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How do you start a money conversation with a young child? Mark Goldman discusses the ideas behind Big Buck Gives, Saves, and Spends and Little Penny Gives, Saves, and Spends.

In this interview with Chris Buscher, Mark explains how he uses stories to introduce generosity, saving, and spending. The conversation explores his approach to children’s books and the role parents and educators can play in helping kids think about money.

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Madiha Katao discusses the memories and Circassian heritage behind her memoir, The Daughter of the Golan Heights.

The conversation explores agricultural life, identity, belonging, and the connection between family history and place. Madiha reflects on faith, memory, and what it means to carry the experiences of the past into a different chapter of life.

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Jessica Nicole McAnelly discusses Birdie’s Picnic Party, a children’s book designed to introduce food safety through a story.

In this interview with Chris Buscher, Jessica shares what inspired the book and how she approaches practical lessons for young readers. The conversation covers storytelling, family routines, and her goal of making food safety understandable for children.

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Russell Vann discusses the experiences behind his Ghetto Bastard book series and what writing required him to confront about his past.

In this interview with Chris Buscher, Russell reflects on survival, identity, accountability, and the lessons he carried into adulthood. The conversation explores how he turned those experiences into memoir and how his understanding of his own story has changed over time.

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Enko Sakai discusses the relationship between his work as a filmmaker and his life as a Buddhist monk in Japan.

In this conversation, Enko shares his personal perspective on mindfulness, stress, creativity, and finding moments of stillness. The interview explores how his experiences inform his films and his thinking about presence and meaning in modern life.

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Jared Woods discusses his book, The Gospel of Christ, and his attempt to combine the four canonical Gospels into a single narrative while examining other early Christian texts.

In this interview with Chris Buscher, Jared describes researching and writing while traveling through Africa. He explains his approach to the material, the questions that interested him, and his own interpretation of Jesus’ life and teachings. The conversation focuses on the author’s project and perspective.

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Sandra M. Wentzel looks back on childhood in rural Pennsylvania in her memoir, The Hen House: The Way We Were.

Speaking with Chris Buscher, Sandra shares memories of growing up on Cedar Top Mountain in the 1950s and 60s. She reflects on her parents, Wert and Marie Henne, the foster children they welcomed, and the influence of their experiences during the Great Depression and World War II. The conversation explores family, being a twin, small-town life, and preserving the stories of an earlier generation.

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Johnny Scifo discusses how his life as a touring DJ changed after a collapse from exhaustion, and how those experiences influenced his novella, The Kettle Pours a Universe.

In this interview with Chris Buscher, Johnny reflects on creativity, discipline, and rebuilding his life. He shares his interest in meditation and sound, alongside the fictional world of tea farms, shapeshifters, and interconnected generations in his book.

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Ryan Jones discusses his memoir, Crazy Times and Mad Hope: HSAM, OCD, Mania, and Faith, and the experiences that led him to write it.

Speaking with Chris Buscher, Ryan describes his unusually detailed autobiographical memory, his experiences with OCD and mania, and the loss of his brother. He reflects on vulnerability, living with mental illness, and the role his Christian faith has played in his own life.

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How can we make room for the different ways people learn? Educator and author Slader Merriman discusses his book Different and what his years in education have taught him about individuality.

The conversation explores visual and hands-on learning, differences that are less visible, and why understanding a learner matters.

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