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TG Geeks WebcastTG Geeks Webcast Episode 290The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with Jack Mangan, podcaster and literally Jack of all trades. He is here to chat with us about a new Indiegogo campaign he has launching soon for a Comicbook adaptation of the Metallica song, "Am I Evil". This was great to catch up with Jack and learn about his new endeavor. Have a listen and we hope you enjoy this as much as we did. About JAck ManganJack Mangan is an author, podcaster, musician, father, etc., born in New Jersey, b...2020-09-071h 00
TG Geeks WebcastTG Geeks Webcast Episode 290The Two Gay Geeks 🏳️🌈 have a chat with Jack Mangan, podcaster and literally Jack of all trades. He is here to chat with us about a new Indiegogo campaign he has launching soon for a Comicbook adaptation of the Metallica song, "Am I Evil". This was great to catch up with Jack and learn about his new endeavor. Have a listen and we hope you enjoy this as much as we did.
About JAck Mangan
Jack Mangan is an author, podcaster, musician, father, etc., born in New Jersey, but now residing in Arizona. His novel, “Spherical Tomi”, was among the first wave of p...2020-09-071h 00
A.ConnectorGuest: Jack ManganJack is an author and podcaster friend of mine from back in the day (2005ish) of the original wave of podcasting. He hosted a podcast called Deadpan and wrote a novel: Spherical Tomi which did well as a podcast audiobook on Podiobooks. Lately he's been involved in a new graphic comic novel project inspired by the metal song : Am I Evil, written and performed by Diamond Head and popularized by Metallica. We also touch on the protests/riots/looting going on in the US as a partial response to the death of George Floyd and many other black people...2020-05-311h 07
The Crime CafeS. 3, Ep. 4: A Chat with Crime Fiction Author Seth HarwoodDebbi Mack interviews crime fiction author Seth Harwood on the Crime Cafe podcast.
The transcript is below, if you'd like to read it.
Debbi: Hi, everyone this is the Crime Cafe, your podcasting source of great crime, suspense and thriller writing. I'm your host Debbi Mack. Before I introduce my guest, I'd like to remind you that The Crime Cafe 9 Book Set is available as well as The Crime Cafe Short Story Anthology. They're both available online on all major online retailers for $1.99 for the boxed set and $0.99 for the anthology, which is a real deal. Just go to debbimack...2017-08-2026 min
The Crime CafeS. 3, Ep. 4: A Chat with Crime Fiction Author Seth HarwoodDebbi Mack interviews crime fiction author Seth Harwood on the Crime Cafe podcast.
The transcript is below, if you'd like to read it.
Debbi: Hi, everyone this is the Crime Cafe, your podcasting source of great crime, suspense and thriller writing. I'm your host Debbi Mack. Before I introduce my guest, I'd like to remind you that The Crime Cafe 9 Book Set is available as well as The Crime Cafe Short Story Anthology. They're both available online on all major online retailers for $1.99 for the boxed set and $0.99 for the anthology, which is a real deal...2017-08-2025 min
The Crime CafeS. 3, Ep. 4: A Chat with Crime Fiction Author Seth HarwoodDebbi Mack interviews crime fiction author Seth Harwood on the Crime Cafe podcast.The transcript is below, if you'd like to read it.Debbi: Hi, everyone this is the Crime Cafe, your podcasting source of great crime, suspense and thriller writing. I'm your host Debbi Mack. Before I introduce my guest, I'd like to remind you that The Crime Cafe 9 Book Set is available as well as The Crime Cafe Short Story Anthology. They're both available online on all major online retailers for $1.99 for the boxed set and $0.99 for the anthology, which is a real deal...2017-08-2026 min
MadroneThe Worship of False Idols.Throughout most of the novel, Nate has grappled with the issue of whether or not to return to finish his college education. Well, here we are again. Do you believe in redemption? It would appear Nate does not. You are not going to believe what Nate does in this, the final chapter. Or what happens when he stops by the post office to check his mail.2016-03-2321 minMadroneThe Girl With The Silver-Toed Cowboy Boots.Nate thinks everyone is conspiring behind his back…and he’s probably right. Else how would he ever have met the beautiful, raven-tressed Veronica Sambucello, aka Ronnie, the San Francisco literary agent wearing Levi’s and silver-toed cowboy boots. How did she ever get a copy of his Peoplesongs manuscript? She loves the stories, but isn’t crazy about the title. It seems nobody is. Maybe it’s part of the conspiracy, but never mind. Find out what happens when Nate goes to see Ronnie.2016-03-2333 minMadroneThe Heart of the Story.Nate takes Jane out to dinner at the famous Nepenthe restaurant in Big Sur to celebrate her completing her epic poem, “Cosmogeny.” Jane tells him she showed the manuscript for Peoplesongs to Gerry, which puts him on edge. He stomps into Gerry’s office to confront him and get his manuscript back. Is Nate a young man of strong opinions, or is he just plain ornery?2016-03-2335 minMadroneBlood Red Sun – Part IIIt’s October 6, Jane’s birthday. Nate has been working for months on his book of short stories, entitled Peoplesongs. Jane has been working on her epic poetry. They sit at Eddie’s and, surprising each other, present their manuscripts to one another as a kind of birthday present. We finally get to hear one of Nate’s short stories, “Blood Red Sun.”2016-03-2319 minMadroneBlood Red Sun – Part IIt’s October 6, Jane’s birthday. Nate has been working for months on his book of short stories, entitled Peoplesongs. Jane has been working on her epic poetry. They sit at Eddie’s and, surprising each other, present their manuscripts to one another as a kind