Podcasts by The Downtown Writers Jam
The Downtown Writers Jam is a one-hour conversation between host Brad King and some of your favorite authors. We have the kind of discussions writers have when our readers aren't around. We're talking life, current events, what shaped who we are, and why we write what we write. So, pull up a chair and pour yourself a drink.
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After Party: Wanda M. Morris from 2022-11-02T15:56:14
One of our favorite authors, Wanda M. Morris, stopped by the Bunker for an After Party storytelling Q&A with Brad. Her latest book, Any Where You Run, is out now. Wanda and Brad swapped stories abo...
ListenJam Sessions: David Lee Csicsko from 2022-10-26T07:30
Designer David Lee Csicsko dropped by the Bunker for a Jam Session about his latest project, LGBTQ+ Icons: A Celebration of Historical LGBTQ+ Icons in the Arts. David and Brad discussed their stran...
ListenFelice Cohen from 2022-10-12T07:30
Author Felice Cohen dropped by the Bunker to talk about her latest book, Half In: A Coming-of-Age Memoir of Forbidden Love. Be warned, Felice came ready with some amazing stories. She and Brad went...
ListenAfter Party: Sergio Troncoso from 2022-10-05T07:30
One of Brad's favorite guests, author Sergio Troncoso, dropped by the bunker After Party to talk about his latest novel, Nobody's Pilgrims. The two talked about Sergio's evolution in thinking about...
ListenNatalia Molina from 2022-09-28T07:30
Author and professor Natalia Molina stopped by the Bunker to talk about her latest book, A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant in Los Angeles Nourished its Community. Natalia and Brad ha...
ListenKeri Blakinger from 2022-09-14T18:00
Author and journalist Keri Blakinger stopped by the Bunker to talk about her memoir, Corrections in Ink, a fascinating examination of the women's prison system told through the lens of somebody who...
ListenEmi Nietfeld from 2022-08-31T07:30
Author Emi Nietfeld stopped by the Bunker to talk about her memoir, Acceptance, which is—in many ways—a story about the cost of surviving. For that, you can check out the book. She and Brad took a ...
ListenJenny Colgan from 2022-08-10T07:30
Author Jenny Colgan stopped by the Bunker to talk about her latest book, An Island Wedding, and the conversation was just delightful. She and Brad talked about the weirdness of their respective sma...
ListenJenny Colgan from 2022-08-10T07:30
Author Jenny Colgan stopped by the Bunker to talk about her latest book, An Island Wedding, and the conversation was just delightful. She and Brad talked about the weirdness of their respective sma...
ListenEpisode 160: Chris Jones from 2022-01-12T08:30
Two-time National Magazine Award winner and author Chris Jones stopped by the Bunker to talk about his latest book, The Eye Test, a treatise on expertise and the art of making decisions. This isn't...
ListenEpisode 159: Elisabeth Sharp McKetta from 2021-12-22T08:30
A little tired from the holiday season? We've got the cure here in the Ohio Bunker! The fantastic and lovely Elisabeth Sharp McKetta stopped by to talk about her first novel, She Never Told Me Abou...
ListenMini Episode 44: Elizabeth B. Splaine from 2021-12-17T08:30
Author and friend of the program Elizabeth B. Splaine stopped by the Bunker to talk about her historical fiction novel, Swan Song. Buckle up for this conversation as Elizabeth and Brad take a deep ...
ListenEpisode 158: Ari Honarvar from 2021-12-15T08:30
Author and activist Ari Honarvar stopped by the Bunker to talk about her novel, A Girl Called Rumi. She immigrated from Iran when she was young, and she's spent the better part of her adult life us...
ListenMini Episode 43: Rachel Krantz from 2021-12-13T08:30
Award-winning journalist and author Rachel Krantz stopped by the program to talk about her reporter memoir, Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-Monogamy. She and Brad took a dee...
ListenMini Episode 42: Jacqueline Friedland from 2021-12-10T08:30
Friend of the program and author Jacqueline Friedland stopped by the Bunker to talk about her latest novel, He Gets That From Me, a story that mixes her romcom storytelling with her legal training....
ListenEpisode 157: Sophie Santos from 2021-12-08T08:30
Author, comedian, and TV writer Sophie Santos stopped by the Bunker to talk about her memoir, The One You Want to Marry, and her live stage show, The Lesbian Agenda. Since she (mostly) grew up in A...
ListenMini-Episode 41: Bruce Ledewitz from 2021-12-06T08:30
Professor, anti-death penalty legal advocate, and author Bruce Ledewitz stopped by the Jam Bunker for a very soberting conversation about his latest book, The Universe Is on Our Side: Restoring Fai...
ListenMini-Episode 40: Sophie Cousens from 2021-12-03T08:30
Television producer turned author Sophie Cousens joined Brad in the Bunker to talk about her latest book, Just Haven't Met You Yet. Sophie made the career switch from producing comedy to writing wh...
ListenEpisode 156: Clifford Garstang from 2021-12-01T08:30
Author Clifford Garstang stopped by the Bunker this week to talk about his latest book, Oliver's Travels. Clifford is one of those fascinating people who may slip under the radar because of his und...
ListenMini Episode 39: Dan Sanders from 2021-11-26T08:30
Author and vending machine repair guide writer Dan Sanders stopped by the Bunker to talk about his novella, The Loop. But this turned out to be one of the GenX, West Coast, weird writer connection ...
ListenEpisode 155: Kia Abdullah from 2021-11-24T08:30
Travel writer and author Kia Abdullah stopped by the Bunker to talk about her latest novel, Next of Kin, which was the Times Crime Book of the Month September 2021. She and Brad talked about growin...
ListenMini Episode 38: Ann R. Williams from 2021-11-19T08:30
Author, archaeologist, and retired National Geographic writer Ann R. Williams stopped by the Bunker to talk with Brad about her latest book, Lost Cities, Ancient Tombs, a beautiful book that explor...
ListenEpisode 154: Dr. Kara Cooney from 2021-11-17T08:30
Author, TV producer, and Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney stopped by the Bunker this week to talk about her latest book, The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World. She and Br...
ListenMini Episode 36: Yanis Varoufakis from 2021-11-12T08:30
Renowned economist, politician, and author Yanis Varoufakis stopped by the Bunker to talk about his latest book, Another Now, which is an alternate history in which our world developed into a post-...
ListenMini Episode: Yanis Varoufakis from 2021-11-12T08:30
Renowned economist, politician, and author Yanis Varoufakis stopped by the Bunker to talk about his latest book, Another Now, which is an alternate history in which our world developed into a post-...
