Smarter Than Us
Our next guest is prize winning writer and visual Artist, Sheila Squillante! Sheila's writing includes the essay collection, All Things Edible, Random and Odd: Essays on Grief, Love and Food. She is the author of the poetry collections, Mostly Human, winner of the 2020 Wicked Woman Book Prize and Beautiful Nerve as well as four chapbooks of poetry: Dear Sunder (dancing girl, 2023), In This Dream of My Father (Seven Kitchens, 2014), Women Who Pawn Their Jewelry (Finishing Line, 2012) and A Woman Traces the Shoreline (dancing girl, 2011). The Brightest Days: New and Selected Poems is...
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Join us for the first episode of Smarter Than Us, featuring guest Trisha Blanchet! Trisha is the author of The Neath Trilogy: Herrick's End, Herrick's Lie, and Herrick's Key. She’s also a former reporter, magazine editor, and award-winning humor columnist. In 2013, she founded Operation Delta Dog: Service Dogs for Veterans, a nonprofit dedicated to helping veterans. Additionally, she works as a producer at A Mighty Blaze Podcast, an initiative launched in 2020 to support authors and indie bookstores during the Covid-19 crisis. A graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University...
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Welcome to the Smarter Than Us podcast! We are Susan and Shannon, two friends who interview some of the smartest people we know. Well, one of us knows the guest, and the other host is meeting the guest for the first time. Our podcast is like hanging out with new friends getting to know each other. Our first episode drops tomorrow, May 13th! These episodes are perfect for your walk, commute, or coffee break. Our guests come from diverse backgrounds, showcasing how everyone is an expert in their own story. We all have something smart to share, so have a listen.
info_outlineJoin us for the first episode of Smarter Than Us, featuring guest Trisha Blanchet! Trisha is the author of The Neath Trilogy: Herrick's End, Herrick's Lie, and Herrick's Key. She’s also a former reporter, magazine editor, and award-winning humor columnist.
In 2013, she founded Operation Delta Dog: Service Dogs for Veterans, a nonprofit dedicated to helping veterans. Additionally, she works as a producer at A Mighty Blaze Podcast, an initiative launched in 2020 to support authors and indie bookstores during the Covid-19 crisis.
A graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University and UMass Amherst, Trisha is a proud member of the Tall Poppy Writers, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), and GrubStreet in Boston.
She is a lifelong friend of Susan—and she is definitely smarter than us.