Michigan Avenue Media Podcast

May 12th, 2025 4:28 PM

Marsha’s guests for this show are two best-selling authors, Bonnie Traymore and RG Belsky. They have written Swipe: A Twisty Psychological Thriller. We will discuss the book and the popularity of Internet dating apps.

It’s going to be a great show. 5:30 EST 4:30 CST 3:30 MT 2:30 PS

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About the guests

https://www.rgbelsky.com/

bonnietraymore.com

Join Marsha Casper Cook and Joanne Hock for a great discussion on April 9 at Noon EST 11CST. Joanne Hock is a passionate and prolific storyteller. She has written and directed feature films and documentaries, lensed and directed countless television commercials and directed national and international television . 


 https://www.joannehock.com/ 
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Welcome to Michigan Avenue Media’s Podcasts! Your host is Marsha Casper Cook, who has been doing podcasts for 16 years and loves them! The shows are coming from Chicago—Marsha Casper Cook’s Hometown!  All the shows are off the cuff and so much fun. Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts bring you shows on writing books and screenplays, self-help advice, movies, discussing relationships, publishing, health issues, marketing, fashion, and style. 

In this live episode, we dive deep into a discussion with women who have endometriosis, a chronic condition affecting millions of women worldwide. Listen in as we explore the symptoms...

Listen to a great discussion about trauma, which can affect you throughout your life, hosted by Marsha Casper Cook from Michigan Avenue Media and her guest Rachel Thompson, a survivor who is also a successful marketing expert. Read about Rachel on her website
https://badredheadmedia.com/


  More about Marsha http://michiganavenuemedia.com http://marshacaspercook.com

It's always fun to discuss movies and books in the same show. Join Host Marsha Casper Cook and her guests, Krysten Lindsey Hager and Amy Patricia Meade, for an enjoyable off-the-cuff discussion about their book projects, movies they've watched, and what's next for each of them.

More about the guests
https://www.krystenlindsay.com/

http://www.amypatriciameade.com

www.marshacaspercook.com 

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Ever wonder how to turn your Screenplays into words on a page in a novel?  If you have this show is for you. Host Marsha Casper Cook from Michigan Avenue Media and her guest Murray Siegel discuss the journey of transforming screenplays into compelling novels.  Murry Siegel is the author of Cupid Wore Snow Boots and MurMurings: Funny Tales of Terror and Other Desperate Cries for Help. He graduated from the University of Maryland and his past jobs include positions in advertising and marketing, as well as being a movie theater usher and flower delivery guy for one day. https://mu...

Listen in and enjoy a great conversation with host Marsha Casper Cook and her guest Ziva Gronostalski. The off-the-cuff discussion is about Marketing 2025 and what you need to know for a successful book launch and continuing career as an author.


More about Ziva  https://theravenword.com/  


More about Marsha www.marshcaspercook.comwww.michiganavenuemedia.com

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A Good Stor Is A Good Story Let's celebrate Children's and YA authors on November 20 at 4:30 EST 3:30CST 2:3OMT !:30 PST. Marsha Casper Cook is joined by Rich Linville, Ellwyn Autumn, and Cathi Mesaric Bartlett. http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com Tune in as we explore the creative processes behind beloved characters, impactful themes, and the unique challenges authors face in today's landscape. Together, let's celebrate the power of words and the transformative role they play in empowering young readers everywhere. Join us on this literary journey—because every story has the potential to make a difference! And let's not forget the authors wh...

Join Marsha Casper Cook on November 13th at 4:30 EST 3:30CST 2:30MT 1:30PST when her guest will be award-winning author Amy Patricia Meade. Join us for an engaging discussion about the writing process. Explore the various stages every writer experiences in crafting their story. Marsha Cook welcomes award winning author Amy Patricia Meade back to her podcast on Wednesday, November 13th at 4:30EST 3:3O CST 2:30 MT 1:30 PST. Join in for an engaging discussion about the writing process. Explore the various stages every writer experiences in crafting their story. Don’t miss it! https://amypatriciameade.com/ Death Upon A Star 1939, Los Angeles. Ev...