ListenEpisode 153: Laura Zlatos from 2021-11-10T08:30
Playwright Laura Zlatos stopped by the Bunker to talk about her writing journey and her latest play, The Empress of Jupiter, which debuts in December at the New Perspectives Theatre Group. A fascin...
ListenMini Episode 35: Robert McCaw from 2021-11-08T08:30
Author Robert McCaw stopped by the Bunker to talk about the latest in his Koa Kane mystery series, Treachery Times Two. But Robert has led a fascinating life, traveling all over the world first wit...
ListenMini Episode 34: Teresa K. Miller from 2021-11-05T07:30
Author Teresa K. Miller stopped by the bunker to talk about her memoir reflection in poetry, Borderline Fortune. She and Brad talked about the impact of family trauma, healing and therapy, the powe...
ListenEpisode 152: Nadine Matheson from 2021-11-03T07:30
Introverts: buckle up! Author Nadine Matheson stopped by the Bunker to talk about her debut novel, The Jigsaw Man. But she and Brad got right down to it, discussing the existential melancholy of ge...
ListenMini Episode 33: Robbie Bach from 2021-11-01T07:30
Sometimes Brad has a guest on for personal reasons. Like this week. Author Robbie Bach stops by the Bunker to talk about his debut thriller, The Wilkes Insurrection. However, Brad knew Robbie when ...
ListenMini Episode 32: Samantha Specks from 2021-10-29T07:30
Author Samantha Specks has one of the most interesting origin stories: A clinical social worker, she hadn't planned on becoming a writer. But she had a story in her that she couldn't shake, and tha...
ListenEpisode 151: Ed Davis from 2021-10-27T07:30
Author Ed Davis stopped by the Bunker South (aka, our Birmingham studio) to talk about his latest book, The Last Professional. But he and Brad had so much more than just the book to discuss. They t...
ListenMini Episode 31: Jessica DuLong from 2021-10-25T07:30
Author, journalist, and mariner Jessica DuLong stopped by the Bunker to talk about one of the most fascinating books we've read here at the Jam. Her book, Saved at the Seawall, chronicles the 800 c...
ListenMini Episode 30: Lee Matthew Goldberg from 2021-10-22T07:30
Author Lee Matthew Goldberg stopped the Bunker to talk about his latest novel, Stalker Stalked. Lee, who came on the Jam last year (Episode 74), has been cranking out books and scripts through the ...
ListenEpisode 150: Jan Beatty from 2021-10-20T07:30
Author Jan Beatty stopped by the Bunker to talk about her award-winning memoir, American Bastard. If you follow the show, you know that title alone was going to Brad interested. But, the two writer...
ListenEpisode 149: J.L. Torres from 2021-10-13T07:30
Author J.L. Torres stopped by the Bunker to talk about his latest book, Migrations, that takes a deep dive into the inbetween-ness many Puerto Ricans experience living in America. He and Brad had a...
ListenMini Episode 29: Spencer Fluery from 2021-10-01T07:30
Author Spencer Fluery stopped by the Bunker to talk about his first novel, How I’m Spending My Afterlife, a title that absolutely ensured Brad would invite him on the program. They also got around ...
ListenEpisode 148: Ellen Michaelson from 2021-09-29T07:30
Dr. Ellen Michaelson stopped by the Bunker to talk about her debut novel The Care of Strangers. And this is one of those delightful interviews where the writer, and Brad, discovers something! And ...
ListenMini Episode 28: Chevy Stevens from 2021-09-27T07:30
Sometimes, we have unexpected conversations in the Bunker. That's exactly what happened when author Chevy Stevens stopped by to talk with Brad about her latest thriller, Dark Roads. The two bonded ...
ListenMini Episode 27: Robyn Harding from 2021-09-24T07:30
Author Robyn Harding is the latest Canadian thriller writer to stop by the Bunker, and she joined Brad to talk about her latest book The Perfect Family, which is out now. But she's also one of our ...
ListenEpisode 147: Sumbul Ali-Karamali from 2021-09-22T07:30
Buckle up for this conversation. Brad strays from the traditional structure in the Bunker. Instead, he has a long discussion with author and speaker Sumbul Ali-Karamali who stopped by to discuss he...
ListenMini Episode 26: Louise Mumford from 2021-09-17T08:00
Author Louise Mumford stopped by the Bunker to talk about her debut book, Sleepless, which is out in stores now. A former middle-grade English teacher, Louise struck gold after being discovered at ...
ListenEpisode 146: Colleen van Niekerk from 2021-09-15T07:30
Author Colleen van Niekerk stopped by the Bunker to talk about her debut novel, A Conspiracy of Mothers (October, 2021), which blends together life in apartheid South Africa and northern Appalachia...
ListenMini Episode 25: Eddy Boudel Tan from 2021-09-13T07:30
Author Eddy Boudel Tan stopped by the Bunker to talk about his latest book, The Rebellious Tide, which is out in stores now. But, Brad had more than just book talk on his mind. The two writers talk...
ListenMini Episode 24: Minal Bopaiah from 2021-09-10T07:30
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are all talking about those three ideas these days. But one of the big challenges is how to create systemic change built around those ideas. Author Minal Bopaia...
ListenEpisode 145: Tommy Swerdlow from 2021-09-08T14:22:20
Buckle up, good people, because actor, screenwriter, and author Tommy Swerdlow stopped by the Bunker to talk about his novel Straight Dope. While you have probably seen the movies he's written—Cool...
ListenMini Episode 23: Roz Nay from 2021-09-06T07:30
Author Roz Nay is one of Brad's favorite types of people: a traveler and adventurer. She's been to twenty-eight countries, and has spent a lifetime making semi-questionable decisions while explorin...
ListenMini Episode 22: Nydia Hetherington from 2021-09-03T07:30
Author Nydia Hetherington has been creating worlds in her head since she was a child in Leeds, dreaming about fairies and the sea. She channeled that energy into...well, a lot of things: working as...
ListenEpisode 144: Philippa East from 2021-09-01T07:30
Scottish author Philippa East came out of the gate hot when her first book Little White Lies was longlisted for the Guardian's prestigious "Not The Booker" prize. Her her second book Safe and Sound...
ListenMini Episode 21: Tim Ewins from 2021-08-30T07:30
There is nowhere better than here! You’ll know when you know. Author Tim Ewins came to the Bunker to talk about his book, We Are Animals. But, of course, you know he and Brad spent a lot of time ta...
ListenMini Episode 20: Drs. Gale Sinatra and Barbara Hofer from 2021-08-27T07:30
Drs. Gale Sinatra and Barbara Hofer are the latest researchers to stop by the Bunker to talk about their work understanding why people are rejecting science these days. Their book, Science Denial, ...
