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Recent Writing Podcasts
- The Downtown Writers Jam is a one-hour conversation between host Brad King and some of your favorite authors. We have the kind of discussions writers have when our readers aren't around. We're talking life, cur...
Providing you on demand audio entertainment with the push of a button! Complimentary short stories written by Carrie Zylka.- Host Bill Ackerman talks to writers, bloggers, podcasters, fanzine publishers, programmers, preservationists and more about their creative endeavors and today’s film culture.
- The City of Writers Radio podcast - fka Raconteuse Radio - celebrates the oral delivery of the written word. Guilliean Pacheco of Writeropolis Industries is the host.
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Pitch Listinactive- Welcome to First Draft with Sarah Enni, the podcast where we talk to storytellers about how their art informs their lives. Join host Sarah Enni every Tuesday for honest, meaningful conversations with storytelle...
- The Guardian Books podcast is our weekly look at the world of books, presented by Claire Armitstead, Richard Lea and Sian Cain. In-depth interviews with authors from all over the world, discussions and investi...
- The Real Me follows the stories of young songwriters and performers with cancer who found hope, healing and connection through music. Presented by Teen Cancer America, the national non-profit founded by rock ic...
Recent Writing Episodes
Publication Date | Mar 27, 2025Duration | 00:31:13Publication Date | Mar 27, 2025Duration | 00:31:131068. Did Yosemite Sam ever actually say "tarnation"? What’s "fridgescaping," and why is it trending? And why is AI filling the internet with nonsense words like “lrtsjerk”? Linguist and translator Heddwen Newt...- Publication Date | Mar 25, 2025Duration | 01:12:42Publication Date | Mar 25, 2025Duration | 01:12:42Three-time Grammy nominee and My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James joins us to talk about the evolution of his songwriting and the band's new album, Is. PART ONE:Paul and Scott chat about ideal song length and ...
- Publication Date | Mar 25, 2025Duration | 00:17:25Publication Date | Mar 25, 2025Duration | 00:17:251067. Think "'til" is a valid alternative to "until"? Think again! We learn about the difference between "till" and "until" and why many style guides frown on "'til." Then, we uncover the hidden power of interj...
- Publication Date | Mar 20, 2025Duration | 00:25:04Publication Date | Mar 20, 2025Duration | 00:25:041066. Do you really need that comma? Should your dashes have spaces? Is there ever just one "right" way to punctuate? June Casagrande, author of "The Best Punctuation Book, Period," busts punctuation myths, com...
- Publication Date | Mar 18, 2025Duration | 01:04:16Publication Date | Mar 18, 2025Duration | 01:04:16We're celebrating our 10th anniversary all year by digging in the vaults to re-present classic episodes with fresh commentary. Today, we're revisiting our 2015 conversation with Bill Withers. ABOUT BILL WITHER...
- Publication Date | Mar 18, 2025Duration | 00:17:29Publication Date | Mar 18, 2025Duration | 00:17:291065. Is it "OK" or "okay"? We look at the surprising history of one of the world’s most recognized English words and how a 19th-century election campaign helped it stick. Then, we have some fun with Victorian ...
- Publication Date | Mar 13, 2025Duration | 00:27:38Publication Date | Mar 13, 2025Duration | 00:27:381064. Is Wikipedia the last refuge on online truth? With AI-generated content and misinformation spreading online, Wikipedia is growing in esteem, but who decides what gets published? How does Wikipedia determi...
- Publication Date | Mar 12, 2025Duration | 01:06:37Publication Date | Mar 12, 2025Duration | 01:06:37Guster's Ryan Miller discusses his songwriting process before Scott, Paul, and Ryan go totally off the rails on 80s pop songs, Sebastian Bach, and other random stuff. One of the most fun interviews we've had in...
- Publication Date | Mar 11, 2025Duration | 00:15:42Publication Date | Mar 11, 2025Duration | 00:15:421063. Why is it called "corned beef" when there’s no corn involved? We look at how the word "corn" evolved to mean different things over time. Then, we look at the role of accent marks in English — why some wor...
- Publication Date | Mar 06, 2025Duration | 00:27:39Publication Date | Mar 06, 2025Duration | 00:27:391062. Did you know that 21% of U.S. adults struggle with basic literacy? In this eye-opening episode, literacy specialist Kate Crist talks about the literacy crisis in America, how reading is taught incorrectly...
