Podcasts about first draft

Listen to a replay of 2025's 3rd most popular episode! #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer spoke with me about cutting her teeth on fanfiction, working briefly in publishing, and THE HAPPY WRITER, a guide to writing with less stress and more JOY. Marissa Meyer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles, Heartless, The Renegades Trilogy, and Instant Karma, as well as the graphic novel duology Wires and Nerve. Marissa also created and hosted a popular podcast, The Happy Writer, that inspired her debut writing guide, The Happy Writer: Get More Ideas, Write More Words, and Find More Joy from First Draft to Publication and Beyond. Described as, “Applicable to writers in all genres and disciplines—from screenwriters to novelists, journalists to picture book authors, aspiring to many-times published—The Happy Writer is a heartfelt and optimistic guide that will show you the way to a happier writing journey.” Marissa holds a BA in Creative Writing from Pacific Lutheran University and a MA in Publishing from Pace University. [This episode is sponsored by Ulysses. Go to⁠ ⁠ulys.app/writeabook⁠⁠ to download Ulysses, and use the code FILES at checkout to get 25% off the first year of your yearly subscription."] [Discover⁠ The Writer Files Extra⁠: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at⁠ writerfiles.fm⁠] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please⁠ click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews⁠. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Marissa Meyer and I discussed: How an overactive imagination led to a lifetime of storytelling What she learned about the author/editor relationship early on  Why optimism has always been a part of her brand How to bring more joy to your writing “process” Embracing lifelong creativity And a lot more! Show Notes: ⁠marissameyer.com⁠ ⁠The Happy Writer: Get More Ideas, Write More Words, and Find More Joy from First Draft to Publication and Beyond⁠ By Marissa Meyer ⁠Marissa Meyer Amazon Author Page⁠ ⁠Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need⁠ by Jessica Brody (Amazon) ⁠Marissa Meyer on Facebook⁠ ⁠Marissa Meyer on Instagram⁠ ⁠Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how a self-proclaimed perfectionist wrote a 114,000-word first draft in just 88 days—while working full-time and without finding more hours in the day.Poornika didn't have endless hours to write. She had two hours a night after work, some longer weekend sessions, and a chronic illness that sometimes forced her to step away completely. And yet, she finished her novel in 88 days—and went on to sign with her dream agent.In today's episode, I'm sitting down with Poornika Kakkanaiah, a former Notes to Novel student, to talk about what made that kind of progress possible. Spoiler: it wasn't discipline or motivation. It was having a clear roadmap that eliminated decision fatigue and made every writing session count.Poornika shares how she broke free from months of research paralysis, the outlining approach that gave her a scene-by-scene outline she trusted, and why setting a cut-bait date changed everything.If you've ever felt like your day job makes finishing a novel impossible, this conversation will show you otherwise.Here's what we cover:[07:51] Why combining multiple plotting methods created confusion instead of clarity, and what she did instead[10:45] How Poornika built a scene-by-scene outline she trusted—and the cut-bait date that forced her to start drafting[11:27] The three strategies that made it possible to write 114,000 words in 88 days while working full-time[37:50] What it was like to get "the call"—and why signing with her dream agent felt like everything finally clicking into place[40:06] The truth about getting multiple offers of representation (and why one great fit is all you need)If you're craving proof that it's possible to write a novel alongside a demanding job and real-life challenges, Poornika's story will show you exactly what that can look like.

