Worlds Within is a podcast about the art of place-based storytelling, exploring the real and imagined landscapes that shape a story. In each episode, Jenna Brack and Adrienne Garrison sit down with storytellers to talk about how they make their worlds vivid and immersive on the page (and beyond.) <br/><br/><a href="https://adriennegarrison.substack.com/s/worlds-within-the-art-of-place-based?utm_medium=podcast">adriennegarrison.substack.com</a>
Worlds Within: The Art of Place-Based Storytelling
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Worlds Within is a podcast about the art of place-based storytelling, exploring the real and imagined landscapes that shape a story. In each episode, Jenna Brack and Adrienne Garrison sit down with storytellers to talk about how they make their worlds vivid and immersive on the page (and beyond.) <br/><br/><a href="https://adriennegarrison.substack.com/s/worlds-within-the-art-of-place-based?utm_medium=podcast">adriennegarrison.substack.com</a>
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April 15, 2026
Episode 6: Landscapes Real and Imagined with Jonathan Rogers
<p>Worlds Within is a podcast miniseries about place-based storytelling. On each episode, we talk with creators about the landscapes that shape stories, and the stories that shape landscapes.</p><p>In this episode, we talk with author and storyteller Jonathan Rogers about the landscapes that shape our imagination and the role of place in the creative life.</p><p>Jonathan reflects on his upbringing in Georgia and his life in Nashville, sharing how swamps, caves, and creative community have influenced his storytelling. He invites us to consider how place is not only geography, but also the people and relationships that give it meaning.</p><p>Throughout the conversation, Jonathan offers insight into the craft of writing place: how setting creates both limits and opportunities, how attention shapes originality, and how the visible world is shaped by deeper, often unseen forces.</p><p>We hope this episode encourages you to notice more closely the places you inhabit and to discover the stories waiting there.</p><p><strong>Bio</strong>: Jonathan Rogers is the author of several acclaimed books of fiction and nonfiction. He calls his fiction “fantasy adventure stories told in an American accent.” His novels, including <a target="_blank" href="https://store.rabbitroom.com/collections/the-wilderking-trilogy?srsltid=AfmBOorTA4naL5QazvJ6uUUr44WTQgxAL3y6EPSb6myDU-nsg0fbXQTp">The Wilderking Trilogy</a> and The Charlatan’s Boy, are fantasy adventure stories shaped more by American vernacular storytelling than by high fantasy, drawing on the humor and rhythms of Twain rather than Tolkien. His nonfiction works, The World According to Narnia, Saint Patrick, and The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O’Connor, also trace the themes of divine comedy and the redemptive power of joy.</p><p>Hear more from Jonathan on <a target="_blank" href="https://thehabit.co/the-habit-podcast/">The Habit Podcast</a>, or connect with others and keep learning from him in his <a target="_blank" href="https://thehabit.co/">online writing community. </a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://adriennegarrison.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">adriennegarrison.substack.com</a>
April 1, 2026
Episode 5: The Particulars of Place with Jen Pollock Michel
<p>Worlds Within is a podcast miniseries about place-based storytelling. On each episode, we talk with creators about the landscapes that shape stories, and the stories that shape landscapes.</p><p>In this episode, we talk with author Jen Pollock Michel about her experiences of home, as well as the practices keeping her grounded to her location and nurturing her creative life. </p><p>Jen shares about her move from Toronto to Cincinnati and describes how she connected to a new home through local history and a favorite bookstore. After experiencing many moves, Jen reminds us that home is not found in nostalgia for the past, but in the ground beneath our feet. </p><p>Together, we explore a passage from Annie Dillard’s Holy is the Firm and consider how Dillard illuminates the particulars of a single moment through immersive and vivid detail. </p><p>Jen also tells us about the habits nourishing her writing life, such as regular journaling and keeping a commonplace book. We hope you will be encouraged to keep noticing the particulars of the places around you. </p><p><strong>Bio</strong>: Jen Pollock Michel is an author, speaker, and mentor in the MFA in creative writing at<a target="_blank" href="https://www.whitworth.edu/cms/academics/mfa-in-creative-writing/"> Whitworth University.</a> She is the award-winning author of five books: <a target="_blank" href="http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/a-habit-called-faith/402550">A Habit Called Faith</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ivpress.com/surprised-by-paradox">Surprised by Paradox</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ivpress.com/keeping-place">Keeping Place</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ivpress.com/teach-us-to-want">Teach Us to Want</a>, and<a target="_blank" href="http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/in-good-time/403210"> </a><a target="_blank" href="http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/in-good-time/403210">In Good Time</a>. Her new book <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-rule-for-the-rest-of-us-an-ancient-practice-for-clarity-and-courage-commitment-and-the-art-of-care-jen-pollock-michel/253ee3ae8415e462">A Rule for the Rest of Us</a> is forthcoming in fall 2026. Jen holds a B.A. in French from Wheaton College, an M.A. in Literature from Northwestern University, and an M.F.A from Seattle Pacific University. After eleven years of raising a family in Toronto, Jen now lives in Cincinnati with her husband in a near-empty nest.