by Mike Carlon | Apr 11, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Every now and then I get a reminder that I’m only human, and that reminder came in the introduction to this episode where I mispronounce the title of my guest’s book. Thankfully, Beth Anstandig had a sense of humor about it, and we had a good laugh. It is...
by Mike Carlon | Apr 7, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Over the years on Uncorking a Story, I’ve interviewed many lawyers who have tapped into their creative side and written a debut novel and I can now add Matthew Necci’s name to that list. Who is the inspiration behind the story? What motivates him to...
by Mike Carlon | Apr 4, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch The stories my father has told me about his childhood are ones that have stayed with me. There are stories about the ice cream shop he worked in, the pranks he played on his bus driver, and the trouble he used to get into with his partner-in-crime Bobby...
by Mike Carlon | Apr 3, 2022 | Open Mike
Ever since I was in high school, I’ve loved running. When my grandmother was dying during my senior year, I used to go on long runs to deal with the grief I was experiencing. I wouldn’t listen to music, I’d just concentrate on my breathing and lose myself in the run....
by Mike Carlon | Mar 31, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Imagine walking into a newspaper editor’s office, interviewing for a job as a sportswriter having never written a sports related article before, getting the gig and totally rocking it. That’s just what Carol Finizza did and I’m very excited to share her...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 28, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch I have a confession to make–I always wanted to be a gameshow host; unfortunately, I have a face for radio. I always saw myself hosting Jeopardy and if there was a clue about today’s guest it would be, A Pulitzer Prize winning author who does not identify...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 27, 2022 | Open Mike
I just spent a week in Florida visiting my parents and came to the realization that, even though my children are on the cusp of leaving the nest, God doesn’t want my parenting skills to go to waste. My mother, who always had a voracious appetite, eats like a bird and...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 24, 2022 | Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch I’ve been following Cindy Gallop for some time on LinkedIn—she’s one of those LinkedIn influencers who certainly takes the boring out of the platform. If there is one word that I would use to describe her, it’s provocative, and I know that I’m not alone...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 22, 2022 | Open Mike
It may appear as if I am two days late with this week’s entry, but I have a story about that. You see, I needed it to coincide with today’s episode of Uncorking a Story, which profiles an author named Aileen Weintraub who wrote a memoir about being on bedrest during...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 21, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Many of you long-time listeners know that I’m the proud father of triplets—the fact that they are turning twenty in a few short weeks is mindboggling to me. What many of you don’t know is that my wife was on supervised bedrest in the hospital for six...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 17, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch I’ve always been fascinated by tales of demonic possession. I fully realize that is an odd thing to admit, but it’s true. I’ve seen The Exorcist more times than I can count and include similar movies such as The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Rite, and...
by Mike Carlon | Mar 14, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Have you ever had a chance encounter with someone who changed your life forever? Nita Prose did and wrote a bestseller about it. Allowing herself to follow her curiosity was key and it paid off—The Maid is a #1 New York Times Bestseller and is deserving...
