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Episode 49: This is Awkward. Nobody Wants to Talk About Money
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:30:49
Publish Date: 2018-10-02 19:00:00
Description: EPISODE 49: This is Awkward. Nobody Wants to Talk About Money Writing about hard topics like money is awkward. No one wants to admit that they have money. And no one wants to admit that they don’t have money. Money is one of those topics that embarrasses people or divides people. This episode talks about MONEY. In this episode, we are also asking our listeners to join the movement of people who believe in the power of storytelling. We’re asking YOU to donate to our podcast. If you like this podcast and find us valuable, hit the support us button on our website (www.writingclassradio.com). We spend the first five minutes of this episode explaining why we want your money. Then, you’ll hear a story by Kathryn Sullivan, a listener in Boston, who responded to the prompt Something You Don’t Understand. Kathryn wrote about the financial complications of her cross-cultural relationship. Andrea and Allison discuss the way the culture and age affect this narrator’s experience with money. Misha Mehrel also shares a glimpse into his current relationship...with money. Hear what we have to say about that. Writing Class Radio is a podcast where you’ll hear true personal stories from the students in our class and learn a little about how to write your own stories. Writing Class Radio is equal parts heart and art. By heart we mean the truth in a story. By art we mean the craft of writing. No matter what’s going on in our lives, writing class is where we tell the truth. It’s where we work out our shit, and figure out who we are. There’s no place in the world like writing class. Writing Class Radio is co-hosted by student Allison Langer (www.allisonlanger.com) and teacher Andrea Askowitz (www.andreaaskowitz.com). Writing Class Radio is produced by Virginia Lora, Andrea Askowitz and Allison Langer. Writing Class Radio is sponsored by and recorded at The Launchpad at The University of Miami which aims to make the practice of entrepreneurship available to all students and alumni. This episode is also sponsored by The Sanibel Island Writers Conference (https://www2.fgcu.edu/siwc/) Nov. 8-11, 2018. It’s the best writing conference in the world for all kinds of writing. Steve Almond, the author of many books most recently Bad Stories, tells you why. JOIN ANDREA, ALLISON, STEVE AND OTHERS IN SANIBEL. This episode is also sponsored by 88 Cups of Tea, a podcast for writers hosted by Yin Chang. Check out the episode with Writing Class Radio. Theme music by Ari Herstand. Additional music by EMIA, Kevin Miles Wilson, Jason Shaw and Podington Bear. You can find all our music on our website. There’s more writing class on our website (www.writingclassradio.com), twitter (@wrtgclassradio) and Facebook. If you want to be a part of the movement that brings people together through storytelling, please go to writingclassradio.com and hit the DONATE button. There’s no better way to understand ourselves and each other than by writing and sharing our stories. Everyone has a story. What’s yours?
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