Podcast appearances and mentions of laurie gwen shapiro

Subscriber-only episodeSend us a textHow did Martin Luther King Jr. (and eventually, the NAACP) end up the stewards of Dorothy Parker's literary estate? A life of bold activism prompted the witty writer to quietly bequeath her body of work to advocates for racial justice. But what happened to her actual body (or rather, her ashes) is another story entirely—one that involves misplaced remains, an abandoned urn, and a decades-long effort to find her a proper resting place.Mentioned in this episode:“The Improbable Journey of Dorothy Parker's Ashes” by Laurie Gwen Shapiro“54 Years Late, Dorothy Parker Finally Gets Her Tombstone” by Robert SimonsonA Star is Born (1937)The Algonquin Round TableScottsboro Boys“Epitaph for a Darling Lady”The Dorothy Parker SocietyFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comDiscuss episodes on our Facebook Forum. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Follow Kim on twitter @kaskew. Sign up for our newsletter: LostLadiesofLit.com Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast

Who's the artificial Christmas tree king? Meet Si Spiegel, a Jewish kid from New York with a remarkable, improbable Christmas story. Si's story was first brought to light by Laurie Gwen Shapiro in her 2021 New York Times feature, "He Bombed the Nazis, Outwitted the Soviets, and Modernized Christmas." Laurie Gwen Shapiro kindly shared her extensive notes for this episode. Her next book, The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made an American Icon, will be published by Viking in July 2025. Learn more at LaurieGwenShapiro.com.ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL THANKS Kevin C. Fitzpatrick is author of World War One New York and 7 other books tied to New York City history. Kevin's also a public historian and veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Learn more at FitzpatrickAuthor.com. * VERY SPECIAL CREDITS Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason EnglishWritten by Dave RoosProduced by Josh FisherEditing and Sound Design by Jonathan Washington and Josh FisherMixing and Mastering by Baheed FrazierOriginal Music by Elise McCoyResearch and Fact Checking by Dave Roos and Austin ThompsonShow Logo by Lucy QuintanillaExecutive Producer is Jason English Want to listen to other VSEs written by Dave Roos? Check out 'The Shot' (episode 16) and 'The Pledge' (episode 4). If you're enjoying the show and want to do something nice this holiday season, leave us a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform. You can reach us at veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who's the artificial Christmas tree king? Meet Si Spiegel, a Jewish kid from New York with a remarkable, improbable Christmas story. Si's story was first brought to light by Laurie Gwen Shapiro in her 2021 New York Times feature, "He Bombed the Nazis, Outwitted the Soviets, and Modernized Christmas." Laurie Gwen Shapiro kindly shared her extensive notes for this episode. Her next book, The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made an American Icon, will be published by Viking in July 2025. Learn more at LaurieGwenShapiro.com.ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL THANKS Kevin C. Fitzpatrick is author of World War One New York and 7 other books tied to New York City history. Kevin's also a public historian and veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Learn more at FitzpatrickAuthor.com. * VERY SPECIAL CREDITS Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason EnglishWritten by Dave RoosProduced by Josh FisherEditing and Sound Design by Jonathan Washington and Josh FisherMixing and Mastering by Baheed FrazierOriginal Music by Elise McCoyResearch and Fact Checking by Dave Roos and Austin ThompsonShow Logo by Lucy QuintanillaExecutive Producer is Jason English Want to listen to other VSEs written by Dave Roos? Check out 'The Shot' (episode 16) and 'The Pledge' (episode 4). If you're enjoying the show and want to do something nice this holiday season, leave us a rating or review on your favorite podcast platform. You can reach us at veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here's what you'll discover in this episode:  In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Laurie Gwen Shapiro chats with Gabriella about the choices she made while writing The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica, the true story of Billy Gawronski, a New York teenager who stowed away on a ship bound for Antarctica in 1928. Laurie Gwen Shapiro shares with us her inspiration for writing The Stowaway. Laurie reveals in vivid detail, Billy Gawronski's determination, after three failed attempts, to travel on the first American expedition to Antarctica since 1840.  She also explains why she opened The Stowaway with Billy's plunge into the icy Hudson River in the wee small hours.  Laurie tells us how she portrayed the historical context of Billy's expedition at a pivotal moment in history.  She also outlines her research strategy, including an incredible surprise that profoundly shaped the story.  As a writing teacher, Laurie articulates, in extraordinary depth, tips and tricks for crafting a captivating life story. https://biographersinconversation.com Facebook: Share Your Life Story Linkedin: Gabriella Kelly Davies Instagram: Biographersinconversation

