Previews

Listen to the Franchesca Alamo’s interview on Writing on the Air from Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Franchesca’s web blog is www.blossomingink.tumblr.com Our guest this evening is Franchesca Alamo. Bio - Franchesca Alamo, a seventeen-year-old Houston native, is a high school senior at Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart; there, she is president of the Student Council and co-president of...
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Listen to the interview. Tony Beckwith was born into a British family living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He spent his formative years in Montevideo, Uruguay, before setting off to see the world. He came to Texas in 1980, and lives in Austin, where he works as a writer, poet, and translator. His poems and stories...
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POST SHOW Information Listen to the podcast of the interview. PRE-SHOW Information On Wednesday, June 30, 2010, They Speak Youth Poetry Slam visited and slammed the studio. The executive director of Texas Youth Word Collective, Sheila Siobhan,  and the members  of They Speak Youth Poetry Slam, Sheenika Me’dard, Shanitria Harris, and Zachory visited with Dillon McKinsey and Lee...
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On Wednesday, June 2,  Jimmy Joe and Chrissie Natolis will join us on Writing on the Air. Jimmy Joe and Chrissie will be performing in their stage name, Jiminy Crisket. Their information and songs can be found below. Here are some links: www.jiminycrisket.com www.myspace.com/jimmyjoenatoli www.myspace.com/jiminycrisket www.myspace.com/chrissienatoli This show will be a good toe tappin’ good time. Tune in and hear us...
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POST Show information Listen to the interview* with Greg Garret on Writing on the Air on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. *Note: Due to Internet Audio Streaming laws and  the controlled replaying of licensed songs, the pre-recorded U2 songs have been truncated for this podcast. More information on We Get To Carry Each Other: The Gospel According...
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POST SHOW INFO Hear the podcast of the interview with Sonny James, Eve Monsées and Mike Buck on Writing on the Air Wednesday, April 15, 2010. The trio performs as The Soul Proprietors. PRE-SHOW INFO I met Sonny James because of my day job. Sonny owns and operates the store right next to the one I manage. Sonny’s...
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POST Show Information The podcast for this episode of Writing on the Air is available. In this program, we hear from Dr. Dora Robinson, Dillon McKinsey and our featured guest, Mark Gardner, of Cell: The Web Series and Lovable Varmint Productions. Dillon McKinsey will be giving a talk on Saturday, March 27, at 1:30 pm  for...
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POST SHOW INFORMATION Listen to the podcast of the Writing on the Air interview with Deb Akers, Zara Houshmand, and Judy Jensen on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. PRE SHOW INFORMATION Deb Akers Louisiana native, poet/writer/teacher Deb Akers was raised in Texas and has lived in Austin since the early 70’s.  She received her undergraduate degree from Lamar University...
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- By Gary Clark Looking back, I’m not sure it can be made clear how much November has meant to me over the years. One time it meant I could never come home, another that the thrushes were gone; today it meant I still love it the way the spires of fir still pierce the ugliness from inside me and...
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POST SHOW INFORMATION Click HERE to listen to the Podcast of the Wednesday, February 10, 2010 interview of Erin McReynolds on Writing on the Air. You can also read Erin McReynolds’ new blog HERE. PRE – SHOW INFORMATION Erin McReynolds is the Managing Editor of the Fearless Critic Restaurant Guide. She has worked as a writer and editor for...
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