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Episode 117 features Nick Schiner (aka Obi-Wan Nickobi) an educator, a maker, and a gamer, as well as a family man, who just happens to be this guy I met on the internet who turned out to be cool. We talk about meeting in a chat room, and how that's not as bad as it sounds, online communities, reading, being the family IT guy, and much much more…

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Caught Stealing Might Be the Most Violent Book I've Ever Read

Nimona recaptures the underdog magic of the original Shrek

The Origin of a Librarian with Matt Kiefer

Celebrations and Anniversaries with Christopher J. Hughes

You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

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Episode 116 features Bill Childs, host of the radio show Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child, who is here to discuss the importance and longevity of radio, audio, music, and so much more.

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Dishonesty and Daggers: Mitchell's Column Collection is a Delight

Bye Bye Barry Makes Me Wish for More Modern Men like Sanders

You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 115 features Stefanie Muniz, formerly of The Gotham Lights and The Orville Lights podcasts, and much much more. She's about to answer 50 questions.

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Barker's Brand of Horror Celebrates The Inhuman Condition

Quiet Literary Giant Gets Attention He Deserves in Radical Wolfe

You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 114 features Miguel Bolivar a marching band director who is here because I have some things I want to say. From my blanket apology to start the conversation to discussing all of the bands and the role, it has in forming better habits and music in general to the importance of arts education in high school and much much more...

Throughout the conversation, we discuss:

• Being a band geek
• Marching Band
• Symphonic Band
• Jazz Band
• Pep Band
• Performing and Garage Bands
• Saxophone
• Band is a place to belong
• The Road Not Taken
• The Piano
• Music Theory
• Practice and Playing
• The Band Room
• The Arts
• And much more

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Latest Features Dossier Don't Copy Xerox's Errors as Told in Fumbling the Future

2023: Maybe I'll Catch Up Later

You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

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Episode 113 features good friend Jason Zapata and both of our younger selves. We listen to an old conversation which you will also hear with us and then we reconvene on the mics to talk about music, friendship, and a whole lot more…

Throughout the conversation, we discuss:

• A conversation from the past
• Age comes for us all
• Listening to our younger selves is weird
• Music
• Culture
• Arts and Artists
• Attention spans
• Effortless Art Doesn't Exist
• And much more

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PROMISES by Palmer

Evil Genius is a Textbook Example of a Fun Thriller

You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

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Episode 112 features Essa Hansen for the third time, who's returning on the other side of the publication of her Graven trilogy. We discuss taking a break, process, reception and promotion, what has been learned, burnout and much much more...

Throughout the conversation, we discuss:

• Finishing a book trilogy as a writer
• Taking a break
• Burnout
• Success
• What's next?
• Marketing and promotion
• Fan interaction and reception
• What have you learned?
• A new paradigm, perhaps?
• Balance
• And much more

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Celebrating Sydney and The Arts with Anthemic Play It Safe

Lots of Love and Laughter in Grace Allen Biography by George Burns

You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 111 features Jon Reddick owner and founder of GenX Grown Up, a small multimedia kingdom of videos, podcasts, and blogs, who is here to discuss being an independent media mogul, self-employment leaps, keeping things for yourself, and much much more...

Throughout the conversation, we discuss:

• What do you do?
• The jump from hobby to full-time
• GenXGrownUp
• Broadcasting background
• RetroDaze Connections
• On camera comfort
• Promotion
• GenXGrownUp Broadness
• YouTube
• Vlogging
• Accountability
• And much more

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You Can't Spell "National Champions" Without NIL

Klosterman's Raised in Captivity Like an Adult Version of Sideways Stories from Wayside School

You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 110 features NJ Sullivan a co-founder of Lantern Audio Works, creator of audio dramas and the written arts, who is here to discuss a lot of things related to life and the art of creation.

Throughout the conversation, we discuss:

• Lantern Audio Works
• Writing
• Person v Persona
• Authenticity
• Reading
• Building Community
• Sound
• Stories
• Good Ideas
• Ingenuity, Time, and Money
• Editing
• And much more

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PROMISE by Palmer

Wired Highlights an Industry that Failed John Belushi which Continues Today

You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 109 features the return of Edward O'Hare, who has been my guide through my Star Trek journey, and we're going to reflect on my adventures with the original cast, before I embark upon The Next Generation.

Throughout the conversation, we discuss:

• Star Trek: The Original Series
• Star Trek: The Animated Series
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
• Ed prepares me to watch Star Trek: The Next Generation
• And much more

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Palmer's Trek: Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country

Coupland is Ever-Timeless in the Buzzworthy Generation A

You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Special Guest Producer: Bill Sweeney.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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Episode 108 features Eric Smith a literary agent and author, who has written books of all kinds and represented all kinds of authors. He's here to discuss the publishing industry, his writing process, reading habits, and much much more...

Throughout the conversation, we discuss:

• Literary Agent
• Author
• Publishing
• Traditional Media
• Reading
• Young Adult Fiction
• Decision Making
• Juggling Priorities
• The Writing Process
• Musicals
• Books
• And much more

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Odds' Crash the Time Machine Reminiscent of 'Cheerleader,' Eels, and Cars

Rocket Men Defines Apollo 11 Mission Better Than Anything Else I've Read

You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette.

Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions.

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