Shows From the Murverse

Matt and Mur come to you live from Morgan Freeman’s Harry Potter-themed Escape Room with special guest co-host Cassandra Khaw! Morgan and JK Rowling have dueling Escape Rooms based on each other’s work and Cassandra is very perplexed. Matt and Mur talk to Cassandra about developing her first video game, … Continue reading →

(I know Friday evening is probably the worst time ever to release a podcast. But I wanted to release one more Hugo nomination reminder! Deadline tonight!) I discuss where politics fall within the topic of this show, what I’ve been up to, some challenges, and some future stuff. Little bit … Continue reading →

Mur and Matt come to you live from Morgan Freeman’s sauna to handle “Old Business” from 2016 (it’s our long-awaited, oft hyped listener feedback episode!) A brief tangent on eucalyptus saunas. The Ditch Diggers both have new books out! And have turned in others! Marta from Poland asks about short … Continue reading →

I usually use the boxing metaphor for writing, but I’ve been thinking it’s more like a relationship. Plus Six Wakes and Bookburners both launched! Then I talk to my fellow Bookburners authors, Margaret Dunlap, Max Gladstone, and Brian Francis Slattery. ~ Buy the books! (Affiliate)

I discuss how I try to get work done using Habitica and 4thewords.com. Then talk to Jason Chabot and Kylie Chan! New books! Coming out January 31! Preorder now! ~ Buy the books! (Affiliate)

I am getting through the last of my interviews that have been here, and I’m sorry to everyone who has had to wait. Today we go through feedback and talk to David D. Levine and Stephen Aryan. New books! Coming out January 31! Preorder now! ~ Buy the books! (Affiliate)

We are joined by ugly Christmas sweaters, booze, and Kameron Hurley. Happy New Year! Fuck you, 2016! Until Matt gets the show notes done, I think the only thing we have to say about the end of the year was said best by Lalo Alcaraz: Buy our books and help … Continue reading →

Mur and Matt come to you live from Morgan Freeman’s holiday decorations vault, after Mur cracked said vault (we didn’t know Mur was a safecracker). Mur talks about her brief absence from podcasting during the holidays, during which she recorded the audiobook for her new novel, SIX WAKES (Orbit, Jan. … Continue reading →

Where I’ve been for the last two months, and two more interviews with Leanna Renee Hieber and Brooke Johnson! (And I hadn’t recorded in a while, so the wrong mic is grabbing the audio and I didn’t realize till afterwards.) And I’ve been podcasting 12 years! WOW! ~ (Affiliate links)

Matt and Mur come to you live from Morgan Freeman’s jazz house with special guest co-host Michael J. Martinez On the subject of “free hugs” and hugging strangers in general at conventions Mike talks about his first hardcover book release, his fantasy Cold War mash-up MJ-12: INCEPTION, which has a … Continue reading →