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Welcome to the Women in Food Podcast where we meet at the intersection of Food, Business and the Feminine! I’m your hostess, Missy Singer DuMars and it is my mission to elevate the diverse voices of women in our global food culture while exciting and empowering you in your kitchen! Each episode, I interview a woman in food – chefs, farmers, writers, teachers, bakers and other food makers on their personal story with food. We’ll also talk about their current favorite meals and share a recipe ...
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Growing Your Business is Like Growing Anything + Eggs
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This episode of Women in Food is a little bit different as I turn the tables, I mean microphone, and sit down to become the guest. I’ve brought in Social Entrepreneurship Coach and Host of the Awarepreneurs podcast, Paul Zelizer to interview ME about food, business and my personal story. I have to say, as I listen to this conversation, it feels raw…
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Cracking Gender Barriers in Food Media + Tzatziki Sauce with Andrew Galarneau
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This episode of Women in Food is unique as one of the rare times I interview a “man in food” — food writer and journalist, Andrew Galarneau. During this conversation we dance between topics like an innovative take on cooking eggs to the complexity of gender inequality in the culinary industry. Andrew lays bare what he sees is the sobering truth of …
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Business Side of Food + Sheet Pan Meals with Kristi Knowles
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Today I talk with CEO of Mother Raw Foods, Kristi Knowles to discuss the triumphs and challenges of running a values-based food business. We hear about Kristi’s first love of food starting with her 6th project about wanting to be a Chef and how that early passion for food led her on a journey through the corporate food world. From the importance of…
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Passion Meets Profit on the Farm + Chicken Wings with Laura Robbins
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Today I talk with farmer, community leader and entrepreneur, Laura Robbins. We talk about the challenges balancing scaling her farm business, Wild Robbins Farm, with maintaining the level of quality she wants to provide. Laura shares her story moving from a city-dweller in Manhattan, NY through the progression to becoming an organic farmer in Massa…
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What We Learn Through Food Waste + Chickpea Mayo with Corina Akner
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Today I talk with visionary entrepreneur and food advocate, Corina Akner. We talk about how she uses concepts around food waste as a tool for community and business building through her Sustainable Food Lab in Sweden, VÄRT. Corina shares her story from her expertise in Industrial Design to her discovery of food waste in all parts of the food system…
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Lessons from "The Automat" + Baked Mac & Cheese with Lisa Hurwitz
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Today I talk with filmmaker, cafeteria-lover and foodie, Lisa Hurwitz. We talk about her recent film, “The Automat”, a documentary about the iconic Horn & Hardart restaurant chain of the early twentieth century. Learn about her beginnings in the intersection of food and film to how she’s brought her first feature film to life as a woman in the film…
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Eating with Empathy + Mushroom Quiche with Chef Charlie Ray
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Today I talk with Chef Charlie Ray — a Swedish and Black American food creator and seasonal, local food advocate. Learn about her early start foraging for wild mushrooms & berries in Sweden & fishing with sticks & strings off the river banks Norway. From there, we journey with her through the world of vegan fine-dining as she explores food waste an…
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Lessons in Food from the Grandmothers + Kitchen Improv with Connor Sauer
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In this week’s episode, I talk with women’s empowerment pioneer, foodie, wise woman and passionate lover of the natural world, Connor Sauer. Connor shares a bit about her childhood growing up eating close to the land right at a time when convenience foods were also making their appearance as well as her travels around the world and life in the wild…
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Food, Business & Intuitive Leadership + Beet Ice Cream
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In this week’s episode, I talk with Courtney Buckley of Your Mom’s Donuts. Courtney shares with us her story of learning how she leads best as a mom, wife, entrepreneur and farmer. Our conversation wanders deep into dairy sheep farming, kids food television, how she started her donut business, and learning to lead life from simplicity. Courtney and…
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Insider Secrets to Avoid Fishy Fish + Black Cod Recipe
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In this week’s episode, I talk with Sena Wheeler of Sena Sea Wild Alaskan Fish. Sena shares with us her story of embracing her heritage as a fisherman’s wife and how that lineage is passed on through the women in her family. Learn about how fishing boats work in Alaska, why Alaskan fish is so delicious, exactly what are the Omega-3’s people talk ab…
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Women in the Wine Business + Seasonal Sangria
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In this week’s episode, I talk with Anne McIntosh & Nicole Casell - owners of Alchemy Wine & Beer. Hear how a bachelorette party in New Orleans led these two women to leave their high-level corporate jobs to start a wine & beer bar in Western NY and how sticking to a vision and finding the right supporters helped them turn an idea into a hub of com…
