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This is OklahomaThis is Chip Keating - Running For Governor 2026On this episode I chatted with Chip Keating. Chip is a former Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper, Secretary of Public Safety, and independent businessman. He is running for Governor to take on the threats facing Oklahoma families, crack down on crime, grow Oklahoma’s economy, and work with President Trump to make Oklahoma a leader in the America First agenda. As a State Trooper, Chip spent years protecting Oklahomans from drugs and violent crime. Later, as Oklahoma’s Secretary of Public Safety, he strengthened law enforcement, improved training, and kept order in times of crisis. In the private sector, Chip spen...
2025-12-091h 23
Jim Harold's Crime SceneTrue Crime Stories of the Triad"The Triad region ranks high in national murder statistics, but crime stories are always more interesting than numbers." This week Jim talks with author Cathy Pickens about her latest book, True Crime Stories of the Triad. Cathy is a renaissance woman: author, lawyer, college professor (professor emerita in the McColl School of Business), crime fiction writer, and the list goes on and on! They have a fascinating discussion about the popularity of true crime and crimes/cases in the Triad region of North Carolina.You can find her latest book on Amazon HERE.
2025-01-2937 min
Hard Times and True Crimes88. Mayberry's Dark Day: The 1951 Bombing in Mount Airy, North CarolinaOn New Year's Day 1951, a respected member of the Mt. Airy community was targeted in a car bombing. He was a teacher, a new husband, the son of a police chief, and an upstanding citizen. It took two years for the bomber to be apprehended when they targeted another victim. Narrator: Curtis HildrethIntro and Outro Music: Isaiah HildrethSources:Pickens, Cathy. True Crime Stories of Western North Carolina. Arcadia Publishing, 2022.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-high-point-enterprise-mt-airy-bombi/24079081/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-news-mt-airy-bombing-ca/11451814/
2025-01-2231 min
Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Cozy MysteryUp in Smoke by Charlene WeirPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/786743 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Up in Smoke Series: #6 of Kansas Cozy Mysteries Author: Charlene Weir Narrator: Laura Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Cozy Mystery Publisher's Summary: Discover an utterly captivating Midwest murder mystery from a bestselling author. Grieving Police Chief Susan Wren’s never been so pleased to see her cousin, footloose reporter Sean Donovan. He turns up out of the blue, reeking of whiskey and Irish charm, to tell Susan he’s on to something big—a dark secret in Governor Jack Garrett’s murky past! Bu...
2024-08-1303 min
Find Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveUp in Smoke by Charlene WeirPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/786743 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Up in Smoke Series: #6 of Kansas Cozy Mysteries Author: Charlene Weir Narrator: Laura Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 13, 2024 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: Discover an utterly captivating Midwest murder mystery from a bestselling author. Grieving Police Chief Susan Wren’s never been so pleased to see her cousin, footloose reporter Sean Donovan. He turns up out of the blue, reeking of whiskey and Irish charm, to tell Susan he’s on to something big—a dark secret in Governor Jack Garrett’s murky past! Bu...
2024-08-1303 min
Find Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveA Cold Christmas by Charlene WeirPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/782459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Cold Christmas Series: #5 of Kansas Cozy Mysteries Author: Charlene Weir Narrator: Laura Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Release date: July 16, 2024 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: Discover an utterly captivating Midwest murder mystery from a bestselling author—filled with quirky small-town suspects you won’t forget. Single mom Caley James has three kids, a good-for-nothing ex and the flu. When her furnace dies, during the longest cold spell Hampstead has ever seen, she thinks Christmas can’t get worse. Until… Her youngest finds a dead body in the ba...
