Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.

FILM

• Intro (0:00-2:50)

TV

• Episode 4 & 5 of THE ACOLYTE (26:10-29:12)

INTERVIEWS

• WONDLA voice star Teri Hatcher (36:17-46:33)

We're chatting with Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling, authors of THE MEMO. Join this lively conversation about their work!

ABOUT RACHEL DODES:

Rachel Dodes is a freelance culture writer. She’s a regular contributor to Vanity Fair, and her work has also appeared in Town & Country, ELLE, Esquire, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed among other publications.

Her first novel, The Memo—co-written with her friend Lauren Mechling —will be published by Harper Perennial in June 2024. It’s currently being developed for television by Wiip.

Dodes previously was a staff writer at The Wall Street Journal where she covered the fashion and film industries. Starting in 2017, she co-hosted a weekly independent news/comedy podcast called “Nope,” until the news became so unfunny she had to go on hiatus. She lives in New York with her husband, son and dog.

ABOUT LAUREN  MECHLING:

Lauren Mechling has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, The New Yorker online, and Vogue, where she writes a book column. She’s worked as a crime reporter and metro columnist for The New York Sun, a young adult novelist, and a features editor at The Wall Street Journal. A graduate of Harvard College, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.

FILM

• Intro (0:00-1:15)

TV

• Episode 3 of THE ACOLYTE (18:07-20:00)

WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING

• JIM HENSON: IDEA MAN (26:47-35:00)

INTERVIEWS

• THELMA writer-director Josh Margolin and star June Squibb (49:14-54:29)

We're chatting with Aimée Carter, author of the ROYAL BLOOD series. Join this lively conversation about her work!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Aimée Carter is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the award-winning author of more than a dozen books, including The Goddess Test series, the Blackcoat Rebellion series, and the Simon Thorn series for middle grade readers, now a #1 international bestselling series under the title Animox and Die Erben der Animox. Her newest middle grade book, Curse of the Phoenix, will be released in June from Margaret K. McElderry Books.

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay and special guest Susan Kamyab Stephens (of Irving Community Television & ThisChixFlix.com) discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.

FILM

• Intro (0:00-2:20)

TV

• Quick Mentions: PRESUMED INNOCENT and Season 2 - Part 2 of BRIDGERTON (36:20-38:25)

WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING

• MVD Rewind Collection's JOYSTICKS (48:05-54:01)

INTERVIEWS

• INSIDE OUT 2 voice actor Tony Hale (56:57-1:02:31)

We're chatting with Lisa Regan, author of the Detective Josie Quinn series, including Her Dying Secret. Join this lively conversation about her work!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Lisa Regan is the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series as well as several other crime fiction titles. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English and a Master of Education degree from Bloomsburg University. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, Crime Writers Association, and Mystery Writers of America. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, daughter and Boston Terrier named Mr. Phillip.

We're chatting with Shaina Steinberg, author of Under the Paper Moon. Join this lively conversation about her work!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Shaina Steinberg is the author of the Bishop & Gallagher Mysteries, as well as a film and television writer who’s worked on Malcolm in the Middle, Everwood, Cold Case, Bionic Woman and Spartacus. Named to the Young and Hungry List in 2013 and the WriteHer List in 2017, she has developed pitches, pilots and features with companies such as Temple Hill, Endgame Entertainment, Fremantle, eOne, Blondie Girl, Josephson Entertainment and Alcon. Most recently, she optioned a feature film to Balcony 9 with shooting scheduled to begin in 2023. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, CA.

We're chatting with Amy Andrews, author of the OUTBACK HEAT series. Join this lively conversation about her work!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Amy is an award-winning, USA Today best-selling, triple RITA nominated Aussie author who has written eighty contemporary romances in both the traditional and digital markets and sold over 3 million books.

Her books bring all the feels from sass and quirk and laughter to emotional grit to panty-melting heat. She loves frequent travel, good books, and great booze, although she’ll take mediocre booze if there’s nothing else. For many, many years, she was a registered nurse. Which means she knows things. Anatomical things. And she’s not afraid to use them!

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay and special guest Bryan Kluger (of High Def Digest & Boomstick Comics) discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.

FILM

• Alamo Drafthouse Theaters Close in Dallas-Fort Worth (0:00-15:15)

TV

• THE ACOLYTE (39:45-49:06)

INTERVIEWS

• THE WATCHERS director/writer Ishana Shyamalan (49:55-56:11)

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.

FILM

• THE DEAD DON'T HURT

TV

• LOOT Season Two Finale (Apple TV+)

INTERVIEWS

• THE DEAD DON'T HURT director/writer/star Viggo Mortensen