Author Elizabeth Letts’ novel Fallen for France takes us from the farthest reaches of Morocco to the front lines in France during the early days of World War l with a captivating story of a young boy and his love for a magnificent horse. It’s a beautiful story of love, trust and survival as the […]

La escritora francesa nacida en la isla de Guadalupe nos trae este cuento en el libro Tierra MezcladaMaryse Condé murió en 2024 Your browser does not support the audio element.

This Weeks Featured Guest:Amy Bizzarri - Author, Route 66 Recipes: A Culinary Cruise Along The Mother Road If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

El nuevo gobierno de Colombia, lacayo del de EEUU y de Milei, Noboa, Bukele, Fujimori, ha decidido eliminar "eso del lenguaje incluyente" de comunicaciones oficiales del Instituto de Bienestar Familiar. Entonces ya no habrá comunicaciones que hablen de niños y niñas (aunque haya leyes que lo obliguen) sino solo niños porque "es mejor usar el masculino genérico".Hace como dos años volví a publicar esta grabación porque el gobierno de Argentina hizo lo mismo. Llegó el triste momento de que pasara en

Sometimes, stories go unfinished! Sometimes, the writer bounces off of a book, or is bounced off of a book, or, y’know, there is bouncing involved. And then another writer comes along and changes things, or the book simply goes unfinished.But. What if…? What if that didn’t happen, and the writer finished the story? That’s what we’re here to talk about this week! We cover Omega the Unknown, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Miracleman, the final Mirage run of Teenage

In this episode of Green Lantern Corps Cast, Naaim and Brandan dig into Lanterns Episode 3, "OutKast", exploring the backstory and childhood of John Stewart. They unpack Jasmine Cephas Jones's scene-stealing turn as Bernadette Stewart, dig into the multi-decade flashbacks that shape John into the man who'll carry the ring, and talk about the racial undertones and overtones that drive his story. They close with a rundown of the best Green Lantern comics to pick up if the show has you hooked, from

AFTERLORE – SERIES 1 Episode S1E02 – “Muneran Mechanics” #CREDITS# VOICES: ROBERT CUDMORE as SPOON TANJA MILOJEVIC as ERIS CHRIS BARNES as JIMMY PRIME KAYA RENWICK as THEIA JACK KINCAID as AFTERLAND JAMES KELLER as BOGGARTY MUSIC: “Like The Sky” by Damiano Baldoni is featured as the main theme leitmotif. This episode includes other works […]

Hope House is described as a tender, and yet profane, study of masculinity. Put another way: Hope House follows a group of delinquents trying to find a better life (in most cases) and a halfway house leader desperate to help them discover their way. It’s a loving tribune from author Joe Bond, whose father ran […]

En el énfasis de esta temporada en escritoras y escritores argentinos, va este cuento de la argentina Silvina Ocampo: La casa de azúcar.Hoy hace 17 años se publicó el primer episodio en este podcast. Muchas cosas han cambiado desde entonces. Este es el episodio numerado 350 pero por repeticiones, varias partes y razones similares, en realidad se han publicado más de 450, todos disponibles en este sitio y en el canal de youtube (aunque ahí algunos han sido marcados como privados por la plataforma por

While V is at an undisclosed location, Terry asks the age-old question: how do you write believable characters when they're a different sex than you? Terry and Paul discuss.   DRS caffeinates with Larry's Coffee. If you want to purchase fair-trade, organically grown beans that brew into smooth, balanced, never-bitter coffee, visit LarrysCoffee.com/drs, receive a free gift with your purchase, and help support The Dead Robots' Society. Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's

Can you believe it’s been one year since we started the Booth 46 podcast with our friends at Petterino’s? To celebrate, Steve Dale is joined by Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Commissioner, Kenya Merritt! They discuss the theatre scene in Chicago, the endless amount of outlets for art, Lollapalooza and how it […]

Holy Moly! It’s a Peter Pan and/or Power Records double feature! Listen along as we riff, joke over and comment on two 1970s superhero audio dramas, only ever officially released on vinyl! (And uh, unofficially on YouTube, of course.)In “SHAZAM! THE WORLD’S MIGHTIEST MORTAL: THE MIGHTY DR. ILLUSION”, Billy Batson first shamelessly shills for, and then Captain Marvel ruthlessly battles, the supposedly “mighty” Doctor Illusion! Holy Moly, just who is this not at

Naaim and Brandan break down HBO's Lanterns Episode 2: John Stewart's mysterious bird construct, Hal's suspicious closet full of hanging Green Lantern suits, the eerily empty Rushville hospital, and the aliens tasking John with hunting a hidden Manhunter in 48 hours, all leading to that Sinestro cliffhanger.They dig into the Hal/Sinestro "Hannibal Lecter" dynamic and debate why Hal won't go to the Guardians. Plus: the new People vs. Gorilla Grodd cast and Lanterns'

Before you send it to the editor, before you let another person set eyes on the manuscript, you need to edit. There are plot holes to look out for, character voice inconsistencies, and all those pesky punctuation marks. How do you catch it all? What are some strategies to help get you from the rough draft to something presentable, let alone publishable? The DRS Crew discusses. DRS caffeinates with Larry's Coffee. If you want to purchase fair-trade, organically grown beans that brew into smooth,

Matt McGrath is a writer who never really loved horror as a genre. He was always more into sci-fi, fantasy, or superheroes. That changed, however, once he started writing comic books. For one reason or another, most of the projects and anthologies he got involved in were in the horror milieu and eventually he found […]

AFTERLORE – SERIES 1 Episode S1E01 – “The Keys to the Manifold” #CREDITS# VOICES: ROBERT CUDMORE as SPOON TANJA MILOJEVIC as ERIS CHRIS BARNES as JIMMY PRIME KAYA RENWICK as THEIA JACK KINCAID as AFTERLAND JAMES KELLER as BOGGARTY MUSIC: “Like The Sky” by Damiano Baldoni is featured as the main theme leitmotif. This episode […]

How smart is your protagonist? Can they realistically solve the dread puzzle you've laid before them? Or is the situation tailor-made for their skillsets? How can you keep your characters feeling genuine while testing their limits of intellect or skill? DRS caffeinates with Larry's Coffee. If you want to purchase fair-trade, organically grown beans that brew into smooth, balanced, never-bitter coffee, visit LarrysCoffee.com/drs, receive a free gift with your purchase, and help support The Dead

The Mississippi Delta and the Cajuns who live there are under threat. When the land dwindles, the culture erodes. That’s the setting behind Stephanie Soileau’s novel, Should the Water Take Us. The story begins during the Deepwater Oil explosion and after Katrina but also follows the Acadians’ trek from Canada to elsewhere, including Kankakee county. […]

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This Weeks Featured Guest:Dann Woellert - Author, Cincinnati Chinese Food: A Sweet & Sour History If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here