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Thirteen people have vanished along Highway 70 in the Arizona desert. That stretch of road—the press already calls it the “Devil's Highway”—runs through the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. Tribal police and state investigators are at a loss. Now the FBI has stepped in with a team of two agents and a medical examiner. Can they find the killer? Thad as Taurean Cybulski, FBI agent Vee as Christina Lambert, medical examiner - Check out Queen's Court Games! Aaron as Jacklyn Wingfield, FBI agent Delta Green Puppet Shows and Shadow Plays is now available. Get it now on PDF.
Open your eyes to magic, and you will find it all around you. A conversation featuring award-winning and best selling Mexican-American author and journalist Luis Alberto Urrea (Goodnight Irene, The Hummingbird's Daughter, The Devil's Highway) in conversation with Michel Laprise about the inspiration to be found in adopting the lens of magical realism, ghosts, and miracles - and by looking at life in all its subltley, chaos, and splendor. Together they explore the infinite possibilites of a blank page and the things we might find in the world if we only had the eyes to see. Following themes from LUZIA, a Cirque du Soleil show filled with light, rain, and the culture of Mexico.
This week, contributing authors Jac Jemc, Juan Martinez, Joe Meno, and Luis Alberto Urrea discuss their work in the collection Small Odysseys: Selected Shorts Presents 35 New Short Stories. This conversation originally took place May 15, 2022 and was recorded live at the American Writers Festival. AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOME About Small Odysseys: A must-have for any lover of literature, Small Odysseys sweeps the reader into the landscape of the contemporary short story, featuring never-before-published works by many of our most preeminent authors as well as up-and-coming superstars. On their journey through the book, readers will encounter long-ago movie stars, a town full of dandelions, and math lessons from Siri. They will attend karaoke night, hear a twenty-something slacker's breathless report of his failed recruiting by the FBI, and travel with a father and son as they channel grief into running a neighborhood bakery truck. They will watch the Greek goddess Persephone encounter the end of the world, and witness another apocalypse through a series of advertisements for a touchless bidet. And finally, they will meet an aging loner who finds courage and resilience hidden in the most unexpected of places—the next generation. Published in partnership with beloved literary radio program and live show Selected Shorts in honor of its thirty-fifth anniversary, this collection of thirty-five stories captures its spirit in print for the first time. About the authors: Jac Jemc is the author of the novels Total Work of Art; My Only Wife, winner of the Paula Anderson Book Award; The Grip of It; and the short-story collections A Different Bed Every Time and False Bingo, winner of the Chicago Review of Books Award for Fiction and finalist for the Story Prize. Jemc currently teaches creative writing at UC–San Diego. Juan Martinez is the author of the short-story collection Best Worst American, winner of the Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award. His work has appeared in various literary journals and anthologies, including Glimmer Train, McSweeney's, TriQuarterly, Conjunctions, Norton's Sudden Fiction Latino: Short-Short Stories from the United States and Latin America, and The Perpetual Engine of Hope: Stories Inspired by Iconic Vegas Photographs. Joe Meno is the author of seven novels: Marvel and a Wonder, Office Girl, The Great Perhaps, The Boy Detective Fails, Hairstyles of the Damned, How the Hula Girl Sings, and Tender as Hellfire. His short story collections are Bluebirds Used to Croon in the Choir and Demons in the Spring. His short fiction has been published in McSweeney's, One Story, Swink, LIT, TriQuarterly, Other Voices, and Gulf Coast, and have been broadcast on NPR. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his landmark work of nonfiction The Devil's Highway, Luis Alberto Urrea is the bestselling author of the novels The Hummingbird's Daughter, Into the Beautiful North, Queen of America, and most recently, The House of Broken Angels, as well as the story collection The Water Museum, a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist. He has won the Lannan Literary Award, an Edgar Award, and a 2017 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, among many other honors.
Luis Alberto Urrea was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his landmark work of nonfiction The Devil's Highway. He is the author of numerous other works of nonfiction, poetry, and fiction, including the national bestsellers The Hummingbird's Daughter and The House of Broken Angels, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. A recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, among many other honors, he lives outside Chicago and teaches at the University of Illinois Chicago. His new novel is Good Night, Irene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join Steve Stockton as he takes a trip down Route 666, the infamous Devil's Highway.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/steve-stockton-s-among-the-missing--5858804/support.
