Podcast appearances and mentions of david giffels

Dave Rich, a longtime Akron musician has hundreds of new songs, and he is getting some help from other big names in the music scene to play them live. Chris Butler, David Giffels and "Friday Mike" Wilkinson round out Dave Rich and His Enablers.

In this special episode (the first of another two-parter!), Bob and Nick are joined by Jade Dellinger and Bob Lewis.  Jade is co-author (with David Giffels) of the definitive history THE BEGINNING WAS THE END: DEVO IN OHIO - and Bob Lewis was there at the beginning.  In fact, much of the worldview and philosophy of the band, the very theory of De-Evolution, was formed by Bob Lewis, which ultimately resulted in a major lawsuit.  In this episode, we get a rare and revealing firsthand account of one of the most innovative bands of the last 50 years! Tune in to The Summit 91.3 this Thursday, November 2 at 10 pm, or anytime on Apple, Spotify, Google, Podbean, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts!

In this special episode (the second of another two-parter!), Bob and Nick are joined by Jade Dellinger and Bob Lewis.  Jade is co-author (with David Giffels of the definitive history THE BEGINNING WAS THE END: DEVO IN OHIO - and Bob Lewis was there at the beginning.  In fact, much of the worldview and philosophy of the band, the very theory of De-Evolution, was formed by Bob Lewis, which ultimately resulted in a major lawsuit.  In this episode, we get a rare and revealing firsthand account of one of the most innovative bands of the last 50 years! Tune in to The Summit FM, 91.3 this Thursday, November 9 at 10 pm, or anytime on Apple, Spotify, Google, Podbean, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts!

He's been named the “The Bard of Akron” by nothing less than the New York Times!  When talking “From Akron & Beyond”, no one fits the bill better than author/educator/rocker/home renovator David Giffels.  His books have chronicled family, history, the Akron Sound, amongst many other topics.  In this, the second of a two-parter, Nick and Bob join David on a deep look through his varied and successful career, and current projects.

He's been named the “The Bard of Akron” by nothing less than the New York Times!  When talking “From Akron & Beyond”, no one fits the bill better than author/educator/rocker/ home renovator David Giffels.  His books have chronicled family, history, the Akron Sound, amongst many other topics.  In this, the first of a two-parter, Nick and Bob join David on a deep look through his varied and successful career.

In today's episode, author David Giffels chats with Stacy about his humorous and heartfelt memoir, All the Way Home: Building a Family in a Falling down House. David Giffels is an author, essayist, journalist, and lifelong resident of Akron, Ohio. Also, Alex joins Stacy for Listener Q&A. They discuss where to find antique mail slots for a front door. To request a transcript of this episode, please reach out via the contact page. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS The Window Course from Scott Sidler of The Craftsman Blog will teach you everything you need to know to restore your original wood windows. For 10% off, use the coupon code truetales. Sutherland Welles - Maker of exceptional polymerized tung oil finishes since 1965. To save 10% on your first order, use the coupon code truetales. Preservan - A unique preservation franchise opportunity developed by long-time window restoration pro Ty McBride - Learn more about becoming a part of the Preservan family and mission: PreservanFranchise.com/truetales. TRAVEL: Read all the details of our 2023 Canadian Adventure

David Giffels is a buddy of mine and the author of “Furnishing Eternity”, “The Hardway on Purpose”, “Barnstorming Ohio” and others. He was played guitar and was the vocalist for The Difficult and The May Company. David and I became acquainted at The Lime Spider in the early 2000's – crossing paths infrequently thereafter. However, […]

This week we're breaking down “Cafe Disco”. Michael still has that seven year lease on the Michael Scott Paper Company office so he turns it into a cafe disco! Meanwhile Jim and Pam plan to sneak away to Ohio to elope. The ladies reveal how the writers came up with the idea of a cafe disco, Angela shares what she calls the “Kevin Bacon” deleted scenes and Jenna breaks down some of the cast's dancing moves and the songs chosen for cafe disco. So don't be that person who hates the general spirit of music and groove to this episode!   Vote for “Office Ladies” for the iHeart Podcast of the Year! Go to Twitter and use hashtags #PodcastOfTheYear + #iHeartPodcastAwards + #OfficeLadies Check out David Giffels' book, “All the Way Home”: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/all-the-way-home-david-giffels?variant=32206503706658

