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The Surgical Fiction PodcastBook Info and excerpt - THE WAGES OF GRACEThe Wages of Grace: A Novel
Written By Brandon Dragan
Narrated By Edison McDaniels
Now Available for purchase at Audible.com.
Thierry Laroque, war hero and retired mechanic in rural Tennessee, would like nothing more than to live out his days in peace and quiet, but a dark secret buried in the distant past continues to haunt him. When his Wall Street power-broker brother-the person he blames for the loss of his one true love-shows up destitute at his door after decades of estrangement, Thierry comes face to face with the ghosts of a life frozen in time.
Epic in...2022-09-1804 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastChapter 1 of THE WAGES OF GRACEToday, on the Surgical Fiction Podcast, chapter 1 of Brandan Dragan’s exceptional literary novel, THE WAGES OF GRACE. The book is available if not right now, then very shortly, from Audible.
Perhaps what I loved best about narrating this book is the beautiful writing. There is a beautiful story, but for it to really shine—and this shines mightily—one has to have the words to polish that shine. So often we read a book and can say it was good, but in retrospect it could have been so much better. That better comes in the arrangement and use of words o...2022-09-111h 04
The Surgical Fiction PodcastChapter 1 of Blood Work by Jeff JohnstonBlood Work by Jeff Johnston
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
Reverend Blake Hardesty has lived the life of Job. His parents were killed in a fire when he was seven. The aunt who raised him died just before he graduated from the seminary. His wife was killed during a bank robbery only a year ago. And a diagnosis of brain cancer is only the latest in a long line of hardships he’s had to endure. Yet he continues to preach faith in God to a dwindling congregation, sharing his life with his teenage daughter, Bethany, who seems to blame him fo...2022-07-1919 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastButter Bar by William Peter Grasso, Chapter 1 excerptExcerpt narrated by Edison McDaniels
Butter Bar
By William Peter Grasso
Vietnam 1967: Jif Miles may be a military legacy, descended from proven warriors—his father is a retired general, his mother a former guerilla fighter—but in country, he’s just another second lieutenant, a green rookie wearing that gold insignia of rank dismissively known as the butter bar. Combat leaders aren’t born, though; they’re made. As the strategic misconceptions of the American high command trigger major battles in the Central Highlands, the deadly trials that will mold Jif Miles into a soldier and leader of men come at a blist...2022-07-1016 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastThe Plague Years - Chapter 1 excerpt NONFICTIONAn excerpt from
Plague Years: A Doctor’s Journey Through the AIDS Crisis
By Ross A. Slotten, MD
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
In 1992, Dr. Ross A. Slotten signed more death certificates in Chicago—and, by inference, the state of Illinois—than anyone else. As a family physician, he was trained to care for patients from birth to death, but when he completed his residency in 1984, he had no idea that many of his future patients would be cut down in the prime of their lives. Among those patients were friends, colleagues, and lovers, shunned by most of the medical community becaus...2022-07-0114 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastDeja VuThis is a complete short story from the book of short stories entitled "Between Light and Shadow" by Sarah Jane Huntington. For those of you old enough to remember, it has a decidedly Twilight Zone feel to it, and channels Rod Serling.2022-07-0118 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastChapter 1 of IN THE SHADOW OF EVIL by ML StrongIN THE SHADOW OF EVIL
by ML Strong
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
When his former Senior Chief, Steve Auger, is brutally assassinated, former Navy SEAL officer, Matthew Barrett has a choice to make. He can slide back into an all too familiar pattern of alcohol abuse and depression, or he can shake his demons and hunt down the murderers responsible for his friend’s death. Book four in the SEAL STRIKE series is a non-stop rollercoaster ride right up to its startling conclusion!
In The Shadow of Evil is the sequel to The Brotherhood and is the fourth novel in th...2022-07-0118 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastPrologue for Down To A Sunless Sea by David PoyerThe opening prologue is tense!
Available today on Audible!