of birthday present. We finally get to hear one of Nate’s short stories, “Blood Red Sun.”2016-03-2327 minMadroneApollo – Part IIJuly 20, 1969, the night of the Apollo 11 moon landing. But at The Ethereal Ranch the moon landing may not be the biggest deal of the night. It’s a party, the likes of which may be new to your experience.2016-03-2325 minMadroneApollo – Part IJuly 20, 1969, the night of the Apollo 11 moon landing. But at The Ethereal Ranch the moon landing may not be the biggest deal of the night. It’s a party, the likes of which may be new to your experience.2016-03-2331 minMadroneTo the Victor Goes Stillness.During Nate’s cognac-and-conversation evening with Will Chandler, who’s the first to lapse into stillness? And just what are the virtues of less words, more silence?2016-03-2328 minMadroneNothing Worth Knowing Can Be Taught.Nate is hitting a bottom of sorts. His mother’s departure was none too pleasant, and Jane thinks he needs to talk to someone about it. Nate thinks he needs to bury his head in his writing. Daniel sits down with Nate for a big talk about relationships with women. And UCSC doesn’t think there needs to be any further discussion with Nate about his admission. How does one cope with all these conflicting interpersonal relationships?2016-03-2330 minMadroneThere Are Things We Must Talk About.Nate is verbally accosted outside Eddie’s cafe by his mother, Adele.2016-03-2320 minMadroneLet Me Take You Higher.Jane and Nate are beginning preparations for his mother Adele’s visit. She’s bringing his first brother, Ernest Hemingway Flowers – Ernie – with her. Things are, well, difficult with her, but before long Ernie is having a great time. He meets Doug Haut, owner of Haut Surf Shop just up the street and is soon learning to surf with Daniel, Mikey and LA at Four Mile. Oh, and Crystal. She’s there, too.2016-03-2329 minMadroneThings That Can’t Be Explained.Nate and Jane are growing closer. In all ways. Maybe because of making love, but they’re growing closer in their heads, too. They talk about change, and time, and space and what can be changed and what should not change.2016-03-2326 minMadroneIt Furthers One to Undertake Something.Words of wisdom from the I Ching. Of course it furthers one to undertake an activity, a cause, a purpose. But where does one begin? Nate thinks the best place is in the welcoming branches of the special madrone tree he and Jane now share. He quickly learns there are powers here, pushing him to undertake something beyond his understanding and control, which will have an incredible influence on his thoughts – and his feelings.2016-03-2339 minMadroneIn the Belly of the Beast.Nate visits the office of Professor Gerry Iron Moccasin, where the two launch into a most interesting and sophisticated round of verbal fisticuffs.2016-03-2323 minMadroneHold On To What You’ve Got.Nate attends Jane’s creative writing class, led by Professor Gerald Iron Moccasin, and gets a first-hand dose of what the academic is like. It gets real interesting, real fast.2016-03-2338 minMadroneThe Best of All Possible Worlds.Fall term break at UC Santa Cruz finds Jane and Nate awfully happy together as they head for the madrone at Four Mile. Afterwards, Jane drives Nate’s MG north on the Pacific Coast Highway to her family’s home in Corte Madera, where they talk about their plan for a camping trip vacation to Yosemite. Their happiness seems to flow throughout the household, producing a quite unexpected conversation – and outcome – between Nate and Jane’s father, Will Chandler.2016-03-2329 minMadroneMadrone.The madrone is an evergreen tree of the Arbutus genus. Especially notable in the family is the Pacific Madrone (A.menziesii), which grows along coastal elevations from Northern California to British Columbia. It wears a red, peeling bark and like its cousin, the redwood, is sometimes found growing in a cathedral or “fairy” ring.2016-03-2331 minMadroneDaniel.Nate awakens with his two new roommates the next morning and wonders what’s going to become of him. For the first time in four years, he’s totally adrift in the world: no Mamma Military to provide food, shelter, security, purpose. But his purpose is undeterred as he sits at Eddie’s, having coffee and a donut, working on a Chris and Therese short story idea. Then things begin to change. A lot. All because of meeting a guy named Daniel while shopping for a typewriter.2016-03-2334 minMadroneMoral Tension.What do Jane and Nate talk about when they talk together? Moral tension, of course. It’s as if they’ve discovered a deeper layer to talking about themselves and their relationship, a topic that pervades not just them but everything and everyone around them. You, too, just might give more thought to moral tension after listening to this chapter.2016-03-2334 minMadroneGoing Through Things Twice.Nate learns the pitfalls of making the same mistake twice through the lyrics of Bob Dylan. That’s why he jumps out of bed first thing in the morning and gets to work on his life. Over coffee at Eddie’s he gathers his thoughts, sets them down on paper, and watches as many of them turn into revelations. But as Nate strives to keep his consciousness clear and unburdened, will his new awareness help him when he meets Jane’s guru- professor, Gerry Iron Moccasin?2016-03-2228 minMadroneA Poem as Mighty as a Tree.Back from his odd day in the redwood forest, holding a piece of madrone bark with “Christopher and Therese” written on it, Nate settles in with Jane for a literary evening. First he reads one of her poems, then they discuss the story he wrote about Chris and Therese while he was in Germany. Maddie comes back from her dorm meeting, but soon everyone’s in bed and there’s some pillow talk going on between Jane and Nate.2016-03-2231 minMadroneThe Sound of a Zampona.
