Hear-Tell Podcast
1) Martin Padgett
In this episode of Hear-Tell, Martin Padgett illuminates the complicated, very human life of Michael Hardwick—the Atlanta man at the center of Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), the Supreme Court decision tha...Show More
2) Ryan Atkinson
In this episode of Hear-Tell, Rosalind Bentley—distinguished professor of practice in the University of Georgia’s MFA Narrative Nonfiction program—sits down with recent MFA graduate and freelance jour...Show More
3) Kim Cross
In this episode, Moni Basu, the director of the University of Georgia’s MFA Narrative Nonfiction program, talks with journalist and author Kim Cross. Kim spent many formative years in the South, swimm...Show More
4) Tommy Tomlinson
In this episode, John T. Edge, a distinguished professor of practice in the University of Georgia’s MFA Narrative Nonfiction program, talks with Tommy Tomlinson about his latest book, “Dogland: Passio...Show More
5) Ashley Fantz, From CNN Reporter to Podcaster
In this episode, we talk to Ashley Fantz about her transition from an senior investigative reporter at CNN to writer, reporter and host of two hit podcasts. Ashley graduated with her MFA from UGA in 2...Show More
6) Nick Chiles
In this episode, celebrity ghost writer Nick Chiles discusses the process of writing in someone else’s voice. Nick, who graduated from UGA with his MFA in 2022, has won nearly 20 major journalism aw...Show More
7) Emily Strasser
In this episode, Laurie Hertzel, a distinguished professor of practice in the University of Georgia’s MFA Narrative Nonfiction program, interviewed Emily Strasser about her book, “Half-Life of a Secre...Show More
8) KaToya Ellis Fleming, "Bigger Than Bravery"
In this episode, Lookout Books editor and writing professor KaToya Ellis Fleming (MFA '18) reflects on the work of editing the award-winning anthology Bigger Than Bravery: Black Resilience and Reclama...Show More
9) Brandon P. Fleming, ”MisEducated”
In this episode, renowned speaker, nationally acclaimed educator and former debate coach at Harvard University, Brandon P. Fleming discusses his memoir, “MisEducated,” (Hachette, 2021). Brandon, who ...Show More
10) James Murdock, ”Orange is the New Peach”
In this episode, poet, educator and environmental writer James Murdock (MFA ‘21) discusses how using poetry, place and the natural world around him informed the reporting and writing of “Orange is the...Show More