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Secrets of an Introvert Biz Woman + Walnut Cake
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Today I talk with Chef Apparel Designer, Sandra Harvey — who I met through Jenny Powell-Castor from Episode 4 . Learn the incredible story of how this California fashion designer came to design a whole new Chef Coat especially for women bringing fashion and function together in a never-seen-before way. We’ll go on her journey from the fashion world…
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Community Focused Business + Vegan Banana Bread
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In this week’s episode, I talk to English teacher turned bakery manager, animal rights advocate and business owner, Natasha Tatton. We start with her early memories of less-than-stellar meals and her search for delicious vegan options. Hear about how she first started in food business by serving meals in a hospital in the United Kingdom to running …
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Choosing Food Transparency + Perfectly Roasted Chicken
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In this week’s episode, I talk to regenerative farmer, wife, foodie and mom to five kids, Paige Jackson, who I first ‘met’ online when she posted about her Romertopf clay baker (you can hear the whole story in the interview!). We talk about how her quest to have more transparency in food after experiencing some health complications led her and her …
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Food Mentorship, Eating Disorders + Everything Cheese
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In this week’s episode, we are talking to writer, author, editor, food expert and Cheese Maven, Hannah Howard who recently published her second book, “Plenty: A Memoir of Food and Family” celebrating the many, often unseen, pockets of women in the food world. We talk about her journey into food, starting with her mother (who is one of the women fea…
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Food As Art As Food + Olive Oil Cake
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Hey there, it’s been quite a while since there’s been a new episode. As a farmer, I’ve been busy the past few months! This week, I’m back at it talking to Artist, Curator and Animator, Sarah Klein. Now you may be wondering why I’m talking to an Artist on a podcast about food, well, I’ll tell you! As a co-creator of the Local Foods Wheel (a wonderfu…
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Feminine Culinary Leadership + Watermelon
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In this week's episode, I talk to Chef Kimberly Brock Brown who recently was elected as the President of the American Culinary Federation (ACF). We talk about her journey into food and eventually to this role as the first woman, first person of color AND first Pastry Chef to be president in the ACF’s 92-year history. Along the way, Chef Kimberly sh…
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Innovation vs. Tradition + All Things Rice
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Hey there! This week's interview with farmer and mother, Heather Fukase, is a bit on the long side but I just couldn't cut out all the deliciously fun topics we cover! So, take your time with it and enjoy. In this week's episode, we get a full lesson on RICE-- learning about how it is grown in Japan, the different varieties & what makes them differ…
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Relationship, Curiosity & the Meat Industry + Sweet Rolls
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On this episode, we talk to Jill Gould of the Butter Meat Co. about being in relationship to our food. Relationship to our food is not just about knowing where it came from, but also the relationships we build around food, how food is intertwined in our relationships (like family recipes), and how it is connected to our relationship with the earth …
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In Memory of Carla Bartolucci + Einkorn Wheat
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This week, I heard the very sad news of the passing of Carla Bartolucci. I’ve not met her, but her work has influenced my relationship with food in ways that ripple out to most people I connect with over food. Carla was the CEO and Founder of Jovial Foods (along with her husband) and responsible for bringing awareness of Einkorn wheat closer to the…
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Simple Acts of Selfless Self-Care + Papaya
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This week’s interview is with chef & urban gardener, Ari Botsford Cohen where we explore the many uses of papaya while chatting about vintage recipes, meat tenderizing, and how self-care can be a selfless act. Along the way, we’ll learn more about Ari’s story of food from her great-grandfather’s cookbooks to her dad starting a farm and gardening. S…
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Callaloo + Repairing BIPOC Relationship to Food
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Today’s interview is with farmer and food advocate, Allison Dehonney. Travel with us to the Caribbean where we learn how she makes the ubiquitous Callaloo— a sort of soupy-stew using indigenous Caribbean greens called dasheen. Along the way, we’ll learn more about Allison’s story of food from her Trinidadian roots to her current home in Buffalo, NY…
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Today I talk with Chef & Food Truck Owner, Jenny Castor. Learn how this former Ballerina finds herself going to Culinary School, saving her from severe depression and helping her re-invent her future. We talk about following joy, the gifts and challenges of perfectionism, creating stability in unstable times, bringing feminine beauty to food, how t…
