• Home
  • |
  • Blog
  • |
  • 160: Twelve Minute Convos w/ Jonathan Messinger
Jonathan Messinger

Jonathan Messinger-

Jonathan Messinger is an author (Hiding Out), journalist and podcaster. His show, The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian, is a sci-fi serial for kids, sort of like Scooby-Doo in space.

He was formerly Time Out Chicago’s books editor and Web editor for Time Out Chicago Kids. Jonathan was born in Boston, Massachusetts and lives in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

He has contributed his fiction writing to the journal McSweeney’s, among many other major and alternative publications. While at Clark University he was the editor of the student magazine The Wheatbread. Messinger was also the editor of THISisGRAND, a web magazine chronicling true stories on Chicago’s public transit. He has toured extensively in Canada and the United States, and is the creator and host of The Dollar Store Reading Series, a successful monthly show where he hands out items purchased for a dollar to writers and comedians, who then use the item as inspiration for stories. Messinger’s first published collection of short stories, Hiding Out, was released in 2007 through Featherproof books, an independent publisher which he cofounded in 2005 in combination with fellow writer Zach Dodson. The general critical response was positive. Mark Eleveld in Booklist, Donna Seaman in Chicago Tribune and Kevin Sampsell in The Portland Mercury were impressed, whereas a more mixed review was published in Publishers Weekly.

Jonathan is on adjunct staff at DePaul University.

Listen another #12minconvo

Credits:
Musical Background: ‘TAKE THE CHANCE’ by Nicolai Heidl

Related Posts

Linda Tilson: Pioneering Conversations in Men’s Wellness /Ep 3057

Linda Tilson: Pioneering Conversations in Men’s Wellness /Ep 3057

Janice Weir-Germia is an eLearning Developer and Food Safety Expert /Ep2118

Janice Weir-Germia is an eLearning Developer and Food Safety Expert /Ep2118

1022:Darlene Waye is a Consulting Hypnotist, Life Coach and NLP Practitioner

1022:Darlene Waye is a Consulting Hypnotist, Life Coach and NLP Practitioner

Yann Ilunga: Building Know, Like, and Trust in the Era of Personalization /Ep3700

Yann Ilunga: Building Know, Like, and Trust in the Era of Personalization /Ep3700

1170: David Burch podcast host of “The Topic is YOURS”

1170: David Burch podcast host of “The Topic is YOURS”

Anthony Hyland firmly believes that service is a duty NOT an obligation

Anthony Hyland firmly believes that service is a duty NOT an obligation

1437:Beau Humphreys helps you get your finances in order so you can live your life

1437:Beau Humphreys helps you get your finances in order so you can live your life

1228:M A Clarke Scott is a Chatelaine Grand Prize winner for The Art of Enchantment

1228:M A Clarke Scott is a Chatelaine Grand Prize winner for The Art of Enchantment

Niccie Kliegl: Saying Yes to God – A Transformation Journey /Ep 3059

Niccie Kliegl: Saying Yes to God – A Transformation Journey /Ep 3059

1746:Haley Campbell-Gross is a Digital Strategist and co-host for the Human-Current podcast

1746:Haley Campbell-Gross is a Digital Strategist and co-host for the Human-Current podcast

472: Twelve Minute Convos w/ Daphne Smith

472: Twelve Minute Convos w/ Daphne Smith

147: Twelve Minute Convos w/ Hal Elrod

147: Twelve Minute Convos w/ Hal Elrod

Engel Jones

I am a podcaster who has now had over 2900 recorded podcast conversations, plus 349 live interviews in 12 weeks, while driving through the 48 states of the US plus the eastern and western side of Canada.

{"email":"Email address invalid","url":"Website address invalid","required":"Required field missing"}
>