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In this episode the HPR Audiobook Club discusses the audiobook Murder at Avedon Hill by P.G. Holyfield Non-Spoiler Thoughts Great reading, great audio quality, fun setting and setup. It had the feel of a role playing adventure at the beginning, but was well fleshed out by the middle. It would have been slightly better if all of the guest voices had had a pronunciation guide for the names. Beverage Reviews Thaj: A delicious regular chocolate malt from the local ice cream shop "The Comfy Cow" x1101: Barton's 1795 Pokey Leinenkugel's: I have a fall variety pack, but this is not the fall. I'm not enjoying this beer as much as I expected. It's good, and I can taste the high quality of the ingredients, but I think it's just the wrong season for this. Things We Talked About Carcassonne Shadow Magic Our Next Audiobook A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs The Next Audiobook Club Recording Right now we are working through a backlog of older episodes that have already been recorded. Once that ends we fully anticipate recording new episodes with listener participation. Feedback Thank you very much for listening to this episode of the HPR AudioBookClub. We had a great time recording this show, and we hope you enjoyed it as well. We also hope you'll consider joining us next time we record a new episode. Please leave a few words in the episode's comment section. As always; remember to visit the HPR contribution page HPR could really use your help right now. Sincerely, The HPR Audiobook Club P.S. Some people really like finding mistakes. For their enjoyment, we always include a few. Our Audio This episode was processed using Audacity. We've been making small adjustments to our audio mix each month in order to get the best possible sound. Its been especially challenging getting all of our voices relatively level, because everyone has their own unique setup. Mumble is great for bringing us all together, and for recording, but it's not good at making everyone's voice the same volume. We're pretty happy with the way this month's show turned out, so we'd like to share our editing process and settings with you and our future selves (who, of course, will have forgotten all this by then). We use the "Truncate Silence" effect with it's default settings to minimize the silence between people speaking. When used with it's default (or at least reasonable) settings, Truncate Silence is extremely effective and satisfying. It makes everyone sound smarter, it makes the file shorter without destroying actual content, and it makes a conversations sound as easy and fluid during playback as it was while it was recorded. It can be even more effective if you can train yourself to remain silent instead of saying "uuuuummmm." Just remember to ONLY pass the file through Truncate Silence ONCE. If you pass it through a second time, or if you set it too aggressively your audio may sound sped up and choppy. Next we use the "Compressor" effect with the following settings: Threshold: -30db Noise Floor: -50db Ratio: 3:1 Attack Time: 0.2sec Decay Time: 1.0 sec` "Make-up Gain for 0db after compressing" and "compress based on peaks" were both left un-checked. After compressing the audio we cut any pre-show and post-show chatter from the file and save them in a separate file for possible use as outtakes after the closing music. We adjust the Gain so that the VU meter in Audacity hovers around -12db while people are speaking, and we try to keep the peaks under -6db, and we adjust the Gain on each of the new tracks so that all volumes are similar, and more importantly comfortable. Once this is done we can "Mix and Render" all of our tracks into a single track for export to the .FLAC file which is uploaded to the HPR server. At this point we listen back to the whole file and we work on the shownotes. This is when we can cut out anything that needs to be cut, and we can also make sure that we put any links in the shownotes that were talked about during the recording of the show. We finish the shownotes before exporting the .aup file to .FLAC so that we can paste a copy of the shownotes into the audio file's metadata. At this point we add new, empty audio tracks into which we paste the intro, outro and possibly outtakes, and we rename each track accordingly. Remember to save often when using Audacity. We like to save after each of these steps. Audacity has a reputation for being "crashy" but if you remember save after every major transform, you will wonder how it ever got that reputation.