On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee is chatting with a special guest. Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada, the president of the American Library Association is here to talk about: Bookish Moments: a bookish feature on TV and different readers choosing their TBR Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Lessa is giving us a brief rundown (which I could have easily made 6 hours long) about the American Library Association and the state of libraries in the US. The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:20 - Lessa's ALA President Page 3:47 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:13 - Lessa's Good Morning America article 7:14 - Current Reads 7:30 - Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith (Lessa) 10:31 - Platonic by Marisa G. Franco 10:34 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine 10:54 - Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel (Kaytee) 14:36 - Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson (Lessa) 19:12 - Sea Change by Gina Chung (Kaytee) 22:45 - Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout (Lessa) 27:13 - The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea (Kaytee) 27:20 - Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea 27:33 - Santa Fe International Literary Festival 30:02 - Season 5: Episode 23 30:04 - Solito by Javier Zamora 31:46 - All Things American Library Association (ALA) 31:58 - The ALA Homepage 35:49 - Rainbow Round Table 52:11 - uniteagainstbookbans.org 54:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain 54:46 - I'm wishing for everyone to find that one book that changes their life and the way that they see the world. (Lessa) 55:11 - Libby 55:15 - Novelist 55:21 - I wish that publishers would help us get a book with different information on the Library of Congress page. (Kaytee) 55:28 - Library of Congress 57:14 - Lessa's Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Website Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
It's October! Today, Isaac dives into some of Utah's most famous spooky places including; The Devil's Highway, Peery's Haunted Egyptian Theater, Benson Grist Mill, alien abductions, and more! Do you believe in ghosts? .................Please visit these websites to learn more about the Great Salt Lake and how you can help preserve it! https://www.saveourgreatsaltlake.org/ https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/save-our-great-salt-lake
From the fanciful and revelatory to the horrifying and sorrowful, the folklore of southern Utah hints at a complex history. Whether spiritual or spooky, home-grown legends are a window to understanding local culture. Visit Grafton, Utah's most haunted ghost town. Explore what haunts Southern Utah University in Cedar City, the St. George Temple and Touquerville's “murder house.” Learn about skinwalkers and the theft of Native American beliefs. Examine the numerous urban legends surrounding Route 666, “The Devil's Highway.” Uncover the secrets of the Mountain Meadows Massacre and the curse of Escalante Petrified Forest. Drawing on information from more than two hundred interviews, Darren M. Edwards investigates the tales and myths that permeate and persist in communities throughout red rock country. Darren M. Edwards is a writer, photographer and educator living in southern Utah. When he's not giving poetry performances, busy doing a photo session, working on writing a book or teaching a class, he enjoys cuddling with his dogs, his son or his wife—and, on some very magical days, all of them together. Buy at: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467150446
'The Tip of the Pyramid: Cultivating Community Cultural Capital' (University of New Orleans Press, 2022) by writer and activist Tony Diaz, known as El Librotraficante, was published ten years after Arizona officials enforced a ban on Mexican American Studies. Diaz drove throughout the Southwest on his way to Arizona—with a caravan of Houston activists that included poet Lupe Mendez, Liana Lopez, Bryan Parras, and Laura Razo—after the state banned high school Mexican American studies programs, thus outlawing curriculums that consisted of books like The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros; The Months and Other Stories by Helena Maria Viramontes; Luis Urrea's The Hummingbird's Daughter and The Devil's Highway, among others. Diaz's The Tip of the Pyramid addresses the power and importance of cultural and community capital as a source of “self empowerment of our gente.” In this episode of OP Talks, he discusses the new book with Dr. Angela Valenzuela, director of the University of Texas Center for Education Policy, and doctoral student and longtime educator Patricia Núñez. They also discuss his activism work with the nonprofit he founded, Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say, and the mobilization of librotraficantes to fight bans on Latino authors and ethnic studies. Diaz notes that, with the national politicalization of school boards and book bans still taking place today, the need to work on behalf of the Latino community remains urgent. He shares a story about visiting the Mayan archaeological complex Teotihuacán in Mexico: While to some it is a tourist trap, for Diaz it proved to be a spiritual experience that made him feel both thrilled and angry. He remembers sitting on the steps of this ancient city, “having all these revelations in my mind” and thinking, “Wow, we have [been] brainwashed. I am standing on the proof of our gente's power, beauty, intelligence, and this has been kept from me, and the fact that this structure here exists is testament to all that.” The media, Diaz laments, constantly fails to accurately represent the Latino experience: “The forms that exist, especially from corporate media and corporate publishing, do not fully convey our experiences and, in some cases, they just erase us.”
This week we continue our trek through spooky season and the Geeks discuss their MOST DISAPPOINTING HORROR FILM/SHOW/GAME. We then review comics from the week including ALICE EVER AFTER #5 (Boom), DEVIL'S HIGHWAY v2 #4 (AWA), and DOGS OF LONDON #4 (Aftershock) along with several other host picks. If you would like to watch the live recordings of the podcast, they air on the YouTube channel Wednesday nights at 9pm est. Just search for Hooligan Alley Hangout.
Episode 37 - July 24, 2022Asadora! Vol. 3News of NoteSDCCOur Eisner Winning GuestsMarcus Kwame Anderson - The Black Panther Party (Best Non-Fiction)Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell - Run (Best Memoir)Mark Russell - Not All Robots (Best Humor Series)Pornsak Pichetshote - The Good Asian (Best Limited Series)Scott Dunbier - EC Covers Artist's Edition (Best Archival Edition)Bendis First Pitch3 Amazing New BooksTyler:The Brother of All Men #1, Zac Thompson, Eoin Marron, AftershockA Calculated Man #2, Paul Tobin, Alberto Alburquerque, AftershockBlink #1, Christopher Sebela, Hayden Sherman, Oni PressTad:A Calculated Man #2, Paul Tobin, Alberto Alburquerque, Aftershock Usagi Yojimbo #29, Stan Sakai, IDW Moon Knight Black, White, & Blood #3 Erica Schultz & David Lopez, Jim Zub & Djibril Morissette-Phan, Ann Nocenti & Stefano Raffaele Honorable Mentions: Barnstormers #1, Batman: The Knight #7, Blink #1, Canary #1, Devil's Highway #3, Grim #3, Iron Man #21, The Joneses #4, Star Wars #25, Star Wars: Darth Vader #25, Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca #4Great Responsibility - Asadora! Vol. 33 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularTad:Detective Comics #1062 Ram V, Rafael Albuquerque, Simon Spurrier, Dani, DC Superman: Space Age #1 Mark Russell, Mike Allred, DCMindset #2 Zack Kaplan, John Pearson, VaultCollections and OGNs: The Fourth Man, Supergirl: Woman of TomorrowHonorable Mentions: Ant-Man #1, Batman: Fortress #3, Beware the Eye of Odin #2, The Blue Flame #9, Deadly Class #54, Hit Me #5, I Hate This Place #3, Image! #4,The Killer: Affairs of the State #6, Pearl III #3, Public Domain #2, A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance #10, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #22, Star Wars: Obi-Wan #3, Vanity #2, The Variants #2, Venom #9, The Wrong Earth: MeatTyler: Beware the Eye of Odin #2, Doug Wagner, Tim Odland, Image Comics The Hollows #1, Chris Ryall, Sam Kieth, Image Comics Ant-Man #1, Al Ewing, Tom Reilly, Marvel ComicsConsider becoming a patron!
