Multispective is a podcast that shares true, personal, dark and unique stories of overcoming adversity. We invite guests from all over the world to get raw and vulnerable, sharing their life experiences on topics such as mental health, trauma, addiction, grief, incarceration, abuse and so on... Video episodes available on YouTube. Please follow/subscribe on your preferred platform and let us know your thoughts. If you enjoy Multispective, please support by rating the show ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ You can ...
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Narrative Non Fiction Podcasts
Every Tuesday, a new book summary! Embark on a journey of knowledge with the "20 Minute Books" podcast, your free gateway to invaluable insights distilled from best-selling non-fiction books. Spanning categories such as Business, Entrepreneurship, Psychology, and more we transform influential works into engaging (roughly) 20-minute summaries. Perfect for commuters, budding entrepreneurs, or book enthusiasts, join me as I distill key takeaways from a world of wisdom, offering a rich library o ...
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Join Hugo and Nick each month to tackle a new book, discuss what makes it work, and write the best book ever written one sentence at a time. We might even have some fun along the way.
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A clear, concise, and compelling mix of first-person narrative and expert guests that takes the listener on a journey of writing and publishing their expertise-based, nonfiction book. From content creation to story strategy. From building authority to growing a business. From Entrepreneur to Author.
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What is a HYBRID Author you ask. It's not conforming to uniform in your writing and publishing endeavours. It's writing across genres, mixing writing styles, publishing all ways and getting comfortable pushing boundaries promoting you and your books. Join host Joanne Zara Ellen Morrell, author of young adult fiction, women's fiction and short non-fiction for authors for weekly episodes campaigning to encourage authors to have a hybrid author career — because life truly is too short to wait.
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Helping people tell their stories.
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Interviews with fiction writers, teachers, and members of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW). Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in commercial fiction.
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Weekly 40‑min time‑travel interviews with history’s icons. Join Leo, our plucky guide, for cinematic stories, sharp humor, and insights you will quote at dinner.
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A narrative look at the ways we love to lie, and be lied to. A blend of satire, documentary, and audio-drama. Diving into the forces behind the scams and schemes that fill up our world. From Disinformed Content Media, written and produced by Dan Felton and David Felton @DisinformedDan on Twitter and Instagram Disinformed.ca/HardKnow for source notes, and more.
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A narrative non-fiction podcast about labor history, working class history, and the history of leftist social movements
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The Rewrite is a podcast about narrative non-fiction and long form journalism. Subscribe here: http://feeds.feedburner.com/therewrite/iscool
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Corwynn Rosewood presents: . ALL VAMPIRES ARE GAY . All Vampires Are Gay is a supernatural action/adventure story with a sassy side dish of rom-com! It’s a campy, heartfelt send-up of the vampire genre through a modern lens. If you’re looking for an exciting and comforting show about magical & paranormal adventures, you’ve found it. . DESCRIPTION: Victor Nightingale is a few hundred years old and bored of everything. When he meets a beautiful and mysterious young DJ named Robert they have an ...
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The Point Magazine is a student led publication at Biola University that showcases compelling designs, photographs and writings by students of all majors. The 18th edition Issue 1 comes out the second week of finals and students from across campus can expect a lot of fun.
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Pillow Talking is the storytelling podcast of real-life bedroom conversations. Narrated and produced by Violeta Balhas, these first-person stories reveal the many facets of intimacy and relationships – including our own. Find out more and submit your story at https://pillowtalkingproject.com/
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Inspired by flash fiction and the narrative non-fiction form, Memoria is a show which explores slices of life; moments in time that have transformed people and shaped who they have become. Whether it was the moment leaving a destructive relationship or the joy of discovering the taste of Wizz Fizz sugar packets, these 400-word snapshots will be adapted into audio stories with actors, music, and sound. Hosted by Nat V with illustrations by Peta Manning.
