Words About Stuff

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What lights you up? 🎙️🧠💬 A curious little podcast about people, their passions & what it all means. Settle in for stories, new perspectives, and the messy ✨magic✨ of being human.

  1. 8h ago

    What Makes a Story Feel Real? (w/ Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter) | Words About Stuff Podcast | Ep. 38

    Do you really have to “write what you know”? And what do you get when you cross Batman with Buffy the Vampire Slayer? 🔥🧺 If you missed part 1, watch or listen here: 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/NLD8DCSvBv8 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2EeRwGk5u3j18Y0tRZL5el?si=ipoG9hkqRfy2yTSD-FpWcQ Guest: Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter 📚 for fast-paced stories: YouTube Music Soundtrack to books: https://music.youtube.com/@randallallendunn8121 Den by Randall Allen Dunn (Book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYPA5TR? The Red Rider Saga (Books 1-5): https://www.amazon.com/The-Red-Rider-Saga/dp/B09VXF87M4 Beyond Imagination: Alien Life and Death (eBook): https://www.amazon.com/BEYOND-IMAGINATION-ALIEN-LIFE-DEATH-ebook/dp/B0FYCQV37R/ref=sr_1_1 High Adventure: The Solomon Ring of Kilimanjaro (Book & eBook): https://www.amazon.com/High-Adventure-Solomon-Ring-Kilimanjaro-ebook/dp/B06WGXBWVC Guest: Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter ✍️ for writing tips: 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dunnrandallallen/ 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@dunnrandallalle 🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RandallAllenDunn/ 🕒 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@randallallendunn 🟥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZGeMw_uI69dXkF6mBYTHMw 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randall-allen-dunn-44689769/ 📧 Email: randall@randallallendunn.com (Formerly known as DA Randall.) In this episode we explore: Music to write to. Ideas that got away. Disappearing characters. 🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳 A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out! 💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: collabs@wordsaboutstuff.com 💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: fanmail@wordsaboutstuff.com Follow along on: ✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter   ✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb 🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/ ⏩ Chapters ⏩ 00:00 Intro Clip 00:52 Welcome Randall Allen Dunn 01:05 Storyboards & World Maps 03:26 Marketing Hat for Self-Publishers 04:16 How Do You Start a Thriller (+Soundtracks) 08:08 The Best Forgotten Dialogue 10:00 Music While Writing 11:25 Common Mistakes 13:19 Write What You Know? 20:25 Inspired By: Ian Fleming 21:47 Building a Character 29:54 Writing Action Scenes 32:39 Key Story Ingredients 35:31 Sponsor: Imagination 37:16 Solving Sitcoms 39:29 What's Working? 41:27 Latest Project: Interceptor 7 44:51 Links for Self-Publishing, Writing & Randall 47:15 Stolen Outro: Willy Wonka 🎬 Credits 🎬 Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter Music by DELOSound 💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬 Roll20 (D&D Online Platform): https://roll20.net/ World Anvil: https://www.worldanvil.com/ Steven James (Author, Thriller): https://stevenjames.net/ Back to the Future (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/ Ian Fleming (Author, Suspense): https://ianfleming.com/ Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118276/ Batman (Comic, Movie, TV Series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman Die Hard (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/ Fantasia (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032455/ Mad About You (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103484/ Raiders of the Lost Ark (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082971/ The Best of Richard Matheson (Book): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/546682/the-best-of-richard-matheson-by-richard-matheson/ The Black Hole (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078869/ NCIS (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364845/ #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #AmyTheCopywriter #RandallAllenDunn #ThrillerWriter #RedRiderSaga

  2. Sep 6

    How to Beat Writer's Block (Part 1 of 2 w/ Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter) | Words About Stuff Podcast | Ep. 37