In this episode the HPR Audiobook Club discusses the audiobook The Terrible Business of Salmon & Dusk by Myke Bartlett Non-Spoiler Thoughts The terrible business of trying to listen to this book (technical difficulties abound) We talk about the audio players we tried to get around the technical difficulties. This book is a weird world. The reading performance is great, and the audio quality is good (minus technical difficulties). The is a clear distinction between characters by the reader using voice and accents. This pushes the definition of "magical realism". Perhaps "surrealistic" is a better description. The world is slightly more interesting than the characters. Beverage Reviews As usual, the HPR AudioBook Club took some time to review the beverages that each of us were drinking during the episode Thaj: Water and Material Player which is now called Voice x1101: Monty Python's Holy Grail - Black Knight's Reserve pokey: Long Trail Double Bag Ale and The Rusty Wallace Formula Experience Things We talked about Why are two sticks of chalk important? Does this end by not ending? Thaj thinks this is trying too hard to be clever. Both and Thaj and x1101 think Tincture does weird better. Is the fallen a metaphor for depression? What is going on with The Albion? "There are a LOT of things that can use a little more explanation." Thaj thinks The Rainbow Thief and Adjustment Team may be inspirations for this story. Pokey raises with Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Who. Also Kato from The Green Hornet... We disagree about how the time travel was done. Nero is the character we all felt the easiest to follow. Our Next Audiobook Murder at Avedon Hill by P.G. Holyfield The Next Audiobook Club Recording Right now we are working through a backlog of older episode that have already been recorded. Once that ends we fully anticipate recording new epsiodes with listener participation. Further Recommendations Pokey goes to the races. Sometimes it's just easier to nuke and pave. New (Old) phones. Android File Explorers Audio Book Player Link: https://material-player.en.uptodown.com/android F-Droid link: Audiobook player now renamed Voice https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.ph1b.audiobook/ Feedback Thank you very much for listening to this episode of the HPR AudioBookClub. We had a great time recording this show, and we hope you enjoyed it as well. We also hope you'll consider joining us next time we record a new episode. Please leave a few words in the episode's comment section. As always; remember to visit the HPR contribution page HPR could really use your help right now. Sincerely, The HPR Audiobook Club P.S. Some people really like finding mistakes. For their enjoyment, we always include a few. Our Audio This episode was processed using Audacity. We've been making small adjustments to our audio mix each month in order to get the best possible sound. Its been especially challenging getting all of our voices relatively level, because everyone has their own unique setup. Mumble is great for bringing us all together, and for recording, but it's not good at making everyone's voice the same volume. We're pretty happy with the way this month's show turned out, so we'd like to share our editing process and settings with you and our future selves (who, of course, will have forgotten all this by then). We use the "Truncate Silence" effect with it's default settings to minimize the silence between people speaking. When used with it's default (or at least reasonable) settings, Truncate Silence is extremely effective and satisfying. It makes everyone sound smarter, it makes the file shorter without destroying actual content, and it makes a conversations sound as easy and fluid during playback as it was while it was recorded. It can be even more effective if you can train yourself to remain silent instead of saying "uuuuummmm." Just remember to ONLY pass the file through Truncate Silence ONCE. If you pass it through a second time, or if you set it too aggressively your audio may sound sped up and choppy. Next we use the "Compressor" effect with the following settings: Threshold: -30db Noise Floor: -50db Ratio: 3:1 Attack Time: 0.2sec Decay Time: 1.0 sec "Make-up Gain for 0db after compressing" and "compress based on peaks" were both left un-checked. After compressing the audio we cut any pre-show and post-show chatter from the file and save them in a separate file for possible use as outtakes after the closing music. We adjust the Gain so that the VU meter in Audacity hovers around -12db while people are speaking, and we try to keep the peaks under -6db, and we adjust the Gain on each of the new tracks so that all volumes are similar, and more importantly comfortable. Once this is done we can "Mix and Render" all of our tracks into a single track for export to the .FLAC file which is uploaded to the HPR server. At this point we listen back to the whole file and we work on the shownotes. This is when we can cut out anything that needs to be cut, and we can also make sure that we put any links in the shownotes that were talked about during the recording of the show. We finish the shownotes before exporting the .aup file to .FLAC so that we can paste a copy of the shownotes into the audio file's metadata. At this point we add new, empty audio tracks into which we paste the intro, outro and possibly outtakes, and we rename each track accordingly. Remember to save often when using Audacity. We like to save after each of these steps. Audacity has a reputation for being "crashy" but if you remember save after every major transform, you will wonder how it ever got that reputation.

Email your feedback over to feedback@shepodcasts.com! We wanna hear what you think needs to be part of Podcast Movement next year.  Or c'mon down to the She Podcasts community on Facebook :)  Show 014 Quick-Guide Podcast Movement re-dux A little catch-up of the sessions via Jessica - The women in podcasting session ended up being more about women than business which was nice Lou Mongello’s was great at bringing information about getting more off-line engagement and he’s a nice guy Elsie’s thoughts on the Women in Podcasting panel as well Tracks in the Podcast Movement…? Beginner, intermediate and advanced? A women in podcasting track? Media buyers panel was more aimed at the usual CPM model and Jess feels that there are other opportunities than that. Jess shares her experience with possible advertisers Elsie’s experience with working with advertisers via CPM I wish there were more people that were not focused on business podcasts…other types of podcasters Elsie’s ideas for keynote speakers: Tim Ferriss, Dan Carlin, Molly Wood, Mignon Fogarty, Joe Rogan, Cali Lewis and Tom Merritt There were a lot of people that hadn’t even started a podcasts showing up! That was super surprising. We should have prepared better for our ShePodcasters meet-up! We need more! Is there a difference between a podcaster and people who podcast. Chatting about the podcast patent troll!!! EXPLICIT response from Jess Jessica goes into Podcaster’s Paradise and posts all about how little money there is in podcasting…. :D A rundown of other podcasting conferences and digital media conferences to note via Elsie A bit of sad news about a fellow podcaster Book your hotel room for NMX! NOW! FEEDBACK REQUEST! Do you label yourself as podcaster? Are there any conferences that She Podcasters should attend Links mentioned by Jess and Elsie! The Young Turks Interview with Joe Rogan by Ana Kasparian for The Point Molly Wood - correction she works for the NY Times not the Wall Street Journal Dan Carlin Tim Ferriss Cali Lewis and Livid Lobster Tom Merritt Amber Mac Sarah Lane Fr. Roderick The Patent Troll article from the EFF The Catholic New Media Conference DragonCon The Parsec Awards LA Podcast Festival Nerdtacular PG Holyfield GoFund Me campaign Podio Book Murder at Avedon Hill by PG Holyfield New Media Expo 2015 Podcast Movement 2015 HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! It would be stellar if you shared She Podcasts with your fellow women podcasters on twitter. Click here to tweet some love! If this episode got you all fired up, head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe! Ways to subscribe to She Podcasts! Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS You can also subscribe via Stitcher FEEDBACK + PROMOTION for Women Podcasters You can ask your questions, comment below, go to the She Podcasts Facebook group and even share your promos for your podcast! Let your voice be heard. Send it all to feedback@shepodcasts.com