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What happens when humans and AI partner up for some storytelling? It gets interesting! Sciophonic is a diverse collection of compelling short-stories. They’re all true and delivered in a fun and engaging style you’ve probably never heard before. Listening is a perfect way for on-the-go personalities to fill their free gaps of time with content that is both entertaining AND productive. Check out the amazing results from this true fifty-fifty collaboration between a curious ER doctor and artif ...
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The Empty Space explores the power of theatre, what it is, and how it extends beyond the stage. Through interviews with theatre artists, short radio plays, and stories about the theatre of our lives, actor Lance Gardner takes you backstage and beyond.With the support of CalShakes.org
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Storyteller Fitz Edwards tells funny, interesting, silly, shocking and sometimes even heartwarming tales of little to no historical importance from his life and the lives of his friends and family. This unique podcast features live, musical accompaniment from musician Nate Anderson and witty commentary from long-time Fitz Edwards friend, Simon.
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Penny Wincer is not too busy to write. Except of course, sometimes she is too busy to write as much as she would like. Join Penny as she has conversations with other writers about writing, publishing and creativity whilst juggling all the demands on them such as motherhood, caring and other paid work. Penny Wincer is the author of two narrative non-fiction books, Tender and Home Matters and a non-fiction writing coach. She's an Australian and long-term resident of London, a mother of two tee ...
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Oral storytelling has served a critical role as the sole means of abstracting experiences and emotions in narrative form, and to engage with audiences who prefer narrative storytelling, The Open Library Project presents Paperback. Hosted by Raachyeta Sharma and Satyajit Roy, Paperback will be a podcast where we engage with stalwarts and experts from various industries, suggesting 5 non-fiction titles that contributed to their journey in a big way. We believe that peer-to-peer learning will p ...
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Fogland Lighthouse is a narrative non-fiction podcast that shines a light on the obscure, overlooked and downright weird stories from British history, with words and music by award-winning writer and composer Jack Dean. Sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, often a bit of both. ‘Artists like storyteller Jack Dean make us excited about what they might do next’ - The Guardian Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Immersive true stories, narrative non-fiction and tales inspired by true events. Written by award-winning journalists and storytellers. This is Paperless, an audio magazine from Vespucci. Esquire's Best Podcasts Of 2022: “It’s your weekend long read, but pretty much any day you like and you don’t actually have to use your eyes.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What Donors Want - a podcast by I.G. Advisors - features a series of thought-provoking conversations on the state of our beautiful, yet in many ways broken, non-profit sector. We want to collectively imagine solutions to the things that keep us up at night, and inspire more progressive practices and ways of collaborating. This podcast is part of I.G.'s mission to #FixTheFlow of resources for good.
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The Adventurous Author | How to Write a Book, Character Development, Write with Consistency, Creative Writing,Story Structure
Bonnie Jean Schaefer | Author & Coach, Founder of the League of Adventurous Authors
Hey, Time-Strapped Author! Wanna write great fiction? BUT writing is hard because you… - Have NO TIME because you work a full-time job or go to school full-time - Doubt your writing ability - Are unsure how to write the kind of captivating stories you love to read. Then welcome to The Adventurous Author, the podcast for underdog authors on a mission to achieve legendary feats in the publishing world but have to overcome impossible obstacles, limited time, and paralyzing inner skepticism alon ...
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Award-winning journalist and prolific author Mike Barlow interviews writers and editors. "Our conversations focus mostly on work habits and career advice. The interviews typically run 25-30 minutes. I try to keep them light and breezy, but when the topic veers into deeper waters, I'm not afraid to go there with the guest,” says Mike.
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Exploring our world through the female gaze, The Story of Woman podcast dives into everything from the economy and healthcare to politics, sexuality, climate justice, and beyond. Each episode dives deep into where we are today, how we got here, and what still needs to change to finally rewrite the story of mankind as the story of humankind. While earlier episodes focused on one-on-one interviews with diverse voices and perspectives, the podcast is now specializing in deep, immersive, narrati ...
