Best Steven Krakower Podcasts (2024)

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Jessi Jezewska Stevens on Geneva, Gettysburg, Krakow, Tuscany, Siberia, Indiana; on writing for two days and editing for a year; on honeymoons; on precise descriptions and hope; on landing in JFK; and ... 43:47

2M ago43:47

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Jessi Jezewska Stev…

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Hilary Bradt on getting lost; on the Galapagos and Inca Trail in the 1970s; on aerograms v social media; on hitch-hiking at 82; on her guidebooks to Burma, Iraq, Iran and N Korea; on public footpaths and ... 35:50

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Hilary Bradt to dis…

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Ginanne Brownell on hearing clarinets and trombones by a Nairobi city dump; on a fairytale morphing; on big skies; on searching for a cemetery by Lake Michigan; on her next book: a global surrogacy journey ... 28:59

5M ago28:59

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Ginanne Brownell, t…

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Nastassja Martin on her near-death encounter with a Kamchatka bear; on the boundaries between humankind and nature; on linear v spiral storytelling; on being in between worlds; on dreams, and on waking ... 49:44

7M ago49:44

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Nastassja Martin to…

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Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ on life in Lagos and Norwich; on how family pressure shapes you; on hope as something active; on walking to get out of one’s head; on random news items; and on writing a story, leaving ... 42:51

9M ago42:51

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ t…

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Daljit Nagra on his sense of mischief; on abandoning 30 line poems; on his first language Punjabi; on listening to Miles Davis; on fully expecting to fail; on the nine-metre man and snake gods; and on ... 36:35

12M ago36:35

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Daljit Nagra to disc…

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Khashayar J Khabushani on hyphenated identity; on Dodgers jerseys and drinking beer; on memoir v fiction; on belonging where we are born; on hopefulness and youthfulness; on the myth of LA; and on missing ... 45:01

1y ago45:01

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Khashayar J Khabush…

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Hanne Ørstavik on love, love and more love; on travelling with her books; on openness and vulnerability as two sides of the same thing; on 16 books written as one big novel; on the power of silence in ... 47:21

1y ago47:21

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Hanne Ørstavik to d…

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Damian Le Bas on rambunctious families; on van life; on slag heaps and rubbish tips; on lecturing kids; on the only seasons of summer and winter; on the question “where are you from?”; and on looking like ... 47:07

1y ago47:07

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Damian Le Bas to dis…

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Sophie Ward on experimental education; on flaws and frailties and guilt; on saying “my wife”; on child acting; on the US-Vietnam War; on her superpower; on writing more about Detective Sergeant Carter; ... 39:04

1+ y ago39:04

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Sophie Ward to discu…

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on riding matatus in Kenya; on the community he misses most; on torture and imagination; on the fun of writing a book on toilet paper; on birds, bees and butterflies; on which book is ... 52:02

1+ y ago52:02

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home.In this edition, I’m joined by the writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa…

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Doreen Cunningham on Arctic ice; on bullying; on community as hope; on the fact there are whales singing in the sea still, in spite of it all; on Amtrak trains; on bank loans and luck; on mothering; on ... 47:04

1+ y ago47:04

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I’m joined by the writer Doreen Cunningham t…

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Kylie Moore-Gilbert on her most treasured possession in prison; on training herself to memorise everything in a room, and on recall; on solitary confinement, hope and freedom; on how it feels to be in ... 34:20

1+ y ago34:20

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I’m joined by the writer and scholar Kylie M…

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Osman Yousefzada on writing about a community that didn’t want to be documented; on illiteracy; on being polite; on his photographic memory and eye for detail; on being on an eternal road; on the right ... 37:50

1+ y ago37:50

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the writer Osman Yousefzada to …

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Frances Stonor Saunders on stamp-collecting; on Alzheimer’s and collective amnesia; on folding maps the wrong way; on what you would take if you were fleeing; on subversive humour; on inanimate objects; ... 45:08