Episode 36 - July 17, 2022Asadora! vol. 2News of NoteAmalgam Comics in Philadelphia Closing October 15. Bloodbath at Oni Press San Diego Comic Con3 Amazing New BooksTyler:Dig: A Sink Tale, John Lees, Alex Cormack, Comix TribeDaredevil #1, Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Marvel Impact Winter, Travis Beacham, Stephen Green, ImageTad:Sleeping While Standing, Taki Soma, Avery Hill The Brandenburg School For Boys #2, Alex de Campi, Tony Parker, Panel SyndicateDaredevil #1 Chip Zdarsky, Rafael de Latorre, Marco Checchetto, Marvel Honorable Mentions: Barbaric: The Harvest Blades, Batman: Urban Legends #17, Dig: A Sink Tale, Eight Billion Genies #3, Justice Warriors #2, Undiscovered Country #19, West of Sundown #4Great Responsibility - TopicAsadora! vol. 23 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularTad:A Calculated Man #2, Paul Tobin, Alberto Alburquerque, Aftershock Barnstormers #1, Scott Snyder, Tula Lotay, comiXology Moon Knight Black, White, & Blood #3 Erica Schultz & David Lopez, Jim Zub & Djibril Morissette-Phan, Ann Nocenti & Stefano RaffaeleCollections & Graphic Novels: Iron Man vol. 3: Books of Korvac III,Honorable Mentions: Batman: The Knight #7, Blink #1, Blood-Stained Teeth #4, The Brother of All Men #1, Canary #1, Devil's Highway #3, Iron Man #21, The Joneses #4, The Lonesome Hunters #2, Moon Knight: Black, White, & Blood #3, The Ocean Will Take Us #4, The Silver Coin #12, Star Wars #25, Star Wars: Darth Vader #25, Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca #4, Usagi Yojimbo #29Tyler:A Calculated Man #2, Paul Tobin, Alberto Jimenez Alburquergue, AftershockBlink #1, Christopher Sebela, Hayden Sherman, Oni PressThe Brother of All Men #1, Zac Thompson, Eoin Marron, AftershockConsider becoming a patron!
This week we're covering an oldie but a goodie: Luis Alberto Urrea's THE DEVIL'S HIGHWAY. Originally published in the early aughts, this book tells the story of a group of Mexican migrants who attempted to cross the unforgiving Arizona desert. Spoiler: It went terribly for everyone involved. Unfortunately, this story remains incredibly relevant at the border, and Erika and Clare discuss how not much has really changed in the 21 years since these poor men set out across the desert. Links: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/pleasestayontopic https://clarehwang.substack.com/archive Got something to say to us? Email us at pleasestayontopicpod@gmail.com
Episode 31 June 12, 2022Wednesday Comics Issue 10News of NoteJanuary 6th Committee Hearings BeginVault Comics proudly announces UNBANNED for Pride monthThe King of Dreams returns in the first SANDMAN trailer from Netflix3 Amazing New BooksTyler:Dogs of London #2, Peter Milligan, Artecida, AftershockTwig #2, Skottie Young, Kyle Strahm, ImageLegion of X #2, Simon Spurrier, Jan Bazaldua, MarvelTad:Love Everlasting #4 Tom King, Elsa Charretier, Everlasting Productions/Batman: Killing Time #4 Tom King, David Marquez, DC That Texas Blood #14 Chris Condon, Jacob Phillips, Image Aquaman: Andromeda #1 Ram V, Christian Ward, DCHonorable Mentions: DC Pride 2022, Dogs of London #2, ET-ER #2, Justice Warriors #1, Metal Society #2, Star Wars #24, Star Wars Tales: Krrsantan #1, Time Before Time #13, Venom #8Great Responsibility - Wednesday Comics Week 10Best Story So FarTad, Marcus: The Demon and CatwomanTyler: SupermanBest Page This IssueTad: Strange AdventuresTyler: SupermanMarcus: FlashBest Use of FormatTad: FlashTyler: MetamorphoMarcus: Wonder WomanBest Panel This IssueTad: Superman overwhelms the hive mindTyler: Batman, dog by the throatMarcus: Superman - Wham3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularTad:West of Sundown #3, Tim Seeley, Aaron Campbell, Jim Terry, VaultDeadly Class #53 Rick Remender, Wes Craig, ImageJonna and The Unpossible Monsters #10 Chris Samnee, Laura Samnee, OniGraphic Novels & Collections: The Bone Orchard Mythos: The Passageway, House of Slaughter vol. 1, Justice League: Last Ride, Radical: My Year with a Socialist Senator (Sofia Warren embedded w/ NY State Senator Julia Salazar)Honorable Mentions: Alice Ever After #3, Break Out #3, A Calculated #1,Man, Devil's Highway #2, Do a Powerbomb#1, Eight Billion Genies #2, Grim #2, Image! #3, Iron Man #20, The Joneses #3, Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #2, Nightmare Country #3, The Ocean Will Take Us #3, Undiscovered Country: Destiny Man Special #1Tyler:Grim #2, Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano Armentaro, Boom!A Calculated Man #1, Paul Tobin, Albert Jimenez Alburquerque, AftershockFarmhand #18, Rob Guillory, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, ImageConsider becoming a patron!