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Mogul Minds Podcast Network is the inner voice of Chicago.🎤🧠🎧Our shows include: .RTC - Real Talk Chicago - changing the Narrative surrounding Chicago having important conversations and putting a spotlight on our Creatives & Entrepreneurs. .🎤🧠🎧SCW - Scarecrows Wish - Conspiracy facts podcast separating facts from fiction and having the taboo conversations on any controversial or conspiratorial topics..🎤🧠🎧SS - Studio Shenanigans - very non PC show with the mogul minds crew & various guests. Wh ...
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BEYOND THE BELT: ADVENTURES FROM THE OUTER RIM is a non-linear science fiction drama that is presented in 8 episodes per season, all told from the different perspectives of the people who lived through it! Each episode also features an original soundtrack uniquely composed for each story! Take a wild ride with the soldiers of the Deep Space Colonial Marines (DSCM) as they battle mystery, uncertainty, and peril at every turn! To find out more, visit us on the web at http://www.suburbanzombiem ...
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The Armitage Account is a narrative audio drama inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft and is set in the fictitious city of Arkham, Massachusetts. Isaac Andrews, plagued with guilt over the events of the last year, begins to search for a connection to his supposed great-grandfather, and the long-deceased head librarian of Miskatonic University, Henry Armitage. If you enjoy this experience, please give us a 5-star rating on your preferred podcasting platform and consider joining our Patreo ...
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Undercover Trucker: How I Saved America by Truckin' Towels for the Taliban
Bill Schmalfeldt on Podiobooks.com
For his second Podiobook, Bill Schmalfeldt goes from the sublime to the ridiculous. His follow-up to the non-fiction "No Doorway Wide Enough" is this fanciful, hilarious narrative, voiced by disgraced, former alcoholic truck driver Billy Big Rig (who can never reveal his real name because everyone wants to kill him) who -- if he is to be believed -- infiltrated a terror cell, went to Afghanistan, and single-handedly saved America from another terror attack in the days after 9/11. Along the w ...
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“There are very few persons who have not heard of the fame of Peter the Great, the founder, as he is generally regarded by mankind, of Russian civilization. The celebrity, however, of the great Muscovite sovereign among young persons is due in a great measure to the circumstance of his having repaired personally to Holland, in the course of his efforts to introduce the industrial arts among his people, in order to study himself the art and mystery of shipbuilding, and of his having worked wi ...
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Barry Finnerty is an internationally known guitarist, having played with such jazz luminaries as Miles Davis (The Man With The Horn), the Crusaders (Street Life) and the Brecker Bros. (Heavy Metal Bebop). He is also the author of two acclaimed "Serious Jazz" educational books. He now lives in Oakland, California with his wife Clarita and several dogs. "START" is his first literary work. Synopsis: In New York City in the mid-1990's, internationally known guitar player Barry Finnerty found him ...
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Spanning a period of nearly 1500 years, this monumental work of history tracks the orbit of one of the greatest Empires of all time. The sheer scale and sweep of the narrative is breathtaking in its ambitious scope and brings to vivid life the collapse of a magnificent military, political and administrative structure. Proceeding at a brisk pace, the original fourteen volumes describe debauched emperors, corrupt practices, usurpers and murderers, bloody battles, plunder and loot, barbarian ho ...
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Conventional ideas of beauty are typically associate it with goodness and kindness. However, appearances can be deceptive. Jean Briggerland is exquisitely lovely, but few know that this ethereal, angelic facade hides an utterly immoral and cruel heart within. Her insatiable lust for power and money claim many an innocent victim till one day, a lawyer named Jack Glover is called upon to defend his best friend and cousin, James Meredith in a murder trial. Meredith is alleged to have murdered a ...
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Long before Christiane Amanpour, Frances Fitzgerald and Martha Gellhorn blazed a trail in courageous investigative journalism, a pioneering and intrepid writer and journalist whose pen name was Nellie Bly opened up a whole new field in what had previously been a strictly male domain. Ten Days in a Madhouse was published as a series of articles in the New York World during 1887. Nellie Bly was given the assignment by her editor to have herself committed to an insane asylum in New York with a ...
