Best Dianne Burckhardt Podcasts (2024)

1
S3 EP 125: Andreea Rus, Children's Book Author 35:31

19h ago35:31

35:31

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne chats with Romanian born children’s book author Andreea Rus. Andreea had a clear career path in mind when she set of for college. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and followed that up with a Masters in Advertising. Both potentially financially lucrative fields. After gr…

1
S3 EP 124: J.R. Sanders, Author of The Nate Ross Series 35:01

7d ago35:01

35:01

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Recently during J.R. Sanders’ interview with Dianne Burckhardt on her podcast, Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk Podcast, the pair learned they had many things in common, from mutual author friends, to both writing historical fiction, both are trained to work in law enforcement, a…

1
S3 EP 123: S.B. Goncarova, Author of The Adventures with Abba Series 39:53

15d ago39:53

39:53

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne brings you her interview with the incredible children's book author and educational platform creator, Sarah Beth Goncarova (writing as S.B. Goncarova). Sarah has not only created a fun collection of books for young readers, she has built an entertainment business around her amazin…

1
S3 EP 122: Chef Ray Sheehan, Author of Big Green Egg Basics From a Master Barbecuer 33:23

22d ago33:23

33:23

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Dianne is thrilled to share with you her conversation with Chef Ray Sheehan. With the weather warming up and summer officially just around the corner, many people like Dianne and her husband are looking forward to the opportunity to firing up their backyard cookers. While many people stick to …

1
S3 EP 121: Mark L. Redmond, Author of The Box M Gang Series 47:45

29d ago47:45

47:45

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne shares another conversation with her friend, Mark L. Redmond. Mark is a fellow western author and was the first author Dianne ever interviewed on her podcast back when it was still Whatever Wednesdays. Mark fell in love with reading as a child. Saturday morning TV westerns were a …

1
S3 EP 120: Theresa Payton, Author of Manipulated: Inside the Cyberwar to Hijack Elections and Distort the Truth 53:40

1M ago53:40

53:40

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne is sharing with all of you her interview with the incredible Theresa Payton. Theresa Payton, an illustrious figure in the domain of technology and cybersecurity, has carved a niche for herself as a pioneering force and the first female White House Chief Information Officer. Curren…

1
S3 EP 119: Ulff Lehmann, Author of The Light in the Dark Series 45:23

1M ago45:23

45:23

Join the conversation, text us now. * Possible Trigger Warnings * Discussion of mental health issues, plus dark, grim, epic fantasy themes, and use of profane language. Bleeped words include: k1ll, sh1t, a$$hole, pro$t1tüte, ma$terb@te, and Fu©_ Hello Happy People, When you speak with Ulff Lehmann you would only know he has struggled with mental he…

1
S3 EP 118: Robert Hilliard, Author of In Freedom's Shadow 49:42

2M ago49:42

49:42

Join the conversation, text us now. * Possible Trigger Warning * There is a discussion of slavery and the treatment of black Americans during the American Civil War Era and how it pertains to Robert Book, In Freedom's Shadow. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne brings you her chat with author, Robert Hilliard. His latest book, In Freedom's Shadow, is …

1
S3 EP 117: Kezia Kos, Author of Kintsugi 33:02

2M ago33:02

33:02

Join the conversation, text us now. *Trigger warnings* Today's episode contains an open discussion of mental illness and emotional abuse. You will hear a word bleeped at least twice in this episode. That word is sui©ide. We did this to ensure this episode does not get removed by censors. Today Dianne is joined by another expat author, Kezia Kos, a …

1
S3 EP 116: N. Joseph Glass, Author of Overlap: The Lives of a Former Time Jumper 33:03

2M ago33:03

33:03

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne talks with the wonderful sci-fi author, N. Joseph Glass (Joseph). Like Dianne, Joseph is an American expat in Europe. He is an Italian American currently living in Milan, Italy. In recent years, he has devoted his time, along with his two grown sons, to helping the refugee communi…