1+ y ago45:08

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the writer Frances Stonor Saund…

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Justin Marozzi on what makes a city great; on wanting to live in Istanbul, but not Jerusalem; on finding your bearings in time and space; on pilgrimages; on feeling like an outsider more than ever; on ... 42:17

1+ y ago42:17

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the writer Justin Marozzi to di…

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Roger Robinson on roadtripping around Britain's coastline; on the white light of Trinidad; on Black Joy; on what he sees looking at the sea; on moving to Marseille, or anywhere; on police knees on throats; ... 44:09

1+ y ago44:09

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the writer Roger Robinson to di…

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Anthony Sattin on nomadic thinking; on whether one plus one really does equal two; on the survival of the hunter-gatherer; on assabiyah; on digital nomads; on Bruce Chatwin’s unpublished writing; on telling ... 40:04

2y ago40:04

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the writer Anthony Sattin to di…

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Ariana Neumann on inherited memory; on getting angry in Spanish; on wanting to speak Czech and have a little house on the Vltava; on the migrant crisis in Venezuela; on betrayal and hope; on travelling ... 46:36

2y ago46:36

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the writer Ariana Neumann to di…

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Mother & daughter Karen Joy Fowler and Shannon Leone Fowler on historical fact, the imagination and the revision of memory; on childhood freedoms and unstructured time; on keeping a journal; on the heroics ... 49:37

2y ago49:37

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I talk to the mother and daughter pairing Ka…

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Tim Mackintosh-Smith on the settled v the wanderer; on capital letters and capital cities; on his hometown San’a; on mesmerising language, the heft of translation and sonorous tripe; on libraries, scud ... 46:11

2y ago46:11

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the writer Tim Mackintosh-Smith…

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Mona Arshi on transitioning from lawyer to poet to novelist; on silence; on the energy of adolescence; on not wanting to be persuasive; on listening to birdsong and hearing Punjabi; on writing on trains; ... 37:04

2y ago37:04

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the writer Mona Arshi to discus…

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Winnie M Li on the author as activist; on sexual assault and consent and #metoo; on writing both perspectives — of perpetrator and victim; on the memories we can choose, and those foisted upon us; and ... 36:05

2y ago36:05

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the writer Winnie M Li to discu…

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Jennifer Steil on unexpected connections between places; on "in between-ness"; on friendship in Yemen; on the Jewish diaspora in Bolivia; on the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan; on living in a permanent state of ... 36:53

2y ago36:53

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the writer Jennifer Steil to di…

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"War Child" Emmanuel Jal on a special edition of The Wandering Book Collector, including the title track of his new album Shangah 31:07

2y ago31:07

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this special edition, I speak with Emmanuel Jal to discuss…

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Kathryn D. Sullivan on our oceans; on an adventurous childhood; on maps and plotting journeys; on moving in microgravity; on time travel; on a ticket to Mars; on Moscow during the Cold War; and on losing ... 33:53

2y ago33:53

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the writer Kathryn D. Sullivan …

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Preti Taneja on finding the words; on collective grief; on Partition; on the question of home and how prison is never home; on the inevitability of political writing; on anguish; on the necessary fiction ... 30:23

2y ago30:23

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the writer Preti Taneja to disc…

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Rebecca Mead on the to-ing and fro-ing between New York and London; on being mis/understood; on migration in your 20s v your 50s; on Trieste; on eavesdropping on buses — with TWBC 37:57

2+ y ago37:57

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Welcome to The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the journalist and writer Rebecca Mead to discuss her lates…

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15. How Nick Shackelford Scaled Paid Media Campaigns Past 8-Figures 33:45

2+ y ago33:45

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Today on The Hungry Founder Podcast, our host Steve Krakower speaks with Nick Shackelford. He is the CEO - Managing Partner at Structured and Co-Founder of Konstant Kreative. He has spent the last 6 years immersed in the performance marketing world. After working with legacy brands Pepsico and Apple, he quickly found his groove going direct consume…

