Season 2 Episode 1 - D. Grant SmithWelcome to Season 2, Episode 1. This week we have D. Grant Smith, growth farmer extraordinaire. In this episode, we talk about:D. Grant’s great story about landing Seth Godin in the early days of his

Welcome to WET Season 2!

Mar 1st, 2018 2m 18s

Season 2 Episode 0Welcome to the reboot of the WET Podcast: Writing, Education and Technology, with host Erik Marshall. Find out more on the Erik Marshall's WET Podcast: Writing, Education, Technology website.

WET057 - Establishing a literary career with Ashley R. Carlson

Dec 2nd, 2016 1h

You may remember my first repeat guest, Ashley R. Carlson, from Episode 9, when we talked about NaNoWrimo, beta readers, writing habits and more. In today's episode, we revisit Ashley's career two years later, including her sequel to The Chari

WET056 - Podcasting Pet Peeves

Oct 14th, 2016 9m 9s

Podcast Pet Peeves In this solocast, I read my Medium article called "Dear Podcasters: 10 Tips to Avoid Annoying Your Listeners." Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh and

WET055 - Michael Shermer on Skepticism and Rational Thought

Sep 15th, 2016 1h

Renowned author Michael Shermer took some time out on his birthday to talk to me about, among other things, rationalism, conspiracy theories, religion, critical thinking, and teaching. I've tried to link below to all of the ideas and names he m

WET054 - Frankie Bow on Campus Mysteries

Sep 11th, 2016 53m 33s

FrankieBow.com Professor Molly series on Amazon: http://bit.ly/MollyMysteries Alice Mongoose and Alistair Rat books by "Mary Pfaff" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Pfaff/e/B016T6T2HK/ Mary Pfaff's baloneyous biography: https://alicemongo

WET053 - Pirate Radio and Independence

Aug 5th, 2016 15m 38s

I reflect on my attempt to build a pirate radio station in my teenage years. The drive for independence and the desire to be heard converged in a rebellion against corporate radio. Decades later, we all have the technology to do what I attempte

WET052 - MVP

Jun 17th, 2016 14m 49s

Minimum Viable Product. In this solocast, I muse about what it takes to reach a Minimum Viable Product and what that means for writing, as well as education and any other field. Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Pod

WET051 - Erik Mortenson on Shadow Imagery and more

Jun 6th, 2016 1h 2m

This week I talk to Erik Mortenson, author most recently of Ambiguous Borderlands: Shadow Imagery in Cold War American Culture . We talk in some depth about his work on shadow imagery in post-war America, including in the Beat poets, film noir

WET050 - Pivot

May 20th, 2016 10m 18s

Episode #50 In this Solocast, I talk about the concept of pivoting, of changing course when something is not working the way you wanted. I talk about my own decision to rewrite/re-imagine my memoir as fiction in order to free myself up creative

[Replay] Adjunct Issues with Alan Trevithick

Apr 22nd, 2016 58m 29s

This episode is a replay of Episode #22 with Alan Trevithick . We talk about the current crisis in higher education as it related adjunct labor, the practice of colleges and universities to pay highly qualified teachers as little as possible, k

WET049 - Rob Skiff on the Revolution in Online Learning

Apr 4th, 2016 56m 27s

Today's interview features Robert Skiff, Ed.D ., founder and president of Oplerno , "an online global educational institution dedicated to transforming higher education." In our conversation, we talk about the state of higher ed, philosophies o

WET048 - Conquering Resistance

Jan 31st, 2016 11m 1s

In this solocast, I talk about Steven Pressfield's notion of Resistance and my journey to overcome it. —————————————————————— Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we’ll get a kickback on what you buy!) S

WET047_-_2016.mp3

Jan 9th, 2016 17m 38s

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WET046 - From PhD to Life with Jennifer Polk

Dec 12th, 2015 51m 48s

Today's guest is Jennifer Polk, of FromPhDtoLife.com . We talk about her journey from PhD to, well, life. We talk about coaching vs consulting, networking, informational interviews, finding the work that's right for you, and poutine. Jennifer P

WET045 - What do you do?

Nov 20th, 2015 9m 57s

Such a simple question, but I have such trouble answering it. Why do people ask this question? Am I supposed to condense my entire identity down to what I do for work? Is that all I am? Links mentioned Surviving the Dissertation Defense on Amaz

WET044 - MC LARS on DIY Post-Punk Nerdcore Laptop Rap

Oct 17th, 2015 29m 26s

I had the great pleasure of interviewing MC LARS after a show in Lansing, MI. (Me and Lars) We talk about crowd participation, making a living as an independent artist, his punk rock and hip-hop roots, the term "nerdcore," and the merits of get

WET043 - Using Dictation Software

Oct 2nd, 2015 8m 49s

Dictation is all the rage these days, and I've been experimenting with it for the last month or so. These are my reflections. LINKS Dragon Naturally Speaking Dictate Your Book: How To Write Your Book Faster, Better, and Smarter (Growth Hacking

WET042 - 1 year reflections

Sep 11th, 2015 13m 37s

It's been a year since I started this podcast, and I muse about some of the things I've learned, some things I would have done differently, and some changes I might make. I also solicit your advice on how to grow this podcast, what you would li

WET041 - M. Shannon Hernandez on Memoir Writing and Teaching

Sep 4th, 2015 52m 6s

M. Shannon Hernandez, author of Breaking the Silence: My Final Forty Days as a Public School Teacher , left teaching after 15 years, wrote a memoir and started a business all at the same time. Today, she has a successful business for writers ca

WET040 - Christopher Kramer on Publishing Literary Fiction

Aug 26th, 2015 1h

Christopher Kramer (or Christopher of Detroit) publishes unusual works of literature and visual art. From his Amazon page: His work blends the genres of autobiography, fable, spirituality, erotica, and pulp serial. Inside his fantasy worlds, Ch

WET039 - Writing Excuse #1: I don't have enough time (solocast)

Aug 21st, 2015 6m 11s

In this Solocast, I read the first writing excuse in my email series about, well, writing excuses. Sign up for the list to get all the excuses and more. ]]>

WET038 - Solocast: Getting outside of my comfort zone

Jul 31st, 2015 12m 9s

In this solocast, I talk mainly about teaching and how getting outside of my comfort zone has helped invigorate me. ]]>

WET037 - Bryan Cohen Saves the World - Indie publishing and more

Jul 15th, 2015 1h 1m

Bryan Cohen, author of Ted Saves the World, visits the WET Podcast this week. We talk about indie publishing, Young Adult literature, audio books, beta readers, podcasting and more. In addition to writing fiction, Bryan also cohosts two podcast

WET036 - Other People's Podcasts

Jul 10th, 2015 13m 57s

A recent mention on Afterpod got me thinking about the podcasts I listen to and that you also might be interested in, so I list a few from each category: Writing, Education and Technology. Apologies in advance for inevitable oversights. I'll ad