The Leanpub Podcast

Marc Reid is the author of the Leanpub book You Are (Not) a Fraud: A Scientist’s Guide to the Imposter Phenomenon. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Marc about his background, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on [interview-date].

The full audio for the interview is here: [episode-audio-url]. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Mike Gold is the author of Creating a Wordle Game in React and TypeScript. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Mike about his background, his book, and his experience writing and self-publishing.

This interview was recorded on December 14, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: [episode-audio-url]. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

Mathias Verraes is co-author of the Leanpub book Design and Reality: Essays on Software Design. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Mathias about his background, Domain-Driven Design, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on December 1, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM248-Mathias-Verraes-2022-12-01.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

Special Guest Jane Friedman is a publishing industry expert and co-founder and editor of The Hot Sheet, a paid newsletter for authors. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Jane about what happened in the book publishing industry in 2022. They cover a lot of ground, from ebook pricing to audiobooks to the PRH/Simon & Schuster case, and much more!

This interview was recorded on December 19, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM247-Jane-Friedman-2022-12-19.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Helen Scott is co-author of the Leanpub book Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA: Level up your IntelliJ IDEA knowledge so that you can focus on doing what you do best. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Helen about her background, her book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about her experience co-authoring a self-published book.

This interview was recorded on November 23, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM246-Helen-Scott-2022-11-23.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

Trisha Gee is co-author of the Leanpub book Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA: Level up your IntelliJ IDEA knowledge so that you can focus on doing what you do best. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Trisha about her background and career, her book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about her experience co-authoring a self-published book.

This interview was recorded on November 16, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM245-Trisha-Gee-2022-11-16.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Luke Pivac is the author of the Leanpub book An Agile Playbook for Technical Communicators: A Guide for Technical Communicators Working with Agile Teams. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Luke about his background, the history of technical documentation in the military and the art of plain language, being diagnosed with ADHD at age 40, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on November 11, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM244-Luke-Pivac-2022-11-01.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Special Guest: Matthew Guay is co-founder of Reproof. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Matthew about what he’s been up to since his first appearance on the podcast in 2017, startups and entrepreneurship, his experience of the pandemic working on distributed teams, livestream group podcasting, and his work on Reproof at reproof.app.

This interview was recorded on October 25, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM243-Matthew-Guay-2022-10-25.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

John Koster is the author of the Leanpub book Advanced PHP Strings: Text analysis, generation, and parsing via. Laravel. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with John about his background, some of the fundamentals of Computer Science, Laravel , his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a writer.

This interview was recorded on October 20, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM242-John-Koster-2022-10-20.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Andrew Rathbun is co-author of the Leanpub book EZ Tools Manuals. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Andrew about his background in military service and law enforcement, emotional intelligence and high-intensity work, his amazing Discord server that has connected digital forensics professionals from around the world, his book projects, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on October 18, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM241-Andrew-Rathbun-2022-10-18.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.