Podcast appearances and mentions of Wells Tower

Variety's Stephen Rodrick joins Drew and Roth to talk about his most recent profile of director Paul Schreder. As Stephen is one of the premier profile writers of our time, there are a lot of parallels to draw: this Schreder profile to the one in The Canyons era; what it is like writing profiles in 2024 as compared to 20-year-old Rudy Giuliani article; and the alcoholic similarities between his Johnny Depp profile and the recent Rolling Stone piece on Kidd Rock. In the second half, they dig into the wild drama of the NBA playoffs with Bill Simmons' takes as the swirling weathervane. And as always, they dive into the Funbag, answering real questions from real listeners.Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726-3720. That is 909-PANERA-0!Stuff We Talked AboutPaul Schrader On 'Oh, Canada,' Defending Kevin Spacey, Richard GereLost in the Music - The New York TimesHere Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie - The New York TimesProfile of James Dean by Wells Tower in GQPaul Schrader declares that Roger Corman is overrated right after Corman's death is announced : r/LetterboxdHow Kid Rock Went From America's Favorite Hard-Partying Rock Star to a MAGA MouthpieceThe Trouble With Johnny DeppFrancis Ford Coppola's $100 Million Bet | GQWhat America Sees in Rudy Giuliani -- New York MagazineSponsors- Solin Law, a small but aggressive workers' comp law practice based in New Jersey. Check them out at https://solinlaw.com- Factor, where code distraction50 will get you 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month at https://factormeals.com/distraction50- Betterhelp, where you can get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/distractionCredits- Hosts: Drew Magary & David Roth- Producer: Eric Silver- Editor: Brandon Grugle- Production Services & Ads: Multitude- Subscribe to Defector!About The ShowThe Distraction is Defector's flagship podcast about sports (and movies, and art, and sandwiches, and certain coastal states) from longtime writers Drew Magary and David Roth. Every week, Drew and Roth tackle subjects, both serious and impossibly stupid, with a parade of guests from around the world of sports and media joining in the fun! Roth and Drew also field Funbag questions from Defector readers, answer listener voicemails, and get upset about the number of people who use speakerphone while in a public bathroom stall. This is a show where everything matters, because everyone could use a Distraction. Head to defector.com for more info.

Joel's picked another collection of short stories to get you through your reading funk (you are in a reading funk) and surprise, surprise, it's another banger. You can now get in touch with the show too, by emailing joel@tinypodcasts.co.uk and if you don't already own the book, pick it up from Awesome Books with the code 'OUCHIEWAHWAH' for 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're feeling silly and spicy this week, so we're delivering the silly, spicy niche content you've come to expect from us now and then — we're talking Men in Fur! This one is for alien lovers, medieval warlord stans, and everyone who's ever messaged us to ask for a Viking interstitial. We're talking about fur in all it's function—luxury, warmth, competence, historical necessity—and getting to the bottom of why we like it so much. It's not the mojo dojo casa house vibe, but it sure is something. Headphones in because fur, and proceed with caution…these Viking books are a lot. You've been warned.Our next read along, and last of the year, will be Roan Parrish's Rend. Get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books and Kobo. If you want more Fated Mates in your life, please join our Patreon, which comes with an extremely busy and fun Discord community! Join other magnificent firebirds to hang out, talk romance, and be cool together in a private group full of excellent people. Learn more at patreon.com.Show NotesThe Nora Roberts book where the hero smokes is Born in Ice.Our Deep Dive on Milla Vane's A Heart of Blood and Ashes.Season 1 of Game of Thrones aired in 2011, and Jason Momoa's character Khal Drago did not wear fur as far as we can tell, but you still deserve nice things.Carding wool is strangely calming if you ever have a chance, and all about alpaca fibers.If You're ever in York, check out the Jorvik Viking Center. Volcanoes are erupting all the time, no need to worry! If you're in the mood for some non-romance Viking content, read the short story Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower.

