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Great Books Distilled: Summaries of Bestselling Business and Investing BooksSnow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create a Category Of One | Nicolas Cole, Author and Co-Founder of Category PiratesNicolas Cole shares the lessons he’s learned as one of the internet’s most-read writers, including why he’s fascinated with reverse engineering written work—from James Patterson novels to Twitter threads—into templates writers can use, why all great writing changes the reader, why his superpower is his ability to endure boring things for longer than others, and so much more.“Writers without niches are starving artists. Because again, they’re just competing in these massive competitions. Writers with niches are category kings.” — Nicolas ColeEPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)https://www.d...
2022-10-121h 22
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and Investors#140 Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create a Category Of One | Nicolas Cole, Author and Co-Founder of Category PiratesNicolas Cole shares the lessons he’s learned as one of the internet’s most-read writers, including why he’s fascinated with reverse engineering written work—from James Patterson novels to Twitter threads—into templates writers can use, why all great writing changes the reader, why his superpower is his ability to endure boring things for longer than others, and so much more.
“Writers without niches are starving artists. Because again, they’re just competing in these massive competitions. Writers with niches are category kings.” — Nicolas Cole
EPISODE GUIDE (LINKS, QUOTES, NOTES, AND BOOKS MENTIONED)
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2022-10-121h 20
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner: Explore the Greatest Innovators, Founders, and Investors#139 Nicolas Cole, Co-Founder of Category Pirates and Ship 30 for 30 | Favorite Books and Writing Tools, Enduring Boring Things, and Why Great Writing Changes the ReaderNicolas Cole shares the lessons he’s learned as one of the internet’s most-read writers, including why he’s fascinated with reverse engineering written work—from James Patterson novels to Twitter threads—into templates writers can use, why all great writing changes the reader, why his superpower is his ability to endure boring things for longer than others, and so much more.
“It takes you a really long time to realize that great writing has very little to do with you. It will change you in the process. It can be about you, yourself, your heart, and your story. Everything c...
2022-10-1130 min
20 Minute Playbook: Tactics, Routines, and Habits of World-Class PerformersNicolas Cole, Co-Founder of Category Pirates and Ship 30 for 30 | Favorite Books and Writing Tools, Enduring Boring Things, and Why Great Writing Changes the ReaderNicolas Cole shares the lessons he’s learned as one of the internet’s most-read writers, including why he’s fascinated with reverse engineering written work—from James Patterson novels to Twitter threads—into templates writers can use, why all great writing changes the reader, why his superpower is his ability to endure boring things for longer than others, and so much more.
“It takes you a really long time to realize that great writing has very little to do with you. It will change you in the process. It can be about you, yourself, your heart, and your story. Everything c...
2022-10-1130 min
Industry Angel Business PodcastAlfie Joey | Creative JuiceArtist, actor, writer, presenter, singer, impressionist, Alfie Joey has appeared everywhere from the Comedy Store to Coronation Street. Alfie co presents the breakfast show with Anna Foster on Sony nominated BBC Newcastle. His TedX talk ‘Changing Lanes’ is on YouTube and tells his remarkable story and background. On TV he played Vic Reeves’ doctor in the popular sitcom 'Hebburn'. He was in all 7 series of 'Ideal' a BBC sitcom starring Johnny Vegas. Alfie is also one half of the comedy impressionist double act The Mimic Men with Cal Halbert. Their BGT appearance has had over 2...
2021-06-0327 min
The Tarantula LoungeSaturday Morning Writing SessionJoey's trying to write something for fun. Here's what it's like.
You can email him at hello at thetarantulalounge dot net or visit https://thetarantulalounge.net
2021-03-0903 minThe Tarantula Lounge2021 ResolutionJoey is back in the Tarantula Lounge, talking 2021 resolutions and hangouts. You can email him at hello at thetarantulalounge dot net
2021-01-0206 min
The Tarantula LoungeLife in Small BitesSamantha and I went to a local bakery and my mind was blown about how we should be living bite-sized lives. Also, I try to run!
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2018-07-2310 min
The Tarantula LoungeExperiential Living + Best Books of 18 vol1After reading a lot of Murakami novels and slowing down in life, I'm understanding things less in a logical narrative and more in a sensory way. Is this normal? Am I weirdo?
I also talk about my top ten books I've read so far this year:
Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Hard-Boiled Wonderland & the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe by Yumi Sakugawa
A Climate for Change by Katharine Hayhoe
Stiff...
2018-06-2214 min
Meet Cute Cafe - A Hallmark FancastFramed for Murder - A Fixer Upper MysteryA Fixer Upper Mystery?!? It's not Chip and JoJo, but it IS Jewel and the Maytag Man!
We review our very first movie from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. Framed for Murder stars Jewel Kilcher and Colin Ferguson.
