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In this week's episode, we take a look at permafree as a marketing strategy for indie authors, and examine if it still works. I also take a look at advertising results for August 2025. This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in my Cloak Mage series at my Payhip store: FALLMAGE25 The coupon code is valid through September 22, 2025. So if you need a new ebook this fall, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 268 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is September 12th, 2025, and today I'm looking at whether or not Permafree is still an effective strategy for indie authors. As a related topic, we'll also take a look at how my ads performed in [August] 2025, and we'll also have a Question of the Week this week. But first, let's start with Coupon of the Week. So for Coupon of the Week to celebrate the fact that I'm working on Cloak Mage again, this coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Cloak Mage series at my Payhip store, and that is FALLMAGE25. And as always, the coupon code and links to my store will be available in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through September 22nd, 2025. So if you need a new ebook for this fall, we have got you covered. Now for an update on my current writing and audiobook projects. I'm about 82% of the way through the first round of edits for Blade of Flames, the first book in my new epic fantasy series called Blades of Ruin. If all goes well, that will be out before the end of September, and if you want to see what the cover art will look like, it's on my website and my social pages right now. I'm also 12,000 words into Cloak of Worlds, the aforementioned return to the Cloak Mage series, and that will be my main project once Blade of Flames comes out. In audiobook news, recording is done for both Shield of Power (as narrated by Brad Wills) and Ghost in the Siege (as narrated by Hollis McCarthy). They're both going through processing right now. As of this recording, I believe you can get Shield of Power on Google Play, Kobo, and my Payhip Store. The other links and the other links for Ghost in the Siege should be coming up before too much longer, hopefully before the end of the month. So that is where I'm at with my current writing and publishing projects. 00:02:00 Question of the Week [Question of the Week was posted on September 10, 2025] Now It's time for Question of the Week, which is intended for enjoyable discussions of interesting topics. This week's question, do you dislike guns showing up in fantasy novels? No wrong answers for opinions, obviously. The inspiration for this question was a blog post I saw where the writer was complaining about the increased number of guns in modern fantasy novels and how it shatters her suspension of disbelief, and she also found it an unpleasant topic because the ownership and regulation of firearms in the United States is a contentious topic and has been so for decades. And as you might expect, readers had a variety of opinions on this question. Adrian says: Nope. Fantasy is basically, in my humble opinion, the swords and sorcery type of genre. Yes to old fashioned weapons like bows and arrows, javelins, and trebuchets, et cetera, but definite no to guns (of any type), tanks, airplanes, et cetera. Jonathan D. says: In the right setting, firearms are fine in fantasy books. Men in Arms by Terry Pratchett and the Rigante Series by David Gemmell are great examples of firearms in fantasy done well. Wilson says: It depends on your definition of a gun because an energy rifle powered by a soulstone would be something that would fit into Andomhaim. Though I have to say that is not something I will ever write in an Andomhaim book. Mary says: Steampunk and suchlike genres are developing how to work with technology and fantasy, and I approve when it's done right. I particularly like what Moe Lane's doing in The Fermi Resolution. If you start with the first published book, Frozen Dreams, which is a post-apocalyptic North America high fantasy, hard boiled detective novel, it goes into how every wizard can make your own ammo blow up on you and the consequences. Ioana says: Mrs. World Burner should have lots of guns. #HailToTheHighQueen #SingularitySucks Jason says: Handheld firearms were first used in the West in the 1330s, so they actually predate full plate armor by about a hundred years. That said, the gun shape we're used to came about in the late 1400s. I'm perfectly fine with firearms and fantasy novels provided they're (more or less) what we expect in a medieval setting. Jesse says: Never bothers me as long as long as the stage of weapon development reasonably lines up with the field of the science in said fantasy world. Someone walking around