Description: Every year, MRA conducts a compensation study to look at compensation and pay, from strategy to pay adjustments to market data to putting it all together with communication and transparency. In addition to publishing the survey results we also offer a webinar to talk about the results and share current trends and data.  Our podcast listeners are getting a special look at the survey data, as well as the opportunity to hear from MRA's experts and their takeaways from the webinar and questions that were asked. Resources: Salary Data Aging Calculator   2023 Compensation Trends Survey   2023 Compensation Trends Survey Executive Summary  MRA Membership  About MRA  Let's Connect: Guest Bio - Mackenzie Button  Guest LinkedIn Profile - Mackenzie Button  Guest Bio - Melissa Wymer  Guest LinkedIn Profile - Melissa Wymer  Host Bio - Sophie Boler  Host LinkedIn Profile - Sophie Boler  Transcript: Transcripts are computer generated -- not 100% accurate word-for-word. 00:00:00:00 - 00:00:21:03 Unknown Hello everybody and welcome to 30 minute Thrive, your go to podcast for anything and everything HR, powered by MRA, the Management Association. Looking to stay on top of the ever changing world of HR? MRA has got you covered. We'll be the first to tell you what's hot and what's not. I'm your host, Sophie Boler, and we are so glad you're here. 00:00:21:05 - 00:00:55:00 Unknown Now it's time to thrive. Well, hello everybody, and welcome to this episode of 30 Minute Thrive. Today we're here to talk about compensation trends. So every year MRA conducts a compensation study to look at compensation and pay. From strategy to pay. Adjustments to market data, to putting it all together with communication and transparency. And in addition to publishing the survey results, we also offer a webinar to talk about these results and share current trends and data, which we just got done. 00:00:55:02 - 00:01:17:23 Unknown So today our podcast listeners are getting kind of a special behind the scenes look at the survey data, as well as the opportunity to hear from two compensation experts and their takeaways from the webinar and also questions that they were asked today. So let me introduce you to our experts, Mackenzie Button, MRA's Total Rewards director, and Melissa Wymer. 00:01:18:01 - 00:01:45:23 Unknown Our surveys manager at MRA. So thank you to you too, for joining me today. Thanks for having us. Well, let's just dive right in into the first question. So we actually conducted a poll on social media right before this com trends webinar. And we asked organizations, what are your top concerns surrounding compensations and its trends? And we actually got 53% to say that their top concern was on compensation strategy. 00:01:46:00 - 00:02:05:13 Unknown So first, let's kind of talk a little bit about compensation strategy. Mackenzie, can you define what is a good strategy? Sure. So it's kind of funny that the 53% said that that was their top concern because I think Melissa knows from the comp trend survey that that was probably about the number that said they actually had a strategy. 00:02:05:14 - 00:02:39:03 Unknown Really? Yeah. So we did see about half to respondents saying they had an actual compensation strategy. So first thing is to know that one might need to exist. And then when we work through our different projects and helping people figure out what a strategy might be, we want to look at things like your market position, how you internally value your jobs, figure out things for geography if it matters or not to your organization, internal or external equity, you know, frequency of updates and and figuring out how those things align when you know how often you want to do things. 00:02:39:05 - 00:03:08:00 Unknown So having a strategy has all those different steps in it, and you want to have it aligned with leadership too. So understanding across the organization what strategy might be and how it might impact your organization's overall strategy for sure. Kind of diving a little deeper into that question, what impact does getting your compensation right have for employers? So I think it is it can do a lot of different things for an organization. 00:03:08:02 - 00:03:30:22 Unknown So you can get the right candidates for your group with the right amount of money. It doesn't necessarily necessarily have to be above or below market, but having a good package that you put together does might not scare people away. And then it also can help retain, retain your or your employees and help them, you know, be successful and be motivated to to help your organization thrive. 00:03:31:01 - 00:03:57:08 Unknown Yeah, absolutely. Good answer. So MRA conducts this annual compensation trend survey, as we said about this time of year to help employers start planning for the year ahead. So, Melissa, I'm curious regarding the survey itself, was there anything that really surprised you with any of the data or results? Actually, no. Well, we had the results from a nature perspective, and I was not shocked by the results. 00:03:57:09 - 00:04:21:15 Unknown You know, pay transparency, continues to be a hot topic. Some of our respondents have pay strategies. Some do not. It is interesting to see how this all plays out. Yeah, absolutely. So, McKenzie, I know you've done this for a couple of years now, this event. So I'm curious to know how the competition trends have kind of evolved in recent years. 