Native Tongues

Native Tongues, hosted by Aaron Palmer and Ken Hall is a chance to hear from writers and musicians about where they call home and how that place shaped their voice. We discuss their influences, creative process and the places from their hometown that are meaningful to them. Along the way we’ll have some laughs, get real personal and most importantly, find some good places to eat!
Episodes
Episodes



Saturday Apr 05, 2025
J.D. Barker (Re-release)
Saturday Apr 05, 2025
Saturday Apr 05, 2025
This week we're bringing back an episode that we heard was very informative for anyone getting into the publishing industry.
J.D Barker is a prolific author, frequent collaborator and a great resource. He even worked with a previous guest of ours*! Since our interview he has released or will be releasing the following:
Behind A Closed Door
Confessions of the Dead (w/ James Patterson)
Heavy Are the Stones (w/ Christine Daigle*)
We Don't Talk About Emma (w/ E.J. Findorff)
The Writer (w/ James Patterson)
Something I Keep Upstairs
The Lies We Tell (w/ Richard Bailey)
You can find his books at all major retailers and check him out at www.jdbarker.com.
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Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Josh Petroski
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Thursday Mar 13, 2025
Baltimore author, Josh Petroski drops in to talk about his Charm City Thriller series, navigating the publishing world, and the best bar crawl before 9:00pm.
Check out Josh's work at https://charmcitythrillers.com and on instagram @charmcitythrillers
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Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Wes Haney
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Actor, writer, and improv comedian, Wes Haney drops in to tell a fantastic origin story and talk about working with Bob Odenkirk and Jennifer Coolidge, the actors that inspired him.
We also chat all about the new movie that he wrote and co-starred in alongside comedian Stavros Halkias, Let's Start A Cult.
You can watch Let's Start A Cult now on HULU.
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Friday Feb 14, 2025
Lauren Beukes
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Author, speaker, screenwriter, storyteller and activist Lauren Beukes drops in this week to discuss growing up under Apartheid, swimming in freezing cold waters, and becoming the mayor of an immersive sci-fi play in London.
She's an intense researcher and is not afraid to speak her mind concerning injustices in the world. We loved that of her.
You can find her new multiverse thriller novel "Bridge" at all retailers.
Follow her on instagram @laurenbeukes
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Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Neal Shusterman
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Citizen of the world and bestselling author, Neal Shusterman talks about the chance he took that lead to his career, writing at the top of the Burj Khalifa, Double Dragon, and having a tv series in development.
And when we were ready to wrap up at the 1:00 hr mark, he dropped a whopper of a story on us that would make for a great movie.
Look for his new book "All Better Now" at all major retailers.
You can find Neal on instagram @nealshusterman
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Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Nick Cutter
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
And...we're back!
Craig Davidson (aka Nick Cutter) joins us to talk writing horror, living in Canada, driving a school bus, and that time he got 'roided up for the sake of a story.
You can find his newest book, "The Queen" at all major retailers.
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Friday Jul 26, 2024
Sarah McCammon
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 2024
NPR political correspondent, journalist, and author of the NYT bestselling book "The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church", Sarah McCammon joins us to discuss her religious upbringing, covering the last few presidential elections and insight into devout faith. Fortunately, she was willing to join us on our level through these topics.
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You can follow Sarah on instagram @Sarahmccammon_journalist, on Twitter @sarahmaccamon, listen to her on NPR and you can buy her book at all major retailers.



Monday Jul 15, 2024
Chris Ballew
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
"Millions of _______, _______ for me!" We know you're singing that now.
Chris Ballew joined us to talk President of the United States of America, Casper Babypants, his stories with just about every rockstar, and how to be fame-ish.
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Follow Chris @chrisballew, @casperbabypants, Babypantsmusic.com, Chrisballew.org

Host: Aaron Palmer
I love talking to creative people that inspire me. I also work out obsessively so that I can enjoy ALL the food and drinks.