#memoir

What does it take to create captivating children's books or pen a riveting memoir? Find out as we reconnect with three of our top guests from season two - Lori Krein, Loori Poland, and Michael Stewart. Enjoy an intimate chat where they share updates on their books, upcoming endeavors, and insightful reflections from their writing journey. Lori Krein brings us further into her colorful world of children's books, Lori Poland reveals her powerful memoir's far-reaching wisdom, and Michael Stewart keeps us on the edge of our seats with his thrilling tales.

Delve deeper into what each author is currently working on and their involvement in various advocacy efforts. We shine a light on critical issues such as child abuse and neglect, discussing the role storytelling can play in promoting important causes. As the conversation unfolds, learn about the intricacies of the writing process, from the vulnerability of sharing personal stories to the joy of connecting with other authors in the writing community.

We're also taking a look behind the scenes of publishing children's books. Discover the importance of creating engaging lesson plans and activity sheets, and how a coloring book can serve as a unique promotional tool. Our guests share their strategies for juggling writing and marketing, and the significance of always having another book in the pipeline.

Check out their original episodes here:
 Ep. 8 —  A Thriller Education with Michael Stewart. https://youtu.be/MuCXrakw8OY

Ep. 4 — Beyond the Pain with Lori Poland. https://youtu.be/oMzsbSnlzZU

Ep. 3 — Writing Your Way Through with Lori Krein https://youtu.be/GQ7_UDwGiq4

Find books here:
The Hills by Shaken by Michael Stewart  https://amzn.to/3U8E2gZ
I Live Here by Lori Poland  https://amzn.to/47GREDq
Books by Lori Krein
Learn Chess  https://amzn.to/3SrosvN
Clean Bee  https://amzn.to/49357X2
Reason to Believe   https://amzn.to/48HMDeZ

Connect with these authors here:
Lori Krein —http://www.lorikrein.com
Lori Poland—https://endcan.org
Michael Stewart—https://michaelstewart.fun

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David Kushner sits down with Crime Story host, Kathleen Goldhar, for an intimate conversation about his memoir and podcast, Alligator Candy, about the shocking murder of his younger brother Jon and how his family coped in the aftermath. You can listen to more incredible tales of true crime every week on Crime Story.

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Join us in our latest episode as we dive deep into these topics with award-winning author and horse midwife, Cheryl Eriksen.

Mental health is something we take seriously, and we continue to shed light on this vital issue. In this episode, we pivot from book promotion to dissect the complexities of PTSD. Our conversation centers on the understanding that trauma isn't exclusive to the battlefield but can affect us all. We underscore the importance of recognizing symptoms, promoting open discussions about mental health, and understanding the impact of unaddressed trauma responses. Cheryl's personal journey with PTSD provides a poignant and invaluable perspective.

Rounding up, we touch on the topics of self-love, the hurdles of self-publishing, and the importance of good editing. Eriksen's transformation from trauma to a state of self-love is an inspiring testament to the power of a positive mindset. We pull back the curtains on the world of self-publishing, highlighting the value of creative control, and having a professional-looking book. To wrap up, we throw light on the indispensability of a good editor and provide strategies that could ease the editing process. Join us for this enlightening conversation with Cheryl Eriksen and let's explore this labyrinth together.

Find Cheryl’s books here:  https://www.amazon.com/stores/Cheryl-L.-Eriksen/author/B09JT2VMFJ
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Yohance sits down with Kathleen Goldhar, the host of CBC’s new podcast Crime Story, to talk about Lenard Clark’s case and the many questions he grappled with while making You Didn’t See Nothin. 

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In March, 2016, Shapearl Wells wakes up to a bamming at her door. It’s the police, telling her that her 22-year-old son, Courtney Copeland, has been shot. Detectives tell her Courtney drove his BMW to a police station for help. But Shapearl’s grief turns into suspicion when police start asking her questions. 

From the Makers of “You Didn’t See Nothin”, “Somebody” is a co-production of Topic Studios, The Intercept, the Invisible Institute, and iHeartRadio, in association with Tenderfoot TV. Subscribe now to listen to the full series.

