Uncorking a Story Podcast
1) On Craft and Character, with Jackie Thomas-Kennedy
“When it goes well, writing feels the way it did when I was eight years old—immersed in the story, not thinking about outcome, just the pure joy of language.” – Jackie Thomas Kennedy Jackie Thomas Ke...Show More
2) Sci-Fi, Superheroes, and the Unknown, with Caitlyn Grabenstein
“I wanted to write a character who was a relatable superhero—someone a woman today might connect with, not a god or an alien, but a real person with real struggles.” — Caitlyn Grabenstein In this e...Show More
3) Vanishing Act: Jerry Jamison on True Crime, Fake Deaths, and the Art of Reinvention
“From the very outset, people thought, ‘This can’t possibly be true.’ But it was—and the deeper we dug, the stranger it became.” — Jerry Jamison In this episode of Uncorking a Story, I sit down wi...Show More
4) The Gift of Goodbye: Edward Di Gangi on Love, Loss, and Adoption’s Untold Stories
“This is not about rejection—it’s about sacrifice.” – Edward Di Gangi Adopted at birth and raised as an only child, Edward Di Gangi never sought the details of his adoption—until a quiet moment in ...Show More
5) The Mother of All Decisions: Betsy Armstrong on Grief, Growth, and Midlife Motherhood
“It took me 12 years to write it and get it to a publisher… writing a book was a lot harder than an Ironman.” In this heartfelt episode of Uncorking a Story, I sit down with Betsy Armstrong—writer,...Show More
6) The Wake-Up Call: How a Near-Death Experience Repurposed Lisa Labozzo’s Life
“I flipped twice… my seatbelt wrapped around my neck, so my airway was cut off and I was blue… Doctors called my family in for my last rites that evening.” — Lisa Labozzo In this moving episode of ...Show More
7) From Real Estate to Real Suspense: How Kaira Rouda Found Her Voice
“I realized I couldn’t write sex scenes, so I went darker. Turns out, murder is more my thing.” — Kaira Rouda Bestselling author Kaira Rouda returns to Uncorking a Story to talk about her latest psyc...Show More
8) Behind the Music: A Survivor’s Story of Healing and Hope, with Rob Tonkin
“The pain of carrying the weight of this secret for so long was more damaging than the reveal.” – Rob Tonkin At age 14, Rob Tonkin entered the world of radio and climbed his way to the top of the ent...Show More
9) Secrets in the Shadows, with A.C. Adams
“Once you start understanding someone as a person, not a role, it’s impossible to make them a villain anymore.” — Christina Adams Today’s episode of Uncorking a Story shines the light on co-authors A...Show More
10) Rewriting Life’s Story, with Sam Woodruff
“You have to start walking the path before the path is revealed to you.” – Samantha Greene Woodruff In this lively episode of Uncorking a Story, Mike sits down with bestselling author Samantha Greene...Show More