Join host Marsha Casper Cook and her award-winning authors Jennifer Conner and Chris Karlsen on Wednesday, October 30th at 4:30 EST 3:30 CST 2:30 MT 1:30 PST for a delightful discussion on how books weave happiness through great stories. Tune in as they discuss recommendations that will ignite your passion for reading and the happiness great books bring to readers. After the show, you can find the replay https://michiganavenuemedia.com/ Guests websites https://www.chriskarlsen.com/ https://jenniferconnerwriter.wordpress.com/

Please click here to listen to other podcastshttp://www.michiganavenuemedia.com Join Marsha Casper Cook and her guest Vicki Stiefel on Wednesday, October 23 at 5PM EST  4PMCST 3PM MT PST 2PM  for an engaging discussion on the art of writing memoirs and more! Vicki, an accomplished writer and professor, brings a wealth of knowledge and passion for storytelling. Her inspirational writing and adventurous spirit will surely enlighten listeners. Dive into a conversation about the intricacies of memoir writing, the power of personal narratives, and tips for captivating readers. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights from a skilled author and...

Please join Marsha Casper Cook on October 16 at NOON EST, 11CST, 10MT, 9PST when she is joined by authors Nicole Disney and Kimberly Cooper Griffin for a great discussion about love and relationships.  ABOUT THE BOOK EXPOSURE : Jax Bailey has built a successful career photographing famous women, but she’s blocked creatively and frustrated by her inability to hold on to a romantic relationship.

Trace Logan is independent to a fault but somehow failed to launch. The daughter of a career army mother, she’s moved around so much she doesn’t have a place she calls home, and she...

Michigan Avenue Media has a new website where you can hear all our shows .  http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com Please join Marsha Casper Cook on October 9th at Noon EST 11CST 10MT 9PST for a lively discussion on current topics. Our round table group will be -- Živa Gronostalski and Jack Remick and they will be discussing how hope and joy can bring happiness toward a new path. It will be fun so join us live or later on-demand wherever you listen to your podcasts. http://Www.michiganavenuemedia.com  http://Www.jackremick.com https://theravenword.com   http://Marshacaspercook.com

Please join Marsha Casper Cook, Carol Solomon Proesel, and Jeff Fleischer on Monday Sep 23 at Noon EST 11CST 10MT 9 PST for a discussion about the importance of voting and a coming sense understanding as to what the United States government actually does. Jeff Fleischer is a Chicago-based author, journalist and editor. His fiction collection, "Animal Husbandry," will be published in fall 2024 by Running Wild Press. His non-fiction books include "Votes of Confidence: A Young Person's Guide to American Elections" (Zest Books, 2024, 2020, 2016), "Civic Minded: What Everyone Should Know About the US Government" (Zest Books, 2024), "A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis...

Fall is happening. Time to get warm and cozy reading or listening to a novel.  Please join Marsha Casper Cook on Wednesday September 18th at Noon EST 11 CST 10 MT 9 PST and her guests award-winning Delta James and Annie Carlisle for an interesting discussion about writing stories that sell and creating characters that you remember.   For More Info http://Marshacaspercook.com http://Delta James.com https://anniecarlisle.com/

Please join Marsha Casper Cook and her guest award winning author Delta James on September 11at Noon EST 11CST 10MT 9PST for an off the cuff discussion about writing and the process of developing good stories and characters that make a difference. It's going to be a great show! After the show listen to  on demand. Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. https://www.deltajames.com/ http://www.marshacaspercook.com

Please join Marsha Casper Cook when her guests will be guests Tricia Tumultry LaRochelle, Kathi Goldwyn, and Marta Moran Bishop on Thursday at 12:30 EST 11:30 CST 10.30 MT 9:30 PST  when they will discuss writing and marketing your books to the right audience.  Podcasts offer valuable insights and inspiration for writers, enhancing exposure. Being featured on a podcast can greatly benefit authors, allowing them to connect with readers who enjoy hearing about their writing experiences. This engagement provides writers with valuable feedback to understand reader preferences. While sales are important, the focus should be on enjoying the writing process. Authors who are passionate abo...