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're conducting a 2026 NFL end-of-regular-season Mock Draft. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (1:00) Biggest surprise of Top-10 (3:46) No. 1: Raiders select QB Fernando Mendoza (6:53) No. 2: Jets select QB Dante Moore (10:07) No. 3: Cardinals select RB Jeremiyah Love (15:19) No. 4: Titans select LB Arvell Reese (17:24) No. 5: Giants select OT Francis Mauigoa (19:24) No. 6: Browns select WR Carnell Tate (25:00) No. 7: Commanders select Edge David Bailey (26:50) No. 8: Saints select Edge Rueben Bain Jr. (28:48) No. 9: Chiefs select WR Jordyn Tyson (30:11) No. 10: Bengals select S Caleb Downs (32:41) No. 11: Dolphins select CB Mansoor Delane (34:11) No. 12: Cowboys select Edge Keldric Faulk (36:39) No. 13: Rams select CB Jermod McCoy (via ATL) (40:49) No. 14: Ravens select WR Makai Lemon (42:21) No. 15: Buccaneers select LB Sonny Styles (43:43) No. 16: Jets select DT A'Mauri Washington (via IND) (44:59) No. 17: Lions select DE Akheem Mesidor (47:40) No. 18: Vikings select TE Kenyon Sadiq (49:03) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marisa Silver⁠ is the author of the novels At Last, The Mysteries; Little Nothing, which was a New York Times Editor's Choice; Mary Coin, which was a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Southern California Independent Bookseller's Award; The God of War, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; and No Direction Home. Her story collections include Alone With You and Babe in Paradise, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The human mind operates on conscious and unconscious influence to determine the direction of action or inaction.Was this helpful? If so then you need to check out the 7 Fundamentals Of Self Improvement which features short summaries of the most popular and impactful episodes from the past 7 years.Takes only 5 minutes to read through them today but it'll help you avoid years of making things so much harder than they need to be. Plus, I bet you'll be surprised to learn what they are...

Devon O'Neil is a freelance journalist based in Breckenridge, Colorado, and the author of The Way Out: A true story of survival in the Heart of the Rockies, published in November 2025 by HarperOne. In the past he has worked as a daily newspaperman, a staff writer for ESPN.com, and a correspondent for Outside magazine. O'Neil's stories have been anthologized in The Best American Travel Writing and noted in The Best American Sports Writing, and twice have been finalists for national awards in civic journalism.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Kleber-Diggs is a poet, essayist, and literary critic. He was born and raised in Kansas and now makes his home in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His debut poetry collection, Worldly Things, won the Max Ritvo Poetry prize and will be published by Milkweed Editions in June, 2021. Michael teaches creative writing through the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop and at colleges and high schools in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth McCracken is the author of nine books: Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry, The Giant's House, Niagara Falls All Over Again, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, Thunderstruck & Other Stories, Bowlaway, The Souvenir Museum, The Hero of This Book, and A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction. She's received grants and fellowships from United States Artists, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Liguria Study Center, the American Academy in Berlin, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evie McGee Colbert returns to The Late Show to help her husband Stephen pick out the perfect holiday greeting card for the 2025 season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward Larson discusses his newest book, Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Still Matters, which traces the idea of American independence in one pivotal year—1776—and its continued significance today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.   This conversation was originally streamed live as part of the NCC's America's Town Hall program series on November 24, 2025.   Resources  Ed Larson, Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters (2025)  Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)  John Adams, Thoughts on Government (1776)  George Mason, First Draft of the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)  Stay Connected and Learn More    Questions or comments about the show? Email us at ⁠podcast@constitutioncenter.org⁠  Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr  Explore the ⁠America at 250 Civic Toolkit⁠  Explore Pursuit: The Founders' Guide to Happiness  ⁠Sign up⁠ to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate  Follow, rate, and review wherever you listen Join us for an upcoming ⁠live program⁠ or watch recordings on ⁠YouTube⁠  Support our important work ⁠⁠Donate

2025 was a noisy year.Policy changes, interest rate adjustments and geopolitical roller coasters kept CRE on their toes.With financing loosening up and transactions picking up, the groundwork is being laid for a better 2026, but where is a safe investment in a world where fundamentals seem to be shifting?CBRE Global Client Strategist and Senior Economic Advisor Spencer Levy said he advises his clients to wade through the noise and look at the drivers in New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami and the Midwest to really see what's on the horizon for CRE. These include the reshoring of manufacturing and the train from Mexico to Canada, which carries nearly $2T in trade each year.“You follow that durable demand driver, that infrastructure, despite some of the tariff noise, despite some of the trade noise, despite some of the political changes — that's the time to find opportunity,” Levy said.

