Episode 116 - The Letter That Started It All

On last week's Tuesday People podcast, Mitch Albom shared the first piece of advice from his commencement message to new graduates. This week, he continues that conversation with a simple but powerful challenge: disconnect. In a world where so much of life is lived through screen ...  Show more

What advice would you give a high school graduate standing at the doorstep of adulthood? In this week's Tuesday People podcast, Mitch Albom shares the first lesson he believes every young person should hear: be careful, be wise, and keep your eyes open. As newfound freedom arrive ...  Show more

This month on the Service95 Book Club podcast, Dua is joined by legendary Australian author Helen Garner to discuss her quietly devastating masterpiece, This House Of Grief. Selected as Dua’s Monthly Read for August, this true crime classic recounts the harrowing case of Robert F ...  Show more

The Belgian-born French writer Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was astonishing for his literary ambition and output. The author of something like 400 novels, which he wrote in 7-10 day bursts (after checking with his physician beforehand to ensure that he could handle the strain), he ...  Show more

Téa Obreht is a short story writer and novelist. Her debut novel, The Tiger’s Wife, won the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction, and was a 2011 National Book Award finalist and an international bestseller. In our conversation, we focused on revision and character consciousness. Téa tal ...  Show more

Trigger Warning: This story includes discussions of r*pe and child death. Scott receives a letter from himself. This Scott claims to be from another world. Soon, he will find out just how different that world really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic ...  Show more