by Mike Carlon | Dec 30, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch K.K. Weakley was born and reared in Wexford Ireland. She has written 11 books and plays for stage. K.K. loves to read historical fiction and a good love story kind of book and writes tales of castles, warriors, hell demons, witches and whatever else...
by Mike Carlon | Dec 27, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Tori Whitaker is a bestselling author who also belongs to the Bourbon Women Association and the Historical Novel Society. Her work has appeared in the Historical Novels Review and Bookmarks magazine. She graduated from Indiana University, is an alum of...
by Mike Carlon | Dec 23, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch What’s wrong with being a little weird? I am fortunate in my career to meet new people every week through the work that I do and let me tell you, I definitely get a chance to see a good cross-section of humanity. Who do I remember the most? The ones who...
by Mike Carlon | Dec 20, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, podcasters, The Longs
Listen Watch I like to tell people that I started Uncorking a Story as a way to give authors a platform for promoting their books, but the reality is that I had an ulterior motive behind starting the show—I wanted the opportunity to pick the brains of successful...
by Mike Carlon | Dec 16, 2022 | Authors, Business Leaders, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch Over the course of my career I can point to three people who were excellent mentors for me—people who really helped shape who I am not only as a qualitative researcher, but as a person. They are Susanne Heincke, Liz Moore, and Paul Jacobson. Each helped...
by Mike Carlon | Dec 13, 2022 | Authors, Podcast, The Longs
Listen Watch My eighty-nine year old mother has a catch phrase. When she doesn’t know what to say, she’ll typically belt on, “It’s all good.” Even though her age has robbed her of her short-term memory, she remains very optimistic and, in general, happy. Growing up,...