The Brainwave Podcast with Gail Hulnick

Accomplished photographer, author, poet, philosopher Janet Sternburg now makes her home in Mexico and she has turned her observant, artistic photographer's eye to objects and scenes she's discovered around her. With comments from a local friend, Jose Alberto Romero Romano, she has created a stunning, hard cover book in English and in Mexican Spanish that takes the viewer into corners and up to vistas of Mexico.You can find out more about the book and her other work at her website https://janetsternburg.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

Award-winning photographer, writer, poet, and philosopher Janet Sternburg has released a new book of photographs of her life and observation in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Titled Looking at Mexico Mexico Looks Back, this hard-cover collection also features comments from her friend Jose Alberto Romero Romano, and between them, Janet and Alberta cross the border dividing their two countries.You can find out more about Janet's work at her website https://janetsternburg.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

Imagine you've scaled a mountain, carrying your paints and easel, only to have a blizzard move in, foiling your plan to make a masterpiece. In this episode of the Brainwave Podcast, visual artist Alexander Inchbald describes that experience and the charmed moment that led to his finished work. We also hear about the journeys around the world he leads for other artists, about his philosophy on seeing and knowing, and about the connection between art and climate change. Also in this episode, I update you on my podcasting and publishing news.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

Subscriber-only episodeIn this episode I talk with visual artist Alexander Inchbald who leads retreats around the world for people who want to work on their masterpiece. I also update you on podcasting news and publishing news about my latest books.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

The 66th Grammy Awards were handed out last week. In this solo episode of the Brainwave Podcast, I talk about the show and the origin of the awards.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

Subscriber-only episodeIn this solo episode, I talk about the beginnings of the Grammys, in 1958, the inspiration for Joni Mitchell's song "Both Sides Now", which she performed live at the 2024 Grammy Awards ceremony, the memorable '80s performance of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car", which became a hit for Luke Combs in the 2020s, and the record-making achievement of Taylor Swift's album Midnight.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

Today, we have details on the new Blue Norther Bookstore, hosted by WindWord Group Publishing & Media to sell print books, ebooks, and audiobooks from Gail Hulnick, Devin Audrah, and David A. Stone. You'll hear about Apple Podcasts' plan to provide transcripts for all podcasts hosted on its platform, and about Gail's research for the origin story of the Grammy Awards for outstanding work in the music and spoken recording industry. In the interview segment, Gail has a conversation with gymnastics choreographer, teacher, gym consultant and judge Nicole Langevin about the creative spark behind a routine at the world class level.You can find out more about her at her website http://www.precisionchoreo.comIf you'd like to hear a longer interview, please consider subscribing via Buzzsprout or Apple Podcasts or purchasing the individual episode on our Patreon site.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

Subscriber-only episodeToday, we have details on the new Blue Norther Bookstore, hosted by WindWord Group Publishing & Media to sell print books, ebooks, and audiobooks from Gail Hulnick, Devin Audrah, and David A. Stone. You'll hear about Apple Podcasts' plan to provide transcripts for all podcasts hosted on its platform, and about Gail's research for the origin story of the Grammy Awards for outstanding work in the music and spoken recording industry. In the interview segment, Gail has a conversation with gymnastics choreographer, teacher, gym consultant and judge Nicole Langevin.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

You'll hear an update on the WindWord Group's progress toward opening an author-direct store and an interview with New York's premiere landscape designer Steve Griggs. Where do the inspirations for an elaborate backyard design come from? What is the role of the client? What's one of the most important things for an aspiring landscape architect to do? Learn more about Steve's work at www.stevegriggsdesign.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

Subscriber-only episodeYou'll hear an update on the WindWord Group's progress toward opening an author-direct store and an interview with New York's premiere landscape designer Steve Griggs. Where do the inspirations for an elaborate backyard design come from? What is the role of the client? What's one of the most important things for an aspiring landscape architect to do? Learn more about Steve's work at www.stevegriggsdesign.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

This time I talk with filmmaking team The Boylan Sisters, Andrea and Alexandra, about their movies Catching Faith, Catching Faith 2, Identity Crisis, Wish for Christmas, The Greatest Inheritance, and Switched. All can be seen on Amazon Prime Video in January 2024. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

Subscriber-only episodeIn 2022, 24% of the 250 top-grossing films in Hollywood were female-driven, with women writers, directors, producers, executive producers, editors or cinematographers. In 2023, that number had fallen to 22%. My guests today fall into that minority group. The Boylan Sisters create and produce female-driven, faith-based movies. You may have seen Catching Faith, Switched, Identity Crisis, or another of their movies currently on Amazon Prime Video. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

