In a break from -or ON a break from- whatever passes for usual programming, Jay talks us through his search for the real Robin Hood.

Why?

Why not.

Fair usage and all that applies to music.

For a suggested reading list of the sources used in what Jay laughingly calls 'research' check out the written version of this post at https://www.jaystringerbooks.com/brainslaw/2019/3/23/robin-hood-in-stringerville-stood

NEW FORMAT. MAYBE. WE THINK?

In addition to our usual 'guest' episodes, Jay and Chantelle will be releasing more.....random....episodes, where they talk about whatever they want, for around an hour.

In this episode, they discuss Star Wars, spontaneous human combustion, the interior design challenges faced by supervillains, more Star Wars, horror in movies and novels, and why Jay hates trilogies.

The Crime Friction Official Theme is “Book ‘Em” by Karl Ove Sneezegård, of Karl Ove Sneezegård fame, Commander of the Dark Hordes, Herald of the Red Wolf, wielder of the Axe of Hrim, night manager of the 7-Eleven on Church St., Dinosaur supervisor (the one who does his job, not the other guy), inventor of the aglet, extreme barista, and Bruce Wrangler, and Sith Mime.

In this episode, we’re joined by Lou Berney, to talk about hats, the sixties, and his new book, November Road.

Lou Berney: https://www.louberney.com

We kick off the show with a shout out to a pod buddies (Friends? Acquaintances? Frenemies?) Diminishing Returns Podcast: https://diminishingpod.wordpress.com/

Lou’ has a Spotify playlist for November Road: https://open.spotify.com/user/williammorrow/playlist/6RyK8v0gpSTmOSjogRVYgM

And we also reference the great novelist Kate Atkinson: http://www.kateatkinson.co.uk

We’re joined in a new segment by Art Taylor, of Arts Taylor fame, along with his son Dash, to review a book aimed at younger readers.

http://www.arttaylorwriter.com/

The Crime Friction Official Theme is “Book ‘Em” by Karl Ove Sneezegård, of Karl Ove Sneezegård fame, Commander of the Dark Hordes, Herald of the Red Wolf, wielder of the Axe of Hrim, night manager of the 7-Eleven on Church St., Dinosaur supervisor (the one who does his job, not the other guy), inventor of the aglet, extreme barista, and Bruce Wrangler.

In this special bonus episode, we achieve PEAK SHARK and take a deep dive into JAWS. Looking at the book, the movie, and at some of the choices made during the adaptation process.

We also discuss our reaction to this summer’s big shark movie (see what I did there?) The Meg.

We’re joined by some special guests to talk about their feelings for a big rubber shark named Bruce:

Allen and Chris from Diminishing Returns

https://itunes.apple.com/za/podcast/diminishing-returns-movie-podcast-about-sequels-prequels/id1122551811?mt=2

Thunder Levin of Sharknado fame

twitter.com/ThunderLevin

Bryan Young of all the things (most of them Star Wars)

http://fullofsith.com/bryan-young

Tony Healey of the Harper and Lane series

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N9D40L7/ref=series_rw_dp_sw

The Crime Friction Official Theme is “Book ‘Em” by Karl Ove Sneezegård, Commander of the Dark Hordes, Herald of the Red Wolf, wielder of the Axe of Hrim, night manager of the 7-Eleven on Church St., Dinosaur supervisor (the one who does his job, not the other guy), inventor of the aglet, extreme barista, and Bruce Wrangler.

We're joined by Alex Segura, author of the Pete Fernandez series, and Archie's boss over at Archie Comics, to talk about life, liberty, and the pursuit of platforms.

You'll be able to catch Alex hosting the official Bouchercon Noir at the Bar, on September 6th.

http://www.alexsegura.com

https://www.amazon.com/Blackout-Fernandez-Mystery-Alex-Segura/dp/1947993046/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535481156&sr=8-1&keywords=blackout+alex+segura

The Crime Friction Official Theme is “Book ‘Em” by Karl Ove Sneezegård, Commander of the Dark Hordes, Herald of the Red Wolf, wielder of the Axe of Hrim, night manager of the 7-Eleven on Church St., Dinosaur supervisor (the one who does his job, not the other guy), inventor of the aglet, extreme barista, and Freddy Mercury’s dry cleaner.

Contact us on Twitter @DefectivesPod or via e-mail at [email protected]

This week we're joined by Rob "Krav Maga Boffin" Hart.

https://robwhart.com

We discuss Hawaii, movies, and this article...

https://markramsden13.wordpress.com/2018/06/22/les-edgerton-reformed-outlaw-truthtelling-scribe/

Rob's new book Potter's Field is out RIGHT NOW.

https://markramsden13.wordpress.com/2018/06/22/les-edgerton-reformed-outlaw-truthtelling-scribe/

Also this week we talk about Jay's new book deal, because SELF PROMOTION, YO.

