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The Context of White Supremacy welcomes Racist Suspect Joel Whitney. Classified as a White Man, Whitney is a Brooklyn, NY writer whose work has been featured in The New York Times, The Daily Beast, The Baffler, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and Boston Review to name a few. He's "a former features editor at Al Jazeera America and a founder and former editor-in-chief at Guernica." Gus originally hoped to speak with Whitney about his 2016 publication, Finks: How the CIA Tricked the World's Best Writers. I'm not quite sure what my original motivation was for exploring this text - could have been Rev. Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple or Soundtrack to a Coup d'État. Anyway, by the time we got our calendars synchronized, Mr. Whitney had written another book, Flights: Radicals on the Run. Most of the featured subjects who had to flee oppression are Victims of White Supremacy like: Minister Malcolm X, Paul Robeson, Dr. Angela Davis, and Leonard Peltier - who recently benefited from a commuted sentence from departing President Biden. During the broadcast, Mr. Whitney repeated the tacky refrain that White people are also "held back" by Racism. He could only list two trifling ways that the System of White Supremacy holds him down. Whitney also engaged in another suspicious and common practice amongst Racist Suspects: Citing the work of Ibram X. Kendi, a Victim of White Supremacy, to confuse non-white people about what it means to be classified as White. #LorraineHansberry #FarceOnWashington #TheCOWS16Years INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 605.313.5164 CODE: 564943#

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Why the Best Writers Endure Isolation, published by Declan Molony on July 17, 2024 on LessWrong. Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, was once locked in a room for three weeks until he completed one of his books. Victor Hugo, when faced with a deadline for his book The Hunchback of Notre Dame, locked all his clothes away except for a large shawl. "Lacking any suitable clothing to go outdoors, [he] was no longer tempted to leave the house and get distracted. Staying inside and writing was his only option." Six months later, the book was published. Dozens of famous authors have done the same. Names like Virginia Woolf, Henry David Thoreau, Mark Twain - all of them constructed small writing sheds from which to work. Names like Ian Fleming, Maya Angelou, and George Orwell - the first two penned their novels while locked in hotel rooms, while Orwell isolated himself on a remote Scottish island to write. One explanation for this reclusive behavior comes from author Neil Gaiman in an interview he did with Tim Ferriss a few years ago. Ferriss mentioned Gaiman's most important rule for writing: You can sit here and write, or you can sit here and do nothing. But you can't sit here and do anything else. Gaiman, after a moment of reflection, responded by saying: I would go down to my lovely little gazebo [at the] bottom of the garden [and] sit down. I'm absolutely allowed not to do anything. I'm allowed to sit at my desk. I'm allowed to stare out at the world. I'm allowed to do anything I like, as long as it isn't anything. Not allowed to do a crossword; not allowed to read a book; not allowed to phone a friend. All I'm allowed to do is absolutely nothing or write. What I love about that is I'm giving myself permission to write or not write. But writing is actually more interesting than doing nothing after a while. You sit there and you've been staring out the window now for five minutes, and it kind of loses its charm. You [eventually think], "well actually…[I] might as well write something." Writing is hard. Between writing or doing anything else, most writers - even some of the most accomplished ones - acquiesce to distraction. That's why so many of them construct and work in environments devoid of external stimuli - the better to circumvent akrasia. I do all my writing in coffee shops. Similar to Gaiman, I allow myself to do one of two things: write, or people-watch. I don't bring anything with me except for a pencil, paper, and my research material housed in my journals. That means no phone, no laptop, and no watch (even knowing the time is a kind of distraction and pressure to perform). Within this environment, I end up writing because I've made it the path of least resistance. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Why the Best Writers Endure Isolation, published by Declan Molony on July 17, 2024 on LessWrong. Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, was once locked in a room for three weeks until he completed one of his books. Victor Hugo, when faced with a deadline for his book The Hunchback of Notre Dame, locked all his clothes away except for a large shawl. "Lacking any suitable clothing to go outdoors, [he] was no longer tempted to leave the house and get distracted. Staying inside and writing was his only option." Six months later, the book was published. Dozens of famous authors have done the same. Names like Virginia Woolf, Henry David Thoreau, Mark Twain - all of them constructed small writing sheds from which to work. Names like Ian Fleming, Maya Angelou, and George Orwell - the first two penned their novels while locked in hotel rooms, while Orwell isolated himself on a remote Scottish island to write. One explanation for this reclusive behavior comes from author Neil Gaiman in an interview he did with Tim Ferriss a few years ago. Ferriss mentioned Gaiman's most important rule for writing: You can sit here and write, or you can sit here and do nothing. But you can't sit here and do anything else. Gaiman, after a moment of reflection, responded by saying: I would go down to my lovely little gazebo [at the] bottom of the garden [and] sit down. I'm absolutely allowed not to do anything. I'm allowed to sit at my desk. I'm allowed to stare out at the world. I'm allowed to do anything I like, as long as it isn't anything. Not allowed to do a crossword; not allowed to read a book; not allowed to phone a friend. All I'm allowed to do is absolutely nothing or write. What I love about that is I'm giving myself permission to write or not write. But writing is actually more interesting than doing nothing after a while. You sit there and you've been staring out the window now for five minutes, and it kind of loses its charm. You [eventually think], "well actually…[I] might as well write something." Writing is hard. Between writing or doing anything else, most writers - even some of the most accomplished ones - acquiesce to distraction. That's why so many of them construct and work in environments devoid of external stimuli - the better to circumvent akrasia. I do all my writing in coffee shops. Similar to Gaiman, I allow myself to do one of two things: write, or people-watch. I don't bring anything with me except for a pencil, paper, and my research material housed in my journals. That means no phone, no laptop, and no watch (even knowing the time is a kind of distraction and pressure to perform). Within this environment, I end up writing because I've made it the path of least resistance. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org

John Niven is a Scottish author and screenwriter whose books include Kill Your Friends, The Amateurs, The Second Coming. The F*ck-it List, and O Brother.John discusses his favourite of Amis's novel, The Information, published in 1995. The Information follows two star-crossed writers, Gwyn Barry and Richard Tull. The pair have been friends since university, but now as their approach their mid years, Tull's once promising career is withering on the vine while Barry receives plaudits and more opportunities than he can manage. John explains how the novel has aged like fine wine for him, both as a reader and writer whose career has mirrored both Tull and Barry's circumstances, though he is pleased to say it has settled somewhere comfortably in the middle of the two.As John says, Amis occupied a rarefied place: a serious literary novelist who was at the same time incredibly funny. His hunch is that Amis will be read for decades to come. Time is, after all, the only true test of a writer's work. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER/ X: @mymartinamis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big Book and Bold Ideas talks with authors from around the globe. But our favorite moments come when host Kerri Miller sits down with Minnesota writers to talk about story, craft and how calling this state home influences both. This week, we took a look back at some conversations with notable Minnesota authors, including Shannon Gibney, who just won her third Minnesota Book Award, Hmong writer Kao Kalia Yang and not-ashamed-to-be-a-mystery-writer William Kent Krueger.

