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Henry Mooney Ph. D. Apr 14, 2021

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This week I'm chatting with Henry Mooney, Ph.D. about plastics, oceans, and our environment.
Henry holds a Ph.D. in Global Systems, a Masters in Sustainable Development, and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies. The bulk of his research focuses on the modern processes by which terrestrial and marine spatial boundaries are drawn, armed conflict over finite socioecological resources, and the emergent geopolitical alignments of foreign direct investment into sustainable development projects abroad. His field research has included coral reef surveys in Mauritius, the investigation of land grabbing for renewable energy development in Kenya, and the exploration of micro-economies formed around marine resource conservation in Mexico. Dr. Mooney currently works for an environmental consulting firm based in Ojai, California, gives talks on environmental philosophy and ocean plastics, and serves as a board member of a telecommunications non-profit based in San Diego. In his free time, he enjoys traveling and surfing.

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Henry Mooney, Ph.D.

PAX Environmental, Inc.

USAspending.gov

Beyond Growth: The Economics of Sustainable Development, Herman E. Dal

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, Daron Acemoglu & James a. Robinson

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Bruce Sterling: author, journalist, editor, and critic Apr 12, 2021

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Today I’m in Turin, Italy, speaking with author, journalist, editor, and critic Bruce Sterling.
Bruce and I chatted about writing, India, Italy, Harlan Ellison, William Gibson, fantascienza, AI translations, and much more.
I hope you enjoy listening to Bruce as much as I enjoyed interviewing him – even though it was 5:00 a.m.!
Bruce Sterling Bio:
Bruce Sterling, author, journalist, editor, and critic, was born in 1954. Best known for his ten science fiction novels, he also writes short stories, book reviews, design criticism, opinion columns, and introductions for books ranging from Ernst Juenger to Jules Verne. His nonfiction works include THE HACKER CRACKDOWN: LAW AND DISORDER ON THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER (1992), TOMORROW NOW: ENVISIONING THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS (2003), and SHAPING THINGS (2005).
He is a contributing editor of WIRED magazine and writes a weblog. During 2005, he was the "Visionary in Residence" at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. In 2008 he was the Guest Curator for the Share Festival of Digital Art and Culture in Torino, Italy, and the Visionary in Residence at the Sandberg Instituut in Amsterdam. In 2011 he returned to Art Center as "Visionary in Residence" to run a special project on Augmented Reality.
He has appeared in ABC's Nightline, BBC's The Late Show, CBC's Morningside, on MTV and TechTV, and in Time,Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Fortune, Nature, I.D., Metropolis, Technology Review, Der Spiegel, La Stampa, La Repubblica, and many other venues.
Links from the interview:
Bruce Sterling

Tachyon Publications

Robot Artists & Black Swans: The Italian Fantascienza Stories, Bruce Sterling

Pharmako – AI, Kenric Allado-McDowell

Behold, This Dreamer!, Walter de la Mer

Johanna Sinisalo

Robert E. Howard, author

Wired Magazine

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Hannah Oliver Depp Owner, Owner Loyalty Bookstores & Author K.P. Kyle Apr 05, 2021

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Dear Listeners,

This week I start the episode in Washington D.C., speaking with Hannah Oliver Depp, owner of Loyalty Bookstores, and finish in Boston, Massachusetts chatting with author K.P. Kyle about the Peace Corp, alternate realities, dogs, and writing.

Enjoy the show, and remember to leave a review on your podcast listening platform of choice.

Mandy

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Loyalty Bookstores

Training School for Negro Girls

The Feminist Press

K.P. Kyle, author

SYNC, K.P.Kyle

A Dead Man in Deptford, Anthony Burgess

Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess

East of the Sun, West of the Moon, Peter Christian Asbjornsen, Kay Nielsen

The Ship’s Cat, Richard Adams

Lois Lowry, author

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Helga Schier, Ph.D. Mar 31, 2021

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My guest today is Helga Schier, Ph.D.

Helga is the founder and owner of withpenandpaper.com, an independent editorial services firm, and Editorial Director of CamCat Publishers, an independent publisher of genre fiction.

