I have done a lot of podcasts about Home Inside the Globe. There are links for all of them on my website, but here I have chosen four favorites. 

Daring to Tell: Award Winning Podcast with Michelle Redo: Link to Podcast  

True stories read by the writers who lived them. Daring to Tell is a podcast where writers read original essays or memoir chapters of personal daring. Then we talk about the writing life. In this wide-ranging conversation we delve into Gail's daring work in Russia during the Gorbachev era, and what she has learned traveling the world. 

Contemplify Podcast with Paul Swanson: Link to Podcast 

Contemplify kindles the examined life for contemplatives of the world. This is Gail’s second time on Contemplify and like our previous conversation we find the heart of the conversation in the flow of presence in the sacred. The writing of Gail Straub inspires me to draw from the currents of our shared humanity, to witness and honor the profound connections that transcend all borders. I think she will do the same for you.

GynoCurious Podcast with Dr. Amy Novatt: Link to Podcast 

Gail Straub on Empowerment, Embodiment, and the Human Family. In this episode of GynoCurious, Dr. Amy Novatt and Gail Straub explore the profound connections between the body, mind, and the world around us, delving into how our internal experiences are shaped by external influences such as culture, community, and environment. This episode is a heartfelt invitation to explore the intersections of health, culture, and empowerment, offering inspiration for anyone seeking wholeness and connection in a complex world. 

​The Janus Adams Show: Link to Podcast 

Three Women Click! OMG. Why Them? Why Now? And, Why Should Anyone Care? In this powerful and wide-ranging episode authors and visionaries, Janus Adams, Gail Straub, and Hasna Muhammad, engage in a candid conversation reflecting on family legacy, the strength to endure amid societal upheaval, the journey of reclaiming identity, and the art of holding space for complexity. Moving between poetic readings, memories of civil rights icons, and the everyday practice of hope, the conversation delivers a timely blueprint for courageous connection.

The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire: Link

This is Sari Botton’s acclaimed Substack, The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire where Gail Straub answers a lot of interesting questions about writing memoir. A must for anyone interested in and or writing memoir or personal essay.

Home Inside the Globe Book Club Guide: Link

Home Inside the Globe is perfect fit for book clubs! Check out the attached link for the Book Club Guide.

Gail’s Top 10 Books for 2025 

As everyone knows I read widely and voraciously! Here are my top ten books for this year, listed simply in the order that I read them. All highly recommended! 

Joyride by Susan Orlean 

Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan 

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

Heartwood by Amity Gaige

Real Americans by Rachel Khong

Go As A River by Shelly Read 

There Are Many Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak 

Docile by Hyeseung Song 

Pearly Everlasting by Tammy Armstrong