Author Archives: Doug Dangler

About Doug Dangler

Current: Host of Craft on WCBE, 90.5 FM, central Ohio's NPR station. Former: creator, host, and producer of Writers Talk

How to Survive a Summer: Nick White tells all

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Ohio State Professor Nick White had a secret, one he didn’t want to tell himself or anyone else: he was gay. But, like most secrets, it eventually came to light, for him in a surprisingly hopeful way. The protagonist of his … Continue reading →

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Ikea Idea

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Doug Dangler

A nightmare scenario: cheap Nordic prices and a wild population. Join us. http://www.crafttheshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Craft-2017-6-13-Ikeamp3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Wild Goose Live Returns! June 6th

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Doug Dangler
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Comedy from pain: Columbus comic Leslie Battle

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Columbus comedian Leslie Battle is no stranger to struggle. What makes her special is the ability to make others laugh with her at life’s trials and oddities. Listen in as we discuss the decidedly unfunny event that led her to comedy, … Continue reading →

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Letting the past have its say: Jennifer Schlueter and Patience Worth

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Ohio State University Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Theatre Jennifer Schlueter is a playwright and her latest, Patience Worth, premiered in March in St Louis and will have a two-day run on May 19-20 at Ohio … Continue reading →

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And the winner is…Colson Whitehead!

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Life is made up of surprising coincidences. Examples: Colson Whitehead was awarded the  2017 Pulitzer Prize for fiction on April 11  for his book Underground Railroad, and he’s in Columbus on April 28 with the Bexley Library. AND he’s this … Continue reading →

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Cara Malek: How to zip a two-headed dragon

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Character riggers create digital puppets for animation, the code that brings to life your favorite personalities like Po in Kung Fu Panda or Toothless in How To Train Your Dragon. Cara Malek worked as a rigger on both of these … Continue reading →

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Ohioana Interviews: Linda Kass

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Doug Dangler

I had a great talk with author and bookstore owner Linda Kass at the 2017 Ohioana Book Festival. Her book, Tasa’s Song, is a fictionalized version of her mother’s life during World War 2. Kass is also the owner of … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Chiaverini on the women around John Wilkes Booth

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Doug Dangler

What drives an assassin? What makes someone break past societal barriers and kill a president? Jennifer Chiaverini , author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, The Spymistress, and Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule, explores this territory in Fates and Traitors, a fictional history of … Continue reading →

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Craft Goes LIVE: Lina Ferreira at Wild Goose Live

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Doug Dangler
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