1
S3 EP 115: Nandita Godbole, Cookbook Author of Masaleydaar: Classic Indian Spice Blends 49:07

2M ago49:07

49:07

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne is thrilled to bring another amazing cookbook author to all of you. Nandita Godbole has reinvented herself many times. She has been a botanist and a landscape architect, but family influence finally won out as she followed in the footsteps of many others in her family and ventured…

1
S3 EP 114: A. J. Landau, Author(s) of Leave No Trace 55:21

3M ago55:21

55:21

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People Dianne brings you her first ever writing team interview. While she has interviewed authors with a partner, she's never interviewed both authors in the same interview. She had so much fun talking with Jeff Ayers and Jon Land, she may have to reconsider and do more multi-author interviews. Both m…

1
S3 EP 113: Boo Trundle, Author of The Daughter Ship 38:27

3M ago38:27

38:27

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne shares with you the amazing interview she had with author Boo Trundle. The women had a very deep discussion about the introspective process behind writing books, fiction or nonfiction, when the author puts so much of themselves into the work and how it can affect not only the auth…

1
S3 EP 112: Khushi T. Saha, Interracial Romance Author - Bonus Love Fest Author 33:45

3M ago33:45

33:45

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today we bring you an interview with the incredible interracial romance author, Khushi T. Saha. Dianne and Khushi talked about her writing process, all of her published works, and an upcoming event where fans could actually meet her. They did the usual five quick questions that turned out surp…

1
S3 EP 111: J.R. Byers, Paranormal Romance Author 48:19

3M ago48:19

48:19

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, To say that J.R. Byers is a lifelong fan of romance novels is not much of an exaggeration. She fell in love with the genre at the tender age of twelve. Since then, her love of romance has only grown. When J.R. first felt the urge to pen her own fiction, romance was the obvious choice. With so…

1
S3 EP 110: Eve Black, Spicy Romance Author for Curvy Girls 40:06

4M ago40:06

40:06

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne shares her interview with spicy romance author, Eve Black. Eve has a great deal of experience writing various forms of romance from sweet and loving to her hot and spicy motorcycle club (MC) books the women talked about in today's episode. Many authors take on pen names for variou…

1
S3 EP 109: Sonya Moore, Author of Some Kind of Magic 48:33

4M ago48:33

48:33

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello My Happy People, I had so much fun editing this episode recently. It took me right back to the day we recorded this interview. We had such a fantastic conversation. I have so much admiration for Sonya Moore, author of Some Kind of Magic, A True Story Of Love Life And Wanderlust for everything she has accomp…

1
S3 EP 108: Nadine Abrahams, Romance Author of The Stars Fallen Series 22:50

4M ago22:50

22:50

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today on Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, Dianne brings another romance author to kick off the second month of our Season Three Love Fest Opener. Joining Dianne to talk about her fantasy romance trilogy is Nadine Abrahams, author of the Stars Fallen Series. Nadine has been an avid read for …

1
S3 EP 107: La Toya Bond, Nonfiction and Cookbook Author 43:36

4M ago43:36

43:36

Join the conversation, text us now. ** Trigger Warning: Discussion of death by sui©ide and taking another person's life ** Three words in today's show have been bleeped to prevent this show from being dropped on some platforms. The words are: sui©ide, mu®de® and ki11ing. When you talk to La Toya Bond, it is difficult to image she has faced heartbre…

1
S3 EP106: Terreece Clarke, International Bestselling Romance Author 1:02:09

5M ago1:02:09

1:02:09

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne shares her chat with Terreece M. Clarke. It is impossible to spend time speaking with Terreece and not come away in a better mood than when you started the conversation. With a ready smile and a kind word for everyone she meets, it is easy to see how her personality plays into her…

