Best Meredith Hayes Podcasts (2024)

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Author2Author with Kelly McMasters 37:00

12h ago37:00

37:00

Bill welcomes essayist and memoirist Kelly McMasters to the show. Kelly McMasters is an essayist, professor, mother, and former bookshop owner. She is the author of the Zibby Book Club pick The Leaving Season: A Memoir-in-Essays (WW Norton) and co-editor of the ABA national bestseller Wanting: Women Writing About Desire (Catapult). Her first book, …

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Author2Author with Joyce Maynard 36:00

15d ago36:00

36:00

Bill welcomes bestselling novelist Joyce Maynard to the show. Joyce Maynard is the author of twelve previous novels and five books of nonfiction, as well as the syndicated column Domestic Affairs. Her bestselling memoir, At Home in the World, has been translated into sixteen languages. Her novels To Die For and Labor Day were both adapted for film.…

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1,035 - Southern Avenue, Driftwood, Elvie Shane, Melissa Ferrick, and Jeff Plankenhorn 2:22:56

16d ago2:22:56

2:22:56

This episode was recorded on May 19th, 2024 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Southern Avenue, Driftwood, Elvie Shane, Melissa Ferrick, and Jeff Plankenhorn. https://bit.ly/3xyjyVZBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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1,034- Suzy Bogguss, Stephane Wrembel, Mama's Broke, Denitia, and Goldpine 2:26:21

23d ago2:26:21

2:26:21

This episode was recorded on May 12th, 2024 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Suzy Bogguss, Stephane Wrembel, Mama's Broke, Denitia, and Goldpine. https://bit.ly/4c3Wei5By West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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Author2Author with Debra Spark 38:00

28d ago38:00

38:00

Bill welcomes novelist, short story writer, and essayist Debra Spark to the show. Debra is the author of five novels, two collections of short stories, and two books of essays on fiction writing. Her most recent books are the novel Discipline and the essay collection And Then Something Happened. With Deborah Joy Corey, she co-edited Breaking Bread,…

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Author2Author with Ellen Birkett Morris 33:00

30d ago33:00

33:00

Bill welcomed award-winning novelist and short story writer Ellen Birkett Morris back to the show. Ellen’s novel Beware the Tall Grass is the winner of the Donald L. Jordan Award for Literary Excellence, judged by Lan Samantha Chang. She is the author of Lost Girls: Short Stories, winner of the Pencraft Award. Her fiction has appeared in Shenandoah…

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Author2Author with Meredith Heller 45:00

1M ago45:00

45:00

Bill welcomes poet and writing instructor Meredith Heller to the show. Meredith is the author of Writing by Heart, Write a Poem, Save Your Life, and several poetry collections. A poet, singer-songwriter, avid nature lover, and educator with degrees in writing and education, she leads writing workshops online and in-person at schools, juvenile deten…

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1,033- Ruthie Foster, Charlie Mars, Fellow Pynins, The Wandering Hearts, and Rebecca Porter 2:41:26

1M ago2:41:26

2:41:26

This episode was recorded on April 28th, 2024 at WVU's Canaday Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV. The lineup includes Ruthie Foster, Charlie Mars, Fellow Pynins, The Wandering Hearts, Rebecca Porter, and guest host David Mayfield. https://bit.ly/4aMlc3ZBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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1,032- Bettye LaVette, Keller Williams, Kim Richey, The Langan Band, Megan Jean's Secret Family 2:33:42

1M ago2:33:42

2:33:42

This episode was recorded on April 21st, 2024 at Ohio Univeristy's Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium in Athens, Ohio. The lineup includes Bettye LaVette, Keller Williams, Kim Richey, The Langan Band, Megan Jean's Secret Family. https://bit.ly/4aGU9H9By West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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Author2Author with Anastasia Zadeik 34:00