This is our unofficial first episode. On this weeks show we talk to Raven Gregory (writer - Wonderland, Grimm Fairy Tales) as well as review Grim #1 (Boom!), Devil's Highway v2 #1 (AWA), & Blood Syndicate #1 (DC/Milestone). We also talk Halo, Moon Knight, and She-Hulk trailer. Hosted by: Jonothan Freeman-Anderson IG:@jonathon_freeman_anderson Twitter: @jfa_usa Phil Lockler YouTube - DemoNationSinSation Facebook - D3monPhil www.darkeenterprises.com JW Sims YouTube - Hooligan Alley Hangout IG: @hooligan_alley Twitter: @JWSims34 Specks Thompson
Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover chat with Dan and Matt about their AWA series Devil's Highway, trucks, snakes, crime and more.
In Rewrite Radio Episode #53, Luis Alberto Urrea shares his journey as a faithful writer—from a Tijuana garbage dump to Devil's Highway. Theme music is Modern Attempt by TrackTribe and June 11 by Andrew Starr.
Welcome to the World's Worst comic book news show as your host Brion Salazar recaps the week in comic book and geek news with his unique brand of insight an humor. This week includes Devil's Highway 2, Absolute Swamp Thing, Tarzan Comic Strip, Wild Cards, OG Moon Knight, Dora Malaje, Spider-Man, Kraven the Hunter, Canadians, and more. Please like, subscribe, and share! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aroundcomics Buy AC Gear: http://www.aroundcomics.com/shop Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/aroundcomics Leave us a voicemail at 1 (312) 967-6282
Benjamin Percy is the author of six novels. His honors include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Whiting Writers' Award, two Pushcart Prizes, the Plimpton Prize, and inclusion in Best American Short Stories and Best American Comics. And his story “Refresh, Refresh” was included in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories. His new release, The Unfamiliar Garden, launched in January 2022. It is the second book in The Comet Cycle, which started with The Ninth Metal. His earlier work includes The Dead Lands, Red Moon, and The Wilding. He's also penned three books of short stories, and his craft book, Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction, is now widely taught in creative writing classrooms. He's written comics since 2014, with a two-issue Batman story arc for Detective Comics. He is known for his celebrated runs on Nightwing, Green Arrow, Teen Titans, and James Bond. He currently writes Wolverine, X-Force, and Ghost Rider for Marvel Comics, and the series Devil's Highway and Year Zero for AWA Studios. He's also written audio dramas, including “Wolverine” and “The Long Night.” His latest podcast is Wastelanders: Old Man Starlord (produced by Marvel and SiriusXM/Pandora), a post-apocalyptic take on the Guardians of the Galaxy. He co-wrote the feature film, Summering, with director James Ponsoldt, which will be released in 2022. He is a member of the WGA screenwriters' guild and has sold scripts to Paramount, FOX, Sony, and Starz. He currently has several film and TV projects in development. https://benjaminpercy.com/ About the Show: This LIVE podcast brings you interviews with trending authors in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, and Romance. If that sounds like an odd combination, blame the host. A red shirt in a browncoat, Allison Martine (“A.M.”) Hubbard was busy writing speculative fiction when she tripped and fell in the hot tub. Now, she writes romance, too. This master of bad analogies, mixed metaphors, and poorly translated Latin, (which she vaguely recalls from her years as an attorney), has a penchant for bourbon, wonderfully weird books, and throwing tropes out the window. afictionalhubbard.com #allisonmartinehubbard #allisonmartine #tothemoonallison #authorsontheair #authorsontheairglobalradionetwork #interview #podcast #writing #books #BenjaminPercy #TheUnfamiliarGarden @copyright by authors on the air global radio network
Benjamin Percy is the author of six novels. His honors include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Whiting Writers' Award, two Pushcart Prizes, the Plimpton Prize, and inclusion in Best American Short Stories and Best American Comics. And his story “Refresh, Refresh” was included in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories. His new release, The Unfamiliar Garden, launched in January 2022. It is the second book in The Comet Cycle, which started with The Ninth Metal. His earlier work includes The Dead Lands, Red Moon, and The Wilding. He's also penned three books of short stories, and his craft book, Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction, is now widely taught in creative writing classrooms. He's written comics since 2014, with a two-issue Batman story arc for Detective Comics. He is known for his celebrated runs on Nightwing, Green Arrow, Teen Titans, and James Bond. He currently writes Wolverine, X-Force, and Ghost Rider for Marvel Comics, and the series Devil's Highway and Year Zero for AWA Studios. He's also written audio dramas, including “Wolverine” and “The Long Night.” His latest podcast is Wastelanders: Old Man Starlord (produced by Marvel and SiriusXM/Pandora), a post-apocalyptic take on the Guardians of the Galaxy. He co-wrote the feature film, Summering, with director James Ponsoldt, which will be released in 2022. He is a member of the WGA screenwriters' guild and has sold scripts to Paramount, FOX, Sony, and Starz. He currently has several film and TV projects in development. https://benjaminpercy.com/ About the Show: This LIVE podcast brings you interviews with trending authors in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, and Romance. If that sounds like an odd combination, blame the host. A red shirt in a browncoat, Allison Martine (“A.M.”) Hubbard was busy writing speculative fiction when she tripped and fell in the hot tub. Now, she writes romance, too. This master of bad analogies, mixed metaphors, and poorly translated Latin, (which she vaguely recalls from her years as an attorney), has a penchant for bourbon, wonderfully weird books, and throwing tropes out the window. afictionalhubbard.com #allisonmartinehubbard #allisonmartine #tothemoonallison #authorsontheair #authorsontheairglobalradionetwork #interview #podcast #writing #books #BenjaminPercy #TheUnfamiliarGarden @copyright by authors on the air global radio network