00:04:21:17 - 00:04:43:06 Unknown Sure. So I think a couple of years ago, we tried to have a title called Something along the Lines of the Power of Pay Transparency. I think we might have used it a year recently, more recent than that, but that's something. Pay transparency was an anomaly for a very long time. I mean, people in the public sector or using public funds often would see some pay transparency within their ranges. 00:04:43:06 - 00:05:07:00 Unknown People might know what's going on, but now it's way more in the forefront. So yeah, Melissa saw it in her data from the survey that people are becoming more open, organizations are more open to pay transparent and see, and then employers are having to react to that. So if you have pay transparency, you have to have typically a range or something to anchor your jobs to and not just the person. 00:05:07:02 - 00:05:23:14 Unknown So we we still hear organizations say, you know, we ask them, how do you determine how much to pay someone? And they say, well, we looked at how much the last person made. And, you know, we try to align it with the last person in the job versus looking at it from a market perspective for a job versus a person. 00:05:23:15 - 00:05:51:19 Unknown So pay transparency is making people do a lot of things differently. And I think it's good for organizations to get their strategies aligned. Absolutely. Well, getting some data out there, some numbers out there, according to this, your survey. 95% of respondents gave pay increases in the last 12 months and respondents who provided increases over the last 12 months reported issuing an average 4.5% increase, which seems like a pretty large increase. 00:05:51:19 - 00:06:21:13 Unknown So I guess the question everyone and our listeners are probably wondering is what can we expect for next year, that percentage? Yes. So we did see pretty much an outrageous amount given COVID. And you were still dealing with the effects of COVID and we're retaining talent, but also recruiting because remote work really is the way to go. And so we have to find ways to incentivize them to come to the office. 00:06:21:15 - 00:06:48:09 Unknown So we're expecting, because the economy is stabilizing a little bit more, we are expecting it to lower down to 3.8%, which is actually the current national average them. So with that being said, the 4% is actually not as outrageous compared to other sources that we use. So like world of Work is around 4%. Wells Tower, Watts is around 4%. 00:06:48:09 - 00:07:15:06 Unknown And then one of our other companies that we look at is actually closer to the 3.8%. Gotcha. Okay. Can I add something to that? So when we talk about it in our compensation roundtable this month, we were talking about how the survey's last year, I think everyone predicted their budgets were going to be around 4%, maybe 3.8%. And but what they really did was at 4.5%. 00:07:15:06 - 00:07:29:22 Unknown So people weren't able to stick to their budgets. They gave a little bit more than what they were planning on. So this year, seeing that the numbers are still up around the same, we'll see if people are able to you know, organizations need to give a little bit more outside of their predicted budgets for the year to year. 00:07:29:24 - 00:07:54:05 Unknown The days of 3% increases are long over. I mean, not that they were that great back prior to COVID, but I know all of my employees were like, oh, this is a cost of living increase, not a merit increase. So I don't foresee us getting back down to the 3%, but probably more that middle three to upper. 402i gotcha. 00:07:54:06 - 00:08:13:23 Unknown Yeah. And with anything you're going to have a range there depending on your compensation strategy, right? If you're going to do merit increases, what's important for those for those increases and what does your budget look like? Yeah. And nonprofits are going to have a hard time competing with that. I came from a nonprofit and doing 4% was just not in the budget, really. 00:08:13:23 - 00:08:39:01 Unknown It's actually fewer grant funded. Mm hmm. So in our webinar today, we got a ton of chat questions. I think we got over like 48. Yes. So today I'm just I pulled out a few of them to go over. So the first one says, regarding aggregators, some comp professionals do recommend them, but the caution was just given to not rely solely on these pay factors, comp analysts, etc. per purchase. 00:08:39:01 - 00:09:04:09 Unknown The trusted surveys to create their data sets. So how often do you see a truly significant difference in the aggregated data on the trusted source data? Anyone can take this on though. I think for the for the aggregators, they they can be good. But even with any survey source, they are not every job is going to be in there for every different survey cut and being able to fill in the gaps with an algorithm. 00:09:04:11 - 00:09:21:03 Unknown That's where we usually want to dig in and see how many people have reported on it in this area. So if there's, you know, what's your number you use, what's the I have five or more, then we can respond on the data cut. So the the aggregators will be saying there might be zero people that have responded, but they're able to report on that data point. 