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Nov. 9, 2021

The Introverted Leader

Audra Russell speaks with author and leader Terrance Lee. Terrance Lee, AKA The Introvert Leader had always avoided taking on leadership roles in his life. At the age of 13, an experience occurred which caused him to doubt h...

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Oct. 29, 2021

Recentering Black Horror: A Panel Discussion

Audra Russell speaks with horror authors Sylvester Barzey, Michelle Lane & Steven Van Patten. There's a misconception that Black horror authors only recently came on the scene after Jordan Peele's debut horror film. But Black...

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Oct. 19, 2021

Viral Lives with Felix Dimaro

Felix Dimaro and I sneak in between the pages of his novella, Viral Lives, and talk about his character Simon, who has no moral compass, the importance of writing characters relatable to any culture, and taking up space in th...

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Oct. 19, 2021

Blacktober Reads: Stitches with Sylvester Barzey

Audra Russell chats with author Sylvester Barzey. Sylvester Barzey is a best-selling horror and fantasy author who grew up in Bronx, NY, and was later transplanted to Lawrence, GA. A military veteran with an addiction to all ...

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Oct. 12, 2021

Mystery, Suspense & Thrills with Author Brenda L. Thomas

Brenda and I get deep between the pages of her mystery and suspense novel, Heartless, and talk about her road from self-published to traditionally published and back again. We get into what it's like to write from a man's per...

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Sept. 19, 2021

The Middle Passage of Faith with Liela Fuller

Audra Russell speaks with author Liela Fuller. Liela Marie Fuller is an Author, Speaker, Blogger, and Entrepreneur. Liela is a transparent author – unashamed to put her life in print. In Life’s Reflection, her first poetry bo...

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Sept. 13, 2021

A Way of Escape with Jacqueline Stewart

Audra Russell speaks with author Jacqueline Stewart. Author Jacqueline Stewart resides in the state of Louisiana. She’s a military spouse and mother of two children. She graduated from Northwestern State University, where she...

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Aug. 31, 2021

Order of the Seers with Cerece Rennie Murphy

Audra Russell speaks with author Cerece Rennie Murphy. National bestselling and award-winning author Cerece Rennie Murphy has published ten novels, children’s books, and short stories, including her latest release Between Two...

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Aug. 31, 2021

The Writer's Atelier Project with Racquel Henry

Audra Russell speaks with horror author and Writer's Atelier owner Racquel Henry. Racquel Henry is a Trinidadian writer, editor, and writing coach with an MFA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She spent six years as an Eng...

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Aug. 23, 2021

Lessons in Love with Darbrielle Thomas

Audra Russell speaks with author Darbrielle Thomas. Darbrielle is a Black Queer author hailing from Long Beach, California. "The goal has always been love" Darbrielle bares the heart on her sleeve in debut memoir, "Love 'Oirs...

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Aug. 17, 2021

The Anatomy of a Corporate Lynching with Charles Ford

Audra Russell speaks with author and entrepreneur Charles Ford. Charles Ford is an author who wrote about his experience as an employee of Con Edison. He is also a songwriter and music video producer and podcaster under the a...

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Aug. 17, 2021

Sword Nation Saga with Author A.J. Ross

Audra Russell speaks with author A.J. Ross. A.J. Ross is a Detroit-born and bred English teacher turned author. Writing since childhood, Ross thrived on the idea of creating her own worlds beyond the confines of the society s...

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Aug. 3, 2021

The Scion's Descent

Audra Russell speaks with author Samone Johnson. California native Samone Johnson is a self-published storyteller, real estate investor, occasional blogger, mentor, and Thriftbooks junkie. Many of her writing projects have be...

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Aug. 3, 2021

everyman with M Shelly Conner

Audra Russell chats with author M Shelly Conner. Chicago native M Shelly Conner spent her summers bouncing between her grandmother in Memphis and relatives in Los Angeles, reveling in the sprawl of the Great Migration. She re...

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July 27, 2021

Dating After Marriage with Queen Aishah & Eboni Caldwell

Audra Russell speaks with horror authors Queen Aishah and Eboni Caldwell. Hailing from Newar, New Jersey, Queen Aishah is a comedienne, actress, producer, media personality, and humanitarian. Her authenticity and unique comed...

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July 20, 2021

Transforming Habits with Carlos Patterson

Audra Russell talks with author Carlos Patterson. Carlos Patterson is a North Carolina-born, Brooklyn-raised author, father, endurance athlete, Health and Life Coach, mentor, prosperous entrepreneur, and Real Estate investor....

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July 13, 2021

A Sitting in St. James with Rita Williams-Garcia

Audra Russell chats with author Rita Williams-Garcia. Rita Williams-Garcia's Newbery Honor Book, One Crazy Summer, was a winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award, a National Book Award finalist, the recipient of the Scot...

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June 15, 2021

Intimately Speaking with Ludy Wooten

Audra Russell speaks with author and poet Ludy Wooten. Ludy Wooten is a creative thinker and writer. Her passion for writing began at an early age. She was born in Haiti and moved to the United States at the age …

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June 14, 2021

The Goodman Chronicles

Audra Russell speaks with horror author Yanatha Desouvre. Desouvre is a modern-day renaissance man, full-time faculty member of Entrepreneurship at Miami Dade College, # 1 best-selling Amazon.com author, filmmaker, and public...

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June 14, 2021

Sister Chat with Chyrel Jackson & Lyris Wallace

Audra Russell chats with authors and poets Chyrel Jackson and Lyris Wallace. Chyrel J. Jackson and Lyris D. Wallace are avid lovers, readers and writers of African American Literature. They grew up in a Southern Suburb of Chi...

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June 8, 2021

Shades of Me with Katchouscia Apollon

Audra Russell speaks with author and poet Katchouscia Apollon. Katchouscia was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. During her birth the doctor accidentally damaged the nerves on the side of her face resulting in her having a spe...

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June 8, 2021

Telling Her Story with Crystal Ann Mitchell

Audra Russell speaks with author Crystal Ann Mitchell. With her love of helping people, Crystal Ann Mitchell works as a nurse aide. She believes everyone is born with a gift. While working for others, she was also certain to ...

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May 26, 2021

Floetry with Author & Poet Nubia the Doorway

Audra Russell chats with author and poet Nubia the Doorway. Nubia's life work revolves around the hands-on study and application of the principles of Education, Spirituality, Psychology, and Creative Expression as applied to ...

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May 11, 2021

Never A Straight Answer with Gomer Joseph

Audra Russell speaks with Christian mystery author Gomer Joseph. Gomer Joseph, a native of Spring Valley, New York, earned his Business degree at Bob Jones University. Gomer says he writes stories “to glorify God, to minister...

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