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EPISODE · Apr 28, 2025 · 52 MIN

DC author/professor of Creative Writing Samuel Ashworth with "The Death & Life of August Sweeney"!

from The Mike Wagner Show · host Mike Wagner

DC author/professor of Creative Writing at George Washington University Samuel Ashworth talks about his debut release “The Death & Life of August Sweeney” about the legendary but scandal-ridden chef August Sweeney with an appetite for success who collapses in the middle of service at his restaurant where he built his legacy & his body performed by a doctor under strict conditions where everything goes wrong as life & death is changed forever!  Sam was born/raised in Manhattan, attended Trinity College Dublin and earned a B.A. from Columbia Univ., MFA from George Mason Univ. and received Travel Research Award from the Alan Cheuse Int’l Writers Center in ’17 and is also a regular contributor to various national publications including The Washington Post, Longreads, Gawker, and the inspiration behind the writing behind his amazing release! Check out the amazing Samuel Ashworth and his latest on all major platforms and www.samuelashworth.com today! #samuelashworth #washingtondc #manhattan #author #thedeathandlifeofaugustsweeney #professor #creativewriting #augustsweeney #culinary #trinitycollege #autopsy #dublin #georgemasonuniversity #alancheuse #thewashingtonpost #longread #gawker #spreaker #iheartradio #spotify #applemusic #youtube #anchorfm #bitchute #rumble #mikewagner #themikewagnershow #mikewagnersamuelashworth #themikewagnershowsamuelashworth  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-mike-wagner-show--3140147/support.

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