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EPISODE 7: Nearly 50-years-old now, Yohance tries to make sense of what forgiveness means in the face of endless racial violence.

Credits

Host: Yohance Lacour

Producers: Bill Healy, Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Erisa Apantaku, Sarah Geis

Sound Design/Mixing and Music Supervision: Steven Jackson and Phil Dmochowski at the Audio Non-Visual Company

Original Music: Taka Yasuzawa

Executive Producers: Alison Flowers and Jamie Kalven (Invisible Institute) and Josh Bloch (USG Audio)

Production Support: Jennifer Sears and Josh Laolagi

Fact-checking: Angely Mercado

Key Art: Kenneth L. Copeland, Jr.

Special Thanks: Lenard Clark and Wanda McMurray

Archival audio in this episode include (in order of appearance): WTTW, CBS Chicago, Dateline, and MSNBC.

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EPISODE 6: Yohance speaks to the Black minister about the notion that the attacker and his victim have become friends.

Credits

Host: Yohance Lacour

Producers: Bill Healy, Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Erisa Apantaku, Sarah Geis

Sound Design/Mixing and Music Supervision: Steven Jackson and Phil Dmochowski at the Audio Non-Visual Company

Original Music: Taka Yasuzawa

Executive Producers: Alison Flowers and Jamie Kalven (Invisible Institute) and Josh Bloch (USG Audio)

Production Support: Jennifer Sears and Josh Laolagi

Fact-checking: Angely Mercado

Key Art: Kenneth L. Copeland, Jr.

Special Thanks: Mindy Pugh and The Progressive Community Church Archives at the Illinois Institute of Technology

Archival audio in this episode include (in order of appearance): CNN, NPR/All Things Considered, WMAQ, Paramount Pictures, and WBEZ.

For more information, go to usgaudio.com.

To learn about the Invisible Institute’s human rights reporting, visit invisible.institute.

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EPISODE 5: The Black community becomes deeply divided over some of its leaders supporting the family of the attacker.

Credits

Host: Yohance Lacour

Producers: Bill Healy, Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Erisa Apantaku, Sarah Geis

Sound Design/Mixing and Music Supervision: Steven Jackson and Phil Dmochowski at the Audio Non-Visual Company

Original Music: Taka Yasuzawa

Executive Producers: Alison Flowers and Jamie Kalven (Invisible Institute) and Josh Bloch (USG Audio)

Production Support: Jennifer Sears and Josh Laolagi

Fact-checking: Angely Mercado

Key Art: Kenneth L. Copeland, Jr.

Special Thanks: Brother Randy Evans, Steve Bogira, the family of Joe Lattimore, Mindy Pugh and The Progressive Community Church Archives at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and Bob Berlin

Archival audio in this episode include (in order of appearance): CNN, Dateline, WBEZ, NPR, WMAQ, C-SPAN, and WTTW.

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To learn about the Invisible Institute’s human rights reporting, visit invisible.institute.

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EPISODE 4: As the trial approaches, a key witness goes missing and another is murdered. 

Credits

Host: Yohance Lacour

Producers: Bill Healy, Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Erisa Apantaku, Sarah Geis

Sound Design/Mixing and Music Supervision: Steven Jackson and Phil Dmochowski at the Audio Non-Visual Company

Original Music: Taka Yasuzawa

Executive Producers: Alison Flowers and Jamie Kalven (Invisible Institute) and Josh Bloch (USG Audio)

Production Support: Jennifer Sears and Josh Laolagi

Fact-checking: Angely Mercado

Key Art: Kenneth L. Copeland, Jr.

Special Thanks: James Cutler, Steve Bogira, Elizabeth Smith and the Cook Clerk of the Circuit Court

Archival audio in this episode include (in order of appearance): WMAQ, Fox Chicago, Dateline, and WBEZ.

For more information, go to usgaudio.com.

To learn about the Invisible Institute’s human rights reporting, visit invisible.institute.

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EPISODE 3: News stories about the beating zero in on reconciliation and racial healing, as the attacker’s parents meet with prominent Black leaders.