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Horatio Clare on madness, mania and healing; on migrating swallows; on keeping a diary; on being the other in othering; on "the love of many things" and Van Gogh — with TWBC 37:13

2+ y ago37:13

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the inimitable travel writer Ho…

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Brigid Delaney on restlessness, on the mania around wellness, on Seneca and stoicism, on Australia's tough lockdown and where she is choosing to go first (Bali), not forgetting cockatoos — with TWBC 33:21

2+ y ago33:21

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the travel writer and columnist…

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14. The Key to a Successful Subscription Box with Jenna Dorbin 17:25

2+ y ago17:25

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In this week’s episode, our host Steve Krakower has an insightful conversation with Jenna Dorbin about the key to a successful subscription box. Jenna's unique and diverse experience ranges from media and advertising to e-commerce tech. After 4 years in Advertising Sales and Operations at Hulu, Jenna now manages Recharge's marketing agency partners…

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Geoffrey Kent on a special SAFARI edition of The Wandering Book Collector 17:25

2+ y ago17:25

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Welcome to this special SAFARI edition of The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This podcast is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with Geoffrey Kent to dis…

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13. The Future of Facebook Ads with Andrew Foxwell 30:10

2+ y ago30:10

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Today on The Hungry Founder Podcast, our host Steve Krakower speaks with Andrew Foxwell, the Co-Founder of Foxwell Digital, an online advertising agency that helps eCommerce brands profitably scale their Facebook Ads. Let’s jump into his insights about the future of Facebook Ads! [00:01 – 02:04] Opening Segment Andrew shares his background Being th…

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Sara Wheeler on Russia and its writers of the Golden Age: Pushkin, Tolstoy, Turgenev, Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, and on language, translation, etymology and bathmats across nine time zones -- with TWBC 46:13

2+ y ago46:13

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the travel writer and biographe…

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12. The Current State of Online Marketing with Eric Carlson 28:52

2+ y ago28:52

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In this week’s episode, we have a very special guest, Eric Carlson. He is the co-founder of Sweat Pants Agency. Let’s dive into the current state of online marketing! [00:01 – 06:11] Opening Segment Eric shares his background Working with Hunt A Killer Running Sweat Pants Agency Focusing on eCommerce marketing Eric’s insights about the future of on…

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Kapka Kassabova on the Balkans, on growing up behind the Iron Curtain, on the inheritance of pain, on writing by water, on alchemistry, on healing -- with TWBC 36:35

2+ y ago36:35

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Half-way into the first season, welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with…

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Maaza Mengiste on Ethiopia, on women in war, on pulling the trigger, on photography, on writing in Rome, on standing before monuments to fascism, on Project 3541 -- with TWBC 36:56

2+ y ago36:56

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the most lyrical of writers Maa…

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Carla Power on how to deradicalise your town, on the journey back from extremism, on a childhood across Afghanistan, India, Iran and Egypt, as well as St Louis, Missouri, and on the Islamic feminist theologian ... 32:29

2+ y ago32:29

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, belonging and home. In this edition, I speak with the dauntless journalist and wr…

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Afua Hirsch on London, Senegal, Ghana, on imperial nostalgia, on the African diaspora, on plane journeys, and on choosing a name for her daughter -- with TWBC 28:06

2+ y ago28:06

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books and their lives around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, longing and belonging, and home. In this edition, I speak with the media multi-hy…

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Bernardine Evaristo on London, Nigeria, Brazil, the Royal Society of Literature, on travelling as a Black woman in Estonia, on the Booker, on marble bathrooms, and on Never Giving Up -- with TWBC 25:39

2+ y ago25:39

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, longing and belonging, and home. In this second edition, I speak with writer and journalist Berna…

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11. Your Social Influence is Going to Explode with These Key Tips from Maxwell Muller 45:55

