Harvard grauduate, Barry Spector is the author of “Madness At The Gates Of The City: The Myth Of American Innocence” (2011, Regent Press). Dissecting America’s belief in innocence, this book explains how that has allowed America to re-enact old patterns that cause us to subvert our goals and miss the deeper meaning in events. Through Read More

Philosopher Robert Sessions, author of “Becoming Real: Authenticity in an Age of Distractions”, believes that our modern culture makes it very difficult for us to develop a coherent identity. His book, filled with quotes and examples from ancient wisdom to modern politics, uses personal stories and philosophical musings to discuss the way everyday distractions keep Read More

Michael R. Rosmann Ph.D., psychologist and small Iowa farmer, discusses the fulfillment found in life’s simple pleasures. His book, “Excellent Joy: Fishing, Farming, Hunting, and Psychology”, is a collection of essays exploring the reasons why humans have engaged in these activities for generations. One starts to wonder, in a society that keeps telling us to Read More

Writers’ Voices host, Monica Hadley, along with “Filmosopher” Bruce Miller, dive into the topic of crop circles with a discussion with filmmaker Suzanne Taylor. Her film, “What On Earth? Inside the Crop Circle Mystery”, speaks with a number of crop circle researchers and aficionados, from visionary artists, philosophers, scientists, educators and farmers, who discuss their Read More

This episode features a conversation with Georgia-based writer, Jonathan Maxwell. Jonathan has written the book “Murderous Intellectuals: German Elites and the Nazi SS”. The book has received several awards and rave reviews. In this book, Jonathan explores the reasons why so many well-educated professionals, from doctors, scientists, lawyers, etc., willingly joined the Nazi SS, the Read More

In 2002, a railcar filled with the bodies of eleven undocumented immigrants, rolled into the farming community of Denison, Iowa. These eleven Central Americans and Mexicans had been locked inside a baking railcar by smugglers and left to die a horrific death. Journalist Colleen Bradford Krantz talks about her new book “Train To Nowhere: Inside Read More

In this book, Steven Schneider’s poetry employs the technique of ekphrasis, which are poems about art. His inspirations are the moving portraits done by his wife, Reefka Schneider, of people who live and work along the U.S.-Mexico border. The poems, which celebrate the region’s culture but do not ignore the economic realities of many of Read More

Special Guest Host Attorney Paul Gandy, who specializes in issues related to consumer debt, joins Writers’ Voices as we explore economic crisis. Our guest is world-renowned economist Dr. Ravi Batra.  In his book, The New Golden Age: The Coming Revolution against Political Corruption and Economic Chaos, Batra argues that nations pass cyclically through three eras Read More

Catherine Clinton, speaks to us about her book, Mrs. Lincoln: A Life. Abraham Lincoln’s wife Mary has remained a historical enigma. In this definitive, magisterial biography, Catherine Clinton draws on important new research to give us a fresh look into the remarkable life of Mary Lincoln at a time when the nation was being tested Read More

Linda Egenes is an adjunct faculty member at Maharishi University of Management and author of  Visits with the Amish. Linda became acquainted with some Amish neighbors while they were working on a construction project at MUM.  A student writing project turned into thirteen years of visiting with and writing about her Old Order Amish friends Read More

Toronto-based business writer and business writing trainer Paul Lima speaks about his several books on writing, including “The Six-Figure Freelancer; How to Find, Price, and Manage Corporate Writing Assignments“, “The Business of Freelance Writing; How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell them to Newspapers and Magazines”, and “How to Write a Non-Fiction Book in 60 Read More

“The Sharp Knife of Forced Simplicity; the Numinous Rebellion” is the intriguing title that we discuss in this podcast. Local Fairfield Iowa author and philosopher Ron Khare asks, “What does it mean to truly be an American?”  “How much freedom does a person have in the world?” “When do problems really start to become a Read More

Thomas Dean is a writer and editor with a deep interest in our connections to place, our relationship with the natural world, and the cultural life of the Midwest.  Dean is a well deserved pushcart Prize nominee.  He has recently published a book of personal essays, Under a Midland Sky, which focuses on Midwestern life Read More

Renowned economist and New York Times best selling author, Dr. Ravi Batra returns to Writers’ Voices to talk about what we have to look forward to with the economy. This interview focuses on his book, Greenspan’s Fraud, a hard-hitting and comprehensive look at Alan Greenspan’s career. Greenomics, Batra argues, has extracted trillions of dollars in Read More

Richard Heinberg is a Senior Fellow of Post Carbon Institute and the author of eight books including The Oil Depletion Protocol, The Party’s Over, Powerdown, and Peak Everything. Heinberg is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost Peak Oil educators. He writes a regular column for The Ecologist, and his essays and articles have Read More

Writers’ Voices with Monica and Caroline warmly welcomes author Laurie Kienlen. Laurie is primarily a non-fiction writer of magazine and e-zine articles. She specializing in health and wellness. Her articles have been published in Reader’s Digest, MSN Health, Woman’s Day, Glow, Spirituality and Health, Natural Health, Alive, and more. She is the Feature Writer for Read More

In 1939, in the small Iowa town of Ridgeway, a young man just about to graduate from high school, spend his entire savings of $12.50 on a 35mm Argus AF camera. Everett Kuntz made a camera case from a worn-out boot, a clasp from his mother’s purse, and scraps from a tin can. For the Read More

Put Your Life on a Diet: Lessons Learned Living in 140 Square Feet is the ultimate resource for living a simpler life. Author Gregory Paul Johnson also intended this book as a resource for learning how to leave behind a smaller environmental footprint and live a healthier life. Gregory Paul Johnson guides us in five Read More

Our guest on Writers’ Voices this week is Jerry Yellin, author of “Of War and Weddings” and “The Blackened Canteen”.  Of interest to local Fairfield people is that Jerry is also a co-founder of LISCO.  (Local Internet Service Company) Mr. Yellin was an honored fighter pilot in the 1940s.  In his latest book, “The Blackened Read More

Karen Lamansky tells us that a wood stove installation often pays for itself within two to four years. Her book, “Design Ideas for Fireplaces” helps the reader make a fireplace or a wood stove into a work of art that enhances the beauty of the home.