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"Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Goggins Category: Motivation & Inspiration
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"The Science of Changing Your Mind" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Joe Dispenza Category: Health & Nutrition
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The night an intruder broke into my house
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43:50*TRIGGER WARNING* Jamie shares her journey from a traumatic childhood with narcissistic parents through addiction and sexual assault to eventual healing and recovery. • Mother's narcissistic behavior created a household where emotions weren't allowed • Father's suicidal thoughts and emotional blackmail • Molested by her aunt's boyfriend • Addiction…
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"The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Malcolm Gladwell Category: Motivation & Inspiration
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E2A 101: The Power of Creating a Framework and Consistent Writing with Scott MacMillan
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10:10In this episode of The Entrepreneur to Author Podcast, your host Scott MacMillan unpacks a common challenge: expertise, on its own, isn’t enough. Without a clear and consistent framework, even the deepest insights can be overlooked. Scott explores why frameworks matter, how they turn scattered ideas into memorable and shareable models, and the five…
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"How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Robert J. Shiller Category: Economics
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I Escaped the FLDS Cult: Ange’s Story
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1:10:57Angie shares her extraordinary journey from being born and raised in a polygamist fundamentalist Latter-day Saints cult to finding freedom and building a new life in the outside world. • Born in a small FLDS community in Canada with minimal interaction with the outside world • Pulled out of school at age 16 for cutting her hair, which was against r…
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Episode 8 - Leech by Hiron Ennes with guest Sunyi Dean
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59:03We are overjoyed to be joined by the marvelous Sunyi Dean, multiple award losing author of The Book Eaters (her words not ours). She chose the Novel Leech by Hiron Ennes for its excellent use of changing and dynamic perspective, as the titular leech slowly loses contact with its hive mind. The story is graphic, gory and gothing representation of a …
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"Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Bruce Feiler Category: Career & Success
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E2A 100: Writing Disrupt It: How Two Co-Founders Turned Their AI Expertise into a Book with Dr. Mehdi Nourbakhsh and Dr. Sam Zolfagharian
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28:21In this episode of The Entrepreneur to Author Podcast, host Scott MacMillan speaks with Dr. Mehdi Nourbakhsh and Dr. Sam Zolfagharian, co-founders of YegaTech and co-authors of Disrupt It. The conversation highlights how their complementary strengths—Sam’s detail orientation and Mehdi’s big-picture vision—shaped a unique collaborative writing proce…
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'Finding Lady Baltimore’ Family, Resilience and Weaving Narratives with Mila Maxwell
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29:39Mila Maxwell is an author from Clare, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a deep-rooted passion for storytelling and a love of the outdoors. A proud French Acadian, Mila draws inspiration from both her cultural heritage and her adventurous lifestyle, which includes being a volunteer firefighter. She lives in Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada with her husband Jer…
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Awards, Substack, Storytelling and a Hybrid Career With Julia Lawrinson
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29:11Julia Lawrinson has published more than fifteen books for children and young people, from a picture book to books for older teenagers, and in 2024 published a memoir called How to Avoid a Happy Life. Her books have been recognised in the Children’s Book Council Awards, the WA Premier’s Book Awards and the Queensland Literary Awards, and she has pre…
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Self-Publishing Burnout, How to Stay in the Game Without Losing Your Spark With Joanne Zara Ellen Morrell
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17:23Burnout. It’s the word no self-published author wants to say out loud, but almost every one of us has felt it. Maybe you’ve been there: staring at your manuscript, feeling resentful instead of inspired. Or pushing out content on social media, but dreading every post. Or just wondering if this author dream is worth the grind. In episode 191 of The H…
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How to Build a Writing System When Your Life is a Jigsaw Puzzle | 211
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5:57Your life isn’t a blank slate. It’s a thousand-piece puzzle. Between kids, work, health, faith, and relationships, “just write at 5am every day” doesn’t fit for everyone. That’s why professional authors build flexible frameworks that adapt to real life instead of forcing routines that break under chaos. In this episode, I’ll show you how to use the…
