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Matt Crawford speaks with Life Empowerment coach Ken Rabow about what it means to be a mentor. The word mentor carries a certain weight and importance that I feel doesn't get the proper recognition. Many of us think that because we are parents that automatically makes us a mentor. Rabow and I discuss the important distinction and how mentorship can change both the mentor and the mentee.
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Matt Crawford speaks with author Fred Waitzkin about his novel, Anything Is Good.
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Matt Crawford speaks with photographer and author Robert Monroe about his novel Bungalow Terrace.
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Matt Crawford speaks with journalist and author Francis Barry about his book, Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey into the Heart of American Democracy. Are we as a nation truly as divided as portrayed? If you watch the news you my seem to believe so. Barry took to the road during the pandemic to see what was at the heart of the issue. Miles traveled and many interviews seem to tell a different tale. We have a great conversation about wat he expierienced and so much more. Please give a listen and start your own conversation.
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Matt Crawford speaks with journalists and authors Louise Story and Ebony Reed about their book, Fifteen Cents On The Dollar: How Americans Made the Black White Wealth Gap. How is it that today, black American's overall wealth is fifteen cents on the dollar compared with white Americans. Story and Reed took the deep dive and did the research for us. With easily accessible data points and more importantly, personal stories of those living these circumstances, this is a book that will call you to action.
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Matt Crawford speaks with author Scott Ryan about his book, The Last Decade of Cinema. What made the 90's such a pivotal moment in cinematic history and will we ever get there again? Ryan and I discuss the movies he chose, why he chose them and their impact on our culture. We also just have a blast talking about these movies in our own lives and how they transcend generations. Buy this book and give it a read, you will be happy you did folks!
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Matt Crawford speaks with author Jason Bell about his book, Cracking the Nazi Code. For those that think history is boring this is the book to read. Bell uncovers just declassified information about Winthrop Bell, also known as agent A12. A true Renaissance man Agent A12 uncovered the Nazis before they even had that moniker and also broke Hitler's final solution to the world years before the start of WWII. A truly unbelievable piece of history, this book reads like a spy novel.
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Matt Crawford speaks with philosopher, psychoanalyst and author Jon Mills about his book, End of the World: Civilization and Its Fate. End of the World is a much-needed wake up call for all the emergencies (mostly manmade) that could destroy our world. With the world even more divided than ever Mills explores the psychological aspect of what divides us and keeps us from reaching impactful solutions to global concerns.
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Matt Crawford speaks with journalist and author Warren Kozak about his book, Waving Goodbye. Kozak wrote this book to describe what he went through after losing his lovely wife, Lisa. Grief is as unique as our fingerprints, and we all go through it differently, however, there are throughlines. Kozak shares his grief and how he and his daughter dealt with it as well as how we can all prepare for ourselves and our loved ones, so we don't make an already difficult time more intolerable. A truly touching read that I implore all my listeners to pick up.
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Matt Crawford speaks to poet and author Sydney Lea about his book Now Look: A Novel. His first novel in 35 years, Lea writes about the pain and grip of addiction on an intimate level. Set against the backdrop of remote northern Maine, Now Look highlights two friends who are from different worlds but struggle against the same demons. A touching read that welcomes you into the characters kitchen, this will resonate deeply with all its readers.
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Matt Crawford speaks with author Jeffrey Lewis about his book, Leonard Cohen: A Novel. The Leonard Cohen at the center of Leonard Cohen: A Novel is an everyman, a would-be artist, a would-be lover, a would-be tragic figure, yet a man haunted by the greatness of his namesake. He struggles to compete with the "real" Leonard Cohen wishing to do some as equivocal to the great bard. Traveling to Hydra in Greece seems like the logical Leonard Cohen thing to do. Leonard then meets Daphne, and he has his muse. Will she be the inspiration he needs? A great read of reflection that we can all relate to in some way, I highly recommend it.