Join us on the eReads Podcast as we dive into the captivating world of storytelling with Laurie Lamson. In this episode, Laurie, a creative and passionate storyteller, shares her insights and experiences as she discusses her love for anthologies. Discover how Laurie took over the Now Write anthology series from her Aunt, which delves into a wide range of genres including Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.Find LaurieLinkedin @jazzymaeInstagram @laurie_maeflyFacebook @Laurie.maeflyBooksNow Write! Screenwriting: Screenwriting Exercises From Today's Best Writers and Teachers (co-author/editor)Now Write! Mysteries: Suspense, Crime, Thriller and Other Mystery Fiction Exercises By Today's Best Writers and Teachers (co-author/editor)Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror: Speculative Genre Exercises From Today's Best Writers and Teachers (author/editor)More From Lizhttps://sleek.bio/lizbullardwrites

Learn what types of events are available and discover how to pick the best writers conference for your stage in the publishing journey. The post Workshops, Retreats, and Pitches: How to pick the best writers conference for you appeared first on Author Media.

Maggie Downs is an award-winning journalist, travel writer, and the author of the memoir Braver Than You Think:Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother's) Lifetime (Counterpoint Press). Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Palm Springs Life, and McSweeney's and has been anthologized in The Lonely Planet Travel Anthology: True Stories from the World's Best Writers and Best Women's Travel Writing. She lives in Yucca Valley, California. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram  YouTube TikTok Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wulf Moon wrote his first science fiction story when he was fifteen. It won the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards–the same contest that first discovered Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Peter S. Beagle, and a host of iconic names in the arts. It became his first professional sale in Science World. Moon has won over forty awards in writing and thirty in public speaking. A sample of these include: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Contest; Critters Readers' Choice Awards for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story of 2018, of 2019, of 2020; Best Author of 2019, of 2020, of 2021; Best Positive Future Story of 2021; Best Writers' Workshop of 2019, of 2020, of 2021; Nora Roberts Novella Contest; and the Writers of the Future Contest, Vol. 35. Moon's stories and articles have appeared in numerous publications including Writers of the Future, Best of Deep Magic Anthology Two, Future Science Fiction Digest, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2, Best of Third Flatiron, Galaxy's Edge, and DreamForge magazine. Wulf Moon is also a professional voice-over actor and has produced works for Hugo Award winners and bestselling authors like Mike Resnick, Jeff Wheeler, and Will McIntosh. Moon is podcast director at Future Science Fiction Digest. His award-winning SUPER SECRETS Online Resource and Writing Workshop has had over 800,000 views. These Secrets have been attributed by a multitude of writers as the reason they obtained their first professional sales, and wins in national and international writing contests. Two SUPER SECRETS writing books will be published this winter by editor Mark Leslie Lefebvre through Stark Publishing Solutions. Learn more at https://bit.ly/TheSuperSecrets Explore the works of Wulf Moon by visiting driftweave.com or by checking out his Amazon author page at: amazon.com/author/wulfmoon.

Wulf Moon wrote his first science fiction story when he was fifteen. It won the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards–the same contest that first discovered Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Peter S. Beagle, and a host of iconic names in the arts. It became his first professional sale in Science World. Moon has won over forty awards in writing and thirty in public speaking. A sample of these include: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Contest; Critters Readers' Choice Awards for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story of 2018, of 2019, of 2020; Best Author of 2019, of 2020, of 2021; Best Positive Future Story of 2021; Best Writers' Workshop of 2019, of 2020, of 2021; Nora Roberts Novella Contest; and the Writers of the Future Contest, Vol. 35. Moon's stories and articles have appeared in numerous publications including Writers of the Future, Best of Deep Magic Anthology Two, Future Science Fiction Digest, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2, Best of Third Flatiron, Galaxy's Edge, and DreamForge magazine. Wulf Moon is also a professional voice-over actor and has produced works for Hugo Award winners and bestselling authors like Mike Resnick, Jeff Wheeler, and Will McIntosh. Moon is podcast director at Future Science Fiction Digest. His award-winning SUPER SECRETS Online Resource and Writing Workshop has had over 800,000 views. These Secrets have been attributed by a multitude of writers as the reason they obtained their first professional sales, and wins in national and international writing contests. Two SUPER SECRETS writing books will be published this winter by editor Mark Leslie Lefebvre through Stark Publishing Solutions. Learn more at https://bit.ly/TheSuperSecrets Explore the works of Wulf Moon by visiting driftweave.com or by checking out his Amazon author page at: amazon.com/author/wulfmoon.

Oh boy. Today Professor Kozlowski is talking about Ortega y Gasset's 1925 essay "The Dehumanization of Art", which observes that contemporary art movements (like early modernism in literature, or abstraction and dada in visual art) are "dehumanizing", or de-prioritizing human experience in favor of artifice itself. But he's actually going to talk about the political dimension of art and literature - how politicians in WWI, WWII, and the Cold War co-opted art and artists to serve propagandist purposes, and whether or not art can be successfully separated from its political dimension. Today espionage, skullduggery, and military agendas meets philosophy, aesthetics, and art criticism. Suggested supplementary readings include: Familiarize yourself with early 20th-century art movements and artists, such as: Cubism (esp. Picasso) Abstraction (esp. Klee, Kandinsky, and Jackson Pollock) Dada (esp. Hoch and Duchamp) Surrealism (esp. Dali and Magritte) Finks: How the CIA Tricked the World's Best Writers by Joel Whitney To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/ And please consider contributing to Professor Kozlowski's Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorKozlowski - where you'll also be able to vote for and suggest new topics for future lectures.

