Starting a literary podcast with Tavi Taylor Black and Christine Junge

Tavi Taylor Black and Christine Junge are the podcasters behind
The Personal Element, a monthly discussion about one essay that
both writers loved. On this episode, they take us through their
podcasting process, and we discuss an essay from Cindy House's
forthcoming collection "Mother Noise."


A transcript and more podcast info are available on the episode
page.


About our guests


Christine Junge and Tavi Black met when they were working on
their MFAs at Lesley University in the early 2000s. They became
fast friends after sharing conversations about books, love, and
life over meals in the cafeteria and drinks at the Lizard Lounge.
Since graduating, they often read and critique each other’s work.
They are both really excited to be sharing The Personal Element
podcast with listeners. Follow the podcast on Instagram or
Facebook.


More about Christine


Christine is currently shopping two novels to agents. She lives
in San Jose, CA, with her husband and baby. She’s also hard at
work on her next book, which features a character dealing with
debilitating anxiety. You can read Christine's essay, which we
talk about in Season 1: Episode 3, Taking Control of My Body
Image, which was originally published in Chicken Soup for the
Soul. Find out more info about Christine on her website.


More about Tavi


Tavi lives on Vashon Island outside of Seattle with her husband,
daughter, and a full household of pets. Tavi's debut novel with
TouchPoint Press, Where Are We Tomorrow? is about four
women working backstage on a rock tour. Her next projects are a
historical fiction set in 1913 in Bar Harbor, Maine due out in
January of 2023, and a middle-grade fantasy novel she wrote with
her daughter. You can find out more about Tavi on her
website or on Instagram.