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the rest of Field's 2026 NFL Mock Draft 2.0 with selections 11 through 32! (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (2:19) Recapping top-10 (4:07) No. 11: CB Mansoor Delane to Vikings (6:47) No. 13: DT Peter Woods to Ravens (10:20) No. 14: RB Jeremiyah Love to Chiefs (17:05) No. 18: CB Avieon Terrell to Giants (19:43) No. 19: TE Kenyon Sadiq to Buccaneers (22:50) No. 20: WR Makai Lemon to Steelers (31:37) No. 23: Edge Cashius Howell to Bears (34:50) Picks 24-27 (42:26) No. 28: Edge Damon Wilson II to Cowboys (45:18) No. 31: QB Ty Simpson to Rams (48:49) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ruben Reyes Jr. is the son of two Salvadoran immigrants. He completed his MFA in fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He is a graduate of Harvard College where he studied History and Literature and Latinx Studies. His debut story collection, There is a Rio Grande in Heaven, was a finalist for The Story Prize, and longlisted for the the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, and the New American Voices Award. Archive of Unknown Universes is his first novel. Originally from Southern California, he lives in Queens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My second episode with the new mic and my first episode having been to therapy! I think it's a noticeable change on both fronts, so I hope you're encouraged through listening to this episode as much as I am and keep listening for more. Support the showAmong the Thorns line edits are D-O-N-E DONE! Preorder here In case you missed it, Strange Familiar Audio Book is now available on Youtube ~ Listen for free here You can find the Owl Crate signed edition of Never the Roses here A very beautiful hardcover edition can be found here The audio book can be listened to here And Kindle Unlimited has Never the Roses digital version! Your friendly neighborhood author is doing author-ly things this upcoming month! Hummingbird House is officially OPEN FOR BOOKING Book your next writer retreat at Hummingbird House in Santa Fe here Upcoming Events ~ LoveLitCon is a weekend of romantasy and bookish fun and I will be attending! Buy LoveLitCon tickets here using LOVE8368 for $10 OFF! https://lovelit.com/ Tuscon Festival of Books is March 14th-15th this year! See you there *Wink* ...

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the top-10 selections of Field's 2026 NFL Mock Draft 2.0 (available on ESPN.com). (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (2:18) No. 1: QB Fernando Mendoza to Jets (15:44) No. 2: QB Dante Moore to Raiders (19:53) No. 3: LB Arvell Reese to Titans (22:31) No. 4: WR Carnell Tate to Browns (26:44) No. 5: OT Francis Mauigoa to Saints (29:24) No. 6: Edge David Bailey to Commanders (32:58) No. 7: WR Jordyn Tyson to Giants (37:57) No. 8: OT Spencer Fano to Cardinals (41:53) No. 9: S Caleb Downs to Rams (47:19) No. 10: Edge Rueben Bain Jr. to Bengals (50:20) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward Larson discusses his newest book, Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Still Matters. This book traces the idea of American independence in one pivotal year—1776—and explores why this year continues to hold significance today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. This program is generously sponsored by Citizen Travelers, the nonpartisan civic engagement initiative of Travelers. Resources Ed Larson, Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters (2025) Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776) John Adams, Thoughts on Government (1776) George Mason, First Draft of the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776) Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠programs@constitutioncenter.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr Explore the⁠⁠⁠⁠America at 250 Civic Toolkit⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen Join us for an upcoming ⁠⁠⁠⁠live program⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch recordings on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support our important work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate

Megha Majumdar is the author of the novel A Guardian and a Thief, which is Oprah's Book Club selection for October 2025. The novel is a finalist for the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize and has been longlisted for the American Library Association's Andrew Carnegie Medal. Her first book, the New York Times bestselling novel A Burning, was nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize, and the American Library Association's Andrew Carnegie Medal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This holiday season is one filled with contradictions for retail real estate. Consumer confidence has plummeted, but their spending is at all-time highs. Leasing is bustling and vacancy is tight, but store closures are outpacing openings.On this episode, Northwood Retail President Ward Kampf joins the show to unpack the uncertainty surrounding the asset class, which has also been deeply impact by tariffs, artificial intelligence and vast changes in behavior between generations.“Young kids today, they eat different and don't drink as much as we did when we were young,” he said on the show. “They are much healthier than we were. We ate whatever we wanted and drank a lot.”Kampf also discusses what is expected to be a bumpy 2026, predicting even more closures, potential drugstore bankruptcy and backlash to $20 salads and burritos.“The key word going forward, doesn't matter your political slant, right or left, is affordability,” he said. “People are really conscious of that.”

