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<b> Tandy Culpepper Talks to Filmmaker Vishavjit Singh about His New Short Animated Film, <i>American Sikh</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks to Filmmaker Vishavjit Singh about His New Short Animated Film, American Sikh

Film, NewsmakersDecember 24, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

In the Republic, the philosopher Plato notably penned that “Our need will be the real creator.” A rephrasing of those words survives to this day:…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks with Actress Aba Arthur about her Work in <i>The Color Purple</i> & More</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks with Actress Aba Arthur about her Work in The Color Purple & More

Film, NewsmakersDecember 21, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

  Aba Arthur is an actor, playwright, filmmaker, and author. This multi-hyphenate woman knew what she wanted her future to look like from day one. …

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks with Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter John Ondrasik AKA Five For Fighting</i>: Ukraine and Afghanistan, Music & More</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks with Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter John Ondrasik AKA Five For Fighting: Ukraine and Afghanistan, Music & More

NewsmakersNovember 8, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

You may know him as John Ondrasik. You may know him by his stage name Five for Fighting. No matter. By any name, this acclaimed…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks Writing and War Correspondence with Veteran Broadcast Journalist Don Dahler</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks Writing and War Correspondence with Veteran Broadcast Journalist Don Dahler

NewsmakersNovember 6, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

  I’d been trying to schedule an interview with veteran broadcast journalist Don Dahler (most recently of CBS News) for weeks. We finally found a…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks Israel, Hamas, and Politics with Award-winning <i>Christian Science Monitor</i> Correspondent Francine Kiefer</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks Israel, Hamas, and Politics with Award-winning Christian Science Monitor Correspondent Francine Kiefer

NewsmakersOctober 18, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

For several months, I had been trying to pin down journalist Francine Kiefer for an interview regarding her award-winning work as West Coast bureau chief…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks with Judy Lev about her Groundbreaking New Memoir, <i>Our Names Do Not Appear</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks with Judy Lev about her Groundbreaking New Memoir, Our Names Do Not Appear

BooksAugust 18, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

  Judy Lev (the pen name for Judy Labensohn) is an American-Israeli writer whose new memoir — Our Names Do Not Appear —  breaks new ground…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks Menopause, Mayhem & Mirth in Pamela Skjolsvik’s Darkly-Comic Novel, <i>Forever 51</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks Menopause, Mayhem & Mirth in Pamela Skjolsvik’s Darkly-Comic Novel, Forever 51

BooksAugust 8, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

  Pamela Skjolsvik and I met in 2008 at Goucher College where we both were enrolled in the Creative Nonfiction MFA program.  We’ve kept in…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks Painting and Poetry with Chris Arvidson, Author of <i>The House Inside My Head</i></b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks Painting and Poetry with Chris Arvidson, Author of The House Inside My Head

BooksJuly 24, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

I caught up recently with a woman who, like me, graduated from Goucher College’s MFA program in Creative Nonfiction. She and I have been Facebook…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks with New Grammy Member Dr. James Michael Stevens, Educator and Prolific Composer</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks with New Grammy Member Dr. James Michael Stevens, Educator and Prolific Composer

UncategorizedJuly 22, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

I knew him eons ago when I was a high school English teacher and tennis coach in a Atmore, Alabama. He was on my tennis…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks to the “Queen of the Hollywood Press Junket,” Reba Merrill, About Big News Regarding the Oscar Folks</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks to the “Queen of the Hollywood Press Junket,” Reba Merrill, About Big News Regarding the Oscar Folks

Books, Film, TVJuly 22, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

Reba Merrill is an author, lecturer, and broadcast journalist. Reba and I crossed paths several decades back when I was host of a TV show…

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