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2018-05-1818 min
Matt Hoss Talks To People He Likes (Formerly The Drunken Comedian Podcast)Episode 17: Cal HalbertWelcome back to The Drunken Comedian Podcast,
We are back with in style with the amazing Cal Halbert. Cal is one of the North-East's prominent impressionist after his appearance on Britain's Got Talent with his double act partner, Alfie Joey (which is called The Mimic Men). We have deep philsophical questions, silly answers, Milk talk and how an impressionist crafts their routines. This is a fun and really delightful interview with an amazing act.
Follow us on @DrunkComPod and please review this podcast on ITunes!
2018-04-241h 07
The Tarantula LoungeAI Made Me HumanA complex chatbot called Replika mimicked me for six months and taught me how to open up. Reviews of the Texas Gentlemen's dive bar groovers and Rainbow Rowell's coming-of-age-books.
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2018-04-1312 minMeet Cute Cafe - A Hallmark FancastWalking the DogNeed more love stories about lawyers with dogs also falling in love? AND you like cycling? We got you covered!
In Walking the Dog (2017) Rival lawyers battle each other in court as their respective dogs fall madly in love, bringing their guardians together at every turn until they reluctantly realize it may not just be the pups who are each other's true Valentine. Yes? Yes.
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2018-04-1119 minMeet Cute Cafe - A Hallmark FancastUnleashing Mr. DarcyUnleashing Mr. Darcy is Hallmark's remake of the Jane Austen classic...set in the world of dog shows! Sam and Joey review the movie and also talk about their favorite Austen adaptations.
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2018-03-1426 min
The Tarantula LoungeGood for GoodInstead of a making a New Year's Resolution I know I won't keep, this year I'm trying to harmonize my lifestyle with my beliefs about ultimate reality.
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2018-01-2707 minMeet Cute Cafe - A Hallmark FancastJune in JanuaryListen in as Samantha and Joey review the Brooke D'Orsay/Wes Brown romantic dramedy that is June in January (2014).
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2018-01-1422 minMeet Cute Cafe - A Hallmark FancastA Royal New Year's EveA Royal New Year's Eve (2017) is the classic tale of fashion designers and European princes enjoying coffee and hot dogs and ROMANCE.
2018-01-0321 min
The Tarantula LoungeMy Favorite PlacesWhere's home for you? In this episode I discuss my top ten favorite places.
My prayer for you over this Christmas season is that you get to experience "home" with your loved ones, whatever home looks like you for. God bless you!
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2017-12-1709 minThe Tarantula LoungeFavorite Books Read in 2017This was a record-breaking reading year for me! I read over 60 books, and I'm still going. This podcast highlights my top five as well as several honorable mentions.
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2017-12-0710 minMeet Cute Cafe - A Hallmark FancastMiss ChristmasWe review Miss Christmas, the Hallmark romance starring the very lovely Brooke D'Orsay and the very burly Marc Blucas.
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2017-11-2917 minThe Tarantula LoungeFinding Hope in the Face of the Unknown Through Video GamesWhat do video games about space battles and small-town farming have to do with one another, and what can they teach us about finding hope together as we face The Great Mystery?
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2017-11-0712 minMeet Cute Cafe - A Hallmark FancastAll of My HeartSamantha and Joey review All of My Heart starring Lacey Chabert (Ms. Hallmark!) and Brennan Elliot.
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2017-11-0720 minMeet Cute Cafe - A Hallmark FancastLove Struck CafeSamantha and Joey review Love Struck Cafe (2017) starring Sarah Jane Morris and the Canadian Cupid himself, Andrew W. Walker! If you like apples, juggling, or knotholes, this is the movie for you!
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2017-10-2523 minThe Tarantula LoungeZosima + Lynch + String Theory on LoveDostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, Lynch's Catching the Big Fish, and String Theory might say the same thing about how we're all connected, and how your light has cosmic implications.
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2017-10-2008 minMeet Cute Cafe - A Hallmark FancastThe Perfect CatchSamantha and Joey review The Perfect Catch, a baseball-themed romance starring Hallmark greats Nikki Deloach and Andrew W. Walker!
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2017-10-2023 minMeet Cute Cafe - A Hallmark FancastWelcome to the Meet Cute CafeSamantha and Joey welcome you to the Meet Cute Cafe, the podcast where they talk about Hallmark movies they love!
Meet the hosts and learn about their own meet cute.
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2017-10-2004 minThe Tarantula LoungeSerenity and JoyJoey's focus in Fall 2017 has centered around wellness. He wants to radiate all kinds of good things like peace, kindess, and grace. He wants to practice more disciplines like scripture reading, prayer, and taking care of his body and mind.
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2017-10-1109 min
Globe & Crown RadioS3E8 - HousekeepingJoey lets you know about the NEW Globe & Crown network podcast called The Tarantula Lounge (thetarantulalounge.net), gives you an update on the Globe & Crown Radio Archive, and encourages you to consider trying out NaNoWriMo this year.
