Podcasts about newspaper columnists

9:41 – 9:56 (15mins) Brian Reisinger @BrianJReisinger Farmer’s son. Author LAND RICH, CASH POOR “an anthem to the family farm in America.” - China’s tariffs on agricultural products with the U.S. and Canada beginBrian Reisinger, author of Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American FarmerThe hidden history of an economic and cultural crisis that is threatening our very food supply—the disappearance of the American farmer."An anthem to the family farm in America." —The Associated PressTaking on this working-class story of heart and hardship, award-winning writer Brian Reisinger weaves forgotten eras of American history with his own family’s four-generation fight for survival in Midwestern farm country. Readers learn the truth about America’s most detrimental and unexplained socioeconomic crisis: How the family farms that feed us went from cutting a middle-class path through the Great Depression to barely making ends meet in modern America. Along the way, they’ll see what it truly takes to feed our country: accidents that can kill or maim; weather that blesses or threatens; resilience in the face of crushing economic crises, from depressions and recessions to COVID-19; and the tradition that presses down on each generation when you're not just fighting for your job, you're fighting for your heritage.With newly analyzed data, sharp historical analysis, conversations with some of modern farming’s most notable champions and critics alike, honest debate, and personal storytelling, Reisinger reveals how the hollowing out of rural America is affecting every single American dinner table. Food prices soaring far beyond the rate of inflation, a vulnerable food supply chain, environmental and ecological dilemmas, the security of our farmland from foreign adversaries, a mental health crisis that includes farmer suicides and addictions, a deepening urban-rural divide, and more worries than ever about what’s for dinner. These are all becoming the hallmarks of a food system that has long stood as a modern miracle. Land Rich, Cash Poor offers the honest truth about these issues, and a candid look at what we can do about them—before it’s too late.BOOK: Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American FarmerBIO: Brian Reisinger, author of Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer, grew up on a family farm in Sauk County, Wisconsin and lives to tell the hidden stories of rural America. A columnist and consultant, Reisinger worked with his father from the time he could walk, before entering the worlds of business journalism and public policy.He has been published by USA Today, Newsweek, Yahoo News, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA Today Network, PBS/Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Life,” The Daily Yonder, RealClearPolitics, The Hill, The Wisconsin State Journal, The Cap Times, Saving Country Music, and many other news, policy, outdoor, and cultural publications. Reisinger’s writing has won awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, first place in the Seven Hills Literary Contest, a Solas Award, and more.He lives with his wife and daughter and serves as President & Chief Content Officer of Midwestern-based Platform Communications, splitting time between a small town in northern California and the family farm in southern Wisconsin. Land Rich, Cash Poor is his first book. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9:41 – 9:56 (15mins) Brian Reisinger @BrianJReisinger Farmer’s son. Author LAND RICH, CASH POOR “an anthem to the family farm in America.” - China’s tariffs on agricultural products with the U.S. and Canada beginBrian Reisinger, author of Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American FarmerThe hidden history of an economic and cultural crisis that is threatening our very food supply—the disappearance of the American farmer."An anthem to the family farm in America." —The Associated PressTaking on this working-class story of heart and hardship, award-winning writer Brian Reisinger weaves forgotten eras of American history with his own family’s four-generation fight for survival in Midwestern farm country. Readers learn the truth about America’s most detrimental and unexplained socioeconomic crisis: How the family farms that feed us went from cutting a middle-class path through the Great Depression to barely making ends meet in modern America. Along the way, they’ll see what it truly takes to feed our country: accidents that can kill or maim; weather that blesses or threatens; resilience in the face of crushing economic crises, from depressions and recessions to COVID-19; and the tradition that presses down on each generation when you're not just fighting for your job, you're fighting for your heritage.With newly analyzed data, sharp historical analysis, conversations with some of modern farming’s most notable champions and critics alike, honest debate, and personal storytelling, Reisinger reveals how the hollowing out of rural America is affecting every single American dinner table. Food prices soaring far beyond the rate of inflation, a vulnerable food supply chain, environmental and ecological dilemmas, the security of our farmland from foreign adversaries, a mental health crisis that includes farmer suicides and addictions, a deepening urban-rural divide, and more worries than ever about what’s for dinner. These are all becoming the hallmarks of a food system that has long stood as a modern miracle. Land Rich, Cash Poor offers the honest truth about these issues, and a candid look at what we can do about them—before it’s too late.BOOK: Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American FarmerBIO: Brian Reisinger, author of Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer, grew up on a family farm in Sauk County, Wisconsin and lives to tell the hidden stories of rural America. A columnist and consultant, Reisinger worked with his father from the time he could walk, before entering the worlds of business journalism and public policy.He has been published by USA Today, Newsweek, Yahoo News, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA Today Network, PBS/Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Life,” The Daily Yonder, RealClearPolitics, The Hill, The Wisconsin State Journal, The Cap Times, Saving Country Music, and many other news, policy, outdoor, and cultural publications. Reisinger’s writing has won awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, first place in the Seven Hills Literary Contest, a Solas Award, and more.He lives with his wife and daughter and serves as President & Chief Content Officer of Midwestern-based Platform Communications, splitting time between a small town in northern California and the family farm in southern Wisconsin. Land Rich, Cash Poor is his first book. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Reisinger grew up on a family farm in Sauk County, Wisconsin and lives to tell the hidden stories of rural America. A columnist and consultant, Reisinger worked with his father from the time he could walk, before entering the worlds of business journalism and public policy. He has been published by USA Today, Newsweek, Yahoo News, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA Today Network, PBS/Wisconsin Public Radio's “Wisconsin Life,” The Daily Yonder, RealClearPolitics, The Hill, The Wisconsin State Journal, The Cap Times, Saving Country Music, and many other news, policy, outdoor, and cultural publications. Reisinger's writing has won awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, first place in the Seven Hills Literary Contest, a Solas Award, and more. He lives with his wife and daughter, and helps lead Midwestern-based Platform Communications, splitting time between a small town in northern California and the family farm in southern Wisconsin. Land Rich, Cash Poor is his first book. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561679438759 Amazon link to book: https://www.amazon.com/Land-Rich-Cash-Poor-Disappearing/dp/1510779981/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Website: https://www.brian-reisinger.com/

S6 E12: Misty the Cat . . . Unleashed: The Spirited Adventures and Amusing Antics of an Asthmatic Feline on the Loose “A little voice inside my head tells me that I'm joking too much and should get more serious for at least one chapter. Okay.  Sometimes, I let out a small moan when walking around the apartment.  I'm not unhappy – I'm loved, well-fed, and sheltered – but there are still things a cat thinks about. Such as, who were my mom and dad? Where are they? Are they still alive? Do I have siblings somewhere?  Why am I an “only cat”?  Chapter 27 “I Get Serious, Not Sirius Radio” Misty the Cat…Unleashed” by Misty and Dave Astor Welcome to Tea Toast and Trivia!Thank you for listening in.I am your host Rebecca Budd, and I am looking forward to sharing this moment with you. Today, we are on an extraordinary virtual journey, bridging the 3,923 kilometers between Montclair, New Jersey, and Vancouver, British Columbia, to meet up with Dave Astor and our special guest, Misty. Misty has just published his first book, which I believe has the potential to evolve into a stimulating series of adventures co-authored with his companion (aka servant), Dave Astor.  I have waited over a year for this conversation to happen.  It has been worth the wait. It is time to put the kettle on and join in as we delve into Misty's world of thrilling tales and embark on an unforgettable literary expedition.  I am pleased that Dave has graciously agreed to act as translator during our conversation.  I have not had the opportunity to learn “meow” or feline language, but thankfully, Dave is an expert. Thank you, Misty and Dave, for this remarkable conversation. Misty – your book is brilliant.  I appreciated your discussions on the intricacies of furballs, rubbing up against legs, and why cats make the best pets!  Dave, thank you for the 2024 feline memoir “Misty the Cat…Unleashed.” Your friendship with Misty inspires us.  I love tagging along with you and Misty on your daily walks – and now I have experienced Misty's blockbuster adventure. Listeners – Thank you for joining Misty, Dave and me on Tea Toast & Trivia.  Dave Astor is the author of the 2017 literary-trivia book “Fascinating Facts About Famous Fiction Authors and the Greatest Novels of All Time,” and the 2012 memoir “Comic (and Column) Confessional.” You can connect with Dave on Amazon and his blog, Dave Astor On Literature, his YouTube Channel, and read his award-winning weekly Montclairvoyant humor column for Montclair Local.  He was a longtime National Society of Newspaper Columnists board member who still copy-edits the organization's newsletter. Dave is a former magazine writer/editor, newspaper reporter, and freelance cartoonist; a graduate of Rutgers and Northwestern universities; the husband of French professor Laurel Cummins; the father of Maggie and Maria; and (happily) the servant of Misty the Cat. Music by Epidemic Sound "Careful Now" By Arthur Benson https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/g0TQCCspnE/ "No One but Yourself" By Claude Signet https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/l89C9VoigE/ "Sneaky Fingers" By T. Morri https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/8sZv9s0Kgi/

Solutions to Violence features Bonnie Jean Feldkamp, Eleanor McCrary and Connor Giffin. Before becoming a member of the Louisville Courier-Journal staff, Bonnie Jean Feldkamp served on the Cincinnati Enquirer's editorial board and was the Media Director for the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Bonnie Jean is also an award-winning syndicated columnist. Eleanor McCrary is a native of St. Louis, Missouri, and is the Metro Government reporter for the Courier Journal. She recently received her master's degree in investigative and data journalism at the University of Missouri. Before working at USA TODAY as a climate fact-check fellow, Eleanor worked at the Courier Journal as a news intern. Connor Giffin is an environmental reporter for The Courier Journal and a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues.

Newspapers and media platforms give people an insight into what is going on across the country and the world, and if it wasn't for the writers and columnists of these outlets, we wouldn't be kept up to date with ongoing news and current affairs. Joining Bobby to discuss what it is like to be a writer for media platforms is:Columnist with The Irish Independent, Ian O' Doherty Columnist with The Sunday Times, and The Daily Mail, Brenda Power Writer, and Commentator, Liam Collins.

