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Janelle Molony, M.S.L. is a family historian, an award-winning non-fiction author, and news journalist. Jodi Nasch Decker, Ed.D. is a college professor and freelance writer. Together, they provide interpretation and context for the poet Martha Nasch’s alleged seven year fast and 1920’s insane asylum stay.
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Readings:
- News Reports on Martha Nasch’s Seven Year Fast – 13:59
- Force Feeding in the Asylum – 24:56
- The Asylum, a poem by Martha Nasch – 40:09
Michael’s Beer Pairings:
- Celebrator Doppelbock, Privatbrauerei Ayinger (paired to News Reports) – 11:02
- CPB, Lupulin Brewing Company (paird to Force Feeding in the Asylum) – 23:32
- The Abyss, Deschutes Brewing Company (paired to The Asylum) – 39:23
Interview Highlights:
- How Jodi and Janelle came to write about poems from an asylum – 15:37
- How Martha ended up in the Asylum – 18:23
- Going viral, 1934-style – 21:33
- Martha not eating – 28:23
- The husband who committed her: villain or victim? – 33:10
- Life after an asylum – 41:47
- Happy times in an asylum – 48:20
- Crossing war-torn country in a wheelchair with Wyatt Earp’s father – 53:20
COMING NEXT MONTH: Janet Raye Stevens, time travel
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Gabriel’s Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology
- Release of Saint in the Cellar by Laura Vosika and Chris R. Powell, available in print, ebook, and hard cover.
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