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're highlight the 2026 NFL Draft prospects to watch during Championship week and the College Football Playoff. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (1:00) NFL QB Musical Chairs (9:14) Prospect Watch: Big Ten Championship (18:54) Fernando Mendoza vs OSU (23:38) Carnell Tate vs D'Angelo Ponds (27:26) Prospect Watch: SEC Championship (30:44) Alabama OT Kadyn Proctor (33:22) SEC Championship continued (37:37) Prospect Watch: Big 12 Championship (43:59) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paula Saunders is a graduate of the Syracuse University creative writing program and was awarded a postgraduate Albert Schweitzer Fellowship at the State University of New York at Albany, under Schweitzer chair Toni Morrison. Her first book, The Distance Home, was longlisted for the Center for Fiction 2018 First Novel Prize and named as one of The Best Books of 2018 by REAL SIMPLE. She lives in California with her husband. They have two grown daughters.  Her new novel is called Starting from Here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diane Seuss is the author of the poetry collections Frank: Sonnets, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; Still Life with Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl; Four-Legged Girl, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Wolf Lake, White Gown Blown Open; and It Blows You Hollow. Her work has appeared in Poetry, the Georgia Review, Brevity, Able Muse, Valparaiso Poetry Review, and the Missouri Review, as well as The Best American Poetry 2014. She was the MacLean Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of English at Colorado College in 2012, and she has taught at Kalamazoo College since 1988. Her new poetry collection is Modern Poetry. We talked about aging, John Keats, dogs,  romance, music, objectivity, grief, coldness, and the snarling, flaming bitch of poetry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the top non-quarterback, skill-position players in the 2026 NFL Draft. Plus, Shedeur Sanders reactions to his first NFL start. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (1:00) Shedeur Sanders' first NFL start (6:51) Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love (11:04) WRs Jordyn Tyson, Carnell Tate, Makai Lemon (14:48) Georgia WR Zachariah Branch (17:42) Washington WR Denzel Boston (19:24) Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq (25:54) Texas A&M WR/PR KC Concepcion (27:55) Louisville WR Chris Bell (29:12) Notre Dame RB Jadarian Price (32:56) Blind Rankings: Thanksgiving Day Foods (42:00) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your first read-through of a first draft can feel like stepping into unknown territory. You're excited to see what you made, but you're also bracing for the messy parts you know are coming. In this episode, I walk you through exactly how to handle that first pass without falling into editing mode or judging every page.You'll learn what actually matters at this stage, what to ignore for now, how to take clear notes without derailing your momentum, and how to figure out the story you truly wrote. By the end, you'll have a simple plan that makes this first read-through honest, grounded, and a lot less overwhelming.Episode Web PageWant to join a community of like-minded writers? Need inspiration and support? Join us in our private Writer Unleashed Community Facebook Group. It's totally free to join.

Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, memoirist, editor, translator and librettist. She served as the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017-2019. Smith is the author of five poetry collections: Such Color: New and Selected Poems, which won the 2022 New England Book Award; Wade in the Water, which was awarded the 2018 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award; Life on Mars, which won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize; Duende, winner of the 2006 James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets; and The Body's Question, which received the 2003 Cave Canem Prize. Her memoir, Ordinary Light, was a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award in nonfiction. She is the Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University, and a Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025 has not gone according to plan.Real estate has been bandied about by headwinds of economic, policy and fundamental changes. Interest rate reductions and rising deal flow has the industry feeling better, but stability is a pipe dream these days, especially when federal data is missing and CRE research can conflict.But forget about the data, economist Peter Linneman said on this week's show — how is it really going in your apartments or your office building?He said CRE has gotten hooked on data analysis and has forgotten that what really matters are the fundamentals on the ground.And while he agrees that uncertainty is the new normal, and that's trouble for CRE, “people adjust.”He foresees a meaningful return to transactions in 2026.“There are people out there with courage, but they don't have capital. And there are others out there whose short investment horizons have made them understandably and correctly not courageous,” he said.“But when everybody else starts jumping, it'll be like the wildebeests crossing the river. They all jump in.”

