Inside NPR Fresh Air | Tonya Mosley on Storytelling, She Has A Name, & the Future of Media

Tonya Mosley | Bookum Creators Talk Podcast ‪@bookum‬ @nprfJoin us on the Bookum Creators Talk Podcast with Tonya Mosley, Emmy award-winning journalist and co-host of NPR’s Fresh Air ‪@thisisfreshair‬  celebrating its 50th anniversary this month and one of public radio’s most popular programs.Tonya is also the founder of TMI Productions and host of the Truth Be Told Podcast, an advice show exploring race, Black stories, and how to grow and thrive in America. TMI also produced the limited series She Has A Name, a deeply personal family mystery.Timestamps:1:20 - Favorite stories in 20253:24 - Favorite TV Shows & Movies5:07 - Growing up in Detroit6:28 - Mitch Albom's Impact on Tonya9:38 - Storytelling in Detroit12:02 - How to tell journalistic/investigative stories14:32 - Styles of journalism17:02 - Starting a production company18:40 - The power of storytelling20:21 - She Has A Name23:12 - Connection to her sister Anita24:02 - On loss, grief, and shame28:01 - Interviewing authors and people29:45 - On recording NPR Fresh Air32:12 - Legacy brand of Fresh Air35:12 - Changing media landscape38:23 - Federal cutting of public radio budgets39:45 - The state of media literacy43:40 - Are podcasters journalists?46:32 - Reporting on race49:06 - How narratives catch fire50:33 - Last, Now, Next books52:32 - What would you like to see less of in the media world?Books Mentioned:The Blacker the Berry by Wallace ThurmanMakes Me Want to Holler by Nathan McCallNickelboys by Colson WhiteheadZeal by Morgan JerkinsAll the Way to the River by Elizabeth GilbertTwice by Mitch AlbomStartlement: New and Selected Poems by Ada LimónToni MorrisonTV/Film Recommendations:Dying for SexNickelboysHoop DreamsWhere to Find Tonya: Instagram: This Podcast is to brought you by Bookum - The book communities NEW and BEST way to host dynamic online book clubs. Download the App and Start your Book club today at www.bookumapp.com Catch all of conversations live on the Bookum App Nooks!