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The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Ryan Gatenby

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1 week ago

Send us a text Sandra Magsamen returns to the show for a chat about her new book Silly Witch along with her career writing for children. SANDRA MAGSAMEN is the author and illustrator of many books for young children, including the picture book When I Grow Up I Want to Be Me, as well as a number of bestselling novelty titles, including Everybody Goes Nighty-Night, named a Best Board Book of 2018 by The Children's Book Review; Baby Love; I Love You, Little Pumpkin; and Peek-a-Boo, I Love Yo...

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Send us a text Sandra Magsamen returns to the show for a chat about her new book Silly Witch along with her career writing for children. SANDRA MAGSAMEN is the author and illustrator of many books for young children, including the picture book When I Grow Up I Want to Be Me, as well as a number of bestselling novelty titles, including Everybody Goes Nighty-Night, named a Best Board Book of 2018 by The Children's Book Review; Baby Love; I Love You, Little Pumpkin; and Peek-a-Boo, I Love Yo...

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The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Sandra Magsamen

Send us a text Sandra Magsamen returns to the show for a chat about her new book Silly Witch along with her career writing for children. SANDRA MAGSAMEN is the author and illustrator of many books for young children, including the picture book When I Grow Up I Want to Be Me, as well as a number of bestselling novelty titles, including Everybody Goes Nighty-Night, named a Best Board Book of 2018 by The Children's Book Review; Baby Love; I Love You, Little Pumpkin; and Peek-a-Boo, I Love Yo...

1 week ago

11 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Lindsay Roberts

Send us a text Nation gifting expert Lindsay Roberts, founder of TheGiftInsider.com, discusses entertainment options and deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Learn why entertainment tops the list of smart gifts that bring family and friends together this holiday season, from streaming services and sports packages to mobile upgrades.

2 weeks ago

6 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text MILLIE FLEUR SAVES THE NIGHT is Christy Mandin’s entertaining sequel to her New York Times bestseller Millie Fleur's Poison Garden that encourages readers to find beauty in the darkness. Millie Fleur is a character that embraces age-appropriate dark comedy for kids. This charmingly macabre story is perfect for Halloween reading but also can be enjoyed all year-round. Christy Mandin is the author and illustrator of multiple picture books. She’s grown many interesting plants in h...

2 weeks ago

9 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text You may know Olivie Blake is the New York Times bestselling author of speculative fiction for adults, including The Atlas Six trilogy, Alone with You in the Ether, Masters of Death, the short story collection Januaries. Her new book is Girl Dinner, a darkly fun novel about power, lust, and eating your fill, as wealthy moms and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend. OLIVIE BLAKE is the New York Times bestselling author of sci-fi and fantasy for adul...

3 weeks ago

8 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text HGTV star Matt Blashaw joins us for the 5th time (5-Timers Club!) with practical tips from smarter home design to how propane can keep the heat and lights on when the grid goes down. Licensed contractor Matt Blashaw is everything you want in a versatile handyman and then some. His home improvement company once used the slogan “One Call Fixes It All” and Matt made a point of always delivering on that promise. So how does a guy this young get to be this good? Easy — he grew up ...

3 weeks ago

9 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text Digital safety expert Kristin Lewis shares some great advice on staying safe online during Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Kristin Lewis is Chief Product Officer at Aura, where she oversees the company’s suite of products that keep families safe online—from parental controls and child digital wellness tools to identity protection, data removal from brokers, and online security features. She leads the development of technology that empowers consumers to take control of their digi...

1 month ago

6 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Brian "Uncle John" Boone

Send us a text Brian “Uncle John” Boone returns to the show for a fun chat about the 38th Edition of "Uncle John's Know-It-All Bathroom Reader." There are almost as many adventures both personal and professional in the life of Brian “Uncle John” Boone as there are fun facts in the average Bathroom Reader volume, the series to which he has been a contributor for more than two decades. Brian picked up a lot of fascinating knowledge and stories about the world around him from an early age, with ...

1 month ago

10 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Jennifer Broome

Send us a text Travel expert and chief meteorologist Jennifer Broome discusses fun getaway ideas for National Thrive Outside Day. Jennifer Broome is a multimedia travel and environmental journalist documenting her journey in the Swept Away With JenniferBroome YouTube channel focusing on adventure travel, solo travel, national parks, road trips, weather, climate, and sustainable tourism. She is also a television meteorologist and on-camera travel and outdoors expert, host, and reporter...

1 month ago

7 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text Author J.L. Spears talks about AI and its chilling possibilities in his new thriller "Daemon Protocol." J.L. (Joseph) Spears is a software engineer and author with over 25 years of experience in the technology industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Indiana University and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of San Francisco. His career has focused on high-performance computing, distributed systems, and artificial intelligence, c...

1 month ago

10 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Claribel A. Ortega

Send us a text Claribel A. Ortega, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Squad and the Witchlings series, and Pura Belpre and Eisner Award-winning author of the graphic novel Frizzy, is a former reporter who writes middle grade and young adult fantasy inspired by her Dominican heritage. When she's not busy turning her obsession with pop culture, magic, and video games into books, she's co-hosting her podcast Bad Author Book Club and coaching authors on how to navigate publishing. Claribe...

1 month ago

11 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text Naeem Bari is Co-Founder & President of Linxup. Linxup provides easy-to-use tracking and dash cam solutions for vehicles, tools, and workers. Trusted by 20,000+ businesses since 2004, Linxup delivers reliability, flexibility, and live US-based support across industries like field service, construction, and logistics. Prior to Linxup, Naeem founded two technology startups and steered them from early stages through profitable maturity and eventual exits. He has served on seve...

1 month ago

9 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text Ryan La Sala is a bestselling and award-winning author known for his genre-defying, queer-centered horror and fantasy, including The Honeys and Beholder. His work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, and more. He writes to you from New York, overseen by his cat, Haunted Little Girl. He can hold his breath for one minute and three seconds. You can ping him on his shell phone at ryanlasala.com. Ryan discussed his new book The Dead of Summ...

1 month ago

10 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

David A. Kaplan

Send us a text Former Newsweek legal affairs editor and best-selling author David A. Kaplan called in to discuss his new book "The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution." It's too bad the Supreme Court wasn't top of mind for most of us as we talked about his book. (From 9-5-18)

1 month ago

9 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text Stand-up comedian Dan Crohn called in to talk about his appearance on a new compilation comedy album, "Valentine's Day is for Suckers." Dan also has a solo comedy album called "It's Enough Already." We discussed whether or not a comedy show is good for a first date, dealing with second show Friday, the Boston and Chicago comedy scenes, and how teaching 4th graders has provided him with almost endless material. (From 2-6-20)

1 month ago

9 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text Caity Weaver from the New York Times called in for a lively chat about her article taking a look behind the scenes (and on the actual boat) at Bravo's "Below Deck Mediterranean." (From 7-2-20)

2 months ago

10 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text Widely recognized as a two-time All-Pro NFL veteran, Ovie played nine seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons. He called in to share fantasy football tips for the new season.

2 months ago

6 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text Emily Schultz is the co-founder of the influential "Joyland" magazine and author of "The Blondes", an international bestseller named a Best Book of 2015. She dialed us up for a lively chat about her newest book, "Little Threats." (From 11-11-20)

2 months ago

9 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text Annie Duke is a best-selling author, former professional poker player, and an sought-after consultant in the decision-making space. Her new book is “How To Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices.” (From 10-22-20)

2 months ago

9 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Elisha Cuthbert

Send us a text Elisha Cuthbert joined the show way back when (how is this interview 10 years old already?) to talk about the season finale of "One Big Happy." (From 4-28-15)

2 months ago

8 minutes

The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

Send us a text Juliette Faye is the bestselling author of 8 novels, including City of Flickering Light and the USA TODAY bestseller The Tumbling Turner Sisters. We discussed her new book, The Harvey Girls, including how the book has a Chicago connection.

2 months ago

9 minutes