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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307 Pieces

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Women for Solheim
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Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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The Solheim Cup is headed to Toledo, Ohio in just about a week. It's a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers with teams represent...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2021
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 1
The Power of Planting
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After being hospitalized for a month due to a complicated surgery that resulted in a blood infection, Sonia Flunder-Mcnair turned to food and the p...

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  • Added: Aug 09, 2021
  • Length: 12:18
  • Purchases: 1
Dreaming of Gold
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Oshae Jones continues to make history at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 after becoming the first female to represent Team USA in the welterweight div...

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  • Added: Aug 03, 2021
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
SHATTERING STIGMA
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Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Gail Christofferson’s passion for glass, community projects, and creating mosaic art has taken her on a wonderful journey. From working in visual c...

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  • Added: Jul 19, 2021
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 1
A Park for Everyone
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We're headed outdoors on this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries. headed to the park! But not just any park a new inclusive park located in Perrysb...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2021
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: Creating Space in the Midwest
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we chat with Gabe Ng, the owner of Spacebar, an IT company that to connects the community to their technology ...

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  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 06:07
  • Purchases: 1
No Place Like Home
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This week on The Rough Draft Dairies we talk to Jerry Gray, artist and the creator of Bozarts Fine Art and Music Gallery, as he returns to an ever ...

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  • Added: Jun 21, 2021
  • Length: 06:07
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: The Future Filmmakers
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're talking to Josh Lightle, a local filmmaker working alongside the Sylvania Arts to create programming for...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 05:59
In Junction
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Today we're headed to the Junction neighborhood in Toledo, Ohio to talk to Alicia Smith. She's the executive director of The Junction Coalition, a ...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 06:13
A Community of Glass
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Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Today we're talking to one of the oldest glass artist in Ohio, Jack Schmidt. He received a B.S. degree from Bowling Green State University at a tim...

  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 06:08
A Successful Summer
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're talking to David Ross, a community artist turned advocate for youth and creativity. He's currently a me...

  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 06:19
Huntor Prey
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"Art and writing has always been cathartic for me, even as a child-- Whether it was anxiety, depression, fear, society, love, etc. there was an out...

  • Added: May 10, 2021
  • Length: 06:05
FM 91 Turns 45!
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Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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It's FM 91's 45th birthday! WGTE FM first broadcast aired May 2, 1976 and since then has continued to deliver the highest quality arts, entertainme...

  • Added: May 03, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
A New Process
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Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Tim Stover is a sculptor exploring the medium of glass, creating work through two different methods. One, reassembling broken sections of glass int...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2021
  • Length: 06:14
RDD: The Best Laid Plans
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we follow the creation of Enjoy Zest, a pop-up dinner party experience created by Katie Pettee during one of t...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 06:08
RDD: Unruly Arts
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Today on the RDD, we're talking to Unruly Arts, a small studio with a big vision, a space passionate about providing a nurturing, inclusive and joy...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2021
  • Length: 06:01
RDD: Folklore
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries, we're talking to Kelly Savino. Before she was a teacher of fine art at the local botanical garden, Kelly was ...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 06:10
The Future of Jazz
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries, we're talking to local jazz legend, Gene Parker. Gene has been a professional musician in the Toledo area for...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 06:06
RDD: Toraigh
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Toraigh is an Irish Gaelic word that means "seek" or "search." It's also the title of this week's Rough Draft Diaries as we meet a local band of t...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2021
  • Length: 06:07
RDD: A Local Activist
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Brittanie Kuhr serves as the Executive Director of Institutional Advancement at Defiance College, but for this interview on The Rough Draft Diaries...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 06:17