with laser sights in a medieval hamlet would break it for me a bit. Michael says: I remember much of video games (and at least one famous Dungeons and Dragons scenario, possibly two) back in the ‘80s had the “players stumble across a crashed starship trope” where you could end up with power armor and ray guns in a fantasy settings, which would be perceived as magic. I like that kind of cross genre gun introduction more than gunpowder becoming commonplace, I think. The video games he's referring to are Heroes of Might and Magic 6 and 7, both of which I played back in the day and are quite good. Juana says: My suspension of disbelief gets knocked out more by dialogue than guns. Jenny says: Guns aren't as bad as cell phones, in my opinion, or the magical equivalent of a cell phone that is not even trying to be anything but a cell phone. What's interesting is if you read a book that is determinedly set in the 1980s, like the Kinsey Millhone Mysteries by Sue Grafton are all determinedly set in Los Angeles in the 1980s, which is way pre-cellphone and how much extra work the protagonist has to do in investigating since Google doesn't immediately bring everything to her fingertips. Jimmy says: Fantasy doesn't require medieval setting, nor does it require swords. If you study medieval warfare, then you'll notice two things. One, only the rich have swords. Two, it is a secondary or tertiary weapon. Swords are notoriously weak. They break often. The use of guns really depends more on the story's background than it does on the genre. Bonnie says: I agree, they're okay, depending on the time period/environment involved. There's no way that they would be okay with Caina or Ridmark! Cheryl says: Nadia needs guns. I guess it depends on the fantasy topic being written. John says, I'm kind of into Flintlock fantasy, e.g. Powdermage series, et cetera. Urban fantasy also requires firearms. My favorite historical European period is really the “Knights and Guns” era, which would be the early modern period. Todd says: A deeper question is how do guns fit into the culture? In the Cloak Games/Cloak Mage universe, there are ongoing wars, so gun use and safety is taught in schools and veterans are expected to maintain proficiency against the Shadowlands incursion. There's a balance there, and the punishment for criminal misuse includes slogging and loss of freedom, if not execution. So while I think the amount of firearms in Nadia's world is a bit over the top, I can see it making sense culturally and contextually. In a different culture, it may or may not make sense. In a classic medieval setting, it wouldn't make sense. Conversely, in early 1800s Western America, a limited amount of firearms were to be expected. Every little house on the prairie would be expected to have a few rifles and perhaps a pistol or two. Setting, culture, and context all determine what the reader will find appropriate. And finally, Randy says: Depends on how they get there. Guardians of the Flame series had college kids reinvent them, which made sense, and their opponents figured out their own version. When one side has them and the other is too dumb to steal/capture some and figure them out, then yes, it doesn't work. So as you can see, we had quite a range of opinions there. For myself, I really have no strong feelings about it one way or the other. I do think guns are best suited to urban fantasy environments. In Cloak Games and Cloak Mage, as several commentaries mentioned, Nadia goes through a lot of guns. Granted, my favorite type of fantasy is what it's called basic fantasy or generic fantasy where a barbarian, a dwarf, an elf, and a wizard go to a dungeon and kill orcs and monsters. Firearms would definitely be out of place in that sort of setting. That said, I think guns and fantasy is like any other story trope and just needs to be done well to be enjoyable. I suppose it's a matter of properly setting the table for reader expectations. Like if you have a medieval style of fantasy world like Half-Elven Thief, it'd be weird to have guns suddenly show up. But if you create a setting that's an analog for 1880s America, but with wizards, then guns wouldn't be out of place. So that is it for Question of the Week. Thanks to everyone who commented and left insightful and interesting comments. 