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Daring to Tell

Michelle Redomichelleredo.com
Intimate conversations and true stories of personal daring with emerging and accomplished writers. Writers read their essay, memoir chapter or story, then talk about it with writer/host Michelle Redo. An audio literary magazine, conceived, curated and hosted by Michelle Redo, an award winning 30-year public radio veteran, and new voice in podcasting. Original submissions accepted twice yearly.
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Episodes

Brad Listi with Be Brief and Tell Them Everything

If you like this podcast, you might also like my monthly newsletter... Hit Pause. Sign up for it at my website michelleredo.com Get your copy of Be Brief And Tell Them Everything , and listen to Brad Listi's podcast Otherppl . Listen to Jody Sperling's podcast TRBM ; check out his new book The 9 Lives of Marva DeLonghi Phil Redo has lots more music. Check it out!...

May 02, 20231 hr 37 minEp. 24

Sushi Tuesdays with Charlotte Maya

Writer Charlotte Maya reads from her debut memoir Sushi Tuesdays: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Resilience. discussing the importance of talking clearly about depression and suicide. Follow her on Instagram @charlottemayawriter To sign up for Michelle Redo's monthly podcast newsletter called Hit Pause visit michelleredo.com...

Apr 04, 20231 hr 18 minEp. 23

Neurosurgeon Dr. James Doty with Into the Magic Shop

Thanks for listening! Sign up for Hit Pause, the newsletter of the Daring to Tell podcast at michelleredo.com Learn more about Dr. James Doty's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education , and check out his award-winning New York Times Best Selling book Into the Magic Shop . And you can hear Caroline Fitzgerald and I discuss healing tears in episode 5 , from January of 2022....

Mar 07, 20231 hr 4 minEp. 22

Come Home to Your Heart with Nadine Kenney Johnstone

The rest of the episode and conversation with Writer, Podcaster and Writing Teacher Nadine Kenney Johnstone . Listen to her podcast Heart of the Story (produced by your humble host, Michelle Redo) and be sure to pre-order her book and guided journal Come Home to Your Heart today! Sign up for the Daring to Tell newsletter, Hit Pause, at my website, michelleredo.com...

Feb 14, 202355 minEp. 21

Journaling with Nadine Kenney Johnstone

Preliminary conversation with writing teacher, podcaster and retreat leader Nadine Kenney Johnstone , in advance of her new book announcement coming Sunday Feb 12 on Heart of the Story ! Be sure to check it out. Then Nadine will read a chapter from her new book on Daring to Tell, later this month. Sign up for my monthly newsletter Hit Pause at my website ....

Feb 07, 202317 minEp. 20

The Colors I Saw with Eliza C Walton

Where is truth fiction and fiction truth especially when one's reality becomes a diagnosis of rectal cancer? "At the very least, it’s a sign of life. The source of my embarrassment speaks of existence. I am alive." In her memoir Eliza Walton shares her actual experience and pushes us into those spaces where she gives life to a fictional edgy alter ego with a deft hand. Michelle Redo talks with Maine writer Eliza Walton about her book, The Colors I Saw: A Cancer Memoir , published in 2019. You ca...

Jan 03, 20231 hr 10 minEp. 19

Death Doulas, End of Life and other festive holiday topics

Visit Rachel Lee's website at This-Is-Getting-Old.com . And don't forget to check out her cartoons . Some of the other website resources we discussed were The Conversation Project , Cake and Departing Dearly . Have thoughts or feeback about Daring to Tell? Share with me at my website, michelleredo.com or follow me on Twitter @michelleredo...

Dec 06, 202240 minEp. 18

My Monarch and Me

Michelle Redo shares a story of witnessing transformation when it came to the corner of her doorway. If you are curious about some of the websites mentioned here are some links... Wisconsin Pollinators Journey North Listen to more of Phil Redo's music . Follow me on Twitter @michelleredo Sign up for my newsletter, Hit Pause, at my website ....

Nov 01, 202243 minEp. 17

The Buddhist Enneagram with Susan Piver

Host Michelle Redo shares her Enneagram number with The Open Heart Project founder and best selling author Susan Piver (a #4), who reads from her new book The Buddhist Enneagram

Oct 04, 202258 minEp. 16

Sailing at the Edge of Disaster with Elizabeth Garber

Maine writer Elizabeth Garber releases Sailing at the Edge of Disaster: The Memoir of a Young Woman's Daring Year later this month, September of 2022. Check out one of her many book launch events through September and October also at ElizabethGarber.com . Sign up for Michelle's newsletter, Hit Pause, at michelleredo.com . Make Me Brave is written by Phil Redo , hear more of his music on Spotify or Bandcamp ....

