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Today my guest is Stephan Bisaha. Stephan covers personal finance, business, and economics at NPR. You can hear him frequently on All Things Considered and The Indicator from Planet Money . He also performs at Faraway Theater in Birmingham, AL., which is where we met. In this episode we talk about his career in journalism and how he approaches writing for radio. When he was studying journalism, he...

Today’s guest is Kim Whitler. Kim is a professor at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. She was my professor at Darden and in my second year I was her research assistant. One thing I’ve always appreciated about her was her practical advice. One of her strengths was bridging the gap between theory and practice. She came into academia with a wealth of experience. She spent m...

Today’s guest is Brian Barrett. Brian Barrett is the Executive Editor at WIRED . He’s worked in journalism since 2006. We also do a monthly improv show at Faraway Theater in Birmingham, Alabama, called Pigeons . In this episode, we talk about his career in journalism and his thoughts on reporting and managing journalists as the Executive Editor of WIRED . If you write in your job, you can benefit...

Today’s guest is Marshall Shaffer. Marshall is a freelance film journalist whose writings, interviews, and reviews appear in Slant Magazine , Decider , the Playlist , and other outlets. He also has a newsletter that he’s been writing over 16 years called Marshall and the Movies . I highly recommend you subscribe to it and check out his monthly streaming recommendations (‘ The Upstream’ and ‘The Do...

Today’s guest is Krystle-Mei Chow. Krystle-Mei worked at JPMorgan Chase for 6 years. We were on the Strategy team at Chase Travel together for a few years. She is now pursuing her MBA from Harvard Business School. In this episode, she shares tips on how to tell a story that connects with your audience and your customers. Key highlights include: * The Platinum Rule : Give the audience what they wan...

This week, I interviewed Dr. Andrew Brodsky to learn more about his recent book, Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication . Dr. Brodsky is a management professor at McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. He is an expert on how technology affects how we work and communicate. He also has years of experience consulting and training organizations across the world...

New format I’m excited to share my first interview with you. I will publish new interviews periodically. These episodes will feature experts and practicioners from various backgrounds. They all bring years of experience with writing and have insights that can help you sharpen your writing skills at work. Who better to be my first guest than my wife, Caroline? Thanks for reading Writing Without! Th...