ListenMini Episode 19: Steven Tingle from 2021-08-25T07:30
Author Steven Tingle stopped by the Bunker to talk about his book, Graveyard Fields. And, along the way, Brad and he discussed his circuitous route into writing books, which included stops working ...
ListenEpisode 143: Bonnie MacBird from 2021-08-25T07:30
You ever meet one of those people who just seem to be good...at everything? Well, you're about to meet one! Author, screenwriter, producer, and documentarian Bonnie MacBird stopped by the Bunker to...
ListenMini Episode 18: Evan Morgan Williams from 2021-08-20T07:30
Short story writer and author Evan Morgan Williams stopped by the Bunker to talk about his latest collection, Stories of the New West, an examination of personal risks and the aftermath that comes ...
ListenEpisode 142: Jiordan Castle from 2021-08-18T14:01:55
Poet and author Jiordan Castle stopped by the Bunker to talk about her recently acquired memoir in verse, Disappearing Act. Even though it won't hit stores until 2023, Brad convinced her to come on...
ListenEpisode 141: Greg McGoon from 2021-08-11T18:32:26
This is a very special and wonderful episode with children's book author and actor Greg McGoon. Greg stopped by to talk about his latest Oliver Gilmore: A Doxie's Diary, but he and Brad took a deep...
ListenEpisode 140: Claire Cox from 2021-08-04T07:30
Author Claire Cox stopped by the Bunker to talk about her debut novel, Silver Beach. But before she and Brad got to that, they covered a lot of ground: religion, family trees that have some mis-sha...
ListenMini Episode 17: Simon Van Der Velde from 2021-07-30T07:30
Wanderer, drifter, lawyer, teacher, and author Simon Van Der Velde stopped by the Bunker to talk about his book, Backstories. An award-winning short story writer at heart, Simon combined his childh...
ListenMini Episode 16: Alice Kaltman from 2021-07-26T16:00
Dog lovers of the world: unite: Author Alice Kaltman stopped by the Bunker to talk with Brad (and Maxx) about her book, Dawg Towne, a series of interconnected stories of people sharing the same spa...
ListenEpisode 139: Vanessa Carlisle from 2021-07-21T07:30
Author Vanessa Carlisle stopped by the Bunker to talk about her latest book, Take Me With You, a novel she wrote while getting her PhD in Creative Writing, Literature, & Gender Studies. (Stick arou...
ListenMini Episode 15: Drs. Sara & Jack Gorman from 2021-07-16T07:30
Drs. Sara and Jack Gorman stopped by the Bunker to talk about one of the most important issues we’re facing: science deniers. The father and daughter doctor combo just released a revised edition of...
ListenMini Episode 14: B.B. Russell from 2021-07-12T07:30
Author B.B. Russell stopped by the Bunker to talk about her young adult novel Kindreds. She and Brad have more than just writing in common. B.B. has a PhD in Education, so she and Brad commiserated...
ListenMini Episode 13: Amanda Headlee from 2021-07-09T07:30
Author Amanda Headlee has been thinking about fear and folklore more of her life, which was all Brad needed to hear to have her on the show. She stopped by the Bunker to talk about her love of all ...
ListenEpisode 138: Sergio Troncoso from 2021-07-07T07:30
Award winning author Sergio Troncoso stopped by the Bunker to talk about his eighth book, an edited collection titled Nepantla Familias: An Anthology of Mexican American Literature on Families in B...
ListenMini Episode 12: Hannah Tovey from 2021-07-02T07:30
Author Hannah Tovey popped by the Bunker to talk about her forthcoming novel, Is This Is?, which hits shelves in July and a follow up to her first book The Education of Ivy Edwards. Naturally, she ...
ListenMini Episode 11: Greg Larson from 2021-06-30T07:30
Author Greg Larson dropped by the Bunker to talk about one of Brad’s favorite subjects: baseball. Larson spent two years as the a clubhouse attendant for Cal Ripken Jr.’s Aberdeen IronBirds, the sh...
ListenMini Episode 10: Ross Benes from 2021-06-25T07:30
Award-winning author and researcher Ross Benes stopped by the Bunker to talk with Brad about one of his favorite topics: the transformation of the Republican party and rural America. Benes' new boo...
ListenEpisode 137: Don Merrill from 2021-06-23T07:30
Sometimes—ever so rarely—Twitter isn't a dumpster fire. And, a few weeks ago the hellsite brought author and journalist Don Merrill to the Bunker. He's the author of Pledge, a book about nonprofit ...
ListenMini Episode 9: Lucie Elven from 2021-06-18T07:30
British author Lucie Elven stopped by the Bunker to talk about her first book, The Weak Spot. She and Brad also talked about the weirdness of book readings, being multilingual (well, one of them!),...
ListenEpisode 136: Andy Abramowitz from 2021-06-16T07:30
Buckle up GenX'ers. Author Andy Abramowitz and Brad sat down in the bunker to discuss Baltimore, baseball, David Simon, Phil Collins, music, and weird stuff about writers. In between, we also chatt...
ListenEpisode 135: Lucy Leitner from 2021-06-02T07:30
Brad enjoyed having horror-comedy author Lucy Leitner on the first episode of the video podcast so much, he invited her to Jam to talk about her latest book, Outrage: Level 10. But they weren't jus...
ListenEpisode 134: Leah Hampton from 2021-05-26T07:30
Brad came across author Leah Hampton on Twitter, and he was immediately sold for two reasons: She had Appalachia in her bio and her book is called Fuckface and Other Stories. The rest was just logi...
ListenEpisode 133: Gian Sardar from 2021-05-19T12:34
Author Gian Sardar stopped by the Bunker to talk about her second novel, Take What You Can Carry, which is a fictionalized version of her mother and father's trip back to northern Iran for a Kurdis...
ListenMini Episode 8: Peter Quinn from 2021-05-17T07:30
Peter Quinn stopped by the Bunker to talk about the re-release of his 1995 American Book Award-winning novel Banished Children of Eve: A Novel of Civil War New York. But his story runs so much deep...
ListenMini Episode 7: Kim Catanzarite from 2021-05-14T07:30
Kim Catanzarite stopped by the Bunker to talk about her novel, They Will Be Coming For Us. Kim is also an editor, working with Writer’s Digest Books, and she teaches copyediting at Writer’s Digest ...
