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#195: Listen to This While Looking for Aliens with Marc Hartzman
Podcast Joey Held 4/3/24 Podcast Joey Held 4/3/24

#195: Listen to This While Looking for Aliens with Marc Hartzman

Author Marc Hartzman shares where the term “flying saucer” comes from, lesser-known extraterrestrial stories, and his top alien movies and TV shows.

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#186: Listen to This While Doing Something That Brings You Joy
Podcast Joey Held 12/27/23 Podcast Joey Held 12/27/23

#186: Listen to This While Doing Something That Brings You Joy

Author Jennifer Chen shares a look at her writing journey, what surprised her about her book launch day, and her favorite Ted Lasso episodes.

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#179: Listen to This While Walking Somewhere New
Podcast Joey Held 11/8/23 Podcast Joey Held 11/8/23

#179: Listen to This While Walking Somewhere New

Author Erin Zhurkin shares her inner journey in writing her first novel, some of her favorite slang, and where she thinks America can step up its game.

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#178: Listen to This While Planning Your Next Trip
Podcast Joey Held 11/1/23 Podcast Joey Held 11/1/23

#178: Listen to This While Planning Your Next Trip

Marika Flatt talks about growing as a journalist, how to market books, and horror stories from traveling.

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#176: Listen to This While Developing Your Superpower — with Joe Field
Podcast Joey Held 10/18/23 Podcast Joey Held 10/18/23

#176: Listen to This While Developing Your Superpower — with Joe Field

Author Joe Field about navigating the Texas heat with a newborn, his top tool for taking notes, and how he writes entire books using a technique called mind writing.

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#165: Soothsayers, AI Tools, and the South Asian Experience with Reenita Hora
Podcast Joey Held 8/2/23 Podcast Joey Held 8/2/23

#165: Soothsayers, AI Tools, and the South Asian Experience with Reenita Hora

Screenwriter, novelist and audio producer Reenita Hora discusses how to find your perfect audience, ways to use AI to improve your writing, and South Asian culture.

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#163: Travel Writing and Journaling Prompts with Nomadic Matt
Podcast Joey Held 7/19/23 Podcast Joey Held 7/19/23

#163: Travel Writing and Journaling Prompts with Nomadic Matt

Nomadic Matt talks about how he’s built up his travel brand, the importance of journaling, the time he got stabbed while traveling abroad, and more.

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#159: True Crime Writing and Reporting with Pepper Anne
Podcast Joey Held 6/14/23 Podcast Joey Held 6/14/23

#159: True Crime Writing and Reporting with Pepper Anne

Author Pepper Anne shares how she got into true crime writing and put together a story more than a decade in the making. Listen now!

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156: Romance Novels and Saturday Night Live with Emma Barry
Podcast Joey Held 4/5/23 Podcast Joey Held 4/5/23

156: Romance Novels and Saturday Night Live with Emma Barry

Author Emma Barry shares her writer ethos, the reason she fired her agent, and how Saturday Night Live inspired her most recent work.

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#143: Blending Storytelling, Design, and Innovation with Hussain Almossawi
Podcast Joey Held 12/7/22 Podcast Joey Held 12/7/22

#143: Blending Storytelling, Design, and Innovation with Hussain Almossawi

Hussain Almossawi is the author of The Innovator's Handbook: A Short Guide to Unleashing Your Creative Mindset — and he's here to help us all be more innovative.

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#140: Crafting Jokes, Touring with Seinfeld, and Asking Why Not? with Mark Schiff
Podcast Joey Held 11/16/22 Podcast Joey Held 11/16/22

#140: Crafting Jokes, Touring with Seinfeld, and Asking Why Not? with Mark Schiff

Comedian Mark Schiff shares a peek inside his new book Why Not?, great lessons he's learned in life, and what it's like touring with Jerry Seinfeld.

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#137: A Short Story with The Extraordinary Edward
Podcast Joey Held 10/26/22 Podcast Joey Held 10/26/22

#137: A Short Story with The Extraordinary Edward

I'm reading a spooky story from my book Kind, But Kind of Weird: Short Stories on Life's Relationships. Happy Halloween!

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#134: Cheating in Baseball and Innovation in Sports with Dan Levitt
Podcast Joey Held 10/5/22 Podcast Joey Held 10/5/22

#134: Cheating in Baseball and Innovation in Sports with Dan Levitt

We’re chatting about how baseball innovation has grown over the years, some of our favorite silly baseball plays, and what the future of baseball diamonds could look like amid a changing rulebook.

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#132: Running Marathons and Cancer Journeys with David Richman
Podcast Joey Held 9/21/22 Podcast Joey Held 9/21/22

#132: Running Marathons and Cancer Journeys with David Richman

David Richman shares the emotional journey of his new book, why certain cities are terrible for biking, and how he went from rock bottom to running more than 50 triathlons and 15 Ironman-distance events.

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#125: Writing Collaborations and Poetry Collections with Francis Daulerio
Podcast Joey Held 8/3/22 Podcast Joey Held 8/3/22

#125: Writing Collaborations and Poetry Collections with Francis Daulerio

Writer Francis Daulerio shares his collaboration tips, the top ways to market a book, and why existentialism can help you find meaning and joy.

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#121: Food Puns, Motherhood, and Cooking Essentials with Marie Saba
Podcast Joey Held 7/6/22 Podcast Joey Held 7/6/22

#121: Food Puns, Motherhood, and Cooking Essentials with Marie Saba

Marie Saba shares the inspiration behind her book Don't Worry Be Ha-PEA: 101 Deliciously Clever Food Puns, and how being a mother has helped her pursue creative endeavors.

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#118: Storytelling Tips and Murder Writing with Carlos Allende
Podcast Joey Held 6/15/22 Podcast Joey Held 6/15/22

#118: Storytelling Tips and Murder Writing with Carlos Allende

Fiction writer and media scholar Carlos Allende shares his best storytelling tips, writing techniques, and why it’s fun to write characters people don’t want to root for.

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#116: How to Make Someone's Day with Howard H. Prager
Podcast Joey Held 6/1/22 Podcast Joey Held 6/1/22

#116: How to Make Someone's Day with Howard H. Prager

Howard H. Prager shares how to make someone's day, his favorite Lindt chocolates, and what it's like playing the tuba.

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#113: Working at a Grocery Store in the Middle of a Pandemic with Adam Kaat
Podcast Joey Held 5/11/22 Podcast Joey Held 5/11/22

#113: Working at a Grocery Store in the Middle of a Pandemic with Adam Kaat

Author Adam Kaat shares what it was like to work at Whole Foods as the pandemic was roaring around us.

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#107: The Beatles, Hollywood Writing, and Creative Ambition with Dan Greenberger
Podcast Joey Held 3/30/22 Podcast Joey Held 3/30/22

#107: The Beatles, Hollywood Writing, and Creative Ambition with Dan Greenberger

Author Dan Greenberger talks writing about The Beatles, Hollywood adventures, and his favorite songs sung by John, Paul, and George (sorry, Ringo).

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