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- #74 Funny Girl w/ Amy Daughters
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and public speaker Amy Daughters. Topics include: Handwriting vs typing–handwritten letters vs email–social media friends vs real life friends–spreading hope–arranging flowers–and more!
Recorded 10/27/2024
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You Cannot Mess This Up by Amy Daughters: https://amzn.to/4mK1EDK
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1 hr 34 min - Heavy Bonus: Building Schools w/ Doug Villhard (preview)
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and entrepreneur Doug Villhard in a subscribers only extended interview. Topics include: Building schools from scratch–Private vs Public school–History and its relevance–Building community–fatherhood–and more! ONLY FOR SUBSCRIBERS.
Recorded 10/26/2024
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6 min - #73 The Business of Fiction w/ Doug Villhard (preview)
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and entrepreneur Doug Villhard in a discussion about writing, building your own press, passion projects, Stephen King books, historical fiction, teaching, and more! ONLY FOR SUBSCRIBERS.
Recorded 10/26/2024
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26 min - JerkShop #9 w/ Stephen Harrison (preview)
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and journalist Stephen Harrison. The two go into writing workshops, Wikipedia’s bias, politics ruining everything, lack of religion, gotcha questions, mean comments, and more! ONLY FOR SUBSCRIBERS.
Recorded 10/19/2024
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6 min - #72 Editing the Internet w/ Stephen Harrison
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and journalist Stephen Harrison. Topics include: Wikipedia–separating non-fiction and fiction–social media for writers–millennials and the internet–the lack of internet in contemporary fiction–and more!
Recorded 10/20/2024
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1 hr 42 min - #71 Ethical Arson w/ Nick Flynn
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by acclaimed poet and writer, Nick Flynn. Topics include: poetry vs memoir–mind, body, and spiritual connections for creativity–sources of creativity–creative outlets–collaboration in art making–writing stamina–meditation–and more!
Recorded 9/28/2024
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I Will Destroy You by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/3JiXjc8
My Feelings by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/3Jk9aXu
The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/3JlJ3iN
Blind Huber by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/3HAVk2j
Some Ether by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/4mimFW7
This is the Night Our House Will Catch Fire by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/4mj3Pyd
The Ticking is the Bomb by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/416Nqo5
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/3HzU0Na
The Reenactments by Nick Flynn: https://amzn.to/41Bp1Hq
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2 hr 5 min - #70 Parenthood Poems (preview)
Andrew Wittstadt reads and interprets several poems about parenthood and children. Including poems by W.B. Yeats, Philip Larkin, Gwendolyn Brooks, William Blake, and W.D. Snodgrass.
This be the Verse by Philip Larkin
Infant Joy by William Blake
A Prayer for my Daughter by W. B. Yeats
Life for my child is simple, and is good. by Gwendolyn Brooks
Heart’s Needle by W. D. Snodgrass
Recorded 9/18/2024
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8 min - #69 Book Branding w/ James R. Gregory
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author James R. Gregory in a discussion about his life, work, and latest book, Zephyr’s War. Topics include: Writing as a hobby–book branding–book publishing economics–intangible capital–romanticizing stories–writing routines–self-publishing–and more!
Recorded 8/17/2024
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1 hr 40 min - #68 William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet w/ Brendan
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by Brendan of the Tales from the Mall podcast in a discussion of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and two film adaptations of the play, Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968) and Lurhmann’s Romeo And Juliet (1996) Topics Include: Masculinity–Male Romance–Emo boys–Shakespeare’s massive influence–fear and faith–romantic comedies–It’s a Wonderful Life–small talk–men vs women–and more!
Recorded 7/17/2024
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2 hr 51 min - #67 Smiling Crooked w/ Jared Klickstein
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Jared Klickstein, discussing his memoir, Crooked Smile: What it Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, and Crime. Topics Include: Living on the street–the source of addiction–the problems with rehab models–government policy failures–spiritual drive–Kurt Vonnegut–being labeled “right-wing”--and more!
Recorded 6/29/2024
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About Heavy Bored
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Heavy Bored is a writing and literature podcast hosted by poet and writer Andrew Wittstadt as he speaks with guests about all things books, poetry, art, and culture. Join Heavy Bored on
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