S5 E15: Dave Astor on Being a Blogger and a Writer Welcome to Tea, Toast and Trivia. Thank you for listening in. I am your host, Rebecca Budd, and I'm looking forward to sharing this moment with you. Today, Dave Astor and I are once again bridging the 3,923 kilometers between Montclair New Jersey and Vancouver, British Columbia Dave is the author of the 2017 literary-trivia book “Fascinating Facts About Famous Fiction Authors and the Greatest Novels of All Time” and the 2012 memoir “Comic (and Column) Confessional.” Dave serves as a National Society of Newspaper Columnists board member and writes the weekly “Montclairvoyant” topical-humor column for Baristanet.com.  Dave's weekly Sunday morning blog posts on DaveAstorOnLiterature.com generate great conversations, which have prompted me to think, consider and share my thoughts over the past years.  I am delighted that Dave has graciously agreed to join me to discuss what it means to be a blogger and writer.  It's time to put the kettle on and add to this exciting conversation. Listeners, thank you for joining Dave and me on Tea Toast & Trivia. And a very special thank you Dave for sharing your insights on blogging and writing, sharing ideas, and creating spaces for connections and conversations. In closing, I wanted to share a quote from Dave's book, Fascinating Facts: “Literature can send our minds to another time and place, allowing us to forget our lives and troubles for a few precious hours.  It can educate us about history, open our minds, increase our empathy, make us think, give us things to converse about, and/or provide plenty of excitement along with the escapism.” Dave Astor I invite you to connect with Dave on Dave Astor on Literature.   You are only an internet click away from meeting up with a great discussion with kindred spirits. Until next time, dear friends, safe travels wherever your adventures lead you. Music by More Than Family "House of Cats and Dogs" Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/r0PqZ90QzU/

Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast June 13, 1939, Aunt Molly, Advice columnist? Aunt Molly and Uncle Fibber and writing an "Advice To The World-Weary" column in the paper. Also part 3 of the 5 part Yours Truly Johnny Dollar story, The Laughing Matter, originally broadcast June 13, 1956. A thickening web, clinging and sticky, but one of the flies pulls free, by using a gun! I'm done fighting with my doctors. A variety of health issues have led me to a decision that I hoped I wouldn't have to make for a couple of more years. Classic Radio Theater will end June 30, 2023.I want to thank everyone who made this show possible over the years. I know it's only about three weeks for stations to make alternate programming arrangements, but it's a choice that I had to make. I'm nearing 70 years of age, and the grind of producing these shows is just too much. It has been my honor and pleasure to serve you these past eight years.#Classic-Radio #Old-Time-Radio #Comedy #Fibber-McGee-And-Molly #Crime #Bob-Bailey #Yours-Truly-Johnny-Dollar

Thom Loverro says boxing has the best stories, and he shares some favorites from many years inside the fight game. He takes us to Muhammad Ali's training camp, puts us ringside for Mike Tyson's ear chomp, and takes us behind the scenes on the day Riddick Bowe defends his heavyweight title. Hear about Las Vegas, George Foreman's power and preaching, and the wisdom of trainer Eddie Futch. Thom also shares moments from other sports he has covered, including memorable baseball highs and lows involving Cal Ripken Jr. and Roberto Alomar. In 2019, Loverro was honored with the Nat Fleischer Award for lifetime achievement in boxing journalism by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Three years earlier, he was inducted into the Washington, D.C. Boxing Hall of Fame. Thom has been featured on several HBO Legendary Nights programs and ESPN's Sports Classics about boxing. He has covered numerous world championship fights over the past three decades, as well as three Olympics, the World Series, the NFL, NBA, and NHL playoffs. In 2005, Thom was one of just three sportswriters to be invited to the Oval Office in The White House to interview President Bush about baseball. Loverro has won more than 40 national, regional, and local journalism awards, including an honor from the Associated Press Sports Editors association for his 2014 article in which he revealed, through the Freedom of Information Act, that the FBI believed the first Sonny Liston-Cassius Clay fight was fixed. Thom was voted Maryland Sportswriter of the Year in 2009 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. His other honors include first place in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and being named best sports columnist in the Virginia Press Association competition three times. Loverro's journalism career began in 1977. After working for a couple of small newspapers in Pennsylvania, he a joined the Baltimore Sun in 1984. There, he spent eight years as a news editor and reporter, covering crime, politics, and government. Thom moved to sports in 1992 when The Washington Times hired him to cover the then-Redskins. A year later, he switched to baseball and served three seasons as the paper's beat writer on the Baltimore Orioles. The Washington Examiner hired Thom as a sports columnist in 2009. Four years later, he returned to The Washington Times, where he remains the lead sports columnist. He is co-host of The Kevin Sheehan Show podcast. Check out past episodes of Loverro's “Cigars & Curveballs” podcast, which featured guests such as Ripken; Foreman, Larry Holmes, Sugar Ray Leonard, Joe Theismann, Dusty Baker, and the creator of “The Wire,” David Simon. Loverro is the author of 11 books: · Washington Redskins: The Authorized History (1996) · Home of the Game: The Story of Camden Yards (1999) · Cammi Granato: Hockey Pioneer (2000) · The Quotable Coach (2002) · The Encyclopedia of Negro League Baseball (2003) · The John Mackey Story, Blazing Trails: Coming of Age in Football's Golden Era (2003) · Oriole Magic: The O's of '83 (2004) · Hail Victory: An Oral History of the Washington Redskins (2006) · The Rise and Fall of Extreme Championship Wrestling (2006) · Eagles Essential (2006) · Orioles Essential (2007) Loverro received a Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Studies from the University of Scranton and a master's degree in Journalism and Public Affairs from American University in Washington. He has taught journalism courses at Georgetown University, Towson State University, and American University. Follow him on Twitter: @thomloverro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Tamara for an interview with Jessica Leigh Lebos: Writer, Adopted Southerner, Anti-Socialite, Camellia Thief (and, as we decided during the interview, Public Menace). She arrived in Savannah around 2005, and then spent years writing 3 columns a week during Jim Morekis's era of the Connect Savannah, where she was voted Best Newspaper Columnist. She's also a 2022 Winner in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. In 2018 she compiled her essays into a book called "Savannah Sideways." Since then, she publishes regularly to a Substack (which you can subscribe to), and has a second novel due to come out soon!  Read Jessica's work and follow her here: https://jessicaleighlebos.substack.com/  https://www.instagram.com/savannahsideways/ https://www.amazon.com/Savannah-Sideways-Jessica-Leigh-Lebos/dp/0692950877  (But we encourage you to shop local ;) ) Topics in their chat include: Spending her first Savannah year living on Tybee Island; her view that the writing is just the deliverable for the privilege of the research, thought, visits, and conversations she gets to do; how a Savannah River visit by Ralph Nader in the 70s eventually led to the Clean Water Act; her recommendations for for the best camellia viewing around town; will Jane Fishman's musical "Johnny Mercer and Me!" eventually make it to Broadway?; juggling other copywriting gigs, including for Savannah Bee Company; and can she be a cross between Carrie Bradshaw and the Joan Didion of Savannah?    Tune in and get all the details!

What does Dr. Profeta tell college kids about drugs? He shows them what it's like for him, as an emergency physician, to tell their parents they died of an overdose. That's the worse horror for a doctor. Dr. Louis M. Profeta is a nationally recognized, award-winning writer and Emergency Physician at St. Vincent Hospital of Indianapolis. He is clinical instructor of Emergency Medicine at Indiana University and Marian University Schools of Medicine. A graduate of Indiana University and its School of Medicine, Dr. Profeta completed his post-graduate training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.  He is a dynamic and sought-after public speaker and writer as well as a frequent guest on TV and radio who has gained critical acclaim for his essays on topics such as his eye-opening look at our national preparedness for influenza pandemics in What Scares Me More than Ebola.  In 2015, 2016 and again in 2017 he was named LinkedIn Top Voice for readership in health care. In 2020 he was recognized by LinkedIn as one of the Top Voices In Health Care related to Covid-19. The Society of Professional Journalism honored his scathingly sarcastic but passionate essay, Your Kid and My Kid Aren't Playing in the Pros, as one of the best articles on sports in 2014. In 2018 he was honored by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists for his contributions to online media. Dr. Profeta's best-selling book, The Patient in Room Nine Says He's God, continues to earn critical acclaim as a poignant and passionate look at society, God and life through the eyes of an ER doctor. His essay  I Know You Love Me--Now Let Me Die has been read more than five million times on LinkedIn, the Huffington Post and NPR and has sparked a whole new debate on end-of-life care. His 2017 essays, When the Lion Kills Your Child ,  A Sunday Talk on Sex, Drugs, Drinking and Dying with the Frat Boys and I'll Look at Your Facebook Profile Before I tell Your Mother You're Dead, are three of the most read and shared articles ever on LinkedIn, exposing the disastrous consequences of the opiate epidemic, drug and alcohol abuse, and sexual assaults on college campuses.  He is quickly becoming one of the most widely read opinion essayists in America. Dr. Profeta and his wife Sheryl are parents of three gr

Carol J. Michel is the award-winning author of several books including five gardening humor books and one children's book. As the holder of degrees in both horticulture and computer technology, she spent over three decades making a living in healthcare IT while making a life in her garden. Her awards have come from several organization s, including GardenComm: Garden Communicators International; National Federation of Press Women; and National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Michel is the keeper of the world's largest hoe collection and her library is a sanctuary for old gardening books. She currently gardens in Indiana, at a place she calls May Dreams Gardens.www.caroljmichel.com

