Treatment Resistant Depression with Dr Carmine Pariante and Sofia Quaglia-
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Sofia Quaglia is a medical writer specializing in research and mental health reporting. She joins the podcast to review her article and research into the study of chronic and treatment resistant depression. Dr. Carmin Pariante is the subject of her article and joins as well to share about his research in this area, and why it is important. This episode is also being podcast on The Broken Brain, a podcast focused on culture and psychology. Stay tuned to this RSS feed for the return of Amygdala Magazine, specifically with endorsement plans for indie bookstores, and fictional stories and...
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Use Writing to Help Others with Ivan Infante
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Ivan Infante is an Author and an Immigration lawyer working in the United States. He uses his historical crime novels to help fund his private law practice, where he specializes in helping immigrants remain within the USA. Mike Chance, the protagonist in Infante's novels, is a conman in 1930s Los Angeles with a bit of a murder problem. He is reminiscent of Richard Stark's Parker, with his own flair.
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Brandon Nobles on writing lying, history, & seeing music
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Brandon Nobles is a Southern Gothic Author, a Teacher, a Linguist, and a Historian. He is the second place winner in the Brandon talks about writing from the point of view of the bystander to history, the outsider, and the pacifist in the middle of violence. He shares with us his intoxicating lust for life, his take on the evolving sensitivities of readers, and much much more. Most importantly he is super fun and witty, you will enjoy hearing our discussion. Follow Brandon on , stalk him on FaceBook or
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Rachel Brasch: Author of The Listener
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The Listener is a powerful tale of psychology, emotion, LGBT issues, and identity. We discuss the use of a switching third person narrative, the inclusion of raw emotion, and the breaking of expectations in telling a story. . We are
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Ivan Infante on Noir Fiction, Screenwriting and hard work
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Ivan Infante is the author of , and the Comic Book He is a longtime screenwriter and his award-winning short film ," can be seen online. He is currently hard at work on his third novel, the upcoming Fake Bank, the final installment of the Mike Chance Series. He specializes in classic noir crime fiction. He will return to the podcast in a few weeks to discuss what he looks for in short stories and give tips on their creation. In this interview we discuss the movie industry, historical research, screenwriting, and the use of hard work...
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Jen Chaney on Oral History & Entertainment Journalism
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is the TV Journalist for , and the Author of the book I first became familiar with Jen's work on Vulture, by reading her . Jen talks with me about the process of interview and editing that goes into an Oral History, as well as the creativity in telling compelling nonfiction stories. , check out her and also
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Darryl Mansel on Writing Comics & Pineville
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is a comic genius. He is so genius that he decided to start makign his own independent comic book: is a veteran, a , a writer, and a family man. He tells me all about how he got invovled in making comics, and how he keeps things balanced. Follow him on and
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Andrew Malin Milward: Writing Difficult Things
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Andrew Malin Milward is the author of and both collections of his short stories. He joins me today to discuss writing fiction infused with history, explaining why he shies away from 'historical fiction,' writing difficult topics, and how to create independent voices for characters. An avid researcher and masterful writer, Andrew shares great ideas and tips about the creative process.
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Isaac Coleman: Reality is Horrible and Video Games are Cool
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Isaac Coleman is a writer, software engineering student, and . He tells us the thought process behind . Check out Isaac's video game, , at:
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Jennifer Beckstrand_Specific Genres and Romantic Amish Fiction
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She is a long time writer of romantic fiction, and a specialist in writing fiction set within the Amish community. She discusses how she got started with specific genre work, writing in the voice of a new community, and society's need for light hearted fiction. She also describes how light-hearted is not the same thing as shallow, and talks about avoiding lazy short-cuts in storytelling. Check out , follow her on and () and read her series " and "."
info_outlineRachel Brasch, author and english professor, joins me to discuss her newest novel The Listener. The Listener is a powerful tale of psychology, emotion, LGBT issues, and identity. It is Rachel's third novel.
We discuss the use of a switching third person narrative, the inclusion of raw emotion, and the breaking of expectations in telling a story.
The Amygdala Magazine podcast is tied to the Amygdala Magazine, a digital short story anthology. We are now accepting submissions for our 2016 short story competition.