The Fresh Fiction Podcast

The Fresh Fiction Podcast

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The Fresh Fiction Podcast episodes

  • Film & TV Ep. 18 | M. Night Shyamalan's 'Trap' and '7 Beats Per Second' (feat. freediving athlete Jessea Lu & filmmaker Yuqi Kang)

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


    This week's episode features talks about:

    FILM

    • M. Night Shyamalan's TRAP - Extended Review (0:00-47:42)

    TV

    • Paris 2024 Olympics continued (47:42-49:49)

    WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING

    • DEMONS and DEMONS 2 (4K) (49:49-52:22)

    INTERVIEWS

    • 7 BEATS PER MINUTE interview with freediving athlete Jessea Lu and filmmaker Yuqi Kang (52:22-1:15:33)
    1 hr 16 min
  • Meet Delia Pitts | Author of 'Trouble in Queenstown'

    We're chatting with Delia Pitts, author of the TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN. Join this lively conversation!

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

    Delia Pitts worked as a journalist before earning a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago. After a career as a U.S. diplomat and university administrator, she left academia to begin writing fiction. TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN is the first book in a new mystery series featuring Black private investigator Vandy Myrick. Delia is also the author of the Ross Agency Mysteries (about a Harlem detective firm) and several short stories. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and Crime Writers of Color.

    38 min
  • Meet Kelley Armstrong | Author of 'Finding Mr. Write'

    We're chatting with Kelley Armstrong, author of the FINDING MR. WRITE. Join this lively conversation!

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

    Kelley Armstrong believes that experience is the best teacher, even though she has been told that this shouldn't apply to writing her murder scenes. In order to craft her books, she has studied aikido, archery, and fencing, even though she admits to not being very skilled at any of them. In addition, she has crawled through very shallow cave systems and climbed halfway up a mountain before deciding to turn back. However, she does consider herself an expert coffee drinker and a true connoisseur of chocolate chip cookies.

    35 min
  • Meet Jade Lee | Author of 'Vixen' (Forbidden Pleasures Book #1)

    We're chatting with Jade Lee, author of the VIXEN (Forbidden Pleasures Book #1). Join this lively conversation!

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

    Jade Lee, a USA Today Bestselling author, has been crafting love stories since her early days of playing with paper dolls. She developed a fascination with historical romance and has authored over 30 regency romances. She also writes contemporary and paranormal romance under the pen name Kathy Lyons. With over 60 romance novels under her belt, Jade shows no signs of slowing down.

    40 min
  • Film & TV Ep 17 | 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' Physical Media Releases, and 'Lady in the Lake' (feat. Actor Interviews)

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


    This week's episode features talks about:

    FILM

    • Movie News
  • DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE

    • TV

    • PARIS 2024 Olympics
  • FANTASMAS
  • KITE MAN: HELL YEAH!

    • WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING

    • THE FALL GUY (4K)
  • THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY (Blu-ray)

    • INTERVIEWS

    • LADY IN THE LAKE interview with actors Josiah Cross, Y'lan Noel and Byron Bowers
    1 hr 1 min
  • Film & TV Ep. 16 | 'Twisters', 'My Spy: The Eternal City' (feat. Ken Jeong & Kristen Schaal) and 'Lady in the Lake' (feat. Alma Har'el)

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


    This week's episode features talks about:

    FILM

    • Intro (0:00-1:43)
  • TWISTER and TWISTERS (1:43-19:31)
  • WIDOW CLICQUOT (19:31-21:33)
  • ODDITY (21:33-23:16)
  • MY SPY: THE ETERNAL CITY (23:16-25:59)

    • TV

    • SUNNY (25:59-34:55)
  • LADY IN THE LAKE (34:55-40:58)
  • Ep. 7 & 8, THE ACOLYTE (40:58-47:34)
  • KITE MAN: HELL YEAH! mention (47:34-48:11)
  • SIMONE BILES: RISING (48:11-51:43) 

    • WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING

    • THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY Blu-ray mention (51:43-53:20)
  • JEDI ACADEMY books (53:20-59:42)
  • HATE TO LOVE: NICKELBACK (59:42-1:09:57)
  • BEVERLY HILL COP: ALEX F (1:09:57-1:13:39)
  • Outro (1:13:39-1:15:29)