My friend PG Holyfield died last night. Oy, that’s a helluva lead, isn’t it? Back in journalism school, they taught me that the lead has to grab the reader’s attention. For that purpose, I think what I wrote above is ideal. I hope I never have to write one like it again. I know that I will. That knowledge sucks. So a sad day, to say the least. Author, podcaster, all-around-great-guy PG is no longer with us. If you know of him, I’m sure you’re sad. I know I am. So to defray that sadness, I offer you a remembrance of him that may put a smile on your face.   PG Holyfield I am not so good with the memory. I can’t remember when I first met PG, but I remember when he introduced me to Tuaca. I am glad he did. While the details of my encounters with him over the years may fade or smudge — or be blown completely out of proportion, because, let’s face it, I’m me — I have Tuaca as this one little anchor to lock in who he was and how much I enjoyed hanging out with him. As I said, I can’t recall exactly when I first met this man, but he remembered when he first met me. Apparently, it was 2006 in an elevator at Dragon*Con. He remembered it, and recorded his version of the story with a possible embellishment or two (his story is this week’s podcast episode, the link is at the top of this post). Brotha was a storyteller, and you know our kind: why tell the truth when the truth-plus is far more entertaining? So that’s how he met me. Now I will share how he introduced me to the “taint juice of the Roman legions.” All right, this isn’t how I met him, it’s my favorite memory of him. He was a kick-ass dude who had this constant expression of delighted surprise on his face, as if everything he saw made him think: “Holy shit, look at this! What’s going on here? I’m not sure, but holy shitthis looks awesome.” Imagine a black lab with an IQ of 140 and opposable thumbs, and you’ve got PG down cold. I may have this memory completely wrong, but this is how it happened in my head. Word is bond. Back in 2008 at Balticon, my cousin, Francis Dominick Olivieri, was interviewing Evo Terra for “Let’s Get Pissed With The FDO,” a sporadic podcast that sometimes pops up at conventions like Balticon and Dragon*Con. The gist of the podcast is: Francis asks the guest six questions, Francis and the guest do a shot before every question. Francis usually invents the guest’s “background” on the fly, and asks hard-hitting questions about the guest’s past, motivations, influences, criminal record, history of worshiping Mussolini, the time they were chased by Columbian drug lords after “borrowing” an elephant, that sort of thing. The goal of the podcast is, of course, to make the guest laugh so hard he/she can’t answer the questions. Usually this interview is done before a live audience. Usually, the audience BYOBs and shows up bottle in hand, so that they can also partake of the shot-per-question glory. Francis will raise a glass, the guest and the audience will do the same, and salud, down goes Frazier. The first few questions go by without too much incident. As the interview progresses, however, things — not surprisingly — tend to go off the rails. Which is the point of the whole thing. Alcohol abuse for the sake of community and good times. There have been no stabbings at a “Let’s Get Pissed.” So far, anyway. On this occasion, there was an audience of about seventy people. All the folding chairs were full, people were lined up around the outside and the back of the room. Everyone, I think, had brought a bottle of some kind. Based on the expressions of the audience, many must have mistakenly drank every time someone asked them a question before the show. As in, “Hey, how’s it going?” To which the audience member would have responded: “Hold on, lemme knock back a knuckle of this Jim Beam before answering.” So we have a room full of tipsy people. My cousin Francis is wearing a ridiculous orange track suit, because he’s in the Witness Protection Program, and when you’re hiding from the mob that’s what you do: wear a ridiculous orange track suit. Out in the audience I saw many of the friends I’ve made since I started podcasting back in ’05. I have a core of friends from high school that I love dearly, and one friend from a previous job for whom I would do anything. Outside of those cats and my blood relatives, my entire social circle comes from podcasting and cons. They are fans, or authors, or podcasters, or friends. PG was all four of those things. He was in the audience that day. He got there early to get a good seat. He was also schnockered. Apparently he had been asked several questions before the show. Before the room was even half full, you could tell by the look on his face that he was having the best time ever. PG Holyfield didn’t wait for permission. If there was a good time to be had, he’d just go ahead and get it started so the engine was already warm when the other drivers arrived. He came in with a boatload of friends. He had a bottle in each hand. One was half-full (fuck you, I’m an optimist, even now, especially now), and the other was unopened. Both bottles were of some amber fluid with the white letters TUACA down the middle. Francis noticed. He asked PG, “What the hell is that TUACA shit? Where’s the goddamn bourbon? Where’s the goddamn beer? God save the fucking queen, PG, but did you bring fucking liqueur to the fucking show?” Francis is quite eloquent. PG responded with a grace seldom seen in the world of con-going drunken revelry. Like the aforementioned lab with the 140 IQ, he held up the bottle as if presenting this most awesome dead bird he’d just found, and said, “It’s made in Tuscany.” Did I mention Francis was (and still is) on the run from the Mob? Made in Tuscany? Italian? Well, Francis promptly forgot his disdain for all things liqueur and demanded that PG advance to center stage. PG offered the half-full bottle to Francis to sample a little snort, which Francis did. After a swig, Francis announced, “Oh, my God, drinking this is like having a greasy clown in your mouth.” Note to the reader: I am not sure when, or if, my cousin Francis actually did have a greasy clown in his mouth. I don’t think it’s germane to the story, so how bout we kick that low-brow humor of yours up a few notches and back into the rarified air that PG deserves? Thank you. Then Francis said, “Next time we do this show, I should make the guest drink this swill.” To which PG promptly offered the unopened bottle and said, “why wait?” Francis was quite excited at this spontaneous burst of generosity, and accepted PG’s gift of 750 milliliters of 35% alcohol (by volume) of vanilla citrus liqueur. He announced to the audience that PG was the new corporate sponsor of “Let’s Get Pissed.” PG smiled, waved, sat back down with that look on his face (you know the one, I told you about it, the what the hell is happening here holy shit this looks awesome), and proceeded to “answer” some questions that I didn’t hear anyone ask him. Fast-forward 45 minutes. The bottle is pretty much demolished. Evo is doing his best to give a straight-faced answer to accusations regarding his claim to be one of Madonna’s adopted children, and was he the “other man” involved in the collapse of the Jennifer Anniston / Brad Pitt wedding? Francis is screaming that question, and demanding that when he asks the audience “hey, how you doin'” the audience respond with “hey, pretty good, how youdoin’?” PG is having a conversation with five people and has completely forgotten about Francis and the show and everything else. A room full of people who have never heard of Tuaca now associate it with fun, friends, general insanity and PG Holyfield. So began a tradition that has continued through the years. Tuaca is the defacto drink of “Let’s Get Pissed With the FDO.” According to Francis, it is brewed from the taint juice of the Roman legions. It has to be good for you, because “nothing bad ever came from Tuscany.” We’ve consumed cases of the stuff. It’s also the shot de jour when I am on book tour. Every single time I’ve had a glass, I think of PG Holyfield. And now every single time I have a glass, I will think of PG, and also think of how I can never have a glass with him again. That was the fun stuff. Now for the not-so-fun stuff. The time between when he found out about his prognosis and his passing last night was about three weeks. It had to be a hammer-blow of reality: a doctor telling you that your number is up, nothing can be done, and your time left among your loved ones is measured not in years, not even in months, but in days. I can’t even get my house organized in three weeks — imagine having to scramble to arrange what you can for your family, knowing that the sand in the hourglass has almost sputtered through the narrow neck. While no amount of time is ever “enough” when a doctor tells you the end is coming, I’m pretty sure that three weeks is at the far range of “not nearly enough.” I hope that his final few days were spent with family, and that he found some solace in knowing that he was loved. The passing of a friend always reminds me of my mortality. PG is gone, and after an indeterminate time, I am to follow. There is no way around that, no Matrix-style bullet-dodging, no power-up, no code for an extra life or three. You can curse at death all you like: in the end, death wins. Sometimes death is a real asshole about it. Sometimes all you get is three weeks. You get to know that — like PG did — as that time comes to a close, you won’t really understand what’s going on, you won’t be aware of your surroundings, so your days of being you are even less than three weeks. That’s how PG’s life ended. In our American healthcare system, his sudden end wasn’t sudden enough that his family didn’t rack up significant hospital bills as they strove to make his final days as nice as they could be. And, of course, the funeral expenses are a kick in the nuts. PG left behind young daughters. If you’ve got a couple of bucks to pitch in for the memory of a lovely man, it would help his family out a great deal. Click here if you can donate. In a weird way, PG lives on through his podcasts. Podcasts are this little thing a bunch of us did back in the day. We record our voices, polish up the recording on our computers, then post the audio for the world to enjoy. Once those files are out there, in them clouds, they are there forever. Somewhere, on many servers, ripped and copied and downloaded and stored and reposted and shared, PG’s voice lives on forever. He’s gone, but you have the privilege of letting him read you his story. The podiobook “Murder at Avedon Hill” is available for free at Podiobooks.com. Give it a listen. If you dig it, make a donation at that same site. All donations for his book are going to his family. My friend PG Holyfield died last night. I will miss him.

