Among Books

John Lobron sits down at Hilltop Books for an Among Books conversation with Stephanie Marudas. John is the librarian and a social studies teacher at Central High School in Philadelphia.    To learn more about John:  https://centralhighalumni.com/2016/12/students-dont-know-todays-library-can-set-back/   Episode hosted and produced by Stephanie Marudas of Kouvenda Media and mixed by Brad Linder. For...

Daralyse Lyons sits down at Hilltop Books for an Among Books conversation with Stephanie Marudas. Until recently, Daralyse was the publisher and executive director of The Chestnut Hill Local , an independent weekly newspaper serving Northwest Philadelphia and Southeastern Montgomery County. This conversation was recorded earlier this year when she was still in that position. Daralyse is now Chief...

David Woo sits down at Hilltop Books for an Among Books conversation with Stephanie Marudas. David is an actor and serves on the Philadelphia local board of the SAG-AFTRA union.  To learn more about David:  https://www.southcamdentheatre.org/how-the-light-gets-in/ https://www.sagaftra.org/philadelphia-0 https://whyy.org/articles/audio-of-radio-times-program-featuring-weavers-ways-david-woo/   Epis...

Marlene Patterson and Nadine Patterson sit down at Hilltop Books for an Among Books conversation with Stephanie Marudas. They are mother and daughter and run a film production company called HipCinema, which stands for Harmony Image Productions Cinema.   To learn more about Marlene Patterson and Nadine Patterson:  https://hipcinema.net/ https://archive.storycorps.org/interviews/marlene-patterson-a...

Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood sits down at Hilltop Books for an Among Books conversation with Stephanie Marudas. Senator Haywood represents the state's 4th Senatorial District, which includes Montgomery & Philadelphia Counties. To learn more about Senator Haywood:  https://www.palegis.us/senate/members/bio/1689/senator-art-haywood Senator Haywood's Book Campaigns for COMPASSION: A Story o...

Lauren Cristella sits down at Hilltop Books for an Among Books conversation with Stephanie Marudas. Lauren is the President and CEO for the Committee of 70, a nonpartisan good government watchdog group in Philadelphia. To learn more about Lauren: https://seventy.org/staff-board/lauren-cristella Episode hosted and produced by Stephanie Marudas of Kouvenda Media and mixed by Brad Linder. For more ab...

Among Books is a passion project about reading and more. The show brings the spirit of Kouvenda — a Greek word for chat, talk, conversation — front and center. With a focus on reading, guests discuss various books and share aspects of their lives in conversations that unfold from the lighthearted to the profound and everything in between. Produced and hosted by Stephanie Marudas of Kouvenda Media...