8.04 - Best comic book writers and artists for 2022 Voicemail: wednesdaycomics.com or 605-215-1849 Twitter: @wednesdaycomics @TheAPKeaton @garot2188 @marvin_salguero Email: wednesdaycomics605@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wednesday-comics-podcast/message

Joel Whitney is the author of Finks: How the CIA Tricked the World's Best Writers.

As one of America's most prominent journalists, Malina Saval is a three-time LA Press Club award winner and National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award winner. She's currently the Features Editor at Variety where she's penned profiles on artists and luminaries such as Sean Penn, Robert De Niro, famed litigator Mathew Rosengart and Nick Nolte. Her articles and essays have appeared in the “Los Angeles Times,” “Los Angeles Review of Books,” “LA Weekly,” “Jerusalem Post,” “Forward,” “Glamour,” “Tablet” and several other national and international publications. She's authored books including “Jewish Summer Camp Mafia” and “The Secret Lives of Boys: Inside the Raw Emotional World of Male Teens.” Her short fiction and essays have also been included in Palehouse and The Truth About the Fact literary journals and in the anthology “Now Write! Nonfiction: Memoir, Journalism and Creative Nonfiction Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers.” She's also a photographer and has written screenplays for Disney and Touchstone. A graduate of Cornell University and USC's School of Cinematic Arts, Saval has appeared as a guest on such as outlets as NPR's “Talk of the Nation,” PBS and CBS Radio. She's currently at work on a memoir. 

Hello and thank you Dennis & Ali Pitocco, Chief ReImaginators listening in Lutz, Florida!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Motivate Your Monday and your host, Diane Wyzga.    Imagine it's another Monday morning, you power up your computer, open the Inbox, and read this from the good folks at BIZCATALYST360 who have brought us A DECADE OF STORYTELLING POWERED BY THE BEST WRITERS ON THE PLANET:Re: BIZCATALYST360.COM LUMINARY SHOWCASE | YOU ARE NOW FEATURED!Dear Diane:CONGRATULATIONS! – We're pleased to confirm that following a spirited discussion amongst our Editorial Team, you are the Featured Contributor that has been singled out for “showcasing” front & center on our Home Page within our “360 NATION LUMINARY SHOWCASE” through SEPTEMBER 2022. Beyond the caliber of your writing, primary consideration supporting your nomination/selection for this prestigious ranking was your active reader engagement – so important to our global audience.Please visit our Home Page and scroll down to the center to view your exclusive section. This highly-visible location presents a rotating selection of Articles drawn from your entire published Archives for all of our visitors to enjoy.We are honored to raise up your amazing writing for the enjoyment of our global audience!LET'S REDISCOVER HUMANITY!Dennis J. PitoccoCHIEF REIMAGINATORNow, if that's not cause for happiness I don't know what is! Dear global listeners, I have a big ask of you: please take a moment to CLICK HERE to visit the BIZCATALYST360 Home Page  where you will discover the most excellent writing goodness from many many voices around the world.Practical Tip: And, if it's "just another Monday" where you are remember this:Don't give up'cause you have friendsDon't give upYou're not beaten yetDon't give upI know you can make it good [~ Peter Gabriel]You're invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! Remember to stop by the website, check out the Services, arrange a Discovery Call, and Opt In to stay current with Diane and Quarter Moon Story Arts and on Linked In.  Stories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present: for credit & attribution Quarter Moon Story Arts 

In this episode, Jake talks about the process of how you can write a best-selling book in a hour a day. He shares the 2 most important pieces of knowledge that you need before getting started; your INTENTION for writing the book and the motivation for WHY NOW. Once you have the answers to these 2 questions then you are ready to begin the process. Jake Kelfer is a lifestyle entrepreneur, life elevator, and coach to ambitious entrepreneurs and freedom seekers helping people write and launch bestselling books. He is a 3x bestselling author, a high-energy motivational speaker, investor, and the founder of the Professional Basketball Combine which has helped 70+ NBA draft prospects turn their dreams of playing pro basketball into their reality. He and his work have been featured on Forbes, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and many other major media outlets.Follow Jake on InstagramJakes WebsiteFollow Candace on Instagram

Welcome to the very first Yancy Street Special! This episode is all about comics from 2021, wrapping up the industry for the year and talking what was good, what was great, and and what was disappointing! Stick around to the end for my list of characters to watch in 2022 as their stories continue to progress! The wrap-up starts with the Best Series of the year at 0:07:59, which picks up with DC comics before MARVEL at 0:24:52 and general "INDIES" at 0:32:16. There is even a short section on the Best of Future State starting at 0:44:43, Best Writers begin at 0:47:29, then there's the (Interior) Artist list at 0:53:50 and the (Cover) Artist list at 0:57:02. #1 One-Shots/Single Issues can be found at 1:00:07, and Excellent Starts for series that will mainly be in 2022 is at 1:04:09; Breakout Names on my personal comic book radar are at 1:04:39, and then we have the annual Disappointments, found at 1:07:48, talking things that just weren't what we hoped they'd be.  Finally, Characters to watch in 2022 begins at 1:14:30 with a list of (admittedly mostly female) characters who will be popping up in important ways in the comics industry through this year! Don't miss out on them! This episode is made available to Patrons starting Tuesday, Jan. 18th, and will be made public starting Friday the 21st. The next Yancy Street Special will cover everything about She-Hulk in preparation for her Disney+ show and her new comic series! Website/Blog: https://sensationalshegeek.weebly.com/ Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensational-she-geek-live-from-yancy-street/id1550410718 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/45qGcYnP147aZBVIHC09lI?si=cb8b8c1a4f8c4ac7 Instagram: @annawiththecomics Twitter: @savageshegeek YouTube: Sensational She-Geek Donation and All Other Links https://linktr.ee/sensationalshegeek

6.05 - We give our Top Five Best Writers and Artists of 2021 Leave us a Voicemail on Anchor.fm You're the Best by Bob's Burgers Wednesdaycomics.com Twitter: @wednesdaycomics @TheAPKeaton @garot2188 @marvin_salguero Email: wednesdaycomics605@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wednesday-comics-podcast/message

Episode 120: Part 2 of 2. Throughout the Cold War, the CIA maintained a vast web of secret publications that it used to influence public thought and perceptions of the United States. Meanwhile back home, it funded successful attempts to remove politics and philosophy from American creative writing. Find out how the CIA manipulated writing and literature to its own anticommunist aims in this episode.Twitter: Link Patreon: LinkShirts and more: LinkSources and Further ReadingHow Iowa Flattened Literature: LinkHow the CIA Helped Shape the Creative Writing Scene in America: LinklSaunders, Frances Stonor. The cultural cold war: The CIA and the world of arts and letters. New Press, The, 2013.The CIA and the Cultural Cold War Revisited: LinkPablo Neruda: the hidden story behind winning the Nobel: LinkThe Paris Review: Boris Pasternak, The Art of Fiction No. 25: LinkWhitney, Joel. Finks: How the CIA Tricked the World's Best Writers. OR Books, 2017.‘Workshops of Empire,' by Eric Bennett: LinkBennett, Eric. Workshops of Empire: Stegner, Engle, and American Creative Writing during the Cold War. University of Iowa Press, 2015.

