Today, we talk rom-com! Leeanne Krecic, also known as "Mongrel Marie" or "Mongie", drops in to talk about her Webtoons comic strip LET'S PLAY!

If we just decided to get more emotional, if we just give in to our outrage, would we gain more of a following faster?

Several packages have arrived in the mail room at World Headquarters, so let's set up some cameras and open some boxes!

So...the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences came out with new rules and qualifications for Best Picture nominees. Is it progress? Or is it pandering?

Mark Walters of BigFanBoy had to reschedule, so today it's a 'nothingburger' day, but Mr. Boss has thoughts about things. Drive-in theaters, vinyl records, VHS tapes -- there's value to old things. And at some point, there should probably be a discussion about the new rules for the Oscars, but fortunately we don't have to talk about that now...

It's a new small press publisher. So let's talk about how they got started and where they plan to go next. R. J. Carter joins us to talk about Critical Blast.

Finally watched SPACECAMP.

Stephen J. Mitchell joins us to talk about his first full novel, BULLETPROOF: ORIGINS, and the process to get from short stories to full-length prose.

Today's guest: best-selling fantasy author Mercedes Lackey, talking about her prolific career, the absence of conventions, and dolls.