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Stop Rewarding People Who Disrespect You | Wallo267 on His New Book, Prison, & Saying Yes To You

Cindy Pham on The Secret World of Briar Rose, BookTube, Fantasy Writing & Publishing

How to Write Unforgettable Stories: Abbie Emmons on Storytelling Psychology, Internal Conflict & Great Characters

How to Become a CEO with Shellye Archambeau: IBM to Silicon Valley Career Strategy

Angela Nissel on Writing a Memoir, Processing Grief, Boondocks & Being a Caretaker

Being a Reader in New York & Philly | Libraries, Book Culture & Community with Turnpageswithmimi

How Steven Spielberg, George Lucas & Francis Ford Coppola Built Modern Hollywood with Author Paul Fischer

Emely Rumble on Bibliotherapy in the Bronx, How Reading Heals & Builds Confidence

James Keyes on Education is Freedom, 7-Eleven & Blockbuster CEO Lessons & Stories

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling on Letters to His Sons, War in the Middle East, and Leadership Lessons

Were 90s Sitcoms Actually Better? Geoff Bennett on Fresh Prince, Living Single & Dave Chappelle

The True Story of Larry Bird at Indiana State & March Madness with Keith O’Brien

Amber Burns on Creativity, Content Creation & Books

Franklin Leonard (The Black List) on Hollywood, Screenwriting, Books & the Future of Film

The Stoic Who Ruled the Roman Empire | Dr. Aaron Poochigian on Stoicism, Marcus Aurelius & the Meditations

2026 Book Predictions and Pop Culture with Traci Thomas of The Stacks

Howard Bryant on Jackie Robinson, Paul Robeson & The 1949 HUAC Testimony

Coach Drew on Life After the NFL, Leadership & Coaching Student-Athletes

Amazon Self-Publishing in 2026: Dave Chesson (Kindlepreneur) on Writing, Marketing, and Book Trends

George Johnson & Hilary Beard on Building Johnson Products, Funding Soul Train & Going Public

Holiday Special 2025 l Bookum

Does Art Require Hubris? Dr. Rebecca Marks on Gothic Literature, Frankenstein & Artists

Drew Nieporent on Opening Nobu, Working with Robert De Niro and Lessons from 40 Years in Restaurants

The REAL History of Soul Food - Thanksgiving, Mac & Cheese, Collard Greens, BBQ | With Culinary Historian Adrian Miller

How the Oldest Black-Owned Family Construction Company Built America w/ Cheryl McKissack Daniel 🎙

ClassicallyClare on Shakespeare, Collective Reading, & Annotating Classic Books 🎙

Inside the $23 Billion NFL Empire with Ken Belson on Jerry Jones, Streaming, & Power 🎙

The QB Evolution with ESPN Sr. Writer and Author Seth Wickersham "American Kings"

Danielle Robay on Hello Sunshine, Stories, & Why You Should Question Everything

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

What’s Changed in Publishing? Jenn Baker on 10 Years of Podcasting & Diversity

How to Get a Literary Agent (and Avoid Rejection) With Literary Agent Rachelle Gardner 🎙

Why Black Women Over 40 Are TV's Biggest Untapped Audience w/ Award-Winning Felicia Pride 🎙

Kendrick Lamar's Music is Now a College Course — Professor Timothy Welbeck Explains🎙

The Story of MoviePass, Hollywood, and What It's Takes to be an Entrepreneur with Stacy Spikes l 🎙

How to Start & Run Book Clubs: Mishayla Twyman on Growing a 1,500+ Member Community in Austin, TX

We Asked Author Marc Avery How to Write a Killer Crime Thriller--Here’s What He Said🎙

Voice Acting Behind the Scenes: Khaya Fraites on Her Creative Process & The Fourth Wing Audiobook

McDonald’s History in Black America: Burgers, Fries, and Protests w/ Dr. Marcia Chatelain

How Hulk Hogan and the NWO Took Over Wrestling | WCW & WWE Stories w/ Marc Raimondi

Best Marketing Strategies in Publishing with Sam Fox of HarperCollins | Book Marketing & Community 🎙

The History of the NBA: Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant & Jerry West (w/ Roland Lazenby)

2x Super Bowl Champ Malcolm Jenkins on Owning Your Voice, Entrepreneurship & Life After the NFL 🎙

How to Sell More Books in 2025 as a Self-Published Author | Tips from Book Strategist Steph Moon 🎙

Reporting Book News, Trends, Recommendations & Changing Media w/ USA Today’s Clare Mulroy

How Good Was Larry Bird Really? Indiana HS Days, Boston Celtics & Magic Johnson | Randy Mills

Book Publishing Process + Social Media Marketing | Megan (BooksNblazers) of Penguin Random House 🎙

Morgan DeBaun Reveals How to Rewrite Your Rules for Lasting Entrepreneurial Success & Wealth 🎙

Will Packer on ‘Who Better Than You?’ Book: Film Financing, Dreaming Big & Healthy Arrogance

The King of Groove: John Robinson Talks Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Off the Wall & Iconic Hits

How Reading Changed My Life l Jerid P. Woods (@ABlackManReading) on The Power of Books & Truth

What No One Wants to Say About Books – Traci Thomas on Pop Culture & 2025 Trends

How Writers Get Noticed: Randy Winston on Publishing, Fiction & The Black List

What History Gets Wrong About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | Pulitzer Prize Author Jonathan Eig 🎙

Lupita Aquino (@lupita.reads) on Latine Lit, Community, and Navigating the Bookish World | 🎙

How Tanya Sam Grew a 10K+ Book Club and Started a Publishing Company for Women’s Stories l 🎙

The Evolution of Taylor Swift's Style: Sarah Chapelle on What Her Fashion Says About Her Music Eras

2024 Election Insights with Sharon McMahon: What to Expect + 'The Small & The Mighty'

Paul Scheer on 'The League,' Healing from Trauma, and Comedic Hollywood Stories l Author Talks 🎙

How Online Book Culture is Changing According to Alina

Hannah Lisa Lohr on Building Her Home Library, Moody Reads, and Support Book Content Creators l 🎙