A Podcast for Writers, Readers, and Creative Lifers We keep creating against the odds, because we long for purpose and meaning in a chaotic world. Join the staff of Talking Writing magazine as we talk to artists of all mediums about their personal and creative lives – and the intersections between the two.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA Podcast for Writers, Readers, and Creative Lifers We keep creating against the odds, because we long for purpose and meaning in a chaotic world. Join the staff of Talking Writing magazine as we talk to artists of all mediums about their personal and creative lives, and the intersections between the two.
Recent episodes include "K'wan Refuses to Choose Lanes" (1 October 2026, 47 minutes), "Juliet Diaz, Athena Dixon, and Tom McAllister: A Reading and Q&A" (24 September 2026, 88 minutes), and "Ramona Ausubel's Practical Advice" (11 June 2026, 72 minutes).
Talking Writing publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 69 episodes.
Booking probability for Talking Writing is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Talking Writing requires a Pod Score of 81 or higher. Talking Writing's contact route on record: public web form.
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Talking Writing is an arts show with 69 episodes published.
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Episode #2
For this episode best-selling author K'wan Foye sits down with TW Creative Director John Vogel to talk about his new book, House of the Rising Sun (Akashic Books, 2026). K’wan Foye gained major publishing attention...
Episode #1
For this episode we have a recording from the author reading with Juliet Diaz, Athena Dixon, and Tom McAllister that we held last November at Big Blue Marble bookstore in Philadelphia. In order, Tom McAllister read from...
Episode #14
Author Ramona Ausubel sits down with TW creative director John Vogel to talk about her new craft book and write's guide. In Unstuck: 101 Doorways Leading from the Blank Page to the Last Page , Ramona lays out exercises...
Episode #13
<p>For this week's episode, author Brian Trapp sits down with TW creative director John Vogel to talk about Brian's 2025 novel Range of Motion (Acre Books). The book is semi-autobiographical fiction about twin brothers...
Episode #12
<p>For this episode musician and filmmaker Michael Sanchez sits down with TW creative director John Vogel.</p><p>Michael grew up in Newcastle, Delaware, where he started playing and recording music. One of his bands...
Episode #11
<p>Lisa Borders, author of three novels, talks with TW creative director John Vogel to talk about her newest book. Last Night at the Disco (Regal House Publishing, 2025) is a fictitious memoir framed as a letter to the...
Episode #10
<p>For this episode TW creative director John Vogel sat down with television writer and showrunner Michael Jamin about his collection of personal essays, A Paper Orchestra.</p><p>Michael’s television career started in...
Episode #9
<p>Author and musician Antonio Michael Downing sits down with TW creative director John Vogel to talk about Antonio Michael's books Black Cherokee and Saga Boy, music audience expectation regarding race and...
Episode #8
<p>Multidisciplinary writer Joanna Walsh sits down with TW creative director John Vogel to talk about Amateurs! How We Built Internet Culture and Why It Matters. When Joanna first started writing, lacking IRL community...
Episode #7
<p>Pia Leichter, founder of Kollektiv Studio and author of Welcome to the Creative Club, talks with TW creative director John Vogel about her experience transitioning from the advertising world to the artistic path. A...
Episode #6
<p>In today’s episode author Molly Gaudry sits down with TW founder and publisher Martha Nichols. Molly holds degrees in fiction, poetry, and experimental prose, and her new book that just came out last week is aptly...
Episode #5
<p>In this week's episode, TW Creative Director John Vogel sits down with drummer and author Nic Brown to talk about his memoir Bang Bang Crash (Counterpoint, 2023).</p><p>Despite being accepted to Ivy League colleges...
Episode #4
<p>Victor Manibo, a 2022 Lambda Literary Emerging Voices Fellow, sits down with TW Community Manager Neva Talladen to discuss the drafting process for his 2022 science fiction novel, The Sleepless. Manibo and Talladen...
Episode #3
<p>TW Creative Director John Vogel interviews author Tom McAllister about his new essay collection It All Felt Impossible (Rose Metal Press, 2025). For the book, Tom challenged himself to write an essay a day that...
Episode #2
<p>TW Creative Director John Vogel talks with Andrew Boryga, author of the satirical novel Victim. The two talk about the autobiographic backdrop to the novel, balancing creative time with parenthood, and the addictive...
Episode #1
<p>TW Community Manager Neva Talladen talks with visual artist and graphic designer Sasha Wizansky about her experience starting Pencil Magazine. The magazine, created entirely out of work made with pencil and paper...
Episode #14
<p>In our last episode of the season, TW Creative Director John Vogel interviews author Athena Dixon, our first repeat guest for the podcast. A year and a half ago we released Neva’s interview with Athena, which focused...
Episode #13
<p>TW proofreader Jess Barnett hosts award-winning Minnesotan food writer, Steve Hoffman, for a conversation about the unique joys and challenges of travel. Hoffman, a lover of French cuisine and culture, discusses...
Episode #12
<p>TW Podcast Production Manager Sarah Tulloch interviewed author Jeanne Blasberg this past September. Jeanne Blasberg is an award-winning and bestselling author and essayist. The two discuss her latest book, Daughter...
Episode #11
<p>TW Creative Director John Vogel interviewed author Mary Carroll Moore this past November. Mary pursued a decades-long career as a food and cookbook writer before pivoting into writing instruction and self-releasing...
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Primary Care Internal Medicine physician, Texas Turnout Rio Grande Valley
Screenwriter 'Rules of Engagement' & Author 'A Paper Orchestra'
author and musician
entrepreneur, creative coach, bestselling author of Welcome to the Creative Club, Kollektiv Studio
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