After a stint in academia, Helga has served as editor and executive editor in several publishing houses, large and small. With over 25 years of experience powering her work, Helga guides authors through the development and revision process. Helga focuses on concept, story, and approach, helping writers sharpen their vision, refine their voice, and unlock the potential of their manuscripts.

Helga has published essays on contemporary English and American fiction, and has translated several screenplays, memoirs, and a novel series.

Helga lives in Los Angeles, with her two sons, her husband, three cats (yes, three!) and a dog.

withpenandpaper.com

camcatbooks.com

helga@withpenandpaper.com

helga@camcatpublishing.com

Save The Cat! Blake Snyder

Story Trumps Structure: How to Write Unforgettable Fiction. By Breaking The Rules, Steven James, Donald Maass

Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science To Hook Readers From The Very First Sentence, Lisa Cron

The Sense Of An Ending, Julian Barnes

The Alienist, Caleb Carr

The Post Birthday World, Lionel Shriver

Oona Out Of Order, Margarita Montimore

Editorial Freelancers Association

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Elaine Petrocelli owner of Book Passage, and Patti Niemi, author, and percussionist with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. Mar 29, 2021

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Today I’m in stunning San Francisco chatting with Elaine Petrocelli, owner of Book Passage. Later in the episode, I speak with Patti Niemi, author, and percussionist with the San Francisco Opera Company.

Book Passage has two locations; Corte Madera and the San Francisco Ferry Building. Elaine has been a bookseller for forty years, and her knowledge of the book industry is vast. She is a fierce advocate for new authors and much-loved in her community.

Patti Niemi’s novel Sticking It Out: From Juilliard to the Orchestra Pit, a Percussionist’s Memoir, recounts the story of a little girl’s dream of being a percussionist and the cutthroat world of auditions for coveted orchestra jobs.
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Book Passage

Book Passage Programs

Anne Lamott, books

Isabel Allende, books

Eternal, Lisa Scottoline

The Bohemians: A Novel, Jazmin Darznik

Patti Niemi

Sticking It Out: From Juilliard to the Orchestra Pit, a Percussionist’s Memoir, Patti Niemi

Patti and Steve on Instagram

Patti Niemi on Facebook

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Walter C. Clemens, JR. Mar 24, 2021

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My guest today is Walter C. Clemens, JR.

Walter C. Clemens, JR. is Associate, Harvard University Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Boston University. His many books include America and the World 1898 – 2025: Achievements, Failures, Alternative Futures; and more recently, The Republican Virus in the Body Politic – How to Reboot America. He is also the author of numerous articles and editorials.

Professor Clemens is an American political scientist best known for advancing complexity science as an approach to the study of international relations and comparative politics. He has been active in the analysis of complexity science, arms control and disarmament, and U.S. relations with communist and post-communist countries.

Associate, Harvard University Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, 1963--; faculty, Boston University, 1966-2012; MIT, 1963-66; U of Calif., Santa Barbara, 1961-63; Iolani School, Honolulu, 1960-61. Ph.D., Columbia University, 1961; M.A., Columbia 1957; A.B., Magna Cum Laude, Notre Dame, 1955 Research at Moscow State University, 1958-59, and U of Vienna, 1952-53.

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Walter C. Clemens, JR. detailed résumé http://www.bu.edu/polisci/people/faculty/clemens/

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Walter’s review page on The New York Journal of Books

New York Journal of Books

Mandy’s review page on The New York Journal of Books

The Republican Virus in the Body Politic: How to Reboot America – Walter C. Clemens, JR. Bookshop.org

The Republican Virus in the Body Politic: How to Reboot America – Walter C. Clemens, JR. – Amazon

A Promised Land – Barack Obama

Becoming – Michelle Obama

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community - Robert D. Putnam

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Oblong Books and author Jodé Susan Millman Mar 22, 2021