Intro Song – Delta Highway, “Devil Had A Woman”, Delta Highway First Set –King Solomon Hicks, “What The Devil Loves”, HarlemCarey Bell, “Sleeping With The Devil”, Good Luck ManJon Spear Band, “Devil's Highway”, Old Soul Second Set –Albert Castiglia, “Ghosts of Mississippi”, A Stone's Throw Selwyn Birchwood, “Haunted”, Pick Your PoisonRod Piazza and The Mighty Flyers, “Scary Boogie”, Tough and Tender Third Set – WIB Cassie Taylor, “Haunted”, BlueMelanie Mason, “The Devil Chose Me”, Bendin' The Blues Moonshine Society, “Deal The Devil Made”, Sweet Thing Fourth Set –Chris O'Leary, “What the Devil Made Me Do”, 7 Minutes LateRJ Mischo, “Devil's Love Sin”, Knowledge You Can't Get In CollegeSugaray, “Death Letter”, Blind Alley Billy The Kid And The Regulators, “Me And The Devil Blues”, I Can't Change
Welcome to a Halloween special of the Road XS Podcast. In this episode we explore some of the creepiest transport stories known including: The Stockbridge Bypass, The Devil's Highway, Blue Bell Hill, The Aberbeeg Road Policeman, Pitt Lane, Bethnal Green Station and more. If you like your ghost stories, then these will definitely freak you out this Halloween! #happyhalloween #ghoststories #creepystories
Patrice, Marleah, and Bartender Courtney drink Apple Cider Moscow Mules (HA) and talk unsolved murders, the Devil's Highway, donkey love, haunted trees, and more.
The wonderful writer Luis Alberto Urrea says that a deep truth of our time is that “we miss each other.” He is singularly wise about the deep meaning and the problem of borders. The Mexican-American border, as he likes to say, ran straight through his parents' Mexican-American marriage and divorce. His works of fiction and non-fiction confuse every dehumanizing caricature of Mexicans — and of U.S. border guards. The possibility of our time, as he lives and witnesses with his writing, is to evolve the old melting pot to the 21st-century richness of “us” — with all the mess and necessary humor required.Luis Alberto Urrea is an English professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has published in nearly every genre, including nonfiction, memoir, short stories, historical novels, poetry, and even an award-winning mystery story, and has been called a “literary badass.” His many books include Into the Beautiful North, The Devil's Highway, The Hummingbird's Daughter, The Tijuana Book of the Dead and The House of Broken Angels. This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode "Luis Alberto Urrea — Borders Are Liminal Spaces." Find the transcript for that show at onbeing.org.
The wonderful writer Luis Alberto Urrea says that a deep truth of our time is that “we miss each other.” He is singularly wise about the deep meaning and the problem of borders. The Mexican-American border, as he likes to say, ran straight through his parents' Mexican-American marriage and divorce. His works of fiction and non-fiction confuse every dehumanizing caricature of Mexicans — and of U.S. border guards. The possibility of our time, as he lives and witnesses with his writing, is to evolve the old melting pot to the 21st-century richness of “us” — with all the mess and necessary humor required.Luis Alberto Urrea is an English professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has published in nearly every genre, including nonfiction, memoir, short stories, historical novels, poetry, and even an award-winning mystery story, and has been called a “literary badass.” His many books include Into the Beautiful North, The Devil's Highway, The Hummingbird's Daughter, The Tijuana Book of the Dead and The House of Broken Angels. Find the transcript for this show at onbeing.org.This show originally aired in July 2018.
Daniel talks to Jay, Adult Services Librarian who runs the Adult Non-Fiction book group: Buzzwords (which meets monthly at Verboten Brewing). Upcoming Buzzwords books: Devil's Highway, by Luis Alberto Urrea (August 30th at 6:30pm) The Spy and the Traitor, by Ben Macintyre (September 27th at 6:30pm) Music: Joy Jumping by Richard Myhill
Episode Notes and Links for Episode 74 with Jean Guerrero In this episode, Pete speaks with award-winning journalist and author, Jean Guerrero. The two talk about her writing and life inspirations, her charismatic and intellectually-curious parents, her work on her incredible memoir, and writing an in-depth piece on white nationalist Stephen Miller. Jean Guerrero is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump and the White Nationalist Agenda. Her first book, Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir, won a PEN Literary Award. Her writing is featured in The Best American Essays 2019. She is an Emmy-winning border reporter, contributing to NPR, the PBS NewsHour and more. Months before Trump's family separations captured national attention, her reporting on the practice was cited by members of Congress. She started her career at the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires as a foreign correspondent in Mexico and Central America, trekking through mountains with coffee smugglers, opium poppy producers and more. She was the 2019 “Journalist of the Year” (Society for Professional Journalists, San Diego) and one of the California Chicano News Media Association's most influential Latina journalists in the region. Buy Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir Buy Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda Jean Guerrero's Personal Website Jean Guerrero Interview with Terri Gross and NPR's Fresh Air “Stephen Miller's Dystopian America” from March 2020 in the New York Times At about 2:30, Jean discusses her childhood in San Diego, specifically her relationship with language, including how speaking Spanish was often maligned in political circles At about 6:15, Jean and Pete connect Jean's seemingly disparate books and shout out former Chills at Will guest Gustavo Arellano's well-made LA Times' podcast on Prop 187 At about 6:50, Jean responds to Pete asking about how her father influenced her learning and writing At about 10:30, Pete and Jean reflect on the loss of language and cultural connections due to restrictions against speaking foreign languages in schools, which leads to Jean quoting the great Reyna Grande's ideas on “subtractive bilingualism” At about 12:20, Jean references a pivotal event in Maria Hinojosa's memoir that connects to a similar “crossroads” for Jean At about 14:00, Jean details how she is a combination of both of her parents' philosophies and skills