The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor

Series produced by WGTE Public Media

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"Celebrating the connections we make through the people we meet."

The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor is an ongoing, short form radio podcast that explores the social and cultural fabric of the local community, while uncovering personal stories and experiences that resonate globally.

At the end of each episode, Haley asks her guest to suggest three different possibilities for a story, from which one is chosen. The program then unfolds in serial form, as each step in the journey is connected to what came before.


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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're talking to Dani Fuller, owner of Fuller Art House in Sylvania, Ohio. A space specifically located in the...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: 05:59
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Jan Thomas’ love of nature was fostered by her Old World Italian grandfather during her childhood in Cleveland, OH. She currently resides in Toled...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 06:17
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We're talking about chess on this week's episode of The Rough Draft Diaries! We'll join Warren Woodberry, the founder of multiple award-winning aft...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2021
  • Length: 06:04
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Sven Olaf Nelson began his printing press shop with a small table-top proof press and a few drawers of type in 2001, now he has over 300 drawers an...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2021
  • Length: 06:11
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Today we're talking to Steven J. Athanas, a band member of the Homewreckers, an artist, and a bus driver. You'll learn about his process growing up...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 05:58
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We're staying with the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania for a conversation with another artist. This time it's a nun living according to the spir...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 06:07
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're chatting with an artist who likes to balance managing art and creating art. Christine Deemer is the firs...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2021
  • Length: 06:15
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This year we're headed to Bedford Falls with Tammy Kinsey, Professor of Film at University of Toledo, as we take a behind-the-scenes look at the cl...

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 05:59
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As we continue our holiday series, we're checking in with another local church about how planning holiday services through a pandemic is going. We'...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2020
  • Length: 06:11
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're meeting with Stephen Rothschild, the executive director of The Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, to c...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2020
  • Length: 06:18
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The Rouse Simmons was a three-masted schooner famous for having sunk in a violent storm on Lake Michigan in 1912. The ship was bound for Chicago wi...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2020
  • Length: 06:05
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In this year's Thanksgiving special, we're doing something a little different. In a normal year, we would head back into the kitchen of a local res...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 05:55
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Today we're talking to the Victory Center, an organization with a mission to provide hope and support to cancer patients, survivors, and their fami...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 06:15
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Today's Rough Draft Diaries celebrates Veterans Day, a holiday honoring military veterans while marking the anniversary of the end of World War I. ...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 06:12
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Today we're talking to Harley King, who began creating Zentangles in 2012 and since then he has created over 600 abstract works. The Zentangle Meth...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2020
  • Length: 06:01
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Halloween is just around the corner so for this year's Halloween special, The RDD is talking to Haunted Toledo! A website and YouTube channel locat...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2020
  • Length: 06:09
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Today the RDD meets with SSFAC, Social Services for the Arab Community, a non-profit serving low income, limited English speaking Arab immigrant an...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2020
  • Length: 06:27
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We're talking to a brand new organization on this week's RDD. It's the Toledo Black Artist Coalition, a collection of artists, educators, activists...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2020
  • Length: 06:15
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Today on The Rough Draft Diaries, we're talking to a young artist, one that has just recently moved to New York City. Jordan Collins fell in love w...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: 06:24
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're talking to Maria Iafelice, the Youth & Family Programs Manager at Toledo Museum of Art.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 05:58