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In today’s episode, I have a refreshing conversation with Olivia Cole—an author and educator from Louisville, KY—about confronting white supremacy from the side of privilege. 

Her upcoming novel is titled: THE TRUTH ABOUT WHITE LIES

Learn more about today’s guest at her website, or follow @rantingowl on IG and Twitter.

Carrie Akre is an American singer/songwriter best known for her work with Seattle underground bands Hammerbox and Goodness.  She’s also the host of the podcast, Between You And I.

We have a great conversation about how she got into being a rock star in the midst of the Seattle grunge movement, as well as her creative process and the evolutions in her life that followed.

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Fantasy and non-fiction writing team Autumn Birt & Jesper Schmidt discuss their unique journeys and why they decided to team up for the long-haul. 

Learn more about today’s guests at https://www.amwritingfantasy.com/

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Ashley Woodfolk is an award-winning author of books for kids and teens. 

She always wanted to write kids books, but it wasn’t until she’d worked in the publishing business for several years that she sold her first novel. 

As Ashley notes, nothing is guaranteed in this business, so she was excited when the book deals started pouring in. She was able to leave her job to focus exclusively on her writing. And then she got pregnant…

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Dahlia Rose is a USA Today bestselling author with over seven dozen books published in the last 15 years. Born in Barbados, her books feature relatable women of color with a hint of Caribbean spice. 

She always dreamed of becoming a writer, but it was when her husband was deployed to Iraq that her dream took off. She sent him stories to keep him upbeat, and he kept asking for more. With encouragement, she started sending the stories ou...

Keele Burgin is author of the bestselling memoir, Wholly Unraveled, as well as story keeper for Dr. Jane Goodall. 

As a coach, she works with women around the world, helping them to draw their stories out of the darkness. As she tells me in this interview, “We all have to tell our stories—and they all matter.”

To learn more, be sure to listen to today’s episode of The Fearless Storyteller podcast.

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Andrew Sleighter is a full-time stand-up comedian and co-host of Cavalry podcast.

He’s performed on Last Comic Standing, performed on Conan, and written/performed for Comedy Central.

Learn more about Andrew at www.andrewcomedy.com.

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Michael R. French is a bestselling multi-genre author. His latest novel is Cliffhanger, a suspense thriller. 

His first published work, which he describes as a “throwaway,” was released in 1977.  His second novel was a bestseller.

Despite his early success, he resisted the pressure to stay in one lane. Over the course of a five decade career, he’s written fiction, young adult fiction, adaptations, biographies, art criticisms, and sever...

Kilby Blades is a USA Today Bestselling author of Romance and Women’s fiction.

Her writing journey began in the mid-90s, when she wrote a fan fiction novel based on the show, Dawson’s Creek. Over the next 20 years she wrote over fifteen fan fiction novels and many short stories, building up her writing chops along the way. 

In 2017, Kilby’s “debut novel” won multiple honors and she’s since written and published many more, garnering fif...

Priscilla Lalisse-Jespersen is an author and freelance journalist. 

While today’s guest always considered writing to be her outlet, it was only after moving to Paris, France, that she finally found the inspiration to get her first novel together. A second book came soon after, and she also hit her stride as a freelance journalist, writing for the Washington Post and other outlets. 

That all came crashing to a halt in 2014, when Priscil...