Here are the things to expect in the episode:How do adoptees feel about their birth parents?Why is it important for adoptees to know their birth parents?What are the possible long-term effects of adoption on adoptees?How does it feel to be an adopted child?And much more! About Ann:Ann Peck is an award-winning author, independent journalist, and an adoptee. Her bylines include Entrepreneur Magazine—Business Insider—Greenwich Time—Stamford Advocate— Connecticut Post— and many more.She is the creator and instructor at the Adoptee Writer's Experience, where she works with adoptees interested in writing their adoption stories, either for themselves or publication. She offers online and in-person writing intensives, classes, individual coaching, and a membership community for female-identifying adoptees.Ann is the author of three books, including the best-selling, Smiling on the Outside: Secrets, Sex, Shame and the Search for Self-Love, which won six national and international awards in relationships, women's issues, and sexuality and was reviewed by Publishers Weekly.Ann is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Women's National Book Association, and is a member and an ambassador for the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. When she's not traveling, Ann enjoys her time at home on the shores of a lake in Minnesota. Business or marketing topic to give actionable strategies/tips for listeners: Seriously no idea what to call it (yet), but I can have it firmed up by the time we connect. ... something along the lines of finding a problem and solving it... the problem I saw was this: The adoptee's voice and experiences are often missing, exploited, or inaccurately portrayed by the media.I wanted to change that, so here are the steps I took: (I will have the steps I outlined and strategies I implemented and I will be able to present it in a way that others can adapt for their own business) I want to promote Adoptee Writer's Experience in all it's forms: the membership community, classes, and my research on the topic. Depending on when you'll be airing this episode, I may be able to offer a special to your listeners — we can discuss timing and availability.Connect with Ann Peck!Website: https://annpeck.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/adopteewritersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamannpeck/Connect with Kamie Lehmann!Website: https://www.kamielehmann.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kamie.lehmann.1LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamie-lehmann-04683473Learn more about how to minimize the emotional side effects of cancer: https://adventurefound.org/

Jerry is a writer a humor column for Tribune News Service, which distributes it to papers nationwide and abroad. Jerry is also the author of six books, "Leave It to Boomer," "The Empty Nest Chronicles," "Grandfather Knows Best," "Nini and Poppie's Excellent Adventures," "Every Day Is Saturday" and "One for the Ageless." Jerry has won many awards including seven for humorous writing from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Jerry maintains a social media presence, has made many TV and radio appearances, is a popular public speaker, and is currently writing a sitcom. You can find Jerry on his blog http://jerryzezima.blogspot.com/ The book is available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09RZXNZZT/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

  Join me and John Avlon as we discuss his book Lincoln and the Fight for Peace. This is an important account of Lincoln's plan to win the peace after the Civil War. It is a fascinating account of Lincoln's vision and leadership. This vision inspired future presidents and offers important lessons for lawmakers and citizens alike in our current times. Guest John Avlon John Avlon is an author, columnist and commentator. He is a senior political analyst and fill-in anchor at CNN, appearing on New Day every morning. From 2013 to 2018, he was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast, during which time the site's traffic more than doubled to over one million readers a day while winning 17 journalism awards.  He is the author of the books Lincoln and the Fight for Peace, Independent Nation, Wingnuts, and Washington's Farewell as well as co-editor of the acclaimed Deadline Artists journalism anthologies. Avlon served as chief speechwriter to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists award for best online column in 2012. After the attacks of September 11th, 2001, he and his team were responsible for writing the eulogies for all firefighters and police officers murdered in the destruction of the World Trade Center. Avlon's essay on the attacks, “The Resilient City” concluded the anthology Empire City: New York through the Centuries and won acclaim as “the single best essay written in the wake of 9/11.” His first book, Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics was described by Barron's as “a rewarding portrait of a political trend the established parties have tried to ignore” and hailed by TheModerateVoice.com as “the best political book ever on American centrist voters.” Wingnuts: How The Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America was praised by President Bill Clinton, who said “Wingnuts offers a clear and comprehensive review of the forces on the outer edges of the political spectrum that shape and distort our political debate. Shedding more heat than light they drive frustrated alienated citizens away from the reasoned discourse that can produce real solutions to our problems.” The two Deadline Artists anthologies, which Avlon co-edited with Jesse Angelo and Errol Louis won acclaim from the Washington Post as “one of the greatest collections of newspaper articles ever compiled” while the American Journalism Review described it as “the most addictive journalism book ever.” Avlon has appeared on The Daily Show, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CNN, Real Time with Bill Maher, PBS, and C-Span.  He has spoken at the Kennedy School of Government, the Citadel, the State Department's visiting journalist program, and civic organizations around the nation. He serves on the board of Citizens Union of New York and The Bronx Academy of Letters as well as the advisory board of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.  He was appointed to the New York City Voter Assistance Advisory Committee in 2011.  Avlon is also a co-founder of No Labels – a group of Democrats, Republicans and Independents dedicated to the politics of problem-solving and making government work again. In a profile, author Stephen Marshall wrote “Avlon talks about politics the way ESPN anchors wrap up sports highlights.” Columnist Kathleen Parker wrote, “Americans who are fed up with the Ann Coulter/Michael Moore school of debate and are looking for someone to articulate a commonsense, middle path, may have found their voice in John Avlon.” He is married to Margaret Hoover, the author of American Individualism and host of PBS's Firing Line. The New York Times says, “Their telegenic union may be a lesson in overcoming the orthodoxies that divide us.” They live in New York City with their son, Jack and daughter, Toula Lou.   Host Michael Zeldin Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator. He has covered many high-profile matters, including the Clinton impeachment proceedings, the Gore v. Bush court challenges, Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation of interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump impeachment proceedings. In 2019, Michael was a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he taught a study group on Independent Investigations of Presidents. Previously, Michael was a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as Deputy Independent/ Independent Counsel, investigating allegations of tampering with presidential candidate Bill Clinton's passport files, and as Deputy Chief Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Foreign Affairs Committee, October Surprise Task Force, investigating the handling of the American hostage situation in Iran. Michael is a prolific writer and has published Op-ed pieces for CNN.com, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Hill, The Washington Times, and The Washington Post. Follow Michael on Twitter: @michaelzeldin Subscribe to the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-said-with-michael-zeldin/id1548483720

  Join me and John Avlon as we discuss his book Lincoln and the Fight for Peace. This is an important account of Lincoln's plan to win the peace after the Civil War. It is a fascinating account of Lincoln's vision and leadership. This vision inspired future presidents and offers important lessons for lawmakers and citizens alike in our current times. Guest John Avlon John Avlon is an author, columnist and commentator. He is a senior political analyst and fill-in anchor at CNN, appearing on New Day every morning. From 2013 to 2018, he was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast, during which time the site's traffic more than doubled to over one million readers a day while winning 17 journalism awards.  He is the author of the books Lincoln and the Fight for Peace, Independent Nation, Wingnuts, and Washington's Farewell as well as co-editor of the acclaimed Deadline Artists journalism anthologies. Avlon served as chief speechwriter to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists award for best online column in 2012. After the attacks of September 11th, 2001, he and his team were responsible for writing the eulogies for all firefighters and police officers murdered in the destruction of the World Trade Center. Avlon's essay on the attacks, “The Resilient City” concluded the anthology Empire City: New York through the Centuries and won acclaim as “the single best essay written in the wake of 9/11.” His first book, Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics was described by Barron's as "a rewarding portrait of a political trend the established parties have tried to ignore” and hailed by TheModerateVoice.com as "the best political book ever on American centrist voters.” Wingnuts: How The Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America was praised by President Bill Clinton, who said "Wingnuts offers a clear and comprehensive review of the forces on the outer edges of the political spectrum that shape and distort our political debate. Shedding more heat than light they drive frustrated alienated citizens away from the reasoned discourse that can produce real solutions to our problems.” The two Deadline Artists anthologies, which Avlon co-edited with Jesse Angelo and Errol Louis won acclaim from the Washington Post as “one of the greatest collections of newspaper articles ever compiled” while the American Journalism Review described it as “the most addictive journalism book ever.” Avlon has appeared on The Daily Show, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CNN, Real Time with Bill Maher, PBS, and C-Span.  He has spoken at the Kennedy School of Government, the Citadel, the State Department's visiting journalist program, and civic organizations around the nation. He serves on the board of Citizens Union of New York and The Bronx Academy of Letters as well as the advisory board of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.  He was appointed to the New York City Voter Assistance Advisory Committee in 2011.  Avlon is also a co-founder of No Labels - a group of Democrats, Republicans and Independents dedicated to the politics of problem-solving and making government work again. In a profile, author Stephen Marshall wrote “Avlon talks about politics the way ESPN anchors wrap up sports highlights.” Columnist Kathleen Parker wrote, “Americans who are fed up with the Ann Coulter/Michael Moore school of debate and are looking for someone to articulate a commonsense, middle path, may have found their voice in John Avlon.” He is married to Margaret Hoover, the author of American Individualism and host of PBS's Firing Line. The New York Times says, "Their telegenic union may be a lesson in overcoming the orthodoxies that divide us." They live in New York City with their son, Jack and daughter, Toula Lou.   Host Michael Zeldin Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator. He has covered many high-profile matters,

"Lincoln's prescription was unconditional surrender followed by a magnanimous peace. He combined strength with mercy, and understood if you don't win the peace, you don't really win the war." John Avlon joins the podcast, new book in hand, called Lincoln and the Fight for Peace. What is required for real leadership? Lincoln possessed a unique blend of strength, mercy, and magnanimity. What happened between the end of the Civil War and Lincoln's death? What did Lincoln do and plan that was so crucial to find a lasting peace? Who was the man and what was his character? As we look towards history as our guide in a polarized and divided modern day America, what can Abraham Lincoln teach us today? While we all may wish for a modern day Lincoln, we know there isn't. So can we use his spirit and his wisdom to guide us to better times? If you like what we do, please support the show. By making a one-time or recurring donation, you will contribute to us being able to present the highest quality substantive, long-form interviews with the world's most compelling people. John Avlon is senior political analyst and fill-in anchor at CNN, appearing on New Day every morning. Previously, he was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast between 2013 and 2018, during which time the site's traffic more than doubled to over one million readers a day while winning 17 journalism awards. He is the author of the books Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics, Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America, and Washington's Farewell: The Founding Father's Warning to Future Generations as well as co-editor of the acclaimed Deadline Artists anthologies of America's greatest newspaper columns. In his twenties, Avlon served as chief speechwriter to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. After the attacks of September 11th, 2001, he and his team were responsible for writing the eulogies for all firefighters and police officers murdered in the destruction of the World Trade Center. Avlon's essay on the attacks, "The Resilient City" concluded the anthology Empire City: New York through the Centuries and won acclaim as "the single best essay written in the wake of 9/11." He's appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Real Time with Bill Maher and The Daily Show. He won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists award for best online columnist 2012. He lives with his wife Margaret Hoover, host of Firing Line on PBS and a CNN contributor, and their two children in New York.