Native Ohioan David Giffels has penned a new tome on his home state and how it is a microcosm for the rest of the country. From its farming roots in the rural areas to the high tech larger cities, to the numerous colleges, Ohio has it all. Giffels sat down via Zoom with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur to chat about the Buckeye State, its affection for demagogue politicians, and how Ohio seems to be the crossroads of America. In addition to his novels, Giffels also had a stint writing for Mike Judge during the first run of MTV's Beavis & Butt-Head. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Presentation: The question of America's identity has rarely been more urgent than now, and no American place has ever been more reliable in its illumination of that identity than Ohio. In the wake of the 2020 presidential election, new questions have arisen about Ohio's status as America's bellwether and its future as a political battleground. Akron author and essayist David Giffels joins WKSU News Director Andrew Meyer for a conversation about Giffels's latest book, Barnstorming Ohio: To Understand America. Described by Publishers Weekly as a “trenchant mix of memoir, reportage, and political analysis” and selected as one of Library Journal's Best Books of 2020, Barnstorming Ohio is Giffels's account of a year traveling his native state, visiting people and places that offer valuable reflections of the national questions and concerns. David Giffels has written six books of nonfiction, most recently Barnstorming Ohio: To Understand America (Hachette Books, 2020). His awards include the Cleveland Arts Prize for literature, the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, and a General Excellence award from National Society of Newspaper Columnists. He was selected as the Cuyahoga County Public Library Writer in Residence for 2018-2019. Find full speaker bio and event video here: https://bit.ly/3aR2WJM

David Giffels, Author "Barnstormng Ohio" 10 16 20 by The Watchdog

"Perfecting Democracy—Why it Matters” explores the history of civic engagement in the United States. In this episode, we bring together award-winning broadcast journalist Ron Bryant, and Akron based journalist and author of Barnstorming Ohio: To Understand America, David Giffels. Together they discuss how Ohio’s unique past and regional identities have shaped electoral engagement across the state.

Ohio has picked the winner of the presidential election 29 out of 31 times since 1896… so they must be on to something. David Giffels traversed the state to find out what the people of Ohio were thinking about the election and what challenges they were facing. He put his discoveries down in his book Barnstorming Ohio, To Understand America. There are 5 distinct different areas of Ohio, which makes it the cross-section of America, and gives us some insight into what the people of our country are thinking. In our chat, David explains what issues each area deals with, how Amazon is changing the landscape of Ohio, AND America, by taking over decaying malls, and how farmers are trying to survive despite the trade wars and bad weather. Will Ohio get the presidential election right this time? No matter if they do or not, we'll have a better understanding of America and Americans, by Barnstorming Ohio with David Giffels.

The old adage "as Ohio goes, so goes the nation" is repeated by political commentators and pundits during every election cycle. And for good reason: Ohio has accurately chosen the winner in 29 of the last 31 presidential elections, more than any other state.rnrnBut what makes Ohio so uniquely positioned to reflect the current identity of our country and accurately predict the outcomes of elections? Author David Giffels spent a year traveling 4,000 miles throughout the state, visiting people and places that offer valuable reflections of the national questions and concerns -- all as a historic Presidential election looms.rnrnIn this current climate, the question of America's identity has rarely been more urgent, and no American place has ever more reliably illuminated that identity than Ohio. Join us as Giffels shares stories from his journey and what he learned about the future of America from Ohioans.rnrnThe livestream will be available beginning at 12:30 p.m. Have questions? Tweet them at @TheCityClub or send a text to 330.541.5794.