00:07:40 Advertising Results for August 2025 [Prices mentioned are USD] Now let's go on to the first of our interrelated main topics, my advertising results for last month, which would be August 2025. I haven't done an ad results roundup for a couple months, partly because it's been a really busy summer and partly because I've been adjusting some things and waiting to see the results. I'll explain more later, but the short version is that I'm losing confidence in the effectiveness of Facebook ads for selling books. But first, let's see some advertising results for August 2025. Let's start with Facebook ads where I advertise the Ghosts, Cloak Games/Cloak Mage, and the Frostborn series. The Ghosts, I got back $8.40 for every dollar spent, with 6% of the profit coming from the audiobooks, which was really nice. This one was a bit of anomaly because Ghost in the Siege did a lot of heavy lifting for this. For Cloak Games/Cloak Mage, I got back $2.70 for every dollar spent, with 12% of the revenue coming from the audiobooks. And for Frostborn, I got back $2.83 for every dollar spent, with 30% of the revenue coming from the audiobooks. Now on to Amazon ads. Remember, for an Amazon ad to be profitable, it needs to generate at least one sale/complete KU readthrough every six to eight clicks. So for Demonsouled Omnibus One, I got $5 back for every $1 spent, with a sale for every 0.82 clicks, which was really good. For Half-Elven Thief, I got back $1.22 for every dollar spent, with a sale for every 2.47 clicks. And for Dragonskull Omnibus One, I got back $28.75 for every dollar spent, with 65% of the profit coming from the audiobook, with a sale for every 0.11 clicks. Now, obviously these numbers require some explanation. The profit margin on Half-Elven Thief was narrow, but the entire series made up for it, so that's okay and it will improve when I start writing more books in the series later this year. In fact, I think I'm going to start writing the fifth one in October, if all goes well. The numbers for Dragonskull Omnibus One were so high because the ebook is $0.99, but the audiobook brings in a lot more than the ebook, something like 10 times, no, 20 times more than the ebook. BookBub ads do quite well with Google Play and Barnes and Noble. The numbers are too long to quote here, but they did quite well. All that said, the reason I'm losing confidence in Facebook ads is a combination of the loss of granular targeting and over-reliance on AI targeting. One of the paradoxes of online advertising is that the smaller and more granular your audience, the more likely your ad is to convert to sales. Narrow, targeted advertising is so much better than broad targeting. Unfortunately, Facebook has been slowly removing the more granular targeting options in favor of broader categories that don't work as well. Like you used to be able to target dozens of fantasy authors as interests for Facebook users. Now, you can only target epic fantasy and maybe J.R.R. Tolkien. In fact, I confirmed this just this morning, but you can't even target Brandon Sanderson as an interest, and he's probably the most popular epic fantasy author publishing today. To take the place of more granular targeting, Facebook has introduced AI assisted targeting, which they call Advantage Plus. Now, there's no beating around the bush. Advantage Plus isn't very good. It can garner a reasonable number of clicks on an ad, but those clicks don't convert to sales. Even with ads that don't use Advantage, Facebook still sneaks it in. So the effectiveness of Facebook ads has been in decline. Like I turned off the Facebook ads for the Demonsouled series entirely in August, and my results actually improved a good bit. So I'm going to test another series with no Facebook ads for September, and we'll see how much the results vary. Specifically, I think I'll turn off Facebook ads for Cloak Games/Cloak Mage, leave them on for Frostborn, and see if it makes any difference, and if it does make a difference, it will be time to reevaluate some advertising strategies. On the plus side, I didn't lose any money at any of my ads this month and they all turned a profit, and as always, thank you to everyone who was reading and listening to ebooks and audiobooks. 00:11:41 Does Permafree Still Work For Indie Authors? Now on to the other half of our main topic: Does Permafree still work for indie authors? One of the perennial debates in Indie Author Land is whether or not making the first book in your series free still works as a marketing tactic or not. Now, at this point, I've been doing this for over 14 years, and I have a lot of different series and quite a few different ones with free first books in the series. I thought it might be interesting to dig into the sales data and see what percentage of people who downloaded the first book went onto the second book and then the final book in the series. A few caveats and conditions: first, this is only for 2024 and the first half of 2025, since I wanted a set time sample for the data. Additionally, this is also useful for showing the conversion rate on a finished series that hasn't had a new book in years, since the final book in the Frostborn series came out in 2017, which was eight years ago at this point. Second, it will only apply to a series