00:09:21:05 - 00:09:42:01 Unknown So it's just making sure you're using them with, you know, with some caution and with your eyes open and seeing if, you know, the data seems too good to be true. They probably are people reporting on it. The right not even be those industries in the area. Right. Just make sure you're looking at other sources to to to align that that you can validate whether participants and in numbers. 00:09:42:03 - 00:10:04:10 Unknown So there is also a lot of tech questions around aging data. So one of them was what percentage do you use to age data? Oh, this is always a fun question because there's two factors when considering it. You want to know what the percentage which is typically aligned to the average market salary increase and then the desired date you want to use. 00:10:04:10 - 00:10:30:14 Unknown If you plan to update your salary ranges in 2024 and the salary survey effective date is March of 2023, using a 4% as a market average salary increase, that data would be aged around 3.3%. The formula is usually ten divided by 12 times 0.4. So there's a fun little formula for it. And we also have that formula on our website for members to use. 00:10:30:16 - 00:10:56:03 Unknown Okay. Well, we'll include that in the resources then. So another question we got was as pay transparency becomes more common, we'll start to see salary ranges included in job postings more often. So do you anticipate this becoming a more valid data source as more companies transition to open communication regarding positions and ranges? So I think Melissa has a good point to talk about. 00:10:56:03 - 00:11:17:19 Unknown Like the we have the data points of like the five different levels of transparency. And one of the things is like, do do you tell your employees about what's on more than just on their paycheck? Do you train your employees on it? So it's one thing to actually be proactive and train them on this points. And the other perspective is we post it and they have to go looking for it and then they might come ask questions. 00:11:17:19 - 00:11:43:00 Unknown So are you proactive about it with the pay transparency if you have to post it or are you, you know, more reactive because people see, you know, you're not sending them links to the job that they're in that you're hiring for, but you know, you have to be reactive. Yeah. McKenzie brings up a really good point. As I know, before even Ohio in Cincinnati was probably was in the timing. 00:11:43:02 - 00:12:29:15 Unknown But some of our major cities in Ohio are having their position their pay scale bad hosted. And it did cause a lot of issues and lowered morale, especially when it came to someone just job hunting and then they stumble upon, oh, my company's hiring. Oh, I make way less than that for players. So being able to have that tough conversation and mentally prepare your staff, I know with us it was difficult to have those conversations, but also being transparent and hey, yes, we know you're underpaid. 00:12:29:15 - 00:12:56:09 Unknown This is our plan to correct that. Mm hmm. And just being open again, I always like to say, if you have a range, try to stick within it. Right. So if people do see those ranges posted and they're below the minimum, then that's definitely something you should be reviewing. Yeah. Well, as we kind of wrap up today, McKenzie, I know you talked about some hot trends in your webinars, so can you and nurse with some of those hot trends for 2024 in relation to compensation? 00:12:56:13 - 00:13:17:01 Unknown So we already talked too much about AI and we're still all learning about that too. But from the total rewards perspective we are seeing, yeah, that shift, that big thing that's shifting from what what are we spending our money on and is it what our employees want us to be spending our money on so much? And I talked about the, you know, polling your your employees to see what's important to them. 00:13:17:06 - 00:13:49:02 Unknown And then I think when we had one of the questions in the chat about being, you know, what are some some lower cost options or ones that aren't hitting the budget too hard that can really motivate employees or attract the right candidates. So we think that balance of compensation benefits, the work life balance, the four different quadrants that we talk about when we look at total rewards, total compensation, you know, it's really balancing those things out to keep your workforce happy and getting the right people to work for, you know, some good trends to keep in the back of your head. 00:13:49:04 - 00:14:10:19 Unknown Yeah. Well, thank you both for coming on to the podcast today and great job with the webinar. I appreciate both of you. And to our listeners, if you liked our chat and topic today, I would urge you to share out this episode. Consider joining MRA if you aren't a member already. We have all the resources you need in the show notes below, including resources from today. 00:14:10:21 - 00:14:33:06 Unknown Otherwise, thank you so much for tuning in today and thank you both and we'll see you next week. Thanks. Thanks. And that wraps up our content for this episode. Be sure to reference the show notes where you can sign them to connect. For more podcast updates, check out other MRA episodes on your favorite podcast platform. And as always, make sure to follow MRA's 30 minutes drive so you don't miss out. 00:14:33:06 - 00:14:37:24 Unknown Thanks for tuning in and we'll see you next Wednesday to carry on the conversation.  