    • INTERVIEWS

    • LADY IN THE LAKE interview with creator Alma Har'el (1:15:29-1:20:41)
  • MY SPY: THE ETERNAL CITY interview with Ken Jeong & Kristen Schaal (1:20:41-1:26:00)
    • 1 hr 26 min
  • Film & TV Ep. 15 | 'Fly Me to the Moon,' 'Sunny' (feat. Rashida Jones & Hidetoshi Nishijima) and 'Dandelion' (feat. Nicole Riegel)

    Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and Irving Community Television's Susan Kamyab Stephens discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.


    This week's episode features talks about:

    FILM

    • Intro (0:00-2:51)
  • FLY ME TO THE MOON (2:51-9:09)
  • DANDELION (9:09-16:00)
  • LONGLEGS (16:00-27:31)

    • TV

    • Season 2, THE SERPENT QUEEN (27:31-29:24)
  • SUNNY (29:24-32:00)
  • Season 21, THE BACHELORETTE (32:00-34:23)

    • WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING

    • KUNG FU PANDA 4 (34:23-35:02)
  • TWISTER (35:02-36:09)

    • INTERVIEWS

    • SUNNY interview with Rashida Jones and Hidetoshi Nishijima (translated to English) (36:06-44:56)
  • DANDELION interview with writer-director Nicole Riegel (44:56-1:00:15)
    • 1 hr 1 min
  • Film & TV Ep. 14 | 'MaXXXine', 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' and 'Shark vs. Ross Edgley' (feat. Ross Edgley)

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


    This week's episode features talks about:

    FILM

    • Intro (0:00-7:13)
  • DESPICABLE ME 4 (7:13-9:51)
  • SPACE CADET (9:51-11:33)
  • BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F (11:33-17:29)
  • MAXXXINE (17:29-30:50)

    • TV

    • Episode 6 of THE ACOLYTE (30:50-44:41)
  • Season 2, Ep. 3-8 of THAT 90'S SHOW (44:41-49:53)
  • SHARK VS. ROSS EDGLEY (49:53-56:23)
  • Season 3 of THE BEAR (56:23-1:03:53)

    • INTERVIEWS

    • SHARK VS. ROSS EDGLEY interview with super athlete Ross Edgley (1:03:53-1:16:39)
    1 hr 17 min
  • Meet Nishita Parekh | Author of 'The Night of the Storm'

    We're chatting with Nishita Parekh, author of the THE NIGHT OF THE STORM. Join this lively conversation about her debut novel!

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

    Nishita Parekh was born and raised in Mumbai and now lives in Texas with her husband and toddler. She is a software programmer but a writer at heart, and loves writing about her experiences as a woman and an immigrant. She is an active member of International Thriller Writers, Crime Writers of Color, and Sisters in Crime, and is a #RevPit contest winner. The Night of the Storm is her first novel.

    30 min
  • Film & TV Ep. 13 | 'A Quiet Place: Day One', 'WondLa' (feat. Teri Hatcher) and 'The Devil's Bath' (feat. Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala)

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


    This week's episode features talks about:

    FILM

    • Intro (0:00-2:50)
  • A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE (2:50-12:04)
  • HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1 (12:04-14:46)
  • KINDS OF KINDNESS (14:46-16:44)
  • THE DEVIL'S BATH (16:44-21:00)
  • JANET PLANET (21:00-22:16)
  • I USED TO BE FUNNY (22:16-23:58)
  • FANCY DANCE (23:58-26:10)

    • TV

    • Episode 4 & 5 of THE ACOLYTE (26:10-29:12)
  • Season 2 Finale of PERFECT MATCH (29:12-32:40)
  • Season 2, Ep. 1 & 2 of THAT 90'S SHOW (32:40-35:12)
  • WONDLA and Outro (35:12-36:17)

    • INTERVIEWS

    • WONDLA voice star Teri Hatcher (36:17-46:33)
  • THE DEVIL'S BATH directors Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala (46:33-1:04:16)
    • 1 hr 5 min

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