Uncorking a Story

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Tackling imposter syndrome with Heather Frimmer
After a brief hiatus between seasons, I’m happy to report that Uncorking a Story is back for its 5th season. Our first episode features a great conversation I had with Heather Frimmer whose second novel, , will be released on Tuesday, September...
31 min
327
Putting laughter on call with Dani Klein Modisett
Dani Klein Modisett is a comedian, actor, and author of the book “Take My Spouse, Please,” about how to create shared laughter to keep your marriage happy and healthy. That book was preceded by 2009’s “Afterbirth...stories you won’t read in...
52 min
328
Andrea Bartz
Andrea Bartz is a Brooklyn-based journalist and author of the forthcoming WE WERE NEVER HERE. Her second thriller, THE HERD, was named a best book of 2020 by Real Simple, Marie Claire, Good Housekeeping, CrimeReads, and other outlets. Her LA-Times...
55 min
329
Leah Konen
Lea Konen is the author of All the Broken People and of several young adult novels, including Love and Other Train Wrecks and The Romantics. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied journalism and English...
26 min
330
Shari Lapena
Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of the thrillers The Couple Next Door, A Stranger in the House, An Unwanted Guest, Someone We Know, and The End of Her, which have all been New York Times and The Sunday Times (London)...
40 min
331
Jessica Chiarella
Author of the Lost Girls
38 min
332
Christina Baker Kline
New York Times Bestseller and Master of Historical Fiction
48 min
333
Noel Obiora
Nigerian born and raised debut mystery author Noel Obiora watched the George Floyd video and said to himself, That could have been me. Having come to the United States when he was 17 in 1983, and having attended the University of Texas Law School,...
53 min
334
Mary Dixie Carter
Mary Dixie is the daughter of Designing Women star, Dixie Carter and step-daughter of Hal Holbrook. Her writing has appeared in Time, The Economist, San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and more. She worked at The...
54 min
335
Anne Basting, Ph.D.
Author of the Creative Care Imagination Kit
42 min
336
Marilyn Peterson Haus
Author of Half of a Whole: My Fight for a Separate Life
44 min
337
Author David Yoon
David Yoon grew up in Orange County, California, and now lives in Los Angeles with his wife, novelist Nicola Yoon, and their daughter. He drew the illustrations for Nicola's #1 New York Times bestseller Everything, Everything. He is the author of the...
52 min
338
Aug Stone
This is the one where I talk to author, musician, and comic Aug Stone about his newly released memoir, Nick Cave’s Bar. Don’’t feel bad if you don’t know who Nick Cave is because I wasn’t cool enough to know of him either. The important...
47 min
339
Author Alta Ifland
Alta Ifland was born in Transylvania (Romania), took part in the overthrow of Romania's communist dictatorship, and experienced two years of post-communism before emigrating to the United States in 1991.  After a PhD in French language and...
49 min
340
Author and Performer Laura Hankin
Laura Hankin is the author of Happy & You Know It and A Special Place for Women. Her musical comedy has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more. She splits her time between NYC, where she has performed off-Broadway, and...
45 min
341
Litigator turned author Christina Sweeney-Baird
Christina Sweeney-Baird lives in London where she works full-time as a corporate litigation lawyer. Listen in as we discuss her debut novel, The End of Men, which will be available wherever books are sold on April 27. Listen in as we discuss her...
36 min
342
Joshua M. Greene
Holocaust Scholar, Author, and Filmmaker
58 min
343
The Little Things
An interview I did this week got me to thinking about how little things can make a big difference. This one Uncorks a story about U2 and a Bodega owner I met this week whose business is being threatened by the pandemic. Listen in to see the connection...
15 min
344
Do the Hustle
While interviewing author Christina Sweeney-Baird about her debut novel The End of Men, I started thinking about how most authors, and other creators in the arts including comics and actors, have to work additional jobs long before they can earn a...
38 min
345
Author Julie Ryan McGue
Julie Ryan McGue was born in Chicago, Illinois. She and her identical twin sister were adopted together. Her debut memoir, is about the search for birth relatives. Listen in as we discuss what prompted her to find her birth parents, the emotions she...
42 min
346
The Lost Art of Letter Writing
This past weekend, my sister gave me one of the most thoughtful gifts I have ever received—a stack of letters I had written to my grandparents back in the 1980s. This inspired me to record and share this episode with you.  Reaching out and...
25 min
347
Always Give 100%
This week I sat in on the first of hopefully many episodes of Comedy Roads, an online show featuring interviews with established stand up comedians reflecting on their path to success. It's hosted by the one and only Bob DiBuono. A-Lister Eddie...
12 min
348
The Ruin of Souls Chapter 1
A Coded Message
20 min
349
Jim Carlon Part 2
This is the second part of my interview with my twin brother, Jim Carlon. In it, we discuss his decision to join the Jag Corps at almost 40 years of age and why that marked such a turning point in his life. Buckle in and grab the Kleenex. 
53 min
350
Jim Carlon Part 1
Author of Conversation with a Desperate Man
46 min