The Crime Friction Official Theme is “Book ‘Em” by Karl Ove Sneezegård, Commander of the Dark Hordes, Herald of the Red Wolf, wielder of the Axe of Hrim, night manager of the 7-Eleven on Church St., Dinosaur supervisor (the one who does his job, not the other guy), inventor of the aglet, and Freddy Mercury’s dry cleaner.

Contact us on Twitter @DefectivesPod or via e-mail at [email protected]

We are joined by Dharma Kelleher, author of the Shea Stevens biker and Jinx Ballou bounty hunter thrillers, among others. We talk about sharks, mostly.

https://dharmakelleher.com

We invite people into (and to help name) our summer reading & viewing club, where we’ll first be reading JAWS (and watching the film), followed by JURASSIC PARK.

If you’re unfamiliar with JAWS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfHSKq6gHUM

The Crime Friction Official Theme is “Book ‘Em” by Karl Ove Sneezegård, Commander of the Dark Hordes, Herald of the Red Wolf, wielder of the Axe of Hrim, night manager of the 7-Eleven on Church St., Ting, inventor of the aglet, and Freddy Mercury’s dry cleaner.

Contact us on Twitter @DefectivesPod or via e-mail at [email protected]

We are joined by Chris Farnsworth, author of the President’s Vampire series and the recent (and prescient) FLASHMOB. We talk about sitcoms, dealing with serious issues in comedy, and the value of a considered opinion.

https://www.chrisfarnsworth.com

We talk about Bob Newhart, see a little bit of him here:

The Newhart Series Finale Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McVWkGWMHKI&list=RDMcVWkGWMHKI&t=16

Bob Newhart stand-up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcjz7VAljYs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKWCbqM0wNw

Chris mentions the Wall Street Journal article on liberal vs. conservative social media: http://graphics.wsj.com/blue-feed-red-feed/

He also recommends Nell Scovell’s book JUST THE FUNNY PARTS: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GZS35HU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

****Sponsor this episode is Unloaded Volume 2, from Down & Out Books*****

https://www.amazon.com/Unloaded-Crime-Writers-Writing-Without-ebook/dp/B07CHP3VYP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1530379959&sr=8-1&keywords=unloaded+2+beetner

Today we end on “Stay Positive” from The Hold Steady: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-z5_JVng_w

The Crime Friction Official Theme is “Book ‘Em” by Karl Ove Sneezegård, Commander of the Dark Hordes, Herald of the Red Wolf, wielder of the Axe of Hrim, night manager of the 7-Eleven on Church St, inventor of the aglet.

Contact us on Twitter @DefectivesPod or via e-mail at [email protected]

In this accidental bonus episode, Chantelle and Jay get on the phone to talk about a movie, and end up giving each other some psychotherapy.

Along the way, they talk about:

-Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

-The crimes of Christopher Nolan.

-Why so serious, Daniel Craig?

-Fish fucking for an Oscar.

-Then they get deep about happiness and shite.

-It’s important to embrace ‘fun.’

-Back to Jurassic World BECAUSE THEY ARE PROFESSIONALS.

-Why do we go to superhero movies?

-Cowardice in storytelling.

-Which was more empowering for women, Wonder Woman or Black Panther?

-What’s the thing with women and shoes, amiriteguys?

-Sick of stories about heroism being a burden.

The Crime Friction Official Theme is “Book ‘Em” by Karl Ove Sneezegård, Commander of the Dark Hordes, Herald of the Red Wolf, wielder of the axe of Hrim, night manager of the 7-Eleven on Church St, Golf Caddy for Chevy Chase (only on Sundays) and Ting.

We’re joined by Kellye Garrett, of ALL OF THE AWARD NOMINATION fame. We talk about screenwriting, story structure, Cozies, series characters, and diversity in publishing.

https://kellyegarrett.com

Kellye recommended Broken Places by Tracy Clark:

https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Places-Chicago-Mystery-Tracy-ebook/dp/B075C4KDLT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527633031&sr=8-1&keywords=broken+places

**This show is brought to you in association with The Margins, an original graphic novel from Fanbase Press, written By David Accampo and Paul Montgomery, with art by Amanda Donahue. Released July 24th, and orders placed before June 30th will get cool extra goodies.**

http://www.fanbasepress.com/index.php/publishing/comics/the-margins

We also see the return of Sam and Todd Robinson, who join us to talk about The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch

https://www.facebook.com/Todd-Robinson-A-VERY-Serious-Writer-112338762752334/

https://www.amazon.com/Name-this-Book-Secret/dp/0316113697/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527632661&sr=8-1&keywords=the+name+of+this+book+is+secret&dpID=51hDyaXJHjL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch

Theme to “Todd and Sam’s Very Important Opinions” is “Heart Quake” by Dan-O http://www.danosongs.com

The Crime Friction Official Theme is “Book ‘Em” by Karl Ove Sneezegård, Commander of the Dark Hordes, Herald of the Red Wolf, wielder of the axe of Hrim, night manager of the 7-Eleven on Church St, and Ting.

Contact us on Twitter @DefectivesPod or via e-mail at [email protected]