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Hosted by The NEA Big Read Lakeshore · arts · EN · 23 episodes
Big Read Lakeshore of Hope College is proud to present Behind the Read, a podcast series that offers listeners insights and perspectives on all what goes into, around and behind the act of reading. Our host and program director Dr. Deb Van Duinen will talk all things reading, literacy and books with friends of the Big Read Lakeshore.Behind the Read is a production of Hope College’s Big Read Lakeshore program. Through Big Read events and programming, we promote and foster a culture along the West Michigan Lakeshore where reading matters.Learn more at bigreadlakeshore.com!
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Booking probability
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Signup to Generate a PitchBig Read Lakeshore of Hope College is proud to present Behind the Read, a podcast series that offers listeners insights and perspectives on all what goes into, around and behind the act of reading. Our host and program director Dr. Deb Van Duinen will talk all things reading, literacy and books with friends of the Big Read Lakeshore.
Behind the Read is hosted by The NEA Big Read Lakeshore. The show has published 23 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Great Gatsby is a Really Good Lesson in Great Storytelling | Kelsey Sivertson" (21 January 2025, 29 minutes), "The Great Gatsby is a Basic Document of the Human Imagination Part 2 | Dr. Micheal Van Dyke" (19 January 2025, 26 minutes), and "The Great Gatsby is a Basic Document of the Human Imagination Part 1 | Dr. Michael Van Dyke" (2 December 2024, 23 minutes).
Behind the Read publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 23 episodes.
Booking probability for Behind the Read is 18%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Behind the Read requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Behind the Read's contact route on record: public web form.
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The NEA Big Read Lakeshore hosts Behind the Read, an arts show with 23 episodes published.
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Behind the Read
<p>Today we are joined by Kelsey Sivertson, a recent graduate of Hope College. Kelsey is a dear friend of mine, and truly one of the most intelligent people I have ever met. While at Hope College, Kelsey majored in...
Behind the Read
<p>In part two of this podcast episode, we are joined by Dr. Michael Van Dyke, an English professor at Hope College. Dr. Van Dyke joined the Hope faculty in August 2023, but he taught at several universities and...
Behind the Read
<p>In part one of today’s podcast episode, we are joined by Dr. Michael Van Dyke, an English professor at Hope College. Dr. Van Dyke joined the Hope faculty in August of 2023, but he taught at several universities and...
Behind the Read
<p>Today we are joined by Dr. Steven McMullen, an economics professor at Hope College. In this episode he discusses the economics of the 1920s and how it pertains to The Great Gatsby. One of Dr. McMullen’s academic...
Behind the Read
<p>In this first episode of season three, the host for this season, Addie Wilcox, talks with Dr. David “Mike” Owens. Dr. Owens is a retired professor of American Literature. He taught at Hope College starting in 2017...
Behind the Read
<p>In this episode, my co-host, Addie, and I have a conversation with Joe Goodkin, a Chicago-based singer/songwriter and modern traveling bard. Joe tours the country performing his one-man folk-opera interpretation of...
Behind the Read
<p>In this episode, my co-host, Addie, and I have a conversation with George O’Connor, an author, illustrator and cartoonist. Above all, George is a Greek mythology buff and a classic superhero comics fan, and he's out...
Episode #5
<p>In the episode, my co-host, Addie, and I have a conversation with Liv Albert, the host, creator, writer, editor, and producer of the “Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby!” podcast. Liv has a degree in English Literature &...
Episode #4
<p>In this episode, my co-host, Addie and I have a conversation with two middle and high school teachers at Black River Public Schools, Brent and Karen Rowe. Karen Rowe has taught middle and high school English at Black...
Episode #3
<p>In this episode, my co-host, Addie, and I have a conversation with two professors at Hope College, Dr. Bram ten Berge and Dr. Margaret Burr. Dr. ten Berge has his Ph.D. in classics from the University of Michigan. As...
Episode #2
<p>In this episode, my co-host, Addie and I have a conversation with Dr. Stephen Maiullo, the interim Dean of Arts and Humanities at Hope College. Dr. Maiullo has his Ph.D. in Classics from Ohio State University, and...
Episode #1
<p>In this episode, my co-host, Addie, and I have a conversation with Elisabeth Thoburn, a professor at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Professor Thoburn was born in Germany and immigrated to the...
Episode #11
<p>In this episode, I have a conversation with Susanna Childress. She has authored the poetry volumes Jagged with Love and Entering the House of Awe and is finishing a collection of essays, Extremely Yours. Susanna...
Episode #10
<p>In this episode, I have a conversation with poet Mark Hiskes. Mark Hiskes grew up in Chicago, the seventh of eight kids lucky enough to be raised by Harold and Everdean. He has been blessed to be an English teacher...
Episode #9
<p>In this episode, I have a conversation with my Hope College colleague, Pablo Peschiera. Pablo is an Associate Professor in the Department of English, at Hope College, and currently serves as the Interim Chair and as...
Episode #8
<p>In this episode, I have a conversation with Dana VanderLugt. Dana VanderLugt lives in West Michigan with her husband, three sons, and spoiled golden retriever. She has an MFA from Spalding University and works as a...
Episode #7
<p>In this episode, I have a conversation with David James. James, who writes as D.R. James has taught writing, literature, and peace-making at Hope College for 34 years and lives in the woods near Saugatuck, Michigan...
Episode #6
<p>In this episode, I have a conversation with Jack Ridl. Jack Ridl taught at Hope from 1971 until retiring in 2006. With his wife Julie, Ridl founded the Visiting Writers Series at Hope College, later named the "Jack...
Episode #4
<p>In this podcast episode, I talk with Thea Patterson, one of my former Hope College students! Now, she's a teaches sixth grade English and is sharing her expertise with our Big Read community. We talk about her love...
Episode #3
<p>In this podcast episode, I talk with Karen Rowe, Black River High School English teacher. We talk about her involvement with the Big Read (eight years!) and how she's seen reading benefit and build community. Karen...
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retired professor of American Literature, University of Missouri
author, illustrator and cartoonist
host, creator, writer, editor, producer of 'Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby!', Let's Talk About Myths, Baby!
Weaning the wheezy child with David James at the PREMIER Conference, England national football team
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