Jessica Treadway

Kathryn interviews Senior Distinguished Writer in Residence in the Department of Writing, Literature, and Publishing at Emerson College Jessica Treadway, award-winning author of "The Gretchen Question." Portraying the most intense and even shameful moments of motherhood, her novel is a celebration of one woman's private reckoning with the source of her life's most profound pain. Treadway's writing has been featured in the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Glamour and HuffPost. Kathryn also interviews Leadership Communication Professor Helio Fred Garcia, author of "Words on Fire: The Power of Incendiary Language and How to Confront It." He focuses on the language President Trump uses that conditions an audience to accept, condone and commit violence. Garcia's book, The Power of Communication: Skills to Build Trust, Inspire Loyalty, and Lead Effectively, was named to the United States Marine Corps Commandant's Professional Reading List for five consecutive years.