{"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. 5: Liam Callanan","slug":"ep-5-liam-callanan","published_at":"2026-06-03T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writing-forward-7845810/ep-5-liam-callanan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writing-forward-7845810","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/458538b165ef6511894cf14dfcc190b07fae6cdafd83fce60dc5c67a5a8bb9e4/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI0ZWRiNTg5Mi00NTY5LTQ5NTAtOThiNS02M2UzMmZkNzRhMzgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmYTliZGQwOS04ZGFlLTRhYTYtYTQ0NS0xNjBhMDU5YTM2NDgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2N2JjNzUzMzM1MzRhOWMzZDNiZTYwNDYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmExZjE2Y2ExY2ExZmUyZjgyMTk5YzAwL2plZmYtb2xvaXppYXMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNi0yX18xOS00NS00Ni5tcDMifQ==.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/458538b165ef6511894cf14dfcc190b07fae6cdafd83fce60dc5c67a5a8bb9e4/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI0ZWRiNTg5Mi00NTY5LTQ5NTAtOThiNS02M2UzMmZkNzRhMzgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmYTliZGQwOS04ZGFlLTRhYTYtYTQ0NS0xNjBhMDU5YTM2NDgiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2N2JjNzUzMzM1MzRhOWMzZDNiZTYwNDYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmExZjE2Y2ExY2ExZmUyZjgyMTk5YzAwL2plZmYtb2xvaXppYXMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNi0yX18xOS00NS00Ni5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"Writing Forward welcomes Liam Callanan, author of the novels \"The Cloud Atlas,\" \"Paris by the Book,\" \"When in Rome,\" and the forthcoming nonfiction book \"Stone Age Astronaut: The Astonishing Adventures of America's Forgotten Flier\" (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, September 1). In this episode, Liam discusses meeting Pope Francis, why Milwaukee is the new Paris, how his 2023 Parkinson's diagnosis has changed his relationship with ambition, and more. Wisconsin writing resources mentioned in this episode: Write On Door County Chippewa Valley Book Festival Red Oak Writing AllWriters Workplace & Workshop Cornerstone Press Woodland Pattern Arts + Literature Laboratory Writing Forward is a conversation show exploring 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 Writing Forward on Instagram and Substack .","meta_description":"Writing Forward welcomes Liam Callanan, author of the novels \"The Cloud Atlas,\" \"Paris by the Book,\" \"When in Rome,\" and the forthcoming nonfiction book \"…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2718,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/writing-forward-7845810/episodes/ep-5-liam-callanan/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-5-liam-callanan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}