On this edition of Conversations, Steve Leder talks with host Dan Skinner about “The Beauty of What Remains: How Our Greatest Fear Becomes Our Greatest Gift.” Leder is the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles and the author of “The Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things,” “More Money Than God,” and the bestseller “More Beautiful Than Before.”

On this edition of Conversations, Trudi Trueit talks with host Dan Skinner about her latest book in the National Geographic “Explorer Academy” series: “The Tiger’s Nest.” Trueit is the author of the “Explorer Academy” series. She's written more than a hundred books for young readers, both fiction and nonfiction. Her fiction novels include “The Sister Solution,” “Stealing Popular,” and the “Secrets of a Lab Rat” series.

On this edition of Conversations, Hunter Clarke-Fields talks with host Dan Skinner about “Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids.” Clarke-Fields is a mindfulness mentor, host of the “Mindful Mama” podcast, and creator of the “Mindful Parenting” online course.

On this edition of Conversations, Marla Conn talks with host Dan Skinner about “The Reading House.” Conn is a reading and literary specialist in Elementary Education and Reading. She has more than 27 years of experience as an educational consultant and is the creator of the Dear Dragon Developing Readers, and Read-Ability, an educational consulting company.

On this edition of Conversations, Randi Pink talks with host Dan Skinner about "The Angel of Greenwood." This Young Adult novel is set during the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. She discusses her research and the history behind the novel. Pink’s previous books include “Girls Like Us” and “Into White.”

On this edition of Conversations, Piet Knetsch talks about directing the Theatre Lawrence production of “Have You Now or Have You Ever Been?” Knetsch describes the play and the challenges of translating the play to video in addition to COVID-19 precautions for cast and crew. The production will be presented as a stream February 5 through 7. Tickets are available at theatrelawrence.com.

On this edition of Conversations, Ariane Szu-Tu talks with host Dan Skinner about “Kids vs. Plastic: Ditch the Straw and Find the Pollution Solution to Bottles, Bags, and other Single-Use Plastics.”

On this edition of Conversations, James Buckley talks with host Dan Skinner about “It’s a Numbers Game! Soccer: The math behind the perfect goal, the game-winning save, and so much more!” Buckley is the author of more than 200 books for young readers on basketball, baseball, football, soccer and more.

On this edition of Conversations, Sarwat Chadda talks with host Dan Skinner about “City of the Plague God.” Chadda is a first-generation Muslim immigrant who swapped a career in engineering for a new one as a writer. His previous novels include “Devil’s Kiss,” the award-winning Indian mythology-inspired “Ash Mistry” series, and the epic high-fantasy “Shadow Magic” trilogy (using the name Joshua Khan).

On this edition of Conversations, Nick Braccia talks with host Dan Skinner about his book, “Off the Back of a Truck: Unofficial Contraband for the Sopranos Fan.” Braccia is a Cannes Lions and Clio-Winning writer, director, and producer. From rating all of the "wacks," to a top forty review of music featured in the series, the book takes a deep dive into the world of the Sopranos.