The Hydrant Podcast: Unleashing The Creative Artist

𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒎 - 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓, 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓 - 𝑬𝒑. 97

On this episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, Author 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒎, discusses writing a story for a teacher, having STEM teachings naturally flow into the story, the writing process for a children's book, remaining conscious of the world at large, the teaching gap creating a shortage of artisans, and pleasing apple sounds.

𝑵𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 - 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓, 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓 - 𝑬𝒑. 96

On this episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, Author 𝑵𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 discusses dealing with identity issues, the difference between diagnosing dyslexia between boys and girls, the roadblocks to writing books and creating audiobooks for dyslexics, the trials and expectations of Caregiving, annoying leaf blowers and Audacity glitches.

𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏 - 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓, 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕 - 𝑬𝒑. 95

On this episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, Author and Columnist 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏 discusses creating a syndicated column, the transformative power of optimism, melding a sense of humor with a profound gratitude, getting criticized on Facebook, inspiration for her new book "Loon Point", and taking sage advice from yourself.

𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑯𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒍𝒍 - 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 - 𝑬𝒑.94

On this episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑯𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒍𝒍, former reporter for WCBS News Radio 88 and current Adjunct Professor of Journalism discusses the current state of journalism, infusing ethics and kindness into news stories, the genesis of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, living with Spasmodic Dysphonia and gratitude for all the stories he's witnessed in his career.

𝑫𝒂𝒏 𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉, 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 - 𝑬𝒑.93

On this episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, Author 𝑫𝒂𝒏 𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉, discusses what his typical writing day includes, the importance of getting the first draft done, his desire to write musicals, the inspiration for his latest book "𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑅𝑖𝑑𝑒", and transitioning between writing young adult and adult literary fiction.

𝑳𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝑳𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒎𝒂𝒏 - 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓, 𝑪𝑬𝑶, 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑮𝒖𝒓𝒖 - 𝑬𝒑.92

On this episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, Author 𝑳𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝑳𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒎𝒂𝒏 discusses making the transition from corporate America to entrepreneurship, the personal challenges involved, writing children's books, the importance of listening to your inner voice to move into doing things you love.

𝑮𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒚 - Author, Business Book Coach - Ep.91

𝑮𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒚 discusses mining existing content for reuse, helping people write, publish and market business books, bringing out insights and stories we all have into book form, alternatives to starting with a blank page, and using a book coach to help organize existing content into book form.

𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐀 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 - Ep.90

In this episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩, Author 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 discusses unique writing challenges she endured, the head games all writers face along the journey, the birth of her passion for Young Adult fiction, silencing the inner critic, her love of travel, the coolness of the Little Free Library system, and being a book nerd.