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Rhoda Makoff: It Was Fun Because I Was Fearless - REAL with Diane McDaniel

Posted October 3, 2017 • 00:42:21

Rhoda Makoff received her PhD in Biochemistry in 1961 when she was 23 years old. Our conversation explores how Rhoda developed an interest in science...

Roger Freeman and Alexandra Decas: Nourishing Conversations About Profound Loss - REAL with Diane McDaniel

Posted September 26, 2017 • 00:47:29

Roger Freeman and Alexandra Decas are members of The Dinner Party, a national community of mostly 20- and 30-somethings who’ve each experienced significant...

Catherine Temma Davidson: Freedom to Explore the Problem - REAL with Diane McDaniel

Posted September 19, 2017 • 00:36:14

Catherine Temma Davidson is a novelist, essayist, poet, and teacher of writing who grew up in Los Angeles and settled in London. Our conversation delves...

Syrie James: It’s So Important to Get the Details Right - REAL with Diane McDaniel

Posted September 12, 2017 • 00:40:16

Syrie James is the author of nine critically acclaimed novels, as well as a screenwriter. Our conversation explores Syrie’s creative process, which...

Real Cancer to REAL - REAL with Diane McDaniel

Posted September 5, 2017 • 00:03:47

Today’s episode marks an ending of sorts and a new beginning. It is a lacuna, an interval, a gap. One door is closing and another opens. Today’s...