• 34 minutes 50 seconds
    A Reminder of Why You're Doing This with Rachel Orr

    Rachel Orr, editorial agent with Prospect Agency, joins Matthew to talk about growing together and following that gut feeling.

    Visit Rachel Orr online at https://portfolio.prospectagency.com/2017/03/21/536/

    You can learn more about Prospect Agency and their clients by visiting www.prospectagency.com.

    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.

    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://stebs.design/).

    Our music is by Podington Bear.

    Podcast hosting by Libsyn.

    You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes.

    Be well. And read on.

    25 August 2026, 7:00 am
  • 52 minutes 13 seconds
    Remembering Tomie DePaola

    This is a rebroadcast of a conversation with the late Tomie DePaola that originally aired on this podcast on November 27, 2018.

    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.

    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://stebs.design/).

    Our music is by Podington Bear.

    Podcast hosting by Libsyn.

    You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes.

    Be well. And read on.

    18 August 2026, 7:00 am
  • 48 minutes 50 seconds
    Remembering Jane Yolen

    This is a rebroadcast of a conversation with the late Jane Yolen that originally aired on this podcast on June 26, 2017.

    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.

    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://stebs.design/).

    Our music is by Podington Bear.

    Podcast hosting by Libsyn.

    You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes.

    Be well. And read on.

    11 August 2026, 7:00 am
  • 50 minutes 51 seconds
    Trust What We're Making Together with Juana Martinez-Neal and Molly Idle

    Juana Martinez-Neal and Molly Idle, authors and illustrators of Off the Wall: Making Stuff Together (Neal Porter Books), joins Matthew to talk about the journey of a new school year and never having exactly the same class again.

    Visit Juana Martinez-Neal online at juanamartinezneal.com

    Visit Molly Idle online at www.idleillustration.com

    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.

    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://stebs.design/).

    Our music is by Podington Bear.

    Podcast hosting by Libsyn.

    You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes.

    Be well. And read on.

    4 August 2026, 7:00 am
  • 33 minutes 30 seconds
    There's Nothing Like a Book with Nancy Paulsen

    Nancy Paulsen, president and publisher at Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers/Penguin Random House, joins Matthew to talk about devote most of your time to the work of bringing books into the world.

    Browse all of Nancy Paulsen Books' titles and see what's coming next by visiting www.penguin.com/nancy-paulsen-books-overview.

    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.

    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://stebs.design/).

    Our music is by Podington Bear.

    Podcast hosting by Libsyn.

    You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes.

    Be well. And read on.

    28 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 41 minutes 4 seconds
    A Muppets Sensibility with John Patrick Green

    John Patrick Green, cartoonist of Weather or Not (First Second), joins Matthew to talk about the journey of a new school year and never having exactly the same class again.

    Visit John Patrick Green online at www.johnpatrickgreen.com

    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.

    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://stebs.design/).

    Our music is by Podington Bear.

    Podcast hosting by Libsyn.

    You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes.

    Be well. And read on.

    21 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 31 minutes 20 seconds
    The Best We Can Possibly Be with Sophie Blackall

    Sophie Blackall, author of Story Rug (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), illustrated by Phoebe Wahl, joins Matthew to talk about being bound together in community through listening and making things with our hands.

    Visit Sophie Blackall online at www.sophieblackall.com

    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.

    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://stebs.design/).

    Our music is by Podington Bear.

    Podcast hosting by Libsyn.

    You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes.

    Be well. And read on.

    14 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 33 minutes 59 seconds
    Do It Together with Julie Fiveash

    Julie Fiveash, cartoonist of The Froggy Library: Welcome to Soggy Stump (Levine Querido), with colors by Jess Lome, joins Matthew to talk about getting over the challenge of a new project pretending that you know enough about what you're doing.

    Visit Julie Fiveash online at www.instagram.com/jooliefiveash

    Visit the Barnard Zine Library at https://zines.barnard.edu

    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.

    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://stebs.design/).

    Our music is by Podington Bear.

    Podcast hosting by Libsyn.

    You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes.

    Be well. And read on.

    7 July 2026, 7:00 am
  • 30 minutes 49 seconds
    A Gut Feeling with Jennifer Rofé

    Jennifer Rofé, senior agent with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, joins Matthew to talk about growing together and following that gut feeling.

    Visit Jennifer Rofé online at https://www.andreabrownlit.com/Team/jennifer-rof%C3%A9

    You can learn more about the Andrea Brown Literary Agency and their clients by visiting www.andreabrownlit.com.

    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.

    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://stebs.design/).

    Our music is by Podington Bear.

    Podcast hosting by Libsyn.

    You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes.

    Be well. And read on.

    30 June 2026, 7:00 am
  • 28 minutes 59 seconds
    Discovering Myself and Uncovering Our History with Andrew W. Shaffer

    Andrew Shaffer, author of What Kind of Queen?: A Royal Biography of Drag Queen and Activist José Sarria (Harry N. Abrams), co-authored with Kyle Casey Chu and illustrated by Cindy Lozito, joins Matthew to talk about focusing the script when there's so much content to cover.

    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.

    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://stebs.design/).

    Our music is by Podington Bear.

    Podcast hosting by Libsyn.

    You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes.

    Be well. And read on.

    23 June 2026, 7:00 am
  • 31 minutes 28 seconds
    The Journey of a New School Year with Andrew Hacket

    Andrew Hacket, author of In This Classroom (Red Comet Press), illustrated by Arthur Lin, joins Matthew to talk about the journey of a new school year and never having exactly the same class again.

    Visit Andrew Hacket online at www.andrewhacket.com

    Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org.

    Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins (https://stebs.design/).

    Our music is by Podington Bear.

    Podcast hosting by Libsyn.

    You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes.

    Be well. And read on.

    16 June 2026, 7:00 am
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