The Show Notes The Power of $ocial MediaIntro[sic] and [sic]The Bob Lazar Story: Ghost of Foodstool     - ThreadkillerRock Me Amadeus (thanks to Love Canon)Captivating True Stories from The Adventures of The Philadelphia Funk Authority     - Larry’s Long Lost SonAsk George     - Sports teams vs. bands? from JoeyReligious Moron of the Week     - Michael & Laura McIntyre from Henry RuddleInteresting Fauna     - The Lone Star Tick P.G. Holyfield Show close ................................... Mentioned in the Show P.G. HolyfieldDuring the podcast's production, P.G. passed away on August 20th at 11:20 pm. He leaves behind three little girls. The GoFundMe site was set up partly for his medical bills but primarily for his children.This is his own site where the original announcement was posted:SpecficMedia And this is the donation site:P.G. Cancer Support The eloquent but sraigth-shooting truth from Matt Wallace on P.G. Holyfield [in P.G. last days] Evo Terra has posted this:Effective now and for the immediate future, 100% of all donations we receive to Murder at Avedon Hill or made directly in P.G.s name will be provided to a fund set up to help care for the three young daughters left behind. Normally, we keep 25% of all donations. But in Patrick’s case (Patrick is the P in PG) all proceeds we collect go straight to them, no admin fees. http://podiobooks.com/title/murder-at-avedon-hill/ Goodnight, dear friend- you will be missed. ..... The Bob Lazar Storygo to LucidBruceMusic.com / available on iTunes................................... Geologic Podcast PatronageSubscribe and information on subscription levels. ................................... Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo! A reminder that the portal to the Geologic Universe is at GeorgeHrab.com. Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as and E-BOOK and PRINT editions. Check out Geo's wiki page thanks to Tim Farley. Get your George HrApp here. Thanks to Gerry Orkin for the design and engineering and 2.0 IS NOW AVAILABLE. Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too!    

