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In Confidence with Lisa Sun: A Gravitas PodcastEpisode 48: There Isn’t One Way to Mother with Ruthie AckermanWhat happens when the life you built no longer fits?
How do you untangle inherited expectations, question long held narratives, and choose a future that feels true to you?
Are you asking yourself whether you want to become a mother or not?
Ruthie Ackerman, journalist, author of The Mother Code, and founder of the Ignite Writers Collective, joins to talk about motherhood ambivalence, generational myths, and the bravery required to rewrite your own story. Through her deeply personal journey, she shows how breaking silence and letting go of a life that no lon...
2025-12-0544 min
Here & Now Author Ruthie Ackerman's newfound definition of family For years, author Ruthie Ackerman thought family was squarely determined by genetics.
2025-11-2605 min
The Mothers with Sara BrownWhat If You’re Not Sure? An Honest Take on Career, Identity + Motherhood with Ruthie AckermanRuthie Ackerman always knew she wanted to be a writer, but wasn't so sure about becoming a Mother. Her breakout memoir The Mother Code captures the ambivalence so many women feel but rarely say out loud. In this conversation, Ruthie shares how she unpretzeled herself from others’ expectations, navigated fertility and heartbreak, used a donor egg to have her daughter, and ultimately discovered herself through caregiving as a Mother. A smart, honest look at identity, desire, and becoming a Mother on your own terms.Highlights:🤷♀️ Normalizing the honest ambivalence so many feel toward motherhood✨ Giving...
2025-11-111h 23
Hello Menopause!Motherhood, Menopause & Mental Health: Ruthie Ackerman on Life After COVIDAuthor Ruthie Ackerman joins Stacy for an honest conversation about the messy overlap between postpartum, perimenopause, and pandemic-era mental health. They unpack how COVID blurred the lines between hormonal and emotional change—and why self-advocacy is essential for women’s healthcare today. Together, Stacy and Ruthie discuss how the isolation and emotional toll of lockdown amplified symptoms that were already difficult to parse, the importance of self-advocacy in women’s health, and the ongoing “COVID hangover” still affecting collective well-being.
Ruthie Ackerman is the author of The Mother Code and the founder of the Ignite Writers Collective. Her writin...
2025-10-2934 min
Private Parts Unknown: Sex & Love Around the WorldRewriting the Mother Code: Ruthie Ackerman on Her Journey from Childfree to Choosing Motherhood with Help from a Donor EggSave 10% on your next Fleshlight with promo code 10PRIVATE at fleshlight.com.
For the 231st episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak welcomes author Ruthie Ackerman, whose new book The Mother Code traces her journey from proudly child-free to embracing motherhood later in life.
In this interview, Ackerman opens up about questioning whether to have a baby, unpacking the generational and societal narratives that shaped her resistance to motherhood, and how she ultimately rewrote her story. We also dig into the cultural myths that make motherhood look unappealing, the marvel of science and genetics, Ruthie's fertility journey that culminated in the decision to use a donor egg, her f...
2025-10-2931 min
Wild Precious LifeRenegade Grief with Carla FernandezCarla Fernandez is an impact strategist, facilitator and writer exploring how circles of people come together for change when a new status quo is needed. And she’s the author of Renegade Grief, a resource for people at any stage of the grieving process. In this episode, Annmarie and Carla talk about rituals and support networks to help us understand that there is no “getting over” the loss of a loved one but rather grief can be a pathway into our own version of a soulful life.
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2025-09-2358 min
BAD AT KEEPING SECRETSWanting Both: Motherhood and ArtBefore we start I just wanted to invite you to come hang with Ruthie Ackerman and I at Womb House Books on Wednesday, September 24 · 6:30 - 8:30pm PDT. It is a small gathering where we will do some exercises from my book, and have some time to explore motherhood and ambivalence, together. Space is limited, sign up here! It’s free. We just want to make a space to talk about these things if they are lingering on your mind too. For the longest time, I believed I’d just know whether I wanted to be...
2025-09-2245 min
BookboundLosing the Book Deal, but Finding the Story with Ruthie AckermanHow do you turn a personal story into a publishable memoir?In this episode of Bookbound, Fran Hauser and Bethany Saltman talk with Ruthie Ackerman, a journalist, book coach, and author of The Mother Code, about the journey from personal storytelling to completing a book.Ruthie shares how her Modern Love essay helped reveal the through line for her memoir, what she learned from losing a major book deal, and how she rebuilt her path to publication. She also discusses the power of micro-communities over social media when building a platform, and the emotional ROI...
2025-09-0939 min
The Kids or Childfree Podcast75. Ruthie Ackerman on The Mother CodeIn this conversation, writer and author of The Mother Code, Ruthie Ackerman, shares her personal journey from being childfree to becoming a mother, exploring the complexities of motherhood, societal expectations, and the emotional struggles that accompany the decision to have children. You'll hear Ruthie and Keltie discuss: How Ruthie decided to pursue motherhood in spite of her ambivalence, and being only 55% confident in her choice to have kids. How being from a long lineage of women who left their children, meant Ruthie was scared she would do the same. Why a difference of opinion about kids meant the...
2025-08-061h 04
Liberating MotherhoodS2 Ep10: The Myth of the Bad Mother, with Ruthie Ackerman
“We are allowed to have a good life while giving our children good lives.” — Ruthie Ackerman
In patriarchy, there’s no way to get motherhood right. No matter what you do, someone will always gleefully tell you it’s wrong—and then use this shame to attempt to shrink you. Patriarchy wants to convince women that the challenges of motherhood are personal, not political, that our failings are our own fault rather than the predictable result of unacceptable structural realities.
Journalist Ruthie Ackerman wasn’t sure if she wanted to have kids, wasn’t sure if she could be a go...
2025-07-2345 min
NPR's Book of the DayTwo authors consider how being a daughter shaped their relationship to motherhoodNew books by Joy Harjo and Ruthie Ackerman focus on very different moments in the life cycle of motherhood. First, Harjo's new book Washing My Mother's Body is an illustrated version of a poem she wrote in order to process grief. Harjo, the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate and member of the Muscogee Nation, never got to carry out an important ritual after her mother's death – but returns in the poem to take care of things left undone. In today's episode, Harjo speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about that ritual and the potency of the mother-daughter relationship. Then, journalist Ruthie Ac...
2025-05-3016 min
Let’s Talk Memoir173. Paying Attention to Our Deepest Desires and Illuminating What We Need to featuring Ruthie AckermanRuthie Ackerman joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about maternal ambivalence and coming from a long line of women who abandoned their children, taking motherhood on from different angles, feeling ashamed of shame, illuminating what we need to about ourselves, listening to our inner voice, breaking cycles, focusing our work on the memoirist’s journey and search for understanding, when family members read our memoir, a close look at the trajectory of her book deal, finding another angle to a story, honing in on the universal question our memoir is asking, when the book needs to be some...
2025-05-2938 min
BAD AT KEEPING SECRETSWhat is enoughness?Wanting Both: Motherhood, Art, and the Questions That LingerHi, it's Carissa, and this is Bad at Keeping Secrets.For the longest time, I believed I’d just know whether I wanted to be a mom. Like a bolt of clarity would strike. But the truth is, I didn’t know. Not really. And for a long time, I thought I had to choose—between being an artist and being a mother. But here’s the thing: I’m greedy. I want both.And I think I’m not alone.The world...
2025-05-1945 min
Guided StepsMissions: Seeing Beyond the Borders In this powerful episode, we dive deep into the heart of missions why it’s essential for the church and why we often overlook the needs right in front of us. Are we too focused on global missions while missing the mission field in our own backyard? Joining us is Ruthie Ackerman, a passionate advocate for both local and international missions. Whether you're called to the nations or your own neighborhood, this episode will challenge you to rethink your role in the Great Commission.
2025-05-1824 min
Under the Influence with Jo PiazzaWhat If You’re Not Sure You Want Kids?What happens when you're not 100% sure you want to become a mother—but you go ahead and do it anyway? In this episode, we explore the space between certainty and regret, love and ambivalence, and what it means to mother without a clear road map.
Host Jo Piazza sits down with journalist and author Ruthie Ackerman, whose new book The Mother Code unpacks her own winding path to motherhood—through egg freezing, fertility treatments, donor eggs, and a lot of self-doubt. They talk about why our culture demands total clarity from women about becoming mothers, how shame and...
2025-05-1346 min
MoncrieffHow certain do you have to be to have children?How do you really know if you want kids?This is a question that many people ask themselves, particularly women when they are told that they’ve got a ticking biological clock, and that time is ‘running out’...Ruthie Ackerman, author of ‘The Mother Code’ faced this dilemma and was overcome with indecision.She joins Seán to discuss.
2025-05-1211 minMoncrieffHow certain do you have to be to have children?How do you really know if you want kids?This is a question that many people ask themselves, particularly women when they are told that they’ve got a ticking biological clock, and that time is ‘running out’...Ruthie Ackerman, author of ‘The Mother Code’ faced this dilemma and was overcome with indecision.She joins Seán to discuss.
2025-05-1211 min
HerMoney with Jean ChatzkyHow to Financially Prepare for IVF: What No One Tells YouMotherhood is personal and more than a little bit complicated. And today, we’re diving deep into the emotional and financial complexities of modern motherhood with journalist and author of The Mother Code: My Story of Love, Loss, and the Myths That Shape Us, Ruthie Ackerman. Ruthie’s journey includes freezing her eggs in her 30s, navigating a divorce, and ultimately becoming a mother at 43 through donor eggs.
But her story is about much more than biology—it’s about breaking timelines, challenging societal expectations, and rewriting what it means to live a full, intentional life…with or without...
2025-05-0923 min
The Beautiful GritEp. 125 The Mother Code, Mother Wound, Motherhood Ambivalence, and Navigating Motherhood with Author, Ruthie AckermanIn this powerful and intimate episode Ruthie Ackerman, acclaimed journalist and author of The Mother Code, a memoir that explores identity, generational trauma, and what it means to mother, and be mothered, Ruthie and I dive deep into the complexities of navigating partnerships that do and do not support having children, reclaiming one's narrative, especially as an adoptee and a woman navigating the emotional legacy of invisible wounds.
With compassion and clarity, Ruthie shares her journey of unraveling the inherited and intergenerational trauma, motherhood ambivalence, what to do when our partners do not want children but maybe we do but...
2025-05-0748 min
Discover Your Day With A Vivid Full Audiobook.The Mother Code by Ruthie AckermanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/46635to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Mother Code
Author: Ruthie Ackerman
Narrator: Ruthie Ackerman
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
Release date: 05-06-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Social Sciences
Publisher's Summary:
Ruthie Ackerman had long believed that the decision to not have children was a radical act. She’d grown up being told that she came from a long line of women who had abandoned their kids and feared she would pass on her half-brother’s rare genetic disorder. So when she marries a man who doesn’t want children, she hopes...
2025-05-068h 41
RefamulatingREFAM CHAT: Cracking ‘The Mother Code’ with author Ruthie AckermanWhen Ruthie Ackerman was in her late 30s, she realized she wanted to have a baby. But there was a problem- she was married to someone who didn’t. So, she got divorced and began a transformative process to motherhood. In this Refam Chat, Julia talks to Ruthie about her experience with IVF and egg donation to finally get pregnant, what it was like to confront the stories about motherhood she grew up with, and how she’s created a new definition of motherhood for herself and her daughter._Pre-order Ruthie’s memoir...
2025-04-2239 min
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi1813: Affording Parenthood: Exploring the True Cost of Raising ChildrenAre you on the fence about having children? I'm talking to my women listeners out there. If this is you, you're not alone. In today's world, you know better than anyone that women face enormous pressure and endless questions around motherhood. Is this something I really want? Can I afford it? How will this impact my identity, my career, and my happiness? Our guest knows this internal struggle very well.Ruthie Ackerman is an accomplished writer and journalist whose new memoir, The Mother Code: My Story of Love, Loss, and The Myths That Shape Us, dives...
2025-04-1430 min
Good Work with Barrett BrooksThe Power of Owning Your Story with Ruthie AckermanThis week, I talk with Ruthie Ackerman—a talented author, journalist, and writing teacher who has turned her own journey into a blueprint for helping others find their voice. Ruthie’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Modern Love, and many other renowned outlets, but her true passion lies in empowering others to discover and write their own stories. Through her workshops, one-on-one coaching, and book incubators, Ruthie helps writers connect with their experiences, heal from the past, and find deeper meaning in their lives. We explore Ruthie’s journey—from traveling the world in her 20s, to pivot...
2024-12-101h 58
The Beautiful and BannedS1, E1: The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott FitzgeraldJessica explains to Christine about F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Beautiful and Damned--a book that was not only banned, it gives a fascinating critique of censorship in the 1920s (plus it's where we got the name of our podcast!)."The Beautiful and Banned" is produced by Jessica Goudeau and Christine Renee Miller. Follow us on social media: @beautifulandbannedpod, @christinereneemiller, and @jessica_goudeau.Our co-producer, Rob Heath, wrote and performed our theme music. Kalin Siegwald designed our logo. Special thanks this episode to Mackenzie Brady Watson, Ruthie Ackerman, Caren George, Mandy Pennington, and...
2024-02-271h 07
Grief & PizzaCreating a Beautiful Future with Barrett BrooksBarrett Brooks, former COO of ConvertKit and now an executive coach, shared his deep connection with nature and the significance of confronting past pain. He reflected on the complexities and rewards of executive coaching, the balance between coaching and personal creative work, and the necessity of personal growth and clear professional agreements. Barrett discussed his own experience of leaving a company, highlighting the lessons learned about boundaries, contracts, and the challenges posed by conflicting desires for company growth. He stressed the importance of navigating company departures, processing grief, and understanding the interplay between grief and joy.
2024-01-151h 12
The Yule Log From HellThe Yule Log From Hell 2023 - Episode 6 - YLFH30!!!!!!!Well it’s hard to believe it but here we are! The Christmas Day Spectacular!!!!! This closes out year #30. Yes….30 YEARS!!!!! If you told me 30yrs ago that I would still be doing this I probably would have said that you were nuts. To use the cliché “labor of love” would not do it justice. This has been a musical journey of epic proportions. Some would call it insanity. That’s ok. I created YLFH as an alternative to the same old crap that’s being played on the local radio stations and even satellite. I’ve always strived to offer some u...
2023-12-255h 47
Metro East Sports PodcastSeason 4; Episode 31. Featuring: Zach Plocher with Josie Wojcikiewicz and Ruthie Manor; Emma Hill; Coach Calvin Potthast with Isaac Ackerman and Owen DroyHighland HS Girls Tennis just captured the Andi Simpson Memorial Tennis Tournament. For this, they are the Integrity Spine and Joint Center Team of the Month. Coach Plocher is in the studio to accept the recogntion, and he brings with him star players Ruthie Manor and Josie Wojcikiewicz. Girls describe the physical and competitive practices, and Coach Plocher describes coaching in his hometown. Next, Emma Hill describes her Madison County 2A Girls Golf Championship, which included a course record 64. The Triad #1 also talks about her expectations for the end of the season and her decision to play at Davenport...
2023-08-2949 min
The Consistency Corner: Lightening the Mental Load of MarketingClickUp Hacks to Save Time In Your Marketing with Kaci AckermanWelcome back to The Consistency Corner Podcast - and this week I have a special guest for you! I sat down with the incredible Kaci Ackerman to talk all things Clickup & efficiency - I mean, who doesn't like saving time when it comes to your marketing!In this episode, we chatted about: Kaci's journey and how she become the Clickup Queen!How systems can not only save you time, but also make your more money in your business.How important SOP's are when you're hiring or bringing on help in your business (and how Kaci does t...
2023-05-0137 min
Good Enough For NowRedefine Motherhood, Let Go of Regret with Ruthie AckermanIn this episode of Good Enough For Now, author and parent Ruthie Ackerman talks candidly about the power of using your voice and the complicated, internalized shame that has colored her journey to becoming a mother. Ruthie Ackerman is an award-winning journalist and writer who has worked with hundreds of writers, at all levels, to unearth the story beneath their stories and help shape the mess and muck of their lives into tales they're proud to tell. Tune in to hear about the new book Ruthie is working on, where she questions preconceived notions of m...
2022-09-2758 min
Imperfectly Phenomenal WomanEgg Freezing: You Should(n't) Explore Your Fertility OptionsTaking steps to understand your fertility options may be a good idea whether you're positive you want kids or if you're undecided. Ruthie joins the pod to share her experience with egg freezing and her journey of growing her family. You don't have to know at this very moment whether you want to have children. You should follow whatever path is right for you. Along your journey just make sure you're educated on all of the options available to you. Check out Ruthie Ackerman's piece in the New York Times called Don't Put All Your F...
2020-02-1844 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
Author photo by Smeeta Mahanti.
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 min
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
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
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
Streets of Your TownStreets of Your Town - Ruthie Ackerman in New YorkFrom the Wandering Journo at Stories that Matter Studios this is The Streets of Your Town. The slice of Australian life podcast that...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2018-08-2029 min
Streets of Your TownStreets of Your Town - Ruthie Ackerman in New YorkFrom the Wandering Journo at Stories that Matter Studios this is The Streets of Your Town. The slice of Australian life podcast that takes you on an audio journey through theatre of the mind each episode. In this episode we meet Ruthie Akerman, editor at Forbes Magazine, in New York. We find out about the favourite Streets of Her Town, and the literary geniuses who lived there before her, in Brooklyn. Get full access to Streets of Your Town: The Journo Project at soyt.substack.com/subscribe
2018-08-2029 min
The 92nd Street Y, New YorkScience of Virtue: FrugalityWould you ever make your own clothing detergent? Walk twenty blocks instead of paying for the bus? How frugal could you be in your daily life?
92Y’s Science of Virtue is a look at the values that shape our world. Exploring a set of virtues championed by Benjamin Franklin throughout his life, the podcast features interviews with top thinkers on how timeless themes like temperance and tranquility impact our modern lives. In this episode, Lauren Weber, a champion of thrift, joins host Ruthie Ackerman to investigate America’s long, complicated relationship with the virtue of frugality. Lauren Weber is a re...
2015-05-1214 min
Communications ForumCivics in Difficult PlacesThis global call-in show, hosted by MIT Center for Future Civic Media fellow Ethan Zuckerman, featured a number of journalists, advocates and programmers who utilize new technologies to gather information in contentious geographic regions:
Cameran Ashraf, Iran
Mehdi Yahyanejad, Iran
Georgia Popplewell, Haiti
Huma Yusuf, Pakistan
Ruthie Ackerman, Liberia
Brenda Burrell and Bev Clark, Zimbabwe
Lova Rakotomalala, Madagascar
Co-Sponsor: MIT Center for Future Civic Media.
2010-04-142h 01MIT Comparative Media Studies/WritingCivics in Difficult PlacesThis global call-in show, hosted by MIT Center for Future Civic Media fellow Ethan Zuckerman, featured a number of journalists, advocates and programmers who utilize new technologies to gather information in contentious geographic regions:
Cameran Ashraf, Iran
Mehdi Yahyanejad, Iran
Georgia Popplewell, Haiti
Huma Yusuf, Pakistan
Ruthie Ackerman, Liberia
Brenda Burrell and Bev Clark, Zimbabwe
Lova Rakotomalala, Madagascar
Co-Sponsor: MIT Center for Future Civic Media.
2010-04-142h 01