Please join Marsha Casper Cook, author and host of all the Michigan Avenue Media's Podcasts, on August 7 Noon EST 11AMCST 10AM MT 9AM PST when she opens the off- the-cuff discussion with Ellwyn Autumn and Tom Tracy Jr. They will be discussing how important messaging can be in Children's books, diverse families, adoption and the role techers can play in childhood develpoment. Tom is the award-winning author of books in the Scoochie & Skiddles Inclusive Kids Books Collection. He has been featured by CBS-Philly, South Jersey Magazine and Gay Parent Magazine. Tom is also a frequently invited guest on national podcasts. T...

Please join Marsha Casper  Cook and Krysten Lindsay Hager on Monday, August 5 at 2PM EST 1PMCST NOON MT 11PST when they welcome the talented Greg Allan Martin for an exciting discussion on his new project SHADRACH. The series premiered on Great American Pure Flix. Greg is not only an actor but his formative years as an athlete and student, through the halls of Harvard Law School and the courtrooms of the Los Angeles County criminal system led him to his current passion of playing far-ranging characters from lawyers and doctors to ranchers and rednecks . Logline – Shadrach -The Wilson family moves fro...

Please join Marsha Casper Cook and award-winning author Delta James on July 17th at NOON EST 11CT 10MT 9PST. Delta James is a USA Today bestselling paranormal and contemporary romantic suspense author, whose goal is to captivate readers with stories about complex, curvy heroines and the dominant alpha males who adore them. For Delta, romance is more than just a love story; it’s a journey with challenges and thrills along the way. https://www.deltajames.com/ http://www.marshacaspercook.com

Please join Marsha Casper Cook,Vicki Stiefel and Crystal Miles Gauthier on Thursday July 11 at Noon EST  11CST 10 MT 9PST for a fun-packed discussion about the Bridgerton series that they enjoyed. Bridgerton is an American historical romance television series created by Chris Van Dusen for Netflix. Based on the book series by Julia Quinn, it is Shondaland's first scripted show for Netflix. The Deception (Book 2, The Secret Tales) Coming June 15!!! http://www.vickistiefel.net/ https://www.facebook.com/share/i2vWbsnQrN8CBSQL/?mibextid=ievgj2 http://www.marshacaspercook http://www.cjpromomkt.com/ https://juliaquinn.com/bridgerton-family-tree/

"Penning the Imagination: A Creative Writing Showcase" Writing and storytelling. Please join Marsha Casper Cook and Krysten Lindsay Hager on June 26th at 4EST 3CST 2MT 1PST. Marsha and Krysten will be discussing how writing and storytelling go hand in hand. They will be talking about the magic of the written word. There’s a beauty of storytelling that comes with writing stories as you see them to make your stories unique. Tune in and let your imagination run wild as they discuss various ways for you to embark on the journey to creativity. If you love writing you will lo...

Please join Marsha Casper Cook on Wednesday, June 19th at Noon EST 11CST 10MT 9PST when her special guest Caroline Cleveland  will be discussing writing and how to make your story shine. Her debut novel, When Cicadas Cry,is about a high-profile murder case in a small South Carolina town rife with racial tension, published by Union Square Publishing. Caroline draws on her rich and varied life experience working in the law for her writing. She elaborates, “Law school students are warned the first day that the law is a jealous mistress, and there is a reason for that. She also...