2024-07-1603 min
Find Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Cozy MysteryA Prescription for Murder by Charlene WeirPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/752333 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Prescription for Murder Series: #3 of Kansas Cozy Mysteries Author: Charlene Weir Narrator: Laura Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 14, 2024 Genres: Cozy Mystery Publisher's Summary: It’s a stormy afternoon in Hampstead, Kansas. And the medical center waiting room is deserted. Except for Susan Wren and feverish little Jen Bryant. Jen is awaiting an appointment with frosty Dr Dorothy Barrington. Suddenly, a gunshot rings out, killing Dr Dorothy and critically wounding Jen. Susan couldn’t protect little Jen from the bullet. Now she will do wh...
2024-05-1403 min
Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveA Prescription for Murder by Charlene WeirPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/752333 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Prescription for Murder Series: #3 of Kansas Cozy Mysteries Author: Charlene Weir Narrator: Laura Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 14, 2024 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: It’s a stormy afternoon in Hampstead, Kansas. And the medical center waiting room is deserted. Except for Susan Wren and feverish little Jen Bryant. Jen is awaiting an appointment with frosty Dr Dorothy Barrington. Suddenly, a gunshot rings out, killing Dr Dorothy and critically wounding Jen. Susan couldn’t protect little Jen from the bullet. Now she will do wh...
2024-05-1403 min
Find Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Cozy MysteryA Lesson in Murder by Charlene WeirPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/746153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Lesson in Murder Series: #2 of Kansas Cozy Mysteries Author: Charlene Weir Narrator: Laura Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Cozy Mystery Publisher's Summary: High-flying city cop Susan never expected to wind up in Hampstead, Kansas—a sleepy little town where there are more pigs than people. But she moved here to be with the man she loved. One year after his murder, the folk of Hampstead need police chief Susan more than ever. Professor Carena Egersund is out walking in the woods whe...
2024-04-1603 min
Unlock Top Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveA Lesson in Murder by Charlene WeirPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/746153 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Lesson in Murder Series: #2 of Kansas Cozy Mysteries Author: Charlene Weir Narrator: Laura Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: High-flying city cop Susan never expected to wind up in Hampstead, Kansas—a sleepy little town where there are more pigs than people. But she moved here to be with the man she loved. One year after his murder, the folk of Hampstead need police chief Susan more than ever. Professor Carena Egersund is out walking in the woods whe...
2024-04-1603 minHard Times and True Crimes39. Boone, North Carolina: The Bathtub MurdersDuring a snowstorm in early 1972, a Boone, NC family is shockingly murdered in their own home. At first, it appears to be a robbery gone bad, but upon further inspection, that theory does not seem to add up. It was a crime that went unsolved for fifty years. Narrator: Curtis HildrethIntro and Outro Music: Isaiah HildrethEpisode Sponsor: The Table - Asheboro, NCSources:Pickens, Cathy -True Crime Stories of Western North Carolina. The History Press, Charleston, SC. 2022
2023-12-0632 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Cozy MysteryMurder at Bow Falls by Cathy PickensPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695320 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder at Bow Falls Series: #5 of Blue Ridge Mountain Cozy Mysteries Author: Cathy Pickens Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Cozy Mystery Publisher's Summary: WELCOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE HOSPITALITY IS WARM AND THE MURDER IS STONE-COLD. It's summer and the Fourth of July carnival has come to Dacus. The only problem is that the fright house isn't impressing attorney Avery Andrews. Until a leg falls off a blood-spattered, chainsaw-wielding mannequin. A very real—and very dead—leathery body is revea...
2023-10-3103 min
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveMurder at Bow Falls by Cathy PickensPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695320 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder at Bow Falls Series: #5 of Blue Ridge Mountain Cozy Mysteries Author: Cathy Pickens Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: WELCOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE HOSPITALITY IS WARM AND THE MURDER IS STONE-COLD. It's summer and the Fourth of July carnival has come to Dacus. The only problem is that the fright house isn't impressing attorney Avery Andrews. Until a leg falls off a blood-spattered, chainsaw-wielding mannequin. A very real—and very dead—leathery body is revea...