whose first books were free for that entire time period. Third, when I talk about conversion rates, I mean what percentage of free downloads translated into sales. For example, if Book One had a hundred free downloads and then 12 sales of Book Two and nine sales of the final book, that means 12% of people went onto the second book and then 9% on to the final book. So we had a conversion rate of 12% from the first free book to the paid second book, and then a conversion rate of 9% from the free first book to the final book in the series. So with all that in mind, let's take a look at permafree conversion rates for some of my series in 2024 and 2025. For The Ghosts, 13.47% went to the second book, and 12.72% went on to the final book. For Frostborn, 13% went to the second book and 12.93% to the final book. For Sevenfold Sword, 22.93% went to the second book and 22.81% on to the final book. For Cloak Games, 11.85% went on to the second book, and 11.67% to the final book. Silent Order, 14.64% went on to the second book, and 14.54% went to the final book. For The Tower of Endless Worlds, 17.46% went to the second book, and 17.46% went onto the final book. So I think there are a couple of conclusions we can draw from this. First, making the first book in a series permafree remains a viable marketing strategy. It doesn't usually result in dramatic spikes of sales, but instead it is good at generating more of a steady trickle. Second, anything you can do to increase the number of downloads of your free books will likely increase the sales of the paid books later in the series. That said, there are caveats. You want methods to increase the free downloads to people that might conceivably be interested in buying the books. Targeted advertising can be an effective way to do this. What's not effective is using bot farms or help from a bunch of scammers to generate a big download in free books. At best, you'll generate a bunch of downloads that won't convert, and at worst ebook platforms will detect suspicious activity and either delist your free ebook or suspend your account. Third, this strategy works even with books you don't promote very often. For example, I don't bash on the Tower of Endless Worlds because for some people it's their favorite book of mine. But in all candor, I do think it's one of my weaker books. I was trying to do something with urban fantasy I don't think I had the skills to do until Cloak Games, which was like 12 years later. So I don't really promote it, save that I made the first book in the series free a long time ago and kept it that way. It's still 17% of the people who downloaded the first book continued onto the final one. Fourth, this strategy does require some patience. It can take a while for people to read through a series. It can also take a while for a free book to get traction. Fifth, I at times hesitate to recommend this because saying write five books and make the first one free is easy to say, but it's a lot of work to do. For many new writers, getting the first book done and out into the world is a monumental challenge, then telling them to do it three or four more times and then to make the first book free does seem like a big ask, but it does work (sometimes slowly), but it does work. So that's it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe, stay healthy, and see you all next week.

Popeye might have gotten strong from eating spinach, but for the family of C.F. Seabrook, New Jersey's narcissistic patriarch of industrialized farming, spinach has been a curse. In his new book The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty, New Yorker staff writer John Seabrook charts the dramatic rise and fall of his family's Seabrook Farms. Part family memoir, part critique of industrialized agricultural capitalism, Seabrook tells the story of his grandfather C.F. Seabrook, the "Henry Ford of agriculture”, who built a frozen vegetable empire on 20,000 acres in New Jersey. Rather than a celebration of American innovation, however, The Spinach King is a parable about the dark side of capitalist ambition, explaining how the pursuit of industrial-scale farming led to worker exploitation, family destruction, and ultimately, the dynasty's collapse. Seabrook's motivation for writing about the rise and fall of his grandfather's empire? “Revenge,” he confesses, against a monster who cheated his own father and then psychologically humiliated his son. Five Key Takeaways 1. Industrial Agriculture's Labor Problem Remains Unsolved C.F. Seabrook discovered that while you can mechanize many aspects of farming, crucial tasks like harvesting and cultivation still require human hands. This 100-year-old challenge persists today—American agriculture still depends heavily on immigrant labor because Americans won't do