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"An Astrophysical Tour" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss & J. Richard Gott Category: Science
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086 From Child Bride to Survivor: Ruby's Journey to Healing
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1:05:40Ruby's story begins in Wales where she enjoyed a seemingly normal childhood before her world was turned upside down by family honor codes and cultural expectations. When her older sister eloped with her boyfriend, Ruby became the family's new focus of control. At just 15, she was taken to Bangladesh under the guise of a family holiday, only to disc…
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E2A099 Intentional Escapes: How to Recharge or Create Your Best Work While Away
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5:50In this episode of The Entrepreneur to Author Podcast, Scott MacMillan explores the value of stepping away from the daily grind, whether it’s to fully unplug, dive into deep work, or find a balance between the two. Inspired by the spotty Wi-Fi connection at the cottage, Scott shares actionable strategies for making the most of time away from your u…
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Why Your Non-Writing Habits Hold the Key to Writing Success | 210
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6:21For decades, I wrote in bursts—finishing and publishing four novels over twenty years, but I never truly saw myself as a disciplined author. I thought about writing daily, but I wasn’t actually creating daily. That gap between declaration and demonstration was holding me back. In this episode, I reveal why aspirations alone don’t define identity — …
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"The Story of You" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Eagleman Category: Science
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What a Charging Deer Taught Me About Character Transformation | 209
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4:15Ever had a character do something totally out of character—and it felt fake? In today’s episode, a charging deer disrupts my dog walking expedition and reveals a storytelling truth: Great character moments come from internal programming breaks. When your character’s default behavior no longer serves them—and they know it—that’s when real transforma…
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How to Make Money in Stocks - Book Summary
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30:32"A Winning System in Good Times and Bad" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: William J. O'Neil Category: Money & Investments
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Someone's Gotta Give, A Novel by Alisha Fernandez Miranda (Where Philanthropy Meets Fiction)
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25:14I.G.'s Chair, Alisha Fernandez Miranda, just published her second book and first novel, Someone's Gotta Give. How to describe it? Think Devil Wears Prada meets the world of high-value philanthropy. This relatable and heartwarming dramedy follows Lucia, a new mom and expat in London who lands a glamorous job as a philanthropic advisor to the ultra-w…
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085 Overcoming Anxiety: A Guide with Expert, Edit
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53:41Edit talks ALL things anxiety. After having lived through several panic attacks, she studied her anxiety like a science and is here to share everything you need to know to overcome it. If you've ever felt trapped by stress or emotional pain, this is the episode you've been waiting for. Edit shares her proven, step-by-step process for building self-…
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Episode 7 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (or Epistoral Structure, the emphasis on the
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56:37Today we chat about Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel, a story told through very unconventional epistoral technique of the discovery of a giant alien robot on planet earth. A collection of interviews performed by a mysterious government spook, we discover the various pitfalls of keeping a giant robot as a pet and the geopolitical repercussions. Nic…
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Why You’re Already a Professional Author (Even If You Haven’t Sold a Book Yet) | 208
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4:52What if you’ve been waiting on the wrong milestone to claim the right identity? You don’t need a book deal, an audience, or a spot on the bestseller list to call yourself a professional author. What you do need? Daily discipline. Conviction. Integrity. And the guts to show up...especially when no one’s watching. In today’s episode of The Adventurou…
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"The Story of Success" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Malcolm Gladwell Category: Communication Skills
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'There Is Always Love' Writing Through Adversity and Building Purpose-Driven Work with Vanessa Maiorano
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30:48Vanessa Maiorano is a passionate children’s author, a mum of two, and a fierce advocate for families navigating hard times. After her own experience facing cancer as a young mother, she was inspired to create gentle, supportive books that help children understand the big feelings that come with life’s challenges. Her mission is simple: to remind ch…