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic, your hosts Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, discuss such scintillating topics as football, the coronation, bus replacements and overcrowded trains. But not for long, they promise. The books up for discussion this month are The Trees Grew Because I Bled There by Eric LaRocca [7:05] and Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower [36:30]. Listeners may also wish to head over to Cinema Chords to watch the interview with Erica LaRocca mentioned in this episode. If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:01:10 for final remarks. Next month, the two books on the slab will be: The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig Conquest by Nina Allan Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!  

Sizzling Samachar of the day - 6th July 2022This is Sizzling Samachar on OTTplay, I'm your host Nikhil. News from Hollywood first,Chris Evans in talks to star alongside Emily Blunt in new filmChris Evans, popular for essaying the role of Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is in negotiations to star in a new film titled, Pain Hustlers. The film stars Edge of Tomorrow and A Quiet Place star Emily Blunt in the lead as a woman named Liza Drake who goes to great lengths to provide a better life for her young daughter. Fortunes turn in her favour when she joins a pharmaceutical start-up, but is soon sucked into the dark underbelly of the business. The film is written by Wells Tower.Barbie adds Marisa Abela to its castThe highly anticipated film Barbie, helmed by Greta Gerwig, known for critically acclaimed films such as Lady Bird and Little Women has added Marisa Abela to its cast. The film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in the lead and features a star-studded ensemble including Emma Mackey, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Alexandra Shipp, Michael Cera, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ncuti Gatwa, among others. The details regarding the plot have been kept under wraps, and the film is scheduled to release on 21st July 2023. Tom Wlaschiha joins cast of Hilma biopicGame of Thrones star Tom Wlaschiha, popular for playing the faceless man, and most recently appearing in the fourth season of Stranger Things, has been added to the cast of Hilma. The film will chronicle the life of Swedish feminist artist Hilma af Klint, and also stars Jazzy de Lisser, another Game of Thrones alum. Wlaschiha essays the role of Hilma's mentor Rudolf Steiner in the film. Haseen Dillruba sequel in developmentA sequel to the hit Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey film Haseen Dillruba is in the works. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the original film proved to be a hit on streaming platforms. The sequel will be written by Kanika Dhillon and the story is expected to be picked up from where the first film ended. Netflix announces new Swedish comedy filmNetflix has greenlit a new Swedish film starring Hedda Stiernsted. The film titled, One More Time, will revolve around a 40-year-old woman who relives the best day of her life again and again after she is hit by a bus on the eve of her 40th birthday. The film is directed by Student Academy Award winner Jonatan Etzler and stars Miriam Ingrid, Elinor Silfversparre Fahlén, and Maxwell Cunningham in supporting roles. Aishwarya Lekshmi, Amala Paul, and Sneha to star in new Mammootty filmAfter directing Aaraattu starring Mohanlal, filmmaker B Unnikrishnan is set to helm his next project with Mammootty. The new untitled film will reportedly feature Aishwarya Lekshmi, Amala Paul, and Sneha in lead roles as well. The film is expected to begin production by July 18 and the director has revealed that it will be an entertainer that appeals to Mammootty fans.  Well, that's the Sizzling Samachar for today on OTTplay , until the next time it's your host Nikhil signing out. Aaj kya dekhoge OTTplay se poochoWritten by Ryan Gome