1
S3 EP 105: Elizabeth Teets, Comedian, Author, and Fashionista 42:55

5M ago42:55

42:55

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne is sharing her chat with Elizabeth Teets. In January 2024, Elizabeth released her first book, an anthology, Isn't She Great: Writers on Women-Led Comedies from 9 to 5 to Booksmart . Editing the selection of articles for this book was a project for which she was well prepared. Eliz…

1
S3 EP104: Susan Horsnell USA Today Bestselling Romance Author 52:59

5M ago52:59

52:59

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People. Our season 3 Love Fest has begun! For the next eight weeks we have some amazing authors who have published books on all aspect of love: self-love, love of female-led comedies, love for life, how to get over the loss of a loved one, and of course romantic love. We have romance authors from swee…

1
Holiday Rebroadcast S2RB EP 103: Sagit Schwartz 31:58

5M ago31:58

31:58

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Our Holiday break ends today! We will be back with all new shows next Wednesday, February 7th as we begin season three of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt - Book Talk Podcast. We are starting the new season with a two month Love Fest in our podcast and Book Banter Magazine. We are celebratin…

1
Holiday Rebroadcast S2RB EP 102: Michele Di Pietro 37:32

5M ago37:32

37:32

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, In today's The Best of Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt, Dianne rebroadcasts her chat with the incredible chef, Michele Di Pietro. She a cookbook author, food writer, menu and recipe developer, professional chef, culinary consultant, a budding food photographer, and just a truly fantastic pe…

1
Holiday Rebroadcast S2RB EP 101: Angela R. Hughes 49:12

6M ago49:12

49:12

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Our Holiday break is quickly coming to the end and we will have new shows coming soon when we begin season three February 7th. In the meantime, we are sharing some of our best episodes from season two while we gear up for our Love Fest coming this February and March on Book Banter with Dianne …

1
New Show - 100th Episode with Special Guest: P.R. Burckhardt 32:07

6M ago32:07

32:07

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Ever wondered what it's like to live with an entrepreneur as they try to build a writing/podcasting/magazine publishing career for themselves out of nothing but thin air and hard work? If you said yes, you are in luck! In today's special 100th broadcast, we are coming back from vacation to int…

1
Holiday Rebroadcast S2RB EP 99 Full Interview: Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen 1:17:58

6M ago1:17:58

1:17:58

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People! In today's episode, Dianne rebroadcasts her chat with her good friend, Lance Steen Anthony Nielsen. Dianne always looks forward to chatting with Lance for several reasons. Besides the fact that he is multi-talented, working as an author, a playwright, an acting coach, and a director, but Lance…

1
Holiday Rebroadcast S2RB EP 98: Whatever Wednesday S1 Episode 27:46

6M ago27:46

27:46

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, We at Burckhardt Books hope you all had a fantastic holiday season no matter what holiday you celebrate. We are currently on our holiday break between seasons two and three. We will be back for a new episode on January 10th to celebrate our 100th broadcast. I will have a special guest with me …

1
S2 EP 97: Gail Papp, Author of PUBLIC/PRIVATE: My Life with Joe Papp at the Public Theater (Last Show of Season 2) 1:20:17

7M ago1:20:17

1:20:17

Join the conversation, text us now. There is absolutely no we would be able to sum up Gail Merrifield Papp in a few paragraphs on this page, so we are not even going to attempt it. Instead we are going to share text provided in a press release from Applause Theater & Cinema Books. From the Press Release (Click to read full press release): Blending …

1
S2 EP 96: Mary Carroll Moore, Cross Genre Author 52:07

7M ago52:07

52:07

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne brings you her chat with Mary Carroll Moore. Mary has always been a creative person but chose to express this side of herself through painting and did not turn to writing until later in life. It wasn't until turning 50 that she decided to returned to college to complete a MFA in F…

1
S2 EP 95: Brian Kaufmann, TextBook & Fiction Author 45:19

7M ago45:19

45:19

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne shares her chat with Brian Kaufman. Brian is a writer who deftly manages to straddle two writing realms, academia and fiction. By day you can find Brian working diligently as a curriculum editor for an online junior college. But like a comic book superhero, his night time endeavor…

