Trucking in English Podcast: David Antobus

May 13th, 2012 rocky

Welcome to the third in TIE’s podcast series:
Interviews With Interesting People.

Today’s interview is with David Antrobus, author of Dissolute Kinship – A 9/11 Road Trip.

I reviewed his book last week and if you want to know more about David and his writing check out his blog, The Migrant Type and the website for his editing services, Be Write There. You can also buy the book of course, by clicking the link at the top of the right sidebar.

As it turns out, we both talk a lot. The conversation roams around security theatre, Irish roots, the politics of handing terrorism and the all important sequel!

Listen on…

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Before we started recording, I asked David if he had any suggestions for music to top and tail our chat.
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Dissolute Kinship—A Personal 9/11 Journey by David Antrobus

May 6th, 2012 rocky

David Antrobus

I had a feeling I was going to like this book, its story resonated with me on a number of levels. It’s a road trip for a start, you may have noticed I like those. It was also born from one of those those ‘you couldn’t make it up’ coincidences that make narrative non-fiction such a vital addition to the bookshelf. You couldn’t easily fictionalise a chap who planned to drive from Vancouver to New York, setting out on September the 11th 2001, heard the news and set off anyway.

Add to this premise that the traveller in question is a poet, a philosopher and somewhat acquainted with trauma and you have a book that transcends genres such as ‘memoir’ or ‘travelogue’ and even ‘poetry’. It is simply unique.
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Trucking in English Podcast: Helen Krasner

April 11th, 2012 rocky

Welcome to the second in TIE’s podcast series:
Interviews With Interesting People.

What’s it like to be a female helicopter instructor?

My second interview is with Helen Krasner, author of numerous books about flying, most recently her warts-and-all diary of becoming an instructor.

I reviewed her book a few days ago, and if you want to know more about her Helen’s website is here.

Helen and I are old friends and we had quite a natter but I have edited together the pukka questions and answers about another sort of adventuring.

Listen on…

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Before we started recording, I asked Helen if she had any suggestions for music to introduce the piece. She mentioned Cavatina by Stanley Myers, also well known at the theme from the Deer Hunter. Helen says, it “feel like flight.” I had a listen and it does. Here is a link to a version by The Shadows from 1979,  have a listen before you go…
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Helicopter Flight Instructor Course Diary by Helen Krasner

April 4th, 2012 rocky

Helen Krasner

Helen Krasner is a helicopter flying instructor. I should confess up front to having known Helen for many years, since before she took up flying. In my world she was superwoman for getting her PPL. Then super-super for graduating to helicopters and, as for instructing, well my awe knows no bounds. So, when she recently published a warts-and-all diary of her time on the instructor’s course I had to blag a copy to review.
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Trucking in English Podcast: Fred Afflerbach

March 27th, 2012 rocky

Welcome to TIE’s brand new podcast series:
Interviews With Interesting People.

(IWIP, hmm, not so snappy, I’ll work on it.)

Authors, truckers, travellers, adventurers, maybe another podcaster or two and…because it’s my blog…people who I just think are really interesting!

The first interview is with Fred Afflerbach, author of Roll On, a novel about the long-haul life, the perfect transition of blog, and Carolyn, from trucking to writing.

I reviewed his book yesterday, and if you want to know more about him Fred’s website is here.

I really enjoyed our chat, and as a treat for the UK listeners, he has one of those musical Texas accents you normally only hear in movies.

Listen on…
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Roll On by Fred Afflerbach

March 26th, 2012 rocky

Fred Afflerbach

Some people just have to keep on moving. I was delighted when I received my review copy of Roll On, for several reasons. Firstly it confirmed to me that the trucking life, and the subculture that goes with it, were fascinating to people other than me. It also offered me the opportunity to read about the trucking world from the point of view of a seasoned pro…and it was a novel, which intrigued me.

‘How do you write a novel about trucking,’ I wondered, ‘without making the driver the culprit in a lazy murder mystery plot?’ I mused on the intended readership, there are lots of people writing about trucking for truckers but very few opening a window for people who don’t yet think the freight transport life is interesting.
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All Change

March 25th, 2012 rocky

 

All Change

As promised last week, there have been a few changes around here. I’ve recovered from the sniffles of uploading the final podcast episode of Trucking in English and started to get excited about the next thing. Especially since the technology is being kind and working out.

Thanks to the lovely people at Academy Chicago I received a book to review not long ago. Roll On, by Fred Afflerbach. That’s it up on the right hand sidebar. After I’d read it, reviewed it and thought, ‘Whither the blog? Whither the podcast?’ for a bit longer, I emailed Fred and asked if he’d like to do the first ever, slightly experimental, TIE podcast interview.

He said yes, we had the call, I’ve learned to edit two voices and…ta daaa! TIE has a new direction.

So, a whole new look and much sorting out of new categories to help you find stuff.
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Trucking in English Podcast: Convoy, Part 2

March 18th, 2012 rocky

Convoy!

Oh no, the final bit of the final chapter.

Snivelling a little, it’s been a lot of fun.

But books must finish or we’d never write new ones…and podcasts must grow and develop.

Stand by for some changes to the look and the feel of Trucking in English in the next few weeks, and if you’ve got something to say, a blog to plug or a book that is crying out for a TIE review, just let me know!

An absence of trouble this week, which leads to thoughts that it might be time to write about someone else.

Welcome to the second part of Chapter 21, and if you’ve missed the earlier episodes, they’re over at the Trucking in English Podcasts pages.

A blast from the past this week, some truly terrible French and surprising beer.

Trucking in English therefore presents:
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Trucking in English Podcast: Convoy, Part 1

March 11th, 2012 rocky

Well, here it is, the final chapter.

I was about to say ‘I hope you’re as sad as I am that the romp is coming to an end’ but that’s not a nice thing to hope for nice listeners who write to me and stuff.

I do have some exciting reviews and interviews lined up for the future, after next week’s 42nd episode, plus a shiny new look for the website. And hey, how sad can a whole 42 yarns be?

The beginning of the end this week, an old friend and the possibility of a quieter life.

Welcome to the first part of Chapter 21, and if you’ve missed the earlier episodes, they’re over at the Trucking in English Podcasts pages.

The truckers rally round and another door opens this week.

Trucking in English therefore presents:
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Perfect Timing!

March 8th, 2012 rocky

I’ve been nosing around the Indie writing circuit recently, as part of a campaign to educate self on who is doing what out there to make the internet a book-filled place. These things happen when your book is ‘almost finished’, the great edit looms and any distraction will do.

I happened upon the brilliant blog Indies Unlimited, which has not only become a daily must-read, they’re even letting me write guest blogs. I like these guys. On a recommendation from Indies, I joined Book Junkies on Facebook and began to listen to a series of author interviews on blogtalkradio.

David Cleinman talks to authors about what makes them tick, well what’s not to get hooked on? I want to do audio interviews for the podcast here very soon (and I have the first interviewee all lined up, very exciting) so when David had a gap in his schedule and needed a writer to talk to I had to give it a go.
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