Writers Latitude Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/writerslatitude A podcast about writers, their work, and the things they care about. Hosted by novelist Joe Samuel Starnes. © 2025 Dynamic Art and Motion Media Group, LLC 31941fa1-1c76-5711-9313-f1e45a46e807 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:36:07 -0400 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:12:14 -0500 http://writerslatitude.com https://img.transistor.fm/0UsVYyzF4ocRzbhCBcFo0d-0PNwNf8tMK4CeWJ94LaU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE4MjcvMTU1NTUy/OTM0OS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.jpg Writers Latitude http://writerslatitude.com episodic Joe Samuel Starnes A podcast about writers, their work, and the things they care about. Hosted by novelist Joe Samuel Starnes. A podcast about writers, their work, and the things they care about. writer, author, literature, novel, book, story, bestseller Anthony Sergi No No Actor Tim Lounibos with Leth Oun, author of A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service 11 11 Actor Tim Lounibos with Leth Oun, author of A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service full ef45cb05-3ad8-4376-b646-bcdd611ce549 https://share.transistor.fm/s/16eb8558 A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service was published in print in February and released as an audiobook narrated by actor Tim Lounibos in October. In this discussion, which features Lounibos reading selections, Oun and Lounibos and coauthor Joe Samuel Starnes discuss the book and take questions from the audience at the Collingswood Book Festival. Oun’s story includes hard memories of his childhood in Cambodia where his father was executed by the Khmer Rouge and he and his surviving family were enslaved in the Killing Fields for almost four years. Oun later survived a year of homelessness then nearly four years in refugee camps. Arriving in America, seventeen and penniless, Oun struggled, washing dishes at a Chinese restaurant for $3.15 an hour. He persevered, earning college degrees before completing thousands of hours of training to pursue a career in the Secret Service. Through it all, Oun displays truly inspiring resilience that leads to great achievements.

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]]> A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service was published in print in February and released as an audiobook narrated by actor Tim Lounibos in October. In this discussion, which features Lounibos reading selections, Oun and Lounibos and coauthor Joe Samuel Starnes discuss the book and take questions from the audience at the Collingswood Book Festival. Oun’s story includes hard memories of his childhood in Cambodia where his father was executed by the Khmer Rouge and he and his surviving family were enslaved in the Killing Fields for almost four years. Oun later survived a year of homelessness then nearly four years in refugee camps. Arriving in America, seventeen and penniless, Oun struggled, washing dishes at a Chinese restaurant for $3.15 an hour. He persevered, earning college degrees before completing thousands of hours of training to pursue a career in the Secret Service. Through it all, Oun displays truly inspiring resilience that leads to great achievements.

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]]> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:06:41 -0400 Joe Samuel Starnes Joe Samuel Starnes 2970 A Refugee’s American Dream: From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service was published in print in February and released as an audiobook narrated by actor Tim Lounibos in October. In this discussion, which features Lounibos reading selections, Oun and Lounibos and coauthor Joe Samuel Starnes discuss the book and take questions from the audience at the Collingswood Book Festival. Oun’s story includes hard memories of his childhood in Cambodia where his father was executed by the Khmer Rouge and he and his surviving family were enslaved in the Killing Fields for almost four years. Oun later survived a year of homelessness then nearly four years in refugee camps. Arriving in America, seventeen and penniless, Oun struggled, washing dishes at a Chinese restaurant for $3.15 an hour. He persevered, earning college degrees before completing thousands of hours of training to pursue a career in the Secret Service. Through it all, Oun displays truly inspiring resilience that leads to great achievements.

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About the Book:
www.lethounbook.com

 