2023-10-3103 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Cozy MysteryMurder at Moody Springs Lookout by Cathy PickensPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695318 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder at Moody Springs Lookout Series: #4 of Blue Ridge Mountain Cozy Mysteries Author: Cathy Pickens Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Cozy Mystery Publisher's Summary: WELCOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE HOSPITALITY IS WARM AND THE MURDER IS STONE-COLD. Since attorney Avery Andrews left her high-flying law firm to return to her hometown of Dacus, there has been no end to the run-of-the-mill problems walking through her door. But Avery likes the perplexing cases. And it's been a while since she's d...
2023-10-1703 min
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveMurder at Moody Springs Lookout by Cathy PickensPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695318 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder at Moody Springs Lookout Series: #4 of Blue Ridge Mountain Cozy Mysteries Author: Cathy Pickens Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: WELCOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE HOSPITALITY IS WARM AND THE MURDER IS STONE-COLD. Since attorney Avery Andrews left her high-flying law firm to return to her hometown of Dacus, there has been no end to the run-of-the-mill problems walking through her door. But Avery likes the perplexing cases. And it's been a while since she's d...
2023-10-1703 min
The Movie Palace PodcastPillow TalkIn this episode, Jessica Pickens joins Carl to discuss the 1959 film Pillow Talk...Host & Editor: Carl SweeneyGuest: Jessica PickensSupport the podcast via Patreon: www.patreon.com/TheMoviePalacePodcastThank you to Violet H, Cathy Glinski, Peter Bryant, Aimee Maranto & Nicole Pritchard for supporting the podcast as Patrons!X/Twitter: @MoviePalacePodFacebook: facebook.com/MoviePalacePodInstagram: moviepalacepodcastTikTok: @themoviepalacepodcastJessica's website: cometoverhollywood.comX/Twitter: @HollywoodCometFacebook: facebook.com/cometoverhollywoodInstagram: hollywoodcometWe Made This on Twitter: @we_madethiswemadethispodcasts...
2023-10-1655 min
Missing in the CarolinasEp. 67-Catching Up With True Crime Writer Cathy PickensToday we're talking with true crime writer Cathy Pickens about Sam Wodke, a South Carolina criminal who ended up on "Unsolved Mysteries," The Shaw Creek Killer from South Carolina, several mysterious disappearances from the Great Smoky Mountains, the Boone bathtub murders, and the murder of Erin Johnston, the step-daughter of an Appalachian State University professor that took place in China.
To learn more about Cathy's work, including her books, "True Crime Stories of Western North Carolina" and "True Crime Stories of Upstate South Carolina," visit her website at www.cathypickens.com.
2023-10-0655 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Cozy MysteryMurder at Golden Cove Forest by Cathy PickensPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695312 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder at Golden Cove Forest Series: #3 of Blue Ridge Mountain Cozy Mysteries Author: Cathy Pickens Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Genres: Cozy Mystery Publisher's Summary: WELCOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE HOSPITALITY IS WARM AND THE MURDER IS STONE-COLD. Attorney sleuth Avery Andrews is back in her humdrum hometown of Dacus, South Carolina. The only problem is she's swapped illustrious city cases for a town where the biggest news is a pig on the loose. And while there's no end to t...
2023-09-2603 min
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveMurder at Golden Cove Forest by Cathy PickensPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695312 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder at Golden Cove Forest Series: #3 of Blue Ridge Mountain Cozy Mysteries Author: Cathy Pickens Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: WELCOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE HOSPITALITY IS WARM AND THE MURDER IS STONE-COLD. Attorney sleuth Avery Andrews is back in her humdrum hometown of Dacus, South Carolina. The only problem is she's swapped illustrious city cases for a town where the biggest news is a pig on the loose. And while there's no end to t...
