Let's Talk Memoir

Episode 26 ft. Beth Kephart

Brooke Warner

Beth Kephart joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the crucial differences between a book of essays and a memoir in essays, choosing what to keep and what to cut, the gifts of nonlinear storytelling, the ethics of telling other people’s stories, allowing ourselves to find beauty in the seemingly ordinary, and her new craft book We Are the Words.

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Episode 145 ft. Jarod K. Anderson

Episode 145 ft. Jarod K. Anderson

Jarod K. Anderson joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about changing our definition of what victory is based on what we can and can’t control, understanding our own minds and contextualizing ourselves in the world, his experience with chronic major depression,...

Episode 144 ft. Sarah Gormley

Episode 144 ft. Sarah Gormley

Sarah Gormley joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about unpacking the baggage of self-doubt and imposter syndrome and moving toward self-love, shaping our memoirs into answers to the questions we have about our life, prioritizing pieces and elements of our...

Episode 143 ft. Paula Whyman

Episode 143 ft. Paula Whyman

Paula Whyman joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about getting out of our comfort zone, her attempt to restore native meadows in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, becoming obsessed with subjects and deep diving, writing about science and nature,...