Right off, Nate is not having a good day so he decides to go for a run through the redwood forests in which UC Santa Cruz is nestled. But things get a little strange when he stops and falls asleep inside a redwood fairy circle. How is it that Jane has metamorphosed into the seven redwood tree trunks that surround him? And who is this giant of a man, dressed like a medieval elf, playing a strange reed instrument and singing some kind of ancient poetry?2016-03-2228 minMadroneMerrily, Merrily, Life is but a Lie.Nate shares with Jane a major component of his personal philosophy. His truth. But he also tells her how the German student from Heidelberg University said that the truth is that there is no truth. When he tries to enroll at UC Santa Cruz, he discovers UCSC’s truth about what it seeks in a student has nothing to do with the innate truth of the individual. And if the paradox of truth and lies isn’t already totally frustrating, he has to listen to Jane’s dorm mate Maddie tell him how her major course of study is truth...2016-03-2223 minMadroneAll We Have Is Truth
Nate begins to see what it’s like to be part of a family other than his own, and is also beginning to see what it’s like to be close to Jane. He knows she loves him, but does he know what love truly is? These events give Nate great cause for taking a look at – and into – himself.2016-03-2237 minMadroneThe Family That Eats TogetherNate joins the Chandler family in Corte Madera for Sunday dinner, where Jane’s mother, Mavis, asks Nate if he plans to attend college and Jane’s father, Will, asks him if he’d like a job at Chandler Lumber Company. Nate’s answers will surprise you.2016-03-2223 minMadroneYou Make My Heart SingNathaniel Hawthorne Flowers and Jane Chandler are reunited in California after Nate’s year and a half in Germany with the U.S. Air Force.2016-03-2140 min
Black JackEpisode SevenThursday, the 18th of October, 1888. Whitechapel, England. Inspector Reid receives a suspicious letter about Jack the Ripper from Major Stephenson. Reid asks Jacob to interview Stephenson at the hospital. While there, Jacob also gathers information about the Butcher.2015-11-2909 min
Wild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sNo Place Like Home
Nate finally extricates himself from the grips of the Air Force, but in a parting shot is warned that he may not like the Real World; in fact, he’s told many troops re-up within a few months. Why is that? Nate wonders. He remembered seeing a wall plaque that read “If Man Has His Freedom, He Has Everything.” If that’s so, why would someone give up his freedom and having a life he can call his own, just to return to the confining aspects of military life? Nonetheless, Nate soon finds that his freedom is fleeting...2015-05-2525 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sThe December of My Dreams
In which Nate discovers his…well, he discovers a great deal of what’s going on inside of him while attending the performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in Stuttgart with the grande dames, and even more with them afterwards. You know, about the children of the future and all that. He bids his fellow troops good-bye and boards the silver skybird for London to say adios to Tony, then to the U.S. and…freedom? We shall see.2015-05-2520 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sFIGMO
Nate undergoes some radical personal changes after learning his story about the General was published without his attribution. His anger is tempered by throwing an I Ching, the fact that he’s FIGMO, the arrival of Tony with the new Beatles’ White Album, and an update on the children of the future discussion with the grande dames. A short chapter, but filled with portent, as you shall hear.2015-05-2518 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sTouch and Go
You may remember that Nate’s recruiter promised he’d become a jet aircraft pilot. This, of course, turned out to be nothing more than a ploy to get him to enlist, and he was disabused of this aspiration by the two instructors during Basic Training. Little did Nate know he’d end up the co-pilot in General Beauregard’s personal jet, as you will hear in this chapter. Nate’s terrified, and only doing it because he’s been ordered to; in fact, it’s his most important assignment as the base correspondent for the Stars and Stripes, an...2015-05-2514 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sOktoberfest
It’s really such a great German tradition, Oktoberfest, a party to end all parties. Too bad Dylan spoils it for the troops. But then again, if he hadn’t, would they have met the three philosophy students from Heidelberg University? Would they have learned they were not the only children of the future? A lot of Truth gets discussed over one-liter beer steins, as Alan, Tim, Henry Harold Henry and Nate exchange points of view with Thomas, Dieter and Herman. What do you suppose they agree on?2015-05-2516 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sTime Has Come Today
Their last days on Socrates Island and dissent fills the air. Alan tries to talk the other troops into going AWOL and, well, you gotta listen to believe it. Yep, they go back, but not the same guys who’d left a month earlier. Especially not Nate. They march right into one political foray after another. What’s this with Lieutenant Antonucci offering Nate redemption? Redemption? And what has Milo learned about Nate’s enlistment from his astute review of the regs? If you haven’t heard “Time Has Come Today” by the Chambers Brothers, the song that gave this...2015-05-2523 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sSocrates Island, Part II
