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Hear-Tell is a podcast about telling true stories.

18/09/2025

New episode alert! I sat down with writer Martin Padgett to talk about his latest book, "The Many Passions of Michael Hardwick:
S*x and the Supreme Court in the Age of AIDS."

Marty did the work: years of digging through archives, court records and even phone books, tracking down people who knew Michael, and piecing together the messy, human story behind the caption. We talk AIDS-era Atlanta, privacy and policing, and how narrative nonfiction can put a heartbeat back into history.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hear-tell/id1497953422?i=1000727089390

21/07/2025

How do you earn someone’s trust when the story you’re telling could change their life?

In this episode of Hear-Tell, journalist Ryan Atkinson shares what it took to report one of the biggest stories of his career: the remarkable rise of hurdler Cordell Tinch and his quest for the 2024 Olympics.

Ryan talks with Rosalind Bentley about building trust, asking the right questions, and the quiet, persistent work behind great storytelling.

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to tell someone else’s story well—and what it costs to get it right—don’t miss this one.

Podcast Episode · Hear-Tell · 07/18/2025 · 38m

12/02/2025

New Episode Alert!

In this show, Moni Basu, the director of the University of Georgia’s MFA Narrative Nonfiction program, talks with journalist and author, Kim Cross.

Kim is the author of three books: “What Stands in a Storm,” explores how people came together in the aftermath of the deadliest tornado outbreak in America; “Stahl House,” is biography of an architectural gem in Los Angeles and “In Light of All Darkness,” delves into the investigation of the murder of the murder of Polly Klaas.

Kim’s books are so deeply reported that readers often feel like they’re standing in the room with her characters. In this conversation with Moni, Kim discusses how she finds her main characters and then, how she goes about pulling all those details out of them.

Podcast Episode · Hear-Tell · 02/12/2025 · 41m

13/12/2024

Latest episode just dropped. Lucky for us, Tommy Tomlinson agreed to stick around after he spoke to our UGA MFA students during the August residency, to discuss his writing process and other craft gems in the reporting of his latest book, Dogland: Passion, Glory and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show.

Podcast Episode · Hear-Tell · 12/12/2024 · 32m

15/11/2024

In this episode, we talk to Ashley Fantz about her transition from an senior investigative reporter at CNN to writer, reporter and host of two hit podcasts.

Ashley graduated with her MFA from UGA in 2024 and has more than 20 years of experience as a reporter, writing and voicing multimedia stories at CNN, where she won two Peabody Awards, an Eppy and numerous other awards.

But in 2021, facing burn-out and a rapidly changing media landscape, she made the jump to podcasting. Her first podcast, "Suspect: Vanished in the Snow," jumped quickly to number one on Apple charts. She followed that, with the multi-episodic podcast, "Body Brokers," whose performance online was equally impressive.

Podcast Episode · Hear-Tell · 11/11/2024 · 35m

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ABOUT THE SHOW

Each Hear-Tell episode features writing from current students, alumni, faculty and visiting lecturers in Grady’s Low-Residency MFA in Narrative Nonfiction program, founded by professor and author Valerie Boyd.

Host, producer and MFA alum André Gallant collects these stories, and inquires into each author’s process and purpose. Equal parts entertainment and education, Hear-Tell explores the literary and journalistic aims of narrative nonfiction. New episodes arrive monthly.

To inquire about Hear-Tell, its storytellers, or the MFA program, write to us at [email protected].