S4 E5: Shehanne Moore and Dave Astor on Reading the Classics “A classic is the term given to any book which comes to represent the whole universe, a book on a par with ancient talismans.” Italo Calvino, Why Read the Classics? Welcome to Tea, Toast and Trivia. Thank you for listening in. Shehanne Moore from Dundee Scotland, and David Astor from Montclair, New Jersey have joined me in connecting three times zones within seconds to bring you a discussion on “What is a classic? Why should we read classics? And what classics should we read? Shehanne, also known as Shey, is a published author and publisher under Black Wolf Books, a small royalty paying publisher, presently taking submissions by invitation only. Dave Astor is an author, journalist, blogger, and writer of the award-winning weekly “Montclairvoyant” topical-humor column for Baristanet.com. He is a National Society of Newspaper Columnists board member. Shey and Dave are avid readers and have great insights to share. This promises to be an exciting discussion so put the kettle on and on and add to the conversation on Tea Toast & Trivia. Thank you for joining Shey, Dave, and me on Tea Toast & Trivia. And a very special thank you, Shey and Dave for adding your insights on reading journeys that last a lifetime. Listeners, I invite you to meet up with Shey on her website, Shehanne Moore. You can follow Shey on Goodreads as well as Amazon at Shehanne Moore You can connect with Dave on Dave Astor on Literature. You can follow Dave on Goodreads as well as Amazon at Dave Astor I want to close with a quote from Dave's book, Fascinating Facts About Famous Fiction Authors and the Greatest Novels of All Time: “Literature can send our minds to another time and place, allowing us to forget our lives and troubles for a few precious hours. It can educate us about history, open our minds, increase our empathy, make us think, give us things to converse about, and/or provide plenty of excitement along with the escapism.” Until next time we meet, dear friends, keep reading, keep safe and be well.

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more This Week's Sponsors are The Quip Electric Toothbrush GetQuip.com/Standup and Indeed.com/StandUp 37 mins Born in the Great State of New Jersey, Dean Obeidallah's comedy comes in large part from his unique background of being the son of a Palestinian father and a Sicilian mother. Dean, an award winning comedian who was at one time a practicing attorney, co-starred on Comedy Central's “The Axis of Evil” Comedy TV special. He is the co-creator of Comedy Central.com's critically acclaimed Internet series “The Watch List” featuring a cast of all Middle Eastern-American comedians performing stand up and sketch comedy. Dean has appeared twice on ABC's “The View,” on the nationally syndicated TV series “Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen” and was one of five comedians profiled in the recent one hour TV Special entitled: “Stand Up: Muslim-American Comics Come of Age” which aired in the US on PBS and internationally on BBC World and Al Jazeera. Dean co-directed and co-produced the award winning documentary “The Muslims Are Coming!” featuring a tour of American-Muslim comedians performing free comedy shows across the heartland of America in the hopes of using comedy to foster understanding and dispel misconceptions about Muslims. The film also features special guest interviews with various well known people including: “The Daily Show's” Jon Stewart and Assif Mandvi, Russell Simmons, Soledad O'Brien and Ali Velshi, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, comedians Lewis Black, David Cross, Lizz Winstead and Colin Quinn as well as Congressman Keith Ellison, and many more. The film is now available on Netfilx, iTunes and Amazon.   Dean co-created the comedy show “Stand up for Peace” along with Jewish comic Scott Blakeman which they perform at colleges across the country in support of peace in the Middle East and as a way of fostering understanding between Arab, Muslim and Jewish-Americans.   He is writes for MSNBC, CNN and The Daily Beast as well as other publications.   Dean is also the co-creator and co-producer of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival .He is also proud to serve as the Executive Director of The Amman Stand up Comedy Festival – the first stand up comedy festival ever held in the Middle East Dean is proud to have received the first annual “Bill Hicks Spirit Award” for “thought provoking comedy” (named after the late comedian Bill Hicks) from the NY Underground Comedy Festival and the Hicks' Family.   1:13 John Avlon is an author, columnist and commentator. He is a senior political analyst and fill-in anchor at CNN, appearing on New Day every morning. From 2013 to 2018, he was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast, during which time the site's traffic more than doubled to over one million readers a day while winning 17 journalism awards.  He is the author of the books Independent Nation, Wingnuts, and Washington's Farewell as well as co-editor of the acclaimed Deadline Artists journalism anthologies. Avlon served as chief speechwriter to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists award for best online column in 2012. After the attacks of September 11th, 2001, he and his team were responsible for writing the eulogies for all firefighters and police officers murdered in the destruction of the World Trade Center. Avlon's essay on the attacks, “The Resilient City” concluded the anthology Empire City: New York through the Centuries and won acclaim as “the single best essay written in the wake of 9/11.” His first book, Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics was described by Barron's as “a rewarding portrait of a political trend the established parties have tried to ignore” and hailed by TheModerateVoice.com as “the best political book ever on American centrist voters.” Wingnuts: How The Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America was praised by President Bill Clinton, who said “Wingnuts offers a clear and comprehensive review of the forces on the outer edges of the political spectrum that shape and distort our political debate. Shedding more heat than light they drive frustrated alienated citizens away from the reasoned discourse that can produce real solutions to our problems.” The two Deadline Artists anthologies, which Avlon co-edited with Jesse Angelo and Errol Louis won acclaim from the Washington Post as “one of the greatest collections of newspaper articles ever compiled” while the American Journalism Review described it as “the most addictive journalism book ever.” Avlon has appeared on The Daily Show, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CNN, Real Time with Bill Maher, PBS, and C-Span.  He has spoken at the Kennedy School of Government, the Citadel, the State Department's visiting journalist program, and civic organizations around the nation. He serves on the board of Citizens Union of New York and The Bronx Academy of Letters as well as the advisory board of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.  He was appointed to the New York City Voter Assistance Advisory Committee in 2011.  Avlon is also a co-founder of No Labels – a group of Democrats, Republicans and Independents dedicated to the politics of problem-solving and making government work again. In a profile, author Stephen Marshall wrote “Avlon talks about politics the way ESPN anchors wrap up sports highlights.” Columnist Kathleen Parker wrote, “Americans who are fed up with the Ann Coulter/Michael Moore school of debate and are looking for someone to articulate a commonsense, middle path, may have found their voice in John Avlon.” He is married to Margaret Hoover, the author of American Individualism and host of PBS's Firing Line. The New York Times says, “Their telegenic union may be a lesson in overcoming the orthodoxies that divide us.” They live in New York City with their son, Jack and daughter, Toula Lou. Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page

Features Doc Cynthia and Sherrye with a new weekly guest and global wellness to think, feel better faster while taking your life back with a new outlook and process. This episode with Lori Duff. Lori B. Duff, Esq., is a currently the President of the Council of Municipal Court Judges of Georgia and the Vice President of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. She is also the author of four best-selling, award-winning books, and an in-demand teacher and speaker. Her latest book, “If You Did What I Asked in the First Place” is a Gold Medalist in the Foreword Indies Awards humor category. She presents on topics as diverse as humor writing, substance abuse, book contracts, and open records requests to a variety of audiences.

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls. 28:00 John Avlon is an author, columnist and commentator. He is a senior political analyst and fill-in anchor at CNN, appearing on New Day every morning. From 2013 to 2018, he was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast, during which time the site's traffic more than doubled to over one million readers a day while winning 17 journalism awards.  He is the author of the books Independent Nation, Wingnuts, and Washington's Farewell as well as co-editor of the acclaimed Deadline Artists journalism anthologies. Avlon served as chief speechwriter to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists award for best online column in 2012. Constitutional Law Scholar, author, professor and now podcaster as well as close personal friend of mine Eric Segall joined me to talk about the remaining challenges to the election outcome by the Trump Campaign and the consequences of the damage already done Buy his books.  Follow him on twitter Listen to his new Podcast Supreme Myths 47:00 Eric J. Segall graduated from Emory University, Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude, and from Vanderbilt Law School, where he was the research editor for the Law Review and member of Order of the Coif. He clerked for the Chief Judge Charles Moye Jr. for the Northern District of Georgia, and Albert J. Henderson of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. After his clerkships, Segall worked for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and the U.S. Department of Justice, before joining the Georgia State faculty in 1991. Segall teaches federal courts and constitutional law I and II. He is the author of the books Originalism as Faith and Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. His articles on constitutional law have appeared in, among others, the Harvard Law Review Forum, the Stanford Law Review On Line, the UCLA Law Review, the George Washington Law Review, the Washington University Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, the Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy, and Constitutional Commentary among many others. Segall's op-eds and essays have appeared in the New York Times, the LA Times, The Atlantic, SLATE, Vox, Salon, and the Daily Beast, among others. He has appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and France 24 and all four of Atlanta's local television stations. He has also appeared on numerous local and national radio shows. Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page

Patricia writes about “life moments”: the smaller and larger moments that define our lives. Her openness to sharing her own stories has resonated and endeared her to readers of all ages. Her Senior Moments column is published every Sunday in the Los Angeles Daily News, Orange County Register, Pasadena Star News and all other papers of the Southern California Newspaper Group. Her work has been honored multiple times for Best Column by the Los Angeles Press Club, The National Society of Newspaper Columnists and she is a recent recipient of The Southern California Journalism Award for Commentary. Patricia edited a poetry magazine under a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, and is the author of the books, Password: SeniorMoment, and Do You Think We Could Have Made It?: and Other Love Poems for the Separated and Divorced. A breast cancer survivor, excerpts from her own journal were published in the Pasadena Star-News and converted into a brochure for patients at The USC/Norris Cancer Center in Los Angeles. She is the creator of breastbuddy.net, a free support website for women.