Sun-drenched beaches. Starry nights. Friendship, firelight, and philosophy. Idyllic Socrates Island continues to seduce the troops with its siren song.2015-05-2524 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sSocrates Island, Part I
After listening to this chapter, I know you’ll want to visit Socrates Island. Sorry, but it’s fictional, although there are many wonderful, obscure, charming, historically fascinating islands in the Adriatic Sea. You might even like Crete, which is a large but still exciting island. Maybe not as exciting as Socrates, which turns out to be a real hippie paradise for the guys and their various disenfranchised island-mates. These kinds of experiences are growing more rare as time passes; this may be your last chance to experience what it was like back in the 1960s.2015-05-2524 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sChildren of the Future
This is just so unbelievable. Remember those two old ladies the guys met at the Ravi Shankar concert last chapter? Well, they’ve invited Nate and the gang to their house in downtown Stuttgart, for what they do not know. But ever game for new experiences, they knock on the door to find out what happens next. The Steve Miller Band might have been the first to sing the song of children of the future, but listen to this chapter to wrap your head around another perspective.2015-05-2538 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sLiederhalle
Liederhalle. In Deutsch, a place of song. A place to celebrate music of all kinds. This night the Mozart-Saal, one of the music halls within the beautiful Konzerthaus Liederhalle, is host to Ravi Shankar and his sitar. Yes, Nate has seen Ravi and Allah Rakha and Ali Akbar Khan before, at Monterey Pop, but his experiences tonight – both psychedelic and otherwise – will trump anything he, in his highest moments of imagination, might have dreamt could happen. It all began when a delicate hand with long painted nails, rings with large green and red and blue stones glistening on eve...2015-05-2529 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sChange of Command
It’s spring, 1968, and the world as Americans know it is falling apart: the Vietnam War rages, President Johnson is stepping down, Martin Luther King is assassinated, and Nate’s commander is retiring. Nate throws a mysterious I Ching that says he ought to install helpers and see armies marching. What’s going on? What does it all mean? As he struggles for clarity and answers, Tim makes a startling revelation. It isn’t the first and won’t be the last.2015-05-2529 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sA Writer’s Life
“Write what you know” is a common piece of advice given to writers. Nate, given that it’s unlikely he’ll ever see one of his articles for the Stars and Stripes newspaper in print, decides to follow SSgt. Tom Tremblay’s advice and enter the USAFE Short Story Contest. Has Nate written his story from experience? Is fiction just one’s own life experiences in the guise of fiction? Well, the gasthaus seems familiar, but…well, maybe not, and he’s never mentioned seeing a female there, so…. Well, anyway, he writes a compelling story, set in his local surrou...2015-05-2525 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sThe Pieces Fit
Nate is figuring out how to use the I Ching which Jane had given him for his birthday. Henry Harold Henry introduces the troops to John Coltrane’s music. Southern California Ricky, none too stable any time, is having a tough time dealing with the cold and snow of Germany. Jane writes a poem for Nate. Nate sends Jane a valentine. Nate and Sgt. Tom Tremblay, his editor, have lunch. Tom begins answering some of Nate’s unspoken questions concerning Why Are We Here. More specifically, why Nate is here. Some of the questions are rhetorical, but other...2015-05-2529 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sZeitgeist
What’s a zeitgeist? The troops ponder, debate, question it. But Nate sees beyond Alan’s intellectual posing. He knows – really knows – what Alan thinks of zeitgeist, regardless what he says. And Nate also knows it’s exactly what he thinks it is, too.2015-05-2429 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sSedition
Nate catches a hop on the courier plane to spend a weekend visiting London. He stays with his old friend from Stateside, Tony Rizzo, in Tony’s bachelor pad in the barracks. London is in full Mod mode; Nate is enthralled with Carnaby Street, the velveteen lads and mini-skirted birds. But all too soon it’s back to Kleinelachen, where Tim Rosencrantz is attempting to seduce the troops into sedition by reading Quotations from Chairman Mao to them. With Christmas almost upon him, Nate scrambles to buy gifts for his family, and is surprised when a package fille...2015-05-2430 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sDer Alten Scheune
Nate, Alan, Henry and Tim have found a secret place to meet up, get high and talk. And it’s right behind their barracks. Tony unexpectedly flies in from England and joins the troops for an evening in Der Alten Scheune. He tells them about a Canadian PX in the town of Baden-Baden, where the latest and greatest stereo hi-fi gear can be purchased, and shortly they are on their way. The conversation turns to the subject they’ve all be puzzling over – indeed, the question most of us spend our lives puzzling over: Why are we here? F...2015-05-2425 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sStars and Stripes Forever