At about 15:55, Pete asks Jean if she “saw herself” in what she read as a kid; Jean talks about how white male-centric literature has influenced her-she mentions the article she's currently writing that examines this “premium the culture places won white male perspectives” At about 18:40, Jean discusses fantasy and sci-fi reading as a “refuge” and connecting with outcasts At about 20:05, Pete connects the ideas expressed by Jean about books as refuge, as he discussed in a bonus episode of the podcast-an addendum to Episode 32 At about 21:15, Jean discusses the formative The Liars' Club by Mary Karr and The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea, read in her teacher Steve Brown's class At about 23:15, Pete and Jean hone in on the unforgettable scenes that depict deaths in the desert of those trying to enter the United States, as depicted in Urrea's book At about 24:10, Jean further lists some writers and texts that have given her “chills at will,” including Isabel Allende's Paula At about 27:10, Jean describes the structure/format of her book in relation to the Popul Vuh At about 28:55, Jean describes the cultivation of her writing skills and interests that eventually led to her becoming a stellar journalist and writer, including great boosts from At about 31:45, Jean talks about Hatemonger and its inspiration, particularly US' policies regarding the border and immigration At about 35:35, Jean delves into Stephen Miller's need to exclude and exact revenge, as evidenced in her book, including the opening; this leads to her outlining his childhood and adolescent behavior and ideology At about 40:50, Jean touches upon discussions with psychologists about Stephen Miller and why she didn't choose to include those interviews At about 42:30, Jean discusses the special significance and obsession of 9/11 for Stephen Miller and the “refuge of white identity” that came with listening to and communicating with David Horowitz, Rush Limbaugh, Larry Elder, etc. At about 44:40, Pete compares Tony Soprano to Stephen Miller (yes, you read correctly) At about 46:30, Jean recounts the statistics about crimes committed by undocumented immigrants that belie the false premise that American Renaissance and Stephen Miller put forth about the immigrants being more prone to crime At about 47:45, Pete asks Jean her thoughts on the “normalization” of Stephen Miller; Jean talks about him being covered as either an “aberration” without historical context, and/or not calling his views what they are-white racist, nationalist views At about 52:30, Jean examines Stephen Miller as the logical extensión of Richard Spencer and similar people “mainstreaming” white supremacy through their dress and use of “dog whistles” At about 56:35, Pete asks about who needs whom more-Stephen Miller or Donald Trump At about 57:55, Pete wonders what questions Jean would have asked Stephen Miller if she had been able to interview him At about 59:20, Jean and Pete discuss Stephen's family situation, in which his great-grandmother railed against forgetting the family's US' origins as refugees; this leads to a discussion of the vile Camp of the Saints that Stephen continues to push At about 1:01:25, Jean describes the coldblooded phone call Stephen made as a kid to former friend Jason Islas At about 1:03:20, Jean discusses Crux and its origins and challenges in terms of the quote “to ignore the truth is to deny oneself”; this leads to Jean describing the process and emotions associated with jumping into such personal subject matter, including hard, but necessary, work at Goucher College with mentor Suzannah Lessard At about 1:06:25, Pete talks about Crux as, “in the best sense of the word, ‘unclassifiable' ” At about 1:07:00, Pete and Jean discuss the moving scenes in which Jean's grandmother details traumas in her life At about 1:09:10, Jean outlines self-discovery in connection to the origins and history of her family, as well as the power of writing the memoir and her gratitude to her teacher Steve Brown for inspiring her At about 1:11:00, Pete details some masterful writing by Jean regarding existentialism and “nothingness” and the distinctive experiences of children (especially the girls) of divorced parents At about 1:14:50, Pete notes the second-person usage of Part IV of the book, and Jean explains the rationale for the usage At about 1:17:30, Jean gives the background and rationale for the title of her memoir At about 1:19:43, Jean reads an excerpt from Crux, a second-person address to her father At about 1:21:06, Jean reads an excerpt from Hatemonger At about 1:22:55, Jean talks about her exciting work upcoming for The Los Angeles Times as a new columnist, including her desire to debunk misinformation, as she's seen how it has hurt her father so badly You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com. You can watch this episode and other episodes on I'm excited to share my next episode with Marcos Breton on Aug 28. Marcos writes for the Sacramento Bee, and is California Opinion Editor for McClatchy Newspapers.
In this episode, Margarita recommends authentic immigration stories: Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea, and The Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli. Margarita also highlights two documentaries: The Wall and Crossing Arizona.
Highway 666 aka Devil's Highway has been hailed one of the most haunted places in America. Many travelers avoid this desolate span of road for fear of being cursed or seeing terrifying unexplained phenomena. Is the treacherous terrain, terrible upkeep, and sign stealing to blame? Or is something evil lurking on this road?ALSO: Maria gets mad about the Dippin Dots logo againEMAIL: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.comVOICEMAIL: 626-604-6262DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/VNGJnHrFOLLOW: Twitter / Instagram / Reddit / FacebookPATREON: HEREMERCH: https://webcrawlerspod.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
LOADED ISSUE OF TLDR! Not only did Doc and FryGuy talk about James Tynion's WYND (31:44) and AWA's Devil's Highway (49:41), respectively, after going through what's new this week in comics (13:49), they each talked about books the other has recommended in previous issues. Doc went with a book from Image Comics (59:15). Funnily enough, so did FryGuy (1:06:58). Find the guys @TLDR_pod (IG/Twitter), @Fry_Guy1 (Twitter) and @BackCrackah (IG/Twitter).