No Kaitlin Free (@kaitlinefree) this week. The Athletic's Katherine Terrell (one of the best writers in the biz)  joins Andy Villanueva to discuss working with The Times-Picayune to cover the New Orleans Saints and horseracing. We discuss her 5-part series about Fair Grounds/ Churchill Downs. Follow up on why Bob Baffert gets so much of the ire of the public. Basically, we agree Bob needs to take responsibility for his mistake/transgressions.   With her being entrenched with both the Saints and the Bengals, she breaks down both fan bases. You can follow The Athletic (@TheAthletic), Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) 

Today we travel with Marcia DeSanctis to France, where, on a dark early morning at Mont St. Michel, she's reminded of the importance of vigilance, and the existence of angels. Maggie Downs is the author of the memoir Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother's) Lifetime, published in 2020 by Counterpoint Press. Her work has been anthologized in Best Women's Travel Writing and Lonely Planet's True Stories From the World's Best Writers, and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and McSweeney's, among others. She is based in Palm Springs, California.

Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author Wulf Moon! Wulf Moon wrote his first science fiction story at fifteen. It won the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the same contest that first discovered Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Truman Capote, Peter S. Beagle, and a host of iconic names in the arts. It became his first professional sale in Science World. Since then Moon has won over forty writing awards, and thirty in public speaking. These include: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Contest; Critters Readers' Choice Awards for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Story of 2018, 2019, 2020; Best Nonfiction Article of 2019, Best Author of 2019, 2020; Best Writers' Workshop of 2019, 2020; and the Writers of the Future Contest, Vol. 35. His stories have appeared in numerous publications including Writers of the Future, Deep Magic, Future Science Fiction Digest, Best of Third Flatiron, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2. Moon is also a professional voice-over actor and has produced works for Hugo Award winners and bestselling authors like Mike Resnick, Jeff Wheeler, and Will McInstosh. Moon is podcast director at Future Science Fiction Digest. Wulf Moon's award-winning SUPER SECRETS Writing Resource and Workshops have been attributed by many aspiring writers as the secret to their success in obtaining their first professional sales. Two of his books on writing will be published by Mark Leslie of Stark Publishing Solutions in the fall of 2021. Want in on the Secrets? He invites you to join the Wulf Pack at www.driftweave.com    

Full Interview with MyVerse addressing Gattas' Return, Potential Battles against Aye Verb and Official. Find out who she thinks the best Writers and Anglers are in battle rap, why she still has passion for the game and her breakneck schedule for 2021. We get into her branding outside of battle rap and her perspective on hip hop - debating classic albums and remembering Legendary MF Doom. #MyVerse #Barticulate #MyTribe Follow Myverse @MyVerse Website: https://myversewashere.com/ for merchandise and music 2020 Single - "Fall in Line": https://open.spotify.com/album/2USN7D3c7qhxl63sEIcK75?si=REv51eF_QAKhiO9Ndj8AlQ 2020 Single - "True" https://open.spotify.com/album/6QhT4Jzl1eLNnS0pGRAahz?si=q0_3KLxrQQit09TBBWbpmQ HIT the Like Button for us - it helps MORE people see our Content! JOIN BLACK COMPASS DISCORD - https://discord.gg/RX9YMfR - ALL ARE WELCOMED!!! https://www.patreon.com/THEREALBLACKCOMPASS - FOR OT AND EARLY/EXTENDED CLIPS!!! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DABLACKCOMPASS CONTACT US VIA EMAIL: blackcompasssociety@gmail.com

