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Episode 68: Ruby Lal Paints a Lush World

Episode 68: Ruby Lal Paints a Lush World

Download 67ce98d0-3bba-4262-aca3-ebd4af32e755.mp3 In this episode, I’m thrilled to be joined by historian Dr. Ruby Lal.  When I first started thinking about this interview more than a year ago, I read Ruby’s book Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan. I was swept away

Episode 67: Stephanie Gorton Puts Authentic Interactions on the Page

Episode 67: Stephanie Gorton Puts Authentic Interactions on the Page

Download d3462ccb-bb80-4216-afd0-08456b1b51d1.mp3 Stephanie Gorton is a writer, editor, and journalist whose work has been published in a range of outlets including The New Yorker, Smithsonian, and Paris Review Daily. She has worked in editorial roles at several independent presses, and her first book came out

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