And with that, listeners were transformed by the tale that P.G. Holyfield told.I began audio drama in the first wave of podcasting back over a decade now, and even though audio books and audio drama swim in different circles we do cross back and forth occasionally.I never got much chance to speak to P.G., but I too was wrapped up in his novel "Murder at Avedon Hill" and was excited at the opportunity for more. P.G. and I have a lot in common, a love of role playing games, fantasy, and of course Game of Thrones. P.G. is a lover of story, a weaver of tales and a podcaster of many podcasts well "Beyond the Wall" and "Tales of the Children" are the ones I've listened to. He's a favourite guest at both Balticon and Dragoncon and has an endless list of friends he's gathered in the seven years since he first podcast his novel. I mean P.G. Holyfield is such a presence in the podcasting culture, that I guess I took it for granted that I'd be able to interview him at any time.so, it was with some shock that I read a blog announcement from Chooch Schubert and Vivian Muse about the recent challenges to P.G.'s health. And after I started looking at pictures after pictures of Patrick with his friends that people posted on his Facebook and through twitter, and I listened to the love that Nutty spoke about, the fact that no one, NO ONE could say anything bad about this man... it got me thinking...Maybe, it's time for all of us to rise and shine a little bit more. You know the phrase "rise and shine"? My parents woke me up as a kid every morning, and I wake up my boys with that little piece of advice- Rise and Shine.P.G. Holyfield teaches me, even now, a little bit about being a better person. Not just rising to the challenges and doing the things I need to do, but maybe "shining" just a little brighter... smiling a little more, and being just that much more communicative about the people around me.I lost my best friend, eighteen years ago, and since then, I don't take my friends for granted. I'm very careful to tell the listeners of the Sonic Society know how much they mean to me at the end of each season. I try not to get too sappy through out the year, but maybe the secret of P.G.'s success as a man- beyond his wildly creative talent- is that he makes people around him feel valued all the time.Not just once in a while, and without having to say a whole lot. I'm not a very social person normally. I have trouble feeling comfortable around groups of people I don't know- hence my presence in Conventions have always been limited. I'm more comfortable on stage and in panels than chatting afterwards.Maybe it's time for me try harder. Maybe its time to rise a little to complete those creative endevours. Maybe its time to shine a little more with the people around me.If you want to help out P.G., and rise and shine a little more yourself, go to the Go Fund Me P.G. Holyfield Cancer Support page, put your memories of Patrick in an audio or a video... Talk to friends. Whatever you do...Time to shake yourself out of bed, and rise and shine...

We’re just so happy the season is back. Listen to us gab. Just listen! Hosts: P.G. Holyfield (author of Murder at Avedon Hill and SFM Founder Chooch (Into the Blender Podcast Co-Host) Vivid Muse (Into the Blender Podcast Co-Host, Girls’ Rules Podcast Host) Christiana Ellis (too…Read more →

Episode 11 of SFM Presents: Consumption was recorded on Wednesday, October 30th. Our special guest was author Philippa J. Ballantine! Show Notes: Coming Soon! Hosts: P.G. Holyfield (author of Murder at Avedon Hill and SFM Founder) Christiana Ellis (too many podcasts to list here, but you can…Read more →

Episode 10 of SFM Presents: Consumption was recorded on Wednesday, October 23rd at 9 pm Eastern. We  chatted with Nicole Gugliucci about Gravity, tv shows and games–and my latest obsession, Cardhunter! Show Notes: Coming Soon! Hosts: P.G. Holyfield (author of Murder at Avedon Hill and…Read more →

This week Ryan, Terry, and Justin sit down to discuss the upcoming release of his novel "Murder at Avedon Hill" published through Dragon Moon Press. The Amazon rush is happening 05/15 at 12PM EST. Be there with us!

This week's story is "Dead Letter" by M. Christian, from the anthology "Licks and Promises " from Phaze Press.The reader is Paulette Jaxton, associate producer for Metamor City and Murder at Avedon Hill. 

One last meeting at Avedon Manor, and a flashback explains some of Arames's actions in Avedon Hill. Guest Voices: Rick Stringer, Leann Mabry, Mur Lafferty, Chris Miller, and Jim Miller,

Gretta’s journal is found. Arames begins to understand Avedon Hill’s true role in the history of Caern. Guest Voices - Jon Stallard, Rick Stringer, Tee Morris, Matthew Wayne Selznick, Indiana Jim, Liza Holyfield

Ruminations on the Family Values inherent in International Talk Like A Pirate Day, and why Kids These Days Just Don't Understand.Part 1 -- "The Arwen, Season 3: Armada," by Tim CallahanPart 2 -- "Double Share: A Traders Tale from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper," by Nathan LowellPart 3 -- "Murder at Avedon Hill," by P. G. HolyfieldPart 4 -- "In Search of # 6," by Damon TimmIDSL:  "79th & Madison," by Julie Ann BaileyTheme: "140 Times" by Bob Baldwin

Ruminations on the Family Values inherent in International Talk Like A Pirate Day, and why Kids These Days Just Don't Understand.Part 1 -- "The Arwen, Season 3: Armada," by Tim CallahanPart 2 -- "Double Share: A Traders Tale from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper," by Nathan LowellPart 3 -- "Murder at Avedon Hill," by P. G. HolyfieldPart 4 -- "In Search of # 6," by Damon TimmIDSL:  "79th & Madison," by Julie Ann BaileyTheme: "140 Times" by Bob Baldwin

Ch. 27: Constable Louis, Arames and Arrin go on a little trip… to see a man… about a thing. Ch. 28: On the way back to Avedon Hill, Constable Louis tells a story. Guest Voices: Jon Stallard, Rick Stringer. New Music: Stellamara (through Magnatune.com)

Arames and Arrin continue questioning the townspeople of Avedon Hill. Guest Voices: Rick Stringer, Christiana Ellis, Sam Chupp, Caroline Murphy-Himmelman, Chris Moody