Down To A Sunless Sea
Written by David Poyer
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
“A powerfully written Florida adventure . . . a compelling glimpse at the mysterious world of cave diving.” – The Orlando Sentinel
“One of his best novels yet . . . bristles with suspense . . . What makes this novel particularly memorable are the extensive, harrowing descriptions of cave dives, which are riveting enough to terrify experienced divers.” –Publishers Weekly
“Fans of Clive Cussler will love this thriller. An essential purchase.” – Library Journal.
“White-knuckle diving scenes, constant action.” – Kirkus Reviews
“Tiller is a character who grows on the reader . . . As usual...2022-06-0210 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastPrologue for The Second Pearl by Mike BentleyTHE SECOND PEARL
by Mike Bentley
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
23h 49m
Available right now on Audible!
The Communist Chinese leadership decides to move up their timetable to become the world’s sole superpower, from 2049 to the present. Part of this is to unify Taiwan by force. They believe the best model for accomplishing their wider goals is to copy the comprehensive moves by Imperial Japan in 1941-1942. The CCP/PLA thinks they can replicate the successes of the Japanese, while, at the same time, eliminate the failures. By means of subterfuge, they strike their East Asian neighbors, Western Pacific se...2022-06-0214 min
Old Codger with Courtney T. Edison | WFMUIf he had two ice creams, you can go to Hell. from Apr 12, 2022
Fats Waller - "London Suite - Pt. 1 Piccadilly" [0:00:00]
Fats Waller - "London Suite - Pt. 2 Chelsea" [0:02:23]
Mississippi Sheiks - "Sales Tax" [0:09:42]
Sophie Tucker - "Max from the Income Tax" [0:12:48]
Blind Willie Johnson (with Willie B. Harris) - "Lord I Just Can't Keep from Crying" [0:15:20]
Pigmeat Pete (Wesley Wilson) and Catjuice Charlie (Harry McDaniels) - "Our Family Doctor" [0:18:02]
Gus Bodenheim - "Delbarton Farms Head Cheese" [0:24:42]
Django Reinhardt - "Nuages" [0:26:41]
Jones, Smith Inc. (Count Basie Quintet, Prez, Jo Jones, Walter Page) - "Lady, Be Good" [0:29:56]
Lovin' Sam Theard - "You Rascal You...2022-04-1300 minOld Codger with Courtney T. Edison | WFMUA distended gasbag of terribleness. from Feb 1, 2022
George Gershwin - "Preludes for Piano: 1. (Allegro ben ritmato e deciso); 2. (Andante con moto e poco rubato); 3. (Agitato)" - Gershwin: Preludes for Piano [0:00:00]
Gus Bodenheim - "Sly Weasel — It's Codgerlicious!" - Sly Weasel Hit-of-the-Week [0:08:43]
Nick Lucas - "Teasing the Frets" - Brunswick 6508 [0:10:29]
Mississippi Sheiks - "He Calls That Religion" - Paramount 13142 [0:12:49]
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five - "Pan Pan" - Decca 12793 [0:16:22]
Wynonie Harris - "I Like My Baby's Pudding" - King 4342 [0:19:34]
Mary Lou Williams Girl Stars with Marjorie Hyams & Mary Osborne - "Boogie Mysterioso" - Continental 78 [0:21:56]
Van & Schenck - "Get Out and Ge...2022-02-0200 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastThe Brotherhood 5 min audiobook sampleThe Brotherhood
Book 3 in The SEAL Strike Series
Written by ML Strong
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
After fifteen years and far too many combat tours to remember, Matthew Barrett is finished. Medically retired from the SEAL Teams for multiple medical and psychological conditions, he wallows in self-pity, spiraling down until suicide seems the only relief form his anguish. Then a text from a former team mate asking Matt to help find his kidnapped daughter changes everything. Aided by a team of ex-SEALs, ex-fighter pilots, and a former FBI agent, Matt will follow his quest to its end, deep into the...2022-01-1904 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastHUNTER'S RAIN - Chapter 1John Chase, newly married and just back from his honeymoon, doesn't have a moment to settle into life with his new bride before being called back to duty. Warlords are seizing control of a Central African nation and what had begun as a limited conflict is quickly ramping up to full-scale genocide. On orders of the president, he leads a Delta Force team to join up with a squad from the Australian Special Air Service Regiment, who are already on the ground. Together, they have one mission: Stop the wholesale slaughter of innocents by any means necessary. But things are...2021-12-2609 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastThe Articles of Confederation in their entirety NONFICTIONThe Constitution was not the first government of the United States. That distinction belongs to the little known but occasionally mentioned Articles of Confederation. This brief document is read in total here and now.
