250: The Magic of Home (with Sarah Hollowell)
Podcast |
Spirits
Publisher |
Multitude
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Alcohol
Comedy
Education
Folklore
History
Mythology
Categories Via RSS |
Comedy
History
Publication Date |
Sep 22, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:52:41

There’s something magical about the magic of home, and Sarah Hollowell wrote a whole book about it. We talk about spending time in the elementary school forest, being raised nerdy, and writing books for your high school self. 

 

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of gore, abuse, child endangerment, queerphobia, mental illness, racism, fatphobia, bugs, and anger issues. 

 

Guest

Sarah Hollowell is a queer fat Hoosier writer aiming to up the magic quotient of Indiana.She graduated from Ball State University with a degree in creative writing, and she remains there to this day. Sarah’s debut YA contemporary fantasy novel, A Dark and Starless Forest, is available now. Her work has also appeared on The NoSleep Podcast, Huffington Post, and Fireside Magazine, among others.

 

Housekeeping

- Recommendation: This week, Amanda recommends the new season of Survivor. 

- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books

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About Us

Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

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