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Matt Crawford speaks with author Jerome Petty about his book, From Broken to Blessed: An Attempt at Suicide that Ended with Blessings Beyond My Dreams. Jerome shares with us the heartbreaking decision to end his own life and how that failure turned into the most beautiful gift he could imagine. Truly and emotional, inspiring and uplifting read that everyone can take something from. Give this a read and please share what you find with others, we have no idea who may be suffering in silence and talking about this book may open the door to a deeper conversation.
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Matt Crawford speaks with authors Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman about their book, Trust & Safety: A Novel. Newlyweds Rosie and Jordan move out of NYC after Rosie has grown disenchanted with NYC. When tech-bro Jordan loses his job they are forced to rent their outbuilding to a very attractive queer couple Dylan and Lark. The dynamic that follows has Rosie questioning her sexuality and Jordan feeling inadequate. Everyone is put under the microscope and even the reader will feel Blackett and Gleichman's gaze as we all are forced to question our societal presumptions.
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Matt Crawford speaks with author Alexander Boldizar about his book, The Man Who Saw Seconds. This is one that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page, The Man Who Saw Seconds explores the nature of time, the brain as a prediction machine, and the tension between the individual and the systems we create. Boldizar provides with the thinking man's John Wick, and it makes us ask ourselves some very difficult questions. All the while you will be thoroughly entertained.
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Matt Crawford speaks with author Tim Wendell about his book, Rebel Falls. Rory Chase, a capable yet haunted young woman eager to contribute to the Union cause, accepts a mission from the Secretary of State, William Seward, to travel to Niagara Falls and prevent two rebel spies, John Yates Beall and Bennet Burley, from seizing the U.S.S. Michigan on Lake Erie and bombarding Buffalo, Cleveland, and other northern cities to sow fear and disorder ahead of the upcoming election. With actual events underpinning the tumultuous story in Rebel Falls, Wendell highlights the fact that the Civil War had far reaching impacts that many have forgotten. This character-driven narrative about a consequential struggle with the backdrop of Niagara Falls' is gripping from start to finish.
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Matt Crawford speaks with veteran costume designer and author Marjorie McCown about her new novel Star struck: A Hollywood Mystery. Costumer designer Joey Jessop is working on a 1930's Hollywood period piece with two of its biggest stars. After she witnesses a hit-and-run near the set, she realizes the car may belong to the movies female lead, Gillian Best. What follows is a great whodunit with the flare and style of Hollywood that lifts the veil on an unappreciated part of movie making. McCown and I also discuss her decades long work as a costume designer to some of the biggest stars and what her craft entails.
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Matt Crawford speaks with NYT best-selling author Mark Sullivan about his book, All the Glimmering Stars. This book highlights the horrific and amazing journey of Anthony Opoka and Florence Okori as they come of age in a war-torn Uganda in the 1990's. Both taught by loving parents to be a good human before they are taken as children by Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, what they face will test that belief to it's very core. This is an inspirational book that t the unbreakable nature of the human spirit. Please give this book a read and share this amazing story with your loved ones.
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Matt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Saqib Qureshi about his book, Being Muslim Today: Reclaiming the Faith from Orthodoxy and Islamophobia. Qureshi takes the deep dive and into the 1400-year evolution of Islam and brings us to its roots. Qureshi also highlights how both Orthodoxy and Islamophobia operate based on ignorance and misinterpret the true teachings of a religion with over 2 billion followers.
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Matt Crawford speaks with author Eric Vickrey about his book: Season of Shattered Dreams. Vickrey takes us back to post WWII baseball and details those who were lost in the worst professional sports accident in history. June 24th, 1946, changed so much for so many lives and while many have forgotten Vickrey brings back to life those lost and shares their hopes and dreams with all of us.
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Matt Crawford speaks with Dr. Ammon Hillman about his work translating ancient Greek classicists and his continuing work bringing to light information long buried and undiscussed.
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