Nate embarks upon his new duty assignment as base correspondent at Kleinelachen Air Base, and meets Sergeant Tom Tremblay, his NCOIC editor at the Stars and Stripes newspaper. Nate’s excited, but soon enough learns that things are not quite what they seem – either in his new job, or at the newspaper, or even at Kleinelachen. Or in Rome. Rome? His doors of perception are opening wider, whether he wants them to or not.2015-05-2434 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sFirst Sergeant Buford
Nathaniel “How could I know” Flowers arrives at his new duty assignment, Kleinelachen Air Base, Germany, and immediately gets himself in a heap of trouble with his new first shirt. He follows that by going on a three-day bender with his new barracks mate Dylan. He awakens, profoundly hung over, to his folie a trois: standing in front of the squadron commanding officer, AWOL. How can this be? Clearly, Nate has violated his recently learned lesson, taught by Bob Dylan, not to make the same mistake more than once. But Nate, while creative enough to reconfigure his mista...2015-05-2434 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sThe Summer of Love
Nate, back from his first acid trip, begins examining the meaning of the Real World more closely. Sitting in the swing on Jane’s front porch, they have a spirited discussion and Nate learns a few new and amazing things about her. He also learns a few things about the Real World of the military and human nature, which lead to a startling change in plans, which in turn leads to an even more startling revelation from Jane.2015-05-2428 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sMemphis Blues Again, Part II
Nate continues to nudge open the doors of perception, compliments of Tony and Owsley's Monterey Purple.2015-05-2426 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sMemphis Blues Again, Part I
Remember Tony Rizzo, whom Jane and Nate met after the Grateful Dead concert? Well, Tony has decided it’s time for Nate to meet Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, and that his rather unique digs in a Napa County vineyard are just the place to partake of Owsley’s Finest.2015-05-2427 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sHaight Ashbury
Ever wonder what it was like to hang out in the Haight for a kid back in the 1960s? Nate and his roommate Lee find out big-time in this chapter as they unknowingly wander into the Summer of Love. Jane takes Nate on a hike up Mt. Tamalpais, then he takes her for a ride, then she takes him for a trip. And where are those whales anyway? Meanwhile, Nate gets a big dose of Military Madness.2015-05-2441 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sGoin’ to California
A wacko who runs a pizza joint and greets customers with “Goddammit!” A roommate who drives an arrest-me-red Austin Healy 3000 sports car. A lovely young Irish alcoholic poetess. Haight Ashbury. And Jane. Ah, yes, Jane. What else awaits Nate in California?2015-05-2440 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sHurricane
In which our unlikely hero braves Hurricane Betsy and lives to write about it. Not only that, but survives military punishment for doing so. And what happens when Dinky, Hubba-Hubba, JD and his barracks mates celebrate aboard the riverboat? Celebrate what? And what about that 1958 Plymouth Golden Fury he left behind?2015-05-2435 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sFall In
To Fall In or Fall Out? That is the question, the philosophical question Nate Flowers must grapple with in Chapter 2. Whether it is better to just fall in and follow orders, try to be just one of the troops, or to relive bittersweet memories of civilian life. As he grows accustomed to barracks life, Nate finds an unexpected kind of camaraderie founded on the protest music of Bob Dylan and Barry McGuire.2015-05-2436 minWild Blue Yonder: A Novel of the 1960sMe or Them
It’s 1965 and Nathaniel Hawthorne Flowers, family in disarray, flunked out of college, has enlisted in the U.S. Air Force to avoid being drafted into the Army. As he stands in the cold outside the Chicago Loop Greyhound Bus Terminal, he’s in doubt about that decision: Why does the destination sign on the bus say, “Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here”? Why is his mother so eager to get him into the service? Does he have any clue what kind of wild blue yonder he’s about to fly into?2015-05-2336 min
Guys Can ReadEpisode 11In Part 2 of Home & Hardware, things get complicated as John tries to help Jack move on from his troubled past.2014-12-1600 minGuys Can ReadEpisode 10In Part 1 of Home & Hardware, Jack and John are both looking for a new start as they begin their new jobs.2014-12-1600 min
The Bitterest PillPILLBOX #144: Cover Me
The continuing saga of the first 15 or so days of August. This time we’re in Vegas, baby. You know what they say: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, unless you Twitter, Flickr and podcast your every move.
I tell the behind the scenes tale of Coverville 500. Well, MY behind the scenes tale. I’m sure they are several others that will go untold.
Check out the original post and all the comments here.