Credits

Host: Yohance Lacour

Producers: Bill Healy, Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Erisa Apantaku, Sarah Geis

Sound Design/Mixing and Music Supervision: Steven Jackson and Phil Dmochowski at the Audio Non-Visual Company

Original Music: Taka Yasuzawa

Executive Producers: Alison Flowers and Jamie Kalven (Invisible Institute) and Josh Bloch (USG Audio)

Production Support: Jennifer Sears and Josh Laolagi

Fact-checking: Angely Mercado

Key Art: Kenneth L. Copeland, Jr.

Special Thanks: Mindy Pugh and The Progressive Community Church Archives at the Illinois Institute of Technology

Archival audio in this episode include (in order of appearance): The President’s Weekly Radio Address, CNN, Fox News, Fox Chicago, WMAQ, CBS Chicago, Getty Images NBC News Archives, Boys II Men UMG Recording Inc. and Motown Record Company, and NPR/All Things Considered.

For more information, go to usgaudio.com.

To learn about the Invisible Institute’s human rights reporting, visit invisible.institute.

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EPISODE 2: Yohance begins to investigate the beating for a neighborhood newspaper, when his reporting gets some unwanted attention.

Credits

Host: Yohance Lacour

Producers: Bill Healy, Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Erisa Apantaku, Sarah Geis

Sound Design/Mixing and Music Supervision: Steven Jackson and Phil Dmochowski at the Audio Non-Visual Company

Original Music: Taka Yasuzawa

Executive Producers: Alison Flowers and Jamie Kalven (Invisible Institute) and Josh Bloch (USG Audio)

Production Support: Jennifer Sears and Josh Laolagi

Fact-checking: Angely Mercado

Key Art: Kenneth L. Copeland, Jr.

Special Thanks: Stacy Nzingha Hill

Archival audio in this episode include (in order of appearance): CBS Evening News; NPR/All Things Considered; YouTube; CNN; WMAQ; Sounds of Blackness; Twista, Faith Evans and Capitol Records; Mary J. Blige and MCA Records; The President’s Weekly Radio Address, WTTW, Dateline, NBC News, Fox Chicago, and Universal Pictures.

For more information, go to usgaudio.com.

To learn about the Invisible Institute’s human rights reporting, visit invisible.institute.

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EPISODE 1: When a 13-year-old Black boy is attacked in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood, Yohance rallies his crew to avenge the beating.

Credits

Host: Yohance Lacour

Producers: Bill Healy, Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Erisa Apantaku, Sarah Geis

Sound Design/Mixing and Music Supervision: Steven Jackson and Phil Dmochowski at the Audio Non-Visual Company

Original Music: Taka Yasuzawa

Executive Producers: Alison Flowers and Jamie Kalven (Invisible Institute) and Josh Bloch (USG Audio)

Production Support: Jennifer Sears and Josh Laolagi

Fact-checking: Angely Mercado

Key Art: Kenneth L. Copeland, Jr.

Special Thanks: The Sebring Crew (Earl, Peewee, Willie, Ro, Jamaz) Kanesha Broadwater, Michael Clark

Archival audio in this episode include (in order of appearance): C-SPAN, CBS Evening News, NPR/All Things Considered, MSNBC/NBC News, WBEZ, Dateline, CNN, WTTW, Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, NBC Evening News, NPR/Weekend Edition, YouTube, CBS Chicago, The Today Show, WMAQ, and Conus.

For more information, go to usgaudio.com.

To learn about the Invisible Institute’s human rights reporting, visit invisible.institute.

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Part investigation and part memoir, “You Didn't See Nothin” follows Yohance Lacour as he revisits the story that introduced him to the world of investigative journalism, and examines how its ripple effects have shaped his life over the past quarter-century.

In 1997, Lenard Clark was beaten into a coma by a gang of older white teens simply for being Black in a white neighborhood. One of Lenard’s attackers was from a powerful Chicago family. The media quickly turned towards stories of reconciliation and racial healing, with cooperation by Black leaders and the attacker’s family.