Mark interviews Actor, producer, audiobook narrator, and singer Sarah Beth Goer. Prior to the interview Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a few words about this episode's sponsor... You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. During their conversation, Mark and Sarah talk about: The fact that this is Sarah's first appearance as a podcast guest Working with Erin Wright on releasing her romance novels in audiobook How and when Sarah got started in audiobook narration The reality of trying to be an actor in LA - including the difficulty of even getting an audition Sarah's determination to get at least 200 rejections before giving up on this pursuit The importance of understanding your goal of having your books in audio Other suggestions to authors on strategies for determining whether or not its worth investing on audiobooks What Sarah wants every author to know about licensing their audio rights to a publisher The original of where Sarah got the "bug" for acting Determining that she really had to do acting for her soul Coming to terms with the doors that are open for you and the doors that are closed for you, and walking through the doors that are open instead of banging your head on the doors that are closed How audiobooks are an actor's medium - where an actor can't be limited or typecast by how they look, for example The comparison of a one-hander, a play performed by a single actor with being a single narrator of an audiobook Why Sarah highly recommends the audiobook for Charlotte's Web The converted and sound-proofed/sound-dampened closet that Sarah records in within her home How Mark met Sarah while looking for narrators for the audiobook for his Obsessions anthology The way Sarah gets new clients - Different genres that Sarah likes to work on as an audiobook narrator and what she looks for in a collaborative writing partner The deeply satisfying experience of creating the feature film THREE ROADS The resonance of a specific scene in the film that was created in an ad hoc fashion of collaboration between the actors ad libbing with suggestions from the director Sarah's penchant for ad lib film creation, but why they didn't use that for THREE ROADS (other than a few short scenes) Behind the scenes of the "little details" put into a feature film, such as the "scene within a scene" of a fictional movie two of the characters are watching The mind-boggling realization that every single thing seen on a television show or movie was painstakingly created, designed, or placed by someone responsible for that The challenging reality of the fact that the cost to just distribute this film and would most likely far outweigh the funds that would be earned off of it The cross-training of working on multiple collaborative and creative projects And more After the interview Mark shares a reflection about Sarah's conviction to stick it out until she tried 200 times, as well as the need for disruption in the film industry. Mark also welcomes new Patron, Kevin Partner.   Links of Interest: Sarah Beth Goer's Website Sarah on Twitter Wonder Woman Productions Pink Flamingo Productions Lyric Audiobooks Episode 157 - A Conversation with Jeff Elkins, The Dialogue Doctor Mark's Canadian Werewolf Series This Time Around (Book 0) A Canadian Werewolf in New York (Book 1) Stowe Away (Book 1.5) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles (Book 2) Findaway Voices Books2Read Draft2Digital Wide for the Win Submission Form Patreon for Stark Reflections   Sarah Beth Goer is a member of acting unions SAG-AFTRA and AEA. Her feature film THREE ROADS, which she co-wrote, starred in, and produced, won BEST WRITERS at the LA Femme International Film Festival in 2019. Sarah is also an audiobook narrator with over 100 titles under her belt. Notable works include Harper title The Unteachables (named in January 2019 an Apple Books Must-Listen), Disney Hyperion title The Devouring Gray (which placed on Barnes & Nobel's 20 most anticipated YA debuts of 2019), and Night Music – which Audiofile Magazine called “an exquisite listen,” deeming Goer's performance “dynamic,” and “noteworthy” as she “successfully capture[d] the raw emotions of first love muddled by racism and greed.”   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Hello, everyone! Welcome to E329 of the Ecomcrew Podcast, and part 2 of our content-development topic. Dave and I delve deeper into the hows of creating great content that bring in the much-needed organic traffic for your ecommerce site. Relying solely on paid advertisements isn’t a good tactic for any business. A collection of helpful content in your site not only brings leads in but also helps you develop a more meaningful relationship with them. In this episode, we talk about How to get started - 5:30 How much you should spend on content - 9:35 The importance of a pillar article 14:50 Internal linking- 15:50 How Mike started with Tactical - 16:20 What makes great content - 19:30 Structuring your articles to answer multiple questions - 23:37 How to train writers - 25: 30 Images in content - 26:20 Tools we use to write - 29:00 Dealing with bounce rates - 33:50 Stats for some of Mike’s sites - 37:40 Hiring internally vs. hiring freelancers - 39:50 Countries where you can hire freelance writers - 41:33 Check out Kristiana’s awesome article to learn more about how she manages our sites and brings in the traffic we need to increase our sales. This episode is a great companion to an old one with Katrina McKinnon. Get to know the SEO techniques she used to drive traffic to her ecommerce site. Join us on our EcomCrew Live Open Office Hours this August 26 at 10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern. If you haven’t already, tell us your thoughts about the podcast and get a chance to win all our courses. This survey runs until the end of the month, and with only a few people joining in, you have more chances of winning the course bundle. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on iTunes. We’d love to hear how this podcast helps you. You can also leave us a comment below so we can start a conversation. Happy selling!

2.07 - We talk about the best comic writers and artists of 2019 (605) 215-1849 - Leave us a Voicemail or on Anchor.fm Twitter: twitter.com/wednesdaycomics @alexprostrollo @garot2188 @marvin_salguero Facebook: Facebook.com/WednesdayComicspodcast Email: wednesdaycomics605@gmail.com Thank you to Karley Kirsch. Karley is a professional photographer and shot the picture for the new logo. You can contact her at karley.kirsch@yahoo.com with any business inquiries. Visit RootsoftheSwampThing.com today and follow them online at facebook.com/rootsoftheswampthing and on twitter @dcworldswampy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wednesday-comics-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wednesday-comics-podcast/support

Joel Whitney talks to Ivan about six things which he thinks should be better known. Joel is the author of Finks: How the CIA Tricked the World’s Best Writers. Essential American Poets series https://www.poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/series/74631/essentialpoets When they see us https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/when-they-see-us-netflix-review-central-park-five-ava-duvernay-new-york-cast-trailer-a8936816.html Spitting on Richard Nixon https://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/vice-president-nixons-motorcade-attacked-in-venezuela-may-13-1958-106584 Elizabeth Buffum Chace http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2016/06/elizabeth-buffum-chace.html The Family https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/netflix-the-family-jesse-moss-secret-christian-cult-washington-dc-869396/ TWA Hotel at JFX International Airport https://time.com/5589561/twa-hotel-jfk/

Encourage your child to imagine and encourage them to write! Karen Cogan has seen the power of that in her own life. When she was young she used her imagination and came up with stories all the time. As an adult, she has published 42 books and counting. This episode is encouraging for writers, would be writers and parents of young writers. For show notes, visit: www.readwithyoupresents.org To get Karen's books, visit: kecogan.blog

