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Piccolo, An Artist’s Tale – Ep 12 with Eileen Merwin
Eileen Merwin has been fortunate to write and publish fables and other assorted forms of offbeat fiction for both children and adults. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College– and has been published in acclaimed children’s magazines …
Temporary People – Ep 11 with Deepak Unnikrishnan
Deepak Unnikrishnan is a writer from Abu Dhabi and a resident of the States, who has lived in Teaneck, New Jersey, Brooklyn, New York and Chicago, Illinois. He has studied and taught at the Art Institute of Chicago and presently …
Improving Mental Health – Ep 10 with Dr. Lloyd Sederer
Dr. Lloyd Sederer is Chief Medical Officer of the New York State Office of Mental Health, the nation’s largest state mental health system; Adjunct Professor at the Columbia/Mailman School of Public Health; Medical Editor for Mental Health at The Huffin...
Finding Happiness – Ep 9 with Lee Silber
Who would have guessed a former surf shop owner would ever become the award-winning author of 22 books and a corporate training working with companies large and small? Nobody. Yet, that’s what Lee Silber did—and he did it by believing …
American Philosophy, A Love Story – Ep 8 with John Kaag
John Kaag is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and is the author of American Philosophy: A Love Story, published in October by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, that was recently named an New York Times Editors’ Choice …
Our Past and Our Futures – Ep 7 with Cecilia Galante
Cecilia Galante is the author of three middle grade novels, three young-adult novels, an 8-book chapter book series, and two adult novels. Her first book, The Patron Saint of Butterflies, published in 2008, was the recipient of numerous awards,
Cuban science fiction – Ep 6 with YOSS
Born José Miguel Sánchez Gómez, YOSS assumed his pen name in 1988, when he won the Premio David in the science fiction category for Timshel. Together with his peculiar pseudonym, the author’s aesthetic of an impenitent rocker has allowed him …
Real Estate and Real Life – Ep 5 with Francis J. Greenburger
In this episode Jon speaks with Francis J. Greenburger, author of Risk Game: Portrait of an Entrepreneur. Francis J. Greenburger is the founder and CEO of Time Equities, Inc., a multibillion-dollar real estate investment and development company, as well …
Secessionist Movements and Libertarianism – Ep 4 with William Irwin
In this episode Jon speaks with William Irwin, author of Free Dakota. William Irwin is Herve A. LeBlanc Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of Philosophy at King’s College and is the author of the Free Market Existentialist: Capitalism without Co...
Haitian Folktales with a Twist – Ep 3 with Tracey Baptiste (Part 2)
In this episode Jon speaks with Tracey Baptiste. This is part two of a two part discussion. Tracey Baptiste, M. Ed. is the author of the middle grade novel THE JUMBIES and its forthcoming sequel. She is also the author …