My guest today is a romantic at heart. Her storybook reunion with her husband began in junior high school. After twenty-two years of bad timing and missed opportunities, the stars finally aligned during a group trip together as adults. They’ve been together ever since. When she’s not writing her latest romance, she’s watching rom-coms and … Read More
A New England Cold Case Thriller with Richard McKeown
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today spent his early childhood in northwest Vermont before moving to Rogers, Arkansas, as a youth. He graduated from Arkansas State University with a degree in Journalism and was named Outstanding Journalism Graduate. He spent several years as a newspaper reporter focusing on politics and crime reporting. He has owned and … Read More
From Corporate America to Novelist with Charles McIntyre
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is a retired business owner and cancer survivor. After spending seventeen years in corporate America, he founded and managed a food service sales and marketing agency for thirty years. There Are No Answers Here, Only Questions is his first published work. In his writing, he shows his ability to successfully … Read More
Tackling Social Issues in Fiction with Paulette Stout
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is the fearless—and award-winning—author of fast-paced contemporary women’s fiction tackling social issues often ignored. With her books, readers get binge-able stories and relatable characters that keep readers glued till the end. Her nine book award recognitions span her titles—Love, Only Better, and What We Never Say—adding to her three media … Read More
Discovering Your Career and Life Direction with Randi Benator
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is an Award-winning Author, Career Coach, and Life Coach working with individuals in career and life transitions. She is passionate about helping people discover their unique gifts to create meaningful work and fulfilling lives. She was on the faculty of the Creative Work/Life Transitions program at San Francisco State University … Read More
Divorce, Addiction, and Single Parenthood with Ruth Hovsepian
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is passionate about helping others navigate the healing process of divorce and addiction. Her health and weight loss journey was featured in Woman’s World, FIRST for Women, and Woman’s World Pain Cures. She has many years of experience in teaching, speaking, and counseling on family issues (divorce, addiction, and single … Read More
Friendship Across Race and Class with Wendy Sanford
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today grew up in an upper-middle-class white suburban family in Princeton, New Jersey. During the socially turbulent time of the 1970s, she became a feminist, a lesbian, and a Quaker. A founding member of the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, she co-authored and edited many versions of Our Bodies, Ourselves, the … Read More
From Climate Scientist to Kindergarten in Thailand with Dian Seidel
EPISODE SUMMARY Before her unexpected “second act” teaching kindergarten in Thailand, my guest was a climate scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration. Her research contributed to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Originally from Massachusetts, she now lives in Washington, DC, where she teaches English as a second language … Read More
USA Today Award-Winning Romance with Nan Reinhardt
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today is a USA Today bestselling author of sweet romantic fiction. Her day job is working as a freelance copyeditor and proofreader. However, writing is her first and most enduring passion. She can’t remember a time in her life when she wasn’t writing—she wrote her first romance novel at the age … Read More
Grandfather’s Trial for Murder Inspired Novel with Kate Anger
EPISODE SUMMARY My guest today earned an MFA in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts from the University of California Riverside at the age of 40. She went on to teach playwriting and theatre courses at her alma mater for the next 17 years. Her fiction and non-fiction have appeared in journals such … Read More