Spoiler alert: It mentions pirates!
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THE SURGICAL FICTION PODCAST is narrated by Edison McDaniels.
Edison McDaniels is a physician, surgeon, wordsmith, author, and audiobook narrator. More here: https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Edison+McDaniels&sort=pubdate-desc-rank&ref=a_search_c1_sort_1&pf_rd_p=073d8370-97e5-4b7b-be04-aa06cf22d7dd&pf_rd_r=SXWSET85T7NWS39C3XDX
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The Surgical Fiction PodcastTHE HIDDEN - 5 min audiobook sampleThey told him it was just a parasite...
Jack Fuller’s life took a swan dive after he cheated on his wife two years ago. His most recent spate of “bad luck” is a list of symptoms that don't seem to fit any particular disease profile. Internet searches and medical hip shots are as close as he can get to an actual diagnosis.
Things get worse when a mysterious blood deposit with no apparent source is found in the middle of his bed. Then there is the intense hunger to contend with, the repeating erotic nightmares and the panic attacks.
When t...2021-12-2404 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastRULES OF ENGAGEMENT - 5 min audiobook sampleIn this short story, meet John Chase before the V Plague apocalypse. He is part of the US Army's Delta Force. In Crucifixion: V Plague, Book 2, he mentions a flashback to running through a Central American jungle with Spetsnaz in pursuit. This is that story.
Note that this is a short story and does not need to be listened to in any particular sequence with the V Plague series. All events are prior to the attacks and events that occur in the series, and this will not spoil that timeline.
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Written by Dirk Patton
Narrated by Edison Mc...2021-12-2403 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastDEATH BEFORE DAWN - 5 min audiobook sampleIn the post 9/11 world of special operations the Navy SEALs establish a reputation for excellence, courage, and fortitude. A new SEAL leader, Lieutenant Matthew Barrett, finds that to become a officer worthy of respect in this elite band of brothers, he'll have to measure up to men individually selected for their prowess in combat and their poise under unimaginable stress. Death Before Dawn is the first in an exciting series of novels authored by M. L. Strong, a decorated SEAL officer and combat veteran, tracing the trials and tribulations of young Matthew Barrett and the SEALs he leads into harm's...2021-12-2404 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastThe Monk Downstairs - 5 min audiobook sampleOutstanding Portrayal of Emotional Evolution
Rebecca Martin is a single mother with an apartment to rent and a sense that she has used up her illusions. I had the romantic thing with my first husband, thank you very much, she tells a hapless suitor. I'm thirty-eight years old, and I've got a daughter learning to read and a job I don't quite like. I don't need the violin music. But when the new tenant in her in-law apartment turns out to be Michael Christopher, on the lam after twenty years in a monastery and smack dab in the middle of a...2021-12-2204 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastDROP OFF - 5 min audiobook sampleDeath waits at the edge of the abyss…
Nature morphs and twists, and beasts that shouldn’t exist stalk the sea.
At the edge of the abyss, where the Blake Plateau abruptly gives way to the deepest parts of the Atlantic Ocean, biologists investigate the largest marine die-off in history. An Everest-style base camp supporting scientists, staff, and eco tourists sits at the edge of the drop off, but the scientific mission turns to one of survival when mutant sea creatures threaten the base.
