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It's Lit Time! with Dr. Tess

An English professor talks about stories

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What Is a Jedi? with Andy Thigpen

What Is a Jedi? with Andy Thigpen

Okay, if you want to get into a grammatical discussion, I suppose it might have been better to have called this episode ... Read more

11 May 2022

1hr 3mins

Ranked #2

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What Is a Picture Book? with Allison Stockslager

What Is a Picture Book? with Allison Stockslager

Join the wild rumpus and listen to my conversation with children's book expert (and my sister-in-law) Allison Stockslage... Read more

22 Apr 2022

36mins

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What is the Happiest Place on Earth? with Sarah Scheffel

What is the Happiest Place on Earth? with Sarah Scheffel

With the literal sounds of childhood providing the soundtrack to our discussion (listen to find out what I mean!), my si... Read more

4 Feb 2022

49mins

Ranked #4

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What Makes a Game Like a Story? with Jordan Martinus

What Makes a Game Like a Story? with Jordan Martinus

My husband and I tell the story of how he turned me into a board gamer, and we discuss the best games for people who lov... Read more

9 Dec 2021

43mins

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What Is a Zombie? with Vickie Stockslager and Mark Stockslager

What Is a Zombie? with Vickie Stockslager and Mark Stockslager

I chat with my mom and brother, two George A. Romero superfans, about Romero's influence on the portrayal of zombies in ... Read more

26 Nov 2021

36mins

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What Is a Novel?

What Is a Novel?

Let's talk novels: what they are, where they came from, what they're good for, and what it takes to be a good novel read... Read more

21 Oct 2021

30mins

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What Is a Story?

What Is a Story?

Literature teachers, editors, and critics have given many definitions of what a story is, but the average person would p... Read more

21 Oct 2021

34mins

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What Is Short Fiction? with Cathy McCrumb

What Is Short Fiction? with Cathy McCrumb

I chat with my author and online friend Cathy about her work as a short fiction editor, her favorite fiction (long and s... Read more

20 Sep 2021

56mins

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What the Dickens? with Todd Stockslager

What the Dickens? with Todd Stockslager

My dad and I talk about our mutual favorite author (who also happens to be the author of Our Mutual Friend), Charles Dic... Read more

16 Sep 2021

53mins

Ranked #10

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What is a Superhero? with Sam Harris

What is a Superhero? with Sam Harris

Sam and I talk about what makes a character a superhero, what defines a superhero story, and where this wildly popular g... Read more

28 Aug 2021

1hr 11mins

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