature...
2018-10-241h 09
WMFAMinisode: Priorities
PrioritiesAre you showing up for yourself? Listen below or via: iTunes | Stitcher | Pocket Cast | Overcast | RadioPublic
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2018-10-1708 min
WMFAWriting While Parenting w. KAT GARDINER
Episode 34Kat Gardiner’s debut collection of short fiction, Little Wonder, is out now from Father/Daughter Records. Born in Oklahoma, raised in the Pacific Northwest, and currently based in Detroit, Kat carries a restlessness through her writing that's been honed by a lifelong search for roots. She studied creative writing at Bennington College in Vermont, and later studied with Tom Spanbauer in Portland, Oregon.Discussed In This EpisodeWriting groups. “Failure is not failure; failure is how we learn and how we grow.” Tom Spanbauer and Dangerous Writing. Motherhood and writin...
2018-10-101h 12
WMFAMinisode: On Shame
On ShameWhat keeps you from telling your story? Listen below or via: iTunes | Stitcher | Pocket Cast | Overcast | RadioPublic
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2018-10-0310 min
WMFABeing a Steward of Others’ Stories w. LINDA KAY KLEIN
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Episode 33Linda Kay Klein’s first book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, is out now from Touchstone. Linda is the founder of Break Free Together. She earned a master’s degree from New York University focused on American evangelical Christian gender and sexuality messaging for girls, and has spent over a decade working at the cross section of faith, gender, and social change. Discussed In This EpisodeFiguring out you’re not alone...
2018-09-261h 14
WMFAMinisode: On Fear
On FearFeeling it. Acknowledging it. Understanding it. Doing the work anyway. Listen below or via: iTunes | Stitcher | Pocket Cast | Overcast | RadioPublic
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2018-09-1914 min
WMFATaking Control of Your Narrative w. ERICA DAWSON
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Episode 32Erica Dawson is the author of When Rap Spoke Straight to God, a book-length poem out September 18 from Tin House Books, as well as the collections The Small Blades Hurt and Big-Eyed Afraid. Her work has appeared in three editions of Best American Poetry, The Believer, Virginia Quarterly Review, and other journals and anthologies. She is an associate professor of English and Writing at University of Tampa, where she directs the low-residency MFA program. Discussed In This EpisodeDisquiet Literary Program. Realizing you have...
2018-09-121h 00
Mother's Quest PodcastTurboboost Your E.P.I.C. Life: Myers Briggs, Mindful Photography, and More with Alethea Cheng FitzpatrickI'm excited to share this Episode #39 of the Mother's Quest Podcast with a special guest who I seemed destined to know, and who I'll have the pleasure of meeting in person when we both speak at the upcoming Gaia Women Lead Conference in May, Alethea Cheng Fitzpatrick. The immigrant daughter of immigrant parents from Hong Kong, Alethea was born in London and grew up in a predominantly white community in the south of England. Today, she lives in Brooklyn, where she moved after university, with her husband and her two boys, currently aged 9 and 6. An...
2018-04-121h 10
SimulcastSimulcast Journal Club Podcast 11Ben and Vic discuss the paper of the month.
Hicks, C. and Petrosoniak, A. “The Human Factor : Optimising Trauma Team Performance in Dynamic Clinical Environments ” Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 36(1), pp.1-17
And a few other sim papers across a range of topics and research methods.
Jessica B. Stokes-Parisha,Robbert Duvivier, Brian Jolly. Investigating the impact of moulage on simulation engagement — A systematic review. Nurse Education Today 64 (2018) 49 - 55https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.01.003
McGrath BA,Doherty C, Moore JA, et al. The role of high-fidelity simulation in designing emergency airway management algorithms...
2018-03-0737 min