Steven Hunte is a sea dog for hire, an ex-Navy biologist turned environmental activist whose been hire...2021-12-1704 minThe Surgical Fiction PodcastHUNTER'S RAIN - 5 min audiobook sampleJohn Chase, newly married and just back from his honeymoon, doesn't have a moment to settle into life with his new bride before being called back to duty. Warlords are seizing control of a Central African nation and what had begun as a limited conflict is quickly ramping up to full-scale genocide. On orders of the president, he leads a Delta Force team to join up with a squad from the Australian Special Air Service Regiment, who are already on the ground. Together, they have one mission: Stop the wholesale slaughter of innocents by any means necessary. But things are...2021-12-1704 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastTHE WARRIOR CODE - 5 min audiobook sampleMatthew Barrett is a SEAL combat leader who wears the Navy Cross, proof of his prowess as a warrior, and an irrefutable symbol of his personal valor. Yet as adept as he was in the art of war, Matthew was a failure at love and still haunted by the long shadow of his father. His overdue break from near continuous combat tours is suddenly interrupted when he’s injected into an international crisis in Central America and finds he’s once again required to execute an impossible task that could very well be a one way trip.
THE WARRIOR CODE is B...2021-12-1704 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastLOUISIANA BLUE - 5 min audiobook sampleBest-selling author David Poyer writes gripping undersea thrillers in the tradition of Clive Cussler and John D. MacDonald.
Salvage diver and ex-con Tiller Galloway runs from a vengeful past straight into the murky, hazardous depths of the Gulf of Mexico. The claustrophobia and fear of suffocation 200 fathoms below the surface will leave you breathless. Has Tiller finally breathed his last?
LOUISIANA BLUE
A Tiller Galloway Underwater Adventure
Written by David Poyer
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
5.0 out of 5 stars
Makes you appreciate each breath
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2018
Mr. Poyer, was an officer and gentleman. I would not...2021-12-1703 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastThe Circle of the Earth - 5 min audiobook sampleLaredo, Texas, March 1915
The Mexican Revolution is reaching a boiling point, and the minority Anglo population of Texas is concerned that it will extend north of the Rio Grande, and into South Texas, itself.
Thomas Asher is an aging Texas Ranger: tired, infirm, unprepared for retirement, and addicted to laudanum. But the Rangers have made a ghastly mistake, and Asher now finds himself being put to the test at every possible turn, in every possible way: contending with those he loves, those he respects, and, most difficult of all, himself.
The Circle of the Earth is the third book in...2021-12-1703 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastANVIL by Dirk Patton - 5 min audiobook sampleBook 10 in the V Plague Series!
America strikes back! In the thrilling new addition to the V Plague series, the decimated US Military brings the fight to the invading Russians. As battles rage, John is drawn into the melee, delaying his quest to reach Seattle with the remainder of his group. As all are threatened by escalating nuclear war, new dangers stand in the way of the survivors reaching safety.
Written by Dirk Patton
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
https://www.audible.com/pd/Anvil-Audiobook/B09NRZ1KFV?qid=1640201806&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412...2021-12-1704 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastChapter 1 of CIRCE by Jessica PenotCIRCE
Written by Jessica Penot
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
When Dr. David Black takes an internship at a very old psychiatric hospital back home in Alabama, he vows two things—that he will be a better husband to his beautiful and loving wife Pria, and that he will stop cheating on her.
Then his enigmatic supervisor Dr. Cassie Allen, a self-proclaimed witch with ties to the underworld, begins to draw him into her darkness. David finds it hard to resist her wicked sensuality, but even harder to resist her evil pull.
As strange and violent deaths pile up left and ri...2021-11-1837 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastChapter 1 of DROP OFF by Edward J. McFadden IIIDROP OFF
Written by Edward J. McFadden III
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
Death waits at the edge of the abyss…
Nature morphs and twists, and beasts that shouldn’t exist stalk the sea.
At the edge of the abyss, where the Blake Plateau abruptly gives way to the deepest parts of the Atlantic Ocean, biologists investigate the largest marine die-off in history. An Everest-style base camp supporting scientists, staff, and eco tourists sits at the edge of the drop off, but the scientific mission turns to one of survival when mutant sea creatures threaten the base.