Rattlecast #96 features the editor of Light poetry magazine, Melissa Balmain. As always, the first half-hour will feature Poets Respond Live. Melissa Balmain is a humorist, journalist, and teacher. Since 2012 she has edited Light, the country's longest-running journal of light verse (founded in 1992 by John Mella). Balmain's poems have appeared in The American Bystander, American Life in Poetry, The Hopkins Review, Lighten Up Online, Literary Matters, Measure, Mezzo Cammin, The New Criterion, The New Verse News, Poetry Daily, Rattle, The Spectator (UK), Verse Daily, The Washington Post, and many anthologies; her prose in The New Yorker, The New York Times, McSweeney's, Weekly Humorist, and elsewhere. A former columnist for Success magazine and other publications, she's the author of a memoir, Just Us: Adventures of a Mother and Daughter (Faber and Faber). Balmain has received national honors for her journalism, including the National Society for Newspaper Columnists humorous columnist award and multiple Pulitizer Prize nominations. She teaches at the University of Rochester and lives nearby with her husband and two children. Her poetry collection Walking in on People was chosen by X.J. Kennedy for the Able Muse Book Award. Her newest collection is The Witch Demands a Retraction: Fairy-Tale Reboots for Adults, illustrated by Ron Barrett (Humorist Books). For more on the author, and to order the book, visit: https://www.melissabalmain.com/ Visit Light poetry magazine here: https://lightpoetrymagazine.com/ As always, we'll also include live open lines for responses to our weekly prompt or any other poems you'd like to share. For details on how to participate, either via Skype or by phone, go to: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/ This Week's Prompt: Write a a poem in which an inanimate object or concept is personified. (See “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath for a great example.) Next Week's Prompt: A pivotal moment in your childhood. The Rattlecast livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, then becomes an audio podcast. Find it on iTunes, Spotify, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.

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

John Avlon is an author, columnist and commentator. He is a senior political analyst and fill-in anchor at CNN, appearing on New Day every morning. From 2013 to 2018, he was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast, during which time the site’s traffic more than doubled to over one million readers a day while winning 17 journalism awards.  He is the author of the books Independent Nation, Wingnuts, and Washington’s Farewell as well as co-editor of the acclaimed Deadline Artists journalism anthologies. Avlon served as chief speechwriter to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists award for best online column in 2012. Jared Yates Sexton is the author of The Man They Wanted Me to Be and The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore. His political writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The New Republic, Politico, and Salon.com. Sexton is also the author of three collections of fiction and is an associate professor of creative writing at Georgia Southern University. He hosts The Muckrake Podcast and Check out his YouTube channel on Sunday nights  Follow him on Twitter  His new book is American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People  Please consider a paid subscription to this daily podcast. Everyday I will interview 2 or more expert guests on a wide range of issues. I will continue to be transparent about my life, issues and vulnerabilities in hopes we can relate, connect and grow together. If you want to add something to the show email me StandUpwithPete@gmail.com Join the Stand Up Community Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page Stand Up is also brought to you this month by GiveWell.org GiveWell is a nonprofit dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities and publishing the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give. GiveWell.org/Standup

What happens when a lawyer, a judge, and a humorist sit down for a podcast? You get my interview with author Lori B. Duff. Lori lives outside Atlanta, Georgia, where she's built a local following through her humorous blogs on family life. Whether it's her husband, her kids, her neighbors or herself, Duff turns a keen observational eye on the often-overlooked humor in everyday life. Her four books, which she self-publishes and sells through Amazon, are compilations of her best columns and showcase her range as a writer. During our interview, Duff shares her journey as a writer--how she began writing as a kid, but didn't really embrace the discipline until 2012, when she submitted her work to Sharon Swanepoel, managing editor of the Loganville, Georgia, Patch--a website that featured community writers. Once Duff's work went live, her readership took off as visitors to the site loved her honest and funny thoughts on life in our current age. Since then, Duff has made it her goal to move from being a lawyer to being a writer--not just as a career, but also as an identity. She dives into that a little deeper during our discussion of her trip to the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop in Dayton, Ohio; Duff credits that workshop for not only helping her find her community, but inspiring her to embrace different aspects of herself--such as stand up comedy. Duff also discusses the benefits of being a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and the various ways they've helped her continue her growth as a writer. Duff also shares priceless insights into the process of self-publishing, urging writers to stick to what they're good at and ask for help with the rest. She provides some great suggestions on how--and where--to find the help a writer needs to create a good looking book for readers. Duff blogs at her website, LoriDuffWrites, and you can follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. She thinks she's also on LinkedIn, but can't remember her profile information... ***Once again, I apologize for the horrible mic sound on my end. I'm going crazy trying to figure out the best configuration for recording.

Glenn Kirschner  is a former federal prosecutor with 30 years of trial experience.  He served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia for 24 years, rising to the position of Chief of the Homicide Section.  In that capacity, Glenn supervised 30 homicide prosecutors and oversaw all homicide grand jury investigations and prosecutions in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the DC U.S. Attorney’s Office, Glenn served more than six years on active duty as an Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) prosecutor, trying court-martial cases and handling criminal appeals, including espionage and death penalty cases. YouTube Podcast PAtreon Dr Ruth Ben-Ghiat is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. She writes on authoritarian leaders, fascism, and propaganda.  A regular contributor to CNN and other news and analysis sites, she appears frequently on radio, podcasts, and television and is quoted in news stories around the world on threats to democracy and how to counter them. Her latest book, Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present, will be published by W.W. Norton & Company on November 10, 2020. Wajahat Ali is a New York Times contributing op-ed writer, highly sought-after political commentator, TED speaker, and award-winning playwright, Wajahat Ali is undoubtedly a jack-of-all-trades. But across his many roles, one thing remains constant: Ali uses his platform to fight tirelessly for the social change we need in our country—and he isn’t afraid to get personal while doing it. His upcoming memoir Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American (Fall 2021) will share stories, both hilarious and poignant, of Ali’s experience growing up a Muslim Pakistani-American in an effort to inspire a new vision of America’s multicultural identity. Katie Phang has founded her own law firm. She  is a former partner on Berger Singerman’s Dispute Resolution Team, where she represented a diverse group of clients in complex commercial litigation, family law, hospitality and gaming litigation, real estate litigation, and white-collar criminal defense and special investigations. She has more than 18 years of trial experience in state and federal courts. Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Phang was a founding partner with Arrastia, Capote & Phang, LLP. Previously, she held positions at the Miami-Dade County and Broward County State Attorney’s offices, where she rose to the level of homicide prosecutor and division chief. As a former prosecutor and private practitioner, she has tried dozens of jury and bench trials throughout Florida, several as lead trial counsel. Phang has been recognized as a Top Lawyer in Corporate and Business Law by the South Florida Legal Guide and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, and as a Rising Star by American Lawyer Media. She is also a legal contributor for NBC News/MSNBC and other national media outlets Dr Michael Mann is Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State, with joint appointments in the Department of Geosciences and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute He is also director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center  Dr. Mann received his undergraduate degrees in Physics and Applied Math from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.S. degree in Physics from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in Geology & Geophysics from Yale University. His research involves the use of theoretical models and observational data to better understand Earth's climate system. Dr. Mann is author of more than 200 peer-reviewed and edited publications, numerous op-eds and commentaries, and five books including Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate Change, The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines, The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial is Threatening our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy and The Tantrum that Saved the World. Forthcoming in early 2021 is The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet. David Cay Johnston , a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times, has hunted down a killer the police failed to catch, exposed LAPD abuses, caused two television stations to lose their licenses over news manipulations, and revealed Donald Trump's true net worth. He has uncovered so many tax dodges that he has been called the "de facto chief tax enforcement officer of the United States." His last book, Perfectly Legal, was a New York Times bestseller and honored as Book of the Year by the journalism organization Investigative Reporters and Editors. Over his forty-year career he has won many other honors, including a George Polk Award. Check out his work at DCReport.org Barry Ritholtz  is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. His focus has long been how the intersection of behavioral economics and data analysis affects investors. Ritholtz has long been a frequent critic of the excesses of Wall Street and the failures of the press in its coverage of finance. Named one of the “15 Most Important Economic Journalists” in the United States, he has been called one of the 25 Most Dangerous People in Financial Media. He writes a daily column for Bloomberg Opinion (2013- ) and previously, a twice monthly column on Personal Finance and Investing for The Washington Post (2011-2016). Ritholtz is the creator and host of Masters in Business, the most popular podcast/show on Bloomberg Radio. In 2018, MIB had over 7 million downloads of the 60-90 minute conversation with many of the most important people in business and finance. The ground-breaking podcast quickly set the standard for business interviews, and helped “podcastify” Bloomberg. You can learn more about MIB here. John Avlon is an author, columnist and commentator. He is a senior political analyst and fill-in anchor at CNN, appearing on New Day every morning. From 2013 to 2018, he was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast, during which time the site’s traffic more than doubled to over one million readers a day while winning 17 journalism awards.  He is the author of the books Independent Nation, Wingnuts, and Washington’s Farewell as well as co-editor of the acclaimed Deadline Artists journalism anthologies. Avlon served as chief speechwriter to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists award for best online column in 2012.   Please consider a paid subscription to this daily podcast. Everyday I will interview 2 or more expert guests on a wide range of issues. I will continue to be transparent about my life, issues and vulnerabilities in hopes we can relate, connect and grow together. If you want to add something to the show email me StandUpwithPete@gmail.com Join the Stand Up Community sign up for a paid subscription How To Vote In The 2020 Election In Every State. 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akaRadioRed welcomes two hard-working creatives. Melissa Concessio (BBus) is a Business Strategist and Personal Development Expert who helps individuals and companies develop creative solutions to logical problems. She is the author of Go Find Yourself: Brutal Life Lessons to Stop Fighting Yourself and Start Loving your Life. Melissa helps people develop creative thinking skills such as problem solving, communication, collaboration and adaptability that directly translates into results. Jerry Zezima writes in a humor column that has run in newspapers nationwide and abroad, and is the author of 5 books based on his good-natured, self-deprecating view of the world. As “a chilling example of just how low journalistic standards have sunk”, he has won six humorous writing awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Jerry says he has no interesting hobbies. Join akaRadioRed for Practical Creativity: Learning to Love and Laugh At Your Life.

akaRadioRed welcomes two hard-working creatives. Melissa Concessio (BBus) is a Business Strategist and Personal Development Expert who helps individuals and companies develop creative solutions to logical problems. She is the author of Go Find Yourself: Brutal Life Lessons to Stop Fighting Yourself and Start Loving your Life. Melissa helps people develop creative thinking skills such as problem solving, communication, collaboration and adaptability that directly translates into results. Jerry Zezima writes in a humor column that has run in newspapers nationwide and abroad, and is the author of 5 books based on his good-natured, self-deprecating view of the world. As “a chilling example of just how low journalistic standards have sunk”, he has won six humorous writing awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Jerry says he has no interesting hobbies. Join akaRadioRed for Practical Creativity: Learning to Love and Laugh At Your Life.

