Originally aired October 5, 2021.
Ian Graham Leask takes center stage this week, interviewing
David Backes about editing
A Private Wilderness: The Journals of Sigurd F. Olson. After the break, Leask is joined by
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, short-fiction author and great-granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway himself.
Write On! Radio – David Backes + Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
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Originally aired September 7, 2021.
Ian welcomes
Larry Watson onto the show to discuss his new novel,
Lives of Eddie Pritchard, and the new film of his book
Let Him Go.
After the break, Josh welcomes astronomer and author
Caleb Scharf to discuss his new book,
Ascent of Information.
Write On! Radio – Larry Watson + Caleb Scharf
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Originally aired August 3, 2021.
First,
Noel Obiora joins Liz to discuss his novel
A Past That Breathes and its political implications as well as its plot.
After the break,
Bill Strusinski discusses his time as a combat medic in his memoir
Care Under Fire with Ian.
Write On! Radio – Noel Obiora + Bill Strusinski
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Originally aired June 29, 2021.
Are Scandinavians really the happiest people on earth? Ian and
Eric Dregni start off the show by discussing
For the Love of Cod, Dregni’s thoughtful and comical new travelogue.
After the break, Liz digs into a mystery—specifically the mystery novels of
Camilla Trinchieri and their Italian ties.
Write On! Radio – Eric Dregni + Camilla Trinchieri
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Originally aired June 22, 2021.
Things get extraterrestrial RIGHT away when paranormal writer and researcher
Martin Keller joins Ian to discuss his new work,
Space Pen Club.
After the break, Liz and
Brian Malloy revisit the pain of the AIDS pandemic of the 80’s in Minneapolis and NYC while discussing Malloy’s
After Francesco.
Write On! Radio – Martin Keller + Brian Malloy
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Originally aired June 1, 2021.
Liz starts the show with
Kaira Rouda, discussing Rouda’s suspenseful new novel,
The Next Wife.
After, Ian welcomes
Lin Enger to talk about Enger’s timeless and topical
American Gospel.
Write On! Radio – Kaira Rouda + Lin Enger
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Originally aired March 30, 2021
Ian starts off the show, joined by writer
John Medieros, by diving into a conversation about the pandemic that swept the world before COVID: the HIV-AIDS crisis. Medeiros and his identical twin brother participated in a gene therapy study in which the HIV-positive twin was infused with billions of genes from the HIV-negative twin, as detailed in his memoir,
Self, Divided.
After the break, Liz brings out her music chops and welcomes
Bill Schnee on air to discuss his fascinating experiences doing audio production and engineering for such brilliant minds as John Lennon and Ringo, Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand, and many more. These magic yarns and more can be found in his new book
Chairman at the Board.
Write On! Radio – John Medieros + Bill Schnee
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In the first half of the hour, Ian Graham Leask brings Minnesota’s own
Lin Enger on air to discuss his new novel,
American Gospel, a 1970s-set novel about waiting for the rapture to end the world in rural Minnesota.
After the break,
Marissa King, writer and professor at the Yale School of Management, joins to chat about her new book
Social Chemistry, which comes full of insights about building more meaningful and productive relationships, all based on neuroscience and psychology.
Write On! Radio – Lin Enger + Marissa King
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