Podcast Listening and the “Bad” Guest

The other day I listened to one of my favorite podcasts—one that unfortunately had a bad guest. What do I mean by a bad guest? In this case I mean one who speaks in platitudes without relaying any useful, interesting or actionable content i.e. feel-good jibber-jabber....

A Podcast Jewel and a Novel as a Quilt

In the recent write-minded podcast episode Craft-minded series: Craft as Shaper of Story, featuring Morgan Talty the cohost, Grant Faulkner, made the following insightful comment: A quilt is a good metaphor for a collection of linked stories…Grant Faulkner Indeed he...

My Idea for a 2023 Podcast

At the beginning of 2023, I plan to start a podcast, and I finally have a topic in mind: physician-writers. I like this topic because it covers a broad range of interests of mine but within the context of a narrow focus. I see myself talking about writing, creativity,...