Random Writers Podcasts

A book podcast hosted by writing partners Amy Helmes and Kim Askew. Guests include biographers, journalists, authors, and cultural historians discussing lost classics by women writers.

Categories: Arts, History, Society & Culture

Tags: classics, women, writers

A biweekly series produced and curated by Toronto Public Library (TPL), celebrating 40 years of the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA). Episodes feature recorded on-stage interviews, readings or panel discussions with some of the 20th century’s best-known writers and thinkers. Hosted by novelist, Randy Boyagoda. UPDATE: Season 2 will resume in early spring 2023!

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: archival, archives, Arts, Authors, Books, canlit, Culture, interviews, library, Literature, Reading, tifa, Toronto, toronto public library, tpl, writers

Discussions about pop culture, the randomness of life, the music industry, art, film and interviews with craftspersons, artists, writers and musicians.

Categories: Arts

Tags: artists, long form interview, music, writers

Craig and Scott, two purveyors of fine literature and poor jokes, take you on a literary journey dedicated to tickling your earhairs with word-laden goodness. Interviews with great literary guests and hot takes on the literary news of the day.”Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences.” -Sylvia Plath

Categories: Arts

Tags: Books, interviews, Literature, reviews, writers, writing

Interviews with Tony Winners, Broadway Legends, and Today’s Hottest Theater Stars. Brought to you biweekly by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen.

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: actors, Arts, Broadway, Comedy, creative, interview, musicals, nyc, plays, producers, theater, tony awards, writers

Words Out West is a literary podcast spotlighting both established and emerging writers from Montana and the western United States, along with their poems, stories, songs, radio plays and other forms of the spoken word.

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: audioplays, contemporarywest, montana, poems, radioplays, shortstories, spokenword, writers

Join hosts Danielle Koenig & Kristine Kimmel for a comedy podcast about surviving the things that could kill you and the stuff that just makes you wish you were dead.

Categories: Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

Tags: Comedy, how to, survival, survive, writers

Each week Alex Zane sits down with a filmmaker to discuss their career and the cinema they love.

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Categories: TV & Film

Tags: actors, blockbusters, cinema, Dexter Fletcher, directors, film, ghostbusters, Gil Kenan, hollywood, horror, Movies, Sci-Fi, television, tv, writers

The So and So Series hosts 3-4 poets each month. Chris Tonelli is host and curator. This podcast is a recording of those events. [itunes pic]
The So and So Series Reading No. 30 The final reading to be held in Boston. At the Distillery in South Boston, MA on Saturday, October 11, 2008 This month’s poets are Dorothea Lasky, Dara Weir, and James Tate! Due to technical difficulties, only portions of the recordings were captured. Part Two features the words and poems of James Tate. The final installment of the this series of broadsides is also here. This month’s artist is Robert daVies. For more information on the Manila Broadsides and our collaboration with this small press, visit: http://rope-a-dope-press.blogspot.com/ All rights reserved. Look for our readings come 2009 in North Carolina. About the Poets: Dorothea Lasky was born in St. Louis in 1978. She is the author of the full-length collection of poems, AWE (Wave Books, 2007), as well as the chapbooks Alphabets and Portraits and The Hatmaker’s Wife. She has attended Harvard University and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She currently lives in Philadelphia, where she co-edits the Katalanché Press chapbook series and is pursuing her doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania. Dara Wier is the author of ten collections of poetry, most recently Remnants of Hannah and Reverse Rapture (Wave Books, 2006 and 2005, respectively). She has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the NEA and The American Poetry Review. She directs the MFA program for poets and writers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and co-directs the University of Massachusetts’ Juniper Initiative for Literary Arts and Action. James Tate is the author of numerous books of poetry and prose, most recently The Ghost Soldier (Ecco, 2008). His Selected Poems won the Pulitzer Prize and the William Carlos Williams Award in 1991. His other honors include a National Book Award and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. He teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Categories: Arts

Tags: Boston, Cambridge, poem, poet, poetry, Press, readings, ropeadope, spoken, thesoandsoseries, tonelli, word, writers, writing

Stories turn songs into symphonies, events into memories, and lives into legends. In our crowded world, “knowing your story” cuts through the noise so you can make your mark — whether you want to sell more books, increase profits, or just make a difference. At Sterling & Stone, Story is our business. The Story Studio Podcast is where we explore ways we can all tell our stories better.

Categories: Arts, Business, Education

Tags: amazon, blogging, Books, Bookstore, business, digital, DIY, ebook, epub, ibooks, Independent, indie, Kindle, kobo, marketing, media, nook, online, publishers, publishing, self, social, story, storytelling, writers, writing

