Apollo Papyrus Podcast

In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Eric Jay Sonnenschein.

Eric is a novelist, essayist, poet, and Plastiglas artist. As a novelist, he has written the novels of the Spontaneous Revolution series, as well as the novels Ad Nomad, Mad Nomad, and Rocked and Rolled. As an essayist, he has written the essay collections Culture Crazed, Making Up for Lost Time, All Over the Place, Sartre in the Subway, and Self-Helpless. As a poet, he has written the poetry collection The Lost Poem and Others Like It.

The interview in this episode focuses primarily on Culture Crazed, although Eric’s other works are discussed as well. After the interview was recorded, but before the release date of this episode, Eric’s poetry, prose, and proverb collection Epifanies was released.

You can learn more about Eric and his work at https://www.ericsonnenschein.com/, and you can view Eric’s Amazon author page at https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00J9DGPNA.

In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Charlie Sheppard.

Charlie, a behavioral strategist who founded Sheppard Partners and previously co-founded a biotechnology company, is the author of a nonfiction book about the global climate crisis, titled Get Off the Fence: You Matter More Than You Realize in the Impending Climate Crisis.

You can learn more about Charlie and his work for Sheppard Partners at https://www.sheppardpartners.com/, and you can buy Get Off the Fence on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Get-Off-Fence-Realize-Stopping-ebook/dp/B0F4MP9TXY.

In this episode, the 125th episode of the ninth season of the Apollo Papyrus Podcast, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Larry Morgan.

Larry, a sales professional who learned his top prospecting rule back when he sold World Book Encyclopedias in Iowa, is the author of the nonfiction book The Closer, which is about closing sales deals.

You can learn more about Larry and The Closer at https://thecloserbook.net/, and you can buy The Closer on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Closer-inside-world-high-powered-sales-ebook/dp/B0F71C91NJ; the ebook version of The Closer is free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers as part of that program.

In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Carolyn Wilman.

Carolyn, a sweepstakes expert and digital marketer who founded the Idea Majesty agency, is the author of the nonfiction books You Can’t Win If You Don’t Enter and How To Win Cash, Cars, Trips & More!, both of which are about sweepstakes and how they work. Since the recording date of the interview, Carolyn has republished The Name It and Claim It Game, which was originally written by Helene Haskell.

You can learn more about Carolyn and her work at https://www.wordsforwinning.com/ and https://www.contestqueen.com/, learn more about books written or republished by Carolyn at https://www.contestqueen.com/learn/books/, and view Carolyn’s Amazon author page at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Carolyn-Wilman/author/B002BMBBG2.

In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Susan Hensley.

Susan, a transformation coach and art journaling expert, is the author of the nonfiction book Art for Your Sanity, which is about the practice of art journaling.

You can learn more about Susan and her work at https://susan-hensley.com/, sign up to download Susan’s art journaling quick starter guide at https://susan-hensley.com/about/, and buy Art for Your Sanity on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Art-Your-Sanity-Journaling-Unleash/dp/B0D6NS6D6F and from Barnes & Noble at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/art-for-your-sanity-susan-hensley/1145563614.

In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Lane Kawaoka.

Lane, a real estate businessperson and investor, is the author of two nonfiction books: The Wealth Elevator and The Journey to Simple Passive Cashflow.

Lane also runs The Wealth Elevator organization, which, among other things, produces a podcast geared towards investors and provides online courses and retreats for investors.

You can learn more about Lane and The Wealth Elevator organization https://thewealthelevator.com/, buy The Wealth Elevator book from Lane’s website at https://thewealthelevator.com/home/book/, listen to The Wealth Elevator podcast at https://thewealthelevator.com/home/podcasts/, and view Lane’s Amazon author page at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lane-Kawaoka/author/B0C53RN3DQ.

In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp re-interviews Guy Morris.

Guy is a thriller novelist, having written the novel The Curse of Cortes, as well as the SNO Chronicles series of novels, of which three novels, SWARM, The Last Ark, and The Image. This interview focuses primarily on The Image.

You can learn more about Guy and his work at https://www.guymorrisbooks.com/, and you can view Guy’s Amazon author page at https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08LCPW8T6.

You can listen to Aaron’s 2022 interview of Guy at https://campaaronapollo.wixsite.com/apollopapyrus/podcast/episode/1cadeaa4/interview-with-guy-morris-author-of-the-curse-of-cortes-swarm-and-the-last-ark.

In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Gail Cawley Showalter.

Gail, the founder of the nonprofit organization Single Moms EmpowerEd, is the author of the nonfiction book Living, Learning, Loving: Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the Path to Motherhood.

You can learn more about Gail and her work at https://www.gailshowalter.com/, learn more about Single Moms EmpowerED at https://www.singlemomsempowered.org/, and buy Living, Learning, Loving on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Living-Learning-Loving-Encouragement-Motherhood/dp/1636986218 for a paperback copy or https://www.amazon.com/Living-Learning-Loving-Encouragement-Motherhood-ebook/dp/B010WRCRLK for the ebook version, and you can buy Living, Learning, Loving from Barnes & Noble at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/living-learning-loving-gail-cawley-showalter/1146711300?ean=9781636986210.

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The host of this podcast episode was given two paperback copies for less than retail value for interviewing Gail.

In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Dan Gerstein.

Dan, who was a political speechwriter for former U.S. Senator from Connecticut and 2000 Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Lieberman and co-founded the Professional Speechwriters Association, is the founder of the ghostwriting firm Gotham Ghostwriters. Dan has also written articles as a contributor to publications like Politico, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal.

You can learn more about Dan and Gotham Ghostwriters at https://gothamghostwriters.com/.

In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Michael Issac Shokrian.

Michael is the founder of the digital literary magazine the Thieving Magpie and is the author of the novel American Playground, which is about schoolyard politics and, while fictional, is based on Michael’s upbringing.

You can learn more about Michael and his work at https://www.mishokrian.com/, learn more about the Thieving Magpie at https://thievingmagpie.org/, and buy American Playground on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/American-Playground-Michael-Isaac-Shokrian-ebook/dp/B0F2MZPX6M/.

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The interview is preceded in this episode by a tribute to the late Dolly Parton, who was best known in the book world for founding the Imagination Library project. You can learn more about the Imagination Library at https://imaginationlibrary.com/, and you can listen to a 2024 episode of the Apollo Papyrus Podcast featuring an interview with B.P. Sweany, who was an acquisitions editor for an audiobook company that Dolly worked with, at https://campaaronapollo.wixsite.com/apollopapyrus/podcast/episode/1b08a8fc/arthurian-fiction-and-audiobooks-with-bp-sweany.