#25 Getting Personal with HuffPost Personal’s Noah Michelson

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In this episode, Estelle Erasmus and Sherry Paprocki speak with Noah Michelson. 

Noah is the Editorial Director of HuffPost Personal and the host of "D Is For Desire," HuffPost's love and sex podcast. He joined HuffPost in 2011 to launch and oversee the site's first vertical dedicated to queer issues, Queer Voices, and went on to oversee all of HuffPost's community sections before pivoting to create and run HuffPost Personal in 2018. He received his MFA in Poetry from New York University and has served as a commentator for the BBC, MSNBC, Entertainment Tonight, Current TV, Fuse, Sirius XM and HuffPost Live.

In this episode:

  • Noah’s unlikely start to his career in journalism.

  • The emotional impact of telling stories that resonate.

  • What Noah looks for in a story from a writer. 

Connect with Noah:

HuffPost Profile: https://www.huffpost.com/author/noah-michelson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoahMichelson

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noahmichelson1/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NoahMichelson/

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Website: https://estelleserasmus.com

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Estelle’s Classes: https://estelleserasmus.com/classes

Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published: Available for pre-order. https://lnkd.in/eyxFTpcA  

Connect with Sherry: 

Website: https://sherrybeckpaprocki.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paprockisherry/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherry.paprocki

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sherrypaprocki

Book: www.freelancefancy.com

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