Michigan Avenue Media Podcast
Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts, straight from Marsha’s hometown of Chicago, covers everything from writing books and screenplays to movies, relationships, publishing tips, self-help, health topics, marketing, fashion, and style. We keep it casual and fun—listen in and join the conversation! Feel free to call or message if you’d like to be our guest.
Episodes

Monday Sep 23, 2024
Monday Sep 23, 2024
Please join Marsha Casper Cook, Carol Solomon Proesel, and Jeff Fleischer on Monday Sep 23 at Noon EST 11CST 10MT 9 PST for a discussion about the importance of voting and a coming sense understanding as to what the United States government actually does. Jeff Fleischer is a Chicago-based author, journalist and editor. His fiction collection, "Animal Husbandry," will be published in fall 2024 by Running Wild Press. His non-fiction books include "Votes of Confidence: A Young Person's Guide to American Elections" (Zest Books, 2024, 2020, 2016), "Civic Minded: What Everyone Should Know About the US Government" (Zest Books, 2024), "A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis is Changing Our World" (Zest Books, 2021), "Rockin' the Boat: 50 Iconic Revolutionaries" (Zest Books, 2015), and "The Latest Craze: A Short History of Mass Hysterias" (Fall River Press, 2011). His fiction has appeared in more than seventy publications including the Chicago Tribune's Printers Row Journal, Shenandoah, the Saturday Evening Post and So It Goes by the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. His journalism has appeared in dozens of publications including the Chicago Tribune, Mother Jones, the Sydney Morning Herald, Chicago Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, and Mental Floss. https://jefffleischer.com/ http://www.marshacaspercook.com http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com

Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Fall is happening. Time to get warm and cozy reading or listening to a novel. Please join Marsha Casper Cook on Wednesday September 18th at Noon EST 11 CST 10 MT 9 PST and her guests award-winning Delta James and Annie Carlisle for an interesting discussion about writing stories that sell and creating characters that you remember. For More Info http://Marshacaspercook.com http://Delta James.com https://anniecarlisle.com/

Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Please join Marsha Casper Cook and her guest award winning author Delta James on September 11at Noon EST 11CST 10MT 9PST for an off the cuff discussion about writing and the process of developing good stories and characters that make a difference. It's going to be a great show! After the show listen to on demand. Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. https://www.deltajames.com/ http://www.marshacaspercook.com

Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Please join Marsha Casper Cook when her guests will be guests Tricia Tumultry LaRochelle, Kathi Goldwyn, and Marta Moran Bishop on Thursday at 12:30 EST 11:30 CST 10.30 MT 9:30 PST when they will discuss writing and marketing your books to the right audience. Podcasts offer valuable insights and inspiration for writers, enhancing exposure. Being featured on a podcast can greatly benefit authors, allowing them to connect with readers who enjoy hearing about their writing experiences. This engagement provides writers with valuable feedback to understand reader preferences. While sales are important, the focus should be on enjoying the writing process. Authors who are passionate about writing will share their love for the craft and discuss the joys it brings. And that will be the focus of this show.

Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Please join Marsha Casper Cook, author and host of all the Michigan Avenue Media's Podcasts, on August 7 Noon EST 11AMCST 10AM MT 9AM PST when she opens the off- the-cuff discussion with Ellwyn Autumn and Tom Tracy Jr. They will be discussing how important messaging can be in Children's books, diverse families, adoption and the role techers can play in childhood develpoment. Tom is the award-winning author of books in the Scoochie & Skiddles Inclusive Kids Books Collection. He has been featured by CBS-Philly, South Jersey Magazine and Gay Parent Magazine. Tom is also a frequently invited guest on national podcasts. Tom’s books advance representation of diverse families, specifically lgbtqia+ families. Ellwyn Autumn is an American author/blogger and a certified teacher with a Master's Degree in Education. She writes children's picture books, middle-grade novels, and Younhttps://www.instagram.com/tomtracybooksg Adult fiction. https://www.tomtracybooks.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tomtracybooks https://www.facebook.com/ScoochieandSkiddles/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/443665976269674 https://www.ellwynautumn.com http://www.marshacaspercook.com

Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Please join Marsha Casper Cook and Krysten Lindsay Hager on Monday, August 5 at 2PM EST 1PMCST NOON MT 11PST when they welcome the talented Greg Allan Martin for an exciting discussion on his new project SHADRACH. The series premiered on Great American Pure Flix. Greg is not only an actor but his formative years as an athlete and student, through the halls of Harvard Law School and the courtrooms of the Los Angeles County criminal system led him to his current passion of playing far-ranging characters from lawyers and doctors to ranchers and rednecks . Logline – Shadrach -The Wilson family moves from the city to the country. There are a great many adjustments to be made. But when twelve-year-old Anna Wilson takes a shortcut home from school, she encounters a horse that changes her family's life. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20254700/ http://marshacaspercook.com https://www.krystenlindsay.com/

Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Please join Marsha Casper Cook and award-winning author Delta James on July 17th at NOON EST 11CT 10MT 9PST. Delta James is a USA Today bestselling paranormal and contemporary romantic suspense author, whose goal is to captivate readers with stories about complex, curvy heroines and the dominant alpha males who adore them. For Delta, romance is more than just a love story; it’s a journey with challenges and thrills along the way. https://www.deltajames.com/ http://www.marshacaspercook.com

Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Please join Marsha Casper Cook,Vicki Stiefel and Crystal Miles Gauthier on Thursday July 11 at Noon EST 11CST 10 MT 9PST for a fun-packed discussion about the Bridgerton series that they enjoyed. Bridgerton is an American historical romance television series created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix. Based on the book series by Julia Quinn, it is Shondaland's first scripted show for Netflix. The Deception (Book 2, The Secret Tales) Coming June 15!!! http://www.vickistiefel.net/ https://www.facebook.com/share/i2vWbsnQrN8CBSQL/?mibextid=ievgj2 http://www.marshacaspercook http://www.cjpromomkt.com/ https://juliaquinn.com/bridgerton-family-tree/

Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
"Penning the Imagination: A Creative Writing Showcase" Writing and storytelling. Please join Marsha Casper Cook and Krysten Lindsay Hager on June 26th at 4EST 3CST 2MT 1PST. Marsha and Krysten will be discussing how writing and storytelling go hand in hand. They will be talking about the magic of the written word. There’s a beauty of storytelling that comes with writing stories as you see them to make your stories unique. Tune in and let your imagination run wild as they discuss various ways for you to embark on the journey to creativity. If you love writing you will love this show because this discussion comes from years of experience and the trials and tribulations that both Marsha and Krysten have faced and the obstacles they overcame. http://www.marshacaspercook.com https://www.krystenlindsay.com/ https://open.spotify.com/show/4C8EwKYfVhfKvc0iemcnIJ / SPOTIFY

Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Please join Marsha Casper Cook on Wednesday, June 19th at Noon EST 11CST 10MT 9PST when her special guest Caroline Cleveland will be discussing writing and how to make your story shine. Her debut novel, When Cicadas Cry,is about a high-profile murder case in a small South Carolina town rife with racial tension, published by Union Square Publishing. Caroline draws on her rich and varied life experience working in the law for her writing. She elaborates, “Law school students are warned the first day that the law is a jealous mistress, and there is a reason for that. She also credits growing up in the rural South and its quieter way of life for her lifelong passion for books and storytelling. As an adolescent, she devoured classics like Old Yeller and The Yearling, discovered Agatha Christie and Steven King in her teenage years, and, later, was mesmerized reading thrillers by authors including John Grisham, Michael Connelly, Karin Slaughter and Mary Kubica. https://carolineclevelandauthor.com/ http://marshacaspercook.com