I Was On a Thing: Let Me Tell You a Story – Episode 140

Once again, I have Podcasted—I’m still not sure if that’s the right conjugation?—I have Podcast? I have committed Podcast? I have appeared on a podcast, I guess is the way to put it.

A while ago, Friend of the Blog, Becky Lyles who took part in A Q&A About Writing in Idaho earlier this year—and will appear here at least once more this summer, invited me onto the podcast she does with her husband. It’s called Let Me Tell You a Story, and you should check it out. I’ve listened to a dozen or so episodes, and they’re all very pleasant chats. It seemed strange to me to get the invitation—they typically interview authors or people who have done/are doing something interesting with their lives—usually a combination of those. And I…well, am not that.

But whatever, I went for it.

The official description of the episode is:

We often invite authors to talk with us on this podcast, but today we’re speaking with one of the many people authors value the most—readers! H.C. Newton is not only an avid, and I mean avid reader, he hosts a blog and a website called The Irresponsible Reader that’s all about books and their authors.

They had me over to their home and we spent a little less than an hour chatting about my reading habits, the blog, and whatnot. And then (unless it was cut because they wanted something more coherent), I monologued a bit at the end. In that monologue, you can see why I tank most job interviews (I left off about half of my mental outline—outlining while talking is a bad idea).

Regardless, I had a great time doing it and I hope most of their subscribers don’t spend too much time wondering why Steve and Becky inflicted me on their ears. Give it a listen and maybe subscribe to Let Me Tell You a Story. And while you’re at it, give it an extra listen for me, because I just cannot do that.