After we spent last week in the muck and mire, this episode takes us up where skies are blue.
Just watch for the mushroom clouds.
The guest is Scott Carson, pseudonym of thriller writer, Michael Koryta, and author of The Chill (2020), Where They Wait (2021), and last year’s phenomenal Lost Man’s Lane. His new novel, Departure 37 is something totally different – it has Cold-War conspiracy, AI anxiety, tech-terror and nuclear brinkmanship.
Y’know, it’s like the news … but fun!
Scott and I discuss all of that, as well as the aviation mysteries that fascinate us both, and I give a much-deserved nod to the 90s brilliance of Michael Crichton.
Enjoy!
Other books mentioned:
Where They Wait (2021), by Scott Carson
Lost Man’s Lane (2024), by Scott Carson
The Chill (2020), by Scott Carson
Sole Survivor (1997), by Dean Koontz
The Shining (1977), by Stephen King
Nuclear War: A Scenario (2024), by Annie Jacobsen
Six Days of the Condor (1974), by James Grady
The Auctioneer (1975), by Joan Samson
King Sorrow (2025), by Joe Hill
Support Talking Scared on Patreon
Check out the Talking Scared Merch line – at VoidMerch
Come talk books on Bluesky @talkscaredpod.bsky.social on Instagram/Threads, or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
