24 episodes
David Maraniss, Ink in Our Blood David Maraniss
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4.8 • 19 Ratings
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Join David Maraniss, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, in conversation with his daughter, the writer Sarah Maraniss Vander Schaaff, as they illuminate the craft of non-fiction writing and explore their family's deep commitment to the power of story and search for truth.
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Suzan Shown Harjo (Part 2 of 2)
David continues the discussion with Suzan Shown Harjo, (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) recipient of a 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and renowned advocate for Native American rights. She is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and policy advocate who has helped Native peoples recover more than one million acres of tribal lands and fight against the use of racist mascots.
"Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at:
https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ -
Suzan Shown Harjo (Part 1 of 2)
David talks with Suzan Shown Harjo, (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) recipient of a 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and renowned advocate for Native American rights. She is a poet, writer, lecturer, curator, and policy advocate who has helped Native peoples recover more than one million acres of tribal lands and fight against the use of racist mascots.
"Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at:
https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ -
Jim Kossakowski
In this episode, David talks with James Kossakowski, the great-grandson of Jim Thorpe.
"Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at:
https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ -
Norbert Hill
In this episode of the "Ink in Our Blood" podcast, Norbert Hill joins David Maraniss to talk about the genesis of "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" — almost 20 years ago — and much more. Norbert S. Hill is an enrolled citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and has recently retired as Area Director of Education and Training for the Nation and co-editor of The Great Vanishing Act: Blood Quantum and the Future of Native Nations.
"Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at:
https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ -
Patty Loew
In this episode, David talks with Patty Loew, a professor in the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and the inaugural director of NU's Center for Native American and Indigenous Research. She is a documentary producer, author, and a citizen of Mashkiiziibii.
"Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" is available at bookstores or online at:
https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/ -
Finding the Path (Part 2 of 2)
In this third episode of the season, David and Sarah continue the conversation about David's research into his new book, "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe" which is available at bookstores or online at:
https://davidmaraniss.com/library/path-lit-by-lightning-the-life-of-jim-thorpe/
Customer Reviews
Have you ever wondered how news stories and bestselling biographies get researched and published?
This illustrious father and daughter team of American authors delve into details of their writing processes and how they create biographies and news articles from concept to completion. It will be useful to journalists, writers, and anyone interested in learning more about the making of current news stories, researching influential biographies, the lives of sportsmen, and how history is written.
They explore popular social issues in America today and talk about how these issues originally evolved and then developed over many decades throughout the country. Racism, Native American assimilation, sports heroes, politicians and the news business are among many topics they discuss. Sarah, a journalist who has appeared on national TV, and is a gifted playwright, asks questions in her beautiful, perfectly-intoned voice. And her father has decades of experience in the art of storytelling his numerous Pulitzer-Prize winning bestsellers. He shares his news gathering business experience at the Washington Post and other newspapers amongst his many achievements. He has also appeared on CNN many times including at the Clinton and Obama Inaugurations after publication of his bestselling books about the Presidents.
Like me, you will surely find these two performers very enjoyable to listen to. They cover a lot of ground here in their series of current social challenges in America, the nuts of bolts of writing and preparing material for publication, and their varied and remarkable experiences in the publishing business.
Father and Son podcast
It was a first for me to listen in on this. I almost felt like I was violating their privacy at first. It was great to hear two authors discussing the process of writing and soon enough I no longer felt I was intruding. Fascinating for me!
Routine
Great writing advice from a great writer. Sharing this with doctoral students who are facing the task of doing research and writing their dissertations. Yes a dissertation is not a best selling Pulitzer Prize winning biography. But DM’s solid advice and his easy conversation translates across the genres.