2+ y ago45:55

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Today on The Hungry Founder Podcast, our host Steve Krakower speaks with marketing expert, Maxwell Muller. Maxwell is founder of VEE (Video Editing Experts), where they help founders in all fields to increase their income and impact through working marketing strategies. Find out today what really matters behind a brand and learn how to grow your in…

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10. What You Need to Know About Facebook Advertising in 2022 with Alex Afterman 27:37

2+ y ago27:37

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In this episode of The Hungry Founder Podcast, Facebook Ads expert Alex Afterman joined the show to discuss how to succeed with Facebook Ads in 2022. Connect with us: Steve's Instagram Steve's YouTube Channel Subscription Box Growth Academy Facebook Group Want to see how Steve and his team can help you grow your business? CLICK HERE…

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9. Setting Your Mindset Up For Success With Cat Howell 38:02

2+ y ago38:02

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In this episode of The Hungry Founder Podcast, Cat Howell joined the show and discussed her journey of scaling her business to $20M in revenue and navigating the common mindset pitfalls of entrepreneurs. Connect with us: Steve's Instagram Steve's YouTube Channel Subscription Box Growth Academy Facebook Group Want to see how Steve and his team can h…

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Janine di Giovanni on covering conflicts in Syria, Gaza and Bosnia, on vanishing Christian communities in the Middle East, and on nesting, on loneliness, on risk, and on not going home -- with TWBC 31:00

2+ y ago31:00

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Welcome to the travel/literary podcast The Wandering Book Collector with host Michelle Jana Chan. This is a series of conversations with writers exploring what's informed their books around themes of movement, memory, sense of place, borders, identity, longing and belonging, and home. In this first edition, I speak with writer and journalist Janine…

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8. How Eric Musick Launched A Successful New-Mom Subscription Box 31:56

2+ y ago31:56

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In this episode of The Hungry Founder Podcast, Eric Musick joined the show and walked us through his journey in launching one of the top New-Mom Subscription Boxes. Connect with us: Steve's Instagram Steve's YouTube Channel Subscription Box Growth Academy Facebook Group Want to see how Steve and his team can help you grow your business? CLICK HERE…

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7. Meow Box Success — What Olivia Canlas Believes Makes For A Successful Entrepreneur 33:43

2+ y ago33:43

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In this episode of The Hungry Founder Podcast, Olivia Canlas takes us through her journey of scaling up Meow Box and what she believes it takes to be successful in entrepreneurship. Connect with us: Steve's Instagram Steve's YouTube Channel Subscription Box Growth Academy Facebook Group Want to see how Steve and his team can help you grow your busi…

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6. How Drew Laine Grew Penalty Box Through Grit & Determination 28:26

2+ y ago28:26

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In this episode of The Hungry Founder Podcast, Drew Laine from The Penalty Box talks about his entrepreneurial journey and what it truly takes to succeed. Connect with us: Steve's Instagram Steve's YouTube Channel Subscription Box Growth Academy Facebook Group Want to see how Steve and his team can help you grow your business? CLICK HERE…

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5. Kids Baking Club — How Jill Lodato Used YouTube Content Marketing To Grow Her Subscribers 28:06

2+ y ago28:06

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In this episode of The Hungry Founder Podcast, Jill Lodato from Kids Baking Club talks about how building a large YouTube presence was key to her success in launching and scaling Kids Baking Club. Connect with us: Steve's Instagram Steve's YouTube Channel Subscription Box Growth Academy Facebook Group Want to see how Steve and his team can help you…

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4. Plate Crate Success Story — How Josh Band Used Organic Social Media To Grow His Business 37:26

2+ y ago37:26

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In this episode of The Hungry Founder Podcast, Josh Band talks about how he used organic social media to build a community and grow his subscription box business. Connect with us: Steve's Instagram Steve's YouTube Channel Subscription Box Growth Academy Facebook Group Want to see how Steve and his team can help you grow your business? CLICK HERE…

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