-In this episode: Arames and Arrin spend time with several townspeople, including two members of the Hemming family.Guest Voices: Rick Stringer, Dani Cutler, Christiana Ellis, Indiana Jim, Glenn Webber, Matt Lynch

-In this episode: Arames meets another of Lord Avedon's children, while Arrin pays a visit to Hemming's bakery.Guest Voices: Billy Flynn, Chris Miller, Dani Cutler, Liza Holyfield, Matt Lynch, Denise Lynch, Chris Dickey

-In this episode: Arrin visits with Shane Olivet and Cletus, while Arames spends some time at Avedon ManorGuest Voices: Rick Stringer, Chris Moody, Billy Flynn, Jon Stallard, and Chris Miller

-In this episode: Arames and Father Jorrus hunt.Guest Voices: Tee Morris, Matthew Wayne Selznick

-In this episode: "Arames learns new information from Cletus, and Arrin dreams.Guest Voices: Jon Stallard, Chris Miller, Glen Webber, Tee Morris, James Ziesel"

-In this episode: Arames speaks to Father Jorrus before returning to the inn. Arames visits with his cousin before heading to bed. and then, the episode ends with unpleasantness.Guest Voices: Tee Morris, Rae Lamond, MA in PA.

-In this episode: Our heroes return to Avedon Manor. They speak to several members of the manor staff, and then meet Richard Avedon, the oldest son of Lord Avedon.. Guest Voices: Natalie Metzger, Mistress Jett, John Cmar, Indiana Jim, Billy Flynn, Chris Dickey, and Ch

-In this episode: Arames and Arrin explore Avedon Hill, and meet several townspeople... i.e. suspects. Guest Voices: Leann Mabry, Rich Sigfirt, Philippa Ballantine, Sam Chupp, Glenn Webber

-In this episode: Our two heroes meet Gloria Platt, Gretta's mother. A discovery is made. Guest Voices: Kris Johnson, Rich Sigfirt, Philippa Ballantine

-In this episode: Arames and Arrin pay a visit to the Avedon Manor Courtyard, and spend some quality time with the head constable. Guest Voices: Jon Stallard, Chris Miller, Kris Johnson

-In this episode: Our heroes manage to anger several townspeople, including Head Constable Louis, Blake Weathertop, and Lord Avedon. Guest Voices: Jon Stallard, Billly Flynn, John Cmar, Chris Miller, Indiana Jim

-In this episode: The library is visited. A goal is achieved, in a manner of speaking. Guest Voices: Christiana Ellis, Caroline Murphy-Himmelman

-In this episode: We meet Marrissa, the town herbalist. An unlikely quest is undertaken. A most unlikely friend stops in for a visit. Guest Voices: Christiana Ellis, Matthew Wayne Selznick

-In this episode: A discussion of Artus, the Child of Az that is no more. Several more townspeople are met. Guest Voices: Jack Hosley, Jeff Greiner, Matt and Denise Lynch

-In this episode: Arames Kragen and Arrin Perti set themselves up at the inn. They meet a few townspeople, and learn they will need help from the citizenry in order to meet Lord Avedon. Guest Voices: Tee Morris, Jon Stallard, James Ziesel, Rae Lamond.

-In this episode: We are introduced Cletus, the town gatekeeper. Arames and Arrin negotiate with Cletus, with varying degrees of success.

-In this episode: Prologue: We are introduced to Gretta Platt, Housemistress of Avedon Manor. Chapter 1: We are introduced to Arames Kragen, monk and former Aarronic Advisor, and his student, Arrin Perti. Our two heroes have reached Avedon Hill, gateway to the Olviara

In this episode I talked to Steve Kenson of Green Ronin Publishing about the True 20 system as well as the news about their new licensing announcement. Don't forget to check out the Tome's Amazon Store. Also, check out Goblin, the Gaming Broadcast Network and RPGpodcasts.com. Of course you can find the Tome's website as well as email the show at thetomeshow AT gmail DOT com. The promo this time around is for Murder at Avedon Hill, a podcast novel that includes your humble Tome Host as a character. Also check out Fist Full of Comics and Games for a look at the Worlds and Monsters preview book from WotC that helps us understand what the designers of 4th Edition are thinking as they design the new game. Also check out Gamer's Haven, a GM advice show.

In this episode I talked to Steve Kenson of Green Ronin Publishing about the True 20 system as well as the news about their new licensing announcement. Don't forget to check out the Tome's Amazon Store. Also, check out Goblin, the Gaming Broadcast Network and RPGpodcasts.com. Of course you can find the Tome's website as well as email the show at thetomeshow AT gmail DOT com. The promo this time around is for Murder at Avedon Hill, a podcast novel that includes your humble Tome Host as a character. Also check out Fist Full of Comics and Games for a look at the Worlds and Monsters preview book from WotC that helps us understand what the designers of 4th Edition are thinking as they design the new game. Also check out Gamer's Haven, a GM advice show.

In this episode I talked to Steve Kenson of Green Ronin Publishing about the True 20 system as well as the news about their new licensing announcement. Don't forget to check out the Tome's Amazon Store. Also, check out Goblin, the Gaming Broadcast Network and RPGpodcasts.com. Of course you can find the Tome's website as well as email the show at thetomeshow AT gmail DOT com. The promo this time around is for Murder at Avedon Hill, a podcast novel that includes your humble Tome Host as a character. Also check out Fist Full of Comics and Games for a look at the Worlds and Monsters preview book from WotC that helps us understand what the designers of 4th Edition are thinking as they design the new game. Also check out Gamer's Haven, a GM advice show.