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Writing Kids Books Inspired by The Natural World With Kasey Whitelaw
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31:15Kasey is a marine biologist, educator and children’s author with a passion for connecting children to science and nature through storytelling and education. Growing up on the coast of Victoria, Kasey spent her days beachcombing, surfing and exploring the rocky shores. As a child (and still as an adult), she was fascinated by the rock pools teeming …
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'When Only Today Matters' Writing Truth, Emotion and Short Fiction with Johan du Toit
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42:22Johan du Toit grew up in a remote community eight hours drive from Cape Town in South Africa. He immigrated to Australia with his family in 1994. Through membership of a writers’ group Johan found an opportunity to write short fiction. His two collections, ‘Meandering Road’ and ‘When Only Today Matters’ have been published in collaboration with Bro…
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Young Adult Contemporary Fiction: ‘The Lies We Tell Ourselves’ With Maura Pierlot
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42:40Maura Pierlot is the author of seven titles for children and young adults and the creator of the award-winning web series on youth mental health, Fragments. Maura holds a PhD in philosophy, specialising in ethics, and is a qualified art therapist and founder of The Book Bench Project. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, Maura divides her ti…
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Ko-Fi Fundraising SSN2 + Bonus Scenes! Creator Chat Announcement
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5:00Corwynn and Parker announce our Ko-Fi Fundraising to get new episodes of SSN2! ——————— SUPPORT THE SHOW Website - https://corwynnrosewood.com Join Our Ko-Fi for Bonus Episodes & More - https://ko-fi.com/corwynnrosewood Merch - https://corwynnrosewood.com Instagram @studiocorwynn Email Corwynn - [email protected] One of the best ways to supp…
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Why Hero + Goal + Obstacle = Heartbeat of Every Story | 207
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5:02Want to know the secret storytelling formula that powers every great book, movie, and personal story you’ve ever loved? Then listen in because we’re breaking down how to use Hero + Goal + Obstacle to create stories that feel meaningful, emotionally resonant, and easier to write—even when you’re short on time. 🎧 In this episode, you’ll discover: ✔️ …
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"How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Malcolm Gladwell Category: Marketing & Sales
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How to Get Your Indie or Hybrid Book into Bookstores With Joanne Zara Ellen Morrell
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26:40Episode 186, a lonersode with your host Joanne Zara Ellen Morrell, author of young adult fiction, women's fiction and short non-fiction for authors, chats on: understanding bookstore priorities consignment vs wholesale creating a bookstore-ready sell sheet follow-up etiquette and building relationships why local connection matters and much more…
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084 How I learned to live after losing my daughter
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59:38In this episode, Brian Smith shares his lifelong relationship with death—from childhood terror to the devastating loss of his 15-year-old daughter. Instead of being broken by grief, he and his family discovered a path forward through love, communication and respect. He shares all things grief and the GEMS model. How Brian’s early fear of death shap…
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Why Grok 4 (or Any AI Advancement) Makes Your Human Creative Identity More Valuable Than Ever | 206
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7:39Grok 4 dropped last week with powers that would have fried our brains twelve months ago: PhD reasoning, quarter-million-token memory, live web claws—the works. Cue the collective panic: “Will anybody even need human writers now?” Hard stop. The truth is the exact opposite: The sharper AI becomes, the more priceless a human creative identity is—if y…
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"21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to A Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Shawn Stevenson Category: Health & Nutrition
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Unpacking The Briefcase Effect: Vinisha Rathod’s Guide to Authentic Personal Branding
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33:56In this episode of The Entrepreneur to Author Podcast, Scott MacMillan interviews Vinisha Rathod, founder of P3 Studio and author of The Briefcase Effect. Vinisha shares how her writing journey mirrored her personal branding sessions—starting with deep self-reflection and inviting her community to participate in decisions like the book’s title and …
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Fiction With Purpose, Apartheid, Resilience and Writing for Change With Toby Hammerschlag