1M ago34:00

34:00

Bill welcomes novelist Anastasia Zadeik to the show. ANASTASIA is a writer, editor, and narrative nonfiction performer. She lives in San Diego, CA, where she serves as Director of Communications for the San Diego Writers Festival, as a mentor for the literary nonprofit So Say We All, and as a board member for the International Memoir Writers Associ…

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1,031-Duke Robillard Band, Cedric Burnside, Sam Weber, Las Cafeteras, and The Black Feathers 2:29:43

1M ago2:29:43

2:29:43

This episode was recorded on March 24th, 2024 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Duke Robillard Band, Cedric Burnside, Sam Weber, Las Cafeteras, and The Black Feathers. https://bit.ly/3UoAENnBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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Author2Author with Hazel Hayes 36:00

2M ago36:00

36:00

Bill welcomes novelist Hazel Hayes to the show. Hazel is an Irish-born, London-based writer and director who for many years wrote primarily for the screen. After graduating from Dublin City University with a degree in journalism, she went on to study creative writing at the Irish Writers Centre, before honing her craft as a screenwriter through num…

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Author2Author with Jo Piazza 32:00

2M ago32:00

32:00

Bill welcomes author and podcaster Jo Piazza to the show. Jo is a bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and critically acclaimed podcast creator. Her books have been published in ten languages and twelve countries. Many of her projects are currently in development for film and television. Jo's podcasts have garnered more than twenty-five mi…

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Author2Author with Steve Almond 43:00

2M ago43:00

43:00

Bill welcomes bestselling author Steve Almond to the show. Steve Almond is the author of eleven books of fiction and nonfiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Candyfreak and Against Football. His essays and reviews have been published in venues ranging from the New York Times Magazine to Ploughshares to Poets & Writers, and his short fic…

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Special Episode: "There is a Season..." 1:56:40

2M ago1:56:40

1:56:40

This special episode of Mountain Stage features four main segments containing songs that represent the four seasons of the year. Artists include Doc Watson, Bruce Hornsby, Sara Watkins, Susan Werner, and many more. "There is a season... turn, turn, turn." https://bit.ly/3ybhfbzBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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Author2Author with Eileen Garvin 34:00

2M ago34:00

34:00

Bill welcomes bestselling novelist Eileen Garvin to the show. Eileen is the author of the national bestselling novel The Music of Bees and the acclaimed memoir How to Be a Sister. Crow Talk is her latest novel. Born and raised in Washington State, she lives in Oregon. Visit her website at www.eileengarvin.com.…

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Author2Author with John Michael Cummings 30:00

3M ago30:00

30:00

Bill welcomes novelist and short story writer John Michael Cummings back to the show. John is the author of three novels, two novellas, and more than one hundred short stories. His debut novel, The Night I Freed John Brown (Penguin Group, 2008), won The Paterson Prize for Books for Young People and was selected for Black History Month by USA Today.…

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1,030 - Nothin' Fancy, Missy Raines & Allegheny, Rory Block, Ed Snodderly, and Meredith Moon 2:17:40

3M ago2:17:40

2:17:40

This episode was recorded on March 17th, 2024 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Nothin' Fancy, Missy Raines & Allegheny, Rory Block, Ed Snodderly, and Meredith Moon. https://bit.ly/3xMupLZBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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1,029 - Tim O'Brien Band, Karan Casey, Dirk & Amelia Powell, and Tin Men 1:52:22

3M ago1:52:22

1:52:22

This episode was recorded on March 10th, 2024 at WVU's Canaday Creative Arts Center. The lineup includes Tim O'Brien Band, Karan Casey, Dirk & Amelia Powell, and Tin Men. https://bit.ly/3W4bOF7By West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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Author2Author with Linda Stewart Henley 32:00

3M ago32:00

32:00

Bill welcomes novelist Linda Stewart Henley to the show. Linda was born in Liverpool, UK, and grew up in Surrey. She attended school in Carshalton, just south of London, before moving to the United States, where she completed her education. She is the author of two other novels, Estelle and Waterbury Winter. She now lives in Anacortes, Washington, …

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Author2Author with Kristen Perrin 45:00

3M ago45:00

45:00

Bill welcomes mystery author Kristen Perrin to the show. Kristen is originally from Seattle, Washington, where she spent several years working as a bookseller before moving to the UK to do a master's and PhD. She lives with her family in Surrey, where she can be found poking around vintage bookstores, stomping in the mud with her two kids, and coll…

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1,028- Colin Hay, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Chuck Prophet & The Make Out Quartet, Bruce Cockburn, and The Lucky Valentines 2:39:44

3M ago2:39:44

2:39:44

This episode was recorded on February 1st, 2024 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California. The lineup includes Colin Hay, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Chuck Prophet & The Make Out Quartet, Bruce Cockburn, and The Lucky Valentines. https://bit.ly/3vCxWf8By West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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1,027 - The Steel Wheels, Leslie Mendelson, Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle, Upstate, and Peter One 2:30:41

3M ago2:30:41

2:30:41

This episode was recorded on January 14th, 2024 at West Virginia Uinversity's Canady Creative Arts Center in Morgantown, WV. The lineup includes The Steel Wheels, Leslie Mendelson, Buffalo Wabs & The Price Hill Hustle, Upstate, and Peter One. https://bit.ly/3J5W2BKBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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1,026 - James McMurtry, Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche, John Doyle & Mick McAuley, Cheryl Wheeler & Kenny White, Tommy Prine, and Marc Harshman 2:47:46

3M ago2:47:46

2:47:46

This episode was recorded on December 3rd, 2023 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes James McMurtry, Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche, John Doyle & Mick McAuley, Cheryl Wheeler & Kenny White, Tommy Prine, and Marc Harshman. https://bit.ly/4aBn4NsBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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Author2Author with Boo Trundle 34:00

4M ago34:00

34:00

Bill welcomes debut novelist Boo Trundle to the show. Boo Trundle is a writer, artist, and performer whose work has appeared across various platforms and publications, including The Brooklyn Rail, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and NPR’s The Moth. She has released three albums of original music with Big Deal Records. She lives in New Jersey. The Da…

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1,025- Joan Osborne, Nellie McKay, David Mayfield, Todd Burge, and Jake Kohn 2:21:13

4M ago2:21:13

2:21:13

This episode was recorded on December 3rd, 2023 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. The lineup includes Joan Osborne, Nellie McKay, David Mayfield, Todd Burge, and Jake Kohn. https://bit.ly/494ksGDBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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Sir Mark Elder 44:20

4M ago44:20

44:20

Tom Service talks to Sir Mark Elder about the legacy that he is leaving behind him after 24 years as Music Director at the Hallé Orchestra. He talks to Tom about Charles Hallé and his mission to set up an orchestra for all the people of Manchester, and how his ethos is still central to the orchestra today. Not only has mark Elder evolved the sound …

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Author2Author with Martha Beck 34:00

4M ago34:00

34:00

Bill welcomes bestselling memoirist and self-help writer Martha Beck to the show. My scheduled guest couldn't make it, so I thought I'd rerun one of my favorites! Martha Beck, PhD, is a Harvard-trained sociologist, world-renowned coach and New York Times bestselling author. She has published nine non-fiction books, one novel, and more than 200 maga…

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Author2Author with Donna Conrad 37:00

4M ago37:00

37:00

Bill welcomes author Donna D Conrad back to the show. Donna Conrad is an award-winning author, journalist, activist, and teacher. Her core values revolve around individual empowerment, a sustaining ideal running through the books she writes. Her writing interests include articles for fine-art periodicals, memoir/narrative non-fiction, as well as hi…

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Aurora Orchestra's Winterreise, Kerry Andrew, and Women at the Piano 44:26

4M ago44:26

44:26

Tom Service talks to pianist and writer, Susan Tomes, about her new book Women and the Piano - a History in 50 Lives. Those lives include well-known names today, from Clara Schumann to Nina Simone, but also many women like Marianne Martinez who have been eclipsed from previous histories of pianists. Tom and Susan discuss how women went from being t…

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Author2Author with Joseph Di Prisco 34:00

4M ago34:00

34:00

Bill welcomes poet, memoirist, and novelist Joseph Di Prisco to the show. Joseph is the acclaimed author of two bestselling memoirs (Subway to California and The Pope of Brooklyn), six novels (Confessions of Brother Eli, Sun City, All for Now, The Alzhammer, Sibella & Sibella, and The Good Family Fitzgerald), and three books of poetry (Wit’s End, P…

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Joyce DiDonato, Caroline Potter on Boulez, Szymanowski's Harnasie 44:24

4M ago44:24

44:24

Presented by Tom Service. This week, Tom talks to the American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato about her life in music, and her creative mission to challenge the status quo. From her work in refugee camps, to her long relationship with the maximum security prison SingSing in New York State, as well as in concert halls and opera stages, DiDonato confou…

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Author2Author with Bonnie Jo Campbell 33:00

5M ago33:00

33:00

Bill welcomes award-winning author Bonnie Jo Campbell to the show. Bonnie is the author of The Waters, a novel, which was the Today Show’s January selection for their “Read with Jenna” Book Club. The Waters was also featured in Oprah Daily’s list of “Best Books of 2024.” Her novel also received starred reviews in Booklist and Foreword, as well as r…

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Jeremy Denk and Missy Mazzoli 43:58

5M ago43:58

43:58

Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to renowned American pianist, Jeremy Denk, ahead of his Wigmore Hall recital of Bach Partitas. He discusses his passion for Bach and the profound impact and connection he has when he plays his music. Sara talks to Grammy-nominated composer Missy Mazzoli ahead of the day-long immersion into her work with the BBC Symphony Orch…

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Author2Author with Carla Panciera 35:00

5M ago35:00

35:00

Bill welcomes author Carla Panciera back to the show. Carla's collection of short stories, Bewildered, received the 2013 Grace Paley Short Fiction Award from the Association of Writers and Writing Programs and was published by the University of Massachusetts Press. Her short stories have appeared in the New England Review, the Clackamas Review, Sli…

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Author2Author with Paul Harding 37:00

5M ago37:00

37:00

Bill welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Harding to the show. Paul is the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Tinkers, and Enon. He is director of the MFA in Creative Writing & Literature at Stony Brook University, and lives on Long Island, New York. His latest novel is The Other Eden.By Author magazine

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Anna Meredith, Igor Levit 44:04

5M ago44:04

44:04

Tom Service talks to composer Anna Meredith as her soundtrack to the poetic British film The End We Start From, and starring Jodie Comer, is featuring in cinemas across the UK. She talks in detail about the compositional process; from the very beginning as she hums a tune and records it onto her phone, to the workings required to produce music that…

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Author2Author with Kristin Hannah 32:00

5M ago32:00

32:00

Bill welcomes bestselling historical novelist Kristin Hannah back to the show. Kristin is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 novels. Her last book, The Four Winds was the biggest selling hardcover fiction title of 2021. Her previous novels, The Four Winds, The Great Alone, The Nightingale and Firefly Lane were a…

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Tamara Stefanovich, Martin Hayes 44:06

5M ago44:06

44:06

Kate Molleson talks to pianist Tamara Stefanovich. A champion of 20th and 21st century music, Tamara explains her deep connection with the music of now, how global politics have shaped her life in music, and her insatiable appetite for learning which meant she skipped seven years of school. Kate meets Irish fiddler Martin Hayes who shares his thoug…

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Author2Author with Gary Gach 35:00

5M ago35:00

35:00

Bill welcomes author and translator Gary Gach back to the show. Gary Gach has ten books to his name. He’s author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Buddhism, Pause Breathe Smile, and Writers.net; editor of What Book!? – Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop (American Book Award, Before Columbus Foundation); and translator with Brother Anthony of Taizé of …

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Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Alice Sara Ott, Bryce Dessner 44:02

6M ago44:02

44:02

Tom Service meets French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet during his recital tour where he performs both books of Debussy’s Préludes. His 1996 recording of the pieces has just been re-released on vinyl with artwork created by his friend Vivienne Westwood, shortly before she died. Jean-Yves talks to Tom about the need to collaborate, his love of Debussy,…

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Author2Author with Caroline Miller 32:00

6M ago32:00

32:00

Bill welcomes novelist and memoirist Caroline Miller to the show. Caroline is a former elected member of the county commission of Multnomah County, Oregon, and a published author. Since leaving the political arena, she has been a prolific writer. She has published three novels: Trompe l'Oeil in, Gothic Spring, and Heart Land. Her short stories have…

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Karita Mattila and Edgar Meyer 44:12

6M ago44:12

44:12

Tom Service meets Finnish soprano, Karita Mattila as she prepares for her role as Klytämnestra in Strauss’s Elektra at the Royal Opera House in London. She talks to him about the roles her voice now allows her to sing 40 years after winning the Cardiff Singer of the World competition. Tom drops in on rehearsals at Song in Sign, the latest project f…

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Author2Author with Elizabeth Conte 33:00

6M ago33:00

33:00

Bill welcomes literary romance writer Elizabeth Conte back to the show! Elizabeth is a women’s fiction writer bringing what she loves about 19th century literature to the 21st century reader. She writes poetry, short stories, and novels, with her award-winning debut novel, Finding Jane, released in Spring 2022, and Chosen Mistress Fall 2023. Other …

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin 44:08

6M ago44:08

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Tom Service speaks to the conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director of the Montreal Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He is one of the starriest and most sought-after conductors in the world. also one of the most loved by the musicians who work with him. Nézet-Séguin is guest conductor to some of…

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Author2Author with Nick Petrie 32:00

6M ago32:00

32:00

Bill welcomes bestselling suspense novelist Nick Petrie to the show. Nick Petrie is the author of eight novels in the Peter Ash series, most recently The Runaway. His debut, The Drifter, won both the ITW Thriller award and the Barry Award for Best First Novel, and was a finalist for the Edgar and the Hammett Awards. A husband and father, he lives i…

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"Funny You Should Sing That" Special 1:55:13

6M ago1:55:13

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‘Funny You Should Sing That’ is a special episode featuring odd and unusual takes on familiar subjects. This compilation features performances by Randy Newman, Todd Snider, Julia Sweeney, Jeff Daniels, The Roches, Jill Sobule, and many more as they tackle the topics of love, sex, religion, politics, general absurdity, and possibly the most sordid o…

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Meredith Monk 44:10

6M ago44:10

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Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to one of the 21st-century's leading creative artists – the American composer and interdisciplinary artist, Meredith Monk. Celebrating her 80th birthday the year before last, Meredith’s creativity spans decades and traverses site-specific works and happenings in the 60s, through films during the 70s and 80s, to an impressive…

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Author2Author with Mojgan Ghazirad 30:00

7M ago30:00

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Bill welcomes debut novelist Mojgan Ghazirad to the show. A native of Iran, Mojgan Ghazirad is a medical doctor and currently works as an assistant professor of pediatrics at The George Washington University. She holds an MFA in creative writing and has published three collections of short stories in Farsi. Her essays have appeared in Michigan Quar…

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Author2Author with Lynne Golodner 31:00

7M ago31:00

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Bill welcomes novelist, poet, writing coach and entrepreneur Lynne Golodner to the show. Lynne writes emotional novels with compelling Jewish characters who are determined to fill their lives with passion, purpose, and love. Her first novel, Woman of Valor, joins a body of work that includes two poetry collections and six nonfiction books, includin…

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