Why a CV for a podcast pitch?
When I receive a pitch to be on my podcast, Washington Square On Air , I ask for a CV, resume or similar document. That similar document can be a messy list of degrees and jobs with or with accurate dates. I don't care how the thing is formatted or how "pretty" it is. I sure don't care if it's 25 pages long. My show looks at the intersection between the writer's writing life/publications and their "other life." If a pitch states that the writer is a philosopher I want to know what kind. Are we talking the everyday kind? The scholarly kind? If we're talking the everyday kind, I'll know that when I don't see a degree listed. If we are talking the scholarly sort, a CV helps me see what type of philosophy studied, researched and/or published. The CV also informs me regarding the writer's journey. MFA route? Craft books and self-determination route? Other? Personally, I've done both. Both are fine. But each are different. I'd say ...
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