Paul Stancil of Brigham Young Univ on google antitrust lawsuit. Maria Sherman, author of "Larger Than Life" on boy bands. Luciano Kay of Univ of California Santa Barbara on innovation prizes. David Giffels on Univ of Akron on his book "Barnstorming Ohio to Understand America". Christine McRae on native land acknowledgements.

On today's episode, David Giffels, author of Barnstorming Ohio, discusses how Ohio offers a valuable reflection of the national questions and concerns, especially with the upcoming election. David Giffels has written six books of nonfiction, including the critically acclaimed memoir, Furnishing Eternity: A Father, a Son, a Coffin, and a Measure of Life, published by Scribner in 2018. The book has been hailed by the New York Times Book Review as “tender, witty and ... painstakingly and subtly wrought,” and by Kirkus Reviews as “a heartfelt memoir about the connection between a father and son.” It was a Book of the Month pick by Amazon and Powell’s and a New York Times Book Review “Editors’ Choice.” His previous books include The Hard Way on Purpose: Essays and Dispatches From the Rust Belt (Scribner 2014), a New York Times Book Review “Editors’ Choice” and nominee for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, and the memoir All the Way Home (William Morrow/HarperCollins 2008), winner of the Ohioana Book Award. Giffels is the coauthor, with Jade Dellinger, of the rock biography Are We Not Men? We Are Devo! and, with Steve Love, Wheels of Fortune: The Story of Rubber in Akron. A former Akron Beacon Journal columnist, his writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic.com, Parade, The Wall Street Journal, Esquire.com, Grantland.com, The Iowa Review, and many other publications. He also wrote for the MTV series Beavis and Butt-Head. His awards include the Cleveland Arts Prize for literature, the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, and a General Excellence award from National Society of Newspaper Columnists. He was selected as the Cuyahoga County Public Library Writer in Residence for 2018-2019. Giffels is a professor of English at the University of Akron, where he teaches creative nonfiction in the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is part of our "Most Memorable" collection. Recommended by Akron Roundtable board member, Beth Boggins: "In 2016, Akron Roundtable hit it out of the park for its 40th-anniversary gala when it welcomed homegrown rock star Patrick Carney and fellow Akron native, author David Giffels. Together, the two dished on the legacy of being from Akron, their first meeting, the Black Keys' slow grind to the top, thoughts on the Swenson's versus Skyway controversy, even Carney's beef with Justin Bieber. Throughout the talk, the pair elicited laughs and applause from a crowd of more than 500. This is a podcast memory not to be missed." *Don't miss the special introduction with Dave Lieberth sharing a bit of Akron Roundtable history.* Patrick Carney is an Akron native and musician, best known as the drummer for The Black Keys. David Giffels is an award winning author and associate professor of English at University of Akron. Find full speaker bios and event details here:

When David Giffels was 50 years old and completely healthy, he decided to build his own coffin with his 81-year-old, master craftsman father. Why? Well, I ask him that on today’s podcast. David Giffels is a writer who previously published a book of essays about growing up in the Rust Belt of Ohio in the 1970s. That title is called The Hard Way on Purpose. In his latest book, Furnishing Eternity: A Father, a Son, a Coffin, and a Measure of Life, he recounts the experience of building his own coffin with his father and the lessons about life, aging, and death that he picked up along the way. We begin the show discussing why many in the Rust Belt live by the motto, "The Hard Way on Purpose," and how it manifests itself in their undying loyalty to their sports teams that come up short year after year. We then shift gears and discuss David’s project of building his own casket with his dad, the expectations he had going into it, and why lying in your own coffin is, unfortunately, not as profound of an experience as you’d think it would be. Get the show notes at aom.is/giffels.

