Memoirs

Memoirs: Book Podcast Recommendations

December 19, 2021

Five episodes on a theme, each week curated by a different person

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Curator: 

Cindy Burnett (she/her)

Why did you choose this theme? 

I love reading a memoir and then listening to the author talk more about the book. Each interviewer takes a different approach to the conversation, and I learn something new every time I listen to a podcast interview with that author.

Podcast Picks:

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The StacksDisrupting the Systems that Cage Us with Marlon Peterson

Traci Thomas hosts "The Stacks," and I really enjoyed this conversation with Marlon Peterson about his time in prison and how the system fails people.

Moms Don't Have Time to Read BooksKwame Onwuachi, NOTES FROM A YOUNG BLACK CHEFZibby interviews Kwame about becoming a chef and the process of making his book into a movie.

Thoughts from a PageLy Tran - HOUSE OF STICKSCindy and Ly discuss Ly's family's immigration to New York City when she was three and her experiences growing up there, dealing with her father's PTSD, and eventually attending Columbia University.

The Shit No One Tells You About WritingWhen You Don't Make Shit Up

Host Bianca Marais's interviews focus on the writing process, and in this episode, she hosts writer and editor Kelly S. Thompson. They discuss memoir writing and how it differs from fiction writing.

The Downtown Writers JamMeredith O'Brien

Host Brad King and journalist/author Meredith O'Brien discuss her Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis and how she came to terms with it.

SPONSORS:

Strange Air PodcastTen years ago, Malcolm Smith was the host of "Strange Air,” a radio show about the paranormal. One night, during a live broadcast, Malcolm vanished into thin air. To this day, no one knows what happened.Now his daughter, Chase Smith, is in her last year of film school and she’s making a documentary about her father’s disappearance. "Strange Air" is a new sci-fi thriller featuring the voices of Natalie Lander and Patrick Fabian from "Better Call Saul." 

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FEEDBACK WITH EARBUDS:

This week on Feedback...We've moved our podcast drops to Tuesdays! Thanks for sticking with us as we ironed that out.Cindy Burnett is on the show this week discussing books and podcasts, and how they come together! AND a trailer drop for the "Shelter in Place" podcast.

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📙Each week, EarBuds curator Cindy Burnett interviews authors on her podcast Thoughts from a Page. They talk spoiler-free about their books and then they delve into things you won’t hear about elsewhere – the importance of cover design, why they included various aspects of the story, personal details about both the books and the authors’ lives, and more. Listen. 

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COMMUNITY:

🎙️The monthly episode of The 11th. It's a beautiful collection of three stories that carefully observe spaces. The third story is from a daughter who wants to remind her mom about a plaza in Mexico that her mom went to when she was young, by asking a photographer to capture audio there.

🏖️There's still time to submit your script to Shore Scripts 2021 Podcast Contest before the regular deadline ends on December 19! Two winners will have their pilots produced with budgets of $5K each!🏫Courtney Kocak is teaching her 3rd round of Pandemic Podcast School class in January. They'll be announcing a scholarship for folks from underrepresented groups next week. Stay tuned for news about how to apply!

PODCAST SPOTLIGHT:

Monocle 24: The UrbanistRecommended by Ely via #podcast30

With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners, and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways, or compact apartments.

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