ListenEpisode 132: Margo Orlando Littell from 2021-05-12T07:30
Author Margo Orlando Littell stopped by the Bunker to talk about her latest book, The Distance from Four Points, which is set in Northern Appalachia. Not only that, Margo just moved back to Pittsbu...
ListenMini Episode 6: Hannah Mary McKinnon from 2021-05-10T07:30
Hannah Mary McKinnon stopped by the Bunker to talk about her latest book, Look What You Made Me Do. But Hannah is a more than just a writer. She’s a true literary citizen, and so she and Brad also ...
ListenMini Episode 5: Nikki Smith from 2021-05-07T07:30
Nikki Smith’s book All in Her Head was one of Brad’s favorite psychological thrillers from 2020. And now, Nikki is back with her follow up, Look What You Made Me Do. She stopped by the Bunker to ta...
ListenEpisode 131: Sarah Elaine Smith from 2021-05-05T07:30
This week in the Bunker, author and poet Sarah Elaine Smith stops by to talk about her debut novel, Marilou Is Everywhere, "a coming-of-age tale that reveals itself as a parable about race in Ameri...
ListenMini Episode 4: Phil Bowne from 2021-05-03T07:30
Sometimes, we interview authors because of their book title. This is one of those times! Stop by the Bunker to listen to Brad interview Phil Bowne, whose book Cows Can't Jump is out now. Phil is hi...
ListenEpisode 130: Kathleen Rooney from 2021-04-28T07:30
Anytime a third wave, GenX feminist writer stops by the Bunker, we know it's going to be a good day. And author Kathleen Rooney did not disappoint. While Kathleen stopped by the program to talk abo...
ListenEpisode 129: Margot Bloomstein from 2021-04-21T13:50:01
Author Margot Bloomstein isn't a typical guest here in the Bunker. She works in content strategy and advising. But two things brought her to Brad's attention: the first was her work with technology...
ListenEpisode 128: Burt Weissbourd from 2021-04-14T07:30
Author Burt Weissbourd stopped by the Bunker to discuss his latest book In Velvet. But, there's more than just thriller writing in his bones. Burt has spent his life producing stories, from educati...
ListenEpisode 127: Vanessa Lillie from 2021-04-07T07:30
Author Vanessa Lillie stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk about her book, For the Best, a follow-up to her Amazon Best Selling debut Little Voices. But Vanessa and Brad covered a lot of ground: insti...
ListenMini Episode 3: Shannon McLeod from 2021-04-02T07:30
We first caught up with Shannon McLeod way back in 2016 when she published her debut chapbook PATHETIC. Since then, she’s been working on her debut novella, WHIMSY, which was just published by Long...
ListenEpisode 126: Emma Christie from 2021-03-31T07:30
Author Emma Christie didn't just publish her first book, The Silent Daughter, during the pandemic. She also helped organize the Diary of a Debut Novelist online gathering and conference as a way to...
ListenEpisode 125: Gina Barreca from 2021-03-24T22:30
The brilliant, hilarious, wildly enthusiastic, feminist author Gina Barreca stormed the Bunker this week to talk about her latest edited collection, Fast Funny Women. There's no way to encapsulate ...
ListenMini Episode 2: Angela Jackson-Brown from 2021-03-20T01:30
We interviewed Angela Jackson-Brown way back in 2014 about her debut novel, Drinking From a Bitter Cup. Seven years later, Brad is thrilled to have her back on to discuss her latest novel, When Sta...
ListenEpisode 124: Brendan O'Meara from 2021-03-17T16:31:15
Author and podcast host Brendan O'Meara stopped by the Bunker today ostensibly to talk about his podcast, Creative Nonfiction, his book Six Weeks in Saratoga, and his current book projectThe Tools ...
ListenEpisode 123: Diana Giovinazzo from 2021-03-10T19:00
Author Diana Giovizanno stopped by the Bunker to talk with Brad about her debut novel, The Woman in Red, a historical novel about Anita Garibaldi, a 19th century Brazilian revolutionary. But, she a...
ListenMini Episode 1: Lucy Leitner from 2021-03-05T08:30
We've launched a new, short-form video podcast so that we can keep up with all the books hitting the shelves post-pandemic. In our first episode, Pittsburgh comedy-horror writer Lucy Leitner stoppe...
ListenEpisode 121: Sharon Harrigan from 2021-02-24T08:30
Author Sharon Harrigan stopped by the bunker to talk about her first novel, Half, the story of identical twins who speak with one voice. She and Brad took a deep dive into what it means to pursue y...
ListenEpisode 120: Kathy Haueisen from 2021-02-17T08:30
The Bunker is large; We contain multitudes. This week on the program, author and ELCA pastor Kathryn Haueisen stopped by to talk about her debut novel, Mayflower Chronicles: The Tale of Two Culture...
ListenEpisode 119: Russell Heath from 2021-02-10T08:30
Today, author Russell Heath stops by the Bunker to talk about his book Rinn's Crossing. But, here's the thing. Russell is so much more than a writer. When he was seventeen, he moved to Alaska. He's...
ListenEpisode 118: Meredith Essalat from 2021-02-03T08:30
This week's Jam is going to take you deep into the heart of elementary and middle-school teachers, something near and dear to our cold hearts here in the Bunker. (You'll see why!) The brilliant and...
ListenEpisode 117: Melanie Conroy-Goldman from 2021-01-28T08:30
It's hard to sum up this episode. Author Melanie Conroy-Goldman stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk about her latest book, The Likely World. But, as we do here, we took a left turn through her work i...
ListenEpisode 116: Bruce Van Dusen from 2021-01-25T08:30
Bruce Van Dusen is one of the funniest people we've had on the program. And, if you doubt our word here in the Bunker, check out his bio. Scratch that. Check out this episode. Bruce is the author o...
ListenEpisode 115: Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss from 2021-01-21T08:30
Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss (Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right) joins Brad in the Bunker for a a very special episode of the Jam this week. We dispensed with our typical interview. Inste...
ListenEpisode 114: Meredith O'Brien from 2021-01-18T05:00
Meredith O'Brien started her career as a newspaper reporter and investigative journalist before transitioning into an author and teacher. She stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk with Brad about her f...
ListenEpisode 113: Simon Stephenson from 2021-01-14T08:30
Author Simon Stephenson's road to novel writing was long and winding. After his brother died in the 2004 Thailand tsunami, Simon left his job as a doctor in the United Kingdom. He went to bring his...
ListenEpisode 112: Ellen Alpsten from 2021-01-11T08:30
We're back after an unexpectedly long holiday break. But what a great start to 2021. Author Ellen Alpsten stops by the Bunk to to talk with Brad about growing up in the Kenyan highland, attending s...
