Georgia Podcast Network

Have you ever heard of Peachtree Creek? If you live in Atlanta - especially if you didn't grow up here - your knowledge of Peachtree Creek might be limited to seeing a sign where it crosses under certain Atlanta roads.

David Kaufman wanted to find out more about the creek, so he explored the whole thing via canoe and wrote a book about it. In this interview, we talk about the book, what his "field research" was like, the buried Atlanta history he found along the way, and also the current issues with water management and conservation in Georgia.

Peachtree Creek: A Natural and Unnatural History of Atlanta's Watershed

Length: 23:01 minutes
File size: 15.8 MB

Blog to Book session at ConvergeSouth 2007, led by Stewart Pittman and Soni Pitts.

Length: 58:00 minutes
File size: 39.8 MB

Thanks to some pretty cool synchronicity involving Viviane and Thomas, I was able to snag an awesome interview at the last minute. Karen Abbott, Atlanta-based author of Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul, did a reading Thursday night at the Decatur library, and I was there with recorder in tow. We recorded this interview after the reading and book-signing. Sin in the Second City is chock full of interesting history; and as it turns out, America's past is a whole lot like its present where sex - especially sex for money - is concerned.

Length: 13:18 minutes
File size: 9.2 MB

In this episode, Alyssa and I discuss two somewhat related topics: the children's publishing industry, and our affinity for all things Harry Potter. Here's a bulleted list of topics, for your scannable enjoyment:

• How to publish a children's book - what to do, what not to do, and behind-the-scenes insights
• How Harry Potter has affected the children's publishing industry
• The wide reach of Harry Potter culture - from silly fanfic to scholarly conferences (and everything in between)
• Our predictions and hopes for book seven, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Got Potter predictions of your own? Leave us a voicemail by calling 678.389.9441.

Length: 26:56 minutes
File size: 26.5 MB