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're conducting a "Re-Draft" by reselecting the top-10 picks of the 2025 NFL Draft. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (1:13) Takeaways from 2025 NFL Draft (4:35) Top-10 recap of 2025 NFL Draft (6:56) No. 1: Jaxson Dart vs Cam Ward (17:10) No. 2: Travis Hunter to Jaguars (21:50) No. 4: Will Campbell to Patriots (25:20) No. 5: Abdul Carter vs Armand Membou (29:17) Shedeur Sanders' debut (32:44) No. 6: Tetairoa McMillan vs Kelvin Banks Jr. (36:45) No. 8: Emeka Egbuka vs Tetairoa McMillan (38:20) No. 10: Tyler Warren vs Mason Graham (42:32) Thoughts on J.J. McCarthy's struggles (48:00) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stewart O'Nan's award-winning fiction includes Snow Angels, A Prayer for the Dying, Last Night at the Lobster, and Emily, Alone. His 2007 novel, Last Night at the Lobster, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the Los Angeles TimesBook Prize. Granta named him one of America's Best Young Novelists.  His new novel is Evensong.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're in the thick of it with Granny WriMo here in the middle of November, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let's get started! With the demise of NaNoWriMo, we're here with our own spin on things - GrannyWriMo! The concept is the same - write 50k words in the month of November. The twist is, The Tea Grannies are here to write with you and support you along the way! The Perks:Join our writing Discord! All you have to do is email us at ⁠theteagrannies@gmail.com⁠ and we'll add you to our FREE channel.Writing sprints! Dates and times will be announced on the Discord and on our Instagram.If you reach 50k words, you'll receive a free ebook by our fearless cohost Elise Volkman - the first book in a completed trilogy, Roots of Blood: Book I of the Nymph KeepersBragging rights, obviously!We are so excited to write with you, don't forget to ⁠follow us on Instagram⁠ at theteagranniespodcast and email us to sign up for the writing discord. If you want more of The Tea Grannies, you can also join our ⁠Patreon⁠.Links:Email us to join our free discord, or just to chat! ⁠theteagrannies@gmail.com⁠Join our Patreon (free or paid!): ⁠https://patreon.com/TheTeaGranniesPodcast⁠ Keep track of your writing session word counts with Trackbear! ⁠https://trackbear.app/⁠Previous episodes about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and writing lots of words in general:Season 6 Episode 1: GrannyWriMo Prep⁠Season 2 Episode 1: Prepping for NaNo⁠ ⁠Season 2 Episode 2: NaNo in the Trenches⁠⁠Season 2 Episode 3: NaNoWriMo and Writing Burnout⁠⁠Season 1 Episode 2: First Drafts

While the longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be over, the commercial real estate industry will be feeling its impact for some time. From HUD halting originations and approvals to hotel demand drying up and data going away, the pain has been widespread.And it will continue to impact underwriting and kill deals, especially in the multifamily realm, Origin Investments co-CEO Michael Episcope said.Roughly 2,000 multifamily starts were delayed as HUD went dark, he said. That doesn't get resolved immediately and will impact rent growth.“You have to assume that there's going to be lower demand as a result of this government shutdown,” Episcope said on this week's show.

