In this episode, you’ll hear from award-winning author, Joseph Bauer. Joseph Bauer writes novels from Charleston, South Carolina and Cleveland, Ohio. Joseph used to be an attorney for most of his adult life, before starting his voyage as a full time writer. In today’s show, we talked about his latest novel, Sailing for Grace. What inspired Joseph to write the book? How did Joseph’s career as a lawyer inform his role as a novelist? You’ll hear about it soon.

An important topic Joseph and I talked about, also a central theme in Sailing for Grace, is the controversial immigration strategy- the family separation policy under the first Trump administration, which is commonly associated with the term “zero tolerance” approach. With the U.S. currently under the 2nd Trump administration, many have seen harrowing videos of all the ICE raids happening right now in different parts of the United States. From the history of slavery, Japanese-American Internment, Native American boarding schools, to the U.S. government’s complicity in the current and on-going genocide in Gaza, how could one stay hopeful? What role could art, literature, and storytelling play? Joseph shared some of his thoughts with us through this episode. 

Ok, you might be thinking, what a heavy, gloomy introduction this is, but I promise you, what you’ll hear is nothing but a heart-warming conversation between 2 people, Joseph and I, coming from different backgrounds, while sharing a similar aspiration-to inspire hope through what we do. Without further ado, let’s welcome Joseph Bauer. 
(This interview was recorded in March, 2025.)

Follow Joseph Bauer’s work:
Website: authorjosephbauer.com
Contact: [email protected]
Facebook: @JosephBauerNovelist


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