Read and Write with Natasha

Imagine being just 20 years old when police force you to confess to a double murder you didn’t commit.  Then imagine spending the next 21 years of your life behind bars, with no hope of release. This isn’t fiction; it’s the reality Deon Patrick lived before his exoneration in 2014. In this powerful conversation, Deon s

What would drive someone to leave behind a comfortable six-figure corporate career and sell everything they own to pursue writing?  For JD Barker, New York Times bestselling author and collaborator with James Patterson, it was a calculated risk that changed everything. In this conversation, Barker reveals the eerie ins

What if anyone could have a biological child with anyone, regardless of gender, fertility, or age? That’s the provocative premise behind Baby X, the new novel by author and bioethicist Kira Peikoff.  In this episode, we explore the world of In Vitro Gametogenesis (IVG), a cutting-edge technology that transforms ordinar

What happens when a marketing strategist decides history shouldn"t be boring? In this captivating conversation, Paul Lloyd Hemphill shares how a simple question to his teenagers about history sparked an unexpected creative journey. When they repeatedly called history "boring," Hemphill set out to change the narrative,

What makes a truly unforgettable literary villain?  According to bestselling thriller author Gary Braver, it"s not mustache-twirling evil, but rather those "sweet smelling reasons" that justify their actions in their minds.  Drawing from over four decades of teaching creative writing and penning critically acclaimed my

What does it take to reinvent your life in your 40s, face down hundreds of rejections, and still come out on top? In this episode, I speak with Dr. Christina LePort, a former cardiologist turned medical thriller author, about her remarkable journey from the operating room to the written word. Born in Bologna, Italy, Ch