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Back when the beautiful Hudson Valley was green rather than covered with snow, I chatted with Suzanna Hermans, co-owner of Oblong Books & Music. In the second part of this episode, I caught up with podcaster, lawyer, and thriller author Jodé Susan Millman.
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Oblong Books & Music

You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey – Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar

Jodé Susan Millman

The Midnight Call – Jodé Millman

Writer’s Law School: Legal Tips for Writers

Seats: New York – Jodé Millman

Seats: Chicago – Jodé Millman

Backstage with the Bardavon – Jodé Millman - podcast

Outlander Series – Diana Gabaldon

Pitchwars.org

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Evan Graham Arango - regenerative farming Mar 17, 2021

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One doesn't need to go far to find people who are making a difference in the world. Our communities are filled with caring neighbors helping others. My guest today is one such person.

Evan Graham Arango holds a J.D. with a specialization in environmental law from UCLA. He advocates for law and policy changes that support soil health, regenerative agriculture, and small-scale farming. Off the farm, he serves on the advisory board of UCLA Law's Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and is a research affiliate with the Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy. Evan is a passionate advocate, educator, speaker.

While in law school, Evan discovered his passion for regenerative farming and created his farm, Ojai Roots. Evan taught me how to grow food using the same techniques he uses on a bigger scale. The result is astonishing. From someone who could barely keep a succulent alive, I now grow watermelon, cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, beans, potatoes, garlic, lettuce, kale, oranges, lemons, peaches, nectarines, and persimmon.

Regenerative farming is not costly; it's easy to do and the way forward to keeping carbon in the ground and protecting planet earth. Join me as I chat with Evan about his farm, the importance of soil health, composting, and the joy of getting your hands in the soil.

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Mandy

Here are the links mentioned in this episode:

Ojai Roots Farm
ojairootsfarm@gmail.com

Evan's Presentation on Regenerative Farming

https://www.instagram.com/ojairoots/

The Small Farm in a Big System

Bart's Books - Ojai

Michael Pollan

Kiss the Ground – a documentary about regenerative agriculture

The Biggest Little Farm – a film about transformation

Upward Bound House

Regenerative Agriculture Foundation

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Bookies Bookstores, and author Arnie Bernstein Mar 15, 2021

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Welcome to Chicago!

Like indie bookshops across the world, there has never been a time when Bookie's Bookstore has needed its customers more. How can you help? Well, the first thing is to buy books from your local indie bookshop. If you can't go into the shop, order online, or call a bookseller.

Bookshop owners aren't in the business to make millions; they're in it because they love books understand how valuable reading is to society, and believe in their community's need of a meeting place of minds.

This week I chat with Keith Lewis, owner of Bookies Bookstores in Chicago and Homewood, and later, author, speaker, and teacher, Arnie Bernstein.

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Mandy

Bookies Bookstores

The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai

Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic, Armand Baltazar

Arnie Bernstein

Bath Massacre, Arnie Bernstein

Swastika Nation, Arnie Bernstein

Hollywood on Lake Michigan, Arnie Bernstein

The Hoofs and Guns of the Storm, Arnie Bernstein

Elements of Style

E.L. Doctorow – The Book of Daniel

To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee

Henry Huggins, Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline Rogers

Philip Roth

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McNally Jackson New York, and Paul La Rosa Mar 08, 2021

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New York is synonymous with the literary world. From book publishing, agents, indie bookshops, and of course, great pizza!

I hope you like this episode as much as I enjoyed interviewing my two guests; Sarah McNally, owner of McNally Jackson Books, and Paul La Rosa, author, journalist, and producer.

Sarah’s openness about being a single, working mother in the business world is honest and touching, so much so that at times her dog wants to break out and join our conversation.

Paul discusses growing up in the projects, living through the 70s in New York, being a journalist at the New York Daily News, and his work at CBS News, mostly as a producer for the newsmagazine “48 Hours.”

Enjoy!

Mandy

Here are the links for this week:

The Algonquin Hotel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

McNally Jackson Books

Tyll, Daniel Kehlmann

Proust

Ulysses, James Joyce

Paul La Rosa

The Power of One, Bruce Courtenay

48 Hours