Sep 06, 20221 hr 11 minEp. 15

To Do No Harm with Dr. Tonya Coats

For the August episode host Michelle Redo talks with doctor, mother and writer Tonya Coats , whose essay To Do No Harm deals with themes of parenting, discrimination, and acceptance. You can find more of Tonya's writing at River Teeth , on the Heart of the Story podcast with Nadine Kenney Johnstone, or on her own website Tonyacoatswrites.com The other Tanya (with an a) Tanya Whiton is the writing teacher I mentioned at the top of the show. I can highly recommend signing up for one of her classes...

Aug 02, 202242 minEp. 14

Jody Sperling & personal connection on Twitter

BONUS! Michelle Redo talks with Jody Sperling, another writer/podcaster about podcasting and marketing ourselves as writers. Find Jody on Twitter @jodyjsperling and listen to his newly rebranded podcast The Reluctant Book Marketer Follow Michelle on Twitter @michelleredo Sign up for the Daring to Tell Newsletter, Hit Pause , at michelleredo.com Curious about Jody Sperling's manuscript? THE NINE LIVES OF MARVA DELONGHI is a Speculative Noir. Marva hires Luke and Lyle, washed-up detective partners...

Jul 19, 202248 minSeason 2Ep. 13

The Wonder by Michelle Redo

My essay that won #19 in the 2021 Writers Digest Personal Essay Competition ! Today's guest host is Melanie Brook s... author of Writing Hard Stories . This month's spotlight bookstore is Twice Told Tales on Maine St. in Brunswick. Quality used books run by the Friends of Curtis Memorial Library . If you're curious about the Bugzooka, heard about in today's episode, here's what it looks like . I receive no proceeds from any Bugzooka sales (But I probably should!) And check out the #Amwriting pod...

Jul 05, 202257 minSeason 2Ep. 12

Laura Davis reads from The Burning Light of Two Stars

Go to Michelle Redo to sign up for the monthly Daring to Tell newsletter, Hit Pause. Or follow on Twitter @michelleredo Learn more about Laura Davis , her retreats and writing classes, and her The Burning Light of Two Stars at her website . Listen to #amwriting , another great podcast talking about all types of writing and the writing process. Be the first person to visit Royal River Books on Main Street in Yarmouth, Maine and say you heard about them on Daring to Tell, and get your special gift...

Jun 07, 20221 hr 48 minSeason 2Ep. 10

Third Best-An Adoption Essay with Betsy Armstrong

To read more of Betsy's work, including her award-winning essay The Alchemy of Apple Pie , check out her website, Betsyarmstrong.com I hope you will also sign-up for the Daring to Tell newsletter called Hit Pause , where I share some of my other thoughts and musings as I consider the conversations we have with writers here each month, sign up for that at my website, Michelleredo.com Looking for another podcast to check out? Listen to Heart of the Story with Nadine Kenney Johnstone for stories of...

May 03, 20221 hr 6 minSeason 2Ep. 9

A Hard Silence — An AIDS Story with Melanie Brooks

Melanie Brooks, author of Writing Hard Stories, reads from her memoir manuscript, A Hard Silence , which shares her perspective on what it was like to grow up living with the deep secret that her father contracted AIDS in 1985 from a tainted blood transfusion. Order a copy of Melanie's book, Writing Hard Stories online at Bookshop.org OR... For listeners in the vicinity of midcoast Maine, Daring to Tell wants to encourage you to get out and experience the joy and serendipity of visiting a bookst...

Apr 05, 20221 hr 24 minSeason 2Ep. 8

A Preganacy Tell-All with Alena Dillon

An up-close and very personal look at what pregnancy was like, both physically and emotionally, for Alena Dillon author of the new memoir My Body is a Big Fat Temple - Real life is seldom for the squeamish... and her book is a very real look at what to expect if and when you are expecting. Follow me on Twitter @michelleredo Email at my website michelleredo.com If you want to check out another podcast for writers, try Heart of the Story with writer and writing coach Nadine Kenney Johnstone ....

