Best Hannah Hartzler Podcasts (2025)

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Best-selling Novelist Caitlin Weaver Talks About Career Balance 30:10

4M ago30:10

30:10

Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I'm your host, Lisa Iannucci, and today my guest is Caitlin Weaver. Caitlin is the author of the best-selling novels Such a Good Family, and Things We Never Say. In addition, she's a writer and editor covering topics including health, style, parenting, and business for outlets like Well Plus Good, Business Inside…

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Susan Hartzler and Writing Dog-Friendly Travel and Lifestyle Content 39:45

4M ago39:45

39:45

Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I'm your host, Lisa Iannucci, and today my guest is Susan Hartzler. Susan is a full-time freelance writer and author who says that her journey as a writer has been both challenging and deeply rewarding. Honestly, I think like pretty much everything. Every writer can say that because it's that kind of a career, bu…

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Sean Kanan, Michele Kanan and their book Way of the Cobra Couples! 27:31

4M ago27:31

27:31

Welcome to The Write Start Podcast. I’m your host, Lisa Iannucci. Happy 2025 and I’m starting this podcast off on the right foot. Today my guest is actor/producer, SEAN KANAN and his wife MICHELE KANAN. Sean you know either from Netflix’s COBRA KAI (one of my favorite shows), CBS’s The Bold & The Beautiful, the original Karate Kid, his Emmy-winning…

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Samantha Puc Writes About LGBTQ+, Fat Representation and Grilled Cheese! 41:58

6M ago41:58

41:58

Samantha Puc (she/they) is a fat, disabled, lesbian writer and editor whose work focuses primarily on LGBTQ+ and fat representation in pop culture. Their writing has been featured on Polygon, Refinery29, Bitch Media, them., and elsewhere. Samantha is the Community Voices Blog Editor at NAAFA, the co-creator of Fatventure Mag, and a contributor to t…

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Camille Prairie Successfully Merges Molecular Biology & Medicine with Writing 31:15

6M ago31:15

31:15

Welcome to the Write Start Podcast. I’m your host Lisa Iannucci. Today on the show I’m talking to Camille Prairie. Camille holds a degree in Biology from Drexel University with a concentration in Cellular and Molecular Biology and two minors—one in neuroscience and one in Spanish. She also has a PGCert from Temple University in the Life Sciences an…

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Hannah Gordon - Storytelling, Trauma, & Creative Expression 38:02

7M ago38:02

38:02

Welcome to the Write Start Podcast with me, Lisa Iannucci. I've been a successful freelance writer for years, making my own hours and working wherever I want. Are you ready to start your freelance writing career? Do you want to take your current career to the next level? The Write Start Podcast is just what you need. It's not about writing as a sid…

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Ann Logue Turns Fascination for Money into Lucrative Writing Career 34:12

7M ago34:12

34:12

Welcome to The Write Start Podcast! I'm your host Lisa Iannucci and my guest this week is someone I’ve known for many years and I’m thrilled she’s here. Ann Logue (rhymes with vogue) is a writer specializing in business and finance. She is interested in the intersection of money, culture, investing, and technology. She is the author of five books, …

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Joni Sweet's Successful Writing Career 47:07

8M ago47:07

47:07

Welcome to the latest edition of The Write Start Podcast. I'm your host, Lisa Iannucci. I'm a successful freelance writer and have written, ghostwritten, co-written and contributed to more than 30 books. And I'm here to help other writers achieve the same success. Today, my guest is Joni (pronounced Johnny) Sweet. Joni has been a full-time freelanc…

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Michele Hollow Talks About Writing and Her Newest Book Jurassic Girl 54:21

8M ago54:21

54:21

Episode #30: Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I'm your host, Lisa Iannucci. My guest today is Michele C. Hollow, a freelance writer who writes about health, mental health, autism, aging, animals, and climate. Her byline has appeared in The New York Times, Next Avenue, The Guardian, Parents, AARP, and The Costco Connection. She’s an award-winning…

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An Update and a Request 2:18

10M ago2:18

2:18

Hello all and welcome to The Write Start Podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci and this is a very short note from me. In what seems like a year of ups and downs for me, I am reaching out to let you know what’s been going on with me and when I’ll be back regularly. Take a listen and please email me once you're done. Would love to hear from you! Support the sho…

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Julie Sturgeon Gets Real About Freelance Success! 47:07

1y ago47:07

47:07

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of The Write Start podcast. It’s the right time for the write start. Today's guest is Julie Sturgeon a longtime friend of mine and current owner of Freelance Success (known as FLX). Honestly, Julie and I did this interview a few months ago, but the information is timeless. She talks about her writing career s…

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How to Use Facebook to Make Money and What I Learned As a Contest Judge 34:18