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]]> writer, author, literature, autobiography, biography, Joe Samuel Starnes, Leth Oun, Tim Lounibos, Cambodia, Cambodian refugee, Killing Fields, Secret Service, Collingswood, Collingswood book festival No Smokin' Joe and Jersey Joe 10 10 Smokin' Joe and Jersey Joe full e4363623-867d-40d1-8897-b30ae0977acb https://share.transistor.fm/s/b9bfc00e Tue, 17 Dec 2019 16:15:00 -0500 Joe Samuel Starnes Joe Samuel Starnes 3480 This panel recorded at the Collingswood Book Festival focuses on the lives of heavyweight boxing champions Joe Frazier and Jersey Joe Walcott. Mark Kram Jr., author of Smokin’ Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier, and Vincent Cream, Walcott’s grandson who wrote the foreword of the 2012 biography of Walcott, discuss the fighters. This panel recorded at the Collingswood Book Festival focuses on the lives of heavyweight boxing champions Joe Frazier and Jersey Joe Walcott. Mark Kram Jr., author of Smokin’ Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier, and Vincent Cream, Walcott’s grandson who wrote t writer, author, literature, boxing, Joe Samuel Starnes, Joe Frazier, Jersey Joe Walcott, Vincent Cream, Mark Kram Jr., Smokin' Joe, Jersey Joe, Collingswood, Collingswood book festival No Jonathan Miles 9 9 Jonathan Miles full 7b926b98-6e76-4b8c-99b8-e6f8258fc269 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3ccc41c6 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0500 Joe Samuel Starnes Joe Samuel Starnes 3127 Miles’ novel Anatomy of a Miracle, published in 2018, was selected as the town book for the 2019 Collingswood Book Festival. This discussion from the festival explores the novel and his close friendship with Mississippi author Larry Brown. Miles’ novel Anatomy of a Miracle, published in 2018, was selected as the town book for the 2019 Collingswood Book Festival. This discussion from the festival explores the novel and his close friendship with Mississippi author Larry Brown. writer, author, literature, novel, book, miracle, Jonathan Miles, Miles, Anatomy of a Miracle, Collingswood, Collingswood book festival No Politics on the Page 8 8 Politics on the Page full 2193f590-5b42-439c-8423-94d0f4407df3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/67150396 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:54:00 -0400 Joe Samuel Starnes Joe Samuel Starnes 3478 This panel recorded at the 2019 Collingswood Book Festival features Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch leading a discussion with Jo Piazza, author of the politically minded novel Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, and Shauna L. Shames, coauthor of Survive and Resist: The Definitive Guide to Dystopian Politics. This panel recorded at the 2019 Collingswood Book Festival features Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Will Bunch leading a discussion with Jo Piazza, author of the politically minded novel Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, and Shauna L. Shames, coauthor of Surv writer, author, literature, Collingswood, women in politics, women writers, politics, novel, female political writer, Jo Piazza, Will Bunch, Shauna L. Shames, Survive and Resist: The Definitive Guide to Dystopian Politics, Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win No Goodbye to the World’s Greatest Bookstore 7 7 Goodbye to the World’s Greatest Bookstore full aac215f6-7e71-4472-92e0-3b6e36ad3b78 https://share.transistor.fm/s/339d8673 Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:30:00 -0400 Joe Samuel Starnes Joe Samuel Starnes 2935 My all-time favorite bookstore, Port Richmond Books—with an inventory of several hundred thousand used and rare books in an old movie house in Philadelphia—is closing this fall. I celebrate the store’s glorious 16 years in business with Greg Gillespie, founder and owner, and writer William Hastings. We also discuss the future of bookselling, the devastation of a digital culture in which rolling robots deliver books, and much else. My all-time favorite bookstore, Port Richmond Books—with an inventory of several hundred thousand used and rare books in an old movie house in Philadelphia—is closing this fall. I celebrate the store’s glorious 16 years in business with Greg Gillespie, fo Joe Samuel Starnes, William Hastings, writer, author, bookstore, Greg Gillespie, Port Richmond, independent bookstore No Tony Knighton 5 5 Tony Knighton full 62e41e85-cf1b-430b-b37a-9f7bc8e637a7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1cb42af0 Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:00:00 -0400 Joe Samuel Starnes Joe Samuel Starnes 3350 A longtime veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, Tony Knighton is the author of Three Hours Past Midnight, a crime novel, and Happy Hour and Other Philadelphia Cruelties, a novella and collection of short stories. He discusses his gritty Philadelphia-based work, the city he knows like the back of his hand, the late Larry Brown, and much else. A longtime veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, Tony Knighton is the author of Three Hours Past Midnight, a crime novel, and Happy Hour and Other Philadelphia Cruelties, a novella and collection of short stories. He discusses his gritty Philadelph Tony Knighton, Three Hours Past Midnight, Happy Hour and Other Philadelphia Cruelties, Philadelphia, PA, novel, author, literature, Larry Brown Yes Jessica Handler 4 4 Jessica Handler full bd8c43e3-abc7-459f-bed2-b71a6fefb337 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6da21e76 Thu, 23 May 2019 15:00:00 -0400 Joe Samuel Starnes Joe Samuel Starnes 3257 Jessica Handler, author of the novel The Magnetic Girl, explores the myth and legend of Lulu Hurst, a teenager from rural Georgia whose alleged powers enthralled the nation in the 1880s, and explains why she wrote a novel about her. Handler, an Atlanta resident, also discusses her award-winning nonfiction. Jessica Handler, author of the novel The Magnetic Girl, explores the myth and legend of Lulu Hurst, a teenager from rural Georgia whose alleged powers enthralled the nation in the 1880s, and explains why she wrote a novel about her. Handler, an Atlanta re Handler, Magnetic Girl, Invisible Sisters, Braving the Fire, Atlanta, Cedartown, GA, Georgia, novel, author, literature, No Kevin Catalano 3 3 Kevin Catalano full 9488a4eb-179d-4df3-89bd-a72004272c91 https://share.transistor.fm/s/61c902a1 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 01:26:00 -0400 Joe Samuel Starnes Joe Samuel Starnes 3092 The author of the novel Where the Sun Shines Out talks about why he writes dark stories, meeting ex-Munchkins from the Wizard of Oz, and his obsession with Abraham Lincoln, among other topics. The author of the novel Where the Sun Shines Out talks about why he writes dark stories, meeting ex-Munchkins from the Wizard of Oz, and his obsession with Abraham Lincoln, among other topics. writer, author, literature, novel, book, story, bestseller Yes William Hastings 2 2 William Hastings full 3f68932f-2471-43fa-a5c5-e898c96a4bf8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2a917d5b Mon, 29 Apr 2019 01:07:00 -0400 Joe Samuel Starnes Joe Samuel Starnes 3613 Hastings, author of the novel The Howling Ages and the nonfiction book The Hard Way, works as a farmhand and a bookseller. He discusses his writing as well as the late, great Jim Harrison. Hastings, author of the novel The Howling Ages and the nonfiction book The Hard Way, works as a farmhand and a bookseller. He discusses his writing as well as the late, great Jim Harrison. writer, author, literature, novel, book, story, bestseller Yes