Do you love a good heist movie? I do. How about a novel about a heist movie that is stolen? Novelist Tyler Schwanke is the author of Breaking In, the story of a student filmmaker who goes after someone who has ripped her off. In this episode, I explore the beginning of the idea that led to the book.You can find out more about Tyler's work at his website www.tylerschwanke.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

Subscriber-only episodeDo you love a good heist movie? I do. How about a novel about a heist movie that is stolen? Wheels within wheels. Novelist Tyler Schwanke is the author of Breaking In, the story of a student filmmaker who goes after someone who has ripped her off. We talk about his background, writing screenplays and novels, and how his experiences led to the book, how he marketed it and found an agent, and his suggestions for success to other young novelists. You can find out more about his work at his website www.tylerschwanke.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

In Episode 90 of The Brainwave Podcast, I talk with author Ed Moser about his new book, The Old Town Horror, about his previous books about criminal doings in what he calls "America's most historic locale", and about his experiences as a tour guide, telling stories about the U.S. capital to visitors. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

The Imaginative Storm writing method urges you to Write What You Don't Know  and I was intrigued by this piece of advice which runs counter to the opposite tip, more commonly given.  Poet James Navé is cofounder and coauthor of the book, which is the foundation for some of his workshops and writing retreats.Navé is also the host of  Twice 5 Miles Radio and the author of 100 Days: Poems after Cancer. It was 100 Days that he identified when I asked him to choose to tell the origin story of one of his books or poems. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by Gail Hulnick and The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

"Write what you know." That's one of the most familiar and common pieces of writing advice -- I probably heard it a hundred times when I was first starting out as a novelist. There is a new book titled Write What You Don't Know  and its co-author, Allegra Huston, is an intriguing woman who began her own writing journey with a memoir, titled Love Child, and has since written other books that include a novel and nonfiction resources for editing and writing. Allegra's editing career included working with Booker and Nobel Prize-winning authors, and her teaching career has recently put her at the Iowa Writers' Workshop giving a Master class to graduate students. In this interview, we discuss the beginning of her desire to write her memoir, her thoughts on stoking and weathering the "imaginative storm", and why writers should stretch to write what they don't know.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by The WindWord Group Publishing & MediaThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

The Brainwave Podcast is now producing new episodes, after an eight-month hiatus. We are also making some changes and details are provided in this episode.The Brainwave Podcast with Gail Hulnick is presented by The WindWord Group Publishing & Media.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showSign up to receive Gail's biweekly letter at https://www.windwordgroup.comThe Brainwave Podcast is published by WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

In this interview with journalist / producer Rob Schwartz, I am discussing the origin of a book published posthumously by eminent sociology Morrie Schwartz, the subject of the bestselling book Tuesdays with Morrie.  WhenTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom was published in the late '90s, its popularity exploded ... and it's still recommended and shared today. This new book shares Morrie's ideas about aging in a creative, productive way. Recently,  I spoke with Morrie's son Rob, who edited the book.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showSign up to receive Gail's biweekly letter at https://www.windwordgroup.comThe Brainwave Podcast is published by WindWord Group Publishing & Media.

In Hollywood today, they're buzzing with anticipation for the biggest event of the year, creatively and commercially. The Academy Awards will be given out and for the thousands of people whose fame, fortune, or livelihoods depend on the movies it's a bigger deal than the switch to Daylight Saving Time (which also happens today.)On this bonus, solo episode of The Brainwave Podcast, Gail takes a look at some of the creative sparks that led to this year's nominees for Best Picture, to the nickname for the statuette, and to the Awards show itself.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect!Instagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgroupSign up for Gail Hulnick's newsletter "Connecting the Creative Dots" at https://www.windwordgroup.com

This week on The Brainwave Podcast, my guest is author Frank Scalise, who has dozens of crime fiction novels in print as Frank Zafiro.We talk about the origin of his pen names, the ways in which his career as a police officer have affected his novels, and the way that writers feel about their first book.You can find out more about his work at http://www.frankzariro.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect!Instagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgroupSign up for Gail Hulnick's newsletter "Connecting the Creative Dots" at https://www.windwordgroup.com

This time on The Brainwave Podcast, my guests are Hejsa and Alie Christensen, a mother-daughter writing duo who had their first novel published last year. Stealing John Hancock is published by Turnstone Press. I talked with Hejsa and Alie about the inspiration for the story, about people living through the nightmare of identity theft, and about their method of working together. To find out more about their work, visit https://www.hachristensen.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect!Instagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgroupSign up for Gail Hulnick's newsletter "Connecting the Creative Dots" at https://www.windwordgroup.com