Thank you to Natalie Gelman, Johnathan Coulton, Chance and the Choir and Richard Cheese for their outstanding...2014-05-0348 min
Every Photo Tells... Book 4Episode 02 – The BiteJack’s family is threatened when the zombies come too close. By Richard D. Asplund Jr.2013-03-1811 min
Sense MemorySenseMemory 02Ben and Jack face off with a rattlesnake and lose, hospital woes, Sonja botches a psychic reading for Mrs. Evans. (Chapters 3, 4, 5)2013-03-0737 min
Geek Out! with MainframeGOWM 26 - Interview with Odin1Eye - Part 1Episode 26 is the first part of my interview with Odin1Eye. Odin is the blogger and podcaster of "View From Valhalla" - the place to go for the best reviews of podcast novels. I enjoy FREE podcast audio novels, but if you are new to the podcast community there is no better place to start your search for ones you will enjoy. Odin's reviews are balanced and focused on letting you know why you would want to listen or pass on the podcast novels he reviews. Even for people like me who listened to the very first ones, visiting...2011-05-1500 minGeek Out! with MainframeThe Watchers - Episode 1, "Owner's Share"When the Internet powers of Jack Hosley (Wander Radio), Odin1Eye (View From Valhalla), and Richard Green (Geek Out!) unite .... well they just sit around on Skype and talk about stuff. But the stuff they talk about is AWESOME. And what could be more fitting for the first episode thana discussion of the awesome and controversial "Owner's Share" by Nathan Lowell? Oh and the discussion does contain spoilers!Be prepared dear listeners .... where they are going, they don't need any roads. :)Nathan Lowell's sites: http://solarclipper.com/ & http://nathanlowell.org/The Podiobooks...2011-04-1500 minGeek Out! with MainframeGOWM 23 - Interview with Paulette Jaxton - Part 1Episode 23 is the first half of my interview with Paulette Jaxton. This was one of my very favorite podcast novels of 2010 ... or any year. When I was surprised at the news that "The Empress Sword" was available, I immediately did 2 things. 1) Put my order in for my paperback & ebook versions & 2) Contacted Paulette about being on the show. Find out why the book and the author are so awesome in this interview. :)(Yes, since the interview an epub version has been released and it is on my e-reader right now!)You can find an audio promo...2011-04-1100 min
Pastoral SketchesPastoral Sketches 12Chapter 15: LITTLE JACK.2011-02-0600 min
SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #084
The SFFaudio Podcast #084 – Jesse talks recent arrivals and new releases with Paul W. Campbell, Luke Burrage, Rick Jackson and Gregg Margarite
WATCH OUT FOR THE FALSE ENDINGS (mostly attributable to Luke)
Talked about on today’s show:
Role playing game names, “Tom And His Friends” Dungeons And Dragons comedy (aka Farador), SFFaudio Challenge #2, Rebels Of The Red Planet by Charles L. Fontenay, Mars, martian rebels, Podiobooks.com, Cossmass Productions, Mark Douglas Nelson, Dan Simmons’ Hyperion, the least interesting vs. the least fitting, I’m Dreaming Of A Black Christmas by Lewis Black, Christmas...2010-11-292h 08
Zz: PodioracketPodiobooks Promo Arlene Radasky & Jack HosleyPodiobooks Promo Arlene Radasky & Jack Hosley 1:182010-01-1901 min
ChristyChristy Episode 09As time passed Christy sank deeper into her old ways until
it resulted in a night in jail. This
prompted a visit from Jack, but it was too late. She was too far gone. He made the mistake of pushing her out of the
Community too early which resulted in her just pushing him away. Christy always regretted the way they had
left things, but there was nothing she could do about it now. Then again Jennifer saw her own redemption in
acting as confessor and picking up where her father had left off. Jennifer helped Christy find a little...2009-12-0731 minChristyChristy Episode 08Life was good on the farm. Christy had her struggles of course, but
through it all the work, the food, and the lifestyle helped to make her
healthier, stronger, and happier than she had ever been. That is of course until Christy had her
baby. The loss of her child proved to be
a dark turning point in her life. With
Jacks help she was eventually able to accept her daughter's passing, but the
scare never faded. The next few years
went by in a blur and before anyone knew it she was 18. After her birthday she did what everyone expect...2009-12-0734 minChristyChristy Episode 07Christy's mother had been cremated by the city
and they had disposed of the remains.
