The Artful Periscope – The Nimble Art of Storytelling
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Episode 29 – How Many Threads Lead Us to the Conviction of an Innocent Man? Charlies Bosworth Jr. & Joel Schwartz
July 24, 2022 16:14 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBHow many threads lead us to the conviction of an innocent man? This week Larry Davidson sits down with author Charles Bosworth Jr. and defense attorney Joel Schwartz to talk about their collaborative book Bone Deep: Untangling the Betsy Faria Murder Case. Bone Deep recounts the unjust conviction of Russell Faria and Joel’s fight to … Continue reading Episode 29 – How Many Threads Lead Us to the Conviction of an Innocent Man? Charlies Bosworth Jr. & Joel Schwartz →
Episode 28 – How Many Threads Connect Us to a Journey – S.J. Rozan & Tom Clavin
June 08, 2022 14:58 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBHow many threads connect us to a journey? S. J. Rozan joins the program along with her feline companion to speak about her latest work Family Business, a work nominated for the G.P Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award. Along with articulating the complexities of Chinatown, the Tong organized crime family, and the hierarchy of … Continue reading Episode 28 – How Many Threads Connect Us to a Journey – S.J. Rozan & Tom Clavin →
Episode 27 – How Many Threads Connect Us to a Changing Way of Life – Ed Davis and Manda Kalimian
May 19, 2022 22:35 - 52 minutes - 40.6 MBHow man threads connect us to a changing way of life? A boxcar, a spiral notebook and a pencil, the root of the “origin story” of author Ed Davis who has penned The Last Professional. Larry explores that “origin story” and how Ed’s early life riding boxcars inspired him to write about a yesteryear of “hobos, … Continue reading Episode 27 – How Many Threads Connect Us to a Changing Way of Life – Ed Davis and Manda Kalimian →
Episode 26 – How Many Threads Connect Us from the Original Idea to the Time the Work Gets to the Reader – Jenny Rossberg Pegasus Books
March 24, 2022 19:49 - 57 minutes - 46.6 MBHow many threads connect us from the original idea to the time the work gets to the reader? Larry pulls back the curtain of publishing with Jenny Rossberg, Senior Publicist at Pegasus Books. Jenny and Larry broach subjects of crime fiction (and how you can learn about a town from those works), what a Novella … Continue reading Episode 26 – How Many Threads Connect Us from the Original Idea to the Time the Work Gets to the Reader – Jenny Rossberg Pegasus Books →
Episode 25 – How Many Threads Connect Us to the Movies – Author Kevin Geotz and Commentary by Rev. Gayle Fisher Stewart
February 23, 2022 17:19 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBHow many threads connect us to the movies? Joining the podcast is Kevin Geotz, author and film researcher/audience tester with his firm Screen Engine/ASI. Kevin speaks to Larry about his latest work Audience-ology: How Moviegoers Shape the Films We Love, and how the audience matters and shapes film. Kevin de-constructs the subtitle of his book, discusses … Continue reading Episode 25 – How Many Threads Connect Us to the Movies – Author Kevin Geotz and Commentary by Rev. Gayle Fisher Stewart →
Episode 25 – How Many Threads Connect Us to the Movies – Author Kevin Goetz and Commentary by Rev. Gayle Fisher Stewart
February 23, 2022 17:19 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBHow many threads connect us to the movies? Joining the podcast is Kevin Goetz, author and film researcher/audience tester with his firm Screen Engine/ASI. Kevin speaks to Larry about his latest work Audience-ology: How Moviegoers Shape the Films We Love, and how the audience matters and shapes film. Kevin de-constructs the subtitle of his book, discusses … Continue reading Episode 25 – How Many Threads Connect Us to the Movies – Author Kevin Goetz and Commentary by Rev. Gayle Fisher Stewart →
Episode 24 – How Many Threads Connect Us to History and Heritage – Author Buki Papillon and Charles Lichtman
February 15, 2022 02:58 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBHow many threads connect us to history and heritage. Joining the podcast in this installment is Buki Papillon and Charles Lichtman. Buki Papillion, author of her premier novel An Ordinary Wonder, takes Larry on a trip to her childhood growing up in Nigeria, her friendship and mentor Lori Foos, the uniqueness of the Yoruba people … Continue reading Episode 24 – How Many Threads Connect Us to History and Heritage – Author Buki Papillon and Charles Lichtman →
Episode 23 – How Many Threads Connect Us to Complicated Family Secrets – Author John Copenhaver & Singer/Songwriter Rorie Kelly
January 17, 2022 18:02 - 1 hour - 52 MBHow many threads connect us to complicated family secrets? In this installment, Larry, along with contributor Rory Vecsey chat with author John Copenhaver about his new book Savage Kind. Larry explores how crafting a purposeful prologue can set the table to manipulate the readers perspective to then make it easier for the author to create plot twists. … Continue reading Episode 23 – How Many Threads Connect Us to Complicated Family Secrets – Author John Copenhaver & Singer/Songwriter Rorie ...