ListenEpisode 111: Wendy Walker from 2020-12-17T08:30
Wendy Walker is one of those people just seems so normal. Until you realize that she’s not: she’s exceptional. She’s a world-class over-achiever who is sweet as pie and driven as the snow. That’s w...
ListenEpisode 110: Michelle Bowdler from 2020-12-14T08:30
Author Michelle Bowdler's memoir, Is Rape a Crime? A Memoir, An Investigation, and A Manifesto, was long-listed for the National Book Award this year. That's an amazing accomplishment for a writer,...
ListenEpisode 109: Corey Sobel from 2020-12-10T08:30
Corey Sobel stopped by the Bunker to talk about his debut novel, The Redshirt . But what he and Brad ended up talking about was toxic masculinity, particularly how is plays out in sports. Don't wor...
ListenEpisode 108: Sarah Kasbeer from 2020-12-07T08:30
There are times you meet somebody and you instantly recognize each other. That happened with Brad and author Sarah Kasbeer, whose book A Woman, A Plan, and Outline of a Man came out in October. The...
ListenEpisode 107: Elizabeth B. Splaine from 2020-12-03T08:30
We're back after a Thanksgiving hiatus with author Elizabeth B. Splaine. And good people, this is a wild ride. From healthcare to opera to voice teacher, Elizabeth has gone on one of those unconven...
ListenEpisode 106: Nina Renata Aron from 2020-11-19T08:30
Buckle up, good people, because this episode is unlike any other we've done. Author Nina Renata Aron stopped by the Bunker to talk with Brad about her memoir, Good Morning, Destroyer of Men's Souls...
ListenEpisode 105: Brad Fox from 2020-11-16T08:30
Author Brad Fox is a citizen of the world. Born in Kansas City, he's been wandering around the globe for most of his adult life. And, he joined Brad in the Bunker from Peru, where he's currently qu...
ListenEpisode 104: Lorraine Brown from 2020-11-12T08:30
Writers face rejection regularly. Listen to this show—or talk to any writer—and the ten-year journey to publication becomes a familiar tale. Author Lorraine Brown took that to origin story to an ab...
ListenEpisode 103: Ava Homa from 2020-11-09T08:30
If you're like Brad, you don't know much about the Kurdish people other than they have been our allies in the Middle East. That's all getting fixed in today's episode. Kurdish novelist Ava Homa dro...
ListenEpisode 102: Alechia Dow from 2020-11-02T08:30
Alechia Dow first came across the radar here in the Jam Bunker because of her tweets about delicious baked goods she made for her family. But, Brad soon realized there was more to this former pastr...
ListenEpisode 101: Larry Smith from 2020-10-29T07:30
Buckle up. You are about to take a walk through the DIY, GenX media landscape of the nineties. Writer Larry Smith, founder of SMITH magazine, and Brad circled around each other for three decades. U...
ListenEpisode 99: Elisheba Haqq from 2020-10-22T07:30
When you get two working class writers together, you an expect some laughter at situations that aren't funny. And Brad and Author Elisheba Haqq didn't disappoint. Elisheba was born in India, but sh...
ListenEpisode 98: Suzanne Roberts from 2020-10-19T07:30
National Geographic’s Traveler named Suzanne Roberts “The Next Great Travel Writer.” Since then, she’s written two travel books, Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail (which wo...
ListenEpisode 97: Keah Brown from 2020-10-15T07:30
If you're on Twitter, you may know Keah Brown as the creator of the hashtag #DisableAndCute and as the author of The Pretty One. But, true to Jam form, Keah and Brad didn't talk about either of tho...
ListenEpisode 96: Lilly Dancyger from 2020-10-12T07:30
Author Lilly Dancyger is one of the most punk rock, badass writers to stop by the Jam Bunker. She and Brad talked about growing up as working class kids, working through the rage that simmers benea...
ListenEpisode 95: Angela Chen from 2020-10-08T07:30
There's nothing better than a science and journalist stopping by the Jam Bunker. And that's exactly what happened when author Angela Chen joined Brad to talk about her book Ace: What Asexuality Rev...
ListenEpisode 94: Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith from 2020-10-05T07:30
You're going to want to buckle up for today's conversation with author and activist Esuantsiwa (Esua) Jane Goldsmith, whose book The Space Between Black and White is out now. She and Brad had a con...
ListenEpisode 93: Jacqueline Friedland from 2020-10-01T07:30
Author Jacqueline Friedland stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk about leaving her law career to pursue her dream of writing, which all happened in the middle of having four children in six years! But...
ListenEpisode 92: Sara Schaff from 2020-09-28T07:30
Authors rarely travel a direct path to their writing career. But author Sara Schaff may have one of the most winding roads yet. She spent several years exploring the world, including a stint studyi...
ListenEpisode 91: Iris Cohen from 2020-09-24T07:30
Author Iris Cohen stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk with Brad about her latest novel, Last Call on Decatur Street. But, good people, she is the embodiment of GenX, punk rock, DIY writers and she's ...
ListenEpisode 90: Whitney Hill from 2020-09-21T07:30
Author Whitney Hill stops by the Jam Bunker to talk with Brad about her book ELEMENTAL and her Shadows of Otherside series, which she wrote during National Novel Writing Month! Whitney's journey ha...
ListenEpisode 89: Brad Balukjian from 2020-09-17T07:30
Brad Balukjian is director of the Natural History and Sustainability Program and teaches biology at Merritt College in Oakland, California. He's also a scientist. Specifically, he's an island bioge...
ListenEpisode 88: Erica Wright from 2020-09-14T07:30
Erica Wright is a poet, a crime novelist, and now a non-fiction writer, three genres of writing you don't normally associate together. But, here we are. Erica stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk with...
ListenEpisode 87: Robert Dugoni from 2020-09-10T07:30
He's been called one of the best crime writers in the business. And with six million books sold and three thriller series to his credit (and one coming to the small screen), it's hard to argue with...
ListenEpisode 86: Anna Cox from 2020-09-07T07:30
Author and photograph Anna Cox brought her charming and upbeat storytelling to the Jam Bunker to talk about her debut novel, I Keep My Worries in My Teeth. Anna and Brad talked about the importance...
ListenEpisode 85: Hafizah Geter from 2020-09-03T07:30
Hafizah Geter is a poet and writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Tin House, Boston Review, Longreads, and McSweeneys Indelible in the Hippocampus. She's also an editor with Little A an...
ListenEpisode 84: Melissa Faliveno from 2020-08-31T07:30
Melissa Faliveno's writing has appeared in Bitch magazine, the Millions, Prairie Schooner, Midwestern Gothic, and received a notable selection in The Best American Essays 2016. However, she stopped...