Steven Hunte is a sea...2021-11-1812 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastCIRCE - 5 min audiobook sampleWhen Dr. David Black takes an internship at a very old psychiatric hospital back home in Alabama, he vows two things—that he will be a better husband to his beautiful and loving wife Pria, and that he will stop cheating on her.
Then his enigmatic supervisor Dr. Cassie Allen, a self-proclaimed witch with ties to the underworld, begins to draw him into her darkness. David finds it hard to resist her wicked sensuality, but even harder to resist her evil pull.
As strange and violent deaths pile up left and right, David realizes that Cassie’s psychotic behavior is conn...2021-11-1704 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastThe Windows of Heaven - Chapter 1Set in Galveston during the 1900 storm, the most devastating natural disaster in the history of the United States, this sweeping novel follows the fates of several richly drawn characters. It is the story of Sal, the little girl who is wise beyond her years and who holds out as much hope for the world as she does for her father, the ruined son of a respected father.
It is the story of Sister Zilphia, the nun who helps run the St. Mary's Orphanage. The only thing separating the two long buildings of the orphanage is a fragile line of sand...2021-10-0316 minThe Surgical Fiction PodcastThe Circle of the Earth - Chapter 1Laredo, Texas, March 1915
The Mexican Revolution is reaching a boiling point, and the minority Anglo population of Texas is concerned that it will extend north of the Rio Grande, and into South Texas, itself.
Thomas Asher is an aging Texas Ranger: tired, infirm, unprepared for retirement, and addicted to laudanum. But the Rangers have made a ghastly mistake, and Asher now finds himself being put to the test at every possible turn, in every possible way: contending with those he loves, those he respects, and, most difficult of all, himself.
The Circle of the Earth is the third book in...2021-10-0324 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastThe Least Detailed Plans of a Great and Complicated ApparatusAn ancient skull gradually subsumes Dr. Jolly Frye’s time, talents—and mind. Is it possession, madness, or something else altogether?
Read by the author, this story first appeared in the 2016 anthology THE NIGHT BAZAAR: Eleven Haunting Tales of Forbidden Wishes and Dangerous Desires, edited by Lenore Hart.
From Publisher's Weekly:
In this dark fantasy anthology, editor Hart invites 11 authors to explore the concept of the Night Bazaar, a place where the magical intertwines with the everyday. The setting is reminiscent of The Twilight Zone in scope, and throughout the anthology there is the ever-present sense that something nasty is lurk...2021-02-191h 08
The Surgical Fiction PodcastAn excerpt from BAHAMAS BLUE, a novel by David PoyerUSA Today -bestselling author David Poyer writes gripping undersea thrillers in the tradition of Clive Cussler and John D. MacDonald.
This time on THE SURGICAL FICTION PODCAST, an excerpt from David Poyer's novel BAHAMAS BLUE, with the continuing undersea exploits of Tiller Galloway and his sidekick Shad Aydlett. Narrated by Edison McDaniels.
Salvage diver and ex-con Tiller Galloway vowed he'd never work for "The Baptist" again. Until the menacing kingpin makes him an offer he can't refuse, sending him deep into the beautiful blue Caribbean to raise fifty tons of sunken cargo-- a dive to the razor's edge of death...2021-02-1136 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastThe Leonardo Gulag - an excerptAn excerpt from THE LEONARDO GULAG by Kevin Doherty
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
“[The Leonardo Gulag is] vivid, fresh, gripping, clever. This historical thriller set in a gulag in Stalin’s Russia thoroughly propelled me. With appearances from Stalin himself and Soviet spy Anthony Blunt, it feels authentic on every page. I felt I was there.”—David Morrell, New York Times best-selling author
“[The Leonardo Gulag is] an extraordinary novel with a fresh and unique premise—one that draws the reader into a world that’s both clever and imaginative. Bravo. Bravo.”—Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author
“The Leonardo Gulag is a bold...2021-02-0520 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastVoices of the Dead - Chapter 1Voices of the Dead: Battling the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878: A Novel (Creole Voices Book 1)
By John Babb
Her patients are dying. And it’s not just the yellow fever that’s killing them.
