REAL Words
No human is perfect and that is what makes each person so interesting. The REAL Words Podcast was created to highlight, spotlight, celebrate, and joy in original content written or created by real people who have real experiences with being a REAL human.
Episodes
May 29, 2024 • 51 mins
Real Word's Resident Poet Martin Burns will share some insight into writing poetry. Rhyming vs. Free Verse, metaphors and storytelling.
Get ready for "The Poetry Clinic, part 1."
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May 22, 2024 • 30 mins
Steve Maggiora stops by Real Words to chat with Rayanne about his process and progress - will AI impact creativity?
Palo Alto, California-based Musician Steve Maggiora is a multi-talented musician, songwriter, producer and entertainer. Making his living both as a session musician and live musician, Steve is deeply passionate in the music he creates, which is made apparent through his sultry smokey voice and rich keyboard voicing...
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May 17, 2024 • 1 min
"Empty Glass" is a poem by Derek A. Zeller and found in his book "Thoughts & Poems for the educated common man"
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Derek passed away in 2021. He was loved and respected by so so many.
As his niece has said, "He was an empath and genuinely felt, understood, and cared for everyone around him." An empath, indeed.
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May 15, 2024 • 34 mins
William J. Wiggins joins Rayanne to talk about his book, Humane Resources, his passion for HR - why write a book, and what the future holds for new authors and creators.
HR Professional William J. Wiggins book "Humane Resources" is a testament to the dynamic intersection of humanity and management, challenging traditional concepts of HR in favor of an approach that emphasizes human connection, empathy, and kindness.
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May 13, 2024 • 56 secs
Laura Gassner Otting shares some "real words" with Rayanne Thorn Krueger about why she writes the way she does. Check out the full interview here: https://soundcloud.com/realwords-180357934/s1-e22-guest-author-speaker-laura-gassner-otting
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May 9, 2024 • 35 mins
Nathan Makaryk, author & performer, visits with Rayanne to discuss his writing process, creativity in the future, and what's next for him!
Nathan Makaryk is the author of historical fiction epics NOTTINGHAM and LIONHEARTS, published by Tor/Forge (US) and Bantam (AUS). He has several new books he can’t speak about quite yet, and is a frequent speaker at Writers Digest Writer Conventions. Outside of writing, Nathan is a theater owne...
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May 9, 2024 • 44 mins
Katrina Collier chats live with me to talk writing for business and her recently completed memoir, "The Damage of Words: a Memoir of Healing Self-Hate and Gaining Self-Mastery" - there's a great deal to talk about!
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Professionally, Katrina Collier is on a mission to end the collaboration issues between recruiters a...
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April 29, 2024 • 48 mins
Best Selling Author, Media Personality, and Speaker Laura Gassner Otting joins Rayanne for a discussion about Big Ideas, AI, and what's next for her.
Laura’s secret superpower is seeing your greatness and reflecting it back on you, so that you can get “unstuck” — and achieve extraordinary results.
A frequent contributor to Good Morning America, the TODAY Show, Harvard Business Review, and Oprah Daily, Laura is the Wall Street Jou...
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April 29, 2024 • 2 mins
Thinking by Walter D. Wintle
If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you like to win, but think you can't,
It's almost a cinch you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost;
For out in the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow's will;
It's all in the state of mind.
Full many a race is lost
E'er even a step is run
And many a coward fails
E'er even the work is begun.
Think big ...
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April 25, 2024 • 37 mins
Cory Reeder (Playwright, Screenwriter, and Novelist) stops by to have some REAL Words with Rayanne.
Cory Reeder is an award-winning film director, producer, and screenwriter renowned for blending disability-inclusive storytelling with cinematic excellence. Notably, collaborating with artists such as System of a Down, Korn, Seether, and Hayley Kiyoko, his productions champion inclusive casts and crews. Cory's work has been featur...
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April 25, 2024 • 1 min
REAL Words Poetry
SALT by m. burns
Martin Burns - insta: @writermoe_poetry is REAL Words' Featured Poet for April 2024
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close enough to merge,
distant enough to yearn
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REAL Words features poetry by REAL humans
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April 19, 2024 • 2 mins
This episode features the poem:
Cassanova and Delilah by rtk
"empty halls echo with
laughter once known"
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April 18, 2024 • 22 mins
1st Time Children's Book Author, Author Zack, chats with Rayanne Thorn Krueger about his new book, "Truffle Cat."
Zack is a co-founder and the CEO of Nomadix, a company that creates sustainable, versatile, and high-performance products for travelers and outdoor enthusiasts. Besides his work at Nomadix, Zack is also a children's book author. His first board book, "Truffle Cat," is an inspiring story about a curious cat who pursue...
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April 18, 2024 • 2 mins
Martin Burns - insta: @writermoe_poetry is REAL Words' Featured Poet for April 2024
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the cackle of the clairvoyant -
the whistle in the dark alley
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REAL Words features poetry by REAL humans
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April 16, 2024 • 18 mins
Beach Town Series:
Author of "That Time I Loved You" Jill Gunderson stops by Real Words to chat with Rayanne about her book, the writing process, and what's next for her.
Jill is the author of ‘That Time I Loved You.’ She's a Canadian living in California with her husband, 4 kids, and labradoodle. When she's not making beds, school lunches or chasing my dog down our street, she's usually lost in an Audible while folding laund...
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April 16, 2024 • 23 mins
Beach Town Series
Author KC McGee stops by REAL Words to chat with Rayanne about her book, "Keep Me" - a story of courage and survival.
KC McGee was born March, 1972, while her journey has been altered throughout her life, she pressed forward raising her nine children, she pursued her career as a Novelist while working and studying Behavioral Health at UCSD, she is now on her journey to becoming a well- known Novelist captiva...
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April 16, 2024 • 26 mins
Beach Town Series:
Matthew Arnold Stern, writer and speaker, will chat with Rayanne about his book, The Remainders," his process, and what's next for him.
Matthew Arnold Stern is an award-winning writer and public speaker. He has written professionally since 1983 as a technical writer, publicist, and journalist. He published four novels, including Amiga and The Remainders, and a guide to impromptu speaking, Mastering Table Topics...
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April 15, 2024 • 19 mins
Beach Town Series:
Farnaz Calafi joins Rayanne for a chat about her book "Hazel and Her Sun," her process, and what's next for her.
Farnaz Calafi loves writing in all genres. Whether fact-based & well-researched, or fictional & out of this world bizarre! She previously worked for the Los Angeles Times & her OpEd pieces have been published in USA Today, San Diego Union-Tribune, & The New York Times.
*Episode 6 of a 10-part serie...
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April 13, 2024 • 14 mins
Beach Town Series
Author of "Goodnight Surf City" Toni Haas joins Rayanne Thorn Krueger to talk about her book, her art, the creative process, and what's next for her.
Toni Haas, a fifth-generation Southern Californian, beautifully intertwines her love for art and her deep roots in Huntington Beach within her work. Growing up in the San Bernardino Mountains and having spent numerous summers in Huntington Beach before making i...
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April 12, 2024 • 19 mins
Beach Town Series
Beach Town Series:
Author Ally Stay joins Rayanne for a chat about her book, "The Elderen Wood" and what inspires her!
Although Ally grew up on the sunny beaches of Southern California, her imagination often took her elsewhere. She spent most of her childhood watching The Lord of The Rings and writing silly stories of magic, castles, and dragons. As she grew, this love grew with her. Her imaginative mind all...
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