2023-09-2603 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Cozy MysteryMurder at Folly Beach Creek by Cathy PickensPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder at Folly Beach Creek Series: #2 of Blue Ridge Mountain Cozy Mysteries Author: Cathy Pickens Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 29, 2023 Genres: Cozy Mystery Publisher's Summary: WELCOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE HOSPITALITY IS WARM AND THE MURDER IS STONE-COLD. Attorney sleuth Avery Andrews has quickly built up a reputation for being the go-to girl when a mystery arises. So when she is called to historic Charleston to get to the bottom of a fresh and perplexing case, she is more than r...
2023-08-2903 min
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveMurder at Folly Beach Creek by Cathy PickensPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder at Folly Beach Creek Series: #2 of Blue Ridge Mountain Cozy Mysteries Author: Cathy Pickens Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 29, 2023 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: WELCOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE HOSPITALITY IS WARM AND THE MURDER IS STONE-COLD. Attorney sleuth Avery Andrews has quickly built up a reputation for being the go-to girl when a mystery arises. So when she is called to historic Charleston to get to the bottom of a fresh and perplexing case, she is more than r...
2023-08-2903 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Cozy MysteryMurder at Luna Lake by Cathy PickensPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695298 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder at Luna Lake Series: #1 of Blue Ridge Mountain Cozy Mysteries Author: Cathy Pickens Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 22, 2023 Genres: Cozy Mystery Publisher's Summary: WELCOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE HOSPITALITY IS WARM AND THE MURDER IS STONE-COLD. Attorney Avery Andrews has returned to her humdrum hometown of Dacus, South Carolina, leaving her job at a powerful law firm in the rearview mirror. But with her Donna Karan suits she's struggling to fit back in. Is it still a place she's a...
2023-08-2203 min
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveMurder at Luna Lake by Cathy PickensPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695298 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Murder at Luna Lake Series: #1 of Blue Ridge Mountain Cozy Mysteries Author: Cathy Pickens Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 38 minutes Release date: August 22, 2023 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: WELCOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE HOSPITALITY IS WARM AND THE MURDER IS STONE-COLD. Attorney Avery Andrews has returned to her humdrum hometown of Dacus, South Carolina, leaving her job at a powerful law firm in the rearview mirror. But with her Donna Karan suits she's struggling to fit back in. Is it still a place she's a...
2023-08-2203 min
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Cozy MysteryLowcountry Boil: A Liz Talbot Mystery by Susan M. BoyerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689971 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lowcountry Boil: A Liz Talbot Mystery Series: #1 of Liz Talbot Mystery Author: Susan M. Boyer Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 34 minutes Release date: June 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Cozy Mystery Publisher's Summary: USA Today Bestseller and Agatha Award Winner for Best First Novel Turning up the heat Private Investigator Liz Talbot is a modern Southern belle. She blesses hearts and takes names. She carries her Sig 9 in her Kate Spade handbag, and her golden retriever, Rhett, rides s...
2023-06-1103 min
Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveLowcountry Boil: A Liz Talbot Mystery by Susan M. BoyerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/689971 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lowcountry Boil: A Liz Talbot Mystery Series: #1 of Liz Talbot Mystery Author: Susan M. Boyer Narrator: Tiffany Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 34 minutes Release date: June 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: USA Today Bestseller and Agatha Award Winner for Best First Novel Turning up the heat Private Investigator Liz Talbot is a modern Southern belle. She blesses hearts and takes names. She carries her Sig 9 in her Kate Spade handbag, and her golden retriever, Rhett, rides s...
2023-06-1103 min
Charlotte Readers PodcastTrue Crime of the South, Plus Book Four: Storytelling, Inspiration, & ResearchIn this episode 342, we’re delighted to have award-winning author Cathy Pickens sit in as a guest co-host to discuss some of the fascinating episodes in her new nonfiction book, True Crime Stories of the South. We’ll also preview book four in The Write Quotes series, Storytelling, Inspiration, & Research. And we’ll have book recommendations, and more.