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

Please consider supporting this daily podcast with a paid subscription  I wanted to talk to a mail carrier so I reached out to long time listener Joe who has been a mail carrier in the Boston area for 16 years. He wanted to stay relatively anonymous but we had a great conversation about what it's like to work at the United States Post office in regular times much less during a pandemic with a President who hates the post office.  Next I reached out to my friend John Avlon who I talked about the election in Belarus, the drama around the post office,the DNC and more John Avlon is an author, columnist and commentator. He is a senior political analyst and fill-in anchor at CNN, appearing on New Day every morning. From 2013 to 2018, he was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast, during which time the site’s traffic more than doubled to over one million readers a day while winning 17 journalism awards.  He is the author of the books Independent Nation, Wingnuts, and Washington’s Farewell as well as co-editor of the acclaimed Deadline Artists journalism anthologies. Avlon served as chief speechwriter to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists award for best online column in 2012. Barry Ritholtz has spent his career helping people spot their own investment errors and to learn how to better manage their own financial behaviors. He is the creator of The Big Picture, often ranked as the number one financial blog to follow by The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and others. Barry is the creator and host of Bloomberg’s “Masters in Business” radio podcast, and a featured columnist at the Washington Post. He is the author of the Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy (Wiley, 2009). In addition to serving as Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, he is also on the advisory boards of Riskalyze, and Peer Street, two leading financial technology startups bringing transparency and analytics to the investment business. Barry has named one of the “15 Most Important Economic Journalists” in the United States, and has been called one of The 25 Most Dangerous People in Financial Media. When not working, he can be found with his wife and their two dogs on the north shore of Long Island. How To Vote In The 2020 Election. A state-by-state guide to everything you need to know about mail-in and early in-person voting in the age of COVID-19, including the first day you can cast your ballot in the 2020 election. (FiveThirtyEight / NBC News)

For the past 24 years, renowned Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist and book review editor Tony Norman has written about the most pressing issues of the day, proving to be an important and eloquent voice of truth.   Tony began his journalism career covering pop culture, eventually serving as the Post-Gazette’s Pop Music and Culture Editor. He is a former editorial board member at the Post-Gazette, and is the current vice president of the board of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.   He has modestly described himself as “a distracted former political science major,” but he is so much more than that.   Tony shares stories of his early days as a pop culture writer in the ‘90s, including the David Bowie/Nine Inch Nails show that changed his career; his reception as the Post-Gazette’s first Black columnist; and the column he wrote that most moved him – and cemented his decision to “always be on the side of the underdogs.”   The era we are living in “feels different than any other I’ve lived through, like positive change is possible,” Tony tells host Grant Oliphant. “We are seeing a revolution in attitudes.”   He is writer in a time when there is no shortage of things to write about, and his words are trying to help fuel the revolution toward justice.   “We Can Be” is hosted by Heinz Endowments President Grant Oliphant, and produced by the Endowments and Treehouse Media. Theme & incidental music by Josh Slifkin. Guest image by Kurt Weber/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Guest inquiries can be made to Scott Roller at sroller@heinz.org.  

Newspaper columnist Curtis “Grammar Guy” Honeycutt is releasing a brand new book Good Grammar is the Life of the Party this week. Nicole asks Curtis about where his love of grammar began, how he became a newspaper columnist, how he juggles family life and writing, and more.    Mentioned in this episode:   Good Grammar is the Life of the Party by Curtis Honeycutt https://www.curtishoneycutt.com/shop/good-grammar-is-the-life-of-the-party-paperback-book-local-pickup-and-delivery-only    Curtis Honeycutt - Writer Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/curtishoneycuttwriter/  Curtis Honeycutt website https://www.curtishoneycutt.com/about Curtis Honeycutt Twitter https://twitter.com/curtishoneycutt Curtis Honeycutt Instagram https://www.instagram.com/curtishoneycutt/  Have a grammar question for Curtis? Email him at curtis@curtishoneycutt.com  Grammar Guy Column https://www.circlevilleherald.com/comment/columns/grammar-guy-you-ve-got-some-splaining-to-do/article_7d5d8ebc-a287-5b51-a439-cdb30fbece9c.html  The Current http://youarecurrent.com/category/lifestyle/grammar-guy/  Google Chrome add-on MAIL MERGE https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mailmerge/mggdhgcgaoccapnpmfmpinepbpgglpfo?hl=en-US  Mental Floss article about spaces https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/623634/microsoft-flag-two-spaces- National Society of Newspaper Columnists https://www.columnists.com/ Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop http://humorwriters.org/  books and brews https://www.booksnbrews.com/  Out of Print https://outofprint.com/  Frostbeard Studios https://www.frostbeardstudio.com/collections/book-lovers-soy-candles  NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber  Stay connected to learn about all Stop Writing Alone stuff -- get on Nicole’s email list: https://mailchi.mp/ff8df93e57dc/penpals  Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone   Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself: Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/ Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/ Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/ Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/ff8df93e57dc/penpals  Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/  Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera  The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): (646) 907-9607    When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole’s Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis! Kim A. Flodin https://www.howinthehellpodcast.com/ Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/ Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/ Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/ Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/ 

Columnist, radio host, and Hoover Institution fellow Dr. Markos Kounalakis joins us via Zoom to talk about California's early response to Covid-19, the cognitive dissonance of beautiful Hungary, his experience in Central and Eastern Europe in the late 80s/early 90s as a journalist, and much more! And if you haven't yet and are looking for a decent read, check out Dr. Kounalakis's recommendation World War Z by Max Brooks. ABOUT THE GUEST https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53d05260e4b0ad63feee0c13/1410371990050-8Y4UF9RMV1LD578LVDQN/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kIHjW4L_FvD_dDf_0CmCumF7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0hZPx-jNbZA_TaS-5l2nNKGNWMgnIfADgDZ5pQ6bs1KlRcyVhDpF6PECwk1xWEoIVg/image-asset.jpeg Markos Kounalakis, Ph.D. is a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and a Senior Fellow at the Center on Media, Data, and Society at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. He is an award-winning, nationally-syndicated foreign affairs columnist, author, and scholar. Wars and revolutions are where he cut his teeth as a foreign correspondent. His columns appear weekly in the McClatchy chain of 30 newspapers from Sacramento, California to Miami, Florida. His work is in global syndication and read worldwide from South Korea to the Middle Eastern Gulf states. In 2018, the National Society of Newspaper Columnists recognized “Kounalakis's world affairs columns not only offer strong prose and strong opinions, they offer an education.” He is currently a co-host of the public broadcasting “World Affairs” program. He frequently appears on television as a foreign affairs analyst. Books he has authored are wide-ranging – from the Silicon Valley's global technological revolution to America's geopolitical struggles with China and Russia. His latest book, Spin Wars & Spy Games: Global Media and Intelligence Gathering, was published by the Hoover Institution Press in 2018. In 2017, President Barack Obama appointed Dr. Kounalakis to the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Dr. Kounalakis is married to Eleni Kounalakis, the former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and current Lt. Governor of the State of California, making him California's “Second Partner.” The family has two teenaged boys anagrammatically named Neo and Eon. NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 16th, 2020 via Zoom. CREDITS Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist) Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew) Associate Producer: Lera Toropin Associate Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig Associate Producer: Samantha Farmer Associate Producer: Milena D-K Development Assistant: Luis Camarena Executive Editor: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional Background music by Mt Fuji, Three Ravens, Social Kapital, and Blue Dot Sessions) Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin.

Hi all, Welcome back to another episode on MindCep Podcast and in today's episode we have a very special guest named Chris Carosa joining us today. This episode is brought to you by Radioguestlist.com, the #1 free radio, guest, podcast, and talk show guest expert interview booking service. Christopher Carosa  is an American author, journalist, and investment adviser. He is a senior contributor to Forbes.com,[1] chief contributing editor of FiducaryNews.com, the publisher of the Mendon-Honeoye Falls-Lima Sentinel, and is a weekly and monthly columnist for ALM's BenefitsPRO, an online news site, and Benefits Selling, a monthly print magazine. Carosa currently serves as President of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and as a board member of the New York Press Association. In this episode myself and Chris discuss his early childhood and how writing and his entrepreneurial spirit began, how writing has helped improve his voice., his story, and his message for his audience, the #1 component of being an entrepreneur is persistence and how having fun at what you do can take you to the next level, how he published 7 books, and his career evolution from astronomer>author>mutual fund investment advisor, and the best advice I've heard by far, "Do what you think is fun and do it now"-Chris Carosa. SOCIAL MEDIA & WEBSITE Website: https://chriscarosa.com/ Chris Carosa's Social Media Handles: Twitter: https://twitter.com/FiduciaryNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscarosa/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christophercarosa/ Content Schedule: Podcast Episodes- Mon each week Cheers, Alex Blog:  https://alexandermuir.com/blog/ Podcast:  https://anchor.fm/alex-muir757 Find Me on Social: https://www.facebook.com/Alex-Muir-Marketing-521328441531919/ https://www.instagram.com/a.muir757/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-muir-b55a44149/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkW1z-RObDp8VPJ0NWego-Q?view_as=subscriber DISCLAIMER:  All information provided by Alex Muir is of a general nature and is spoken from Alex Muir's personal experiences, and personal opinions on the topics related to fitness, health, and education only. No information is to be taken as medical or other health advice pertaining to any specific health or medical condition. You agree that use of this information is at your own risk and hold Alex Muir harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, injuries, or damages resulting from any and all claims.