ListenEpisode 83: Scott Spencer from 2020-08-27T07:30
Author Scott Spencer has written thirteen books and received two National Book Award nominations. His novel Endless Love has sold more than two million copies, and it—along with Waking the Dead—hav...
ListenEpisode 82: Jennifer Steil from 2020-08-24T07:30
You know you're in for a wild interview when the part about the author getting kidnapped barely makes it into the program. That's what happened when Jennifer Steil stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk...
ListenEpisode 81: Michael Elias from 2020-08-20T07:30
Michael Elias has been more successful in five careers than most of us will be in one. His story cuts across comedy, television, film, theater, and fiction writing. (Some of) his writing credits: T...
ListenEpisode 80: Melanie Abrams from 2020-08-17T07:30
Author Melanie Abrams stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk with Brad about her latest novel, Meadowlark. Melanie is the California-est of Californians—from the Valley in Los Angeles to living in the B...
ListenEpisode 79: Alice Randall from 2020-08-13T07:30
Songwriter and novelist Alice Randall stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk about her new book, Black Bottom Saints, which is out September 1. Along the way, Alice and Brad took a deep dive into the ro...
ListenEpisode 78: Brad Parks from 2020-08-10T07:30
Welcome to a very special episode of Between Two Brads, as award-winning mystery and thriller author Brad Parks stops by the Jam Bunker to talk with Brad about baseball, newspapers, sports writing,...
ListenEpisode 77: Emily Liebert from 2020-08-06T07:30
Author Emily Liebert stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk with Brad about her latest book, Perfectly Famous. She's had a wild career: from magazine editor-in-chief at twenty four, to editing Kerry Ken...
ListenEpisode 76: Alisson Wood from 2020-08-03T07:30
Author Alisson Wood stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk cats, feminism, her little sister, politics, more cats, and her brilliant memoir Being Lolita, which is "a coming-of-age memoir that shines a b...
ListenAlisson Wood from 2020-08-03T07:30
Author Alisson Wood stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk cats, feminism, her little sister, politics, more cats, and her brilliant memoir Being Lolita, which is "a coming-of-age memoir that shines a b...
ListenEpisode 76: Alisson Wood from 2020-08-03T07:30
Author Alisson Wood stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk cats, feminism, her little sister, politics, more cats, and her brilliant memoir Being Lolita, which is "a coming-of-age memoir that shines a b...
ListenStephanie Scott from 2020-07-23T04:00
Episode 75: Stephanie Scott: This one is a wild ride. We begin with breakfasting with orangutan, move to translating Dante, slip through banking, and wind our way to author Stephanie Scott's debut,...
ListenLee Matthew Goldberg from 2020-07-20T04:00
Episode 74: Lee Matthew Goldberg: It's not often you meet a writer who wrote a four season television show as a middle school student, but author Lee Matthew Goldberg did just that. In other words:...
ListenNikki Smith from 2020-07-13T01:19
Episode 72: Nikki Smith: There's nothing like getting a job at a bank to inspire you to pursue your passion. And that—along with a Facebook message from an old classmate—absolutely helped kickstart...
ListenDr. Megan Kate Nelson from 2020-07-09T04:00
Episode 71: Dr. Megan Kate Nelson: Author and U.S. historian Dr. Megan Kate Nelson and Brad take a deep dive into the cultural discussion happening about statues, placemaking, and the lens through ...
ListenStephanie Storey from 2020-07-06T04:00
Episode 70: Stephanie Storey: Author Stephanie Storey (Raphael, Painter in Rome) took a rather circuitous route from Hot Springs, Arkansas to Hollywood. After studying Art History at Vanderbilt, sh...
ListenHelen Zuman from 2020-06-29T15:21
Episode 69: Helen Zuman: The search for meaning often takes us on interesting journeys. For author Helen Zuman, that search led the Harvard graduate to Zendik Farm in 1999. But, this isn't the stor...
ListenJoe Clifford from 2020-06-22T16:19
Episode 67: Joe Clifford: Buckle up for this interview. It's unlike anything else you've heard on the program. But this is no Hero's Journey for either author Joe Clifford (Occam's Razor + The Lake...
ListenHannah Mary McKinnon from 2020-06-18T22:10
Episode 66: Hannah Mary McKinnon: You're going to learn a little bit about German dialects and the insanity of the word "the" in the German language in this episode. But stick around—Brad and autho...
ListenDr. James Carter from 2020-06-15T20:54
Episode 65: Dr. James Carter: The Downtown Writers Jam Podcast is staying on the history train with author Dr. James (he goes by Jay, though) Carter (Champions Day: The End of Old Shanghai), who sp...
ListenDr. Stephen Knott from 2020-06-12T01:22
Episode 64: Dr. Stephen Knott: There’s nothing better than good, old political gossip, and that’s just what Brad got with Dr. Stephen Knott, who—amongst other projects—ran an oral history program t...
ListenAbigail Mann from 2020-06-08T21:48
Episode 63: Abigail Mann: From writing journals at the dinner table to writing her first novel (The Lonely Fajita), novelist Abigail Mann and Brad talk what they didn't know about the publishing in...
ListenJennifer Louden from 2020-06-04T19:02
So much of life is about finding comfort in your own skin. Somehow, Brad and author Jennifer Louden (Why Bother?) stumbled down that rabbit hole on this episode of the Jam. But it wasn't all philos...
ListenAnika Scott from 2020-06-02T00:17
Author Anika Scott has been on the move for most of her life, but that has made all the difference! While her first novel, The German Heiress, is now available, Anika’s personal life has also been ...
ListenSusan Allott from 2020-05-28T18:55
Episode 60: Susan Allott: One of the enduring themes of the program is that almost nobody knows how to become a writer. On this episode of the Jam, author Susan Allot went to Australia for a boy, g...
ListenHosho McCreesh from 2020-05-21T19:52
Episode 59: Hosho McCreesh: Saddle up to the bar, y'all as author Hosho McCreesh and Brad talk about the world of DIY writing, publishing, and drinking. You're going to want to leave the top of the...
ListenAndrew Altschul from 2020-05-18T23:20
Episode 58: Andrew Altschul: If you're a fan of the show, you've heard Brad talk about the MFA versus kludge writer divide. Today, it comes to the Jam! Author Andrew Altschul stopped by to talk abo...
ListenDr. Hilary Green from 2020-05-14T15:58
Episode 57: Dr. Hilary Green: On this episode of the Jam, Brad and author Dr. Hilary Green talk the importance of oral culture and the difficulty of tracking down those shared stories. The driving ...