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My guest on Women in Food this week is Tanja Westfall-Greiter. Tanja is a farmer in the Austrian Alps. Her life principle is to make a positive contribution to the world, which she does through her food as well as her teaching. She’s the founder of the International Women Farmers Group as well as writing and teaching about garden methodologies that…
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My guest on Women in Food this week is Jessica Arends. Jessica is the Executive Chef for Six Friends Cabernet, a restaurant featuring New York made wines paired with fresh local cuisine. Jessica brings together her experience cooking in three different countries and working in a large range of food businesses to express her passion for farm-to-tabl…
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Welcome to the Women in Food Podcast where we meet at the intersection of Food, Business and the Feminine! I’m your hostess, Missy Singer DuMars and it is my mission to elevate the diverse voices of women in our global food culture while exciting and empowering you in your kitchen! Before we get into the interviews, I thought I would tell you a lit…
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Welcome to the Women in Food Podcast where we talk all things Food, Business and the Feminine! I’m your hostess, Missy Singer DuMars and it is my mission to elevate the diverse voices of women in our global food culture while exciting and empowering you in your kitchen! Each episode, I interview a woman in food – chefs, farmers, writers, teachers, …
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This week on The Easy Chair, it’s Family Mad Libs. From our vacation spot in The Hamptons, we play a spirited game of Mad Libs, World’s Greatest Word Game ™. The story we fill in the blanks on is “Let’s Dance”. Joining me is my entire fam- husband Sam, daughter Hannah, son Jake and his wife Jillian Vogel, daughter Rachael and her husband Will Golds…
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This week on The Easy Chair, it’s a reprise of “The Gift of the Magi,” the classic short story by O. Henry. This small sweet gem of a tale is generally considered a Christmas story, as well as the iconic illustrative example of irony. I would challenge the limits of these descriptions. This story about love and sacrifice is relevant for any time of…
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Episode 228: Mightier Than the Sword, Holiday Survival Edition!
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This week, it’s Mightier Than the Sword, Holiday Survival Edition, with co-host Stephanie Spaulding! Today we tackle the holidays. It’s a time of gift-giving, holiday parties, and mandatory good cheer. We explore ways to healthily navigate the season. Many of us feel stressed and overwhelmed by the social and fiscal demands of the holidays, and Ste…
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Episode 227: Midnight Morning Update (with Rachael Hurwitz)
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Today on The Easy Chair, my guest is my daughter Rachael, and we talk about her indie folk band, Honey Magpie, and their second album, which they recently finished recording. Their single, “Undecided”, comes out on January 24th, 2020—and trust me, I’ll let you know when it drops! In our fun and freewheeling interview, Rachael talks about the things…
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Episode 226: The Point (by Laura Hurwitz)
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Today on The Easy Chair, it's chapter one of my novel that’s been in progress (or arrested development) for quite a spell. I’ve been feeling very connected to Nantucket, the island I love, and prone to the tug of family, past and present. The Point centers on the Folger-Yurofsky family, who’ve been coming to Nantucket all their lives, to a cottage …
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Episode 225: In The Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried (by Amy Hempel)
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This week on The Easy Chair, it’s the iconic short story writer Amy Hempel’s “The Cemetery When Al Jolson Is Buried.” This poignant story is about bearing witness to the final days of a best friend’s life. Full disclosure: I had to record the end four times before I made it through without crying. Also note: there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING even remotel…
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Episode 224: “How to Become a Writer” (by Lorrie Moore)
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This week on The Easy Chair, I am happy to share the subversively funny, life vs. art, absolutely all-too-true short story “How to Become a Writer” by Lorrie Moore. Moore’s tone, that of a classic how-to piece providing aspiring writers with a road map of sorts, veers off-course into a very personal narrative of the unique twists and turns of her o…
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This week, it’s the return of Mightier Than the Sword, with my wonderful co-host Stephanie Spaulding! Between one thing and another, it’s been a while since Steph and I have been able to record together, so this feels like an awesome reunion. We talk about the ideas we’ve had about writing and words, and discuss, individually, the beliefs that have…
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Today’s Easy Chair episode: “The Patron Saint of Words” with guest poet, artist, radio host, and journalist Karen (K.P.) Ponzio. K.P. reads a very cool article she wrote about the Patron Saints of New Haven project, conceived and rendered by local artist Sara Scranton. With her finger squarely on the pulse of the New Haven art scene, Scranton tappe…
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Just in time for Halloween, in this episode of The Easy Chair I read “Popsy”, Stephen King’s dark tale of a child abduction in which the tables get terrifyingly turned. Sheridan, a gambling addict, has taking to kidnapping children for a sinister figure named Mr. Wizard. He finds a young boy who is lost at the mall and lures him into his van. The b…
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Episode 220: Rape Fantasies (by Margaret Atwood)