Join Corrie Perkin and guest co-host Geoff Slattery for episode 89 'Obsessions Are Good Things'.  After raids on ABC and News Limited journalists recently Corrie and Geoff discuss the principle of freedom of the press and why we should all care about it.  We say farewell to Barrie Cassidy as he steps down from The Insiders and reflect on Donald Trump's tour of the UK.  We talk Ash Barty's French Open win, the validity of the AFL Hall of Fame and the impact of the new documentary about Adam Goodes.  Geoff echoes Caro's 'Crush of the Week' - Neale Daniher and gets grumpy about restaurant credit card surcharges.  In BSF Corrie and Geoff discuss Daphne Du Maurier's books and the classic film version of Rebecca starring Audrey Hepburn.  Plus for footy fans we preview the new anthology Electrifying 80s; Footy's Outrageous Decade in the Words of its Best Writers, which comes out soon.  In food - Geoff shares a recipe for Chocolate Mousse Ice Cream which he recommends as a dinner party staple (see recipe below).  BSF is sponsored by VitalSmarts. VitalSmarts and their Crucial Conversations training can transform the culture of your business or help you confront difficult situations with confidence. Make sure you jump onto VitalSmarts website www.vitalsmarts.com.au/dstm - they've got a special offer for our podcast listeners - a free copy of their E Book Emotional Inequality - Soloutions for Women in the Workplace.  We talk kitchen gadgets, the Duke of Edinburgh, Cornish Pasties and more in '6 Quick Questions' and Geoff's GLT is for every serious cook to own a probe thermometer.  For videos and pics make sure you follow us on Instagram @DontShootPod. Like our Facebook page and hit 'Sign Up' to receive weekly updates HERE.  Email the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au Follow us on Twitter via @dontshootpod 'Don't Shoot The Messenger' is produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia. Chocolate Mousse Ice Cream From Simple Flavours by Geoff Slattery Another treat for chocolate lovers. It’s easy to make and it’s one ice cream that doesn’t need a professional machine to make it creamy and smooth. The chocolate does that easily. Stuck in the middle of my copy of Gaston Lenôtre’s inspiring and beautifully detailed Lenôtre’s Ice Creams and Pastries, is a sheet of yellow copy paper, a legacy of the way newspapers used to be before gizmos and whizzos became all the new generation knows and understands. Scribbled across the top are the words ‘Perfect (though rich) chocolate parfait’. I call on this recipe but occasionally, because every time I make it, I eat so much of the irresistible combination of chocolate and ice cream, chocolate mousse and chocolate souffle, I can hardly walk for a couple of days. It’s the sort of dessert you take by the spoonful, swirl around your mouth, and return to for more and more and more. It’s the dessert equivalent of strawberry daiquiris. ‘Hey,’ you say, ‘one more can’t hurt me, can it?’ Then you stand up. Then you fall down. I’m like this with most things to do with chocolate. I love it, but leave it, knowing well that it and I are not the best of lovers. I go at it with a gusto, and the next morning I have this bad taste in my guts and swear I’ll never do it again. But then, you know how it is. You start dreaming of chocolate again, and all your values are thrown out the window, and you gorge yourself, you’re overcome with guilt, and time passes … and there you go again. If you intend to take this dessert sensibly, it is important to balance its richness with something acidic, something sharp, to assist in the eating process. That sounds like a formula for gluttony, but it is really about enhancing the star, rather than finding more room for it in your tummy. The true believers in chocolate need nothing to diffuse its richness, and can take chocolate in large volumes, and never suffer for it, never feel guilty about it, and are still in love with it the next morning. This is really for them—a chocolate mousse ice cream, based on a recipe from Lenôtre’s Ice Creams and Pastries. 300 g dark chocolate. 2 cups (600 mL) cream 200 g sugar 6 egg yolks 1 cap (that’s cap not cup!) peppermint essence or 1 bunch of peppermint (optional) raspberries, to serve a splash of brandy, rum, whisky or whatever strong drink takes your fancy (double optional) pear or apple puree, to serve   Melt the chocolate with a little of the cream over a low heat. Set aside in a warm place. Divide the sugar in two and add half to one cup of the cream and half to the egg yolks. Whip the yolks with the sugar for a few minutes, until the yolks change to a light, creamy colour, and leave ribbons trailing from the whisk. Heat the cream and sugar mix with the peppermint essence or peppermint leaves, thus flavouring the cream with the peppermint. (This is clearly optional but gives a lovely sweet/sharp flavour amidst the mass of chocolate and cream. Peppermint and chocolate, as thousands of restaurateurs who leave such with your coffee will tell you, are marvellous partners. You can also use orange zest, and plenty of it, as a flavourer if you wish. Or nothing at all.) Bring the cream and peppermint mix to the boil, and then allow to cool a little. If you have used real peppermint, drain through a sieve and discard the leaves. Pour half of this peppermint cream into the yolk and sugar mix, whisking furiously, and then pour it back into the remaining peppermint cream, stirring over a low heat. If you have a sugar thermometer, use it now to bring the temperature of the custard slowly, slowly, slowly to 80°C. This can be a little tricky, and you must keep stirring in a figure-eight motion to make sure the heat is gentle and regularly applied. Take care the egg yolks do not cook and remember the mixture will continue to cook from the heat of the pot. While the custard is cooking, pour the melted chocolate into a large bowl. Strain the custard through a sieve over the chocolate, and whisk for a few minutes to draw down the heat. Allow to cool until the mixture is somewhere around blood temperature. While the chocolate mix is cooling, whisk the rest of the cream until it stiffens and has expanded in volume. It should be of roughly the same consistency as the chocolate mixture. Fold the cream, a third at a time, into the chocolate mixture. Pour the lot into a cold bowl, and place in the freezer to freeze. Serve a little of the parfait with a lot of raspberries and, if you’re a true Bohemian eater, take a good shot of very good brandy, or dark, dark rum, in between mouthfuls of chocolate. On side, try a purée of pears or apples, cooked with a little syrup until softened, and then pureed. This and the berries will lighten the load of chocolate.    

Episode 494 - Must Read 2019 Series, Loads of First Appearances, Best Writers In Comics, 2018 Sales Numbers, FOC, Sneak Peek Picks for Next Week w/Kyle & Drew. Spec Picks For Next Week: God Mode #1-Keenspot (Drew), Oberon #1-Aftershock (Kyle). Need an LCS or FOC Access: http://eepurl.com/du7Wwf or Eric@KowabungaComics.com Email us at: Comicsforfunandprofit@gmail.com - questions, comments, gripes, we can't wait to hear what you have to say. Shop Kyle/Drew Ebay Stores from our website - www.comicsfunprofit.com. Follow us on Twitter: @ComicsFunProfit Like us on Facebook.com/ComicsForFunAndProfit. Subscribe, rate, review on itunes. We are on Stitcher. Thank you so much for listening and spreading the word about our little comic book podcast. https://comcsforfunandprofit.podomatic.com/

This week we countdown the Best Writers and Artists of 2018! (605) 215-1849 - Leave us a Voicemail Twitter:  twitter.com/wednesdaycomics @alexprostrollo @garot2188 @marvin_salguero Facebook:  Facebook.com/WednesdayComicspodcast Instagram: Wednesday Comics Podcast Email: wednesdaycomics605@gmail.com Thank you to Karley Kirsch. Karley is a professional photographer and shot the picture for the new logo. You can contact her at karley.kirsch@yahoo.com with any business inquiries.  Visit RootsoftheSwampThing.com today and follow them online at facebook.com/rootsoftheswampthing and on twitter @dcworldswampy Intro music: Wednesday Comics Game Night by Marvin Salguero End music: Back Matter by Marvin Salguero --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wednesday-comics-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wednesday-comics-podcast/support