Today’s Featured Authors:
Cathy Pickens Time Stamp: 2:02
In True Crime Stories of the South, crime writer Cathy Pickens brings a novelist’s eye to the sinister South and its defining—and quirky—crime stories, some of which featu...
2023-06-0659 minCharlotte Readers PodcastA Novel of Loss, Injustice, and Revenge, Plus the Art of Receiving FeedbackIn this episode 335, we feature author Marjorie Hudson and her novel Indigo Field, which New York Times bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd calls “a mesmerizing story of loss, injustice, and revenge conspiring to darken the human heart.” Plus we share writing insights from Charlotte Lit and from a blog post on how to make the best use of feedback.
Today’s Featured Authors:
Marjorie Hudson Time Stamp: 4:55
In Indigo Field, a novel of moral reckoning, the unjust outcome of a murder trial, and the chance accident that follows, result in a feud that raises the spirit...
2023-04-181h 06This is OklahomaThis is Governor Frank KeatingOn this episode I sat with former Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating. Frank grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and a law degree from the University of Oklahoma.
His 30-year career in law enforcement and public service included service as an FBI agent, U.S. Attorney and state prosecutor, and Oklahoma House and Senate member, including service as a Republican senate leader. He served Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush in the Treasury, Justice, and Housing departments.
As Governor, Keating won national acclaim in 1995 for his c...
2023-01-271h 03This is OklahomaThis is Cathy Keating - A Life Of Community ServiceOn this episode I chatted with former First Lady Cathy Keating. Cathy is a fourth-generation Oklahoman with a focus on community service. While First Lady she planned and organized the International Prayer Service and published In Their Name, which was listed on the New York Times bestseller list, following the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. She founded Friends of the Oklahoma Governor’s Mansion, Septemberfest, and the Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony, as well starting the tradition of an annual Oklahoma ornament. She raised private funds to build the Phillips Pavilion on Governor’s Man...
2023-01-2452 min
True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime HistoryTHE BEST NEW TRUE CRIME STORIES-Mitzi SzeretoUnsolved crimes, unanswered questions. Crimes are meant to be solved. But what happens when they’re not? For the individuals involved—from the victims and their families to police investigators—this is the most frustrating part of all. For them there’s no resolution, no justice, no tidy boxes in which to pack away all the bits and pieces of a puzzle that finally links together. Instead, they are only left with questions that may never get answered. Chilling cold cases & unexplained mysteries. The Best New True Crime Stories examines a fascinating assortment of unsolved murders, unsolved crimes, serial killers...
2022-10-0647 min
Pickens LocalPickens Local with Operation Christmas ChildOn tonight’s episode we discuss all things about Operation Christmas Child with Cathy Huffman, Judy Edwards, and box recipient Irina Creek.
2022-09-1444 min
True Crime CoupleEpisode 133: Davina Buff Jones | Mystery Beneath the Hunter's MoonJust like the stories of pirates and buried treasure, the mysterious death of Davina Buff Jones has become legend on Bald Head Island, North Carolina. The residents and visitors of the affluent vacation spot are split on what truly occurred beneath the oldest lighthouse in the state on the night of October 22, 1999. Join us as I tell John the heartbreaking case of the dedicated and eager 33 year old police officer.
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Discussions of suicide are present in this episode
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2022-08-011h 48Charlotte Readers PodcastBeyond 300: The New Charlotte Readers Podcast – The Value of Writing Communities, Plus Mystery, Memoir, True Crime and Poetry FeaturesIn this episode 301, Landis introduces his two new co-hosts of Charlotte Readers Podcast and they share how the show will feature more authors and offer more readerly and writerly content in each episode, and new ways for listeners to engage–including how your voice can be part of the podcast.
We hear from three award-winning authors in the mystery, memoir, and true crime genres, and have a poetry reading.
We explore the value of critique groups and writing communities and give tips for building your writing community to help market your books long term.
An...
