Latest Katehanley Podcast Episodes
[Jennifer Fink: What’s coming up]: The lure of leaving it all behind and becoming a flight attendant + the Post-It note sayings that light the path Ep 1064
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - April 05, 2024 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn part three of my conversation with author of Building Boys, Jennifer Fink, we talk about the mind trip that is beginning to envision retirement. I have to point out that this is the third interview in a row where my guest mentions that they have a phrase written on a Post-It note hanging above...
[Jennifer Fink, inner stuff]: Dealing with internalized trolls + aqua aerobics! Ep 1063
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - April 03, 2024 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this episode I'm talking with Jennifer about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: Finding the inspiration to write about controversial subjects in today’s age of nasty comments and trolli...
[Jennifer Fink, Practical Matters]: Writing what you know + the book she found at the library that launched her writing career EP 1062
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - April 01, 2024 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsToday I am talking with Jennifer Fink, an award winning freelance writer who covers parenting, education, and health for magazines and websites. started her career as a registered nurse, but shortly after her oldest son, and as you'll find out, she has four boys, pivoted to writing full time. Her...
[Antonia Angress: What’s coming up]: “I aspire to get to a place where I can be a hermit and let my work stand on its own” Ep 1061
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 29, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this final part of my interview with Antonia Angress, author of "Sirens & Muses," we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. We talked about: - The novels about motherhood Antonia is reading to prepare for when her baby is born - The press...
[Antonia Angress, inner stuff]: Throwing away the work that isn’t working + adapting to the public speaking side of being a writer Ep 1060
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 27, 2024 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this episode I'm talking with Antonia about the squishier side of creativity–the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: - The part of the writing process that Antonia relishes - The specific point in the book-writing process w...
[Antonia Angress, Practical Matters]: The self-doubt that never goes away, and how to keep writing despite it Ep 1059
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 25, 2024 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsThis week I am talking to writer Antonia Angress. Antonia is the author of "Sirens & Muses," which starts off as a campus novel set at a New England art school, but then blooms into an exploration of the intersection of home and belonging versus individualism and seeking to stand out, set in the ...
[Daisy Alpert Florin, what’s coming up]: “I really do feel that having done the work of raising kids that now really anything is possible for me.” Ep 1058
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 22, 2024 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this final part of my interview with Daisy Alpert Florin, author of My Last Innocent Year, we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions. We talked about: The mega pop star who makes Daisy “want to get back to the page” Daisy’s role models who...
[Daisy Alpert Florin, inner stuff]: “Cloaking yourself” in fiction + getting over the idea that you don’t have the right pedigree Ep 1057
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 20, 2024 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn today’s portion of my interview with Daisy Alpert Florin, author of My Last Innocent Year, we talk about the mindset side of creating. (Honestly, these are always my favorite episodes!) We covered: How you can “cloak” your story by writing fiction–incorporating the feelings of things you’ve ex...
[Daisy Alpert Florin, practical matters]: “Writing in to the abyss,” setting “super low goals” + finding your rhythm Ep 1056
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 18, 2024 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsDaisy Alpert Florin, author of a book I truly adored, My Last Innocent Year, about a young woman in her last year of college, which is recently out in paperbook and–hot tip–would make an excellent book group pick. My Last Innocent Year was a New York Times Book Reviews Editor's Choice and Good Mo...
[Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 3]: The joy of going down a research wormhole, a preview of her second memoir ) + matcha latte mustaches Ep 1055
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 15, 2024 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsA preview of her second memoir, which has a central theme of earthquakes, both the geological variety and the personal kind (it sounds amazing I cannot wait) The allure of folk tales and fairy tales The joy of going down a research wormhole Nada’s current wormholes–turtle migration, and early Afr...
[Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 2]: Reader feedback as creative rocketfuel, being the only Arab-American kid around + astrology talk! Ep 1054
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 13, 2024 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this episode I'm talking with Netta about what I call inner stuff, the thoughts, ideas, and attitudes that affect your work, even if you're not fully conscious of it, including: The process of her least favorite part of writing (sharing her work) becoming her most favorite part The type of rea...
[Nada Samih-Rotondo, part 1]: Writing by feeling vs. knowing, pandemic productivity + the importance of getting out of the house Ep 1053
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 11, 2024 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsNada Samih-Rotondo is a multi-genre Palestinian-American writer, teacher, and mother, who recently published her first book, a memoir called All Water Has Perfect Memory. Born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, Nada immigrated to the U.S. at the age of six to Rhode Island. Her work has been publis...
[Chelsey Goodan, part 3: Owning your weird self as a way to find your people and your path] Ep 1052
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 08, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this final installment of my talk with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we talk a lot about the many, many perks of embracing your particular brand of weirdness, as well as: The power of friends to keep you inspired What teens AND adults can do ...
[Chelsey Goodan, part 2: Balancing ambition with knowing you’re already enough + a super helpful skill-assessment tool] Ep 1051
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 06, 2024 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn part 2 of my interview with Chelsey Goodan, author of Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to be OK with the fact that people may misunderstand you. Other things we cover: The mistake most well-intentioned parents...
[Chelsey Goodan], part 1: What teens really need from adults + keeping track of inspired ideas + the most delightful way to meditate Ep 1050
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 04, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsThis week I’m talking with Chelsey Goodan, author, keynote speaker, and screenwriter whose new book Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls is coming out any minute now! As the mom of a 16-year-old girl, I just didn’t even think twice about inviting Chelsey on to Finding the Through...
[Sarah Montana, Part 3]: The art of the ask, finding the right role models, and “horn-y” music Ep 1049
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - March 01, 2024 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this final installment of interview with memoirist, speaker, and screenwriter Sarah Montana, we dive into where’s she’s headed–who her role models are, what’s perking up her ears, and how she’s taking what she learned as an advocate on the front lines in the writer’s strike and applying it to ...
[Sarah Montana, Part 2]: The good and the bad of sharing your traumatic stories + the mindbending messages in Britney Spears’s memoir Ep 1048
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - February 28, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsHeads up: In this second part of my interview with screenwriter Sarah Montana, we discuss trauma and suicide, so please take care while listening. Even without those discussions, in this episode Sarah goes deep into some major truths about life and you probably don’t want to be listening while yo...
[Sarah Montana, Part 1]: Balancing consistency with adaptability + a genius yet still loosey-goosey alternative to meal planning Ep 1047
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - February 26, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsThis week I'm talking with Sarah Montana, a screenwriter, speaker, writer, and–fun fact!--trained opera singer. Sarah has written multiple movies for the Hallmark Channel, including Rescuing Christmas, Love to the Rescue, and A New Year's Resolution. Her TEDx talk, “The real risk of forgiveness a...
[Minda Honey, Part 3]: Embracing the strengths of being a Black writer + braided essays + MANY awesome book and music recs Ep 1046
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - February 23, 2024 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this final installment of my talk with author and essayist Minda Honey, we cover: The insights–on double consciousness, omniscience, and overlapping timelines–she got at a recent conference How Andre 3000’s new flute album is cracking open possibilities in her mind The concept of a braided ess...
[Minda Honey, Part 2]: Avoiding “self-exploitation” + countering the voices, external and internal, that criticize your work Ep 1045
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - February 21, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn part 2 of my interview with essayist and author of the memoir The Heartbreak Years, Minda Honey, we really break down the inner parts of writing, including how to stay focused on the impact your work is having when all some people want to do is complain. Other things we cover: How an earlier s...
[Minda Honey, Part 1]: Answering the call to write + the right beverages are everything Ep 1044
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - February 19, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsMinda Honey is the author of The Heartbreak Years, a hilarious and intimate memoir of a Black woman finding who she is and who she wants to be, one bad date at a time. Minda's essays on politics and relationships have appeared in all kinds of amazing places, including Harper's Bazaar, the Los Ang...
