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Uncorking a storyThe Uncorking a Story podcast features in-depth interviews with authors, comics, and other inspiring people who move us through their words and art.
Holocaust Scholar, Author, and Filmmaker Joshua M. Greene
Joshua M. GreeneJoshua M Greene is a popular lecturer on Holocaust History and an author whose biographies have sold more than half a million copies worldwide. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his books and films. He sits on the board of Yale University...
Author Julie McGue
Julie Ryan McGueJulie Ryan McGue was born in Chicago, Illinois. She and her identical twin sister were adopted together. Her debut memoir, Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging is about the search for birth relatives.Host & Guest Mike...
Jim Carlon Part 2
Jim Carlon Part 2 of my interview with Jim Carlon about his book Conversation with a Desperate Man: A book for any man on the brink; and anyone who loves him.Host & Guest Mike Carlon Jim Carlon Resources FollowAbout This EpisodeThis is the second part of my...
Jim Carlon Part 1
James Carlon"I had people in my life and people I worked with who looked at me and said, ‘you don’t look right.’ — Jim Carlon Host & Guest Mike Carlon Jim Carlon FollowAbout This EpisodeI have easily interviewed a few thousand people in my career as a moderator...
Author Olga Grushin
Olga Grushin"The Charmed Wife is a modern take on the story of Cinderella, marriage, divorce and love that’s surprising, darkly comedic and enchanting."— CNNHost & Guest Mike Carlon Olga Grushin Resources Olga Grushin FollowAbout This EpisodeOlga...
Jess Stainbrook
Jess StainbrookJess is known for building successful media teams and championing significant visual storytelling efforts through innovative programming and strategic business initiatives. In the broadcast television field, Jess has received 8 Emmy Awards and 29...
Nick Braccia, author of Off the Back of a Truck: Unofficial Contraband for the Sopranos Fan
Nick Braccia is a Cannes Lions- and Clio-winning writer, director, and producer. In 2018, he co-created and co-executive produced the horror podcast Video Palace for AMC Network's streaming service Shudder. While working at the marketing agency Campfire, he helped to...
The Otto Penzler Interview
Listen in as Mike chats with Otto about his life and career including his experiences as a young boy emigrating to the US from Germany during the middle of World War II, how he traded in his desire to become a physicist for either the prospect of being a great American novelist or the center fielder for the New York Yankees, and how some harsh criticism towards his first novel pushed him towards a career as a journalist.
Author Dustin Lawson
It’s not every day that I get to talk to someone as interesting and, dare I say, enlightened as author Dustin Lawson. I’m excited to announce that today was one of those days! Throughout high school and college, Dustin worked as a lion and tiger trainer at a big cat...