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're ranking the historic quarterbacks selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, plus reactions to the New York Giants firing HC Brian Daboll, and a check-in on the 2026 QB1 race. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (1:06) Giants fire HC Brian Daboll (10:24) 2024 QB discussion (12:10) Jayden Daniels & Drake Maye (20:36) Bears QB Caleb Williams (27:02) Broncos QB Bo Nix (30:10) Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. (33:47) Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy (38:29) 2026 QB Race (48:03) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Angela Flournoy's debut novel The Turner House was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the VCU Cabell First Novel Prize and was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and an NAACP Image Award. Her new novel, The Wilderness, was long listed for the National Book Award and was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize.  Her nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, The Los Angeles Times and The New Yorker among others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're conducting our first joint Mock Draft at the midway point of the 2026 NFL regular season. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (5:40) No. 1: QB Fernando Mendoza to Saints (10:14) No. 2: LB Arvell Reese to Titans (13:31) No. 3: QB Ty Simpson to Jets (19:10) No. 4: S Caleb Downs to Dolphins (24:25) No. 5: WR Carnell Tate to Giants (28:47) No. 6: QB Dante Moore to Browns (33:21) No. 7: OT Spencer Fano to Raiders (39:00) No. 8: DT Peter Woods to Cardinals (42:00) No. 9: CB Jermod McCoy to Bengals (44:24) No. 10: RB Jeremiyah Love to Commanders (46:18) Recap top-10 & final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bonus episode this week as we're pleased to bring you Seen Through a Glass, a podcast produced and hosted by Lew Bryson. Here's what he has to say about this episode: THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN! I asked you who you wanted me to interview, and you said "Give us The Pizza Boy, Al Kominski!" Well, I cannot defy or deny the people, so I went down to Al's of Hampden in Enola on the West Shore and got the interview...and then hung around and visited some more breweries: Ever Grain, Mellow Mink, Sworn, Hemauer, and Liquid Noise.I got in a visit to Sugar Run Brewing in Duncansville as well, and I'll tell you about opening night at the newest bar in Millheim: our home bar, First Draft, is finally complete, and spreading joy among our friends. And if you're interested...check out the @stagpodcast Instagram page to see a picture of our new Corgi puppy, Samwise!Next episode? Back in April, I did an Earth Day presentation at Ploughman Farm Cider's Gettysburg taproom on the agricultural aspects of rye whiskey, along with a cider guy talking about the same thing. We'll hear that, plus I'll tell you what it was like at the PA Cider Fest. See you in two weeks!Until then?TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT THE PODCAST!Seen Through A Glass is sponsored by the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau. Come visit Centre County! This episode uses these sounds under the following license:Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Champ de tournesol" by Komiku at https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/arrow-impact-87260 Sound Effect found on Pixabay (https://pixabay.com)"Glow" by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https: //www.chosic.com/free-music/all/All sounds sourced by STAG Music Librarian Nora Bryson, with our thanks.

Reading Writers is BACK, and in partnership with Bookforum Magazine!In this first episode of Season 3, hosts Jo and Charlotte delve into the (separate) letter collections of Vincent Van Gogh and D.H. Lawrence before they're joined by superstar novelist Rumaan Alam to reflects on magazine eras of yore via Tina Brown's The Vanity Fair Diaries. Also mentioned: Cat Marnell's How To Murder Your Life, Jean Godfrey June's Free Gift With Purchase, Michael M. Grynbaum's Empire of the Elite, Stet by Diana Athill, the diaries of Helen Garner, and the diaries of Andy Warhol.Rumaan Alam is the author of four novels, including, most recently, Entitlement.Please consider supporting our work on Patreon, where you can access additional materials and send us your guest and book coverage requests! Questions and comments can be directed to readingwriterspod at gmail dot com. Outro music by Marty Sulkow and Joe Valle.Charlotte Shane's most recent book is An Honest Woman. Her essay newsletter, Meant For You, can be subscribed to or read online for free, and her social media handle is @charoshane. Jo Livingstone is a writer who teaches at Pratt Institute. To support the show, navigate to https://www.patreon.com/ReadingWriters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Parks-Ramage is a novelist, playwright, screenwriter and journalist. He is also the author of the novel Yes, Daddy named one of the best queer books of 2021 by Entertainment Weekly, NBC News, The Advocate, Lambda Literary, Bustle, Goodreads and more. He is the Co-Creator of the Big Gay Jamboree, an Off-Broadway musical, nominated for five Lucille Lor-tell Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, and four Drama Desk Awards.  His new book It's Not the End of the World was selected by The New York Times Style Magazine as a pick for Best Queer Summer Fiction.​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Okri is a poet, novelist, essayist, short story writer, anthologist, aphorist, and playwright. He has also written film scripts. His works have won numerous national and international prizes, including the Booker Prize for Fiction. His newest book is a short story collection called Prayer for the Living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. office market is molting. The industry has spent the last five years shedding its old skin — and underperforming assets — and is attempting to emerge fresh and appealing to workers.Return-to-office mandates are helping bring workers back to their desks, and vacancy just ticked down for the first time since 2019. But few mandates come with teeth, meaning how many employees actually show up on any given day still comes down to how many want to, CBRE Building Operations and Experience CEO Jamie Hodari, who also co-founded and still runs Industrious, said on this week's show. And while ping pong tables and pizza parties can help bring a space to life, he said he judges the success of the office based on whether people have their heads up talking to each other.“If people are interacting with each other, if people are learning from each other, I don't care what the lighting is,” he said. “I don't care if the windows are 13 feet or 10 feet or whatever, that's a commute-worthy office.”

