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What Is a Jedi? with Andy Thigpen
What Is a Jedi? with Andy Thigpen
Okay, if you want to get into a grammatical discussion, I suppose it might have been better to have called this episode ... Read more
11 May 2022
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1hr 3mins
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What Is a Picture Book? with Allison Stockslager
What Is a Picture Book? with Allison Stockslager
Join the wild rumpus and listen to my conversation with children's book expert (and my sister-in-law) Allison Stockslage... Read more
22 Apr 2022
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36mins
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What is the Happiest Place on Earth? with Sarah Scheffel
What is the Happiest Place on Earth? with Sarah Scheffel
With the literal sounds of childhood providing the soundtrack to our discussion (listen to find out what I mean!), my si... Read more
4 Feb 2022
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49mins
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What Makes a Game Like a Story? with Jordan Martinus
What Makes a Game Like a Story? with Jordan Martinus
My husband and I tell the story of how he turned me into a board gamer, and we discuss the best games for people who lov... Read more
9 Dec 2021
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43mins
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What Is a Zombie? with Vickie Stockslager and Mark Stockslager
What Is a Zombie? with Vickie Stockslager and Mark Stockslager
I chat with my mom and brother, two George A. Romero superfans, about Romero's influence on the portrayal of zombies in ... Read more
26 Nov 2021
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36mins
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What Is a Novel?
What Is a Novel?
Let's talk novels: what they are, where they came from, what they're good for, and what it takes to be a good novel read... Read more
21 Oct 2021
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30mins
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What Is a Story?
What Is a Story?
Literature teachers, editors, and critics have given many definitions of what a story is, but the average person would p... Read more
21 Oct 2021
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34mins
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What Is Short Fiction? with Cathy McCrumb
What Is Short Fiction? with Cathy McCrumb
I chat with my author and online friend Cathy about her work as a short fiction editor, her favorite fiction (long and s... Read more
20 Sep 2021
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56mins
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What the Dickens? with Todd Stockslager
What the Dickens? with Todd Stockslager
My dad and I talk about our mutual favorite author (who also happens to be the author of Our Mutual Friend), Charles Dic... Read more
16 Sep 2021
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53mins
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What is a Superhero? with Sam Harris
What is a Superhero? with Sam Harris
Sam and I talk about what makes a character a superhero, what defines a superhero story, and where this wildly popular g... Read more
28 Aug 2021
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1hr 11mins