{"podcast":{"title":"Writing Forward","slug":"writing-forward-7845810","podcast_index_feed_id":7845810,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting/2mMuPgtY.rss","website_url":"https://www.jeffoloizia.com/writingforward","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/fa9bdd09-8dae-4aa6-a445-160a059a3648/logos/921c9ed2-b033-46ae-9e94-edf80494804d.jpeg","author":"Jeff Oloizia","episode_count":10,"summary":"Writing Forward is a weekly podcast featuring candid conversations with writers from and connected to Wisconsin. Hosted by writer and former New York Times editor Jeff Oloizia, the show explores craft, identity, and the challenges and rewards of building a writing life outside the traditional centers of the literary world. Across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and journalism, each episode offers an honest look at what it takes to keep going — one word at a time. At its heart, Writing Forward asks a simple question: What if the most vital stories are being written in the places we’re taught to overlook?","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T22:18:50.649940+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writing-forward-7845810"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 2: Maggie Ginsberg","slug":"ep-2-maggie-ginsberg","published_at":"2026-05-13T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writing-forward-7845810/ep-2-maggie-ginsberg","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writing-forward-7845810","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/897e4c2929f1a80e11515d9e935766daa05c9dbe256122eb73fadce1b045afc5/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJhMTEyZGMwMy1jMGE0LTRjZGEtOTBkNC1kZjc0YTZjYmFjNTciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmYTliZGQwOS04ZGFlLTRhYTYtYTQ0NS0xNjBhMDU5YTM2NDgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2N2JjNzUzMzM1MzRhOWMzZDNiZTYwNDYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEwMzgwNzAwOWUwMTcyMjkwOGIzZmI1L2plZmYtb2xvaXppYXMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNS0xMl9fMjEtMzMtNC5tcDMifQ==.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/897e4c2929f1a80e11515d9e935766daa05c9dbe256122eb73fadce1b045afc5/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJhMTEyZGMwMy1jMGE0LTRjZGEtOTBkNC1kZjc0YTZjYmFjNTciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmYTliZGQwOS04ZGFlLTRhYTYtYTQ0NS0xNjBhMDU5YTM2NDgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2N2JjNzUzMzM1MzRhOWMzZDNiZTYwNDYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEwMzgwNzAwOWUwMTcyMjkwOGIzZmI1L2plZmYtb2xvaXppYXMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNS0xMl9fMjEtMzMtNC5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"Writing Forward welcomes Maggie Ginsberg , author of the award-winning novel Still True and the forthcoming Daisy Chain , due out in fall 2027 from Blackstone Publishing. In this episode, Maggie discusses her transition from journalism to fiction; the realities of building a life as a published author; and the emotional whiplash of the publishing industry. She also reflects on ambition, sobriety, and how getting sober transformed both her writing process and her sense of creative identity. Writing Forward is a conversation show, digging into what keeps Wisconsin writers moving forward, one word at a time. Hosted by Jeff Oloizia. Podcast production by Anya van Wagtendonk. If you like what you hear, follow us on Instagram and Substack .","meta_description":"Writing Forward welcomes Maggie Ginsberg , author of the award-winning novel Still True and the forthcoming Daisy Chain , due out in fall 2027 from Blacks…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3064,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/writing-forward-7845810/episodes/ep-2-maggie-ginsberg/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writing-forward-7845810/ep-2-maggie-ginsberg.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}