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down which NFL teams face the most challenging rebuilds ahead. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (2:00) Most difficult NFL rebuilds (2:55) Field's No. 1: Miami Dolphins (5:19) Mel's No. 1: New York Jets (7:40) Field's No. 2: New York Jets (10:36) Mel's No. 2: Las Vegas Raiders (15:11) Field's No. 3: New Orleans Saints (20:38) Mel's No. 3: Miami Dolphins (24:18) Mel & Field's No. 4: Cleveland Browns (33:48) Field's No. 5: Tennessee Titans (39:35) Mel's Saturday Studs (43:48) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jaquira Díaz was raised between Humacao, Fajardo, Puerto Rico and Miami Beach. She is the author of Ordinary Girls: A Memoir, winner of a Whiting Award, a Florida Book Awards Gold Medal, a Lambda Literary Awards finalist, an American Booksellers Association Indies Introduce Selection, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection, an Indie Next Pick, a Library Reads pick, and finalist for the B&N Discover Prize. Her stories, poems, and essays have been anthologized in The Best American Essays, The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext, Best American Experimental Writing, and The Pushcart Prize anthology. Her debut novel, This Is the Only Kingdom, was longlisted for the Center for Fiction 2025 First Novel Prize. She lives in New York and teaches at Columbia University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A.L. Brody is the author of the novel, 'Dating and Dismemberment'. It's monster rom-com inspired by Star Wars and The Sopranos. A.L. Brody is also Jason Pinter, a multi-award nominated, bestselling writer.Jason has published thrillers, crime novels, YA books and stuff for younger kids. He's been nominated for the Thriller Award, the Barry Away, the RT Reviewers Choice Award, and many more. His path to publication has been a winding one, going traditional, then independent, and now traditional again. We discuss how it's all worked, and what he's learn from the different forms along the way.You can hear about the singular idea for 'Dating and Dismemberment', why it gave him opportunities to be more creative than perhaps is normal, and how he got the tone right for the target audience.We discuss how he's improved his first drafts, how he works without the muse striking, and how he's cracked marketing himself.You can get a copy of the book at uk.bookshop.org/shop/writersroutineThis week's episode is sponsored by the 'Quick Book Reviews Podcast', search wherever you get your shows. Also, by Fleur McDonald's new novel, 'The Missing'. Find out more at fleurmcdonald.comSupport the show at - patreon.com/writersroutineko-fi.com/writersroutine@writerspodwritersroutine.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After years of cautious experimentation, CRE's biggest players are finally scaling artificial intelligence.JLL has been at the forefront of it, launching an in-house AI platform called Falcon that is cutting deal timelines from weeks to hours and automating the drudgery that once bogged down teams. The result is higher revenue per head, higher success rates when pitching and faster closings.On this week's show, CEO Christian Ulbrich gave a peek under the hood of how JLL is getting the most out of AI and how he sees it reshaping the industry.It's difficult to get an edge from AI, he said. Tools that drive productivity become table stakes within six months. The real differentiation only comes from new-to-market strategy, agentic AI that reinvents parts of CRE deal-making.Still, the industry must act.“Don't wait too long,” he said. “The train has left the station and it is going at Japanese speed levels of train — very very fast.”