the difficult, seasonal work.2. Capitalism Without Checks Corrupts Families The Seabrook story illustrates how pure capitalist pursuit can destroy the very thing it's meant to benefit. C.F. Seabrook's obsession with profit and control led him to psychologically abuse his sons, cheat his own father, and ultimately tear apart his family dynasty through paranoia and manipulation.3. Generational Conflict Doomed the Business The company's downfall wasn't primarily due to labor issues or market forces, but from irreconcilable differences between C.F. and his Princeton-educated son. The elder Seabrook's anti-union, authoritarian approach clashed with his son's more progressive values, creating internal warfare that destroyed the business.4. Personal Motivation Drives Powerful Storytelling John Seabrook openly admits he wrote the book for revenge against his grandfather, who had psychologically tormented his father. This personal stake transforms what could have been dry business history into a compelling family reckoning with broader implications for American capitalism.5. Agricultural Scale Has Natural Limits Unlike grain farming, vegetable agriculture may have inherent scaling limitations. Seabrook's grandfather tried to apply Henry Ford's mass production principles to farming, but vegetables—especially those requiring hand-picking—resist the kind of industrial scaling that works for manufacturing or grain production.John Seabrook has been a staff writer at The New Yorker for more than three decades. He is the author of The Song Machine, Flash of Genius, Nobrow and other books. The film ​“Flash of Genius” was based on one of his stories. He and his family live in Brooklyn.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Frozen Dreams: Finding Inspiration in the Melting Icehotel Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2025-03-25-22-34-01-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Isens kristallklara väggar gnistrade i vårsolens strålar vid Icehotel i Jukkasjärvi.En: The crystal-clear walls of ice glistened in the spring sun's rays at the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi.Sv: Ingrid och Lars tog sina första steg in i konstutställningen där iskulpturer sträckte sig mot taket som frusna drömmar.En: Ingrid and Lars took their first steps into the art exhibition where ice sculptures stretched toward the ceiling like frozen dreams.Sv: "Titta på ljuset som bryts genom isen," sa Ingrid med ett leende.En: "Look at the light refracting through the ice," said Ingrid with a smile.Sv: "Det är som magi."En: "It's like magic."Sv: Lars nickade, men kände en bekant tvekan inom sig.En: Lars nodded but felt a familiar hesitation within himself.Sv: Han var en arkitekt som älskade design, men kände ofta osäkerhet på sin egen kreativitet.En: He was an architect who loved design, but often felt uncertain about his own creativity.Sv: Inne i galleri gick paret tyst genom rummen.En: Inside the gallery, the couple walked silently through the rooms.Sv: Varje skulptur bar på en historia, formad ur det kalla vattnet.En: Each sculpture carried a story, shaped from the cold water.Sv: Plötsligt stannade Ingrid vid en skulptur av vad som såg ut som en gigantisk blomma fångad i en evig vinter.En: Suddenly, Ingrid stopped at a sculpture that looked like a gigantic flower caught in an eternal winter.Sv: "Det här är fantastiskt," viskade hon.En: "This is fantastic," she whispered.Sv: "Undrar vilka känslor konstnären ville förmedla?"En: "I wonder what emotions the artist wanted to convey?"Sv: Lars studerade iskristallens struktur.En: Lars studied the ice crystal's structure.Sv: "Jag vet inte," svarade han tveksamt.En: "I don't know," he replied hesitantly.Sv: Men trots sitt tvivel kände han en viss nyfikenhet väckas.En: But despite his doubts, he felt a certain curiosity awaken.Sv: Utanför hade en oväntad varmfront kommit.En: Outside, an unexpected warm front had arrived.Sv: Temperaturen steg och isen började smälta lite.En: The temperature rose and the ice began to melt a little.Sv: Lars kände paniken stiga.En: Lars felt panic rising.Sv: Ideérna till hans arkitektoniska projekt behövde inspiration, men tidsfönstret höll på att smälta bort framför hans ögon.En: The ideas for his architectural project needed inspiration, but the time window was melting away before his eyes.Sv: Ingrid lade märke till hans oro.En: Ingrid noticed his concern.Sv: "Lars, låt oss dokumentera det vi ser!"En: "Lars, let's document what we see!"Sv: föreslog hon ivrigt.En: she suggested eagerly.Sv: "Vi kan intervjua besökarna och se hur de känner."En: "We can interview the visitors and see how they feel."Sv: Tillsammans började de ta bilder, skriva anteckningar och ställa frågor till andra besökare.En: Together they began taking pictures, writing notes, and