    And other self-publishing adventures. Guest: Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter 📚 for fast-paced stories: Beyond Imagination: Alien Life and Death (eBook): https://www.amazon.com/BEYOND-IMAGINATION-ALIEN-LIFE-DEATH-ebook/dp/B0FYCQV37R/ref=sr_1_1 High Adventure: The Solomon Ring of Kilimanjaro (Book & eBook): https://www.amazon.com/High-Adventure-Solomon-Ring-Kilimanjaro-ebook/dp/B06WGXBWVC The Red Rider Saga (Books 1-5): https://www.amazon.com/The-Red-Rider-Saga/dp/B09VXF87M4 Guest: Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter ✍️ for writing tips: 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dunnrandallallen/ 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@dunnrandallalle 🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RandallAllenDunn/ 🕒 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@randallallendunn 🟥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZGeMw_uI69dXkF6mBYTHMw 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randall-allen-dunn-44689769/ 📧 Email: randall@randallallendunn.com (Formerly known as DA Randall.) In this episode we explore: How Harry Potter changed the way adults read books and what it has in common with Star Wars. 🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳 A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out! 💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: collabs@wordsaboutstuff.com 💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: fanmail@wordsaboutstuff.com Follow along on: ✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter   ✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb 🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/ ⏩ Chapters ⏩ 00:00 Intro 00:30 Welcome Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter 02:24 Awesome Progress During Adversity 04:06 Why Self-Publishing 11:38 Awesome Treadmilling 13:03 Favorite Action Movie 14:14 Speed Round: 1 Favorite School Subject 14:45 Weekly Creativity 16:36 2. Book that Made an Impact 18:47 Spoiler Alert: Harry Potter 20:21 Cultural Media Moments 23:04 The Magic Concern 24:46 3. Best Part of the Day 25:42 Sponsor: Gratitude 29:33 5. Writing or Editing? 31:51 Renaming (& Fixing) Writer's Block 35:29 Links to More Randall 36:26 Stolen Outro: Mignon McLaughlin 🎬 Credits 🎬 Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter Music by DELOSound 💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬 Captain Nuance (Art by RADStudio): https://www.instagram.com/p/DbqQyOhj78f/ Mark Dawson (Author): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dawson_(writer) Derek Murphy (Creativ Covers): https://www.creativindiecovers.com/more-about-me/ Raiders of the Lost Ark (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082971/ System of a Down (Music): https://www.systemofadown.com/ Harry Potter Series (Books): https://www.ebay.com/b/Harry-Potter-Books/261186/bn_7023324379 Divergent Series (Books): https://veronicarothbooks.com/ The Chronicles of Narnia (Books): https://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Narnia-Box-Set-Lewis/dp/0061992887 Beauty and the Beast (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101414/ It's a Wonderful Life (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/ Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/ #AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #RandallAllenDunn #ThrillerWriter

  3. Aug 30

    Why should people say yes to you? | Words About Stuff Podcast | Ep. 36

    Get what you want for dinner. Maybe. ✨ Read instead of listening: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/good-human-pitches/ 🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳 A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out! 💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: collabs@wordsaboutstuff.com 💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: fanmail@wordsaboutstuff.com Follow along on: ✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter   ✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb 🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/ ⏩ Chapters ⏩ 00:00 Start 00:05 Welcome & Topic Tease 01:19 Awesome Today: Notepads 02:48 Pitches You Make Every Day 03:49 About the Reader 06:20 True 07:46 Valuable 10:37 Entertain, Educate 11:24 Validate (I See You) 12:26 Tone 16:09 Structure: Short 18:49 Summary 19:52 Your Audience 24:23 Why People Do Things 27:47 Timing 28:51 Abandoned Cart Deals 31:18 You Up? 32:20 Follow-Ups 34:23 A Real-World Example 43:22 The Pitch-ee Perspective 44:48 What's Working 45:51 Learn More Links 47:42 Stolen Outro: Informercials 🎬 Credits 🎬 Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter Music by DELOSound 💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬 Lorem Ipsum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum Wingdings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingdings Mark Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRfSyGEhrXQ Mark Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaEgL7m6PIY Unblog: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/unblog/ #AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #PersuasiveWriting #PitchLikeAHuman

  4. Aug 23

    Schrödinger's Music: Awesome & Awful at the Same Time (Part 2 of 2 w/ Mike) | Words About Stuff Podcast | Ep. 35

