Thinking with Sam Harrelson

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  • Episode 16: Thinking Religion 58: Personal Branding and The Academy - Thinking.FM

    Thomas Whitley and Sam Harrelson discuss the issues involved with marketing and personal branding in an academic environment, whether academics and graduate students should blog, the demise of peer reviewed journals and scholarship, and whether or not MOOCs were ever a good idea.

    Show Notes:
    • My Female Students Don’t Seem As Impressed With Me As They Used To | The Toast
    • Thinking Religion is 50 minutes long this week.

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    • Episode 16: Thinking Religion 58: Personal Branding and The Academy - Thinking.FM

      Thomas Whitley and Sam Harrelson discuss the issues involved with marketing and personal branding in an academic environment, whether academics and graduate students should blog, the demise of peer reviewed journals and scholarship, and whether or not MOOCs were ever a good idea.

      Show Notes:
      • My Female Students Don’t Seem As Impressed With Me As They Used To | The Toast
      • Thinking Religion is 50 minutes long this week.

        The post Thinking Religion 58: Personal Branding and The Academy appeared first on Thinking.FM.

        Support Thinking Religion

        55 min
      • Episode 15: Thinking Out Loud 92: Let’s Talk About Self-Editing - Thinking.FM

        Elisabeth is joined by author Stacy N. Sergent this week (Merianna is out for family leave) to talk about great pups, NaNoWriMo, writing as a lonesome experience and also a communal experience, the role of editing, and the psychological flow of being a writer.

        • Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
        • How to be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis
        • Devil in the Details by Jennifer Traig
        • Sleeping with Cats by Marge Piercy
        • The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer
        • stacynsergent.com
        • Stacy on Twitter
        • Harrelson Press
        • The post Thinking Out Loud 92: Let’s Talk About Self-Editing appeared first on Thinking.FM.

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        • Episode 15: Thinking Out Loud 92: Let’s Talk About Self-Editing - Thinking.FM

          Elisabeth is joined by author Stacy N. Sergent this week (Merianna is out for family leave) to talk about great pups, NaNoWriMo, writing as a lonesome experience and also a communal experience, the role of editing, and the psychological flow of being a writer.

          • Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
          • How to be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis
          • Devil in the Details by Jennifer Traig
          • Sleeping with Cats by Marge Piercy
          • The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer
          • stacynsergent.com
          • Stacy on Twitter
          • Harrelson Press
          • The post Thinking Out Loud 92: Let’s Talk About Self-Editing appeared first on Thinking.FM.

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            57 min
          • Episode 14: Thinking Out Loud 91: Homemade Root Beer - Thinking.FM

            Elisabeth is joined by UNC’s own Molly McConnell this week (Merianna is on maternity leave). They dive deep into the nature of reading, writing, and spicy beverages.

            • Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond FearBig Magic
            • A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel">A Tale for The Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
            • Ravens in Winter">Ravens in Winter by Bernd Heinrich
            • The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
            • The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
            • The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
            • Michael Crichton
            • The Handmaids Tale and Stone Mattresses by Margaret Atwood
            • Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
            • Blenheim #9 Diet Ginger Ale Review
            • Ale-8-One
            • Homemade Root Beer
            • The post Thinking Out Loud 91: Homemade Root Beer appeared first on Thinking.FM.

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              52 min
            • Episode 14: Thinking Out Loud 91: Homemade Root Beer - Thinking.FM

              Elisabeth is joined by UNC’s own Molly McConnell this week (Merianna is on maternity leave). They dive deep into the nature of reading, writing, and spicy beverages.

              • Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond FearBig Magic
              • A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel">A Tale for The Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
              • Ravens in Winter">Ravens in Winter by Bernd Heinrich
              • The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
              • The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
              • The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
              • Michael Crichton
              • The Handmaids Tale and Stone Mattresses by Margaret Atwood
              • Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
              • Blenheim #9 Diet Ginger Ale Review
              • Ale-8-One
              • Homemade Root Beer
              • The post Thinking Out Loud 91: Homemade Root Beer appeared first on Thinking.FM.

                Support Thinking Religion

                52 min
              • Episode 13: Thinking Out Loud 90: Creating the Feels - Thinking.FM

                Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the importance of including and invoking emotions in readers. They discuss what they have to overcome as writers in order to cause suffering for their characters and create whole, full characters. Of course, they also talk about dogs, leaf blowers, and Baby Harrelson imminent arrival (who arrived on November 12, 2015 after this show was recorded!).

                • Creating Emotion in the Reader
                • Writing Beyond Good
                • Why is Emotion Important in Writing
                • Scrivener
                • NanoWrimo
                • What are Elisabeth and Merianna reading?


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                  48 min
                • Episode 13: Thinking Out Loud 90: Creating the Feels - Thinking.FM

                  Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the importance of including and invoking emotions in readers. They discuss what they have to overcome as writers in order to cause suffering for their characters and create whole, full characters. Of course, they also talk about dogs, leaf blowers, and Baby Harrelson imminent arrival (who arrived on November 12, 2015 after this show was recorded!).

                  • Creating Emotion in the Reader
                  • Writing Beyond Good
                  • Why is Emotion Important in Writing
                  • Scrivener
                  • NanoWrimo
                  • What are Elisabeth and Merianna reading?


                    The post Thinking Out Loud 90: Creating the Feels appeared first on Thinking.FM.

                    Support Thinking Religion

                    48 min
                  • Episode 12: Thinking Out Loud 89: Camaraderie Over Word Counts - Thinking.FM

                    Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the power of collaboration, especially during NanoWrimo. They talk about how much confidence is instilled when you connect into a network of people. They also discuss how women writers have been made more of an appearance in the publishing world and why that is.

                    • Elizabeth Gilbert on The Late Show
                    • NanoWrimo
                    • Scrivener
                    • Write or Die
                    • Where the Boys Are Not
                    • Self-Publishing Lets Women Break the Glass Ceiling
                    • CMA Stars Read Mean Tweets
                    • What are Elisabeth and Merianna reading?


                      The post Thinking Out Loud 89: Camaraderie Over Word Counts appeared first on Thinking.FM.

                      Support Thinking with Sam Harrelson

                      45 min
                    • Episode 12: Thinking Out Loud 89: Camaraderie Over Word Counts - Thinking.FM

                      Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the power of collaboration, especially during NanoWrimo. They talk about how much confidence is instilled when you connect into a network of people. They also discuss how women writers have been made more of an appearance in the publishing world and why that is.

                      • Elizabeth Gilbert on The Late Show
                      • NanoWrimo
                      • Scrivener
                      • Write or Die
                      • Where the Boys Are Not
                      • Self-Publishing Lets Women Break the Glass Ceiling
                      • CMA Stars Read Mean Tweets
                      • What are Elisabeth and Merianna reading?


                        The post Thinking Out Loud 89: Camaraderie Over Word Counts appeared first on Thinking.FM.

                        Support Thinking Religion

                        45 min

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