On this episode, we are replaying an interview Matt Tullis did with David Giffels in January 2015. Giffels is a former reporter and columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal in Ohio who has gone on to become a creative writing professor in the Northeast Ohio MFA program. He’s also the author of three books. When he was on the show in 2015, his book, “The Hard Way on Purpose: Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt,” had just been published by Scribner. The book ruminates on Akron — Giffels’ hometown — specifically the city’s despair and destruction as the rubber industry moved out. It also embraces Akron’s resurgence. In January of this year, Giffels’ third book was published. “Furnishing Eternity: A Father, a Son, a Coffin and a Measure of Life” is about what ended up being the last woodworking project Giffels ever did with his 81-year-old father; designing and building his own coffin. The book was release on January 2. Three days later, his father died. He wrote about that in an essay that was published on the Atlantic’s website on Father’s Day.

Matt DeCample has conversations with three authors featured at the 2018 Arkansas Literary Festival: Carmen Boullosa, author of seven volumes of poetry, two books of essays, ten plays, and eighteen novels, including "La otra mano de Lepanto" which has been deemed among the top works of literature written in Spanish in the last twenty-five years; Kory Stamper, a lexicographer at Merriam-Webster and author of "Word by Word"; and David Giffels, author of "Furnishing Eternity: A Father, a Son, a Coffin, and a Measure of Life", a memoir about the experience of building a coffin with his dying father.

David Giffels is a former newspaper reporter who wrote the book “The Hard Way on Purpose: Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt.” Giffels, who grew up and has lived his entire life in Akron, Ohio, writes about the city’s despair and destruction as the rubber industry moved out, as well as Akron’s resurgence. He writes about bowling, rock n roll, thrift stores and sports in a smart and funny way. Giffels was once a reporter and columnist at the Akron Beacon Journal. While at the Beacon Journal, he worked alongside Chuck Klosterman and Michael Weinreb. Now Giffels is an assistant professor of English at the University of Akron. He’s also the author of “All the Way Home,” which won the Ohioana Book Award. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the Beacon Journal, Grantland, and many other publications.

At today’s Akron Farm & Flea event at Musica, Ryan and Chris spoke with noted Akron authors David Giffels and Jane Ann Turzillo about publishing books in a digital world, the state of journalism and why they choose to live in Akron. The author of “The Hard Way on Purpose” and “All the Way Home,” David also wrote the forward for the upcoming “Akron Anthology” book of Rust Belt essays, whose release party is Oct. 18, 6 p.m. at the Akron-Summit County Public Library. He also gives us some information about his new book. Jane’s latest release is “Unsolved Murders & Disappearances in Northeast Ohio,” and she specializes in historical crime. Visit davidgiffels.com and www.janeturzillo.com to buy their books and learn more about the authors.

Martin talks to award-winning author and journalist David Giffels about his new book The Hard Way on Purpose: Essays and Dispatches From the Rust Belt. For David, whose writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Grantland, Ohio has always been home. He was born in Akron in the 1960s and has seen the once-thriving rubber and tire industry in his part of the country crumble. As a kid, he watched adults lose their jobs. As an adult, he's watched friends leave one by one. Yet a devoted tract of the population, David included, remains in the Rust Belt, committed to celebrating their singular Midwest culture and carrying it forward. David's insights ring true to us Michigan residents as well.

Tom Reed was kind enough to join me today to talk about the World Cup, the Browns and much more. Jozy Altidore's injury Landon Donovan left off the roster The matchup with Portugal The ugly win over Ghana Who will replace Altidore and what will Deuce be like with his broken nose? Johnny Manziel and Mike Pettine's reactions to him Lastly, Tom had a book recommendation from one of his former colleagues. It's The Hard Way on Purpose: Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt by David Giffels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist and essayist David Giffels has written for the New York Times Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Grantland, and Redbook among others. His most recent book is The Hard Way on Purpose, a collection of essays about growing up near … Continue reading → The post David Giffels: So Much More than Devo and Beavis and Butthead first appeared on Craft: Exploring Creativity.

Did you know that a lot of people in Akron, Ohio, own not just a ball, but a bowling pin? David Giffels talks to us about his new book, The Hard Way on Purpose. Why he chose to stay in Pittsburgh instead of taking his dream job in New York, why it's easier to be a pessimist, and why he's a fool to believe the Cleveland Indians can win the World Series.