In today’s PodioMedia Chat we chat with P.G. Holyfield author of Murder at Avedon Hill. Next week come participate in the Live TalkShoe event! TalkCast ID: 23252, its happening next Friday at 8:30 EST/5:30 PST (PM of course). I will be attending the PME! If you see me, come and say

In this episode I take a look at Dragon 258 and William Pall brings us another fabulous review of Dungeon, this time bringing us 149. The Tome Summer 2007 Contest is coming to an end soon, so get your submissions in soon (http://www.thetomeshow.com/Contest.html). Contest Sponsors include: Swords Edge Publishing (http://www.swordsedgepublishing.ca), Geeklabel (http://www.geeklabel.com), Mayhem Comics (http://www.mayhemcomics.com) and Green Ronin (http://www.greenronin.com). I am planning a Tome format change to be announced with episode 25. I would love your feedback on how that format change should look. Check out the forum thread and let me know what you think (http://www.fistfullofcomics.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=index&c=10). I made a recent appearance on the Murder at Avedon Hill podcast novel, which I played a promo for last episode, see links in the show notes from then. I have completed interviews with several industry insiders and have some more planned (thanks to our sister podcast Fist Full of Comics and Games, http://www.fistfullofcomics.com). So look forward to hearing those coming up soon. They include Eytan Bernstein, Wolfgang Baur, and James Jacobs. Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword is a podcast novel by Tee Morris of a dwarf from a high fantasy world stuck in the 1920s/30s Chicago who has become a private investigator. I just finished listening to this story and thought you guys might want to know about it. It can be found at http://www.teemorris.com. The annual Ennie award nominees have been announced, and Gamers Haven recently did a super-episode to familiarize you with who the winners might be. Plus they are running a contest. There is only a short amount of time to vote for the Ennies and get submitted into their contest. Check them out at: http://www.canadiancrusaders.com. I am hoping to get the next episode out before a week is up because pretty soon I go back to school and I don't know what my free time will look like then. As always you can find the Tome at http://www.thetomeshow.com and you can email me at thetomeshow AT gmail DOT com. Also, you can keep up with me and updates on the podcast when I am working on it on Twitter, by following me at http://www.twitter.com/squach.

In this episode I take a look at Dragon 258 and William Pall brings us another fabulous review of Dungeon, this time bringing us 149. The Tome Summer 2007 Contest is coming to an end soon, so get your submissions in soon (http://www.thetomeshow.com/Contest.html). Contest Sponsors include: Swords Edge Publishing (http://www.swordsedgepublishing.ca), Geeklabel (http://www.geeklabel.com), Mayhem Comics (http://www.mayhemcomics.com) and Green Ronin (http://www.greenronin.com). I am planning a Tome format change to be announced with episode 25. I would love your feedback on how that format change should look. Check out the forum thread and let me know what you think (http://www.fistfullofcomics.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=index&c=10). I made a recent appearance on the Murder at Avedon Hill podcast novel, which I played a promo for last episode, see links in the show notes from then. I have completed interviews with several industry insiders and have some more planned (thanks to our sister podcast Fist Full of Comics and Games, http://www.fistfullofcomics.com). So look forward to hearing those coming up soon. They include Eytan Bernstein, Wolfgang Baur, and James Jacobs. Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword is a podcast novel by Tee Morris of a dwarf from a high fantasy world stuck in the 1920s/30s Chicago who has become a private investigator. I just finished listening to this story and thought you guys might want to know about it. It can be found at http://www.teemorris.com. The annual Ennie award nominees have been announced, and Gamers Haven recently did a super-episode to familiarize you with who the winners might be. Plus they are running a contest. There is only a short amount of time to vote for the Ennies and get submitted into their contest. Check them out at: http://www.canadiancrusaders.com. I am hoping to get the next episode out before a week is up because pretty soon I go back to school and I don't know what my free time will look like then. As always you can find the Tome at http://www.thetomeshow.com and you can email me at thetomeshow AT gmail DOT com. Also, you can keep up with me and updates on the podcast when I am working on it on Twitter, by following me at http://www.twitter.com/squach.

In this episode I take a look at Dragon 258 and William Pall brings us another fabulous review of Dungeon, this time bringing us 149. The Tome Summer 2007 Contest is coming to an end soon, so get your submissions in soon (http://www.thetomeshow.com/Contest.html). Contest Sponsors include: Swords Edge Publishing (http://www.swordsedgepublishing.ca), Geeklabel (http://www.geeklabel.com), Mayhem Comics (http://www.mayhemcomics.com) and Green Ronin (http://www.greenronin.com). I am planning a Tome format change to be announced with episode 25. I would love your feedback on how that format change should look. Check out the forum thread and let me know what you think (http://www.fistfullofcomics.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=index&c=10). I made a recent appearance on the Murder at Avedon Hill podcast novel, which I played a promo for last episode, see links in the show notes from then. I have completed interviews with several industry insiders and have some more planned (thanks to our sister podcast Fist Full of Comics and Games, http://www.fistfullofcomics.com). So look forward to hearing those coming up soon. They include Eytan Bernstein, Wolfgang Baur, and James Jacobs. Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword is a podcast novel by Tee Morris of a dwarf from a high fantasy world stuck in the 1920s/30s Chicago who has become a private investigator. I just finished listening to this story and thought you guys might want to know about it. It can be found at http://www.teemorris.com. The annual Ennie award nominees have been announced, and Gamers Haven recently did a super-episode to familiarize you with who the winners might be. Plus they are running a contest. There is only a short amount of time to vote for the Ennies and get submitted into their contest. Check them out at: http://www.canadiancrusaders.com. I am hoping to get the next episode out before a week is up because pretty soon I go back to school and I don't know what my free time will look like then. As always you can find the Tome at http://www.thetomeshow.com and you can email me at thetomeshow AT gmail DOT com. Also, you can keep up with me and updates on the podcast when I am working on it on Twitter, by following me at http://www.twitter.com/squach.

