by Mike Carlon | Oct 19, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Authors often tap into their past experiences and memories and plant them in our stories. Speaking from experiences, anecdotes that my parents shared with me decades ago will wind up in a story, not in a self-indulgent way, but more as a way of bringing...
by Mike Carlon | Oct 17, 2023 | Authors, Entertainers, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Sometimes I interview someone and we just don’t click. There are those interviews where we just fail to find a groove and I think to myself, that could have been better. I am happy to report that today’s interview is not one of those! Maybe it’s because...
by Mike Carlon | Oct 14, 2023 | Open Mike
So I got me a pen and a paper And I made up my own little sign I said, “Thank you, Lord, for thinkin’ ’bout me I’m alive and doin’ fine” The lyrics above are from a song called Signs, written by Les Emmerson of The Five Man...
by Mike Carlon | Oct 12, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch When I was a kid, my brother Jimmy and I would watch the original Clash of the Titans over and over and over. It had everything a young boy would love; heroes, Gods, magical weapons, and a young Maggie Smith. When offered the chance to interview the...
by Mike Carlon | Oct 10, 2023 | Authors, Comics, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch This episode is the result of mistaken identity. Somehow I got it in my head that comedian Mark Schiff was in the room next to my brother’s at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Not only does Mark live in LA and not New York, but he doesn’t have cancer—which would...
by Mike Carlon | Oct 5, 2023 | Authors, Business Leaders, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch What do Andy Warhol and Julia Child have in common? They were both in Marilyn Moss Rockefeller’s life! Listen in as I uncork Marilyn’s unexpected journey into business, her resilience in facing challenges, her transformation from a mountain girl to CEO,...
by Mike Carlon | Oct 3, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Everything I know about the criminal justice system I learned from Law and Order. Seriously, I’ve watched so much of it I feel as if I have a JD from L&O University! Well, what do you do when the police show up at your door with a search warrant when...
by Mike Carlon | Sep 28, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Though it sounds unintuitive, experiencing grief can be a good thing. All of us suffer losses at various points during our life—it could be the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or even seeing your kids go off to college. Grief often...
by Mike Carlon | Sep 26, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch I love it when conversations go to unexpected places and today’s does just that. I didn’t anticipate speaking about the passing of my brother but doing so with today’s guest, author Jane L. Rosen simply felt right given one of the core themes of her...
by Mike Carlon | Sep 23, 2023 | Open Mike
We just passed the three month anniversary of my brother’s passing and, to quote the late Jerry Garcia (one of my brother Gregory’s favorites), “I want to know, where does the time go?” How could it have been three months? It’s still so surreal that my brother, my...
by Mike Carlon | Sep 22, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch I’ve long believed that curiosity is one of the most powerful superpowers that authors wield. Thinking it through more, curiosity may help us craft interesting plots, but its nothing without relatability. If our storylines are not relatable to readers,...
by Mike Carlon | Sep 18, 2023 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Carl Ficks has introduced me to many fantastic guests who have appeared on Uncorking a Story over the years. Today, it is his turn to sit in the hot seat! Listen in as we discuss his contribution to an anthology of essays on loss, courage, and personal...
