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4 days ago
4 days ago
Cyndi Brec joins Ryan and Jamie for a chat about her YA Romantasy book series called The Therans Series. Expect plenty of laughs from the ice breakers and deep discussions on defining success, Cyndi’s book design method, and more.
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Wednesday May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Comedian and Author Matt Nagin swings by for a chat about comedy, writing, his latest book ‘The Book of Outcasts’ and a whole lot more on this hilarious episode. Warning: This episode contains explicit content.
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Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Fantasy author Matthew J Turner Returns to talk about his books, writing, The Curse of the 1-star reviews and a whole lot more.
The Elevator Pitch guest - Ben Schenkman. Find out more at Benschenkman.com
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Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
Chris, Ryan and Jamie talk about some of the most underrated actors to grace our screens.
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Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Ryan and Jamie are joined by Sci-fi author M.A. Wall to talk about her book series Shattered Hallows, her writing journey and a whole lot more.
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Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Jamie and Ryan are joined by Urban Fantasy author Ben Schenkman to chat about all things pop culture, his writing journey and his Urban Fantasy series ‘The Devil You Know.’
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Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
On today’s episode, we talk to Fantasy author Tim McKay about his book The Fall of Selvandrea, his writing journey, the best and worst of faith-based films, horror (again) and a whole lot more.
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Featured Music: New Beginnings by Scott Buckley
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Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Jamie, Chris and Neil discuss those actors who are just a little too attractive to pass as nerds.
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Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
On today’s episode, we talk to Horror author Don Campbell about his book of short stories, ‘Midnight Harvest’, Children in horror, AI, the baby Hitler dilemma and a whole lot more.
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Featured music: New Beginnings by Scott Buckley
Mentioned in the show:
Ai dino Oscar Bait film: https://youtu.be/tKPRSVKFgGA?si=PoDTFWhDjj1CjUeX
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Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
On this week’s episode, we talk about the husbands that punch well above their weight and other unlikely couples of TV and film, as well as pitching our own sitcom and wandering off on the usual tangents.
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