Episode 22 – How Many Threads Lead Us to Survival – Author Erika Hecht & Rory Vecsey
December 18, 2021 20:08 - 35 minutes - 45.6 MBHow many threads lead us to survival? Larry is joined by Erika Hecht, author of the book Don’t Ask my Name: A Hidden Child’s Tale of Survival a story of her life surviving German occupation during World War II and in post war Europe as a Jewish person who converted to Catholicism. Erika discusses mixed traditions and … Continue reading Episode 22 – How Many Threads Lead Us to Survival – Author Erika Hecht & Rory Vecsey →
Episode 21 – How Many Brush Strokes or Guitar Strings are the Threads of Creativity – Jonathan Santlofer & Karen Bella
September 12, 2021 18:59 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBHow Many Brush Strokes or Guitar Strings are the Threads of Creativity? Larry is joined by two amazing artists in Jonathan Santlofer and Karen Bella. Jonathan Santlofer is the author of the book The Last Mona Lisa, a story based on the true events surrounding the iconic painting’s theft in 1912. Jonathan shares his thoughts on … Continue reading Episode 21 – How Many Brush Strokes or Guitar Strings are the Threads of Creativity – Jonathan Santlofer & Karen Bella →
Episode 20 – How Many Threads are Needed To Uncover the Truth – Reporter/Author Arthur Kent
August 07, 2021 19:46 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBHow many threads are needed to uncover the truth? Former NBC reporter and author Arthur Kent joins the podcast speaking about his new book Murder in Room 117: Solving the Cold Case that Led to America’s Longest War. Arthur tells the story of Spike Dubs, ambassador to Afghanistan in 1979 who was kidnapped and ultimately assassinated … Continue reading Episode 20 – How Many Threads are Needed To Uncover the Truth – Reporter/Author Arthur Kent →
Episode 19 – How Many Threads Connect us to a Series of Events – Author Amanda Fairbanks and Singer/Songwriter Stuart Markus
July 31, 2021 03:47 - 1 hour - 51 MBHow many threads connect unto a series of events. Joining the podcast is author Amanda Fairbanks, author of the book The Lost Boys of Montauk. Amanda speaks to Larry about the process of writing this story and how it was a labor of love, being a resident of the South Fork of Long Island. We learn … Continue reading Episode 19 – How Many Threads Connect us to a Series of Events – Author Amanda Fairbanks and Singer/Songwriter Stuart Markus →
Episode 18 – What is the Thread that Connects a Writer to a Reader – Authors Paul Vidich, Terry Simone Francis and a Commentary by Tom Clavin
July 10, 2021 01:36 - 1 hour - 109 MBWhat is the thread that connects a writer to a reader? Larry was joined by Paul Vidich, author of The Mercenary. Paul speaks about growing up during the Cold War with the USSR as the adversary to the United States along with the fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of modern day Russia. Paul … Continue reading Episode 18 – What is the Thread that Connects a Writer to a Reader – Authors Paul Vidich, Terry Simone Francis and a Commentary by Tom Clavin →
Episode 17 – What Are the Threads that Connect Us to a Series of Events: Heather Martin, Jennifer Murphy and Danny Caine
June 20, 2021 15:25 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBWhat are the threads that connects to a series of events? Joining Larry for a chat is Heather Martin, author of The Reacher Guy: A Biography of Lee Child. Heather talks about meeting Lee Child and her inspiration for writing the book. We learn what roles the Great War and World War II had in forming … Continue reading Episode 17 – What Are the Threads that Connect Us to a Series of Events: Heather Martin, Jennifer Murphy and Danny Caine →
Episode 16 – What is the Thread that Connects Us to the Story Behind the Story: Craig Unger, Ray Rickman & Darin Strauss
April 11, 2021 15:15 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBWhat is the thread that connect us to the story behind the story? In this episode, Larry speaks with author Craig Unger who discusses his latest work American Kompromat, which touches on Opus Dei, how it has penetrated American government especially in the Trump presidency and how Russia has manipulated Trump since the 1980’s. There is also a … Continue reading Episode 16 – What is the Thread that Connects Us to the Story Behind the Story: Craig Unger, Ray Rickman & Darin Strauss →
Episode 15 – What is the Thread that Connects Human Behavior to a Range of Pathologies – Abigail Esman, Tom Clavin and Commentary by Peter Blauner
March 06, 2021 14:42 - 1 hour - 74 MBWhat is the Thread that Connects Human Behavior to a Range of Pathologies. Joining Larry on this episode is Authors Abigail Esman and Tom Clavin along with a commentary by Peter Blauner. Abigail Esman is the author of Rage: Narcissism, Patriarchy and the Culture of Terrorism. Abigail kicks off the episode with a short passage from … Continue reading Episode 15 – What is the Thread that Connects Human Behavior to a Range of Pathologies – Abigail Esman, Tom Clavin and Commentary by Peter Bla...
