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Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers hosted by Mark StevensChris Goff & Writing Mysteries During Fraught Times Feb 25, 2018This coming Saturday—March 3—the Colorado Book Festival descends on the downtown Denver Public Library with over 100 authors and a whole day of talks and panels and writers with their books on hand to sale.
The day is organized by the Colorado Authors League but there is good representation from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, including Chris Goff moderating a panel at 2 p.m. It’s called Why Mysteries Are Popular During Fraught Times and her panelists include Carter Wilson and Manuel Ramos.
We’ve got Chris on the podcast to give us a sneak peak about that very topic. She also tal...
2025-07-2534 min
Radio LabyrinthYeezus Keep Walking I Guest: David MiniaturesWe’re back in the Labyrinth, and this week we have a special guest! David Miniatures, the incredible artist behind miniature dioramas of iconic TV and movie scenes, stops by to chat with us. His work has been commissioned by movie studios, toy companies, and even celebrities worldwide. Trust us—you’ll want to hear about his process and projects!
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Master Your Mix PodcastAlex Venguer: Creating Balanced, Organic MixesAlex Venguer is an engineer who is comfortable with recording and mixing as small or large a project as can come and who has had great experience working with the top names in styles as varied as jazz, rock, folk, classical, pop, hip hop, broadway, R&B, electronic, film scores and many others.Some examples of the artists he's worked with include: Sting, John Legend, Maria Schneider, Marcus Miller, Aretha Frankiln, Wynton Marsalis, Yo-Yo Ma, Renee Fleming, Juan Luis Guerra, Herbie Hancock, Lady Gaga, Woody Allen, Philip Glass, Christian McBride, Cassandra Wilson, Sufjan Stevens, Regina Spektor, Train...
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Carter Wilson's Making It UpMaking It Up with Jeff Hoffmann, author of Like It Never HappenedJeff quit his job at the age of 47 to return to college for his MFA, and his first novel, Other People’s Children, emerged from that decision. His second novel, Like It Never Happened, was just released in March 2024. In addition to his two novels, Jeff’s writing has been published in The Sun, Booth, Harpur Palate, and Publishers Weekly. He was the winner of the Madison Review’s Chris O’Malley Prize in Fiction and a finalist for the...
2024-04-0449 minCarter Wilson's Making It UpMaking It up with Amy Weinland Daughters, author of Dear DanaAmy Weinland Daughters is a humorist, a freelance sportswriter, and an author. Her second book, Dear Dana: That Time I Went Crazy and Wrote All 580 of My Facebook Friends a Handwritten Letter (She Writes Press), was released May 17, 2022. Currently a resident of Tomball, Texas, Amy, and her family have also lived in Blackwell, England, and Dayton, Ohio. Among other things, Carter and Amy discuss how living in other places (beyond where you grew up) helps foster empathy, the development of understanding humor and how to write humor, and the challenge of hoping your book is received well a...
2023-10-1352 minCarter Wilson's Making It UpMaking It Up with Mark Stevens, author of The FireballerMark Stevens returns to Making It Up to talk about his fantastic new novel, The Fireballer. Mark has worked as a reporter, television news producer, and in public relations. He's also the author of The Allison Coil Mystery Series and has had multiple books be finalists as well as his, Trapline, won the Colorado Book Award. In September of 2016, Stevens was named Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers' Writer of the Year. Among other things, the two discuss Mark’s voice and writing style for his new novel, the inspiration for his baseball-themed story, how well The Fireball is doi...
2023-02-0241 minCarter Wilson's Making It UpMaking It Up with Jennifer Givhan, author of River Woman, River DemonJennifer Givhan, a National Endowment for the Arts and PEN/Rosenthal Emerging Voices Fellow, is a Mexican American writer, activist, and the author of four full-length poetry collections: Landscape with Headless Mama, Protection Spell, Girl with Death Mask, and Rosa’s Einstein. Her novels include Trinity Sight, Jubilee, and most recently, River Woman, River Demon. Among other things, Carter and Jennifer discuss adding educational value to fiction in a well-balanced way, how some writers gravitate to a similar theme throughout many different novels, and what it took for Jennifer to make her first story publishable. At the end...
2022-12-2954 min
Pro Politics with Zac McCraryMichael Barone, Patron Saint of Political JunkiesSend us a textMichael Barone, senior political analyst at the Washington examiner, is one of the most important political writers and thinkers of his time. He helped found the Almanac of American Politics in the early 70s and was the lead author for decades. He worked in politics himself, before transitioning to a role as a journalist, author, and pundit - always being an incisive and influential analyst of American politics at each stop along the way. In this conversation, we talk his roots in post-war Detroit, his time working for Democratic candidates and as a...
2021-12-0757 minCarter Wilson's Making It UpMaking It Up with Mark Stevens, author of The Melancholy HowlMark Stevens is a helluva good writer and an all-around good dude. Best known for his Allison Coil mystery series, Mark’s novel Antler Dust was a Denver Post best-seller in 2007 and 2009. Buried by the Roan, Trapline, and Lake of Fire were all finalists for the Colorado Book Award (2012, 2015 and 2016 respectively). Trapline won. Mark has been named Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers' Writer of the Year, hosts a regular podcast for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and has served as president of the Rocky Mountain chapter for Mystery Writers of America.Among other things, Carter and Mark discuss what it...
2021-06-2145 min
Black-Eyed N BluesHome for Christmas | BEB 394Playlist:
Jangling Sparrows, Bring A Little Christmas Spark,
Athanor, I Remember You On Christmas,
Delta Moon, Christmastime In New Orleans,
Michele D’Amour & The Love Dealers, Funky Santa,
The Weeklings, Gonna Be Christmas,
Jonathan Pushkar, Little Saint Nick,
Val Starr & The Blues Rocket, Bluesy Christmas,
Little Jimmy King, Happy Christmas Tears,
Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, I’m Your Santa,
Little Charlie & THe Nightcats, Santa Claus,
Roomful Of Blues, Santa Claus Do You Ever Get The Blues,
The Red Hot Jalapenos, Jingle Bell Rock,
Buddy Guy, H...
2019-12-181h 48Black-Eyed N BluesPrince Charming BEB 384Playlist:
Mark Hummel, Harpoventilatin’,
The Bookends, Sing This Song,
Stefano And The Slightly Irregulars, Party Of One,
Jimmy Carpenter, Love It So Much,
Gracie Curran, Things We Love,
Janiva Magness, Wrote A Song For Everyone,
Wentus Blues Band , She Made My Mind,
The McNaMarr Project, Holla And Moan,
Fred Hostetler, Gayatri Mantra,
Cass Clayton Band, Play Nice,
Miss Bix & The Blues Fix, You’re A Child,
Ghalia, Squeeze,
Paul Gabriel, Second Story Man,
Michael Bloom And The Blues Prophecy, Till I Met You,
Paul...
2019-09-182h 06Black-Eyed N BluesWith a Bang | BEB 329Playlist:
Tom “the Suit’ Forst, She Was Right,
Molly Hanmer, Fool’s Run (Different Song),
Deb Ryder, Nothin To Lose,
Stone Stanley, Be With Me,
Crystal Shawanda, Ball And Chain,
Dany Franchi, Sensation,
The Norman Jackson Band, Healthy Woman,
Artur Menezes, Love ‘n’ Roll,
Neal And The Vipers, Right Place Wrong Time,
Big Daddy Wilson. Cross Creek Road,
Kid Ramos, Society Woman,
Breezy Rodio, You Don’t Drink Enough,
The Lucky Losers, Don’t Talk Too Much,
Buddy Guy, Whiskey For Sale,
Tas Cru, That Look...
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