Category Archives: Original Craft Productions

A message to Dino Tripodis’s mother: He’s working!

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Doug Dangler

Dino Tripodis started gracing Columbus radio nearly 25 years ago as part of the Dino and Stacy duo, and he’s transitioned to podcasting with Whiskey Business, more writing, and a return to stand up comedy. He dropped by WCBE recently … Continue reading →

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Paul M. Sutter Puts You in Your Place in the Universe

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Doug Dangler

The universe is endlessly vast and can seem incomprehensible. However, it’s not as incomprehensible as you might think. In his book Your Place in the Universe: Understanding Our Big, Messy Existence, astrophysicist Paul M. Sutter explains a lot about what … Continue reading →

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Margaret Peterson Haddix and the Children of Exile

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Doug Dangler

I find dystopian novels one of the most interesting forms of science fiction. From 1984 to Fahrenheit 451, authors have created futures that we fear may come to pass (if they haven’t already). Margaret Peterson Haddix is known for her juvenile … Continue reading →

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Think you know mitochondria? Think again says Michael W Gray

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Doug Dangler

“I never learned to do taxes at school but I know the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.” The phrase “the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell” has become a common punchline in a lot of jokes online, … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween 2018

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Doug Dangler

It’s here again: Halloween, that time of year when Craft goes a little crazy and gives the world a variety of questionable stories and interviews. We cover all the greatest Halloween hits: cannibalism, zombies, serial killers, where to buy super science … Continue reading →

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Celeste Ng receives 2018 Ohioana award for fiction

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Doug Dangler

Ohio author Celeste Ng is the 2018 Ohioana Fiction Award winner for her book Little Fires Everywhere. Listen in as we discuss what it’s like to win an Ohioana award; how she ensured that she got the details right about … Continue reading →

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Henry Alford: So you think you can contact improv?

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Doug Dangler

Did your school have mandatory square dancing lesson? Mine did, which may be why I’ll never wear western plaid again. Humorist and participatory journalist Henry Alford has not only written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, Vanity … Continue reading →

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Billy Boyd: Art imitates life

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Doug Dangler

One of my favorite exchanges in the first Lord of the Rings movie occurs after Aragorn tells the hobbits to stop eating and get walking: Aragorn: Gentlemen! We do not stop ’til nightfall. Pippin: But what about breakfast? Aragorn: You’ve … Continue reading →

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Thomas Ian Nicholas: From actor to producer to musician

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Doug Dangler

Actor Thomas Ian Nicholas has appeared in many films, starring in Rookie of the Year and playing Kevin Myers in the American Pie franchise. He’s also a musician, producer, and writer. His latest work in production involves magicians and vampires, … Continue reading →

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Steven Wright’s favorite joke

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Doug Dangler

Steven Wright is one of a handful of comics I’ve paid to see perform live, although that says more about how cheap I am than it does about comics. At any rate, it was great to talk to him and … Continue reading →

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