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This week we have the pleasure of welcoming Gina Chen to the show. She's here to talk about her debut novel, VIOLET MADE OF THORNS. Find out more at https://actualgina.com/ and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/actualgina and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/actualgina/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

The Office (TV Show)

A Knight's Tale (Movie)

William Shakespeare

Baz Luhrmann

The Labyrinth (Movie)

Farscape (TV Show)

Uwe Boll

The Producers (TV Show)

Neopets

San Diego Comic Con

Fire Emblem 3000 (Video Game)

Scrubs (TV Show)

H (French Sitcom)

Terry Pratchett

This week Michelle and Giles are comparing their 20s to their 30s and reminiscing over their youth.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Spider-Man (PS4 Video Game)

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Douglas Adams

This week Leslie Vedder joins us to talk about her debut novel, THE BONE SPINDLE, out now! Find out more at https://www.leslievedder.com/ and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/leslievedder and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/leslie.vedder/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Denver Fan Expo

Indiana Jones (Movies)

Sleeping Beauty (Movie)

The Mummy (Movie)

Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV Show)

Stargate (Movie)

Rizzoli and Isles (Book Series) by Tess Gerritsen

One Piece (TV Show)

Naruto (TV Show)

Sailor Moon (TV Show)

Dragonball Z (TV Show)

Yu Yu Hakusho (TV Show)

Pokemon (TV Show and Video Game)

Cowboy Bebop (TV Show)

Robotech (TV Show)

Hot Topic

Crunchy Roll

San Diego Comic Con

David R. Slayton

Tsubasa (TV Show)

Kiki's Delivery Service (Movie)

Tee Turtle

The Good Place (TV Show)

IKEA

This week Stephen Lloyd joins us to talk about his debut novel, FRIEND OF THE DEVIL, a supernatural noir thriller! Find out more here and then follow him on Instagram!

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Mentioned in this episode:

Just Shoot Me (TV Show)

Ty Burrell

Modern Family (TV Show)

How I Met Your Mother (TV Show)

What We Do in the Shadows (TV Show)

Fawlty Towers (TV Show)

John Cleese

BritBox

Terry Pratchett

Battlestar Galactica (TV Show)

Monty Python

This week Michelle and Giles are looking back over the years and pondering what they would have done differently knowing what they know now about podcasting. It's an interesting discussion on how they've changed and what they've learned about how to run a podcast!

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Mentioned on this episode:

Libsyn

Blogger

Amazon S3

Internet Archive

Denver Comic Con

Denver Pop Culture Con

FAN EXPO Denver

Writing Excuses Podcast

Anomaly Con

MileHiCon

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers (RMFW)

Aaron Michael Ritchey

Angie Hodapp

Warren Hammond

James Persichetti

Patrick Hester

Chemistry Club (Band)

Jim Butcher

Kindle Scout

Susan Spann

Pikes Peak Writers

Gail Carriger

Tamora Pierce

Brandon Sanderson

Patrick Rothfuss

This week Sangu Mandanna joins us to talk about her newest book, THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES, out now! Find out more at https://sangumandanna.com and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SanguMandanna and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sangumandanna/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen

JUPITER NETTLE AND THE SEVEN SCHOOLS OF MAGIC by Sangu Mandanna and Pablo Ballesteros

The Wheel of Time (Book Series) by Robert Jordan, completed by Brandon Sanderson

Stephen King

This week Jilly Gagnon joins us to talk about her newest novel, ALL DRESSED UP, available now! Find out more at https://jillygagnon.com and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jillygagnon, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jillygagnon/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JillyGagnonWriter.

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Mentioned in this episode:

HASHTAG FAMOUS by Jilly Gagnon

The Choose Your Own Misery book series by Mike MacDonald and Jilly Gagnon

Disney

Studio Ghibli

Jaleel White

Dungeons & Dragons

Being John Malkovich (Movie)

This week we're excited to celebrate episode 400! This major milestone is all thanks to our incredible listeners. We're always excited to bring you new content week after week, and this week is no exception.

Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman joined us to talk about the return of the Dragonlance novels with DRAGONS OF DECEIT. The newest installment in the Dungeons and Dragons literary universe is out now, and you can find out more at https://margaretweis.com and https://trhickman.com. You can follow Margaret on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WeisMargaret and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/margaret.weis. You can follow Tracy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trhickman and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/tracyrayehickman.

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Mentioned in this episode:

SF Signal Podcast

TSR

Serenity

John Steinbeck

THE HOBBIT by J. R. R. Tolkien

Peter Jackson

Ed Greenwood

The Forgotten Realms

Mad-Libs

DRAGONS OF AUTUMN TWILIGHT by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

B. Dalton

Waldenbooks

Random House

Skyraiders of Abarax (D&D 5e Campaign)

THE VOID by Tracy Hickman

This week we're telling stories from long ago when we first joined the workforce. Join us for this fund discussion and learn from our mistakes.

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This week we're talking to Eddie Robson about his most recent book, DRUNK ON ALL YOUR STRANGE NEW WORDS. Find out more over on Twitter at https://twitter.com/eddierobson.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Car Crash (Audible Podcast) by Eddie Robson

Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully (Radio Program)

Paul Hollywood

Good Omens (TV Show)

Prue Leith

Cabin Pressure (Radio Program)

Doctor Strange

Mary Berry

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Program

John Finnemore

Benedict Cumberbatch

Rowan Atkinson

Thin Blue Line (TV Show)

Are You Being Served? (TV Show)

Doctor Who

Silent Bernard

The Guardian

Adulting (TV Show)

The Space Programme (Radio Show)

Amy Lou Wood

Sex Education (TV Show)

Alfred Enoch

How to Get Away with Murder (TV Show)

Monty Python

Jack Whitehall

Matt Lucas

Shooting Stars

Noel Fielding

Mighty Boosh

The Great British Baking Show