Yohance wasn’t having any of it.

At the time of the attack, he was in his early 20s, writing plays, selling weed, and living at his dad’s house on the South Side of Chicago. Unable to stand by silently, he began working with a neighborhood newspaper to investigate the vicious hate crime. Reporting on the incident led him to grow increasingly disillusioned with journalism.

From USG Audio and the Invisible Institute – creators of the 2020 Pulitzer Finalist podcast “Somebody” – “You Didn't See Nothin” finds Yohance back in Chicago after a 10-year prison sentence, tracking down key players to examine how this story connects to our present moment.

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Check out Season 2 of the Followers : Madness of Two. How did the perfect suburban mom get wrapped up with doomsday preppers and prophets? For months, the media has been chasing the story of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell, covering the strange beliefs they shared and the disappearance of her two kids. Madness of Two digs deep into the why: Why did five people end up dead? Host Sarah Treleaven explores religious fanaticism, brainwashing, greed, and the reality that even the most ordinary people can come to believe extreme ideas.

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A new perspective is revealed during one last bike ride.

Credits:

Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio

Josh Bloch- For USG Audio

Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio

Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer

David Kushner- Executive Producer, Host

Emmy Rossum- Executive Producer

Alex Sujong Laughlin- Producer

James T. Green- Producer, Sound Designer

Sara Nics- Executive Editor

Lacy Roberts- Managing Producer

Rick Kwan- Mix Engineer

Nocturnal Sound- Sound Design

 This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media. 

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Jonathan’s brothers fight for him, one last time.

Credits:

Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio

Josh Bloch- For USG Audio

Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio

Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer

David Kushner- Executive Producer, Host

Emmy Rossum- Executive Producer

Alex Sujong Laughlin- Producer

James T. Green- Producer, Sound Designer

Sara Nics- Executive Editor

Lacy Roberts- Managing Producer

Rick Kwan- Mix Engineer

Nocturnal Sound- Sound Design

 This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media. 

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As David pursues questions about his brother’s story, a letter from Florida brings surprising answers.

Credits:

Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio

Josh Bloch- For USG Audio

Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio

Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer

David Kushner- Executive Producer, Host

Emmy Rossum- Executive Producer

Alex Sujong Laughlin- Producer

James T. Green- Producer, Sound Designer

Sara Nics- Executive Editor

Lacy Roberts- Managing Producer

Rick Kwan- Mix Engineer

Nocturnal Sound- Sound Design

 This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media. 

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The family comes to terms with a new reality.

Credits:

Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio

Josh Bloch- For USG Audio

Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio

Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer

David Kushner- Executive Producer, Host

Emmy Rossum- Executive Producer

Alex Sujong Laughlin- Producer

James T. Green- Producer, Sound Designer

Sara Nics- Executive Editor

Lacy Roberts- Managing Producer

Rick Kwan- Mix Engineer

Nocturnal Sound- Sound Design

 This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media. 

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The search for Jonathan begins, as the community comes together

Credits:

Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio

Josh Bloch- For USG Audio

Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio

Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer

David Kushner- Executive Producer, Host

Emmy Rossum- Executive Producer

Alex Sujong Laughlin- Producer

James T. Green- Producer, Sound Designer

Sara Nics- Executive Editor

Lacy Roberts- Managing Producer

Rick Kwan- Mix Engineer

Nocturnal Sound- Sound Design

 This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media. 

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Jonathan goes through the woods to a store for his brother David’s favorite candy, and never returns

Credits:

Jessica Grimshaw- For USG Audio

Josh Bloch- For USG Audio

Jennifer Sears- For USG Audio

Gretta Cohn- Executive Producer

David Kushner- Executive Producer, Host

Emmy Rossum- Executive Producer

Alex Sujong Laughlin- Producer

James T. Green- Producer, Sound Designer

Sara Nics- Executive Editor

Lacy Roberts- Managing Producer

Rick Kwan- Mix Engineer

Nocturnal Sound- Sound Design

 This is a USG Audio Podcast in collaboration with Transmitter Media. 

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