Judah Freed – Making Global Sense – A New “Common Sense” For the People of the WorldAired Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 2:00 PM PST / 5:00 PM ESTInterview with Journalist and Activist Judah Freed, Author of “Making Global Sense”“Imagine … we the people of the world coming to a commonly-sensed, uncommonly sensible consensus – we would rather live by the Golden Rule than die by the rule of gold.” — Swami BeyondanandaWhat would happen if a billion people worldwide took a stand in recognition that we humans are indeed cells in a larger super-organism called Humanity, and then began to live their lives as if that were true?Our Wiki Politiki guest two weeks ago, Stephan Schwartz – a lifelong student of social change movements (How to Change History BEFORE it Happens https://wikipolitiki.com/how-to-change-history-before-it-happens) — asserts that when 10% of any population has agreement around an idea, adoption of that idea becomes inevitable. And while it seems like gathering one billion people under “one big intent” is virtually impossible, it is actually VIRTUALLY more possible than ever before. We now have the technological ability to connect billions of people on the Internet at one time … and now if we cultivate the spiritual, psychological and political coherence, we may be able to achieve something that cellular biologist Bruce Lipton says is necessary for survival at this point – conscious evolution.Our guest on Wiki Politiki this week is Judah Freed, whose forthcoming book, Making Global Sense, reports on a dozen world social trends that prove more than a billion people on earth — acting alone and together, spiritually and politically — are forming the “global sense movement,” already gathering momentum for a quantum shift in human consciousness that transforms all life on our planet. He also is updating his prior book, Global Sense, inspired by Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, which revives the ideas and ideals of the 18th century Enlightenment to champion 21st century enlightenment. His earlier editions of Global Sense won the 2005 Colorado CIPA award for the Best Personal Growth Book along with 2007 and 2012 Nautilus Awards for the Best Social Change Book.An award-winning author and international journalist, speaker, and activist, Judah pioneered trade press coverage of new media, digital television and the Internet. His groundbreaking essays on network democracy and the social effect of interactivity itself drew invitations to speak on four continents. He currently works as Director of Publishing for RIP Medical Debt, the New York-based charity that’s abolished $1 billion in unpayable medical bills. Judah is a member of the Authors Guild, American Association of Journalists and Authors (First Amendment committee), Society of Professional Journalists, National Society of Newspaper Columnists, Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR), the trade association for the Mind Body Spirit industry.At a time when “news” (not really “news”, more like “olds”) is all about division, and groups of humans “at odds” bent on “getting even”, Judah points to unmistakable and heartening “signs of the upwising.”If you’re ready to be encouraged and inspired, please tune in this Tuesday, January 7 at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET. http://omtimes.com/iom/shows/wiki-politiki-radio-show/To find out more about Judah Freed and Making Global Sense, please go here. https://hokuhouse.com/making-global-sense/ And now that we ARE back with new shows (and planning a Zoom video element after the first of the year), we invite you to help support Wiki Politiki and our mission to bring about “the great upwising” and functional politics! See below.One more thing… How YOU and WE Can Make a DifferenceHave you noticed that regardless of which of the two political parties you vote for, neither of them seem to be willing to confront Monsanto and agribusiness? Are you disgusted and frustrated by the stonewalling by the two-party duopoly? Are you ready to empower a truly effective “third-way” movement that can move the dial? Are you ready for … oxymoron alert … FUNCTIONAL POLITICS?If so, go here to find out more: https://wikipolitiki.com/functional-politics-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/Support Wiki Politiki — A Clear Voice In The “Bewilderness” If you LOVE what you hear, and appreciate the mission of Wiki Politiki, “put your money where your mouse is” … Join the “upwising” — join the conversation, and become a Wiki Politiki supporter: http://wikipolitiki.com/join-the-upwising/Make a contribution in any amount via PayPal (https://tinyurl.com/y8fe9dks)Go ahead, PATRONIZE me! Support Wiki Politiki monthly through Patreon!

Humor Columnist / Author Jerry Zezima confesses: "If you have ever wondered why journalism is in trouble, it would be because of me. I am the author of 4 books, Nini and Poppie’s Excellent Adventures, Leave It to Boomer, The Empty Nest Chronicles and Grandfather Knows Best, all of which are crimes against literature and come in handy for propping up wobbly table legs. As a chilling example of just how low journalistic standards have sunk, I have won many awards, including 7 for humorous writing from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists." Jerry writes his humor column for Hearst Connecticut Media Group, which includes his hometown paper, the Stamford Advocate. His column is distributed to newspapers nationwide and abroad by Tribune News Service of Chicago. He is working on his sitcom [we're hoping for a spoiler!] and fifth book. Groan with Jerry!  www.jerryzezima.blogspot.com Recovering Standup Comedian Jen Coken is a self-described "public Nutella nosher [she will translate]", 20-year life coach and the author of When I Die, Take My Panties: Turning Your Darkest Moments Into Your Greatest Gifts, which she wrote after losing her mother to ovarian cancer. Jen helps corporate CEOs and entrepreneurs overcome self-made limitations and reach new levels in business and life. Jen says: “To me, work and play are one. When you’re juggling a tangle of responsibilities or wading your way through a full-stop crisis, life can seem so serious. Embracing the ridiculousness of life is what keeps me afloat. Humor and playfulness make me feel less alone and help me get it all done.” Laugh with Jen.  www.jencoken.com

Seeking Heroes: A Study of Rwanda Rescuers – (Originally aired November 20, 2018)Guest: Nicole Fox, PhD, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at California State University, SacramentoIn the capital city of Rwanda this week, residents discovered a grave site containing 100 corpses. They're believed to be victims of the genocide25 years ago. Over the span of just three months in 1994, more than a million people were murdered in Rwanda. Local leaders and live radio broadcasts were calling for all members of the Hutu ethnic group to kill rival Tutsis. But there were Hutu who risked their lives to rescue and shelter Tutsis. Interviews with some of those rescuers shed valuable light on the dynamics of heroism. Water Quality - (Originally aired June 10, 2019) The WhoDunIt Mystery of the Hamburger's True Origins – (Originally aired May 16, 2019)Guest: Christopher Carosa, Author of “Hamburger Dreams: How Classic Crime Solving Techniques Helped Crack the Case of America's Greatest Culinary Mystery” and President of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.Fast food is getting slower. We're waiting an average of 20 seconds longer in the drive-thru window, according to a study out this week from the restaurant industry. That's all kinds of food –not just burgers. But it's the hamburger that made fast food the multi-billion-dollar money maker it is today. So claiming to have been the first means big bragging rights. There are actually four different turn-of-the-century food sellers who claim to have invented the burger. Journalist Christopher Carosa pieced together the true story in his book, “Hamburger Dreams” and joined us over the summer. How Parents Can Help Their Young Adult Succeed – (Originally aired June 5, 2019) Guest: Larry Nelson, Professor of Family Life at Brigham Young UniversityWhen do you take the training wheels off and let your kids find their own way in the world? When they turn 18? When they graduate college? The decision is never easy for parents –but it's even more complicated when there are so many young adults living at home in the US. The transition to adulthood is taking longer and is more fraught with perils than it was for you or your parents. That's according to Larry Nelson –a professor of family life at BYU.  Making Super-Plants – (Originally aired January 22, 2019)Guest: Amanda Cavanagh, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Illinois, and Don Ort, Professor of Plan Biology and Crop Sciences at the University of IllinoisIf you're breathing a sigh of relief that an out-of-control zucchini or tomato vine is finally retiring for the season, this next story might straight you as strange. Scientists at the University of Illinois think plants could grow a lot bigger and faster if only photosynthesis were more efficient. So they're trying to hack the process and at the start of this year I spoke with two of them. Amanda Cavanagh is a post-doc and Don Ort is a professor of plant biology. Their project is called Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency -or RIPE. Bird-eating Sharks – (Originally aired July 11, 2019)Guest: Marcus Drymon, Professor of Fisheries Science at Mississippi State UniversityNature is full of fascinating mysteries. Here's one: how do common backyard birds like doves, swallows and sparrows, end up in the bellies of baby tiger sharks. Do sharks have some sort of high jumping ability we don't know about?

W. Carson Byrd of the University of Louisville on the effects of school shootings on victims. David Godfrey of Sea Turtle Conservancy on light pollution. Christopher Carosa of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists on the history of hamburgers. Christopher France of Ohio University on the fear of blood. Amy Moore of Washington University on nerve transfer. Andrew Freund of US Sumo Open on sumo wrestling.

