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2025.42 Summer Spy Story Excerpt

My podcast this week is an excerpt from a fiction spy story. After I recorded this, my podcast host sent me an email that my fees are rising. I will move my podcast for 2026, and let you know when I do. (Or, I’ll just use YouTube for the videos.) If you have an opinion […]

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2025.41 Project Surprises and Actions

This week’s podcast is from one of my upcoming columns on projectmanagement.com. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for November 28, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is part of what I hope will be

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Podcast with Kumar Dattatreyan Mostly About Management Myths

I had a wonderful time discussing management myths, fake agility, and how to get to done with Kumar Dattatreyan. He runs the Agile Meridian podcast. You can also find the video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/_L4TnfDeQAs?si=SZs1oLuL6faYG7Bg Kumar was a terrific host—we had a delightful conversation. We discussed several of my books: The Modern Management Made Easy books (the

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2025.40 Romantic Suspense Story Excerpt

Since I am not traveling (!), my podcast returns this week. This is early in a romantic suspense story. Yes, there’s only the suspense right now. The romance part will arrive a little later. Maybe next week. We will see. Hope you enjoy this small glimpse of the story. The Podcast: The Transcript: This is

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2025.38 Spy Excerpt

This week’s podcast is an excerpt from a romantic suspense spy story. Enjoy! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for October 24, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress. This is part of an espionage, spy, short story.

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2025.37 Romantic Suspense Opening

This week’s podcast is from the opening of a romantic suspense short story. Enjoy! (Update on Monday: I forgot to publish this because I was so focused on finishing the story!) The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for October 17, 2025, where I read an excerpt

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2025.35 Solarpunk Short Story Opening

My podcast this week is from a fiction story. After I wrote this part, I realized I started in the wrong place. So you get the benefit of reading something I will definitely change later today. Yes, I write fiction exactly the same way I write nonfiction. I start where I think the piece starts.

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2025.34 Black Boxes on a Virtual Presentation

This week’s podcast is from the Effective Public Speaking book. The cover people are working on a back cover, which means I’m close, close, close to the end of the publication work. Yay! The Podcast: The Transcript: This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for September 19, 2025, where I read

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