1+ y ago34:18

34:18

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Write Start podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci and I have been a full-time freelance writer for more than 20 years. This podcast is where you learn how to navigate a freelance writing career and how to make more money. Maybe you are just starting and want to understand how you can be a successful freelance wri…

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How One Writer Gave Up a 'Safe' Stable Career to Build a Successful Writing Career 43:19

1+ y ago43:19

43:19

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Write Start Podcast! This is where you learn how to build a successful freelance writing career and, of course, how to make more money. The Write Start Podcast provides advice and suggestions delivered by experienced writers who have successful freelance writing careers. I’m Lisa Iannucci and I’ve been…

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How to Get Assignments When You Haven't Been Published 1:05:52

2y ago1:05:52

1:05:52

One of the most common questions I get asked is, "How do I get assignments (or a book contract) when I've never been published before?" First, you don't give up. You find ideas to write about and the right market to pitch them. Second, you listen to this episode of The Write Start. My guest is Pauline Bartel, and she gives you so much great advice …

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Let's Get Real About Life, Mental Health and Doing Better Interviews 35:32

2y ago35:32

35:32

(There were a few audio issues that I addressed and to fix them, I took out the original intro, so it jumps right to the start of the episode. My regular intro will return in the next episode!) Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long …

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Let's bust through Imposter Syndrome and take your career to the next level! 41:15

3y ago41:15

41:15

Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many local and national magazines and newspapers and written, co-written and ghostwritten more than 25 books. This podcast is where I share my experiences and give …

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How to find really good ideas to write about! 26:31

3+ y ago26:31

26:31

Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many local and national magazines and newspapers and written, co-written to, and ghostwritten more than 250 books. This podcast is where I share my experiences and …

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Kate Hanley, author of How to Be a Better Person: 401 Simple Ways to Make a Difference in Yourself 28:37

3+ y ago28:37

28:37

(Let me know if this sounds familiar – audio issues, but Merry Christmas to me because I invested in a new microphone and this will be the last poor quality podcast episode. So my sincerest apologies to you, the listeners, and especially to my guest and friend Kate Hanley but please I can’t recommend it strongly enough that you try to listen to the…

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Writing Cookbooks with Laura Fuentes! 34:29

3+ y ago34:29

34:29

Welcome to The Write Start. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many national magazines and newspapers and written, co-written to and ghostwritten more than 20 books. I’ll share my experiences and tips and bring on guests who have had s…

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Cindy Begel On Her Successful TV Writing Career, Meeting Lucille Ball and more! 47:13

3+ y ago47:13

47:13

On today’s episode of The Write Start my guest is Cindy Begel and I have to admit that I decided to do this episode purely for selfish reasons because this episode focuses on becoming a television and movie writer and not becoming a typical print journalist -- what I really focus on here. I still think that any writer can learn, and be inspired by,…

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Brette Sember - From Lawyer to Successful Fulltime Freelance Writer 31:34

4y ago31:34

31:34

Welcome to Episode 19 of The Write Start podcast. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many national magazines and newspapers and written, co-written to and ghostwritten more than 20 books. Now I’ll share my experiences and have on some …

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From RN to Successful Freelance Writer, Author and Podcaster -- Jennifer Fink 45:26

4y ago45:26

45:26

Welcome to Episode 18 of The Write Start. I'm Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many national magazines and newspapers and written more than 20 books. It’s my career, not my hobby and, on this podcast, you’ll learn everything you need to …

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Writing and Selling YA Books with Nicole Brinkley, bookstore manager and host of the Misshelved podcast 42:18

4y ago42:18

42:18

Welcome to Episode 17 of The Write Start. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many national magazines and written more than 20 books. On this podcast, you’ll learn from me and my amazing guests everything you need to know about writing …

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Baseball Author Erik Sherman Talks About Writing 7 Books! 35:41

4y ago35:41

35:41

Welcome to Episode 16 of The Write Start. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many national magazines and written more than 20 books. It’s my career, not my hobby and, on this podcast, you’ll learn from me and my amazing guests everythi…

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Writing a Memoir? This author shares her memoir-writing process and gives great tips! 46:59

4y ago46:59

46:59

Welcome to Episode 15 of The Write Start. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and The Write Start podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve had a very long career where I’ve written for many national magazines and I've written more than 20 books. It’s my career, not my hobby and, on this podcast, you’ll learn from me, and my amazin…

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Award-winning Author Jen Singer Inspires in Her Writings and Her Life 33:12

4y ago33:12

33:12

Welcome to Episode 14 of The Write Start. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve been where you are and where you want to be, so I’m sharing my many years of experience with you. You’ll also learn from my amazing guests about writing for different genres, finding ideas, finding work, …