Episode 14 – Is There a Thread that Connects Us to Our Own Sense of Well-being – Author S. J. Rozan, Gayle Fisher Stewart, Judith Finlayson & Pete Mancini
March 05, 2021 03:08 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBIs there a thread that connects us to our own sense of well-being. Larry has a jam packed episode with author S. J. Rozan speaking about her new book The Art of Violence, her thought process in creating a character’s point of view, writer’s self doubt, the process of writing which is never smooth and … Continue reading Episode 14 – Is There a Thread that Connects Us to Our Own Sense of Well-being – Author S. J. Rozan, Gayle Fisher Stewart, Judith Finlayson & Pete Mancini →
Episode 13 – Is There a Thread That Connects Us to an Unusual Path – Lee Matthew Goldberg & The Ancestor
January 13, 2021 16:15 - 46 minutes - 39.8 MBIs There a Thread That Connects Us to an Unusual Path? Joining Larry is Lee Mathew Goldberg, author of Ancestor, and the Editor and co-founder of Fringe a company that publishes works that are “outside the box”. Lee speaks about his influences and inspirations, challenging yourself as an author and how to translate that challenge … Continue reading Episode 13 – Is There a Thread That Connects Us to an Unusual Path – Lee Matthew Goldberg & The Ancestor →
Episode 12 – Is There a Thread that Connects Us to Those that Matter – Rev. Gayle Fisher Stewart & Author Darin Strauss
December 12, 2020 01:39 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBIs there a thread that connects us to those that matter? Joining Larry is former Washington DC police officer and Episcopal Reverend Gayle Fisher Stewart, the editor of Preaching Black Lives Matter. Reverend Fisher-Stewart speaks about her experiences with segregation, the American caste system (and how the Nazi’s studied that system), empathy, Black Lives Matter … Continue reading Episode 12 – Is There a Thread that Connects Us to Those that Matter – Rev. Gayle Fisher Stewart & Author Dari...
Episode 11 – Should There be a Thread That Connects Fact to Fiction – Burt Weissbourd
October 25, 2020 21:08 - 57 minutes - 46.4 MBShould there be a thread that connects fact to fiction? Novelist, screenwriter, producer Renaissance Man Burt Weissbourd, author or many books including his new work Danger in Plain Sight, discusses his times with Willie Nelson, Al Pacino, working in Hollywood and his approach to writing not only Danger but how his technique is to write as though the … Continue reading Episode 11 – Should There be a Thread That Connects Fact to Fiction – Burt Weissbourd →
How Many Threads Do You Need to Tell a Story – Librarian Bev Wowak & Peter Blauner on Pete Hamill
September 29, 2020 17:20 - 50 minutes - 64.3 MBHow many threads do you need to tell a story? Librarian Bev Wowak from the Mattituck Laurel Library speaks with Larry about Kent State and the new and interesting book releases for September and October 2020. Peter Blauner makes a return appearance reflecting on his time working with the great writer and journalist Pete Hamill. … Continue reading How Many Threads Do You Need to Tell a Story – Librarian Bev Wowak & Peter Blauner on Pete Hamill →
Episode 10 – How Many Threads Do You Need to Tell a Story – Librarian Bev Wowak & Peter Blauner on Pete Hamill
September 29, 2020 17:20 - 50 minutes - 64.3 MBHow many threads do you need to tell a story? Librarian Bev Wowak from the Mattituck Laurel Library speaks with Larry about Kent State and the new and interesting book releases for September and October 2020. Peter Blauner makes a return appearance reflecting on his time working with the great writer and journalist Pete Hamill. … Continue reading Episode 10 – How Many Threads Do You Need to Tell a Story – Librarian Bev Wowak & Peter Blauner on Pete Hamill →
Episode 9 – What Happens When One Thread in the American Tapestry is Mutated or Changed – Authors Peter Blauner and
July 01, 2020 17:27 - 1 hour - 142 MBStop the world, I want to get off. Yes Virginia, the emperor has no clothes. Yes Virginia, facts are facts. What happens when one thread in the American tapestry is mutated or changed? Joining Larry on this episode, Peter Blauner, Novelist of such works as Sunrise Highway, Proving Ground,The Intruder, The Last Good Day, Man … Continue reading Episode 9 – What Happens When One Thread in the American Tapestry is Mutated or Changed – Authors Peter Blauner and →
Episode 8 – Is There a Thread that Connects the Past, the Present & the Future – Authors Phil Keith and Tom Clavin