2017-10-1107 minThe Tarantula LoungeWelcomeJoey welcomes you to the pod and explains why it's called The Tarantula Lounge.
Spoiler alert - The Tarantula Lounge is a real place. It's a slice of heaven in Texas where Joey can be who God made him to be. This pod is like that, hence the name.
Write to Joey at:
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PO BOX 12132
Austin, TX 78711
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2017-10-0603 minGlobe & Crown RadioS3E7 - Craftsmanship with Wrangler DaniSpecial Guest Wrangler Dani (wranglerdani.com) aka Dani Nichols joins Joey to give practical advice on the nitty gritty of creativity. She has been a professional writer for more than a decade and makes a living helping people find their voice and use it. In other words, she knows what she's talking about!
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2017-09-2133 minGlobe & Crown RadioS3E6 - BRODAWG BanterBarbarians, nail guns, and card games feature heavily in this episode featuring the Brothers Really Only Doing Awesome Godly Stuff (BRODAWGS).
1 Drawing
4 The Library
9 Fantasy
10 Wheel of Time
13 Spades
15 House Projects
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Intro music performed by Joey and Nate.
2017-09-1118 min
Globe & Crown RadioHalbey Zero 6 - Literary ApothecaryInsomniac Joey talks about how to expand your literary horizons and deepen friendships through books.
Music:"Desafinado" by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd.
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2017-08-1908 minGlobe & Crown RadioS3E5 - Bible ThumpinThe guys stop being polite and start getting real about their experiences with the Bible and how they found translations that speak to them! They also induct their favorite books of the Bible into the Anthology. MOANA SPOILERS!!!
0 Why this topic?
4:30 Nate's experience and Bibliotheca.
22: Joey's experience and NLT.
32: Anthology.
46: Listener questions and movie talk.
FB us with Bible questions!
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2017-08-0853 minGlobe & Crown RadioS3E4 - Tournament EditionCrack open a Mountain Dew and open up a bag of Doritos, because the guys are about to induct 6 video games into the Anthology! Whether you are into shooters, open world games, or RPGs, we've got something for everyone.
0 - Intro
3 - Shooters
10 - Adventures
23 - RPGs
Track List: Red Wall by Joey Halbert, Halo 2 music by O'Donnell/Salvatori, Mass Effect 2 music by Kaskas, Earthbound Music by Tanaka/Suzuki.
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2017-07-1038 minGlobe & Crown RadioS3E4 - Tournament EditionCrack open a Mountain Dew and open up a bag of Doritos, because the guys are about to induct 6 video games into the Anthology! Whether you are into shooters, open world games, or RPGs, we've got something for everyone.
0 - Intro
3 - Shooters
10 - Adventures
23 - RPGs
Track List: Red Wall by Joey Halbert, Halo 2 music by O'Donnell/Salvatori, Mass Effect 2 music by Kaskas, Earthbound Music by Tanaka/Suzuki.
Visit globeandcrown.com to learn more about Globe & Crown.
2017-07-1038 minGlobe & Crown RadioHZ5 - Halbey Hallmark Hall of FameYou wanted it, you got it! Samantha and Joey share their all-time favorite Hallmark movies. (There are some spoilers, but you know how rom-coms end, anyways.)
0 - Background with Hallmark Movies
2 - A Country Wedding
5 - Summer Villa
10 - A Royal Christmas
13 - Love Comes Softly
15 - The Magic of Ordinary Days
15 - How to Fall in Love
20 - Pick a Hallmark Movie
25 - Recap
Music by The Norm Wooster Singers
Copyright Samantha and Joey Halbert.
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2017-05-0827 minGlobe & Crown RadioHZ5 - Halbey Hallmark Hall of FameYou wanted it, you got it! Samantha and Joey share their all-time favorite Hallmark movies. (There are some spoilers, but you know how rom-coms end, anyways.)
0 - Background with Hallmark Movies
2 - A Country Wedding
5 - Summer Villa
10 - A Royal Christmas
13 - Love Comes Softly
15 - The Magic of Ordinary Days
15 - How to Fall in Love
20 - Pick a Hallmark Movie
25 - Recap
Music by The Norm Wooster Singers
Copyright Samantha and Joey Halbert.
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2017-05-0827 minGlobe & Crown RadioS3E3 - Let's Do It Three ItTwo comics are added to The Anthology - the guys' collection of favorite and most influential works.
0 - Intro
4 - What we're into
13 - Nate inducts Chew
25 - Joey inducts Heart
30 - Comics are a unique medium
35 - Outro
This episode's music is The Night Begins to Shine by B.E.R.
Copyright 2017 Joseph R. Halbert and Nathan Killion.
