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Greg Giraldo was one of the most admired standup comedians of the 21st Century. This book tells his story, from his boyhood in Queens to his Ivy League education, to his decision to drop a law career to pursue standup comedy. The authors have researched his life and interviewed more than 60 people who knew Greg well - family, friends, standups, managers, and more - to produce a full picture of the brilliant yet complex figure who left the stage too soon.

Practical advice, useful research, and personal examples for writing a biography.Host: Wayne JonesBackground music: "Morning Garden Acoustic Chill" by Olexy from Pixabay 

An entertainment podcast with incredible guests, hilarious topics and legendary stories.

This podcast is about three things: minimalism, solitude, and introversion. They are important aspects of my character—and likely of the character of many people you know. "sparse optimal" delves into all of them, dispels myths, talks about new ideas, shows how they are related █ Wayne is a writer and editor. He's published a couple of novels, The Killing Type (a modern mystery parody) and Will's Dead Wife (a story of loss), as well as a book about personal minimalism called Less. He is currently working on a biography of English writer Samuel Johnson █ Wayne's a freelance editor as well...

They stick out. They change the conversation. They challenge the traditional narrative. They are outcasts - isolated, different, misunderstood. Being normal is nice. But being an outcast is a real part of the human experience. Have you have ever had the feeling of being alone in some way, of being on the outside looking in? If so, then the characters in these short stories will move you - sometimes by their depravity, sometimes by their sorrow...and sometimes by their joy.

Wayne talks about the bio he's written about 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson, My Sam Johnson: A Biography for General Readers, to be published in fall 2023. More info at MySamJohnson.com.

Wayne Jones reads his novel The Killing Type. Available on Amazon. [music: "H.P. Lovecraft" by artemisstrong © 2008 ccMixter]

▬ ME AND NL ▬ Newfoundland Boy is a podcast about me and the Canadian province of Newfoundland. ▬ WHERE TO LISTEN ▬ There's a new episode every Tuesday. Listen wherever you find your podcasts, or on YouTube, or on the podcast site at NewfoundlandBoy.ca. Full transcripts also available. ▬ JOIN MY EMAIL LIST ▬ Receive an email and never miss an episode. Sign up: NewfoundlandBoy.ca. ▬ ABOUT ME ▬ I’m a writer, freelance editor, and podcaster. I am a former academic librarian, working at university and research libraries in several cities in Canada and the US. After I ...

This podcast is a critical and satirical reconsideration of all aspects of Christianity, the Bible, and God. Hosted by Wayne Jones, wayne@waynejones.ca ▬ A new episode (with full transcript) is published every Monday and Thursday. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Or sign up for the email list: rechristian.com/signup. Or listen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReChristianPodcast ▬ Visit the podcast website any time to get free access to all episodes: rechristian.com ▬ Biblical quotations from the New International Version (NIV). Outro music: "Bliss Sad Ambient" ...

"We are all prompted by the same motives, all deceived by the same fallacies, all animated by hope, obstructed by danger, entangled by desire, and seduced by pleasure." This book is a biography of the man who wrote those words about 300 years ago, the great man of letters of the 18th century Samuel Johnson. And it has a special purpose: presenting the story of Sam’s life in a shorter form than any other researched biography and conveying that story in a style that’s clear and accessible for any general audience.