There was absolutely nothing left for her now. She couldn't even say goodbye. The only person she had left was Jack, but as
it turned that's all she needed. He took
her to an agrarian commune they called the Community. There were rules, limits, and she would have
to go to school, but as long as Christy could abide by this she was welcome to
stay. The real problem was finding
something that she could do that would motivate her enough to stay on the
straig...2009-12-0723 minChristyChristy Episode 06Christy had nowhere to go and out of desperation
she began to hitch hike, and that's how she met Jack. He always did have a thing for strays and she
definitely looked the part. He gave her
two days to consider if she wanted him to help her, and then left her alone to
think it over. She used that time to
rest and when it was over she was ready for him to take her home. Unfortunately, there wasn't much home for her
to go back to. Her mom was gone and her
daddy was in the pen for murde...2009-12-0726 minChristyChristy Episode 02Jack's funeral is beginning to wind down. Jennifer, because of her own selfishness
treats her mother as if she had never realized that she has lost someone
too. Mary Beth, for her part can
understand her daughters self absorption and it worries her that she has become
distant, but she knows it's because of her marital problems. As they leave the cemetery for lunch Jennifer
notices a woman who appears as if she has been watching the funeral from a
distance. Jennifer brushes it off as
something too trivial to worry about.
She in turn confirms her mother's suspicions as she c...2009-12-0731 minChristyChristy Episode 01The story begins with a woman as she walks alone
on her way to attend a funeral. The man
who died had been important to her, but for her own reasons she had not seen
him in many years. At the grave the
eulogy for the man, Jack Randall, had begun.
The pastor quickly fell into his recollections of Jack's life well lived
and as he did so Jack's daughter Jennifer just as quickly zoned out. She is angry and grieving, but not
necessarily over his passing. Her mind
drifts as she focuses on a formative event in her childhood. Her fa...2009-12-0724 min
Grizzly's Growls podcastsEpisode 99 -- But Who's Counting?Episode 99? Already?Part 1 -- EdenMy review of Phil Rossi's new Podiobook, with the Promo, and with a bit of a rant on Space Travel.Part 2 -- CommentsA comment from Mer from the Braindouche! podcast.Promo: for Kimi Alexandre's "Guardians" novel podcast.Part 3 -- Metamor CityJust finished listening to Chris Lester's novel, "Making the Cut," released on his Metamor City podcast feed. Huge cast, lots going on there. With the Promo.From TheFUMP: "99 Words For Boobs" -- closest I could come to the...2009-05-1840 minGrizzly's Growls podcastsEpisode 99 -- But Who's Counting?Episode 99? Already?Part 1 -- EdenMy review of Phil Rossi's new Podiobook, with the Promo, and with a bit of a rant on Space Travel.Part 2 -- CommentsA comment from Mer from the Braindouche! podcast.Promo: for Kimi Alexandre's "Guardians" novel podcast.Part 3 -- Metamor CityJust finished listening to Chris Lester's novel, "Making the Cut," released on his Metamor City podcast feed. Huge cast, lots going on there. With the Promo.From TheFUMP: "99 Words For Boobs" -- closest I could come to the...2009-05-1840 minGrizzly's Growls podcastsEpisode 80 -- Where Am I Going? And What Am I Doing In This Handbasket?K7 Comment Line: 206-350-6909The long awaited Episode 80. Cue the fireworks.Part 1 -- Starting at the BeginningIncoherent rambling about numbers. Wind thingies. Popping sounds. Stuff about having more stuff. I like Pie.Part 2 -- Christmas GiftsI got a nice compliment from Spider Robinson after commenting on his podcast, "Spider on the Web." I think. I don't always understand people, though.Part 3 -- Young JuniusMy review of Seth Harwood's new audiobook, on Podiobooks.com, and on his own site. By the way, Seth's first no...2008-12-2216 minGrizzly's Growls podcastsEpisode 80 -- Where Am I Going? And What Am I Doing In This Handbasket?K7 Comment Line: 206-350-6909The long awaited Episode 80. Cue the fireworks.Part 1 -- Starting at the BeginningIncoherent rambling about numbers. Wind thingies. Popping sounds. Stuff about having more stuff. I like Pie.Part 2 -- Christmas GiftsI got a nice compliment from Spider Robinson after commenting on his podcast, "Spider on the Web." I think. I don't always understand people, though.Part 3 -- Young JuniusMy review of Seth Harwood's new audiobook, on Podiobooks.com, and on his own site. By the way, Seth's first no...2008-12-2216 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #002
The first one they made was so good they recorded a sequel! Indeed, The SFFaudio Podcast #002 is even more blockbustery (with 20% more bluster).
In show double-oh-two Scott D. Danielson and Jesse Willis talk about audiobooks, audio drama, and the correct pronunciation of the word “orgy.” We also talked about Recent Arrivals, New Releases, LibriVox, what we’ve been listening to, and where. It’s a big, big, show!