ListenDr. Lindsay Chervinsky from 2020-05-11T18:42
Episode 56: Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky: This is one of those podcasts where you're going to learn a thing or two! Historian Lindsay Chervinsky stopped by the Jam to discuss her book, The Cabinet: Georg...
ListenMichael Seese from 2020-05-07T19:37
Episode 55: Michael Seese: Author Michael Seese went from writing business books to writing children's books. But he did that in the most modern way possible. He wrote The Extraordinary eTab Of Jul...
ListenLouise Fein from 2020-05-04T18:21
Episode 54: Louise Fein: Sometimes a conversation stays with me long after the interview. That was the case with novelist Louise Fein, whose book People Like Us (Daughter of the Reich in the U.S.) ...
ListenTrevor Wood from 2020-04-29T21:34
I'm never quite sure what we're getting into on the Jam. In this episode, author and playwright Trevor Wood took me on a journey that weaved through his time in the Royal Navy, then to becoming a p...
ListenTommy Jenkins from 2020-04-28T15:29
When you get two hillbillies behind the microphone, you never know where the conversation is going to go. Author Tommy Jenkins stopped by the Jam to talk about his new graphic novel, Drawing the Vo...
ListenSamantha M. Bailey from 2020-04-23T01:39
This conversation could have gone on all day. (Don't worry, it doesn't!) Author Samantha M. Bailey stopped by the show to talk about her debut thriller, Woman on the Edge. Her road to publication w...
ListenSara Sligar from 2020-04-20T17:06
The Big Number 50 is here! We're happy to celebrate that milestone with author Sara Sligar (Twitter, Instagram), who stopped by the Jam to talk about her debut novel, Take Me Apart. Plus, we took a...
ListenJanelle Brown from 2020-04-16T03:04
Episode 49: Janelle Brown: I've been wanting Janelle on the program for some time, but the release of her fourth book, Pretty Things, felt like the right time considering Nicole Kidman optioned the...
ListenKatie Orphan from 2020-04-13T19:33
Episode 48: Katie Orphan: Author and book consultant Katie Orphan stopped by the Jam to talk about her book Read Me, Los Angeles: Exploring L.A.'s Book Culture. Turns out literary tourism is anothe...
ListenSarah Frier from 2020-04-09T00:20
Bloomberg reporter Sarah Frier stopped by the Jam to discuss her book, No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram. But, we also got into her illustrious college journalism career (and if you like spo...
ListenMindy Mejia from 2020-04-05T22:12
Crime novelist Mindy Mejia stopped by the Jam to talk about her fourth novel, Strike Me Down. Along the way we talked about growing up around science and engineers, life in Minnesota, her two bache...
ListenHayley Doyle from 2020-04-01T19:22
Buckle up, introverts, because two extroverts who've been locked down are coming at you in this episode. Hayley Doyle is an actress, singer, teacher, and writer with a fully-developed sense of adve...
ListenElisa Batista from 2020-03-30T22:39
My old Wired.com colleague stopped by the Jam to talk about her mom blog, her life as a political activist with MomsRising, and her new book, ¡Presente! Latinx Power Remaking U.S. Democracy. Oh, an...
ListenJen Sullivan Brych from 2020-03-23T02:24
JenSul was the Wired.com colleague who wasn't actually my colleague and the person everyone assumed I knew even though we didn't. We've corrected that error on this show. Jen Sullivan Brych visited...
ListenKristen "KP" Philipkoski from 2020-03-19T17:21
My old Wired.com colleague Kristen "KP" Philipkoski dropped by The Downtown Writers Jam to talk about her new venture, Mean Magazine, a feminist magazine for GenX women. Along the way, we also remi...
ListenErik Deckers from 2020-03-09T19:59
I sat down with Erik Deckers, a humor column writer, and the co-author of several social media books. He's a grinder, the kind of working writer whose schedule just exhausts me. (I did that for two...
ListenLauren Gaskill from 2020-02-25T01:31
Last year I had the chance to talk with Lauren Gaskill, one of my former writing students. Since graduating, she's had an amazing start to her career, which isn't surprising because she's one of th...
ListenRemembering Elizabeth Wurtzel from 2020-01-07T21:30
"She was our rock god." Elizabeth Wurtzel passed away on January 7, 2020. She was one of the voices of GenerationX, a proud feminist, and a god damned force of nature. Learn more about your ad cho...
ListenJulia Scheeres from 2019-12-30T18:04
My friend and former Wired.com colleague Julia Scheeres has written two best sellers: Jesus Land, a memoir of her relationship with her adopted brother David as they grew up in a fundamental Christ...
ListenWoody Lewis from 2019-02-07T03:09
My friend for nearly twenty years, author Woody Lewis and I sat down for the first time to talk about his book Three Lost Souls: Stories about race, class and loneliness and life. What came out of ...
ListenEvan Ratliff from 2019-01-30T00:55
We were Wired lackeys during the dotcom boom, but those days are long gone. In the years since we left the magazine, Evan is a two-time National Magazine Award finalist, the co-founder of the Atavi...
ListenDanielle Sepulveres from 2018-12-19T00:19
Episode 35: Danielle Sepulveres: Author, actress, and Tweeter extraordinaire, Danielle Supulveres‘ memoir Losing It chronicles how how she lost her virginity in what she believed was a loving relat...
ListenKeri Leigh Merritt from 2018-12-13T16:09
We live in a time when race and class have smashed together in ways that threaten to tear about the social fabric. Historian and author Keri Leigh Merritt has written one of the best books on how w...
ListenGeorge Carlin (Bonus–Circa 2001) from 2018-12-07T05:00
In 2001, I hosted a thirty-minute interview show as part of Wired.com's strategy to expand into multimedia. Along with my producer Jeremey Barna, we were given free reign to experiment. Most of wha...
ListenVikki Tobak from 2018-12-05T03:51
Writer, photographer, curator, and storyteller, Vikki Tobak left Detroit for New York City and found herself at the center of the nascent hip-hop scene in 1991. Her new book Contact High: A Visual ...
ListenKT Peterson from 2017-05-22T11:00
After hours of conversations with Brad outside the podcast, Indianapolis playwright and writer KT Peterson came by to talk about how empathy, performance, curiosity, and writing come together in he...
ListenJen Blackmer from 2017-05-08T11:00
PEN Literary award-winning playwright Jen Blackmer came by the podcast to discuss the importance of the personal perspective in art, particularly in the time of a Trump presidency. Learn more about...