My guest is Cai Emmons. Her newest book, Weather Woman (https://www.amazon.com/Weather-Woman-Cai-Emmons/dp/1597096008/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1537539428&sr=1-1&keywords=weather+women), is the story of meteorologist Bronwyn Artair who discovers she has the power to change the weather. Feeling out of place in her doctoral program in Atmospheric Sciences at MIT, 30-year-old Bronwyn drops out and takes a job as a TV meteorologist in Southern New Hampshire, much to the dismay of her female mentor, Diane Fenwick. When, after a year of living alone by the Swampscott River, enduring the indignities of her job, first neglected by her Boston boyfriend, then dumped, she discovers that her deep connection to the natural world has led her to an ability to affect natural forces. When she finally accepts that she really possesses this startling capability, she must then negotiate a new relationship to the world. Who will she tell? Who will believe her? How can she keep herself from being seen as a kook? And, most importantly, how will she put this new skill of hers to use? As she seeks answers to these questions, she travels to Kansas to see the tornado maverick she thought was her mentor; falls in love with Matt, the tabloid journalist who has come to investigate her; feels called to visit the fires raging out of control in Los Angeles; and eventually voyages with Matt and Dr. Fenwick to the methane fields of Siberia near the Arctic Sea. This is the story of a woman experiencing power for the first time in her life. She must come to grips with that power and test its limits. What can she do for the world without hurting it further? Cai Emmons is the author of His Mother's Son, published by Harcourt in 2003 and The Stylist, published by HarperCollins in 2007. Her short work has appeared in Arts and Letters, Narrative Magazine, The New York Post, and Portland Monthly, among others, and she has a selection in Now Write: Writing Exercises from Today’s Best Writers and Teachers _(Tarcher Publications, 2006). Before turning to fiction Cai wrote for theater, film, and television. Two of her plays—Mergatroid and _When Petulia Comes—were produced in New York theaters. She wrote for the TV show The Trials of Rosie O’Neill, and she has optioned numerous feature-length screenplays. Special Guest: Cai Emmons.

Special episode where @Rebel__Rhome @jb_thekid23 and our resident third anchor @shay_lashawn is joined by @demedman. Together we discuss a lot of topics on urban music such as *Who's the best mc, Biggie, jigga or nas *Someones not a fan of "life after death" *Who had it on "Watch the throne" *Who had it on "friday on elm street" *Who's your favorite "New school rapper" *Best Writers in R&B *Favorite underated albums and so much more. Demedee hip hop talk show link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll-pZCnIHPs

This podcast covers some of my favorite writers in hip hop. Writing is something that not all artists have but the ones that do are more versatile. I speak on the impact of Lupe Fiasco, Nas, Biggie, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar etc... Writing is the key ingredient to be a top caliber MC. Without the lyricism of these artists where would hip hop be? What is your opinion on ghostwriters? Tell me in the comments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Twitter: https://twitter.com/hemphillchase?lang=en Facebook Music: https://www.facebook.com/HemphillChase/ Facebook Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/The-Chase-Talks-Hip-Hop-Podcast-190349594944158/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chase.hemphill/ ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chase-talks-hip-hop-podcast/id1358443491?mt=2 New Album: https://soundcloud.com/user-755299632/sets/the-misadventures-of-mr New Song: https://soundcloud.com/user-755299632/peace-of-mind

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of Code Pink and author of the book “Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection,” and journalist and independent political analyst Marwa Osman.Israeli Prime Minister made a speech today arguing that Iran is in violation of the nuclear arms deal as Trump prepares for a possible end of compliance with the agreement. Israel carried out major military strikes against Iranians in Syria. The bombing was so big that it created an earthquake. Brian and John also talk about Pompeo’s trips to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend. The danger of war with Iran is growing. The hosts discuss, “Finks: How the CIA Tricked the World’s Best Writers” with author Joel Whitney. It describes a situation that almost no Americans know about. In the early days of the Cold War, the CIA clandestinely recruited some of the greatest writers in the world--household names—to spy for them. They talk to the author about why this happened and why it’s been a secret for so long. Joel Whitney, the author of “Finks” and a co-founder of Guernica: A Magazine of Art & Politics, joins the show. Mumia Abu Jamal has been in prison in Pennsylvania since 1981, after being accused and convicted of killing a policeman. He was on death row until 2011, when his sentence was converted to life without parole. Mumia and his supporters have always maintained his innocence, and he was in court today in Philadelphia. He is asking a court to vacate his previous appeals attempts on the basis of judicial bias so that he can appeal his case again. Brian and John speak with Dave Lindorff, an investigative reporter, a columnist for CounterPunch, and the author of “Killing Time: An Investigation into the Death Row Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal.” The attorney for a right-wing organization that sues for conservative causes has filed a lawsuit against Arizona teachers, contending that their strike is illegal and seeking to force them back to work. But teachers remained on the picket line today, the third day of the strike, demanding increased funding and a commitment to stop making tax cuts on the backs of education. Dan Cohen, a journalist and filmmaker who was in Arizona to cover the strikes, joins the show. Monday’s regular segment “Education for Liberation with Bill Ayers” looks at the state of education across the country. What’s happening in our schools, colleges, and universities, and what impact does it have on the world around us? Today focuses on a trip to the opening of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a museum and memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, that honors the memory of lynching victims and asks localities to publicly acknowledge that they occurred. The hosts speak with Bill Ayers, an activist, educator and the author of the book “Demand the Impossible: A Radical Manifesto.” Admiral Harry Harris has been nominated to be Donald Trump’s next ambassador to South Korea—an outrageous idea for a man who presided over the torture at the Guantanamo military base. Brian and John look into his record with Dr. Emanuel Pastreich, director of The Asia Institute in Seoul, Korea.Our friend and frequent guest Randy Credico was invited to the White House Correspondents Dinner over the weekend as a guest of Yahoo News. But the Washington swells didn’t like Randy’s message of freedom for Julian Assange, and they unceremoniously threw him out of the event. Brian and John speak with Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.

It’s a challenge for modern day, urban-dwelling writers, but I think we can find a way because it’s WORTH it!