1
S2 EP 94: Faith Kramer, Food Writer, Recipe Developer, and Cookbook Author 48:47

7M ago48:47

48:47

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Dianne is thrilled to share her conversation with cookbook author, Faith Kramer. Faith is so much more than a global thinker, going beyond her own local traditions and cultural foods to bring her followers a taste of globally inspired Shabbat recipes. Faith is a long time food writer and recip…

1
S2 EP 93: Leah Ann Brown, Middle Grade Fantasy Author 40:30

8M ago40:30

40:30

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne chats with the incredible, Leah Ann Brown. She discovered her love of fantasy as a young girl growing up in Oregon. Spending hours outside in nature, playing make believe, her imagination opened up. It was further fed by her mother and grandmother who shared their stories and book…

1
S2 EP 92: Michelle Glogovac, THE Podcast Matchmaker™ & Award-Winning Publicist 43:40

8M ago43:40

43:40

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Dianne is thrilled to share her conversation with Michelle Glogovac. If you are looking to promote your book, business, or cause on podcasts, Michelle can help! Michelle has made it her professional mission to be THE Podcast Matchmaker™. When it comes to making mutually beneficial connections …

1
S2 EP 91: Lynne Golodner, Author, Coach, Marketing Entrepreneur & Podcaster 41:47

8M ago41:47

41:47

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Dianne had a wonderful chat with the multi-talented Lynne Golodner. Lynne started her author journey early in childhood. She would fill page after page with stories and poems, using her creative talents to make sense of the world around her. Even today, Lynne keeps her early work nearby to rem…

1
S2 EP 90: Debbie Weiss, Inspirational Author 53:01

8M ago53:01

53:01

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Dianne recently sat down to speak with author, Debbie Weiss. She is an accomplished entrepreneur and quite a dynamic woman. She has created a career that benefits not only herself, but others with her work as a speaker, women's coach, podcaster and author. At 50, Debbie made a significant chan…

1
S2 EP 89: Michele De Pietro, SOUPified Cookbook Author and Blogger 37:44

8M ago37:44

37:44

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Dianne had the chance to chat with the incredible chef, Michele Di Pietro. Not only is she just a fantastic person in general, she is a cookbook author, food writer, menu and recipe developer, professional chef, culinary consultant, and a budding food photographer. Somehow she managed to find …

1
S2 EP 88: Otto Schafer, Award-Winning YA and Adult Fiction Author 34:13

9M ago34:13

34:13

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, If you are on TikTok's #Booktok at all, you have probably seen our guest today. Otto Schafer is the author of the award-winning YA contemporary fantasy God Stone series. His first book, The Secret Journal, was a winner in the Soon to be Famous Illinois Author Project and his second book of tha…

1
S2 EP 87: Sagit Schwartz, Suspense Thriller Author & Licensed Psychotherapist 35:46

9M ago35:46

35:46

Join the conversation, text us now. In today's episode, Dianne gets to chat with the incredible Sagit Schwartz. Sagit is a writer, producer, and licensed psychotherapist. Her work has been featured in Medium, Slate, The Atlantic, Reddit NoSleep, and Lifetime Television. She resides with her husband, daughter, and rescue dog in a Southern California…

1
S2 EP 86: Liz Shipton, Dystopian SciFi Fantasy Author & Pirate 45:50

9M ago45:50

45:50

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Have we got a great show for you today! Seeing as how Dianne was born on "Talk Like a Pirate Day", she was thrilled to get to chat with real life pirate, Liz Shipton. Liz is a part-time freelance writer and part-time indie author of a dystopian series loosely based on her life. She is also a …

1
S2 EP 85: Mikel Melwasul, Epic Military Fantasy Author 39:15

9M ago39:15

39:15

Join the conversation, text us now. Mikel Melwasul Epic Military fantasy Author EP 85: September 27th Hello Happy People, Today Dianne chats with epic fantasy author, Mikel Melwasul. The oldest of five boys, Mikel, usually going by "Mik" (as in Jagger), developed a love for fantasy at a young age when his father read The Hobbit and The Chronicles…