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're listing the strongest and weakest positions of the 2026 NFL Draft Class (according to our experts). (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (0:42) How should Dolphins approach 2026 NFL Draft? (6:13) Strongest positions of 2026 NFL Draft Class (7:11) Strongest position: Edge Rusher (10:00) Strongest position: Wide receiver (16:23) Strongest position: Quarterback (26:56) Weakest position: Running back (31:03) Weakest position: Interior offensive linemen (32:02) Cincinnati TE Joe Royer, Duke CB Chandler Rivers (38:20) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through Mel's first Top-25 Big Board Rankings of the 2025-26 college football season. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (0:55) Takeaways from Week 7 (2:26) No. 1: Oregon QB Dante Moore (6:46) No. 2: Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love (11:01) No. 3: Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza (15:58) No. 4: Ohio State LB Arvell Reese (19:36) No. 6: USC WR Makai Lemon (23:38) No. 9: Miami Edge Rueben Bain Jr. (29:24) No. 13: Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy (32:05) No. 16: Alabama QB Ty Simpson (36:43) No. 21: South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers (42:12) No. 23: Georgia LB C.J. Allen (43:49) Arch Manning left off Mel's Big Board (48:12) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Peter Orner is the author of seven acclaimed books including Maggie Brown & Others, Love and Shame and Love, Esther Stories, finalist for the Pen/ Hemingway Award, and Am I Alone Here?, finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Paris Review, Best American Stories, and been awarded four Pushcart Prizes. A former Guggenheim fellow and recipient of the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Orner is chair of the English and Creative Writing Department at Dartmouth College. He lives with his family in Vermont, where he's also a volunteer firefighter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jane Hamilton lives, works, and writes in an orchard farmhouse in Wisconsin. Her short stories have appeared in Harper's magazine. Her first novel, The Book of Ruth, won the PEN/Ernest Hemingway Foundation Award for best first novel and was a selection of the Oprah Book Club. Her second novel, A Map of the World, was an international bestseller. Her new novel is The Phoebe Variations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we discuss the revelation of "second-act" NFL quarterbacks, and evaluate 2026 NFL Draft prospects who continue to put incredible film on tape! (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (1:00) Evaluating "second-act" QBs (13:54) Miami QB Carson Beck (18:34) Louisville WR Chris Bell (20:16) Ohio State WR Carnell Tate (21:25) Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love (23:10) Baylor TE Michael Trigg (24:20) Cincinnati's Brendan Sorsby & Jake Golday (28:14) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down a pivotal Week 5 in College Football, featuring stellar performances from Oregon QB Dante Moore, and Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (1:03) Biggest takeaways from Week 5 (3:06) Dante Moore & Drew Allar (16:03) Alabama QB Ty Simpson (18:31) DE Caden Curry & OT Brian Parker II (21:05) Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson (22:48) USC WR Makai Lemon (25:56) LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier (30:09) Ole Miss TE Dae'Quan Wright (31:02) Harvard QB Jaden Craig (34:02) Texas A&M WR/PR KC Concepcion (35:13) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five book coaches reveal the editing secrets that turn messy first drafts into ready-to-publish manuscripts.Finishing a first draft is an incredible milestone, but what comes next can feel overwhelming. If you're staring at your messy pages and wondering how to even begin editing, you're not alone. The good news is that there is a way to move forward without spiraling into revision confusion or self-doubt.In this episode, I've invited five fiction writing coaches to share their best tips for tackling your messy first draft. These strategies will help you gain clarity, cut through the overwhelm, and make real progress toward a publishing-ready manuscript.Here's what you'll learn:[02:05] A clever mindset trick that exposes what's really on your pages and why changing your font is editing gold.[07:30] Why putting your finished first draft away for a little while is the secret to finding your story's true purpose.[16:45] How two simple "If Only" statements reveal exactly what's missing from your protagonist's journey and plot structure.[12:35] The "one element at a time" editing method that stops you from drowning in overwhelming revisions and actually makes progress.[22:30] Why your climactic scene holds all the revision answers and how to mine it for the characters, skills, and growth your story needs.Tune in to learn how to edit your messy first draft with confidence, simplicity, and ease so you can finally move closer to the finished book you've been dreaming about.