Where has this podcast been the last six months?!
That’s what we start out talking about on our first episode since March.
The episode ends with a conversation with Trisha Ready in the room in her house where she writes, at a desk with a view of a cherry tree.
Before that…
Jake and Christopher agree to disagree about Taco Bell
Christopher tells the story of how he first met the designer and art director Corianton Hale
Jake talks about creating the audiobook for Nobuko with actress and storyteller Gretchen Douma
The two of them talk about recently watching “My Dinner with Andre” with Kathryn Rathke
And more!
Meet the FrizzLit Editions team
Jacob Rummel is the audio producer for FrizzLit Editions. He is also the producer and co-host of the FrizzLit Podcast, a new episode of which comes out Monday.
Jake is radio producer, storyteller, bike commuter, beef-jerky fan, and petrichor appreciator.
He lives on Beacon Hill with Hannah and Violet.
Gretchen Douma is an actor, playwright, essayist, editor, and voiceover artist.
If you ever have a chance to see her in a storytelling event, go!! She’s an incredible storyteller and live performer.
She made an in-kind donation to FrizzLit Editions to help our launch—the use of her time and talent as a voiceover artist. Nobuko’s audiobook would not have been possible without her generosity.
Lan Truong is an illustrator and surface designer. She seeks to show absurdity and whimsy in her work, and she has created illustrations for Apple, Nike, Target, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
Lan enjoys watching reality competition shows, reading graphic novels and comics, and taking naps. She lives in Portland, Oregon. View her website.
Joanna Miller has been a producer for commercial photo shoots and videos for more than 20 years. She is also a freelance writer for local and national newspapers, magazines and online publications.
She is the co-founder of the Judy Blume celebration known as Blumesday, profiled by NPR, The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and Entertainment Weekly.
She lives in Portland, Oregon. View her website.
Audrey Van Buskirk is the managing editor of FrizzLit Editions, overseeing operations. She ran the Kickstarter that funded the press.
Audrey has many years of experience in journalism, including stints as editor-in-chief of the Santa Fe Reporter and Seattle Weekly. She is currently a special assignments editor for Willamette Week.
She has also taught FrizzLit classes on Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, and other books. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Corianton Hale is an award-winning designer and the art director of FrizzLit Editions.
He has founded two design agencies, created apparel graphics in the South of France, and is currently a creative director at Headquarters and the art director at The Stranger.
An enthusiastic explorer across disciplines, he’s also a musician, ceramic artist, cook, and world traveler—with a gooey spot for Osaka, his favorite city in Japan. Corianton lives in West Seattle with his husband and a 100,000 BTU outdoor wok burner.
Christopher Frizzelle is the founder of FrizzLit Editions. He began his career as a book critic at Seattle Weekly in 2001, then worked at The Stranger from 2003 to 2020, with 9 years as editor-in-chief. Under his leadership, The Stranger won a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2014.
In 2009, Frizzelle invented the Silent Reading Party in the hundred-year-old Hotel Sorrento, launching a worldwide trend. His work has been featured in the New York Times and on Good Morning America, and his writing has appeared in the Washington Post.
He lives in Seattle — and the secret afterparty for the event on August 22 will happen in his apartment.