1
S2 EP 84: Dianne Burckhardt, Award-Winning Author, Podcaster, and Publisher 29:48

10M ago29:48

29:48

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, In celebration of her birthday, Dianne took over her own podcast to share her books with you. She gives a brief recap of the books in her Into the West Saga Serial collection and does a reading from her seventh and final book in the serial, Into the West: Family Ties. She also introduces her n…

1
S2 EP 83: Meliza Farndell, Author, Coach, Speaker 43:13

10M ago43:13

43:13

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne chats with the incredible, Meliza Farndell. Since they recorded this interview, Dianne has already joined Meliza for a live chat on her channel. It has been proven that when these two women start talking about books, it is hard for them to stop. Meliza is a wife and mother current…

1
S2 EP 82: J.C. Fuller, Mystery Author and TikTok Queen 48:32

10M ago48:32

48:32

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today Dianne gets to sit down with the incredibly funny, mystery author, J.C. Fuller. J.C. is the author of The Rockfish Island Mystery series. Not only is she a TikTok maven, but she is also a lover of all things mysterious, from fictional thrillers to true crime shows, and everything in betw…

1
S2 EP 81: Carole T Beers, Contemporary Western Mystery Author 45:11

10M ago45:11

45:11

Join the conversation, text us now. Today Diane is joined by Carole T. Beers, western author of New West Mysteries with Heart ... and humor. Carole was born in Portland, Ore., to descendants of Oregon Trail pioneers. She fell in love with writing at an early age and with horses as soon as she could ride. She wrote her first story when she was only…

1
S2 EP 80: Chris Denmead, Comic Book Author and Podcaster 37:58

11M ago37:58

37:58

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, Today, Dianne is joined by comic book author Chris Denmead. Chris is the host of the midnight horror radio show, The Dr. Chris Radio of Horror. The show broadcasts from Worcester, MA and can be found on 91.3 FM. The show began in Oct, 2007 and airs Sunday nights at 10pm. Chris is also a graphi…

1
S2 EP 79: Reenita Hora (Part 2 of 2), Author, Creator, and Executive Producer 39:18

11M ago39:18

39:18

Join the conversation, text us now. Hello Happy People, In part one of this interview, Dianne and Reenita covered a lot of Reenita's extensive background in media and business and had just begun to touch on her personal creative projects. In part two, the women delve more into the comic projects Reenita is developing and her award-winning fiction …

1
S2 EP 78: Reenita Hora (Part 1of 2), Author, Creator, and Executive Producer 43:15

11M ago43:15

43:15

Join the conversation, text us now. Reenita M. Hora From her publicist: Reenita is a founder, executive-level content, operations, and marketing leader, and writer. With years of experience in media, entertainment, communications, tech/innovation and wellness industries in the USA and Asia, she grows organizations, from startups through mid-size b…

1
S2 EP 77: Francesca Maria, Comic Book and Horror Author 40:15

11M ago40:15

40:15

Join the conversation, text us now. Francesca Maria Comic Book and Horror Author EP 77: August 2nd Hello Happy People, we have such a treat for you! Dianne finally got to sit down with a comic book author, Francesca Maria. The women had so much fun chatting and Dianne is thrilled to introduce you to Francesca and her work. From her website: Frances…

1
S2 EP 76: Kammy Wood, The Modern Wordist, Editor, Author Coach, Ghostwriter 39:09

12M ago39:09

39:09

Join the conversation, text us now. Kammy Wood The Modern Wordist (Editor, Author Coach, Ghostwriter) EP 76: July 26th In today's episode, Dianne gets to chat with an old friend, Kammy Wood. For as long as Dianne can remember, Kammy has been an avid reader and lover of words so it made perfect sense to learn Kammy started her own business working …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Dianne Burckhardt Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide