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The Make Meaning Podcast, 164 episodes. Page 1 of 2.

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Episode 165 - Brenda Meller - Capturing a Piece of the Publishing Pie

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Episode 164 - Patrick Hicks - Writing Hard Stories Beautifully

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Episode 163 - Qin Sun Stubis - Writing Inspired by Long-Held Family Lore

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Episode 162 - Elizabeth Conte - Doing Well as an Indie Author

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Episode 161 - Ana Veciana-Suarez - Historical Literary Fiction

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Episode 160 - Jonathan Whitelaw - Cozy Crime & Escaping into Writing

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Episode 159 – April Davila - Meditation & Writing

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Episode 158 - Suzanne Nugent - On Character Development

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Episode 157 - Blake Kimzey - Creating a Writing Community

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Episode 156 - Blair Fell - Original Storylines & Unique Characters

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Episode 155 - Martha Anne Toll - Finely Crafted, Award-Winning Fiction

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Episode 154 - Dawn Chalker - Writing What You Know

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Episode 153 – Jewish Books, Jewish Authors

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Episode 152 - Ami Irmen - Character-Driven Narratives

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Episode 151 - Rochelle Weinstein - Writing Best-Selling Novels

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Episode 150 - Lisa Peers - First Novels & Writing Friendships

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Episode 149 – Anne-Marie Oomen - Writing through Family

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Episode 148 – Woman of Valor - Katie Scott interviews Lynne about her debut novel!

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Episode 147 – Diane Gottlieb - Writing Short & Writing Well

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Episode 146 – Barbara Stark-Nemon - Tracing the Path of Historical Fiction

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Episode 145 – CL Walters - Young Adult & New Adult Fiction from Hawaii

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Episode 144 – Danny Hankner - Founding Story Unlikely

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Episode 143 – Annie Cathryn - Dreams Come True: The Friendship Breakup

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Episode 142 – Announcing Scotia Road Books

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Episode 141 – Tom Sleigh– A Lifetime of Poetry

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Episode 140 – Minda Zetlin – On ASJA, Leadership & Writing for Inc.

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Episode 139 – Desiree Cooper – Being "Genre Agnostic"

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Episode 138 – Sara Bennett Wealer – Connecting with YA Readers

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Episode 137 – Christopher P. Locke – Breathtaking Essays & Stories

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Episode 136 – Tammy Pasterick – Writing & Publishing Your Way

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Episode 135 – Camille Pagan – Making Writing Your Career

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Episode 134 – Andrew McDiarmid – Simply Scottish

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Episode 133 – Sara Henning – Poetry about Loss & Redemption

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Episode 132 – Merryn Glover – Literary Fiction about Place

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Weina Dai Randel

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Merle Saferstein

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Rosina Lippi a.k.a. Sara Donati

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Episode 128 – Becky Robinson – Building Reach for Books

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Episode 127 – Ly Tran – Writing Unapologetically

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Episode 126 – Indigo Willing – Skateboarding, Community & Consent

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Episode 125 - Gramps Jeffrey - Leaving a Legacy

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Episode 124 - Dorit Sasson - On the Many Meanings of Home

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Episode 123 - Karen Baum Gordon - On Surviving the Surviving

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Episode 122 - Valoree Gagnon and Karena Schmidt - On the Food & Culture of Indigenous Gardens

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Episode 121 – Stephanie Steinberg - On Personal Passions & Creating Communities

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Episode #120 - Jacqueline Suskin - A Poem Every Day

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Episode #119 - Roots - Israeli-Palestinian - Toward True Peace in the Middle East

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Episode #118 - Elizabeth Gowing - How to know a place by living its stories

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Episode 117 - Steven Wingate - How to find your voice again & again

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Episode 116 - Jake Neher - Telling Stories & Planting Seeds

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Episode 115 - Dean Stark - Why Purpose is Needed to Succeed in Competitive Sports

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Episode 114 - Nancy Sharp - How to Turn Tragedy into Opportunity