Listen in as author Linda Sivertsen (aka Book Mama) brings together the world’s most beloved bestselling authors to chat about writing, publishing, deal-making, spirituality, activism, and the art of romancing creativity. Now streaming on American Airlines, these up-close conversations are a fan favorite, downloaded millions of times, and frequently profiled on “Best Podcast” lists (i.e., The Motley Fool’s “10 Best Podcasts for Women”) while gracing the “Popular Podcasts, Books” (formerly Literature) page of iTunes/Apple Podcasts nearly every day since the show’s launch in 2015. Join Linda (herself an award-winning, bestselling author, writing coach, and ex-ghostwriter + magazine editor) and her celebrity co-hosts for deep, funny interviews w/ top authors on breakout success to staying power. Heart-centered encouragement, street-smart advice, and insider success (and failure!) stories for every writer and creative type. Biggest mistakes, best shortcuts, behind-the-scenes agent, press, and publishing stories help you gain the courage to get your book, blog, ballad, or biz birthed into the world. Guests include Jenny Lawson, Martha Beck, Elizabeth Gilbert, Patricia Cornwell, Marie Forleo, Van Jones, Cheryl Strayed, Nia Vardalos, Terry McMillan, Joel Stein, Deepak Chopra, Tom Hanks, Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, Candice Bergen, Meg Wolitzer, Austin Channing Brown, Dean Koontz, Ann Patchett, Maria Shriver, Steven Pressfield, Anita Moorjani, Tosca Lee, Brené Brown, Lee Child, Anne Lamott, Rob Bell, Dani Shapiro, Gabby Bernstein, Seth Godin, Danielle LaPorte, Marianne Williamson, Arianna Huffington, Mary Karr, Gretchen Rubin, #1 NYT Fantasy Authors (and besties) Tomi Adeyemi & Sabaa Tahir, US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, and former WME super-agent Jennifer Rudolph Walsh. If you’ve ever wished you could sit down with your favorite writers over coffee to ask them how they do it, year after year, book after book, consider this your new, not-so-guilty pleasure. Take your dreams from idea to done with us. The Beautiful Writers Podcast. Where inspiration is constant, and swearing, optional (although highly appreciated). Find out more: https://www.beautifulwriterspodcast.com

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: Authors, bestsellers, book deals, book proposals, publishing, writers, writing

Center Stage with Mark Gordon is a talk show that looks at independent film and the people who make it happen in front of the camera, as well as, behind the scenes. Each week, the program features some of the most inovative and creative people woking in film today. From award-winning actors like Ben Kingsley (SCHINDLER’S LIST) and Adrian Brody (THE PIANIST) to cutting edge directors like Paul Greengrass (UNITED 93) and Darren Aronofsky (THE FOUNTAIN), Center Stage with Mark Gordon gives an audience an inside look at the artist and the art form. Center Stage with Mark Gordon is a showcase for provocative and thought provoking films that explore the human condition. MURDERBALL, DELIVER US FROM EVIL, and ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM are just a few of the films that have been discussed on the program.

Categories: Arts, TV & Film

Tags: actors, composers, directors, film, filmmakers, hollywood, Talkshow, writers

Talking UpStream is a new show on IBM.TV. Some Nobodies, Dylan Terry and Zack Wiseman try and talk their way up to a streaming service. They have endless ideas and each episode revolves around starting a thought project into a ‘pitchable’ idea.-www.somenobodies.com-

Categories: Comedy, TV & Film

Tags: content, content creators, fiction, interview, novelist, screen writer, streaming, writers

In-depth interviews with various people from in and around the entertainment industry.

Categories: Arts, Comedy, Music, Society & Culture, TV & Film

Tags: a, Acting, agents, baseball, box, Comedy, Contests, directors, draft, Entertainment, facebook, fantasy, film, final, hollywood, improv, MLB, office, Producer, screenplays, Showbiz, sketch, Teleplays, television, tv, Twitter, writers, writing

Interviews with authors and writers about their books, their writing habits, their favorite novels, and how they got started writing.

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: Authors, Books, fantasy, fiction, horror, how, mysteries, novels, science, thrillers, to, write, writers, writing

Women With Books is a curated podcast, hosted by USA Today Bestselling Author Lindsay Emory. With a focus on women and women-identifying authors and genres, we are a book club for readers, celebrating our favorite books and media and all the fabulous things in life.

Categories: Arts

Tags: author, book, Books, by, club, emory, feminist, girl, hbic, Host, lindsay, mom, more, MYSTERY, Podcast, reader, romance, With, women, writers

2 Ladies living in LA, with 1 wise producer chiming in as a bonus. Sharing real world challenges on the life of actors, dating, marriage and more. Always candid and completely off the cuff. Tiff is an award winning Actress/Comedian, Writer/Producer and more. Jules is an award winning Actor, Author, TEDx Speaker, and more. Chay is an incredibly talented LA based music producer, musician and author. Tune-in for some fun, truth, insights and inspiration. Candid uncensored discussions about all things Los Angeles, Hollywood, California, Acting, Entertainment, Music, Dating, Relationships, Marriage and the raw truth about LIFE in LA. Comedy and some tears all mixed into one show with no pre-scripted material. To write into the show – contact Julieanne O’Connor, Tiffany Phillips or Producer Chay at TheTiffandJulesShow@gmail.com

Categories: Comedy, Technology

Tags: Acting, actresses, Authors, awardwinningactors, awardwinningauthor, Books, California, candid, Comedy, dating, directors, Fun, Funny, hollywood, hosts, hysterical, inspiration, joy, life, lifeexperiences, LosAngeles, love, marriage, music, Podcast, producers, radio, speakers, tedx, Wisdom, writers

A podcast from Eric Carlson, Marcus Mann, and Andrew Neill where we write and perform fiction based on TV shows, movies, and books we’ve never seen before!

Categories: Arts, Comedy, TV & Film

Tags: andrew, Books, Carlson, comics, Culture, eric, exercise, fanfiction, fiction, jackets, Literature, mann, marcus, Movies, neill, novels, POP, sham, shamfiction, shows, tv, two, writers, writing