2022-06-281h 42Charlotte Readers PodcastAuthor Landis Wade Interviews Characters in Deadly Declarations and Visits with Narrator Bill A. JonesIn this episode 295, host Landis Wade, author of “Deadly Declarations” interviews several Deadly Declarations characters who are played by audiobook narrator Bill A. Jones and then has a conversation with Bill about the process of narrating the Deadly Declarations audiobook.
Deadly Declarations is the story of an unlikely trio of retirees who try to solve the 250-year-old mystery of the controversial First American Declaration of Independence, actions which–if successful–will change US history. That is, if they don’t die trying. Founding father John Adams called the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence one of the greatest curiosities and one of the...
2022-05-1737 min
Missing in the CarolinasEpisode 42-Missing, Murdered, and Mistaken Identity in the CarolinasThis episode covers the two disappearances of Kenneth Beasley and Bobby Dunbar that took place in the early 1900s. One case has never been resolved, and the other had a shocking conclusion years later.
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The Senator's Son by Charles Oldham
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True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina by Cathy Pickens
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2022-05-1422 min
The Dale Jr. Download377 - Cathy Watkins: The Undefeated EarnhardtThere's nothing like the bond of family. This week Dale Earnhardt Jr. welcomes in his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller to sit down with their Aunt, Cathy Watkins, for a peek behind the curtain of the Earnhardt story.From V8 and Sedan street in Kannapolis, NC a motorsports legacy was born. The King of the dirt tracks, Ralph Earnhardt, was tearing up the circuit feeding his family with race wins and working on racecars. Of course, in 1952 came the birth of his son Dale Earnhardt, regarded as one of the best stock car racers of all-time. But before...
2022-04-132h 21Charlotte Readers PodcastLandis Wade’s “Deadly Declarations” is a Mystery Rooted in North Carolina HistoryIn this episode 272, guest host Cathy Pickens, interviews regular host Landis Wade about his mystery novel, “Deadly Declarations,” forthcoming in spring 2022.
The novel focuses on an unlikely trio of retirees who try to solve the 250-year-old mystery of the controversial First American Declaration of Independence, actions which–if successful–will change US history. That is, if they don’t die trying.
Frye Gaillard, American historian and author of A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s, says: “This is a novel rooted in history and mystery and imagination–a crackling good book” and Clyde Edgerton, author of Walking Across E...
2021-12-2140 minCharlotte Readers PodcastCraft Talk with Cathy Pickens: Writing True CrimeIn this episode 267, host Landis Wade has a craft talk with Cathy Pickens, an award-winning mystery and true crime writer about writing true crime. She talks about what draws people to true crime and shares techniques for how to gather and write your own true crime stories.
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2021-12-031h 01
The Sisters in Crime Writers' PodcastCathy PickensCathy Pickens, author of the Southern Fried mysteries (St. Martins/Minotaur), served as Sisters in Crime president and on the boards of Mystery Writers of America and Mecklenburg Forensic Medicine Program. She taught law in a graduate business school, entrepreneurship in the jail, and offers workshops on developing creativity.Her latest books are Charlotte True Crime Stories (History Press 2019), True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina (2020) and CREATE! Developing Your Creative Process (ICSC Press).Website: www.create-update.com www.cathypickens.comTwitter: www.twitter.com/CathyPickens***************************Sisters in Crime was fo...
2021-10-1149 min
Missing in the CarolinasEp. 28(BONUS)-Unresolved in North CarolinaIn this bonus episode, host Renee Roberson discusses four North Carolina murder cases from 1959, 1966, 1999 and 2002 that are still unresolved. Learn more about the cases of Foy Dixon Cooper, Davina Buff Jones, Franklin “ReRe” Freeman, Vernon Shipman, Charles Glass and Louise Shumate.
Show Notes:
For a full list of show resources, visit missinginthecarolinas.com.