Please join Marsha Casper Cook on  Wednesday June 5 at NOON EST 11CST 10MT 9PST when her guests will be Lorraine Carey, Krysten Lindsay Hager and Kathy Goldwyn. Links  https://www.krystenlindsay.com/ http://www.marshacaspercook.com Lorraine's Links  https://authorlorrainecarey.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR2ah0NyeddSlhryBuuDLCvwbgJMZO31yJB2khYAL4c6j0UXzDhJ8WO3KIA https://www.amazon.com/stores/Lorraine-Carey/author/B00ELQBUHQ?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1641823548&sr=8-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Please join Marsha Casper Cook on May 29th at Noon EST 11  CST 10 MT  9 PST for a great off the cuff discussion with best-selling author Vicki Steifel. http://www.marshacaspercook.com http://www.vickistiefel.net https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/michigan-avenue-media-podcast/id1375404913?i=1000657196932

Please join Marsha Casper Cook on Thursday, May 27th at Noon EST 11CST 10MT 9PST and her guests Jack Remick and Eleanor Sapia Parker, . Marsha is an award - winning author, screenwriter, and producer of all the Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts. Multi-award-winning, Puerto Rican-born novelist and poet, Eleanor Parker Sapia, was raised in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Europe. Eleanor’s career paths as an artist, counselor, alternative health practitioner, Spanish language family support worker, and refugee caseworker, continue to inspire her stories and poetry. Jack Remick is an award-winning author, poet, and short story writer. Jack has been a...

Please join Marsha Casper Cook and Micheal Sanchez for a lively conversation on May 8th at Noon EST 11CST 10MT 9AM PST Author Bio: Michael Sanchez Sr., formerly from New Jersey and now residing in South Carolina. He is known for his three suspense in novels, Somber Town, Vine Street, and Vine Street: What Lies on The Rooftops? and just released, The Stevedores: What Lies They Tell. Has formerly worked on a miniseries as a co-writer for a small production company and has written five mini-stories titled, The Alley, The Window, The Closet, Stevie's Boggart, and Gabriel's Scoto. He is...

Please join Marsha Casper Cook On Wednesday, May 1 at 12:30 EST 11:30 CST !0:30MT 9:30 PST when her guests will be award-winning authors, CD Gorri and Delta James. http://CDGorri.com http://deltajames.com http://Marshacaspercook.com http://Michiganavenuemedia.com

Please join Marsha Casper Cook and her special guest author RG Belsky on April 24th at Noon EST 11CST 10MT 9AM PST. R.G. Belsky is an award-winning author of crime fiction and a journalist in New York City. Belsky has published 20 novels—all set in the New York City media world where he has had a long career as a top editor at the New York Post, New York Daily News, Star magazine, and NBC News. He also writes thrillers under the name Dana Perry. He is a contributing writer for The Big Thrill magazine. As of late, he wr...

Please join Marsha Casper Cook and her guests Krysten Lindsay Hager, Ellwyn Autumn,  Linda Hansen and Judy Snyder on Wednesday April17 at Noon EST 11CST 10MT 10PST for an off- the- cuff discussion on writing a great story with memorable characters. For more info on the show http://michiganavenuemedia.com https://www.lindahansenauthor.com https://www.judysnider.com/

Please join Marsha Casper Cook and her guest  Amy Patricia Meade on Thursday April 11 at 11AM EST 10AM CST 9AM MT 8:AM PST for a great discussion about Hollywood movies Now and Then.  Author of the critically acclaimed Marjorie McClelland Mysteries, Vermont Country Living Mysteries, and Tish Tarragon Mysteries, Amy Patricia Meade is a native of Long Island, NY, where she cut her teeth on classic films and books featuring Nancy Drew and Encyclopedia Brown. After serving as a technical writer for a management coaching firm and composing catalog copy for the Vermont Country Store, Amy relocated to southwest England, wh...