We welcome very special guest Eric Weingarten for the Daddy episode! Hours before Nick Gregorio becomes a father and months after Nick M becomes one for a second time the crew gets together to discuss Wells Tower's only fiction collection "Everything Raged, Everything Burned," Fever Ray's self-titled album and Icelandic brewery Einstok's arctic berry ale. Notion of manliness and fatherhood arise as do Gregorio's alarming difficulty with IKEA furniture.

Jenny uses part of her Fall Break to record a bonus episode that has some end of the year stuff but is almost all the third part of her 2019 TBR Explode Project. Jenny mocks herself for thinking she'd ever want to read philosophy, and tries to use less harsh language to talk about an author she doesn't care for. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 168: TBR Explode 3.Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google PlayListen via StitcherListen through Spotify Link to Best of 2019 contribution form Books Discussed:JulyThe Jung Cult by Richard Noll Eros and the Mysteries of Love: The Metaphysics of Sex by Julius Evola Wonder Boys by Michael ChabonYou Are Not a Stranger Here by Adam Haslett Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel American Genius: A Comedy by Lynne TillmanThe Master by Colm Toibin The Infinities by John Banville Mortals by Norman Rush Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie AugustThe Statement by Brian MooreThe Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly Murder by Patricia Highsmith Islandia by Austin Tappan WrightThe Accordionist's Son by Bernardo AtxagaPerfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music by Greg Milner Divine Music by Suruchi MohanEverything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells TowerThe Executioner's Song by Norman MailerConcrete Island by J.G. BallardThe Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Egan, TimothySeptember The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh Family Pictures by Sue Miller The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen SchineFlatterland by Ian Stewart The Wind in the Woods by Rose Senehi Vurt by Jeff Noon Night Sky Mine by Melissa Scott Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun Come to Me by Amy Bloom (September) Princess Noire by Nadine CohodasOther MentionsImagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett   Related Episodes:Episode 149 - TBR Explode!Episode 158 - TBR Explode 2Stalk me online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy  

Nuestro segundo episodio revela algunos detalles profundos de nuestra realidad, a partir de una historia de vikingos que, al estilo de Game of Thrones o de series populares, permite descubrir que el realismo crudo, o sucio, permanece vigente en nuestros días.

Shelly, Kris, and Shannon talk about the short story by Wells Tower. What a great name, right?!?1 It's a great short story written in the SECOND PERSON(don't panic)about a boy becoming a man and how that looks in this one weird day in his life.

The realization that distance will always be present in even the most connected of people is one of the recurring themes in Rita Bullwinkel's spectacular debut story collection, BELLY UP (out now from A STRANGE OBJECT). Rita and James talk about spanning the real and the unreal, finding balance in sequencing, and loving stories where characters have tools to leave their bodies. Plus Dick Scanlan on RENASCENCE, the new musical featuring the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay.  -   Rita Bullwinkel: http://ritabullwinkel.com/ Rita and James discuss: Jill Meyers  A STRANGE OBJECT  AMERICAN SHORT FICTION  Vanderbilt University  Kelly Link  Diane Williams  ALTMANN'S TONGUE by Brian Evenson EVERYTHING RAVAGED, EVERYTHING BURNED by Wells Tower  COAST OF CHICAGO by Stuart Dybek Mills College  Center for New Music  PURE HOLLYWOOD by Christine Schutt  Blair School of Music  Mark Jarman  Michael Alec Rose  Ben Marcus  "Slatland" by Rebecca Lee  NEW AMERICAN SHORT STORIES  STORIES ON STAGE  - Dick Scanlon: http://www.playbill.com/production/renascence-abrons-arts-center-2018-2019 Dick and James discuss: MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL  Berry Gordy  EVERYDAY RAPTURE  Carmel Dean William Finn  Edna St. Vincent Millay  THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE  Steepletop  The Millay Colony  Edna St. Vincent Millay Society Holly Peppe  Danny Kornfeld  Kathleen Millay  Caroline B. Dow  Mikaela Bennett Norma Millay  Eugen Jan Bossevain  Elaine Ralli  Vassar  Donald Webber Jr.  Brett Banakis   - http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

