Pat Johnson Walker of Roswell, GA, joins Barbara to discuss the publication of her first novel, The Mountains Don’t Forget, launching in late August 2026.

Corrections to recording: Prudence Massey is based on Pat Walker's great grandmother, not her aunt. Our guest today goes by the name of Pat Walker Johnson, not Patricia. I regret these errors.

Links

Pre-order: https://www.colorfulcrowpublishing.com/products/p/pre-order-the-mountains-dont-forget-pat-w-johnson-paperback

News about Book Launch: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10243499299808852&set=a.10202231389976898

Barbara analyzes the 1953 novel The Go-Between. Is it good? Worth reading? What does it help us understand about Victorian/Edwardian England, the UK, and fiction writing? This is a solo podcast.

Creativity comes in all shapes and sizes. In this first episode of Season Nine, Barbara talks with Jon Rackley of Dalton, GA, about how he uses creativity in his industrial setting (safety compliance) and more to the point, public speaking, through his experience in Toastmasters, International.

Links:

Toastmasters International (find a local group): https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club

Barbara Tucker’s website: https://www.barbaragrahamtucker.net

Dr. Tami Tomasello, Associate Professor Communication at Dalton State College, joins us to discuss creativity, boredom, AI, and online teaching, sharing from her vast knowledge of mass media and communication studies.

Books mentioned

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman

The Shallows by Nicholas Carr

Hitmakers by Derek Thompson

Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi

How we Got to Now by Steven Johnson

Barbara talks about her latest book and gets personal and a little controversial.

Barbara Tucker and Linda Gambill, author of The Geography of Desire: A Memoir of West Africa, discuss this new memoir about Linda’s time in the Peace Corps in The Gambia. Leaving the United States in 1979, Linda spent three years as a volunteer in health education. Her heartfelt memoir explores her immersion in a new culture, struggles, and joys.

lindagambill.com

The Geography of Desire on Amazon

The Geography of Desire on Barnes and Noble

Apprentice House Press

Barbara interviews visual artist Daryl Thetford of Chattanooga in this episode. They talk about how he moved from being a mental health professional to a professional artist, his processes, and the connections of written art and visual media.

Daryl’s work can be seen here:

https://darylthetford.com/

https://chauvetarts.com/artist/daryl-thetford

https://www.wescover.com/creator/daryl-thetford?srsltid=AfmBOooCXofftp2f_60-iU3h5Pxzrc43nT-D1qMeYdmOiM70PNLTMvMD

https://holtermuseum.org/exhibitions/daryl-thetford/

In this solo podcast, Barbara Tucker shares from her 50 years of experience studying public speaking, rants against Generative AI, and throws in some other thoughts to enlighten or infuriate you.