    What song does Mike want at his funeral? What played at his wedding? And what's on while he's fighting zombies in Resident Evil? If you missed part 1: 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/PRzZeTD8l-c 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0hs0EtrvCmTCv9DSfpouIp?si=cPUwLZJCQd2zf2Mlt4SF4Q Guest: Mike, DJ without a Planet ✨ gaming & music collide here: 🎮 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dog_online_ Music Internet: 🎵 Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/ Bandcamp: https://bandcamp.com/ Zia: https://www.ziarecords.com/ Amoeba: https://www.amoeba.com/ Collector's Choice Music: https://www.ccmusic.com/ My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (21+) is an industrial dance group that was only meant to be a film project. Our most prominent leaders are Buzz McCoy (producer and live DJ/keys), Groovie Mann (lyrics and art direction), with Queen of The Bomb Gang Girlz, Jacky Blaque (may she rest in power). 1992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN1_Fxzsx0s 1:35 Madrugada is a Norwegian rock band built around vocalist Sivert Høyem, bassist Frode Jacobsen, and guitarist Robert Burås (who passed away in 2007). The remaining band members reformed the act in 2019 for more shows and an eventual album release in 2022.  1999 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DOyfjRtz9A 2:37  2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb08G-ynx1I 2:46 or 3:03 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0luBzkOsPWk 1:33  2005 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_1AIimneG4 1:30 (sampled in episode 1) 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydL_cC7usRg 5:49  ⏩ Chapters ⏩ 0:00 Intro 00:37 Welcome to Part 2 01:22 Playing Instruments 06:52 Live Music 09:40 Archspire Interlude 09:59 Back to Concerts 11:40 Discogs (What is it?) 15:28 Physical Media 23:35 Sponsor: Support Musicians 24:24 Favorite Band or Song 24:57 My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult 30:12 Music Taste Over Time 32:45 Can Music be Bad? 35:39 Listening Volume 36:59 Music for Occasions: Being Dead (Long White Cadillac) 39:21 Wedding Songs (You've Got Ghosts) 40:50 Video Game Music 42:49 Guess The Game I'm Thinking Of 46:52 What's Working 48:26 Links to Music 49:08 Links to Mike 51:35 Stolen Outro: Keith Moon 🎬 Credits 🎬 Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter Music by DELOSound 💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬 Penny whistles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_whistle The Tin Whistle: https://centerforworldmusic.org/2016/02/world-music-instrument-the-tin-whistle/ Best Tool Albums Ranked (by Nick Youssef): https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/g29009219/best-tool-albums-ranked/ Archspire: https://www.youtube.com/Archspiremetal Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Theory iPod — a Thousand Songs in Your Pocket (Article by Vejay Anand): https://medium.com/@onlykutts/ipod-a-thousand-songs-in-your-pocket-c307931d626a My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult Live in Houston (Archived by DingleberryClock): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhBMSdDbzp0 Nervous Xians (Live 1996) by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQDFm84XB3A And This Is What The Devil Does by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgaZwOHjTwI My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - A Daisy Chain 4 Satan ('Cuz It's Hot Single) (Archived by KillrMusicPlaylist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDSGZu0VYM8 Eli's Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxM5J2RSWco&t=1s Safe Listening Decibels: https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/keeplistening/decibels long white cadillac by The Blasters (archived by Ghent Rootz): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zDkMfhSteE If You Have Ghosts by Ghost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfZkqG_gfIc Halo Main Theme | Soundtrack | The Bands of HM Royal Marines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ8FZDm8pso Castlevania: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HQ9rQ8Slx4 Final Fantasy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8IBoFIFE-E Cowboy Beebop (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213338/ #AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuff #Music #TwitchStreamer #Dog_Online_

  5. Aug 16

    A Cat With 8 Lives and How to Choose Your Gamertag (Part 1 of 2 w/ Mike) | Words About Stuff Podcast | Ep. 34

    If you know me, you'll know to just watch this (and where to meet up on the coast). Guest: Mike, DJ without a Planet ✨ gaming & music collide here: 🎮 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dog_online_ 🎵 Discogs - Music Database and Marketplace: https://www.discogs.com/ In this episode we explore: Why a 3-letter gamer tag is best. VR modding heroes. That the potential of an answer is limitless. 🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳 A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out! 💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: collabs@wordsaboutstuff.com 💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: fanmail@wordsaboutstuff.com Follow along on: ✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter   ✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb 🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/ ⏩ Chapters ⏩ 00:00 Intro 00:47 Welcome Mike 03:30 What Makes Us Awesome 04:57 Music: Madrugada 05:54 Speed Round 06:00 1. Top 3 Types of Weather 13:12 2. A Food or Drink 16:11 3. Show & Tell: Pet Cat 17:02 Beans the Cat Cheats Death 20:05 4. How to Choose a User Name 21:54 VR 26:19 Sponsor: Starting Something 26:55 5. Zombie Apocalypse Plan 32:50 Human Categories 37:17 TV Shows & Movies 44:11 Music vs Lyrics 48:11 Beans Vocals 48:23 Genre Battle 54:49 Mike's Twitch: Dog_Online_ 55:20 Stolen Outro: Resident Evil 🎬 Credits 🎬 Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter Music by DELOSound 💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬 Madrugada - Stories from the Streets - Live (archived by ricjuk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_1AIimneG4 Mr. Burns "Have you ever seen the sun set at 3pm" Simpsons (archived by ThinksICantFindOtherwise): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjdMYyjnmks The Paper (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32159809/ Arrested Development (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/ The Terminator Series (Movies): https://www.imdb.com/list/ls073555125/ A Balanced Breakfast: https://www.reddit.com/r/80s/comments/12xuqaf/did_anyone_ever_attempt_to_eat_a_complete_80s/ The Usual Suspects (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114814/ Phasmophobia (Game): https://store.steampowered.com/app/739630/Phasmophobia/ PAYDAY 2 (Game): https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/218620/ Resident Evil 2 Remake (Game): https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/883710/ Left 4 Dead 2 (Game): https://store.steampowered.com/app/550/Left_4_Dead_2/ Back 4 Blood (Game): https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/924970/ Myers Briggs Personality Test: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test Capturing the Friedmans (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342172/ The Beatles (Band): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles Sublime (Band): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublime_(band) #AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #Music #Gaming #TwitchStreamer