[Jodie Noel Vinson, Part 3]: Saying your big dreams out loud + so many awesome reading recommendations Ep 1043
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - February 16, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this final installment of my interview with Jodie Noel Vinson, she spills the deets on her favorite writers and books and how - Inspiring figures from history who were chronically ill, including Florence Nightengale and Charles Darwin–lightbulb moment! - I gush about the memoir Easy Beauty, by...
[Jodie Noel Vinson, Part 2]: Claiming the title "writer" + acknowledging your privilege Ep1042
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - February 14, 2024 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn part 2 of my interview with essayist Jodie Noel Vinson, we talk about the squishier side of doing creative work, including: - How no one wants to claim the term “writer”, and what Jodie has to say about that. - How turning 30 was a bigger deal for Jodie than turning 40 (which she recently did)...
[Jodie Noel Vinson, Part 1]: Saving time to stare at the sky + turning challenges into muses Ep 1041
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - February 12, 2024 10:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsJodie Noel Vinson is an essayist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Harvard Review, Literary Hub, and Ploughshares. Her essays have received honorable mention in the annual Best American Essay anthologies, and she's won multiple awards and residencies, including the Susan Adefat Prize...
[Terri Trespicio: Part 3]: The hunger for downtime is real + tons of book, show, and food recommendations (including, meat snacks!) Ep 1040
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - February 09, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn the final installment of my interview with Terri Trespicio, she shares the books, shows, and people she can’t get enough of who inspire her. Plus, she answers the fast five questions despite having a moment of panic that she wouldn’t be able to think of anything to say. - How she loves poking ...
[Terri Trespicio, Part 2]: Getting better at “trembling in the face of resistance” + the unhelpful and helpful thing her Catholic upbringing taught her Ep 1039
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - February 07, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn part 2 of interview with author of Unfollow Your Passion, TedX speaker, and standup comedian Terri Trespicio, we break down: - The difference between easy and ease - How Terri’s Catholic upbringing contributed to her recurring critical thoughts, and also what it taught her about how to get pas...
[Terri Trespicio, Part 1]: Terri’s ingredients for getting kickass creative work done: naps, robes, and thinking about butterflies Ep 1038
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - February 05, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsTerri Trespicio is the author of the fabulously helpful and hopeful book, Unfollow Your Passion: How to Create a Life That Matters to You, which was named one of the best feel-good reads of the year by the Washington Post. Her book is based on her TEDx talk, which is called Stop Searching for You...
[Leigh Medeiros: Part 3]: Expanding your capacity + the podcasts and social media accounts giving Leigh life Ep 1037
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - February 02, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn the final installment of my interview with Leigh Medeiros, we talk about her most delightful visions of the future, who inspires her, and exactly what happens in her cacao ceremonies. Why Leigh finds many social media videos incredibly inspirational The importance of expanding your capacity Wh...
[Leigh Medeiros, Part 2]: A hilarious–and relatable–story about second-guessing your work + the pep talk for making art I didn’t know I needed Ep 1036
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - January 31, 2024 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsWhy it’s crucial that you share your work without disclaiming it The screenplay she almost gave up on because her inner critic was going bananas—a hilarious and so relatable story Why it matters that you pursue your art (prepare to shed a tear or two) For detailed show notes, with links to everyt...
[Leigh Medeiros, Part 1]: The power of figuring out your own Venn diagram of interests + some pretty awesome attention hacks Ep 1035
Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley - January 29, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsLee Medeiros is an award-winning screenwriter, author, and all-around creative who, when she isn't making her own work, is helping others make theirs. Leigh is the author of the One Minute Writer, 396 Micro Prompts to Spark Creativity and Recharge Your Writing. She also writes a column for Script...
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