In this episode I interview author Ari Marmell and play some serious catch up with news, as such you'll find a lot of links here in the show notes. The Tome is a member of Goblin (http://www.gbncom.com) The Tome is having a contest, but time is almost out! (http://www.thetomeshow.com/Contest.html) Contest Sponsors are: Sword's Edge Publishing (http://www.swordsedgepublishing.ca) Geeklabel (http://www.geeklabel.com) Mayhem Comics (http://www.mayhemcomics.com) and Green Ronin (http://www.greenronin.com) News links: Updated D&D Lists: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070717a Dragon/Dungeon Submission Guidelines: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070711a Previews for July and Beyond from WotC: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20070705a WotC promotion for Night Below minis: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070625a Dragonlance license: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070623a Pirate's Guide to Freeport: http://www.greenronin.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1001&Product_Code=grr1903&Category_Code=2 GameMastery Subscriptions: http://paizo.com/store/magazines/v5748btpy7ym4 Original D&D pdf for sale: http://enworld.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=22428& Gleemax: http://www.gleemax.com/ D&D Spinner Racks: http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/10890.html Origins Award Winners: http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/10881.html Murder at Avedon Hill: http://pgholyfield.com/maah/ Ari Marmell's Website: http://www.mouseferatu.com/ Ennie Awards: http://www.ennieawards.com/ Gamer's Haven: http://www.canadiancrusaders.com Don't forget to check out the Tome's website too, http://www.thetomeshow.com, visit the forums and let me know what you think about a format change, and find other ways to contact or participate in the show! Phew, that's a whole lot packed in to one little show! Enjoy!

In this episode I interview author Ari Marmell and play some serious catch up with news, as such you'll find a lot of links here in the show notes. The Tome is a member of Goblin (http://www.gbncom.com) The Tome is having a contest, but time is almost out! (http://www.thetomeshow.com/Contest.html) Contest Sponsors are: Sword's Edge Publishing (http://www.swordsedgepublishing.ca) Geeklabel (http://www.geeklabel.com) Mayhem Comics (http://www.mayhemcomics.com) and Green Ronin (http://www.greenronin.com) News links: Updated D&D Lists: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070717a Dragon/Dungeon Submission Guidelines: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070711a Previews for July and Beyond from WotC: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20070705a WotC promotion for Night Below minis: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070625a Dragonlance license: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070623a Pirate's Guide to Freeport: http://www.greenronin.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1001&Product_Code=grr1903&Category_Code=2 GameMastery Subscriptions: http://paizo.com/store/magazines/v5748btpy7ym4 Original D&D pdf for sale: http://enworld.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=22428& Gleemax: http://www.gleemax.com/ D&D Spinner Racks: http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/10890.html Origins Award Winners: http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/10881.html Murder at Avedon Hill: http://pgholyfield.com/maah/ Ari Marmell's Website: http://www.mouseferatu.com/ Ennie Awards: http://www.ennieawards.com/ Gamer's Haven: http://www.canadiancrusaders.com Don't forget to check out the Tome's website too, http://www.thetomeshow.com, visit the forums and let me know what you think about a format change, and find other ways to contact or participate in the show! Phew, that's a whole lot packed in to one little show! Enjoy!

In this episode I interview author Ari Marmell and play some serious catch up with news, as such you'll find a lot of links here in the show notes. The Tome is a member of Goblin (http://www.gbncom.com) The Tome is having a contest, but time is almost out! (http://www.thetomeshow.com/Contest.html) Contest Sponsors are: Sword's Edge Publishing (http://www.swordsedgepublishing.ca) Geeklabel (http://www.geeklabel.com) Mayhem Comics (http://www.mayhemcomics.com) and Green Ronin (http://www.greenronin.com) News links: Updated D&D Lists: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070717a Dragon/Dungeon Submission Guidelines: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070711a Previews for July and Beyond from WotC: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20070705a WotC promotion for Night Below minis: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070625a Dragonlance license: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20070623a Pirate's Guide to Freeport: http://www.greenronin.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1001&Product_Code=grr1903&Category_Code=2 GameMastery Subscriptions: http://paizo.com/store/magazines/v5748btpy7ym4 Original D&D pdf for sale: http://enworld.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=22428& Gleemax: http://www.gleemax.com/ D&D Spinner Racks: http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/10890.html Origins Award Winners: http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/10881.html Murder at Avedon Hill: http://pgholyfield.com/maah/ Ari Marmell's Website: http://www.mouseferatu.com/ Ennie Awards: http://www.ennieawards.com/ Gamer's Haven: http://www.canadiancrusaders.com Don't forget to check out the Tome's website too, http://www.thetomeshow.com, visit the forums and let me know what you think about a format change, and find other ways to contact or participate in the show! Phew, that's a whole lot packed in to one little show! Enjoy!

This time, we watch "The Princess Bride" with Christiana Ellis, Neil from the Borderline Podcast, Steve Eley from Escape Pod, etc., and P.G. Holyfield from the coming-soon podiobook, Murder on Avedon Hill.