  6. Aug 9

    Why We NEED to Listen to Women (Part 2 of 2 w/ Kayla Branstetter | author, TEDx speaker & educator) | Words About Stuff Podcast | Ep. 33

    From Disney princesses to backhanded compliments. Learn about the deadly consequences of medical misogyny and why the patriarchy is bad for everyone. If you missed part 1, watch or listen here: 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/qvldbq6QvBk 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3msit21qbl9csvObhjsCil?si=2hpmBjcmT_-haH_NGcS-rw Guest: Kayla Branstetter | TEDx Speaker, author, and English instructor at Crowder College, ✨ learn how to listen to women here: 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kbranstetter87/ 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@kbranstetter87 🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaylabranstetter87 🌐 Website: https://kaylabranstetter.wpcomstaging.com/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayla-branstetter/ Order Kayla's Book: Don't Be An Athena: Women's Stories of Surviving Medical Misogyny. 📚 Ozark Hollow: https://www.ozarkhollowpress.com/product-page/don-t-be-an-athena 🟠 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Be-Athena-Surviving-Misogyny/dp/1958783501/ref=sr_1_1 🔵 Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Don-t-Be-An-Athena-Women-s-Stories-of-Surviving-Medical-Misogyny-Paperback-9781958783504/20466558942 Kayla's TEDx Talks: Don't be an Athena | Kayla Branstetter | TEDxMSSU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2VdZTr3ttY Amplifying women's voices through storytelling | Kayla Branstetter | TEDxGCSOM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh-Hjf5mkZU In this episode we explore: Fertility grief, family size shaming, and how to make life better for the next generation. 🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳 A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out! 💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: collabs@wordsaboutstuff.com 💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: fanmail@wordsaboutstuff.com Follow along on: ✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter   ✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb 🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/ ⏩ Chapters ⏩ 00:00 Intro 00:20 Start 00:26 Welcome Kayla Branstetter 01:05 Listening to Women: The Game 01:36 Why Should We 03:01 Women Leaders 05:16 Emotions 06:30 Patriarchy Sucks for Everyone 08:20 Medical Misogyny & Fatal Consequences 15:27 Sponsor: Make Your Medical Appointments 16:50 What Could We Gain? 20:05 Snakes & Fear 21:16 What is Misogyny 24:28 Makeup & Heels 27:04 "Compliments" 30:52 Family Size & Marriage 33:16 Fertility 36:43 I Did It So You Have To 38:03 Women Written by Men & Disney 39:34 Pain Levels, Victim Blaming & Safe Spaces 43:04 Kayla's Book: Don't Be An Athena 43:38 Stolen Outro: bell hooks 🎬 Credits 🎬 Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter Music by DELOSound 💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬 Queen Hatshepsut (Pharoah of Egypt): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatshepsut Cleopatra (Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra Claudia Sheinbaum (President of Mexico) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Sheinbaum Which countries have had women leaders (Britannica): https://www.britannica.com/topic/Which-countries-have-had-women-leaders Lady Macbeth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Macbeth 4Kira4Moms: https://www.4kira4moms.com/ Mayday Reproductive Health Education Nonprofit (Abortions, Birth Control & Gender Affirming Care): https://www.mayday.health/ The Little Mermaid: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097757/ Moana: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521164/ Frozen (Elsa): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294629/ Feminism is for Everybody (bell hooks): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168484.Feminism_Is_for_Everybody #AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #KaylaBranstetter #DontBeAnAthena

  7. Aug 2

    Midwives, Free Period Products & How the Arts Make Medicine Better (Part 1 of 2 w/ Kayla Branstetter | author, TEDx speaker & educator) | Words About Stuff Podcast | Ep. 32

