Writer's Bone

Daniel Ford and the Writer's Bone Crew
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Aspiring writers, best-selling scribes, and award-winning screenwriters confront existential dread and writing angst! A podcast for the conversationalist.

  1. 2d ago

    As Told To: John Feal & Charles Daly

    This episode originally aired on the As Told To podcast on Sept. 8, 2026. John Feal is a native New Yorker and Army veteran who worked as a demolition supervisor at Ground Zero until an 8,000-pound beam crushed his left foot during the clean-up. As he struggled with his own post-9/11 trauma, and scrambled to get out from under his also-disabling medical bills, he watched his fellow responders suffer and die from cancer and other ailments caused by the dust in the air they were told was safe to breathe. Forgotten by a broken healthcare system and lawmakers who had promised to #NeverForget, and inspired by the men and women who continued to suffer in the fallout from that fateful day, he resolved to fight. In I Will Follow You Anywhere: The True Story of the 9/11 Responders Who Took on Congress, he shares his remarkable story of grit and resolve, alongside the accounts of his fellow responders, presenting their shared "recipe" for getting things done—including the passage of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund. Working with ghostwriter, developmental editor, and book coach Charles Daly, himself a maritime first responder on the Atlantic coast of Ireland, John offers a rogue approach to the ground game of representative government, empowering readers in all walks of life to take on the system and win. Join us as John and Charlie commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, and discuss how they worked together on their compelling new book—"A graphic but powerful reminder of the horrors of that day," according to Booklist, "and the horrors that first responders have faced ever since." Learn more about our guests: John Feal Instagram John Feal Threads John Feal Facebook Charles Daly website Charles Daly LinkedIn Charles Daly Instagram Please support the sponsors who support our show: Ritani Jewelers Daniel Paisner's Balloon Dog Daniel Paisner's SHOW: The Making and Unmaking of a Network Television Pilot Heaven Help Us by John Kasich Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall by Lindsey Jacobellis Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Libro.fm (ASTOLDTO) | 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you start your membership The Darling Killers Podcast Film Freaks Forever! podcast, hosted by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton Everyday Shakespeare podcast A Mighty Blaze podcast The Writer's Bone Podcast Network Misfits Market (WRITERSBONE) | $15 off your first order  Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Wizard Pins (WRITERSBONE) | 20% discount

    As Told To: John Feal & Charles Daly

  2. 3d ago

    Episode 774: Laughing and Thinking With Courtney Maum

    Author Courtney Maum (The Year of the Horses, Before and After the Book Deal) joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her most recent novel Alan Opts Out. To learn more about Courtney Maum, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

    Episode 774: Laughing and Thinking With Courtney Maum

  3. 5d ago

    Episode 773: Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie

    Nick Harmer, founding member and bassist for Death Cab for Cutie, joins Daniel Ford to discuss the indie rock band's latest album "I Built You a Tower." To learn more about Death Cab for Cutie, visit their official website and check out their "Tiny Desk Concert" on NPR. Photo credit: Shervin Lainez This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

    Episode 773: Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie

  4. Sep 4

    Friday Morning Coffee: Frank Kendall

    Host Caitlin Malcuit discusses a joint United Nations – Red Cross call for rules on lethal autonomous weapons, President Barack Obama's "lethal presidency," and ICE spending major dollars on Boston Dynamics robot dogs. Then, former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall chats with Daniel Ford about his book Lethal Autonomy.  This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

    Friday Morning Coffee: Frank Kendall

  5. Sep 1

    Episode 772: Daniel Dockery

    *in our best Batman voice* Author Daniel Dockery answers our signal and chats with Daniel Ford about I Am the Night: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of Batman: The Animated Series. *lightning strikes* To learn more about Daniel Dockery, visit his official website. This episode is sponsored by The Darling Killers Podcast and  Libro.fm.

    Episode 772: Daniel Dockery

  6. Aug 25

    Episode 771: Jamie Fisher

    Author Jamie Fisher joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her debut book Nobody Broke Your Heart: An Intimate Biography of Elliott Smith. To learn more about Jamie Fisher, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Simply Dag: The Private Man in a Public—and Dangerous—Office, a book by Sara Causey and  Libro.fm.

    Episode 771: Jamie Fisher

  7. Aug 21

    Friday Morning Coffee: Ann Larson

    Host Caitlin Malcuit laments heavy metal in our toothpaste, a cottage cheese shortage, and whatever the f**k is going on with our blueberries. (The reason for all of this might be that private equity funds are evil.) Then, writer and activist Ann Larson chats with Daniel Ford about her book Cleanup on Aisle Five: Essential Work, Poverty Wages and the View from Behind the Supermarket Register. To learn more about Ann Larson, visit her official website. This episode is sponsored by Simply Dag: The Private Man in a Public—and Dangerous—Office, a book by Sara Causey and  Libro.fm.

    Friday Morning Coffee: Ann Larson

  8. Aug 18

    Episode 770: Existential Yolo-ing With Joan F. Smith

    Author Joan F. Smith joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about her novel Your Soulmail Is Attached. To learn more about Joan F. Smith, visit her official website. Also subscribe to The Darling Killers Podcast. This episode is sponsored by Simply Dag: The Private Man in a Public—and Dangerous—Office, a book by Sara Causey and  Libro.fm.

    Episode 770: Existential Yolo-ing With Joan F. Smith
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Aspiring writers, best-selling scribes, and award-winning screenwriters confront existential dread and writing angst! A podcast for the conversationalist.

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  • Creator
    Daniel Ford and the Writer's Bone Crew
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1.2K
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Writer's Bone

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