• Raconteuse Radio

    Podcast Movement Evolutions 2023

    City of Writers Radio has been on a self-imposed, unpublicized hiatus, and I’m sorry about that. Thank you for your grace and patience as I sorted out the rest of my 2022. I’m ready to dive back into this thing that I love to do, and I’m starting with my attendance at Podcast Movement Evolutions 2023. It’s being held at the Westgate Resort here in Las Vegas. I wouldn’t have tried to attend if it was held elsewhere. That’s a big plus for working in a tourist destination with lots of convention space. I’m taking the beginner track because I…

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    Season 3, Episode 029: A New Hope

    Happy belated second birthday to the podcast! It’s been a wild ride. A mini-sode to hold you over in anticipation of season 3. And a freshened-up logo to celebrate this new era. I hope you enjoy it! Well, well, well. We meet again. You may be wondering about the unnaturally long hiatus and why I was gone with nary a goodbye. The grief remains raw, but my father – the OG superhero in my life – passed away in April of 2022, the year I recorded this brief mini-sode. Sometimes it feels like I’ve been screaming into the void with…

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    Season 2, Episode 028: My First Time

    Guilliean reads her creative non-fiction piece of the same name. Stream it and read along with the text! The first time I had a transformative bowl of killer ramen was the day after my first date with my boyfriend. Being American, all I knew was Maruchan. However, my genetic disposition for heart disease put the swift kibosh on that. But, at its core, I knew ramen was soup. I was raised on soups and stews. I could get on board with that. My handsome date advised adding black garlic oil to whatever ramen bowl I chose that day. I didn’t…