Mayborn Lit Conversations Podcast
1) Steve Gamel
Journalist and author Steve Gamel says writing is not easy, but he has some tips on how to help us to overcome our fears and improve our writing skills.
2) Gene Weingarten
Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner Gene Weingarten reunites with one of his former reporters during last year's Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference to give a master class in narrative storytelling. You...Show More
3) MARTY BARON
The recently retired executive editor of the Washington Post discusses the dramatic pursuit of truth in journalism during a time when journalists are under attack. Baron talks about his passion for st...Show More
4) BOB FORD
During the Vietnam War, 2,197 helicopter pilots and 2,717 crew members were killed. Black Cat 2-1 is the story of Bob Ford, the pilot, discusses how he wrote this compelling story about his many missi...Show More
5) Albert Samaha
Listen to Buzzfeed Investigative reporter Albert Samaha talks about how he is focused on reframing the way to tell the story of social justice in America. At the same time, he offers pro tips on how h...Show More
6) Cary Aspinwall
During this high-energy conversation, Dallas-based reporter for The Marshall Project, Cary Aspinwall is a passionate investigative reporter who admittedly spends most of her life chasing down document...Show More
7) Alfredo Corchado
By all accounts, it was just another typical day at the always busy Walmart in El Paso until a gunman drove from Dallas, shot and killed 23 people. Alfredo Corchado, a veteran Dallas Morning News repo...Show More
8) Mike Wilson
This week I’m talking with Mike Wilson, who recently announced that he is stepping down as editor of the Dallas Morning News. Wilson spent nearly five years at the newspaper after a short stint at ES...Show More
9) Gromer Jeffers and Elena Schneider
SPECIAL ELECTION EPISODE: This week we’re talking to two reporters who have spent the past 18 months or more on the campaign trail writing about politics, and particularly the 2020 Presidential Electi...Show More
10) Jamie Thompson
Journalist Jamie Thompson takes us behind the scenes one hot summer evening in Dallas when five police officers were killed. By doing some good fashioned reporting, extensive interview and poring thr...Show More