GENRE TALK

GENRE TALK

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GENRE TALK episodes

  • GT 2.17 with Scott Sigler
    How do you translate football into a hit space opera series? What’s it like to write a novel for one of your childhood favorites? How do you turn pioneering podcasting into a bestselling writing career? This week’s episode, the last episode of Season 2, features Number 1 New York Times Bestseller Scott Sigler who answers these questions and more. Find Scott online at www.Scott Sigler.com. And check out show notes at www.anchor.fm/genretalkpodcast.
    1 hr 29 min
  • Genre Talk 2.16 Genre Talk with Livia Blackburne
    What’s it take to reinvent a Disney legend? How does one go about turning their childhood memories into a hit children’s book? What goes on inside the mind when we read? New York Times Bestselling author and brain scientist Livia Blackburne joins us to talk answer these questions and more on our latest episode. Find Livia as @LKBlackburne on Twitter or via her website at http://liviablackburne.com/.
    54 min
  • Genre Talk 2.15 with Weston Ochse
    What’s it really like to have PTSD? What separates authentic military horror from the rest? This weeks’ guest Weston Ochse answers these questions and more. Weston Ochse is a U.S. Service veteran as both active duty and independent contractor, having served multiple tours in Afghanistan, among others. His novels include the Seal Team 666 series, the Grunt series, and Alien: Infiltrator, among others. He can be found online at www.westonochse.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/badasswriter. NOTE: The guest inadvertently misspoke and credited Keeper of the Children as written by James Farris, but William H Halloran is the actual author. Our apologies.
    1 hr 24 min
  • Genre Talk 2.14 With Larry Correia
    How does Larry Correia stay so prolific? Where did the ideas come for the unique twists he puts on fantasy tropes in his popular Monster Hunter International series? Bestselling author Larry Correia answers these questions and more when he joins Bryan and Phillip for the latest episode. Find Larry online at MonsterHunterNation.com or when he’s not being banned on Facebook, also Me We, and find us here or at www.facebook.com/genretalkpodcast.
    1 hr 16 min
  • Genre Talk 2.13 with Heidi Danae Crane
    What’s it like launching an acting career in the midst of a COVID-19 shut down? What’s it like to move across the country to one of the biggest cities in the world and build a career in the theatre capital of the world? What is it like to audition by video? Bryan and Phillip discuss these questions and more with this week’s guest actress Heidi Danae Crane who is living them daily. To folllow Heidi find her as @heididanaecrane on Instagram. And be sure and let us know what you think at www.facebook.com/genretalkpodcast.
    1 hr 14 min
  • Genre Talk 2.12 with Randy Streu
    What is the process for recording an audio book? What is the difference between doing an audio book and an audio drama? Do both use scripts? How do you decide whether to use voices? This week’s guest Randy Streu, audiobook narrator, voice actor, and Genre Talk’s producer/engineer answers these questions and more when he talks with Phillip and Bryan about his career from radio deejay to audio book narrator and voice actor. Find Randy on the web at https://www.twitter.com/@randystreu and https://www.instagram.com/randystreu/ or via his website at https://www.randystreuvo.com/
    1 hr 26 min
  • Genre Talk 2.11 with Christine Taylor Butler

    What is the trick to writing books for children? Is it possible to write for kids and include real, solid science as well? Our next guest, Christine Taylor Butler, answers these questions and more as she talks with Bryan and Philip on our latest episode.

    To follow Christine and learn more about her work, find her on Facebook, Twitter, and at her website. You can follow Genre Talk at Facebook and on Twitter for updates on our upcoming guests, a chance to post questions we'll ask on air and more.


    1 hr 18 min
  • Genre Talk 2.10 with Derek Stephen Prince

    How do voice actors make all those amazing voices? What inspires them? How do you break into voice acting? What’s it like to be unrecognized by fans who only know your voice? Learn all this and more as Bryan and Phillip interview voice actor Derek Stephen Prince on this week’s episode. He even answers questions as some of his most famous characters. 

    You can find Steve online at https://m.twitch.tv/thedigimonprince/profile or www.twitter.com/voiceoverprince or https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverprince5. 


    1 hr 39 min
  • Genre Talk 2.9 With A.C. Wise

    What's it like to have your first novel published? How does one find a unique way to retell a classic? Multi-Award-nominated author AC Wise talks with Bryan and Phillip to answer these questions and more on this week's episode. Plus the usual reading and streaming recommendations from Bryan and Phillip.

    To check out A.C. find her at http://www.acwise.net/ and www.twitter.com/ac_wise. 

    58 min
  • Genre Talk 2.8 with Cory Doctorow

    Ever wondered how Creative Commons Copyright works? Or what it's like to hang with legendary writers of science fiction and learn at their feet? What's it like to have a blog read by thousands? These week's guest, New York Times Bestselling author Cory Doctorow has done all this and more. Listen to learn all about it and his diverse writings as well. 

    Follow Cory at www.twitter.com/doctorow or via https://pluralistic.net/ his blog. Coming in two weeks: Author A.C. Wise

    1 hr 14 min

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A show about pop culture, featuring interviews with popular creators and talk about all things fannish led by Hugo-nominated national bestselling author Bryan Thomas Schmidt and cohost Philip Vargas,…