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Christopher Elliott Talks About Successfully Syndicating Your Work 31:54

4+ y ago31:54

31:54

Welcome to lucky Episode 13 of The Write Start. I’m Lisa Iannucci, and this podcast is all about becoming a successful full-time freelance writer. I’ve been working from home and on the road for the last 25 plus years, writing books and writing for magazines, online publications, newspapers, and corporations. Each week on this podcast, you will lea…

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Writing for The New York Times, and Dina Gachman, author of Brokenomics 28:03

4+ y ago28:03

28:03

On this week’s episode of The Write Start, my guest is full-time freelance writer Dina Gachman who has had bylines in The New York Times, Marie Claire, Bustle, Forbes, In Style, and Vogue -- just to name a few -- and just some of those bylines will have other writers salivating and wondering how they can do the same. She’s also a ghostwriter and wr…

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Think you're funny? Making Money Writing Humor 42:16

4+ y ago42:16

42:16

Welcome to Episode 11 of The Write Start. I’m Lisa Iannucci and this podcast is all about becoming a full-time freelance writer. I’ll show you how to make money writing for magazines, online publications, newspapers, and corporations. We’ll go through the ins and outs of pitching and working with editors. Most importantly, we’ll talk about making m…

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5 Questions You Should Ask Yourself When Setting Writing Career Goals 16:34

4+ y ago16:34

16:34

Hi everyone and welcome to the first episode of The Write Start podcast in 2021 and episode #10 overall. I’m Lisa Iannucci and I’ve had a successful full-time freelance writing career for 30 years. How did I get here? I set goals. Today this episode is all about setting goals for your freelance writing business and the 5 questions you should ask yo…

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Katherine Parker-Magyar Talks About Living Her Travel Dreams and Tips on Being a Travel Writer 34:41

4+ y ago34:41

34:41

Hey everyone it’s Lisa Iannucci and this is a special cross-over episode between both of my podcasts The Reel Travels podcast and The Write Start podcast. My special guest for this episode is Katherine Parker-Magyar, who is an extremely successful travel writer and I thought that writers would want to know how she accomplished what she did as a tra…

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Answering questions: when should you start your freelance writing career, how to handle rejection and more! 28:20

4+ y ago28:20

28:20

Welcome to Episode 8 of The Write Start podcast. I'm your host, Lisa Iannucci and I've been a full-time freelance writer for more than 25 years. In this episode, I welcome Merritt Minnemeyer, Certified Professional Coach based out of New Paltz, New York. I'm often asked how I know I'm good at being a writer? How do I get started? What if I'm not go…

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#7: Want to get paid to watch TV or movies? Want to interview celebs? Listen to this! 20:02

4+ y ago20:02

20:02

On this edition of The Write Start, my guest is Joel Keller, a full-time freelance writer whose work has appeared in Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter, VICE, Fast Company, Variety, Billboard, Rotten Tomatoes, Rolling Stone, The Decider where he writes the Stream it or Skip it Column. He’s interviewed celebrities such as Al Pacino and Weird Al Yankovic…

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#6: Writing That Matters, An Interview with Award-Winning Journalist Lisa Armstrong 30:06

4+ y ago30:06

30:06

Welcome to Episode 6 of The Write Start podcast. I’m your host Lisa Iannucci and I’ve been a full-time freelance writer for more than 25 years. I’m here to share what I know about getting published in newspapers and magazines, about writing books and about, of course, making money doing it all. I also bring great guests that will share their tips a…

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#5: Become a Successful Content Marketing Writer, with Jennifer Goforth Gregory 23:53

4+ y ago23:53

23:53

Welcome to Episode 5 of The Write Start podcast. Do you want to work from home, or from the beach, or in an RV while you live on the road? Maybe you want to work from home because you want to be there for your kids when they get out of school. If you’ve always dreamed of making a living out of writing but you don’t know how to start your business, …

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#4: How to Become a Business Writer and Start a Passion Project, with Gwen Moran 30:14

4+ y ago30:14

30:14

Welcome to Episode 4 of The Write Start podcast with your host Lisa Iannucci, a freelance writer who has worked on the road or out of her home office for 30 years, If you’ve always dreamed of making a living out of writing, then this is the podcast for you. I’m passing on my advice and my tips and my guests are some of the best writers in the busin…

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#3: Do Freelance Writers Need a Platform? with Sandra Beckwith 46:23

4+ y ago46:23

46:23

Welcome to Episode 3 of The Write Start podcast. I am your host Lisa Iannucci. I’m a full-time freelance writer and co-author of more than 20 books. I’ve pitched editors more ideas than I can count, and been rejected and accepted more times than I can count throughout my 30 year career. I’ve written articles about people with cancer, written fun ar…

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#2: Become a Freelance Health Writer, with Rita Colorito 28:45

4+ y ago28:45

28:45

Welcome to The Write Start podcast. I am your host, Lisa Iannucci. I’m a full-time freelance writer and co-author of more than 20 books. I’ve been where you are, wanting to start your writing career. I’ve had successes and failures and I’ve learned a lot through my 30-year career. In this podcast, I’m passing all of what I’ve learned to you and bri…

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5 Things You Should Know About Becoming a Full-Time Freelance Writer 12:50

4+ y ago12:50

12:50

Welcome to the premiere episode of The Write Start hosted by full-time freelance writer Lisa Iannucci. Have you always wanted to ditch the 9-to-5 job and write full-time? Are you a stay-at-home parent and want to make extra money? Have you always dreamed of being a writer? Lisa Iannucci is the perfect person to show you how to do this. She has been…

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S3 Same-isode 5: This is reality check theatre 1:04:50

5+ y ago1:04:50

1:04:50

By Marisa Malahowski & Hannah Hartzler

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S3 Same-isode 4: Crispy Fresh and Delicious 51:45

5+ y ago51:45

51:45

By Marisa Malahowski & Hannah Hartzler

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S3 Same-isode 3: Raw Fresh Word Vomit 50:01

5+ y ago50:01

50:01

N E W Same-isode A L E R T!!! This week we get all word vomity with positivity! Listen as @hannahhartzler and @mmmmskiiii teach you a really simplified (and we’re pretty sure correct) explanation of Adlerian Theory, why cutting your bangs while sad doesn’t have to be a bad thing and what it means to play musical chairs with your emotions! Listen on…

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S3 Episode 3 : No Penis Sock for Justin Timberlake 55:52

5+ y ago55:52

55:52

As you can tell by the title, this week we're bringing you nothing but class. But you shouldn't expect anything less from Marisa and Hannah. On this episode we offend everyone over the age of thirty in the first 5 minutes! Then we talk movie friendships, dick prints, and anti-vaxers before we even start our stories! When we do eventually start talk…

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S3 Same-isode 2 : Ceremonial Shedding of my Skin 48:49

5+ y ago48:49

48:49

In this episode Hannah and Marisa talk all things astrology. Sun signs, rising signs, the co-star app and how it throws shade everyday! Don't want to take responsibility for your actions? Theres a retrograde for that! Your relationship didn't fail you, Neptune did! Get some sage and cleanse your way into same-isode 2…

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S3 Episode 2 : Fuck Marry Kill | The Founding Fathers 1:10:07

5+ y ago1:10:07

1:10:07

Wow. This ones a long one. There's A+ banter throughout as always. First Hannah brings us tales of one of Creepy Pasta's greatest, The Slenderman. Marisa continues to give us the spooks by delving into spiritualism and the notorious Fox sisters. Did we write these stories when it was still October and therefore more thematically appropriate? Absolu…

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Same-isode 1: Muppet Based Content 59:39

5+ y ago59:39

59:39

You know how sometimes when you have a podcast, and instead of doing the stories you planned for said podcast, you and your cohost just talk about dating because omg dating is insane!? Welcome to the first Same-isode. It's the episode thats (theoretically) shorter, and where Marisa and Hannah talk about the SAME topic. Get it? SAME-isode? Listen to…

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S3 Episode 1 : Every Middle School Girl is Haunted 1:03:24

5+ y ago1:03:24

1:03:24

We’re back with season 3! Yes, we did the thing where we just stopped recording. It was intentional! We swear! Today Marisa will teach you about the, surprisingly wholesome yet somehow shady at the same time, origin of the Ouija board! Then, Hannah is going to tell you about what happened before the horror that is the Amityville Horror! As well as …

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S2 Episode 26 : Hanglide Into The Next Dimension 38:31

6y ago38:31

38:31

Hey look! A new episode! Only many weeks after our last one. We recorded this episode a million years ago and then got completely sidetracked by life. In this episode Hannah talks about the infamous Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a holocaust survivor who went on to become one of the world's most famous sex therapists. Then Marisa talks about Father Yod, Fath…

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S2 : Episode 25 I Would Never Be Afraid of a Man Named Steve Anderson 56:05

6y ago56:05

56:05

In today's episode, we talk Gods and Gangsters. Marisa takes us back to the OG Olympic days! Then Hannah pays tribute the Original Machine Gun Kelly!By Marisa Malahowski & Hannah Hartzler

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S2 : Episode 24 Don't Touch My Stick 46:14

6y ago46:14

46:14

HELLO DOLLY. This week Marisa covers the country legend herself, while Hannah shows you once again how history was written by males. As usual, tangents and stories abound. Enjoy! Rate and subscribe!By Marisa Malahowski & Hannah Hartzler

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