Yellow fever. In 1878, the words sent shivers down the spines of anyone living near a body of water. From New Orleans, up the Mississippi River to Memphis and beyond, thousands of people sickened and died during that terror-filled summer.
A determined band of volunteers fought for their patients’ lives. A Creole nurse traveled north from New Orleans to help, bringing with her a very special necklace. An Irish...2021-01-2917 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastThe Monk Downstairs - an excerptTHE MONK DOWNSTAIRS
by Tim Farrington
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
"A charmingly written, gratifyingly hopeful tale."
—Publishers Weekly
“Farrington writes startlingly well; there are sentences to marvel at on every page.”
—Book Street USA
The use of letters written by a disillusioned monk to begin sections of the book reveals his initial bitter attitudes toward both himself and the recipient of his letters and gradual mellowing brought about by his relationship with the single mother from whom he rents a small apartment. The premise of the book is one I've not seen before, and it speaks to the universal doubts experien...2021-01-2235 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastHow to Review a PodcastThe EASY way to rate or review this or any podcast on Apple iTunes!
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[1] Click the link in the show notes or type ht...2021-01-1905 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastSaving King by Edison McDaniels, MDSAVING KING
by Edison McDaniels, MD
Creative nonfiction
At 6:01 pm on On April 4th, 1968, Martin Luther King was shot. He was pronounced dead at 7:05 pm at St. Joseph's Hospital in Memphis, TN after a failed attempt at open cardiac massage. He was 39 years old.
King was standing on the balcony outside room 306 on the second floor of the Lorraine Motel when, in the words of biographer Taylor Branch, time on the balcony turned lethal and King's sojourn on earth went blank.
But did it? Did it do so immediately? Was King doomed the moment that bullet crashed through him? Is...2021-01-1850 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastTo Provide And Maintain A Navy excerpt NONFICTIONTO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A NAVY: Why Naval Primacy Is America's First Best Strategy
by Henry J. Hendrix
Foreword by John Lehman, 65th Secretary of the Navy
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
The national conversation regarding the United States Navy has, for far too long, been focused on the popular question of how many ships does the service need?
"To Provide and Maintain a Navy," a succinct but encompassing treatise on sea power by Dr. Henry J "Jerry" Hendrix, goes beyond the numbers to reveal the crucial importance of Mare Liberum (Free Sea) to the development of the Western thought and...2021-01-1317 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastA Thousand Shiny New Parts and One Rather Worn OneThe old scar, he’d had it as long as he’d had any skin at all, had always been raw. But now it was more than raw. There was a gnawing, bone deep, down where you couldn’t get to it...
A short horror story written and narrated by Edison McDaniels.
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THE SURGICAL FICTION PODCAST is narrated by Edison McDaniels.
Edison McDaniels is a physician, surgeon, wordsmith, author, and audiobook narrator. More here: https://SurgicalFiction.com.
SUBSCRIBE and check back regularly for another episode of The Surgical Fiction Podcast. In the meantime, please REVIEW THIS PODCAST here: http://surgfict.biz/re...2021-01-1232 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastGeorge Washington's Farewell Address to the Nation NONFICTIONA letter to the people of the United States, written near the end of Washington’s second term. Originally published in David Claypole's American Daily Advertiser on September 19, 1796 under the title "The Address of General Washington To The People of The United States on his declining of the Presidency of the United States," the letter was almost immediately reprinted in newspapers across the country and later in a pamphlet form.
The Farewell Address endures as a critical founding document for issues of Union, partisanship, and isolationism. It seems, as you shall hear, particularly relevant today.
Presented in full.
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The Surgical Fiction PodcastAn excerpt from NO SALVATION by Jeffery HessNo Salvation by Jeffery Hess
Narrated by Edison McDaniels
Available right now at Audible and wherever fine audiobooks are sold!
Inspired by actual events, No Salvation features the USS Salvation as it sails for months on end in the South China Sea in the violent closing days of the Vietnam War. Exhaustion, drugs and discontent run rampant aboard ship and crew morale is at an all-time low. These conditions affect four thousand men being sequestered for months on end without port visits has everyone on edge.