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Episode 113 - Ramona Pintea - How to Make Art a Path for Serving Others

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Episode 112 - John Wynn - The art of creating an entertainment empire

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Episode 111 - Rebecca Jeffreys - How to change careers after 35 years

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Episode 110 - Margaret Trimer - How to Define & Live by your Core Values

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Episode 109 - Michael Ziman - How to change a business you love to protect the environment

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Episode 108 - Lynne & Dan Golodner and Alisa Peskin-Shepherd - The pandemic's impact on relationships

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Episode 107 – The Hon. Jan Tinetti – How to eliminate period poverty

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Episode 106 - Nancy Marshall - How to love PR

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Episode 105 - Helen Taylor & Gina Nicholas - How to really protect the environment by being a true part of it

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Episode 104 - Crystal Blanchette - How to make food your friend

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Episode 103 - Katie Yamasaki - How to make murals for Community Expression

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Episode 102 - Patrick Hicks - How to write historical fiction

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Episode 101 - Margaret O'Gorman - Why bicycling through countries is the BEST way to learn local culture

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Episode 100 - Bassie Shemtov - How to combine career and family to really make a difference

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Episode 99 - Keisha Greaves - How to turn a devastating diagnosis into a career opportunity

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Episode 98 - Kehkashan Basu - How to make the world more sustainable

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Episode 97 - Eric Hale - How to give every child a chance, even in the most poverty-stricken communities

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Episode 95 - Sabrina Colosimo - How to make your home more beautiful

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Episode 94 - Froswa' Booker-Drew - Why you might want to build your own personal board of advisors

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Episode 93 - Joel Hawbaker - How to blend families so that everyone gets along after divorce

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Episode 92 - Andrew Flagel - How to make universities stronger, more connected, and more relevant

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Episode 91 - Harry Sherwood - How to live a plant-based life

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Episode 90 - Jennifer Johnson - How to make schools and classrooms equitable

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Episode 89 - Rabbi Yonason Goldson - How to build a career through an ethical mindset

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Episode 88 - David Hornak - How to change the school year so kids retain what they learn

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Episode 87 - Rasheda Kamaria Williams - How to emerge stronger after being bullied

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Episode 86 - Joshua Smith - How to protect your mental health during really tough times

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Episode 85 - Michele Cuomo - Recognizing the value in state and community colleges

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Episode 84 - Andrew Meloche - How to make every student in a high school feel special & noticed

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Episode 83 - Adrian Tonon - How to build a night-life culture in America's greatest cities

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Episode 82 - Jessica McCormick - Envisioning a new type of Jewish community

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Episode 81 - John Hartig - How to inspire future generations to care about conservation

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Episode 80 - Iris Lee Underwood

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Episode 79 - Laura Munson - How to find refuge in writing

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Episode 78 - Dr. Sibrina Collins - How to build interest in STEM subjects among girls, women, and BIPOC communities

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Episode 77 – Jason Kadlitz - Building community in a barber shop

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Episode 76 - Lynne Golodner and Kirstin Karoub - How to find purpose through volunteering

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Episode 75 - KidsRead2Kids - How to help people with learning disabilities love reading

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Episode 74 - Building Bridges with Deanna Singh

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Episode 73 - Jim Reese - Why teaching writing in prisons helps everyone

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Episode 72 - Monica Mae Leibson - How to build lasting health through acupuncture and Chinese medicine

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Episode 71 - Adri Smith - How to create floral arrangements for the perfect wedding

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Episode 70 - Elena Reads - How to stoke a love of reading in kids

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Episode 69 – Philomena Mantella - How to be the first woman president of a Midwestern university

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Episode 68 - M. L. Liebler - How to use writing & performance to be an activist

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Episode 67 – Clay Carnill - How to podcast

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Episode 66 – Aaron Dworkin - How to elevate and share musical talent from underserved communities

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Episode 65 – Reyanne Mustafa - How to reduce food waste