Marvin gets sad he forgot someone, Alex caught up with a book and loves it, and Garrett gives praise to a book he's championed from the start. Also, listen at the end for news on the missing part of the show.  0:00 - Intro 16:36 - Best Writers of 2017 (22:08-27:53 - Deadly Class Spoilers) 1:02:16 - Best Artists of 2017 1:41:40 - End of the Show     (605) 215-1849 - Leave us a Voicemail Twitter:  twitter.com/wednesdaycomics @alexprostrollo @garot2188 @marvin_salguero Facebook:  Facebook.com/WednesdayComicspodcast Email: wednesdaycomics605@gmail.com Thank you to Reddit user /u/RIPGeech (Joe) for the logo. Thank you to our Sponsors: www.rootsoftheswampthing.com and www.rainbowcomicsandcards.com Visit RootsoftheSwampThing.com today and follow them online at facebook.com/rootsoftheswampthing and on twitter @dcworldswampy Visit Rainbow Comics and Cards online at rainbowcomicsandcards.com or visit them in Sioux Falls, SD or Lincoln, NE. Intro music: Wednesday Comics by Marvin Salguero Ignition Set GO by Bomb Boy. Used under Creative Commons License: (http://bit.ly/1xIMXnA) Gravy by Podington Bear. Used under Creative Commons License: (http://bit.ly/1evKm84) End music: Good Times by Podington Bear. Used under Creative Commons License: (http://bit.ly/1xIMXnA) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wednesday-comics-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wednesday-comics-podcast/support

Finks: How the C.I.A. Tricked the World's Best Writers (Or Books)   When news broke that the CIA had colluded with literary magazines to produce cultural propaganda throughout the Cold War, a debate began that has never been resolved. The story continues to unfold, with the reputations of some of America’s best-loved literary figures—including Peter Matthiessen, George Plimpton, and Richard Wright—tarnished as their work for the intelligence agency has come to light.  Finks is a tale of two CIAs, and how they blurred the line between propaganda and literature. One CIA created literary magazines that promoted American and European writers and cultural freedom, while the other toppled governments, using assassination and censorship as political tools. Defenders of the cultural CIA argue that it should have been lauded for boosting interest in the arts and freedom of thought, but the two CIAs had the same undercover goals, and shared many of the same methods: deception, subterfuge and intimidation.  Finks demonstrates how the good-versus-bad CIA is a false divide, and that the cultural Cold Warriors again and again used anti-Communism as a lever to spy relentlessly on leftists, and indeed writers of all political inclinations, and thereby pushed U.S. democracy a little closer to the Soviet model of the surveillance state. Praise for Finks  "Listen to this book, because it talks in a very clear way about what has been silenced."--John Berger, author of Ways of Seeing and winner of the Man Booker Prize  "It may be difficult today to believe that the American intellectual elite was once deeply embedded with the CIA. But withFinks, Joel Whitney vividly brings to life the early days of the Cold War, when the CIA's Ivy League ties were strong, and key American literary figures were willing to secretly do the bidding of the nation's spymasters."--James Risen, author of Pay Any Price: Greed, Power and Endless War  "A deep look at that scoundrel time when America's most sophisticated and enlightened literati eagerly collaborated with our growing national security state. Finks is a timely moral reckoningone that compels all those who work in the academic, media and literary boiler rooms to ask some troubling questions of themselvesnamely, what, if anything, have they done to resist the subversion of free thought?"--David Talbot, founder of Salon and author of The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA and the Rise of America's Secret Government  "The marriage of politics and literature is always messy and seldom boring. Intrusive governments are invariably unimaginative and plotting writers are hilariously ineffective. The whole thing makes for tortured drama, and Joel Whitney is a savvy dramatist who knows perfectly how to juice intrigue!"--Ilan Stavans, author of Gabriel Garcia Marquez: The Early Years  "The CIA's covert financial support of highbrow art and fiction may seem like a quaint, even endearing, chapter in its otherwise grim history of coups, assassinations, and torture. In Finks, Joel Whitney argues otherwise and shines a discomfiting spotlight on this obscure corner of the cultural Cold War. The result is both an illuminating read and a cautionary tale about the potential costspolitical and artisticof accommodating power."--Ben Wizner, ACLU Director of Speech, Privacy and Technology Project  Joel Whitney is a cofounder and editor at large of Guernica: A Magazine of Art & Politics. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, Boston Review, The San Francisco Chronicle, Dissent, Salon, NPR, New York Magazine and The Sun. Award-winning investigative journalist Nick Schou is managing editor of OC Weekly. He is the author of Kill the Messenger: How the CIA’s Crack Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb (Nation Books 2006), which provided the basis for the 2014 Focus Features release starring Jeremy Renner and the L.A. Times-bestseller Orange Sunshine: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love’s Quest to bring Peace, Love and Acid to the World, (Thomas Dunne 2009). He is also the author of The Weed Runners (2013) and Spooked: How the CIA Manipulates the Media and Hoodwinks Hollywood (2016).

The author of Finks: How the CIA Tricked the World's Best Writers discusses how the spy agency used its own form of propaganda through highly respected magazines to counter the rise in communism around the world.

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down (remotely) with Joel Whitney, the cofounder and editor at large of Guernica: A Magazine of Art & Politics, to discuss his book on how the CIA used culture to fight the Cold War, Finks: How the CIA Tricked the World’s Best Writers.

Best/Favorites from 2015, including Best Single Issues, Best Series, Best Graphic Novels, Best Writers and Best Artists. Also worst series of the year! Ray and Glenn also discuss favorite movies of the year and we rant about the bizarre Marvel shipping of late.    Best single issues include: Batman #44 Justice League: Darkseid War - Green Lantern DC Comics Bombshells #7 Descender #1 Fables #150 Criminal Special Edition   Best series include: Batman Fade Out Batman and Robin Eternal Mighty Thor Amazing Spider-Man Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows East of West Descender Nailbiter   Best Graphic Novels include: Batman: Earth One #2 March #2 Graveyard Book   Best Writers include: Jason Aaron Scott Snyder Dan Slott Tom King Rick Remender Jonathon Hickman Brendan Fletcher Christos Gage Joshua Williamson   Best Artists include: Greg Capullo Esad Ribic JH Williams III Ramon Perez Terry Moore Tyler Crook Babs Tarr Rafael Albuquerque Russell Dauterman   And the Comics Countdown for 30 Dec 2015 10. Injustice Gods Among Us Annual #1 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Rafa Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona 9. Black Canary #6 by Brendan Fletcher and Annie Wu 8. Omega Men #7 by Tom King and Barnaby Bagenda 7. All-New Wolverine #3 by Tom Taylor and David Lopez 6. Ringside #2 by Joe Keatinge and Nick Barber 5. Lazarus #21 by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark 4. Superman: Lois and Clark #3 by Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks 3. Jughead #3 by Chip Zdarsky and Erica Henderson 2. East of West #23 by Jonathon Hickman and Nick Dragotta 1. Batman and Robin Eternal #13 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion, Marcio Takara