</p><p><strong>//</strong></p><p>Worlds Within: The Art of Place-Based Storytelling is a podcast miniseries exploring how writers bring landscapes to life on the page—and how attention to place helps us feel more at home in the world.</p><p>Hosted by Jenna Brack and Adrienne Garrison, two writers drawn to art with a strong sense of place.</p><p>Jenna Brack is the author of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.meadowlarkbookstore.com/product/pass-through-place-by-jenna-brack/ULPWYB5IDTVIQ7LC2XESVTDC?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false">Pass-Through Place</a> (Meadowlark Press, 2026), a collection of essays shaped by growing up in central Kansas. Her essays and poetry have been featured in Every Day Poems, Coffee + Crumbs, Fathom, The Sunlight Press, and others. A former educator and college instructor, Jenna now encourages other writers through editing and coaching. She holds an MA in English from Kansas State University and currently lives with her family in Germany.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.meadowlarkbookstore.com/product/pass-through-place-by-jenna-brack/ULPWYB5IDTVIQ7LC2XESVTDC?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false">Pre-order Pass-Through Place.</a> Follow Jenna on Substack: <a target="_blank" href="https://jennabrack.substack.com/">https://jennabrack.substack.com/</a></p><p>Adrienne Garrison is a writer, educator, and podcaster based in Bloomington, Indiana. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Pacific University and has published work in Coffee + Crumbs, Literary Mama, and LETTERS Journal. Adrienne co-hosts the Exhale Creativity podcast, mentors young writers, and is currently seeking representation for her first novel. Follow Adrienne: <a target="_blank" href="https://adriennegarrison.substack.com/">https://adriennegarrison.substack.com/</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://adriennegarrison.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">adriennegarrison.substack.com</a>
March 18, 2026
Episode 4: A Fresh Angle with Filmmaker David Whitaker
<p>Worlds Within is a podcast miniseries about place-based storytelling. On each episode, we talk with creators about the landscapes that shape stories, and the stories that shape landscapes.</p><p>In this episode, we hear from filmmaker <a target="_blank" href="https://www.asbury.edu/directory/entry/david-whitaker/">David Whitaker</a>. David shares about his journey into film, as well as the influence of the faith community and Appalachian landscape around him. He cites C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as literary influences, and we consider how these authors create immersive, cinematic worlds in their fiction.</p><p>We also discuss David’s film Quest for Beauty, a documentary exploring the life and work of William Schickel, a twentieth-century Catholic artist. David reminds us that art is often found in a simple “turn” or shift that illuminates something true.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Quest-Beauty-David-Whitaker/dp/B0FBM45SNP">Quest for Beauty</a> is available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime.</p><p><strong>Bio</strong>: David is a professor of film at Asbury University. He holds an MFA in Film and TV Production from Asbury University and a Masters in Creative Enterprise from the University of Reading (red-ing) in England. Before that, he worked in Hollywood in both production and digital rights management, serving clients from major studios like 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Lionsgate, MGM, and others. And in his free time, he continues to work on everything from feature films to commercials.</p><p>Keep the conversation going in the comments section below!</p><p><strong>What are some films that made you feel as though you were truly immersed in the setting of the film?</strong></p><p><strong>//</strong></p><p>Worlds Within: The Art of Place-Based Storytelling is a podcast miniseries exploring how writers bring landscapes to life on the page—and how attention to place helps us feel more at home in the world.</p><p>Hosted by Jenna Brack and Adrienne Garrison, two writers drawn to art with a strong sense of place.</p><p>Jenna Brack is the author of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.meadowlarkbookstore.com/product/pass-through-place-by-jenna-brack/ULPWYB5IDTVIQ7LC2XESVTDC?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false">Pass-Through Place</a> (Meadowlark Press, 2026), a collection of essays shaped by growing up in central Kansas. Her essays and poetry have been featured in Every Day Poems, Coffee + Crumbs, Fathom, The Sunlight Press, and others. A former educator and college instructor, Jenna now encourages other writers through editing and coaching. She holds an MA in English from Kansas State University and currently lives with her family in Germany.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.meadowlarkbookstore.com/product/pass-through-place-by-jenna-brack/ULPWYB5IDTVIQ7LC2XESVTDC?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false">Pre-order Pass-Through Place.</a> Follow Jenna on Substack: <a target="_blank" href="https://jennabrack.substack.com/">https://jennabrack.substack.com/</a></p><p>Adrienne Garrison is a writer, educator, and podcaster based in Bloomington, Indiana. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Pacific University and has published work in Coffee + Crumbs, Literary Mama, and LETTERS Journal. Adrienne co-hosts the Exhale Creativity podcast, mentors young writers, and is currently seeking representation for her first novel. Follow Adrienne: <a target="_blank" href="https://adriennegarrison.substack.com/">https://adriennegarrison.substack.com/</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://adriennegarrison.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">adriennegarrison.substack.com</a>
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