Emerging Form is a podcast about the creative process in which a journalist (Christie Aschwanden) and a poet (Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer) discuss creative conundrums over wine. Each episode concludes with a game of two questions in which a guest joins in to help answer questions about the week's topic. Season one guests include poets, novelists, journalists, a song writer, a circus performer, a sketch artist and a winemaker. <br/><br/><a href="https://emergingform.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">emergingform.substack.com</a>
Emerging Form
Claim This Podcastby Christie Aschwanden
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204 episodes
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Emerging Form is a podcast about the creative process in which a journalist (Christie Aschwanden) and a poet (Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer) discuss creative conundrums over wine. Each episode concludes with a game of two questions in which a guest joins in to help answer questions about the week's topic. Season one guests include poets, novelists, journalists, a song writer, a circus performer, a sketch artist and a winemaker. <br/><br/><a href="https://emergingform.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">emergingform.substack.com</a>
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July 30, 2026
Episode 170: Elizabeth Preston on Getting From Big Idea to Book
<p>“Sometimes I let the subconscious deal with it,” says science writer Elizabeth Preston, author of the new book <a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741329/the-creatures-guide-to-caring-by-elizabeth-preston/">The Creature’s Guide to Caring, How animal parents teach us that humans were born to care.</a> In this interview, we talk about the evolution of a manuscript–how she went from the “Big Idea” to the actual book. Other threads include the importance of walking away, balancing parenting with a writing life, why humor helps, the invitation to be bold, and how the “gnomes in the back of my head” have helped Elizabeth solve structural problems with her creative projects.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://elizabethgpreston.com/"><strong>Elizabeth Preston</strong></a> is a science journalist who contributes regularly to The New York Times and has written for Science, The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, Orion, Slate, Audubon, Discover, National Geographic, and others. She is a winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award. Preston is also a humor writer whose work has appeared in outlets such as McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Parents, and Real Simple, and was the editor of Muse, a magazine about science and ideas for kids. She lives in Massachusetts. Her new book is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741329/the-creatures-guide-to-caring-by-elizabeth-preston/">The Creature’s Guide to Caring: How animal parents teach us that humans were born to care</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://emergingform.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">emergingform.substack.com/subscribe</a>
July 16, 2026
Episode 169: Roberta Kwok on the Slow Path to Epiphany
Science writer Roberta Kwok discusses the slow, patient journey to discovery and the gifts of consistent effort in this interview.
July 2, 2026
Episode 168: Eric Zimmer on Trust, Motivation and Asking for Help
Host and author Eric Zimmer discusses trust, motivation, and asking for help in the creative process during this interview.
204 total episodes available with 13 transcripts
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