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Eric Nuzum
Writer, media consultant
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Why you should listen
Eric Nuzum tells stories. Throughout his career, he has worked as a writer, radio producer and podcast creator. His work has received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Newswriting, a Peabody Award and four Gracie Awards, and he has been featured in the Barnes and Noble “Discover Great New Writers” series. Nuzum has written four non-fiction books: a polemic against music censorship,
Parental Advisory: Music Censorship in America
;
a cultural deep dive on vampires,
The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula
;
a memoir,
Giving Up the Ghost: A Story about Friendship, 80s Rock, a Lost Scrap of Paper, and What It Means to Be Haunted
;
and his most recent,
Make Noise: A Creator’s Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling
.
Eric Nuzum’s TED talk
13:43
Eric Nuzum
Why don’t vampires cast reflections?
Posted
Oct 2024