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This week on The Easy Chair, I read Margaret Atwood’s c. 1975 feminist short story, “Rape Fantasies”. Chatty narrator Estelle describes talking with her co-workers about their rape fantasies and hers. Their fantasies are the stuff of Hollywood movies and magazines, not at all authentic, in Estelle’s view, while hers are real. Estelle is an honest p…
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Episode 219: The Great Automatic Grammatizator (by Roald Dahl)
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This week on The Easy Chair, I read a funny and thought-provoking short story by the late Roald Dahl, "The Great Automatic Grammatizator." For anyone who has ever wondered if there is a can’t fail writing formula, or if maybe, just maybe, the surest route to publication can be accomplished by computer algorithm- this is the story for you. Young Ado…
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Episode 218: The Fat Girl (by Andre Dubus) Part Two
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This week, on The Easy Chair, I read the conclusion of “The Fat Girl” by Andre Dubus. Louise has graduated college and now weighs less than her goal weight. She has morphed from fat to thin in less than a year, and suddenly, the world opens up to her in ways she never imagined. The gifts within her reach are the spoils of her self-deprivation, and …
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Episode 217: The Fat Girl (by Andre Dubus) Part One
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Today on The Easy Chair, I read Part One of “The Fat Girl”- a stunning short story by Andre Dubus. Louise has been fat since childhood, furtively secreting away stashes of chocolate candy, which she eats at night, in bed. Then, her college roommate, with the best of intentions, intercedes. After a year of self-denial, Louise’s life changes. She gai…
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This week on The Easy Chair, it’s Mightier Than the Sword, with my wonderful co-host Steph Spaulding. We’re both back at work in the classroom, and…drum roll, please…so far, we are DOING A-OKAY. Steph’s got a new approach that she shares with us that involves the word joyful, and I’m teaching in what just might be the best school in the world, with…
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Episode 215: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been Part Two (by Joyce Carol Oates)
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This week on The Easy Chair, it’s the conclusion of Joyce Carol Oates’s stunner of a short story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”. Arnold Friend has shown up at fifteen-year-old Connie’s screen door, behind which she’s home alone. Suddenly what seemed like a chance encounter at a popular summer hang-out turns into something sinister, som…
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Episode 214: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been (by Joyce Carol Oates)
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This week on The Easy Chair, I read the first half of Joyce Carol Oates's brilliant, twisted short story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been.” Connie is a fifteen-year-old girl from a small town, newly aware of her beauty, newly boy-crazy, awakening to life and the pleasures it offers the young and, even more abundantly, the beautiful. It’s …
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Episode 213: Excerpts, Bird by Bird (by Anne Lamott)
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This week on The Easy Chair, I read two funny and fabulous essays by author Anne Lamott from her seminal book on writing and life in general, Bird By Bird. Lamott is smart, self-deprecating, witty, and wise, and what she has to say about the process of writing, about life as a writer, and about just being human is not only enlightening, but genuine…
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This week on The Easy Chair: “Mary”, second of a two-part series by master storyteller Saul Fussiner. Like last week’s “Shane”, “Mary” is set largely in Ireland. A decade has passed, and Saul and his new wife have stopped in Fahan while on their honeymoon. (The Irish owner of the Connecticut estate /wedding venue was so moved by their ceremony that…
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This week, I’m joined by writer/storyteller Saul Fussiner. It’s been a minute since Saul has been on the podcast, and the story “Shane” is from Saul’s series of stories connected by times spent in Ireland, “I’ve Heard Those Drums All My Life.” "Shane" is set in the Ireland of the '80s, when Saul and his girlfriend accidentally visit the wrong town …
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This week, it’s a breezy tribute to the joys of summer reading on Mightier Than the Sword! Co-host and fellow educator (yes, that’s right … I’m headed back to the classroom in September, and you’ll hear about that on the podcast) Steph Spaulding and I weigh in on a few of the books we read over the summer. We offer some critical analysis, what work…
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Episode 209: The Knowers (by Helen Phillips)
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This week on The Easy Chair, I read to you the short story “The Knowers” by Helen Phillips. Imagine a world in which every person can decide to find out the date of their death- but they can’t know the circumstance surrounding it. Would you even want this knowledge? What if you were lovingly, decades-long married to someone who emphatically didn’t …
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This week, it’s another Mightier Than the Sword, with co-host Steph Spaulding. In this episode, we discuss perfectionism, procrastination, and how both behaviors are the downfall of many a good writing practice. Steph describes herself as a recovering perfectionist, while I was once an aspiring perfectionist. Procrastination is something we both st…
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