On The Brainwave Podcast, I make a point of not stereotyping -- for any reason, and that includes age. Creativity in the arts  lives and blooms at a professional level in the minds of people of all ages. It is fascinating to find out about the influences and the sparks that start that process. This time, my guest is filmmaker Thomas Halle, the 23 year-old creator of an animated series titled The Not So Secret Academy, which will debut on YouTube in March of 2023.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect!Instagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgroupSign up for Gail Hulnick's newsletter "Connecting the Creative Dots" at https://www.windwordgroup.com

"I create with AI". What does that mean? This month, the introduction of a new artificial intelligence tool called Chat GPT has writers debating the pros and cons of using AI tools in their work, and it's a controversy that visual artists are addressing, too.  My guest this time is author/artist Tery Spataro who uses AI to make books and artwork. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect!Instagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgroupSign up for Gail Hulnick's newsletter "Connecting the Creative Dots" at https://www.windwordgroup.com

A few weeks ago, Paul McCartney's lyrics were published in a fabulous two-volume set, dedicated to his wife Nancy and his parents. In this bonus episode of The Brainwave Podcast, Gail reviews the books.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect!Instagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgroupSign up for Gail Hulnick's newsletter "Connecting the Creative Dots" at https://www.windwordgroup.com

This time my guest is travel book writer Jacqueline Lambert, who has written and published five books about her life, traveling around Europe, living in a truck with her husband and four dogs. The latest is title To Hel in a Hound Cart: Journey to the Center of Europe. I talk with Jackie about the origin of her traveling lifestyle and her first travel memoir, about the pros and cons of living in a huge truck, and about the places she's seen. You can find out more about Jacqueline Lambert's books at her blog https://worldwidewalkies.blogThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect!Instagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgroupSign up for Gail Hulnick's newsletter "Connecting the Creative Dots" at https://www.windwordgroup.com

Where were you in '92? Wouldn't it be awesome if you could travel back in time to the 90s? First-time novelist Andy Frye, who works in a day job interviewing sports legends about their business endeavors for Forbes magazine, turned his imagination to that premise, decided to write a main character who is female, and set the story on the music scene. We talk about the day he got the idea, the way he approached developing it, and the aspects of his life that have affected his methods of writing dialogue.You can find out more about Andy's work at https://www.andyfrye.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect!Instagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgroupSign up for Gail Hulnick's newsletter "Connecting the Creative Dots" at https://www.windwordgroup.com

The Man Who Invented Christmas is the title of a very popular holiday season movie starring Dan Stevens playing the role of Charles Dickens. It began its life as a book, written by New York Times best-selling author Les Standiford, who is also founding director of the Florida International University Creative Writing program in Miami. Les has written dozens of nonfiction books and novels, including the John Deal crime series and  Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean. His most recent book is Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus. You can find out more about his work at http://www.les-standiford.comGail talked with Les just in time for Christmas Day.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect!Instagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgroupSign up for Gail Hulnick's newsletter "Connecting the Creative Dots" at https://www.windwordgroup.com

In this episode of The Brainwave Podcast, Gail talks with French director Pierre Coffin about the development of his career as an animator, his work on the four films in the Despicable Me franchise, and the way the unique voices of the Minions were created.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect! Twitter at https://mobile.twitter.com/brainwavecastInstagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgrouphttps://www.windwordgroup.com

In Episode 75, Gail talks with a return guest on The Brainwave Podcast -- musician Ivan Bodley. She reached out to him when she wanted to talk about the creative moment that happens on stage when players and vocalists truly connect. Ivan is host of the podcast Am I Famous Yet? and author of Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working Class Rock Star. You can find out more about him at https://funkboynyc.wixsite.com/funkboy and follow him on Instagram @ivanfunkboyThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect! Twitter at https://mobile.twitter.com/brainwavecastInstagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgrouphttps://www.windwordgroup.com

David-Matthew Barnes has published sixteen novels,  three collections of poetry, seven short stories, and more than seventy stage plays that have been performed in three languages in twelve countries. Gail talks to him today about his YA Christmas novel, The Everlasting Gift, about his stage and screenplays, about teaching creative writing, and about the author's voice. You can find out more about his work at http://dmbarnes.blogspot.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect! Twitter at https://mobile.twitter.com/brainwavecastInstagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgrouphttps://www.windwordgroup.com

