Knott, A Podcast

This is Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly like Knott, A Newsletter, but it’s a podcast!This is Episode 9 and the first episode of Season 2.Welcome back from summer break! Dive in and listen for a quick summer recap and a back-to-school story from last year featuring giant inflatable pigeons,If you want to see more pigeon pictures, click here.Visit AndrewKnott.Substack.Com for more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit andrewknott.substack.com

Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly like Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast!This is Episode 8. This episode is duck.Knott, A Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit andrewknott.substack.com

Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly like Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast!This is Episode 7. This week, I discuss background characters in my life and how I sometimes incorporate them into my writing.This week’s story features my famous friendship with one such background character: the school crossing guard. I wrote this story a couple of years ago, but our trusty crossing guard is still around. We still rarely speak.I hope you enjoy this one!Find more at andrewknott.substack.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit andrewknott.substack.com

Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s a lot like Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast!This is Episode 6 featuring a special appearance by the fantastic writer and podcaster Hilde Festerling.Hilde is a writer and storyteller for alternative family audiences. She is the creator of The Goat American Novel, an all-ages barnyard gothic podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find her on Medium, where she writes about parenting and making art for, and with, children.This episode also features an old story from my archives about the time my daughter made me take a cardboard box dollhouse to the playground and play with it.I hope you enjoy this one! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit andrewknott.substack.com

Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly like Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast!This is Episode 5. This week, I discuss combining fiction and nonfiction to craft essays about parenting or other aspects of daily life.This episode features a relatively new story from the newsletter about nostalgic feelings and looking for ways to connect with other parents.I hope you enjoy this one!For more, visit AndrewKnott.Substack.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit andrewknott.substack.com

Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly like Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast!This is Episode 4 and this week I share some reflections on my writing journey, the challenges of creativity, and unexpected moments of “heroism” in everyday life. This episode features a very old story from my book Fatherhood: Dispatches From the Early Years.I hope you enjoy this one!Thanks for reading Knott, A Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit andrewknott.substack.com

Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly like Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast!This is Episode 3 and this week we’re talking about style… or lack thereof. You might remember this story from last year in the newsletter.It’s about middle school fashion and how things have changed over the decades.The intro features a few important updates about my holiday happenings and a nice little Instagram follower bump I got due to mistaken identity.I hope you enjoy this one!Visit andrewknott.substack.com for more stories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit andrewknott.substack.com

Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly the same as Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast!This is Episode 2. You might remember this story from one of my newsletters last year. It’s about a very memorable interview experience. I tried doing a little rambling intro this time. The pod continues to evolve.I hope you enjoy this one!Thanks for reading Knott, A Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit andrewknott.substack.com

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