Jen Coken is a self-described recovering standup comedian, public Nutella nosher [she will translate], 20-year life coach and the author of Embrace The Ridiculousness: A Pocket Guide to Being A Better You and When I Die, Take My Panties: Turning Your Darkest Moments Into Your Greatest Gifts, which she wrote after losing her mother to ovarian cancer. Jen helps corporate CEOs and entrepreneurs overcome self-made limitations and reach new levels in  business and life. She says: “To me, work and play are one. When you’re juggling a tangle of responsibilities or wading your way through a full-stop crisis, life can seem so serious. Embracing the ridiculousness of life is what keeps me afloat. Humor and playfulness are what make me feel less alone and help me get it all done.” www.JenCoken.com   Jerry Zezima confesses: "If you have ever wondered why journalism is in trouble, it would be because of me. I am the author of 4 books, Nini and Poppie’s Excellent Adventures, Leave It to Boomer,The Empty Nest Chronicles and Grandfather Knows Best, all of which are crimes against literature. They also come in handy for propping up wobbly table legs. As a chilling example of just how low journalistic standards have sunk, I have won many awards, including six for humorous writing from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists." Jerry's humor column for his hometown newspaper, The Stamford Advocate in CT, is distributed by the Tribune News Service and has run in newspapers nationwide and abroad. Jerry specializes in groaners. Tune in to find out how good he is! Jerryzezima.blogspot.com

How do you deal with the tough stuff of life? Leslie Handler does it with humor. We’re talking with Leslie about her life and how she manages to give even the bad stuff a light touch.Leslie is a 2015 Society of Newspaper Columnists award winner. She’s an international syndicated columnist with Senior Wire News Service and a frequent contributor to WHYY and CityWide Stories. She freelances for The Philadelphia Inquirer, ZestNow, and Boomercafe, as well as blogs for HuffPost. Her book, Rats, Mice, and Other Things You Can’t Take to the Bank, is available on Amazon and where other fine books are sold. Leslie currently lives smack dab between Philadelphia and New York City with husband Marty, dogs Maggie, Hazel, and Ginger, a collection of fish, said husband's cockatoo who she's been trying to roast for dinner for the last 33 years, and a few occasional uninvited guests. You may follow her blog and read previously published essays at: LeslieGoesBoom.com.

After growing up poor in tough South Side Chicago, surviving a life-changing motorcycle accident, and struggling as a trophy wife, Marie Pizano discovered her power. She is the founder and CEO of her own entertainment company www.MVP3media.com. Who inspired her?  Marie’s mother said, "When something bad happens, you have 2 choices: play the victim or do something about it." Using the stiletto as a metaphor, Marie titled her memoir From Barefoot to Stilettos – It's not for sissies to inspire others to find their own power. From Barefoot to Stilettos marketing includes co-branded merchandise [hats, mugs, sweatshirts, hot sauce, pizza, chocolate – with a % of sales going to select charities], a comic strip heroine named Stiletto, The Powerhouse Baroness, and a film and opera now in development. FromBarefootToStilettos.com   Jerry Zezima's humor column for his hometown newspaper, The Stamford Advocate in CT, is distributed by the Tribune News Service and has run i n newspapers nationwide and abroad. His column is a regular feature on The Huffington Post.Jerry confesses: "If you have ever wondered why journalism is in trouble, it would be because of me. I am the author of 3 books, Leave It to Boomer,The Empty Nest Chronicles and Grandfather Knows Best, all of which are crimes against literature. They also come in handy for propping up wobbly table legs. As a chilling example of just how low journalistic standards have sunk, I have won many awards, including six for humorous writing from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists." jerryzezima.blogspot.com

Ruth Klein, CEO and President of Expert Celebrity™ Branding, is a creative Integrative Brand Strategist and Productivity Coach for small business, entrepreneurs, authors and professionals. Ruth will talk about her new project: Generation Why Not®? – a book, a movement and a generation focused on bringing innovation and creativity to solving problems in business, socially, politically and financially. It combines Psychology and Quantum Physics for success in all areas of life. Ruth will share insights from her research inside the minds of 25 successful Generation Why Not®? entrepreneurs and professionals of all ages. The author of six best-selling books, Ruth holds Master’s Degrees in Clinical Psychology and Spiritual Psychology. Learn how she does it all. www.ruthklein.com Jerry Zezima's humor column for his hometown newspaper, The Stamford Advocate in Connecticut, is distributed by the Tribune News Service and has run in newspapers nationwide and abroad. It's a regular feature on The Huffington Post. Jerry confesses: "If you have ever wondered why journalism is in trouble, it would be because of me. I am the author of three books, Leave It to Boomer,The Empty Nest Chronicles and Grandfather Knows Best, all of which are crimes against literature. They also come in handy for propping up wobbly table legs. As a chilling example of just how low journalistic standards have sunk, I have won many awards, including six for humorous writing from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists." You're in for a groaning good time when we speak with Jerry today. jerryzezima.blogspot.com  

Steve Cooper talks with writer W. Bruce Cameron. W. Bruce is best known for his book the New York Times bestseller A Dog's Purpose. He is also the author of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (that became an ABC sitcom), The Dog Master, A Dog's Journey, The Midnight Plan of a Repo Man, Bailey's Story, Repo Madness and many others. In 2011 he was named Columnist of the Year by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and recently wrote a book geared to school age kids.

Michael Picarella, writer, author and content creator, joins host, Joe Campeau, to discuss his latest book and the ups and downs of being a wordsmith. “Picarella’s wry observations on fatherhood and American life are spot-on. Consider his light and heartfelt essays to be a user’s manual for dads.” - CHRIS ERSKINE, Los Angeles Times The National Society of Newspaper Columnists recognized Picarella as one of the top five humor writers in the country saying, “He filters everyday scenarios through his unique perspective, and what comes out in his columns is witty dialogue and commentary that not only makes his readers laugh, it makes them think philosophically about simple things like marriage, parenting and loading the dishwasher.” Learn more about Michael Picarella and buy his book, “Everything Ever After (Confessions of a Family Man)” at MichaelPicarella.com. Check out his humor blog at JackOLanternPress.com | facebook.com/mpicarella | Twitter @PicarellaDome

PNN News Director Rick Spisak, interviews award winning journalist Ms. Eve Samples on the luxuriant carpet of cash, set out before Gov. Scotts Corporate buddies. Eve Samples is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who has covered business, local government, the arts and crime. She started her career in 2000 as an intern at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, in a city where people flawlessly pronounced her Polish maiden name, Modzelewski. That never happened in her hometown, Miami. Before becoming the Martin County columnist for Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers in 2009, she worked as a reporter at The Palm Beach Post for five years. When she's not writing columns, Eve and her Alaska-bred husband spend lots of time playing with their young son. Eve's columns run Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. • Follow Eve on Twitter AWARDS: • 2010 Best of Scripps winner for Commentary • 2012 National Society of Newspaper Columnists first-place winner for general interest columns (50,000 circulation and less)              

W. Bruce Cameron is the New York Times bestselling author of several books, include 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, which was turned into the hit ABC series. He has twice received the National Society of Newspaper Columnists' award for ...

In this episode of the Middle Chamber Books Podcast, we speak with Walter Brasch, author of Sinking the Ship of State: The Presidency of George W. Bush. Walt is an award-winning former newspaper reporter and editor in California, Iowa, Indiana, and Ohio-is a university professor of journalism and mass communications, and author of a biweekly syndicated newspaper column. He is president of the Pennsylvania Press Club, and was president of the Keystone State professional chapter and deputy regional director of the Society of Professional Journalists, from which he received the Director's Award and the National Freedom of Information Award. He is founding coordinator of Pennsylvania Journalism Educators. He is a member of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, Author's Guild ,National Writers Union (UAW/AFL-CIO), and The Newspaper Guild (CWA/AFL-CIO). He is listed in, Who's Who in America, Contemporary Authors, and Who's Who in the Media. Purchase Walt's book here: Sinking the Ship of State: The Presidency of George W. Bush: Walter Brasch: BooksISBN: 1419669508ISBN-13: 9781419669507 Download the podcast file here (41.1 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:29:55 length). Keywords: middle chamber, books, amazon, professional podcasts, lubetkin, cherry hill, nj, new jersey, walter brasch, journalism, media, politics, bush presidency, social action We produce these podcasts in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ. Our podsafe theme music for the Middle Chamber Books Podcast is "Cook the Books," from GarageBand.com's Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra.

In this series of podcasts, we'll be highlighting some of the organizers and participants in this year's Online News Association conference, September 11-13 in Washington DC. For our third podcast in the series, we interview Joel Schwartzberg, director of new media for NOW on PBS. Joel is nominated for an OJA award for "Best Commentary" which will be presented to the winner at the 2008 ONA Conference.   Joel Schwartzberg is the Director of New Media for NOW on PBS. His oversight includes the award-winning NOW website (pbs.org/now) and all new media platforms. Schwartzberg was formerly an Editorial Director with Time Inc. Interactive and was the Founding Editor and Executive Producer for TIME For Kids Online, the interactive arm of TIME For Kids magazine. He was also the Head Writer and Senior Producer for Nickelodeon Online. A graduate of Emerson College, Joel is also an award-winning essayist and screenwriter. Joel is a featured blogger for the Star Ledger's news blog, NJ Voices. In 2008, he won 2nd place in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists' Column-Writing Competition, and is currently a nominee for "Best Commentary" from the 2008 Online News Association Awards. Download the podcast program here (Stereo MP3 file, 20.6 mb, duration 00:15:01.) Keywords: ona, online news, journalism, news, reporting, new media, web 2.0, ona08, schwartzberg, pbs Produced in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ  

In this series of podcasts, we'll be highlighting some of the organizers and participants in this year's Online News Association conference, September 11-13 in Washington DC. For our third podcast in the series, we interview Joel Schwartzberg, director of new media for NOW on PBS. Joel is nominated for an OJA award for "Best Commentary" which will be presented to the winner at the 2008 ONA Conference. Joel Schwartzberg is the Director of New Media for NOW on PBS. His oversight includes the award-winning NOW website (pbs.org/now) and all new media platforms. Schwartzberg was formerly an Editorial Director with Time Inc. Interactive and was the Founding Editor and Executive Producer for TIME For Kids Online, the interactive arm of TIME For Kids magazine. He was also the Head Writer and Senior Producer for Nickelodeon Online. A graduate of Emerson College, Joel is also an award-winning essayist and screenwriter. Joel is a featured blogger for the Star Ledger's news blog, NJ Voices. In 2008, he won 2nd place in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists' Column-Writing Competition, and is currently a nominee for "Best Commentary" from the 2008 Online News Association Awards. Download the podcast program here (Stereo MP3 file, 20.6 mb, duration 00:15:01.) Keywords: ona, online news, journalism, news, reporting, new media, web 2.0, ona08, schwartzberg, pbs Produced in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