Great Stories about Great Storytellers
GREAT STORIES about GREAT STORYTELLERS shares insights into storytellers whose names you no doubt recognize—names like Edgar Allen Poe, Steven Spielberg John Grisham and Walt Disney—but reveals the backstories you probably never heard about them. The podcast features different kinds of storytellers—authors, directors, playwrights and even a poet or two. In short 10-15 minutes episodes, this fun and sometimes funny podcast features anecdotes and tidbits about storytellers, with each episode spotlighting a modern storyteller like Tom Clancy or a classical name like Charles Dickens, but in a very different light.
Podcasting since 2022 • 50 episodes
Great Stories about Great Storytellers
Latest Episodes
Nevada Barr--the mystery writer who takes readers to national parks
In this 50th episode, you'll learn--how Nevada Barr began her working career as an actress of moderate successthe unusual way Nevada became interested in the outdoors and specifically the national parkshow Nevada r...
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Louise Penny--from Alcoholic to the 21st Century Agatha Christie
In thia episode, you'll learn--how Louise Penny battled loneliness, alcoholism and isolation and turned her experiences into creating great cozy mysterieshow Louise Penny struggled with her writing for years before producin...
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James Cameron--the college dropout who became the pre-eminent director of our day
In this episode, you'll learn--how James Cameron went from school janitor to movie directorhow Cameron struggled and sacrificed to learn the ropes of movie makinghow Cameron was willing to do almost anything--even ...
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