The Purpose Tree

A talk with award-winning voice artist and radio talk show host Graham Mack. Bill turns the tables on him and puts him on the other side of the questions, and he does quite well with not a short answer! Longest running episode yet. Fun discussion of audiobooks, music, and radio.

Leanr more about Graham here: https://www.grahammack.com

A talk with best selling author Cat Warren about her career, her book What the Dog Knows, cadaver dogs, burial grounds, and current projects.

For more on Cat and her work: https://catwarren.com

A talk with Dr. Stephen Holler of Fordham University about his work, air pollution monitoring, climate change, earthquakes, education, and hope for the future.

https://www.fordham.edu/about/living-the-mission/center-for-community-engaged-learning/cel-project-profiles/project-fresh-air/

https://www.fordham.edu/academics/departments/physics-and-engineering-physics/faculty-and-staff/stephen-holler/

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1jWnXW8AAAAJ&hl=en

A talk with superstar comic book writer Jeremy Whitley of Durham, North Carolina.

Jeremy Whitley broke into comics in 2010 with the Eisner-Nominated smash hit comic “Princeless” and then spun off a second book called “Raven Pirate Princess” that highlighted the adventures of Raven and her all-girl crew of pirates.

After the success of Princeless, Jeremy has gone on to write for a number of existing properties including Marvel. He has also written for “Sea of Thieves”, “Vampirella”, and over 60 issues of “My Little Pony”. Learn mroe about his work here: https://jeremywhitley.com/

A talk with author Ben Shaberman about his works. Shaberman is the author of a novel Retina Boy (2019), a collection of short fiction Jerry's Vegan Women (2015), and a nonfiction collection titled The Vegan Monologues (2009). He is also a poet at heart! Visit his website here: https://www.retinaboy.com

And purchase his books here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JOZLBY

A talk with Jaki Shelton Green, Poet Laureate of North Carolina. Jaki Shelton Green is the first African American and third woman to be appointed as the North Carolina Poet Laureate. When Governor Cooper appointed her in 2018, he stated that “Jaki Shelton Green brings a deep appreciation of our state’s diverse communities to her role as an ambassador of North Carolina literature. Jaki’s appointment is a wonderful new chapter in North Carolina’s rich literary history.”

To learn more about Jaki Shelton Green and her work, visit her official website: https://jakisheltongreen.com/about-jaki/

An inspiring talk with Dr. Edward Mooney, Jr., an author and award-winning educator with decades of experience. We explored his work, the state of education, trauma in the U.S., and advice for those finishing doctoral research projects.

Learn more about Ed here: https://www.edwardmooney.net/

Mooney's fiction can be found on Amazon at:

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B002BOH4N4

The book based on his years of research on school shooting trauma can be found here:

https://a.co/d/hoC8EcD

Dr. Mooney recommends this book for those who have endured trauma: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma-ebook/dp/B00G3L1C2K?ref_=ast_author_dp&th=1&psc=1

A talk with super author Matthew McConkey about the process of writing, growing up, the future of AI, soundtracks, and more. And of course a preview of some of his books. This was one fun discussion!

Check out his books here: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Matthew-Mcconkey/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AMatthew+Mcconkey

A talk with author Sean DeLauder about his influences and growing catalogue of books.

Check out his books here at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B006VVWK5U/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=32e90e4f-66a2-41be-9772-78fb5fd31108&ref_=ap_rdr

A talk with artist and writer George Majchrzak about reading, writing, & MFA programs.