Interview with Dean Olsher on mediabistro from La Muse

Dean Olsher, who was here last retreat writing his new book, gave an interview from his room in La Muse to blogtalkradio and Mediabistro's "Morning Media Menu" show via Skype. Dean is a thirty-year veteran of radio reporting, being host of "The Next Big Thing" among other things.

For the interview Dean talked about radio, news, satellite radio, the internet, and his great book "From Square One," a meditation on crossword puzzles with cool digressions.

You can also check out other interviews with Dean here.

Tom Montgomery-Fate on NPR

A previous La Muse attendee and Fellow, the writer Tom Montgomery -Fate, was recently on National Public Radio in Chicago, reading the introduction of the book he's writing right now.

Here's a link to the audio snippet of the piece. It's about Thoreau's Walden, relaxation and seeing things as they really are. You should check it out.

Tom is a professor of English at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. You can check out his other books here on Amazon.