On tonight's edition of The Other Side of Midnight: Frank begins the show by discussing the banking system and then speaks with Dee Dee Sorvino, the widow of legendary actor, Paul Sorvino, veteran Republican strategist and an Emmy Award winning TV personality about Paul Sorvino's omission from “in memoriam” at the Academy Awards and the news of the day. After, 2022 GOP Candidate for New York Governor, Andrew Giuliani makes a surprise appearance before Frank speaks with Ariana Savalas, actress, singer, songwriter and the daughter of legendary actor Telly Savalas about her new album and her father's legacy. Then, Frank talks about a better password system as it relates to cyber security and then talks to Laurie Gwen-Shapiro,award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist and author. Her latest book is “The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica” about Amelia Earhart, Antarctica, and her new book. Later, Frank talks about sore loser laws, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frank Morano interviews Laurie Gwen-Shapiro,award-winning documentary filmmaker, journalist and author. Her latest book is “The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica”. They discuss Amelia Earhart, Antarctica, and her new book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, we interview Laurie Gwen Shapiro, author of The Stowaway: A Young. Man’s Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica. This interview was recorded during BIO's May 2018 annual conference in New […]

This week Meg, Brittany and Penny find out if they're adventurous enough, rant about how animals are better than people, give a spoiler-free review of The Stowaway by Laurie Gwen Shapiro, and tell you what we love. Spoiler-free & ACOTAR-free episode! (I KNOW RIGHT?!)

The Stowaway is the spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York’s Lower East Side who stowed away on the Roaring Twenties’ most remarkable feat of science and daring: an expedition to Antarctica. It was 1928: a time of illicit booze, of Gatsby and Babe Ruth, of freewheeling fun. The Great War was over and American optimism was higher than the stock market. What better moment to launch an expedition to Antarctica, the planet’s final frontier? There wouldn’t be another encounter with an unknown this magnificent until Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. Everyone wanted in on the adventure. Rockefellers and Vanderbilts begged to be taken along as mess boys, and newspapers across the globe covered the planning’s every stage. And then, the night before the expedition’s flagship set off, Billy Gawronski—a mischievous, first-generation New York City high schooler desperate to escape a dreary future in the family upholstery business—jumped into the Hudson River and snuck aboard. Could he get away with it? From the soda shops of New York’s Lower East Side to the dance halls of sultry Francophone Tahiti, all the way to Antarctica’s blinding white and deadly freeze, Laurie Gwen Shapiro’s The Stowaway takes you on the unforgettable voyage of a plucky young stowaway who became a Jazz Age celebrity, a mascot for an up-by-your bootstraps era. — Laurie Gwen Shapiro is a native of New York City’s Lower East Side. She has most recently written articles for publications including The New Yorker, New York Magazine, The Daily Beast, Slate, Aeon, Los Angeles Review of Books, and has her own history column focusing on unsung heroes for The Forward. The post The Stowaway – Ep 31 with Laurie Gwen Shapiro appeared first on Read Learn Live Podcast.

January 29, 2018 - Our time machine heads south to the other land down under for a chilly Jazz Age adventure. Our guide on this journey is Laurie Gwen Shapiro who brings us the story of a scrappy Polish-American kid from Manhattan's Lower East Side, who explores the Roaring '20s final frontier. Her book is The Stowaway: A Young Man’s Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica. It's the spectacular, true story of Billy Gawronski who snuck onto the flagship of famed explorer Richard E. Byrd, demanding a place among the crew and on the pages of history. Laurie Gwen Shapiro is a native of Billy Gawronski's corner of Manhattan, and you've seen her writing in New York Magazine, Slate, Los Angeles Review of Books, as well as in her history column The Forward, focusing on unsung heroes. She is also a documentary filmmaker who won an Independent Spirit Award for directing IFC’s Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale and an Emmy nomination for producing HBO’s Finishing Heaven. Visit her online at LaurieGwenShapiro.com, follow her @LaurieStories on Twitter and Instagram, or toss a like to Facebook.com/LaurieGwenShapiro.      

This week, Martha's guests are Amir Husain, Laurie Gwen Shapiro, and Mark Whitaker.