LOADED ISSUE OF TLDR! Not only did Doc and FryGuy talk about James Tynion's WYND (32:21) and AWA's Devil's Highway (50:18), respectively, after going through what's new this week in comics (14:26), they each talked about books the other has recommended in previous issues. Doc went with a book from Image Comics (59:52). Funnily enough, so did FryGuy (1:07:35). Find the guys @TLDR_pod (IG/Twitter), @Fry_Guy1 (Twitter) and @BackCrackah (IG/Twitter) and with the rest of the #DORK shared GUniverse on Facebook. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Show Notes and References From Episode 43 On Episode 43, Pete is honored to speak with Luis Alberto Urrea, award-winning writer, educator, humanitarian, and one heck of a humorous and generous guy. The two discuss a myriad of topics, with many revolving around his most recent book, The House of Broken Angels, an emotionally-shattering, frenetic, and gorgeous novel, and his Pulitzer Prize-nominated nonfiction work, The Devil's Highway. -at about 6:40, Luis talks about growing up in Tijuana as an “artsy kid” who was “infected with a desire for art,” writing and drawing -at about 10:10, Luis talks about his incredible encounter with Ursula LeGuin (regarding a piece that he wrote about his father's death) that changed his life -at about 14:05, Luis recounts another life-changing event in his literary life, involving friends and a pivotal question from an early reader of his -at about 16:25-Luis talks about his father's attempts at getting Luis to read more texts en español and the “culture war” inside his house -at about 19:05-Luis talks about writing about his father's tragic death -at about 24:45-Luis talks about those writers and texts who brought him “chills at will,” starting with hearing Dickens as a kid, read by his mother, “seeing waves of the ocean formed by words” -at about 27:25-Luis talks about more chill-inducing reading-his love of Poe and Ambrose Bierce and being blown away by Ray Bradbury -at about 29:30-Luis talks about the beauty and surrealism of being accepted into the “Writers' Club” -at about 30:30-Luis talks about the community of writers and his experience in his early days of writing and work in the community, including his connection with Alurista, Father Cesar Gonzalez, Rudolfo Anaya, Juan Felipe Herrera, and more-this time is what he calls his “training period” and “all about service” -at about 34:45, Luis talks about an interesting character, Dave, from The House of Broken Angels, and his connection to real-life Jesuit activist Father Dave Ungerleider -at about 37:25, Luis discusses being in service, as a bicultural and bilingual person who has built “bridges, rather than borders” -at about 39:25, Luis discusses The Devil's Highway and how he came to be the writer of such a book -at about 43:20, Luis talks about his early wariness on both sides with Border Patrol as he researched the book, as well as the work of researching -at about 53:40, Luis talks about looking back at Devil's Highway years later and all that entails -at about 55:00, Pete and Luis talk about Luis' use of second person narration to great effect, and Luis talks about the inspirations/motivations for second person, including his admiration for the way his friend
HAUNTED HIGHWAYS & BACKROAD BEASTS! Keep your eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel...and DO NOT take a seat in that couch on the side of road! We had a blast diving into this creepily fascinating topic...You'd think something called a "Melon Head" wouldn't be so terrifying....
Ryan decides to use everything at her disposal to track down Elliot and the missing girls. She's eventually led to a mysterious guidebook known as The Malacetic Atlas that leads her to a forest in Idaho, and then to the Stone Post—the first marker on the mysterious Devil's Highway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Intro Song –Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, “Alligator-Eating Dog”, No Looking Back First Set – Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, “Better Off With The Blues”, No Looking Back Jon Spear ID The Jon Spear Band, “Devil's Highway”, Old Soul Backtrack Blues Band, “Killin' Time”, Your Baby Has Left Second Set –The B.B. King Blues Band, “Hey There Pretty Woman”, The Soul Of The King BluesGang, “Born In Chicago'”, Self-Titled Ben Rice and RB Stone, “Hoodoo Workin' Overtime”, Out of the Box Third Set – WIB Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, “Get Out On The Floor”, Don't Mess With Miss Watkins Betty Fox Band, “Sweet Memories”, Peace in Pieces Crystal Shawanda, “Church House Blues”, Church House Blues Fourth Set – John Primer & Bob Corritore, “Little Bitty Woman”, The Gypsy Woman Told Me Chickenbone Slim, “Dignity”, Sleeper Kern Pratt, “Chicken Heads”, Greenville, MS… What About You? John Blues Boyd, “That Singing Roofer”, What My Eyes Have Seen
Brent Schoonover joins us to talk all about modern comics, being an artist on books like Ant-Man, Batman 66, Captain Marvel and even his new upcoming indie series; Devil's Highway. Plus we give a bunch of advice for fellow creatives. SUBSCIBE NOW FOR MORE. SOCIAL MEDIA: -Instagram: @Dakota_morgan97 -Twitter: @dakotamorgan3 -YouTube: Comic Chronicle
Brett Kavanaugh? A wild semi on the loose? Stowaway crows in your pristine back seat? Satan's Subar...I mean, Sedan? Brooke takes us down Route 666 to explore the infamous Devil's Highway on a wild jaunt. Get it all in this week's episode of something weird, your favorite paranormal podcast hosted by ~super professional~ paranormal researchers, Anna and Brooke, as we explore another paranormal tale and decide - do we believe? Find us on Instagram at @somethingweirdpocast or visit our website www.somethingweirdpocast.com for once in a while updates
Which borders have you crossed? How do we view national, emotional, socio-economic, religious & cultural borders in our lives? As we consider border crossing stories and relationships with others who are different from ourselves, our worldview expands. Authors Samuel Parker and Mitali Perkins share their stories and experiences about developing cultural fluidity through relationships. In addition, they offer several suggested resources such as the TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and books like Refugee, Devil's Highway and At Play in the Fields of the Lord to help us gain perspective and relevant insight to the journeys and stories of others. Borders are everywhere. How we view those borders will shape and mold how we interact and give access to the stories of others. Join us at our table as we discuss this relevant topic.
