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This week, Kristina Rienzi, author of AMONG US and TRAIN GIRL, joins us to talk about her writing and coaching! Find out more at https://kristinarienzi.com and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kristinarienzi and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/KristinaRienziAuthor/.

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Mentioned this week:

Audible

Agatha Christie

UNLEASH THE WICKED by Kristina Rienzi

Myers-Briggs

BIG MAGIC: HOW TO LIVE A CREATIVE LIFE, AND LET GO OF FEAR by Elizabeth Gilbert

Stephen King

This week, Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo, Nebula, and Campbell Memorial-award winning science fiction writer, joins us to talk about his upcoming book, THE OPPENHEIMER ALTERNATIVE, available June 2, 2020. Learn more at https://www.sfwriter.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RobertJSawyer and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/robertjsawyer.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Halle Berry

Judi Dench

Cats (Movie)

Catwoman (Movie)

H. G. Wells

Charles Dickens

ROLLBACK by Robert J. Sawyer

ALTERED CARBON by Richard K. Morgan

NEUROMANCER by William Gibson

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN by Harriet Beecher Stowe

THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson

Robert A. Heinlein

FLASHFORWARD by Robert J. Sawyer

Arthur C. Clarke

This week we're talking to Dr. Bruce Olav Solheim, author of TIMELESS: A PARANORMAL PERSONAL HISTORY, TIMELESS: DEJA VU, and TIMELESS: TRINITY. He is also a historian and US Army Vet. Find out more at http://www.bruceolavsolheim.com.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Citrus College

Fulbright

ALI'S BEES by Bruce Olav Solheim

THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Fox Sisters

WOMEN IN POWER by Bruce Olav Solheim

SNARC (Comic) by Bruce Olav Solheim

This week we're talking to Jeffrey Carver, author of The Chaos Chronicles, the Star Rigger universe, the Starstream series. Find out more at https://starrigger.net and https://writesf.com, and follow him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.a.carver.

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Mentioned in this episode:

THE REEFS OF TIME by Jeffrey Carver

CRUCIBLE OF TIME by Jeffrey Carver

Mass Effect (Video Game Series)

Battlestar Galactica (TV Show)

NEPTUNE CROSSING by Jeffrey Carver

ETERNITY'S END by Jeffrey Carver

The Launchpad Astronomy Workshop

University of Wyoming

National Science Foundation

Massachusetts Corporation of Educational Telecommunications

The Nebula Award

The Newberry Medal

Shoe (Comic Strip)

SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Show)

Terry Pratchett

This week, we took a listener suggestion and decided to delve into The World According to Giles.

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Mentioned in this episode:

THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE by Max Brooks

Daybreak (Netflix Original TV Show)

Denver Pop Culture Con

RMFW

High Fidelity (Movie)

Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog (Internet Short)

Target

King Soopers

MoreBeer

This week we get to interview Jonathan Silver, actor and voiceover professional. Not only did he play Arthur and Noctus in LARPs: The Series, he also voiced Felix Milstone in The Outer Worlds video game. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jt_silver and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/_jtsilver_.

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Mentioned in this episode:

THE METAMORPHOSIS by Franz Kafka

Jigglypuff

Pokemon

Elizabeth Neale

Jon Verrall

Julian Stamboulieh

Benjamin Warner

Far Cry 5 (Video Game)

Far Cry: New Dawn (Video Game)

Ray Chase

Final Fantasy 15 (Video Game)

Ubisoft

Game On (Motion Capture and Audio Studio)

E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)

NES (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Mario

MegaMan (Video Game)

MegaMan 2 (Video Game)

Dark Souls (Video Game)

Bloodborne (Video Game)

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Video Game)

Overwatch (Video Game)

Overwatch League/OWL (Esport)

Florida Mayhem (OWL Team)

Toronto Defiant (OWL Team)

Houston Outlaws (OWL Team)

Nintendo Switch

Serenity Forge

Where The Water Tastes Like Wine (Video Game)

Sting

Dungeons and Dragons

Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Video Game)

Dreams (Video Game)

Mario Maker (Video Game)

Suits (TV Show)

Nathan Fillion

Freddie Prinze Jr.

Dragon Age: Inquisition (Video Game)

Red Dead Redemption 2 (Video Game)

Tom Clancy's The Division 2: Warlords of New York (Video Game)

Twitch.tv

This week Zhenghua "Z" Yang, the founder of Serenity Forge, joins us to talk about Where the Water Tastes Like Wine and Half Past Fate, both video games out now! Find out more at https://serenityforge.com, https://twitter.com/SerenityForge, and https://www.facebook.com/SerenityForge. You can follow Z on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ZhenghuaYang.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Nintendo Switch

Forbes

Playstation 4

Xbox

Love Actually (Movie)

Groundhog Day (Movie)

Memento (Movie)

UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING by by Milan Kundera

Steam

Game Developers Conference (GDC)

Google Stadia

Apple Arcade

Half-Life 2 (Video Game)

Resident Evil 4 (Video Game)

Uncharted (Video Game)

The Last of Us (Video Game)

God of War (Video Game)

Death Stranding (Video Game)

Seth Godin

The Avengers (Movie)

Madden Football (Video Game Series)

Four Sided Fantasy

Halo (Video Game Series)

Desperate Housewives (TV Show)

Neversong (Video Game)

Celeste (Video Game)

Matt Thorson

Noel Berry

Electronic Entertainment Expo E3

PAX West

This week we get to talk with Tosca Lee, author of THE LINE BETWEEN, A SINGLE LIGHT, THE PROGENY, and FIRST BORN. Find out more at https://toscalee.com and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ToscaLee and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AuthorToscaLee.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Goodreads

Amazon

NetGalley

The Books of Mortals (Book Series) by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee

DEMON: A MEMOIR by Tosca Lee

James S. A. Corey

Delilah S. Dawson

Kevin Hearne

The University of Nebraska Lincoln

This week Dan Koboldt returns to talk about the Audio Book release of THE ROGUE RETRIEVAL, and we even have an opportunity to get a copy of that audiobook as well as a chance to get a copy of the PUTTING THE SCIENCE IN FICTION audiobook! Find out more about Dan over at http://dankoboldt.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DanKoboldt and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dankoboldt.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Harper Collins

Gateways to Alissia (Trilogy) by Dan Koboldt

Writer's Digest

Tantor Media

Recorded Books

Kevin T Collins

Emily Beresford

Netflix

James Patrick Cronin

Blackstone Audio

OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon

Davina Porter

Mary Robinette Kowal

ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell

PowerBar

Susan Spann

This week Dan Stout returns to talk about his upcoming book, TITAN'S DAY, the sequel to TITANSHADE, from DAW Publishing, out April 7, 2020. Find out more at https://danstout.com and follow him on Facebook at https://Facebook.com/DanStoutWriter and Twitter at https://Twitter.com/DanStout.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Men In Black (Movie)

Chinatown (Movie)

Little Man Ice Cream

ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell

THE IMPOSSIBLE CONTRACT by K. A. Doore

Schitt's Creek (TV Show)

Eugene Levy

Daniel Levy

THE CALL OF CTHULHU by H. P. Lovecraft

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