Mar 01, 202255 minSeason 2Ep. 7

Phuc Tran and his memoir Sigh, Gone

A discussion of tattoos, the Western Canon, alienation and never staying in the same lane, plus Phuc Tran reads two extremely intense stories for completely different reasons. Follow Michelle on Twitter @michelleredo or connect through my website, michelleredo.com

Feb 01, 20221 hr 19 minSeason 2Ep. 6

This Too Shall Pass— A deeply personal essay at a sensitive time of year

Holiday time magnifies both joy and grief... Yet, the power of story helps Jeannine Burgdorf contemplate being motherless while coming to terms with infertility in this intensely vulnerable and deeply personal essay. To read more from Jeannine visit her Substack page or follower her on Twitter and Instagram @havingfunwrong. Follow me on Twitter @michelleredo Sign up for Hit Pause the newsletter of the Daring to Tell podcast. email: Michelle@michelleredo.com...

Dec 21, 202136 minSeason 2Ep. 4

The Art of Reassembly after early mother loss with Peg Conway

Peg Conway shares two chapters from her new memoir called The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief Sign up for the Daring to Tell newsletter, Hit Pause, at Michelleredo.com Or email me Michelle@MichelleRedo.com

Nov 02, 20211 hr 8 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Afghanistan Historical Context

It's the season two debut! Author Chris Woolf reads from his newly released memoir, Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush: A Memoir of Fear and Kindness in Afghanistan . Life contains expletives, and so does this episode. Sign up for Hit Pause , the Daring to Tell Newsletter at michelleredo.com

Oct 05, 20211 hr 22 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush-BONUS PREVIEW

A journey from Kabul, Afghanistan to the city of Taloqan in 1991 as told by Chris Woolf, former BBC journalist. This special bonus episode previews his conversation with Michelle Redo in advance of the release of his forthcoming memoir, Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush: A Memoir of Fear and Kindness in Afghanistan . Stay tuned for a section from his book for the season two launch of Daring to Tell coming in November. Follow more about Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush on Facebook, Twitter, or Insta...

Aug 17, 202111 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Mothering Ourselves

Three essays to get you thinking about ways to prepare for Mother's Day...especially if it's a difficult holiday for you, including a virtual workshop/event featuring these three writers. It's Mother (Yourself) Day . Whether or not you still have your mother, and whether or not you are a mother, mothering ourselves isn't necessarily obvious or intuitive or demonstrated... that's why we've put together a 90 minute virtual workshop event to remind you about the mothering skills and practices we ca...

Apr 08, 202144 minSeason 1Ep. 12

On Belonging (or not), Family and Maine

In this season one finale, Nadine Kenney Johnstone steps in as guest host as Michelle reads her essay on moving to Maine, the discovery of an ancestral autobiography. Music credits for the series are the songs Make Me Brave and Nothing Like written, performed and produced by Phil Redo. Check out more of his music at Band Camp .

Apr 01, 20211 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Music, writing, death, love, fear, success, failure, and happiness

Fearless Writing author William Kenower talks about writing music as well as prose in this contemplation of some of the big topics and fears that face writers, creative types, and human beings. He's also host of the Author2Author podcast- great conversations with writers from all genres. His new book, Everyone Has What It Takes comes out in June of 2021. Questions or comments about Daring to Tell? Send them to Michelle@MichelleRedo.com...

Mar 25, 20211 hr 24 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Surviving and Thriving After Domestic Violence

Sarah Malone reads a chapter from her memoir depicting a single night from early on in a thirteen year abusive relationship. Sarah talks candidly about the tenacity to get through day to day, as well as the lifelines she received by the way of positive feedback, kind words and success in the workplace when away from her home. Sarah is on the Board of the YWCA Evanston-North Shore as well as a member with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence in helping other women survive and thrive a...

Mar 18, 202146 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Childhood mother loss and discovering joy in grieving

Peg Conway's memoir The Art of Reassembly will come out later this year. And this is the link to her book group for adults bereaved in childhood . Would you want an ebook of the essays you've heard in Daring to Tell? Would you want to read other essays or stories inspired by the series? Email me, Michelle@MichelleRedo.com.

Mar 11, 202152 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Coldness and kindness from an ER doctor

Writer Frank Huyer is also an ER physician and reads a piece from his most recent book White Hot Light: Twenty Five Years in Emergency Medicine . It is a meditation on loneliness and a candid look both the coldness and kindness of humanity, not just in others but also within ourselves. This is an interview he did with Pen America where he discusses the role of censorship in medicine during the Covid-19 pandemic that he touches on at the end of our conversation....

Mar 04, 202156 minSeason 1Ep. 7
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