Beth Wasko

Better Self Miscellany Nonfiction Podcasts

Spartan Up! Trulia Co-Founder Sami Inkinen Conquers the Rowing Waters

Who takes on a task like rowing across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco, California to Hawaii? Trulia co-founder Sam Inkinen and his wife, Meredith, do. After rowing 2,750 miles over 45 days, the two learned some incredibly valuable lessons about their health and the real truth behind those "athlete foods" (read: sugar and…

Beth WaskoFebruary 9, 2016

Miscellany

How Days of Our Lives’ Meredith Scott Lynn is Helping Children Become Published Authors

Actress, director and producer Meredith Scott Lynn is known for playing a host of characters throughout her career, most recently Anne Milbauer on the NBC sudser Days of Our Lives. While her acting career is a priority, Lynn’s current passion is the website WRiTE BRAiN Books, a dream she turned…

Beth WaskoJanuary 27, 2016

Better Self Miscellany Nonfiction Podcasts

Spartan Up! What Xand van Tulleken Has Found about Western Medicine Might Surprise You

Doctor Xand van Tulleken has accomplished more under the age of 40 than most people in a lifetime. He was a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard and is the current Helen Hamlyn Senior Fellow at Fordham University's Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. He's also worked for Doctors of the World, as well as a number of other…

Beth WaskoJanuary 12, 2016

Nonfiction

Alicia Minshew Talks Recent Roles, SudsvilleTV and Missing All My Children’s Kendall

Talking with the amazingly talented Alicia Minshew always feels like catching up with an old friend whom I’ve known since childhood. She’s open, honest, real and a truly kind person. Add all of that to the fact that she’s a crazy-talented actress who is down for any and every opportunity…

Beth WaskoDecember 23, 2015

Better Self Business Miscellany Nonfiction Podcasts

Spartan Up! Tim Ferriss’ 4-Hour Workweek Routine Leads to Success

Tim Ferriss, the author of The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body (Crown Publishing), sat down with Spartan Up's Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, to talk about how important focus and routine is to daily life. With a very specific daily routine (waking up, meditating, exercising, journaling and then…

Beth WaskoDecember 7, 2015

Fiction

Elvis Costello Shares the Books That are Most Important to Him

Famous singer/songwriter Elvis Costello has a way with words. His songs are often darkly funny and filled with stories. Not only is he a magician with words when it comes to songwriting, but Costello recently added author to his list of achievements, proving once again just how much of a wordsmith he truly…

Beth WaskoOctober 28, 2015

Fiction

Heat Index: 5 Hot New Books that Will Scare You Silly

Halloween is days away and while other people will be out trick-or-treating or heading to Halloween parties dressed as their favorite character, we're going to curl up with a hot cup of cocoa and read some seriously spooky books. If you delight in fright as much as we do, these…

Beth WaskoOctober 27, 2015

Nonfiction

EXCLUSIVE! A Conversation with Awkward’s Monty Geer

Actor Monty Geer is enjoying every second playing Cole on MTV’s Awkward. and has really enjoyed watching the character grow. With the show in its final season and storylines wrapping up, we checked in with the star. He talked to us about where he hopes to see Cole end up, what…

Beth WaskoOctober 16, 2015

Fiction

EXCLUSIVE! Jules Moulin on Her New Book and Leaving Hollywood

Jules Moulin was living the dream in California, writing scripts for Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning television series, when she realized that just wasn’t her dream anymore. After deciding to dedicate herself full-time to her family, Moulin set out on her next career adventure—author. Now with the release of her…

Beth WaskoOctober 15, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Exclusive! Miya Tokumitsu on Why “Do What You Love” is Misleading

Miya Tokumitsu never imagined when she wrote the article, “In the Name of Love” for JacobinMag.com that it would be picked up by Slate and quickly become an internet sensation. Since then, Tokumitsu has written DO WHAT YOU LOVE and Other Lies About Success and Happiness (Regan Arts, August 2015) in…

Beth WaskoOctober 5, 2015

Fiction

Carrie Brownstein Tells One Grand Books Her Top 10 Book List

Portlandia star and Sleater-Kinney guitarist/vocalist Carrie Brownstein shared her Top 10 book list with One Grand Books and there's a number of classics that she included along with a couple we just had to add to our To Be Read list! Check it out. The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin (Vintage International,…

Beth WaskoSeptember 30, 2015

Better Self Miscellany Nonfiction Podcasts

Spartan Up! Cornell Professor Risa Mish Details the Importance of Critical Thinking

Risa Mish, Senior Lecturer at Johnson Graduate School at Cornell University, explains to Spartan Up's Joe De Sena, Founder and CEO of Spartan Race, that experience doesn't always promise success. "What worked before doesn't always work next," Mish details. "You have to have a broader palette." Mish also offers tips…

Beth WaskoSeptember 9, 2015

Fiction

R.L. Stine Reveals What Books Are on His Night Stand

As we've said before, R.L. Stine's Goosebumps was a major part of pretty much every child's life in the 90s. We collected the books, bought the swag and told the scary stories around the campfire. Needless to say, we're always on the lookout for R.L. Stine-related anything. So when the New…

Beth WaskoAugust 25, 2015

Fiction

Heat Index: 5 Hot New Books That Make Us Feel Like a Teen Again

Ah, young love. Remember the feeling of meeting your first love? Remember the heartbreak that followed? We sure do and that's why this week's Heat Index is all about finding your inner teen again. We've got 5 hot new YA books that take us back to high school and remind us…

Beth WaskoAugust 21, 2015

Romance

Heat Index: 5 Hot New Historical Novels You Must Read

There’s something about getting your hands on a novel that transports you to another time and place with just a turn of the page that warms the soul. Whether it’s St. Thomas in the early 1800s or 17th century Italy, diving into these historical time pieces is like entering an…

Beth WaskoJuly 23, 2015

Miscellany

We’re Wild for Tilda Swinton’s Book List

Refinery 29 recently caught up with the amazing Tilda Swinton and asked her to compile a list of her favorite books this summer. We couldn't help but jump for joy after seeing her final list of 12 fun, enlightening and classic page-turners. Be sure to pick up as many of…

Beth WaskoJuly 21, 2015

Beth Wasko

Spartan Up! Trulia Co-Founder Sami Inkinen Conquers the Rowing Waters

How Days of Our Lives’ Meredith Scott Lynn is Helping Children Become Published Authors

Spartan Up! What Xand van Tulleken Has Found about Western Medicine Might Surprise You

Alicia Minshew Talks Recent Roles, SudsvilleTV and Missing All My Children’s Kendall

Spartan Up! Tim Ferriss’ 4-Hour Workweek Routine Leads to Success

Elvis Costello Shares the Books That are Most Important to Him

Heat Index: 5 Hot New Books that Will Scare You Silly

EXCLUSIVE! A Conversation with Awkward’s Monty Geer

EXCLUSIVE! Jules Moulin on Her New Book and Leaving Hollywood

Exclusive! Miya Tokumitsu on Why “Do What You Love” is Misleading

Carrie Brownstein Tells One Grand Books Her Top 10 Book List

Spartan Up! Cornell Professor Risa Mish Details the Importance of Critical Thinking

R.L. Stine Reveals What Books Are on His Night Stand

Heat Index: 5 Hot New Books That Make Us Feel Like a Teen Again

Heat Index: 5 Hot New Historical Novels You Must Read

We’re Wild for Tilda Swinton’s Book List

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