Please join Marsha Casper Cook and her guest Jeff Fleischer on Wednesday April11 at Noon EST 11CST 10MT 9 PST for a discussion about the importance of voting Jeff Fleischer is a Chicago-based author, journalist and editor. His fiction collection, "Animal Husbandry," will be published in fall 2024 by Running Wild Press. His non-fiction books include "Votes of Confidence: A Young Person's Guide to American Elections" (Zest Books, 2024, 2020, 2016), "Civic Minded: What Everyone Should Know About the US Government" (Zest Books, 2024), "A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis is Changing Our World" (Zest Books, 2021), "Rockin' the Boat: 50 Iconic Revolutionaries" (Zest Books, 2015),  and "The L...

Please join Marsha Casper Cook on Wednesday, March 27 at 11EST 10CST 9 AM MT 8 AM PST and her guest Melissa Smith.    Melissa will be discussing her new book. Becoming a Self-Published Author. It's a guide to Publishing, Editing, and Marketing on a Budget.  This guide is a passion project designed to teach others who want to become self-published how to do just that without breaking the bank or being led astray by get-rich-quick schemes and other scams. Written as if from one friend to another, Melissa will guide you along the path of writing, editing, publishing, and marketing with all the tips y...

Special Podcast - Finding Your Strength As A Writer Please join Marsha Casper Cook, Krysten Lindsay Hager, and Becca Syme for an off-the-cuff discussion about writing and marketing on March 21st at 4:30 EST 3:30 CST 2:30MT 1:30 PST. Becca Syme is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach with a Master's Degree in Transformational Leadership and fourteen years of experience in success coaching with writers, organizations, and individuals in communications, strategy, systems, and self-leadership. She teaches the popular Write Better-Faster course and does Strengths for Writers coaching. https://click.convertkit-mail.com/wvuxg30z9lt6upo447f7he28p9xx/l2hehmh35835q8a6/aHR0cDovL2...

Please join Marsha Casper Cook on March 14th at 1EST  Noon CST 11MT 10PST for a wonderful show.Her guest will be Sonia Iris Lozada. Sonia Iris Lozada is an accomplished woman in the arts. Not only does she write beautifully her acting career has taken her on a journey that continues on and on. She completes one project only to rediscover herself on her next project. Sonia's sense of style has taken her to the spiritual world which is her comfort zone. She is constantly on the move enjoying it all. With every opportunity, Sonia becomes that much better a...

Please join host Marsha Casper Cook on March 7 at NOON EST 11CST 10MT 9PST when she welcomes Jean Joachim and Jennifer Conner for a great off-the-cuff discussion about some of the best movies and series they have enjoyed. It's going to be a great show and a lot of fun. They will be discussing movies, especially Barbie. Most importantly why women of all ages put that movie on their to-do list!  And then the summer - WHAT FUN!  Barbenheimer, the two films, Barbie and Oppenheimer brought many out to theatres for the first time in years. With the influx of mo...

Happy Leap Year Today's the day to get more done. For those of us who need more time in a day - today is your day! Enjoy! Please join Marsha Casper Cook  and her guests Dorothy Rosby and Krysten Lindsay Hager on a special Leap Year Podcast  on Feb 29,th at 4:30 EST 3:30 CST 230 MT 1:30 PST Dorothy Rosby is an author, speaker, and syndicated humor columnist whose work appears in publications throughout the West and Midwest. ​Krysten Lindsay Hager writes about friendship, self-esteem, fitting in, frenemies, crushes, fame, first loves, and values. Her work includes YA contemporary, middle-grade fiction, and adult and...

Join Marsha Casper Cook and her guest Award Winning Kathryn Lane on February 22nd at 11 AM CST Noon EST  10 MT 9 PST for a discussion on writing. About Kathryn  Kathryn Lane is the award-winning author of the Nikki Garcia Mystery Series and the standalone novel, Stolen Diary.   In her writing, she draws inspiration from her experiences growing up in a small town in Mexico as well as her work and travel in over ninety countries around the globe during her international finance career with Johnson & Johnson.   Kathryn loves the Arts. Her passions are writing, doing research for her novels, and reading. In her...