This is 1972, a time when inequality and racial tension permeated ships fleet-wide. As a...2021-01-0922 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastAn excerpt from chapter 1 of STALINGRADChapter 1 of Stalingrad by Theodore Plievier.
Narrated by Edison McDaniels.
This time round on The Surgical Fiction Podcast, an excerpt from Theodore Plievier’s shattering account of the destruction of the entire German Sixth Army in the decisive battle of World War II. This is probably the best WW2 novel ever written. This is a graphic depiction of life (and death) among those who bury the dead amid the carnage of the great and most decisive battle of the most destructive war in all of human history.
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THE SURGICAL FICTION PODCAST is narrated by Edison McDaniels.
Edison McDaniels is a ph...2021-01-0821 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastFrederick Douglass - The Nature of Slavery NONFICTIONThe Nature of Slavery, the famous address a master orator.
Hear what FrederickDouglass had to say about slavery, in his own words.
Read by Edison McDaniels.
A special presentation of SurgicalFiction.com.
Frederick Douglass is one of the most celebrated writers in the African American literary tradition, and his first autobiography is one of the most widely read North American slave narratives. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave was published in 1845, less than seven years after Douglass escaped from slavery. The book was an instant success, selling 4,500 copies in the first four months. Throughout his life...2021-01-0818 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastAugust Heat Narrated by Edison McDaniels"August Heat" is a 1910 short story by William Fryer Harvey, about two men, unknown to each other, whose look at the other's possible future suggests that one of them will be murdered and the other will be the murderer. It is often referred to as a ghost story (it appears in The Folio Society's Book of Ghost Stories, for example, and in Edward Gorey's ghost story collection The Haunted Looking Glass) even though no ghosts are featured.
It is considered one of the best stories ever written regarding premonition.
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THE SURGICAL FICTION PODCAST is narrated by Edison McDaniels.
Edison McDaniels is a...2021-01-0713 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastThe Least Part of the Work - Case 1784 NONFICTIONIn August 1923, President Calvin Coolidge’s son died of blood poisoning from a blister after playing tennis. That a president’s son could die of such a mundane illness shows the poor level of healthcare available at the time.
In the beginning of the 1920’s, the most advanced diagnostic test available was a plain xray—a dark, indistinct image not unlike looking through a fogged window at night. Indeed, the entire knowledge of x-rays was less than 20 years old.
Except for picking out bacteria on a slide, there were no commonly used blood tests. Though the cause of infection was well kno...2021-01-0722 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastThis is War - The Nurses at CorregidorFrom an article in Life Magazine in 1942. Heartbreaking. I made this recording some years ago when I was experimenting with audio. It's not perfect, but I like it and it's worth a listen, so here it is.
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THE SURGICAL FICTION PODCAST is narrated by Edison McDaniels.
Edison McDaniels is a physician, surgeon, wordsmith, author, and audiobook narrator. More here: https://SurgicalFiction.com.
SUBSCRIBE and check back regularly for another episode of The Surgical Fiction Podcast. In the meantime, please REVIEW THIS PODCAST here: http://surgfict.biz/reviewSFP and scroll to the bottom of the page to rate and review. If...2021-01-0709 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastComing Up on The Surgical Fiction PodcastTHE SURGICAL FICTION PODCAST is inspired by my life as a brain surgeon. All the stories are read by me. Some I have written, others I have selected from the public domain as outstanding fiction. Much, but by no means all, of what is showcased on the podcast falls within the realm of speculative fiction. The podcast is free, but you can show your support by purchasing my novels and novellas, available on Kindle. Many are also available in trade paperback. A number can be found on Audible as well. I am also an audiobook narrator.
Note that this podcast...2021-01-0702 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastAbout THE NAPERVILLE WHITE HOUSEFANTASY GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE
AND FOR THE PEOPLE
Not just the United States, but the entire world, remembers that fateful November day back in 2018 when Al Qaeda terrorists held the entire nation hostage in exchange for the public disclosure of an anti-terrorist bioweapon that may not have even existed.