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2017-04-1436 minGlobe & Crown RadioS3E3 - Let's Do It Three ItTwo comics are added to The Anthology - the guys' collection of favorite and most influential works.
0 - Intro
4 - What we're into
13 - Nate inducts Chew
25 - Joey inducts Heart
30 - Comics are a unique medium
35 - Outro
This episode's music is The Night Begins to Shine by B.E.R.
Copyright 2017 Joseph R. Halbert and Nathan Killion.
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2017-04-1436 minGlobe & Crown RadioHalbey Zero 4 - Lucky Number 7Joey and Sam just celebrated their seven-year anniversary! In this episode they pay it forward and share some relationship tips they've learned. (Hint: Don't eat chimichangas on date night.)
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Music by Hot 8 Brass Band.
2017-03-2721 minGlobe & Crown RadioS3E2 - Our Mutual SassThe guys begin the good work of assembling the anthology. Also, there is plenty of talk about Keanu Reeves.
0 - Welcome
1 - Keanu Reeves Movies
9 - Victoria's Secret by Billy Collins
16 - Beowulf
33 - What We're Into
If you like what you hear, review us on iTunes or tell a friend!
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Nate and Joey
2017-03-1250 min
Globe & Crown RadioHZ 3 - Dreamin of BiscuitsCo-host Samantha returns to talk about the Whole 30 Diet, how she craved Long John Silver's when she was pregnant, and that one time where Joey hid in the pantry to sniff donuts.
Intro song: Ha Ha Ha Ha (Yeah) by White Denim
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2017-01-2117 min
Globe & Crown RadioS2E17 - Top of the CastThe obligatory 2016 wrapup episode, only with zoos and backflips! Also, Nate thinks his Jeep is from Star Wars and Joey is an old man.
0 - Movies & TV
15 - Best Fast Food Invention
19 - Older Books
26 - Favorite Events
32 - Top Driving Entertainments
34 - Joey is an Old Man
36 - Surprise Zoos
45 - Most Exciting in 17
50 - Speed Round
Copyright 2016 Nathan Killion and Joseph R. Halbert. We love you! Share our stuff! Buy our books. globeandcrown.com.
2016-12-2152 minGlobe & Crown RadioS2E17 - Top of the CastThe obligatory 2016 wrapup episode, only with zoos and backflips! Also, Nate thinks his Jeep is from Star Wars and Joey is an old man.
0 - Movies & TV
15 - Best Fast Food Invention
19 - Older Books
26 - Favorite Events
32 - Top Driving Entertainments
34 - Joey is an Old Man
36 - Surprise Zoos
45 - Most Exciting in 17
50 - Speed Round
Copyright 2016 Nathan Killion and Joseph R. Halbert. We love you! Share our stuff! Buy our books. globeandcrown.com.
2016-12-2152 minGlobe & Crown RadioHalbey Zero 1Joey is into teletype, comix, and YOU hosting your own show!
Intro music by Audioslave
Outro music by Josie and the Pussycats
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2016-11-2108 min
Globe & Crown RadioRunning in the Rain AloneIn this special edition of Globe & Crown Radio, Joey reads Running in the Rain Alone (in the Suburbs). This piece is from Globe & Crown's upcoming book, "From My Notebook: Essays of God, Girls, and Life in General".
Words by Joseph Halbert. Music by Speedwell Street. Copyright 2015 Globe & Crown.
2015-08-3006 minGlobe & Crown RadioRunning in the Rain AloneIn this special edition of Globe & Crown Radio, Joey reads Running in the Rain Alone (in the Suburbs). This piece is from Globe & Crown's upcoming book, "From My Notebook: Essays of God, Girls, and Life in General".
Words by Joseph Halbert. Music by Speedwell Street. Copyright 2015 Globe & Crown.
2015-08-3006 min
Globe & Crown RadioEp. 4 MnmlsmIn this minimalist-centric episode, Nate sells his video games and has a panic attack, Joey sells most of his books, and Tyler Durden is liberally quoted.
2015-04-2735 minGlobe & Crown RadioGlobe & Crown Radio #1In this first edition podcast (a collector's item), Nate and Joey talk about why Globe & Crown exists, getting publicly made fun of by standup comedians, RPGs, and STAPLE 2015. Stay until the end to hear a high-five! Globe & Crown is an independent publisher of books, comics, and the occasional oddity. We help good people tell good stories. Copyright 2015 Joseph Halbert and Nathan Killion.
2015-03-1632 minGlobe & Crown RadioGlobe & Crown Radio #1In this first edition podcast (a collector's item), Nate and Joey talk about why Globe & Crown exists, getting publicly made fun of by standup comedians, RPGs, and STAPLE 2015. Stay until the end to hear a high-five! Globe & Crown is an independent publisher of books, comics, and the occasional oddity. We help good people tell good stories. Copyright 2015 Joseph Halbert and Nathan Killion.
2015-03-1632 min