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27:20Toby Hammerschlag grew up in South Africa, immigrating to Australia with her husband and two daughters in 1986. She was a Special Education teacher for many years, specialising in literacy. While teaching, she would write passages and stories for her students when she couldn’t find an appropriate text for them. After retiring from teaching, she did…
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Behind the Book: Why I Wrote The Writer, The Hairdresser and The Nurse With Joanne Zara Ellen Morrell
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26:56In the 184th episode of The HYBRID Author Podcast host Joanne Zara Ellen Morrell, author of young adult fiction, women's fiction and short non-fiction for authors, takes you behind the scenes of her latest women’s fiction novel, 'The Writer, The Hairdresser and The Nurse' published under her pen name Zara Ellen. This book is incredibly close to Joa…
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Know Your Genre’s Tropes — Then Twist Them | 205
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4:15You wouldn’t sprint through an airport without paying attention to the signs. So why write a story without knowing your genre’s rules? In today’s episode, we’re unpacking: ✔️ Why genre tropes aren’t creative handcuffs—they’re your storytelling GPS ✔️ The secret to delivering what readers crave without sounding cliché ✔️ How to twist tropes strategi…
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"The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David McRaney Category: Psychology
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Joan of Arc – Voices, Valor, and the Faith That Changed a Kingdom
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15:57Journey through medieval France with Joan of Arc and Leo the Time Traveler. Discover the mystical voices that inspired Joan, the legendary liberation of Orléans, her struggles as a peasant girl-turned-national savior, and the enduring power and controversy of her remarkable life and legacy. Now expanded with richer scenes, deeper reflection, and ne…
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'Flight', Exploring Passion and Secrets in Wartime Melbourne With Anne Vines
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26:44Anne Vines is a Melbourne-based fiction writer. Her novel, The Ship Wife was published in 2023. Her short stories have won a slew of awards including the Boroondara Award in 2014 and the Keith Carroll Award in 2020. She was also commended in the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript in 2008, and in the Varuna HarperCollin…
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Rescue Ready, Writing, Training and Preparing Emergency Teams with Jesse McNeilly
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32:10Jesse McNeilly is the Founder of Rescue Connect and also mentors Industrial Emergency Response departments. Having trained over 20,000 students with his work globally, Jesse is passionate about sharing knowledge so rescue teams can be safer, more capable and better prepared. Jesse holds a Medical Science Masters Degree in Disaster and Emergency Res…
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083 36 Years in Prison for a Crime I Didn't Commit: Judy Henderson
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1:07:31In this interview, I speak with Judy Henderson, who spent 36 years wrongfully incarcerated for a murder she did not commit. Her co-defendant who committed the murder never faced charges. Originally sentenced to 50 years, Judy was ultimately exonerated, regaining her freedom after more than three decades. She shares insights into her life in prison …
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Listeners, if you've been enjoying our show, here's a personal favourite podcast that I listen to, that I think you would like: Creativity Found The host, Claire Waite Brown interviews people who share inspiring stories of rediscovering their creativity in their lives. It’s a feel-good reminder that it’s never too late to start something new. Uplif…
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The Character Development Conversation Every Writer Needs to Hear with Stage Actress Megan Smith | 204
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37:00Ever wonder how actors bring characters to life with such depth and emotion? In this behind-the-scenes conversation, we dive into the character work of Megan, a gifted actress who played Maria in The Sound of Music. You’ll see exactly how she took lines off a script and turned them into a fully embodied human being—and what fiction writers can lear…
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Toward a Psychology of Being - Book Summary
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21:37"Understanding Human Nature and the Fundamentals of Our Well-Being" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Abraham H. Maslow Category: Psychology
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E2A 097: Collaborative Authorship: Writing with Multiple Contributors with Hanna Boëthius and Dr. Verena Voelter
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24:12In this episode of The Entrepreneur to Author Podcast, your host Scott MacMillan interviews Hanna Boëthius and Dr. Verena Voelter about their experience co-authoring The Next Tango, a book that stands out for its truly collaborative approach. Rather than writing alone, Hanna and Verena teamed up as a patient advocate and physician, then extended th…
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