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Take a drive down the Devil's Highway and rewatch Route 666 with us! But beware the GIANT BELTS!
Intro Song, Knickerbocker All-Stars, “Texas Cadillac”, Texas Rhody Blues with an incredible lineup of all stars! First Set – Cadillac Set! Brothers Brown, “Sweet Cadillac”, Dusty RoadJohnny Drummer, “Gonna Sell My Cadillac, Buy Myself a Mule”, Angels Sing The Blues, Various ArtistsAlbert Castiglia, “Cadillac Assembly Line”, Keepin' On Second Set – Let's Hit The Road! Mitch Kashmar, “Petroleum Blues”, West Coast Toast, Delta Groove Music Phil Gates, “Road Shufflin'”, Addicted to the Blues, just got married left LA and moved to Switzerland The Jon Spear Band, “Devil's Highway”, Old Soul Third Set – On the Road and ending with Car Trouble! Sonny Terry & Bob Malenky, “Black Night Road”, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee but not together Karen Lovely, “Ten Miles of Bad Road”, Ten Miles of Bad Road Mikey Junior, “Car Trouble”, Mikey Likes It! Fourth Set – Deb Ryder, “New Mechanic (Patrick's Blues)”, Grit Grease & Tears, Incredible lineup on this CD! Watermelon Slim & Super Chikan, “Truckin' Blues”, Okiesippi BluesWatermelon Slim & The Workers, “Truck Drivin' Mama”, The Wheel Man Thanks to Michael Allen Engstrom for allowing me to grace my web sites and social media sites with his great artwork! Tragically dealing with a studio fire! Hey folks! Come on out to my new web site and submit your comments! It's Bluzndablood.com !
Intro Song JP Soars, “Low Dirty Deal”, Back Of My Mind, 2008 Soars High Production, Cover of T-Bone Walker First Set – 1:00 PM The UnXpected, “Move Over”, The UnXpected,2013, In Layman Terms, “Won't Let It'”, Single with proceeds going to American Cancer Society Second Set - 2:00 PM The Jon Spear Band, “Devil's HIghway”, Old Soul The Jon Spear Band, “I Can't Help Myself”, Old Soul Third Set – 3:00 PM Anthony Rosano and the Conqueroos, “Mercury Blues”, Get Rood Anthony Rosano and the Conqueroos, “My Kathleen”, Get Rood Third Set - 4:15 PM Debbie Davies, “I Get The Blues So Easy'”, Love Spin, VizzTone Label Group Debbie Davies, “A.C. Strut”, Blues Blast, Telarc Records Debbie Davies, “Movin' & Groovin'”, Blues Blast, Telarc Records Fourth Set - 6:00 PM J.P. Soars, “The Hustle (Is On)”, More Bees With Honey, Soars High Production J.P. Soars, “Lil' Mamacita”, Full Moon Night In Memphis, Soars High Production JP Soars, “Reefer Man”, Full Moon Night In Memphis, Soars High Production
Well, it's time for another BluzNdaBlood Show! This show highlights some of the artists that performed at the International Blues Competition! Intro Song Nico Wayne Toussaint, “Waltering In Montreal”, Lonely Number, Iguane Records First Set Travellin' Brothers, “Oh What A Shame”, Magnolia Suite Brian Keith Wallen, “First CLass'”, Truth Is…., BKW Music Red Dirt Revelators, “Maxine's'”, The Rub Jon Spear Band, “Devil's Highway”, Old Soul Second Set Lucy Hammond and Ben Rice, “Ida Mae”, Destination Clarksdale In Layman Terms, “Won't Let It”, Single, Available on iTunes The Betty Fox Band, “Take Your Time”, Too Far Gone Third Set - gs Brandon Santini, “Have A Good Time'”,Live and Extended, VizzTone Records, Eric Hughes Band, “Tested Positive For the Blues”, Drink Up, I-55 Productions CD Jeff Jensen, “What's the Matter with the Mill”, Morose Elephant, Fourth Set From the Winners Randy McQuay, “Rehab Blues”, Blues, a 2015 IBC Blues Compilation! 1st Place Solo/Duo from the Cape Fear Blues Society Noah Wotherspoon, “Cloudy Day”, Buzz Me, He took 2nd Place Eddie Cotton, “Pay To Play”, Here I Come, DeChamp Records, 1st Place Band,
Luis Urrea, author of “The Devil's Highway” and “The Hummingbird's Daughter,” talks about how his own search for identity provided fuel for his writing in this interview with host Dean Nelson, as part of the 2009 Writer's Symposium by the Sea, sponsored by Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 15698]
Luis Urrea, author of “The Devil's Highway” and “The Hummingbird's Daughter,” talks about how his own search for identity provided fuel for his writing in this interview with host Dean Nelson, as part of the 2009 Writer's Symposium by the Sea, sponsored by Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 15698]