Columbus author and native Hanif Abdurraqib joins this episode of Craft to discuss his latest book There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, his writing process, his views on success, reflections on his family and experiences growing up in Columbus, and the personal significance of his work.

Poet, essayist and Ohio State University faculty member Zoë Brigley joins Craft for a conversation that also touches on the art of writing, the intimacy of letters, and the joys of interviewing poets about their creative process.

Craft features a conversation with Dr. Jillian Scudder, an astrophysicist and Oberlin College Associate Professor of physics and astronomy, who discusses her journey through space, dinosaurs, and volcanoes and explains cosmic wonders such as why the Milky Way smells of rum and raspberries, the dimming of the universe, and diamond rain on Neptune.

Nita joins Craft to describe her writing journey, challenges, and successes, and the persistence that helped land her first book deal.

 Singer-songwriter Richard Shindell joins Doug Dangler on Craft ahead of his upcoming show with Six String Concerts.

New Orleans singer-songwriter, lyrical guitarist, and composer Joy Clark speaks with Doug Dangler on this edition of Craft. Clark appears with Six String Concerts in Columbus on Friday, November 10th with guitarist and singer-songwriter Brooks Williams.

Craig Carothers discusses how long it can take to write a song and more with Doug Dangler in this edition of Craft.

This edition of Craft features Brendan Ballou, whose recent expose, Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America, was published in May.

You may have heard of Darrell Scott through the repeated use of his song “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” on the TV show Justified, but his back catalog is full of equally compelling Americana and country music. Scott chats with Doug Dangler on this edition of Craft ahead of his May 13 Columbus concert.

On this edition of Craft, Doug Dangler chats with former two-term Ohio governor and author Richard Celeste who has released his memoir, In the Heart of It All: An Unvarnished Account of My Life in Public Service. Celeste will appear at the 2023 Ohioana Book Festival on Saturday, April 22.