While we wait for the opportunity for Gail to interview Paul McCartney about the inspirations for his songs, we came upon the work of David Bedford of Liverpool, England, who has made it his life's second career to research the origin stories of the Beatles' songs and the Liverpool roots of their lives and music. Gail talks with David about the geography behind the well-known phrases of "Penny Lane", about the reasons for his fascination with the Beatles, and about why he believes Liverpool was the only place the Beatles could have begun their journey.You can discover more about David's work and his book Liverpool: Birthplace of the Beatles at https://davidabedford.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect! Twitter at https://mobile.twitter.com/brainwavecastInstagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgrouphttps://www.windwordgroup.com

In this episode, Emmy-winning TV news producer/author/radio host talks with Gail about the origins of his show Martini Music, tells stories about Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Eartha Kitt, and reminisces about being a disc jockey.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect! Twitter at https://mobile.twitter.com/brainwavecastInstagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgrouphttps://www.windwordgroup.com

Gail was a guest on the Florida Writer Podcast and talked with host Alison Nissen about winning two of the Royal Palm Literary Awards the Florida Writers Association gives out, about the challenges of writing loglines or book descriptions, and about the fiction writing process.You can check out the Florida Writer Podcast and the Florida Writers Association at https://floridawriters.orgYou can find Alison Nissen at https://www.revelcoach.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect! Twitter at https://mobile.twitter.com/brainwavecastInstagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgrouphttps://www.windwordgroup.com

David Kirschner has produced, written or executive-produced some of the most famous family movies to come out of Hollywood in the past three decades. The most recent is Hocus Pocus 2, which is setting records on the Disney Plus channel and giving new life to the original, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimi. Gail talks with him about the original idea for Hocus Pocus, the intertwining of children's stories and horror in his work, and his plans for a live-action movie of Curious George. You can find out more about his work at http://www.imdb.com and http://www.wikipedia.orgThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect! Twitter at https://mobile.twitter.com/brainwavecastInstagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgrouphttps://www.windwordgroup.com

Making the Cut, hosted by Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, is a reality TV competition show that has fashion designers aiming for a million-dollar prize while they design and sew  everything from outrageously creative runway outfits to gotta-have-it accessible outfits. In Episode 68 of the Brainwave Podcast, Gail interviews designer Andrea Pitter, who won Season 2 of Making the Cut. They talk about the childhood memory that sparked Andrea's design for an avant-garde denim garment; about her experiences on the show; and about her advice for aspiring designers. Andrea has Pandora Bridal stores in New York and Los Angeles and her collections of bridal wear and other fashions can be see online at https://www.pantorabridal.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect! Twitter at https://mobile.twitter.com/brainwavecastInstagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgrouphttps://www.windwordgroup.com

Asher Laub puts on dynamic, often jaw-dropping performances that showcase his violin, dance, and musical composition talents. Gail talked with him about the inspiration for his latest single "Atlantis", the health issues that held him back for a while, and the joy he finds in performing and playing the violin today. You can find out much more about Asher, and see videos of his violin/breakdancing style, at his website http://www.asherlaub.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the showLet's connect! Twitter at https://mobile.twitter.com/brainwavecastInstagram https://www,instagram.com/brainwave_podcastFacebook https://www.facebook/windwordgrouphttps://www.windwordgroup.com

In Episode 66, Gail talks with first-time author Brian Livingston about his novel The Habits of Squirrels, about his decision to leave a career as an attorney to become a professional writer, and about the challenges of independent publishing. Mentions during the interview: writer services marketplace www.reedsy.com; Facebook group 20Books50K; and literary craft book On Writing  by Stephen King.You can find out more about Brian's work at his website http://www.brianlivingstonbooks.com The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

Novelist Jennifer Steil is interested in the inner journey that people make when they choose to live in a country other than the one where they were born. In this conversation with Gail Hulnick, they explore writing fiction as a means of processing a traumatic event, and Jennifer shares her story of coming up with the idea for Exile Music, a novel about a family that flees to Bolivia when the Nazis invade their home in Austria. You can find out more about Jennifer and her work at https://www.jennifersteil.netThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

In this episode, Gail talks with legendary acting coach and artistic advisor Jocelyn Jones. She ran an actors' studio in Hollywood for more than thirty years, training hundreds of actors in the art of creating characters,. She has recently published a book titled Awakening the Sprit Within and has created a 16-part documentary, with her husband Miles Watkins, titled In Class with Jocelyn Jones: A celebration of actors and acting.We talk about the choices she made when creating a character based on Greta Garbo, as depicted in a stage play; about the sensitivity that an artist brings to their work; and about the challenges to maintaining the keen observation skills an actor needs.You can find out more about her work at her website https://jocelynjonesstudio.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

Rick Bleiweiss is a multi-talented, extremely prolific author, publishing executive, and music producer. He is also a role model for those of us who believe the best is always yet to come. He launched his debut novel at the age of 77 this year. It is titled Pignon Scorpion and the Barbershop Detectives and Gail contacted him to discuss the inspiration for the novel, his creative process, the marketing ideas he learned from Gene Simmons of the rock band KISS, and the guidance he would give anyone starting out. You can find out much more about his life, his experiences, and his books at https://www.rickbleiweiss.com The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

In this episode Gail talks with poet Andrea Carter Brown about her experiences escaping the neighborhood of the twin towers in New York City, the morning that they collapsed after airplanes crashed into them. Andrea is the author of a collection of poems titled September 12, which is the recipient of the 2022 IPPY Silver Medal in Poetry.You can find out more about Andrea's work at https://www.andreacarterbrown.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

In this episode, Gail talks with visual artist/author Linda Riesenberg Fisher about the way she is inspired by nature, about the challenges new artists face in marketing their work, and about the vision she and co-founder John Anderson have for the Artistic Harmonies Association.Linda's website is https://lindafisler.comArtistic Harmonies Association can be found at https://artisticharmoniesassoc.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

Twenty-five years ago, The Brainwave Podcast got its start as a book idea. In this bonus episode, after sixty conversations with others about where their ideas came from, Gail talks about the beginning of her podcast about creativity and about you making a podcast of your own. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

My guest is artist Carol MacConnell. She creates abstracts, figurative paintings, and fluid acrylics, working with interior designers, corporate clients, and individual purchasers, from a studio/gallery in Cincinnati and from an online website www.carolmacconnell.com.We talk about painting, about doing abstracts, about the future of the art business, about making NFTs and about imposter syndrome.We started with the origin story and the process behind her painting "Company Class", which came from a photography experience. The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

Professor Lyrical is a rapper and award-winning emcee. He is also an associate professor of mathematics at the University of the District of Columbia. Pro has competed in numerous prestigious rap battles and won many of them. The tagline on his website reads "Cultivating Equitable Communities, Fostering Inclusive Environments, Creating Brave Spaces.Gail talks with him about the origin of his twin careers, about the relationship between rap music and hiphop culture, and about his advice for young people coming up.You can find out more about his music and his events at https://www.professorlyrical.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

Gail's guest is Australian surgeon-entrepreneur Dr. Samantha Pillay. She is also the author of a children's book series: When I'm a Surgeon, When I'm an Entrepreneur,  and the upcoming When I'm an Astronaut. Samantha wants to inspire young girls and women to pursue their dreams and ambitions. We talk about the way that the time off during the Covid lockdown led her to fulfil her dream of writing a book, and about the challenges women face if they want to become a surgeon.You can find out more about her books and her work as a doctor at https://samanthapillay.com.The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

How can you arrange your work space at home to foster and inspire your creativity? Gail talks with architect Donald Rattner, author of My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation.The conversation covers Donald's use of data and science-backed principles to direct your design choices, environmental psychology, and the nature of creativity itself. You can find out more about Donald, his books, and his work on creativity at https://www.donaldrattner.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

Many people try to combine stay-at-home parenting with creative projects like writing books or composing music. It's challenging. Children's book author Aruna Lepore has taken her idea for Peanut the Penguin from the bedtime-story stage to finished full-color, illustrated book. We talk about the origin of her idea for the story, about her move from Trinidad to the United States, and about the ways she integrates her mothering responsibilities with her writing.You can find out more about her work online at www. arunamlepore.com The Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

 Elizabeth Claire is founder of the newspaper Easy English News and author of dozens of books that help newcomers learn to speak English.  We talk about the challenges of learning to speak English, the creative and business sides of starting a newspaper, and Elizabeth's current project, a revision on a book called Dangerous English 2000.You can find out more about Elizabeth's work at www.elizabethclaire.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show

Dr. Michael Fenster is America's only board-certified interventional cardiologist and professional chef. He is the author of Eating Well, Living Better, and several other books focused on culinary medicine. In this first episode of Season 2 of The Brainwave Podcast, we talk about bringing creativity to food and recipe choices, and about blending a passion for cooking with a lifelong concern for good health.You can find out more at http://www.chefdrmike.comThe Brainwave Podcast is produced and presented by WindWord Group Publishing and Media. Please visit our website at https://www.windwordgroup.com to sign up for our newsletter and receive regular information about upcoming guests, new releases, and special gifts for regular listeners and readers. Support the show