ListenEllen Munds from 2017-05-04T18:44
Continuing with the pursuit of writing in all of its forms, Storytelling Arts of Indiana director Ellen Munds discussed how stories and live performances shaped her life. Learn more about your ad c...
ListenTrisha Borowicz from 2017-04-17T11:30
In this episode, we went full nerdy-artist-filmmaker smart with Trisha Borowicz, a scientist and documentary filmmaker who raised $20,000 to create her film Science, Sex, and the Ladies: The True S...
ListenMatt Mullins from 2017-04-12T19:12
Back from a winter hiatus, the Podcast picks up with more post-election musings between Brad and his guest Matt Mullins, a writer and professor at Ball State. In this episode, the two middle-aged w...
ListenCelestine Bloomfield from 2016-11-28T03:05
The 2016 Presidential election changed everything about this country. And so it goes with The Downtown Writers Jam Podcast. Host Brad King has gotten political. In this first post-election episode,...
ListenBen Asaykwee from 2016-10-23T12:00
Ben Asaykwee left Indiana to pursue his music and returned home to form one of Indianapolis' most interesting and innovative theater companies, Q Artistry. Along the way, he wrote Christian music i...
ListenFrankie Bolda from 2016-10-16T23:50
Frankie Bolda stopped by the Jam to talk about her improv comedy work at Comedy Sportz, her life as the associate artistic director of the EclecticPond Theater Company, and writing. Yeah, she's one...
ListenAdam Petty from 2016-10-03T12:00
Brad King of The Geeky Press hosts The Downtown Writers Jam Podcast, where writers and authors discuss what drives them to tell stories. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, listen on Stitch...
ListenShannon McLeod from 2016-09-26T12:00
Shannon McLeod is a soft-spoken writer from Michigan who writers stories where characters almost, but not quite. Much like like. Currently, she’s a teacher and writer (although never the two shall ...
ListenKelli Allen from 2016-09-19T11:37
Kelli Allen is probably the most traveled, and least likely to be pinned down, writer we’ve had on the Podcast. She's a four-time Pushcart Prize nominee and she’s won awards for both poetry&prose. ...
ListenLoren Niemi from 2016-09-12T12:00
Brad is still trying to wrap his head around the fact that Storyteller is a career. To help him understand what that means, Loren Niemi stops by the Jam to discuss his life as a Storyteller, his wo...
ListenCasey Ross from 2016-09-05T12:00
Writing is a terrible, terrible trade. But it's also one that can help find the voice we always wanted, but could never muster. Indianapolis playwright Casey Ross stopped by the Jam to talk about h...
ListenLes Kurkendaal from 2016-08-28T23:45
Welcome to the first iteration of the second generation of The Downtown Writers Jam Podcast with Brad King. In this episode, we sat down with Los Angeles-based storyteller Les Kurkendaal, who was i...
ListenDavid Blomenberg from 2016-08-28T23:27
The last "lost episode" from the vault of The Downtown Writers Jam Podcast. In this episode, Brad talks to David Blomenberg is a kick-ass writer and amazing performer. He participated in the Downto...
ListenKari McElroy from 2016-08-28T23:01
Well we're back from our short hiatus. Which really wasn't short. It's been 18 months since we sat down with Kari McElroy, our favorite graphic novelist. While life has moved on, her story hasn't. ...
ListenSalvatore Pane from 2015-02-04T22:15
Salvatore Pane is at the center of the small and independent literary scene in Indianapolis. He's a professor at the University of Indianapolis, he's an author, and he's part of Corgi Snorgel Press...
ListenHalle Butler from 2015-02-04T21:57
Halle Butler's novel Jillian is getting rave reviews. I had the chance to sit down with her last November -- before the book came out -- to talk about writing while drinking tea in the office of Cu...
ListenDmity Samarov from 2014-11-24T13:00
Dmitry Samarov's book Where To? A Hack Memoir chronicles his time as a cab driver by combining narrative stories, visual art, and a 'zine sensibility. But that's not even close to the whole story. ...
ListenBen Tanzer from 2014-11-21T23:42
Brad visited Curbside Splendor Publishing author Ben Tanzer in Chicago where they had two discussions. The first part of the podcast explored Ben's most recent book Lost in Space, writing, and fath...
ListenErika T. Wurth from 2014-11-16T16:13
Curbside Splendor Publishing author Erika T. Wurth stopped by the podcast before her appearance at The Downtown Writers Jam, Vol. 2. We talked about tension, particularly how the tensions from life...
ListenAmanda Heckert from 2014-10-30T22:00
Amanda Heckert is the best kind of editor. She's got an eclectic background, she's curious, and she loves reading, which is good since she's the editor-in-chief at Indianapolis Monthly. She stopped...
ListenAngela Jackson-Brown from 2014-10-28T23:45
Angela Jackson-Brown isn’t just appearing at The Downtown Writers Jam, Vol. 2. She also stopped by the Podcast to talk about how her life helped shape her writing. Her first book, Drinking from a ...
ListenSarah Layden from 2014-10-16T17:35
When Sarah Layden stopped by the Downtown Writers Jam Podcast, she wasn’t expecting to explore how the themes from her childhood diaries played out in her fiction writing. But that happened. Before...
ListenJohn P. Gibson from 2014-10-08T04:12
John P. Gibson is the writer/director of Revelation Trail, a feature film that follows the journey of a preacher and a lawman along the Old West frontier as they try to find meaning in a world that...
ListenBen H. Winters from 2014-09-30T19:40
Ben H. Winters is the author of the best selling book Sense and Sensibilities and Sea Monsters as well as the The Last Policeman trilogy, and a relatively recent Indianapolis transplant. He sat dow...
ListenAndrew Neylon from 2014-09-16T18:51
When Andrew Neylon joined The Invictus Writers project, Brad didn't know what to expect. Much to his surprise, "The Long War" turned out to be one of the most popular stories ever published in the ...
ListenTravis DiNicola from 2014-09-15T21:36
Travis DiNicola has his hand on the pulse of arts, reading, and writing in Indianapolis. He’s the executive director of Indy Reads, a non-profit literacy organization, and the host of "The Art of t...
ListenMichelle Freed from 2014-09-04T15:07
Writer Michelle Freed wrote a one-woman stage monologue for the Fringe Festival on a whim. That's not exactly how you're told to find a writing career. And yet, here she is. Michelle stopped by th...
ListenBarbara Shoup from 2014-09-02T23:01
Barbara Shoup, the author of Looking for Jack Kerouac and the executive director of the Indiana Writers Center, discussed why she waited 20 years between her first and second novel, the secret worl...
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