Topics under discussion include:
The Last Theorem, Carnival, Elizabeth Bear, L. Ron Hubbard, Galaxy Press, Zeppelins, airships, Michael Chabon, our new...2008-09-081h 17
SingularityAnnouncing Doctor Jack's Soapbox Seminars!Singularity's over, but the science behind it goes on. Join everybody's favorite cosmologist as he delves deeper into the Tunguska Event right here on Podiobooks.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2008-06-3003 min
ESC! Magazine's Coffee House to GoCoffee House to Go's Across the Mic - January 18, 2008 - Nathan LowellEpisode #5 - Nathan LowellThis is our companion podcast to Coffee House to Go featuring interviews with upcoming and notable figures in the small press community including printers, publishers, bloggers and, of course, poets and writers.Guest Host: Jack Hosley of Wander RadioIn this episode, Jack speaks with Nathan Lowell, author of The Share Trilogy and South Coast. You can visit Nathan at his web site: http://www.durandus.org/goldenNathan's books can be found at Podiobooks.com Quarter Share Half Share Full Share South...2008-01-1800 min
Random SignalR.S. #59 - Second Anniversary Show: Balticon wrap-up, music by podcasters, new houseRandom Signal is two years old, and I nearly forgot!Who are you to argue with Kilroy 2.0?Song 1: My Generation (live) - The Who (from Monterey International Pop Festival courtesy of Razor & Tie)[MySpace] [Emusic] [PMN]Balticon was totally Airwolf! I got to meet/get drunk with a ton of awesome podcasters. Let's see if I can remember them all...Mur Lafferty - Geek Fu Action Grip, I Should Be Writing, Pseudopod, Lulu RadioJim Van Verth - The Vintage GamerMatthew Wayne Selznick - Brave Men...2007-06-1600 min
Behind the Black Mask: Mystery Writers RevealedNoircast Special 2: Alternative Noir PublicationsThis episode features interviews with the creators of
three alternative noir publications: Tee Morris, founder of podiobooks
(www.podiobooks.com) and author of the fantasy-hardboiled podiobook
"Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword;" Kevin Burton
Smith, creator of the superlative "Thrilling Detective" website and
ezine (www.thrillingdetective.com); and Seth Harwood, author of the
podiobook "Jack Wakes Up" starring movie-star one-hit-wonder and
ex-drug-addict Jack Palms. The "Noircast Special" podcasts allow Clute and Edwards to address
topics of interest to listeners of "Out of the Past" and "Behind the
Black Mask." Please visit www.noircast.net for more information.2007-06-0600 min
podCast411 - Learn about Podcasters and Podcasting News411 Item 203 - Interview with Seth Harwood creator of the Jack Palms Podiobooks - Voicemail line 206-666-4357Welcome to the show it is May 27th 2007 and this is our 203rd show. Today will be an interview with Seth Harwood creator of the Jack Palms Podiobooks.2007-05-2850 minpodCast411 - Learn about Podcasters and Podcasting News411 Item 203 - Interview with Seth Harwood creator of the Jack Palms Podiobooks - Voicemail line 206-666-4357Welcome to the show it is May 27th 2007 and this is our 203rd show. Today will be an interview with Seth Harwood creator of the Jack Palms Podiobooks.2007-05-2850 min
podCast411 - Learn about Podcasting and Podcasters - The Podcast 2.0 feed411 Item 203 - Interview with Seth Harwood creator of the Jack Palms Podiobooks - Voicemail line 206-666-4357Welcome to the show it is May 27th 2007 and this is our 203rd show. Today will be an interview with Seth Harwood creator of the Jack Palms Podiobooks.2007-05-2850 min
Out of the Past: Investigating Film NoirNoircast Special 2: Alternative Noir PublicationsThe "Noircast Special" podcasts allow Clute and Edwards to address topics of interest to listeners of "Out of the Past" and "Behind the Black Mask." This episode features interviews with the creators of three alternative noir publications: Tee Morris, founder of podiobooks (www.podiobooks.com) and author of the fantasy-hardboiled podiobook "Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword;" Kevin Burton Smith, creator of the superlative "Thrilling Detective" website and ezine (www.thrillingdetective.com); and Seth Harwood, author of the podiobook "Jack Wakes Up" starring movie-star one-hit-wonder and ex-drug-addict Jack Palms.2007-05-1856 min
Light On Light ThroughJohn Edwards' Favorite Book: The Trial of SocratesWelcome to Episode 31 of Light On Light Through ... in which we discuss what it means when a Presidential candidate's favorite book is I .F. Stone's The Trial of Socrates ... It means John Edwards loves history and philosophy, has intellectual daring, is concerned about what can go wrong in a democracy, is an opponent of censorship, and a friend of diversity and tolerance ... When was the last time we had a President with such qualities? John F. Kennedy?
Plus flashes ... Jack Thompson at it again with his nonsense about videogames ... NBC was wrong to air the Virgina Tech kil...2007-04-2217 min
The Java PosseJava Posse #068 - Listener Feedback Listener Feedback GWT, DWR and AJAX Frameworks http://gwt-widget.sourceforge.net/demo/drawing/index.html http://gwt-widget.sourceforge.net Exadel Studio - the unsung hero http://www.exadel.com/web/portal/products/ExadelStudioPro Videos from Java One http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5567550256102152170 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5567550256102152170 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4007935838724254948 The BoF - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5533875648319178145 JavaWUG - http://jroller.com/page/javawug Followup to Java 2 Browser Edition http://weblogs.java.net/blog/enicholas/archive/2006/06/so_long_and_tha.html Podcasts we listen too/watch: FLOSS Weekly...2006-07-1444 min