    Does your doctor listen to you? Why does period poverty matter? And how to stop stressing about Christmas. Guest: Kayla Branstetter | TEDx Speaker, author, and English instructor at Crowder College, ✨ learn how to listen to women here: 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kbranstetter87/ 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@kbranstetter87 🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaylabranstetter87 🌐 Website: https://kaylabranstetter.wpcomstaging.com/ 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayla-branstetter/ Order Kayla's Book: Don't Be An Athena: Women's Stories of Surviving Medical Misogyny. 📚 Ozark Hollow: https://www.ozarkhollowpress.com/product-page/don-t-be-an-athena 🟠 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Be-Athena-Surviving-Misogyny/dp/1958783501/ref=sr_1_1 🔵 Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Don-t-Be-An-Athena-Women-s-Stories-of-Surviving-Medical-Misogyny-Paperback-9781958783504/20466558942 Kayla's TEDx Talks: Don't be an Athena | Kayla Branstetter | TEDxMSSU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2VdZTr3ttY Amplifying women's voices through storytelling | Kayla Branstetter | TEDxGCSOM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh-Hjf5mkZU 🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳 A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out! 💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: collabs@wordsaboutstuff.com 💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: fanmail@wordsaboutstuff.com Follow along on: ✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter   ✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb 🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/ ⏩ Chapters ⏩ 0:00 Intro 00:45 Welcome Kayla Branstetter 02:54 What is Narrative Medicine? 07:41 Midwives 10:25 Charting vs Chatting 12:27 How to Talk to Patients 14:06 Awesome Productivity & Not 15:49 Gifts vs Memories 20:20 1. Favorite Childhood Drink 22:11 2. Book: Yesteryear 28:56 Sponsor: Be Nice to Nurses 30:10 3. TEDx Talk 34:07 Connecting 36:12 Harry Potter Thesis 37:52 4. No Shame Period 42:52 Free Period Products 49:56 Stolen Outro: Dr. Rita Charon 🎬 Credits 🎬 Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter Music by DELOSound 💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬 Call the Midwife (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1983079/ Dr. Mike: https://www.youtube.com/@DoctorMike Dr. Rita Charon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Charon & https://presidentialscholars.columbia.edu/directory/rita-charon Surge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surge_(drink) Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Book): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780686/yesteryear-a-gma-book-club-pick-by-caro-claire-burke/ Yesteryear (Movie - Upcoming): https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/anne-hathaway-tradwife-horror-movie-yesteryear-1235190740/ The Pitt (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31938062/ Workplace Violence in Nursing: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/work-environment/wpv/workplace-violence/ The State of Workplace Violence in Healthcare: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/the-state-of-workplace-violence-in-health-care-in-2025-2026 The Last of Us (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920/ The Period Company Underwear: https://period.co/collections/all Saalt Period Undewear: https://saalt.com/collections/saalt-period-underwear Period. End of Sentence. A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice by Anita Diamant (Book): https://thepadproject.org/period-end-of-sentence-book/ The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (Book): https://anitadiamant.com/books/the-red-tent/ Period. End of Sentence (TV Series): https://www.netflix.com/title/81074663 #AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #KaylaBranstetter #DontBeAnAthena

  8. Jul 26

    Would You Let AI Make Your First Impression? | Words About Stuff Podcast | Ep. 31

    Can you tell if you're talking to AI? Check your AI-radar against these real messages from fake people. For the full written AI Pitches Are Trash experience (with art by RAD Studio): 🔖 Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-207480538 🌐 Words About Stuff unBlog: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/ai-pitches-are-trash/ In this episode we explore: The ethics of automated outreach. 5-star and 0-star experiences. What the block button is for. 🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳 A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out! 💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: collabs@wordsaboutstuff.com 💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: fanmail@wordsaboutstuff.com Follow along on: ✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter   ✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb 🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/ ⏩ Chapters ⏩ 00:00 Intro 00:05 Welcome 00:26 Awesome Today: 5 Stars 01:43 Zero Stars 04:51 AI Pitches Are Trash 05:29 What is a Pitch? 08:06 Promises Promises 09:46 unBlog & Substack 10:13 Email Examples 16:44 LinkedIn + Calendly = :( 21:47 The In-Person Hard Sell 26:19 Me Me Me 29:36 Automated Replies 32:52 The Best One Haha 42:59 Does AI Pitching Work? 46:30 What's Working: Block & Report 49:36 Links to More 49:59 Stolen Outro: Dune & Hal 🎬 Credits 🎬 Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter Music by DELOSound 💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬 #AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #AIPitches

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    Hosted by Amy the Copywriter
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    2025 - 2026
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