{"podcast":{"title":"Heart of the Story","slug":"heart-of-the-story-1377112","podcast_index_feed_id":1377112,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/heart-of-the-story/","website_url":"https://heart-of-the-story.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5cd3aa09-2817-4335-b61f-e94ea422278d/bNjcx8ZOZ-rVkU7q04maJtO4.jpg","author":"Nadine Kenney Johnstone","episode_count":52,"summary":"Author and writing coach Nadine Kenney Johnstone shares interviews with today's top women writers, including Jen Hatmaker, Catherine Newman, Maggie Smith, Molly Wizenberg, Abigail Thomas, Dr. Hillary McBride, Emily P. Freeman, Laura Tremaine, Sari Botton, Francesca Royster, Susan Piver, Jane Friedman, Mae Yoshikawa, and more. Nadine also shares her own stories of healing, hope, and following her heart.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-the-story-1377112"},"episode":{"title":"Summer News","slug":"summer-news","published_at":"2026-05-31T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-the-story-1377112/summer-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-the-story-1377112","url":"https://nadinekenneyjohnstone.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/cbe7332a-0849-4ddc-a1c3-2c2e019419b9.mp3","summary":"250 Nadine shares her summer break plans for the podcast. Use the time to catch up on episodes you've missed! If you’d like a highlight reel of the last 5 yrs, we’ve released a “Best of” Heart of the Story compilation almost every year. Best of 2025 Best of 2024 Best of 2023 Pt 1 and Pt 2 Best of 2021 Join Nadine at an upcoming retreat: Let Go Retreat June 14-17, Door County WI Revision Retreat: Craft Your Best Draft Aug 24-28, 2026, Madeline Island School of the Arts, WI About Nadine: Nadine Kenney Johnstone is an award-winning author, podcast host, and writing coach. After fifteen years as a writing professor, she founded WriteWELL workshops and retreats for women writers. She interviews today’s top female authors on her podcast, Heart of the Story . Her infertility memoir, Of This Much I'm Sure , was named book of the year by the Chicago Writer's Association. Her latest book, Come Home to Your Heart , is an essay collection and guided journal. She has been featured in Cosmo, Authority, MindBodyGreen, Natural Awakenings,Chicago Magazine, and more. She writes a regular column about mid-life reclamation on Substack . About Michelle Redo Heart of the Story producer Michelle Redo has her own podcast, too... Daring to Tell where writers read their true stories of personal daring, then talk about writing and life. Also check out the audiobooks she's produced at her website, michelleredo.com","meta_description":"250 Nadine shares her summer break plans for the podcast. Use the time to catch up on episodes you've missed! If you’d like a highlight reel of the last 5…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":322,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/heart-of-the-story-1377112/episodes/summer-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/heart-of-the-story-1377112/summer-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}