In that darkest hour, salvation came not from the United States government, but from fantasy government. This cabinet of independent thinkers from Naperville, Illinois—a librarian, a customer service representative, a gas station owner, and an obsessive gamer—was led by insurance adjustor and President Jay Weise.
Now, thanks to the...2020-12-2601 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastTHE NAPERVILLE WHITE HOUSE - Chapter 1FANTASY GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE
AND FOR THE PEOPLE
Not just the United States, but the entire world, remembers that fateful November day back in 2018 when Al Qaeda terrorists held the entire nation hostage in exchange for the public disclosure of an anti-terrorist bioweapon that may not have even existed.
In that darkest hour, salvation came not from the United States government, but from fantasy government. This cabinet of independent thinkers from Naperville, Illinois—a librarian, a customer service representative, a gas station owner, and an obsessive gamer—was led by insurance adjustor and President Jay Weise.
Now, thanks to the...2020-12-1022 min
The Surgical Fiction PodcastDR. ADDER - 5 min audiobook sampleJust another urban folktale of sordid bloodlust...
The one that started it all -- K. W. Jeter's first novel, that took him twelve years to get published, despite every science fiction editor in America telling him it was a great book, exactly what they should be publishing, but were too afraid to pull the trigger on. The book about which Philip K. Dick said, "... will change your notions of what's possible in science fiction forever."
Overly graphic violence, repulsive sexual practices, scathing social commentary, and a cast of thoroughly unlikable characters -- it's nearly impossible to describe. But a lot...2020-11-0904 minThe Surgical Fiction PodcastForeword for THE NAPERVILLE WHITE HOUSEFANTASY GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE
AND FOR THE PEOPLE
Not just the United States, but the entire world, remembers that fateful November day back in 2018 when Al Qaeda terrorists held the entire nation hostage in exchange for the public disclosure of an anti-terrorist bioweapon that may not have even existed.
In that darkest hour, salvation came not from the United States government, but from fantasy government. This cabinet of independent thinkers from Naperville, Illinois—a librarian, a customer service representative, a gas station owner, and an obsessive gamer—was led by insurance adjustor and President Jay Weise.
Now, thanks to the...2020-11-0903 min
Step Inside A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Breakthrough.Misdirection: How Misaligned Incentives, Corporate Greed and Irresponsibility Caused a Blind Spot on Your P&L by Michael M. AdamsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/40526to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Misdirection: How Misaligned Incentives, Corporate Greed and Irresponsibility Caused a Blind Spot on Your P&L
Author: Michael M. Adams
Narrator: Edison McDaniels MD
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 08-11-20
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Corporate & Public Finance
Publisher's Summary:
Misdirection is a step-by-step playbook for CEOs, CFOs, business owners, and HR executives that will help you identify and mitigate what can be the largest cause of negative operating leverage in your business. No matter your industry, company size, or location, this book...2020-08-114h 26
The Surgical Fiction PodcastThe Cadaver of Gideon Cathcart by Edison McDaniels - Chapter 1The Cadaver of Gideon Cathcart
Written by Edison McDaniels
Read by the author
A peculiar misery stalks Minneapolis General Hospital in this supernatural medical thriller.
One hundred fifty years ago, the General was founded as a sanatarium and gathering place for the many amputees and bedraggled troops returning from the late War Between the States. It was a population as haunted as they were wounded—not one among them was whole in any sense of the word. They bled on the floorboards and gimped about one-leggedly, strode through the halls off-balanced with bodies that only half worked and arms stumped at...2020-05-1315 min
Into The Light ParanormalDeath, Life, and Horror Novels with Neurosurgeon and Author Dr. Edison McDanielsWe as paranormal investigators introduce ourselves and converse with people who, are, well, dead. We may know only bits of a person's life if we are lucky enough to connect with a particular spirit attached to a location. We may know a name, some history, and perhaps a few of the tragic events that may have caused a spirit to be at unreast and haunt a location. We rarely had the opportunity to get to know that person when they were alive.
But what about someone who deals in Life and Death every day? Wouldn't a person who has an...2017-02-2300 min