Jenna's back in New York after spending last week at the Tin House Summer Workshop in Portland, Oregon. An explosive moment at the workshop prompted us to consider what it means for an institution — from a writing workshop to a TV network to a social media platform — to really commit itself to inclusion, and whether inclusion is even enough.Discussed this week:Tin House Summer Workshop"The Danger of a Single Story" (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, TED, 2009)"Oscars 2016: Here's why the nominees are so white — again" (Rebecca Keegan and Steven Zeitchik, The Los Angeles Times, 2016)"Hannah Gadsby: Nanette" (Netflix, 2018)"A Canadian Museum Promotes Indigenous Art. But Don’t Call It ‘Indian.’" (Ted Loos, The New York Times Magazine, 2018)Correction: In this episode, the story read by Wells Tower that was the subject of controversy at the Tin House Summer Workshop was misidentified as having appeared in "Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned," a collection of short stories. The piece in question was a nonfiction article, "Own Goal," published in Harper's Magazine in 2010.

David Sedaris joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss "Leopard," by Wells Tower from a 2008 issue of the magazine.  

Welcome to the Spring of Success! During these seasonal episodes we'll be reading writers' breakthrough stories or essays and talking about how they achieved success. We'll also talk about various aspects of artistic success. This week we're talking about Wells Tower, who broke through with the story collection Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned. Also: people who didn't find success until after their death, and why we're so obsessed with those stories. For more, visit us online at bookfightpod.com.  Thanks for listening!

(Originally Broadcast 02/28/14) - Begun as an open letter to strangers and fellow misfits, The Minus Times grew to become a hand-typed literary magazine that showcased the next generation of American fiction. Contributors include Sam Lipsyte, David Berman, Patrick DeWitt, and Wells Tower, with illustrations by David Eggers and Brad Neely as well as interviews with Dan Clowes, Barry Hannah, and a yet-to-be-famous Stephen Colbert. With sly humor and striking illustrations, The Minus Times has earned a fervent following as much for its lack of literary pretension as its sporadic appearances on the newsstand. All thirty of the nearly-impossible-to-find issues of this improvised literary almanac are now assembled for the first time, typos and all, in The Minus Times Collected, by Hunter Kennedy (Featherproof Books, 2012).

In the Wells Tower profile of Barry Hannah I reference in the spoken introduction to today's story (which you should treat yourself to), written before Hannah's 2010 death, the following is offered:

In the Wells Tower profile of Barry Hannah I reference in the spoken introduction to today's story (which you should treat yourself to), written before Hannah's 2010 death, the following is offered:

Lorin Stein is the guest.  He is the editor of The Paris Review and the co-editor (with Sadie Stein) of a new anthology called Object Lessons: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story, now available from Picador Paperback Originals.  From the Editors' Note: Some chose classics. Some chose stories that were new even to us. Our hope is that this collection will be useful to young writers, and to others interested in literary technique. Most of all, it is intended for readers who are not (or are no longer) in the habit of reading short stories. We hope these object lessons will remind them how varied the form can be, how vital it remains, and how much pleasure it can give. And Publishers Weekly says: A selection of fiction culled from the influential journal’s archive with a twist: writers often featured in the journal’s pages—Lorrie Moore, David Means, Ann Beattie, Wells Tower, Ali Smith, among others— offer brief critical analyses of their selections, elevating this book from a greatest hits anthology to a kind of mini-M.F.A. Sam Lipsyte’s take on Mary Robison’s “Likely Lake” is as much a demonstration of the economy of powerful writing as the story itself and Ben Marcus’s tribute to Donald Barthelme’s “magician... language” in “Several Garlic Tales” illustrates how learning can occur when one writer inhabits another writer’s mind to geek out over what they both love. Monologue topics:  certainty, uncertainty, strong thinkers, certainty about uncertainty, uncertainty about certainty, the articulation of confusion, a posture of cosmic ambivalence. Please remember to subscribe to the show over at iTunes, or at Stitcher. It's free. Or just push PLAY below. Like the podcast? Please take a moment to rate and review it on iTunes. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

D. G. Martin interviews Daniel Pierce - Wells Tower - Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned

Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) Wells Tower is the most talked-about new story writer to emerge on the literary scene. This conversation focuses on the weird details he uses to illuminate a mostly conventional narrative arc...

This week: Pushcart Prize-winning author Wells Tower gets auto erotic… we learn how to drink trees… and Rico finds out that starting a food magazine is child’s play.