Nov 8, 2025
*This episode is a rebroadcast. The original episode aired March 29, 2025.
Zetta Elliott (The Oracle’s Door) shares what is giving her hope today: art. Art has always been not just an expression of hope, but an act of resistance.
This is a new miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the...
Nov 4, 2025
Corinna Luyken, author illustrator of The Arguers (Rocky Pond Books), joins Matthew to talk about the silly, the absurd, and seeing yourself in every single character.
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Nov 1, 2025
Matthew pops into the feed to share a couple of important updates: accepting messages of hope from all listeners, seeking an intern or friend to help with social media, and I love you.
If you have a message of hope that you’d like to share, I have good news: the Hopeline is now open. Go to
Oct 28, 2025
Heidi EY Stemple, author of The Poetry of Car Mechanics (Wordsong), joins Matthew to talk about becoming curious and making every bit of your writing intentional.
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Oct 21, 2025
Erin Entrada Kelly, author of At Last She Stood (Greenwillow Books) and The Last Resort (Scholastic Press), joins Matthew to talk about crafting stories as meaningful as possible to the reader.
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