June 05, 2020 20:42 - 58 minutes - 77.7 MBIs there a thread that connects the past, the present and the future? Larry welcomes authors Phil Keith and Tom Clavin, authors of All Blood Runs Red: The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard―Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy. The authors discuss the extraordinary life of Eugene Bullard, an African-American who led a dynamic life under extreme and difficult … Continue reading Episode 8 – Is There a Thread that Connects the Past, the Present & the Future – Authors Phil Keith and Tom Clavin →
Episode 7 – Is There a Thread that Gives Us a Connection to a Super Power Inside Us All – Singer Songwriter Pete Mancini
May 23, 2020 18:25 - 1 hour - 65 MBIs there a thread that gives us a connection to a super power inside us all? Larry discusses the significance of the numbers 13, 41, 42 and 99 and laments the tragedy of Kobe Bryant and his daughter GiGi, Sachem North teacher and volleyball coach Matt DiStefano and “Aunt Ada”. Larry also ponders the connection … Continue reading Episode 7 – Is There a Thread that Gives Us a Connection to a Super Power Inside Us All – Singer Songwriter Pete Mancini →
Epsiode 6 – What is the Thread that Connects Who You Were, to Who You Are – Angelo Fraboni from Madison Theater and Brian D. Caplan, Attorney and Author
May 02, 2020 15:47 - 55 minutes - 72.5 MBWhat is the Thread that Connects Who You Were, to Who You Are? Larry is joined by Angelo Fraboni, Artistic Director of the Madison Theater at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York. Angelo talks about his beginnings as a child learning the art of Ballet in Minnesota and his journey that has taken him … Continue reading Epsiode 6 – What is the Thread that Connects Who You Were, to Who You Are – Angelo Fraboni from Madison Theater and Brian D. Caplan, Attorney and Author →
Episode 5 – What is the Thread that Connects a Story to a Storyteller – John Theissen from the John Theissen Children’s Foundation and Author Susan Isaacs
April 08, 2020 17:16 - 50 minutes - 67.6 MBWhat is the thread that connects a story to a storyteller? Larry is joined by John Theissen. John is the founder of the John Theissen Children’s Foundation which came to be in 1992. John tells the story of his diagnosis of brain cancer at 17, his recovery and the inspiration to start his foundation. John … Continue reading Episode 5 – What is the Thread that Connects a Story to a Storyteller – John Theissen from the John Theissen Children’s Foundation and Author Susan Isaacs →
Episode 4 – The Thread that Connects a Story to an Audience – Author Joseph Kanon and Film Maker Gerry Ferretti
March 29, 2020 18:14 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBWhat is the thread that connects a story to an audience? Larry sits down with Joseph Kanon, New York Times best selling author of the works Defectors, Leaving Berlin, Los Alamos, Istanbul Passage, and his latest work The Accomplice. Joseph talks about The Accomplice, relationships with families and the perspective of a child and how … Continue reading Episode 4 – The Thread that Connects a Story to an Audience – Author Joseph Kanon and Film Maker Gerry Ferretti →
Episode 3 – The Intersection Between Good & Evil, Right & Wrong – Author Reed Farrel Coleman and Independent Actor and Executive Producer Francis Leik
March 01, 2020 16:02 - 102 MBWhat is the thread that connects the intersection between good and evil, right and wrong and those in that orbit? Today Larry speaks with New York Times bestselling author Reed Farrel Coleman. Reed has been described as a hard boiled poet and noir poet laureate. Reed chats with Larry about how he develops characters and … Continue reading Episode 3 – The Intersection Between Good & Evil, Right & Wrong – Author Reed Farrel Coleman and Independent Actor and Executive Producer Francis Leik →
Episode 2 – The Thread Between a Child & a Parent Alex DeMille and Caroline Doctorow
January 18, 2020 18:58 - 91.7 MBWhat is the thread that connects a parent to a child and a child to a parent? Today Larry speaks to Alex DeMille, son of Nelson DeMille who co-authored the book The Deserter. Alex speaks about when he first became cognizant of his father’s fame, what it was like collaborating on this project along with their … Continue reading Episode 2 – The Thread Between a Child & a Parent Alex DeMille and Caroline Doctorow →
Episode 1: Truth Tellers
December 17, 2019 05:15 - 32.1 MBThomas Maier, author and journalist visits the podcast to talk about the inside story of the CIA, gangsters, JFK & Castro. Wes Houston, singer/songwriter also drops in and plays some music!