"Charlotte: Murder, Mystery and Mayhem by David Aaron Moore"
"True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina by Cathy Pickens"
Featured Book Spotlight: Greenwood Gone: Henry's Story by Sioux Roslawski
Cover art by Mackintosh Multimedia
Sound Editing by Mia Roberson
2021-06-1437 minCharlotte Readers PodcastChef Peter Reinhart Makes It Fun to Cook and Eat With “Perfect Pan Pizza”In this episode 203, guest hosted by award-winning author Cathy Pickens, we visit with chef Peter Reinhart, author of the book “Perfect Pan Pizza,” a book with 35 new recipes for pizzas baked in pans, in such varieties as Sicilian, Detroit-style, Roman-style, and the author's signature "embedded cheese technique" for making game-changing pizza crusts.
Peter is widely acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities on bread. He is the author of twelve books, including the James Beard Award and IACP award-winning The Bread Baker's Apprentice, as well as American Pie: My Search for the Perfect Pizza. He appears regularly on t...
2021-04-2339 minCharlotte Readers PodcastA.J. Hartley’s Fantasy Thriller “Impervious” Turns a Normal School Day Upside DownIn this episode 172, award-winning author Cathy Pickens serves as guest host to interview A.J. Hartley, best-selling author of “Impervious” a fantasy thriller about a young girl whose normal day at school is upended, propelling her into an unfamiliar world of magic, monsters and danger and forcing her to try to save herself and her friends.
Faith Hunter, NYT and USA Today bestselling Author, says that this is a “story where reality and unreality are braided together until the very last page. It hit me in the gut. Must Read!"
D.B. Jackson, author of Time's Assass...
2021-01-0537 min
Futility ClosetThe Case of Bobby Dunbar In 1912, 4-year-old Bobby Dunbar went missing during a family fishing trip in Louisiana. Eight months later, a boy matching his description appeared in Mississippi. But was it Bobby Dunbar? In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe the dispute over the boy's identity. We'll also contemplate a scholarship for idlers and puzzle over an ignorant army. Intro: During his solo circumnavigation of 1895-98, Joshua Slocum met the pilot of the Pinta. In 1868, inventor William Carr made a mousetrap for burglars. Sources for our feature...
2020-09-0731 min
Missing in the CarolinasEp 13-An Interview with True Crime Writer Cathy PickensRenee Roberson interviews North Carolina writer Cathy Pickens, an attorney turned mystery and true crime writer whose latest release, "True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina," will be released Sept. 28, 2020. They talk true crime in North and South Carolina, Cathy's research and writing process, and what readers can expect from the book.
Show Notes:
Visit cathypickens.com for more information about the author.
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2020-09-0439 min
Missing in the CarolinasEp 10-The Unconfirmed Victims of Larry Gene BellLarry Gene Bell terrorized two families of two girls in South Carolina in 1985, but over the years, investigators have speculated he may have been responsible for the disappearances of other women in Charlotte, N.C.
Show Notes:
"Murder in the Midlands:Larry Gene Bell and the 28 Days of Terror That Shook South Carolina" by Rita Y. Shuler
"Charlotte True Crime Stories: Notorious Cases from Fraud to Serial Killing" by Cathy Pickens
For a full list of resources used to compile this episode, visit missinginthecarolinas.com.
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2020-07-2424 min
The Movie Palace PodcastClassic Film Recommendations (Movie Palace 1st Birthday Special)It's been a year since The Movie Palace opened its doors! To mark the occasion, a range of previous guests return, each one recommending a classic film of their choosing...Thank you to the following people: Gabriela Masson, Andy Wolverton, Raquel Stecher, Darren Mooney, Andrew Quinn, Rosie Powell, Jessica Pickens, Eeson, Becks, Russ Hugo, Vanessa Buttino, Tony Black, Cathy Glinski, Jennifer Churchill, Sarah Blair, Paige Schector, Karen Burroughs Hannsberry, Clara Cook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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