asking questions to other visitors.Sv: Kondens droppade från skulpturerna, men inom dropparna så Lars plötsligt möjligheter.En: Condensation dripped from the sculptures, but within the droplets, Lars suddenly saw possibilities.Sv: Den tillfälliga skönheten fångade hans fantasi.En: The ephemeral beauty captured his imagination.Sv: Medan han skissade nya idéer, fylldes hans sinne av en oväntad kreativ energi.En: As he sketched new ideas, his mind filled with an unexpected creative energy.Sv: I de smältande iskristallerna såg han ett nytt sätt att designa byggnader — flyktighet som en del av strukturen.En: In the melting ice crystals, he saw a new way to design buildings — transience as part of the structure.Sv: När utställningen började förlora sin form förstod Lars något nytt om sin konst.En: As the exhibition began to lose its form, Lars understood something new about his art.Sv: Osäkerheten smälte med isen.En: The uncertainty melted with the ice.Sv: Ingrid såg förändringen i hans ögon.En: Ingrid saw the change in his eyes.Sv: "Det är vad jag alltid har trott," sa hon.En: "That's what I've always believed," she said.Sv: "Konsten berör, om än bara för ett ögonblick."En: "Art touches, even if only for a moment."Sv: Tillsammans lämnade de utställningen, inte bara med bilder och anteckningar, utan med en känsla av förnyad inspiration och tillit.En: Together they left the exhibition, not only with pictures and notes, but with a sense of renewed inspiration and confidence.Sv: Isen må ha smält, men minnet av dess skönhet lämnade ett bestående intryck på deras hjärtan.En: The ice may have melted, but the memory of its beauty left a lasting impression on their hearts. 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Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Frozen Dreams: Lars and Ingrid's Journey Beyond the Fjords Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-01-07-08-38-19-no Story Transcript:No: Snøen lå tungt over Flåm, og fjordene var frosne, som om tiden selv hadde stoppet.En: The snow lay heavily over Flåm, and the fjords were frozen, as if time itself had stopped.No: Toget på Flåmsbana snodde seg gjennom den vakre, men krevende naturen.En: The train on the Flåmsbana wove through the beautiful yet demanding nature.No: Ingen steder var som Flåm om vinteren, tenkte Lars.En: Nowhere was like Flåm in winter, thought Lars.No: Men i det siste hadde tankene hans vært andre steder.En: But lately, his thoughts had been elsewhere.No: Lars stod ved jernbanen, pakket inn i en tykk jakke.En: Lars stood by the railway, wrapped in a thick jacket.No: Han så utover landskapet han hadde vist frem for utallige turister.En: He looked out over the landscape he had shown to countless tourists.No: Han elsket disse fjellene, men drømmen om å skrive presset seg stadig sterkere frem.En: He loved these mountains, but the dream of writing was pressing itself ever more strongly forward.No: "Hei, Lars!En: "Hey, Lars!No: Klar for dagens tur?En: Ready for today's tour?"No: " Ingrid kom hastende mot ham, smilende og full av energi.En: Ingrid came rushing towards him, smiling and full of energy.No: Hun var ny i jobben som guide, og Lars så både sitt yngre selv og noe nytt i henne.En: She was new in the job as a guide, and Lars saw both his younger self and something new in her.No: "Ja, Ingrid.En: "Yes, Ingrid.No: La oss gjøre dette," svarte Lars, og bestemte seg for å lære henne alt han kunne.En: Let's do this," answered Lars, deciding to teach her everything he could.No: De siste dagene hadde turistene vært få.En: The last few days, tourists had been few.No: Vinteren gjorde reisen utfordrende, men for Ingrid var hver dag en ny sjanse.En: Winter made the journey challenging, but for Ingrid, every day was a new opportunity.No: Hun ville bevise at hun var dyktig, i stand til å gjøre en forskjell.En: She wanted to prove that she was capable, able to make a difference.No: Men iblant kjente hun en tvil gnage.En: But sometimes she felt a gnawing doubt.No: Var hun god nok?En: Was she good enough?No: Hun så opp til Lars, mannen som visste alt.En: She looked up to Lars, the man who knew everything.No: Likevel merket hun at han ofte var fjern med tankene et annet sted.En: Yet she noticed he was often distant, his thoughts elsewhere.No: "Dere sikkert vil se fjorden der borte," sa Lars og pekte ut.En: "You probably want to see the fjord over there," said Lars and pointed out.No: "Ser du de fjellene, Ingrid?En: "Do you see those mountains, Ingrid?No: Hver stein har sin historie," la han til, og Ingrid hørte fascinert etter.En: Every stone has its own story," he added, and Ingrid listened, fascinated.No: Lars visste hvordan å fange folks interesse.En: Lars knew how to capture people's interest.No: Så, en dag, begynte snøen å falle tungt, mye mer enn vanlig.En: Then, one day, the snow began to fall heavily, much more than usual.No: Snart kjørte de gjennom en hvit vegg.En: Soon, they were traveling through a white wall.No: Toget saktnet farten, og Lars fikk beskjed fra føreren.En: The train slowed down, and Lars received a message from the driver.No: Snøstormen gjorde det umulig å fortsette.En: The snowstorm made it impossible to continue.No: De måtte stoppe midt i fjellet!En: They had to stop in the middle of the mountain!No: Lars visste at de måtte holde turistene rolige.En: Lars knew they had to keep the tourists calm.No: "Ingrid, vi kan ikke miste dem.En: "Ingrid, we can't lose them.No: Vi må holde alle varme," sa han, med et glimt av spenning i stemmen.En: We must keep everyone warm," he said, with a hint of excitement in his voice.No: Ingrid nikket, klar til å vise hva hun hadde lært.En: Ingrid nodded, ready to show what she had learned.No: Sammen organiserte de passasjerene i små grupper.En: Together they organized the passengers into small groups.No: De fortalte historier om fjellene rundt dem, historier fra norske legender og egen erfaring.En: They told stories about the mountains around them, stories from Norwegian legends and personal experiences.No: Ingrid snakket, og til sin glede så hun smilene som steg i passasjerenes ansikter.En: Ingrid spoke, and to her delight, she saw smiles appear on the passengers' faces.No: "Du gjør det bra, Ingrid," innrømmet Lars etter hvert.En: "You're doing well, Ingrid," admitted Lars eventually.No: For første gang på lenge følte han at gleden ved å fortelle historier blomstret opp igjen i ham.En: For the first time in a long while, he felt the joy of storytelling blossom within him again.No: Kanskje disse historier skulle skrives?En: Maybe these stories should be written?No: Som stormen ebbet ut, steg også roen i Lars.En: As the storm subsided, so did the unrest in Lars.No: Ideen om å skrive, den hadde aldri vært klarere.En: The idea of writing had never been clearer.No: Ingrid hadde lært av denne opplevelsen også.En: Ingrid had also learned from this experience.No: Hun merket styrken inni seg, ulikt noe hun hadde følt før.En: She felt a strength within her, unlike anything she had felt before.No: Hun var ikke bare en veileder, men en som knyttet bånd mellom folk og historie.En: She was not just a guide but a link between people and history.No: Da tåken lettet og toget kunne bevege seg igjen, så både Lars og Ingrid på hverandre med et nytt syn.En: When the fog lifted and the train could move again, both Lars and Ingrid looked at each other with a new perspective.No: Lars visste at han måtte følge drømmen og skrive.En: Lars knew he had to follow his dream and write.No: Ingrid forstod at hun hadde funnet sin plass, som en stemme for Flåms skjulte undere.En: Ingrid realized she had found her place, as a voice for Flåm's hidden wonders.No: I den snødekte stillheten var de blitt endret.En: In the snowy silence, they had been changed.No: De var begge klare for en ny reise i livet.En: They were both ready for a new journey in life. 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On Chirstmas Day, 1977, 31-year-old Jerry Davies walked into the Madison Police Department and reported information that culminated in the most highy publicized trial in Wisconsin's history to that point. Just hours prior, Jerry participated in burying a human body in a frozen snowbank on the outskirts of Madison, and initiated an investigation that blew the lid off of Madison's secret underground Red Light District, hiding for years under the guise of massage parlors, 'health spas,' and burlesque clubs. Trafficking in sex, drugs, and an antidote for lonliness, the scene provided the backdrop of one of the most sensational murder cases ever in our state, providing a study in human manipulation and a lesson that you may never quite know someone as well as you think you do. Scott and Mickey kick off 2024 discussing this case as well as more true crime stories featuring your favorite state in the opening banter, including that of Gypsy Rose Blanchard.    Sources: "The Act" - Hulu Miniseries Capitol Times - Archives Harter, Karl - "Winter of Frozen Dreams" "Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose" - Lifetime Docu-series State vs Hoffman "Winter of Frozen Dreams" - 2009 Movie Wisconsin State Journal - Archives     Facebook Twitter Website Email us:  badgerbizarre@outlook.com   Opening Trailer: Ed Gein Sound Byte : "Hard Copy" - Paramount Domestic/CBS Televsion Frank Lloyd Wright and Jeffery Dahmer Sound Byte - WISN 12 News - Milwaukee, WI Jeffery Dahmer Quotes: "Inside Edition"  - King World/CBS Television/CBS Media   Attribution for Music: Trailer: Composer: Adam Phillip Zwirchmayr https://www.pond5.com/ Intro: https://pixabay.com/ Outro: Composer: Viacheslav Sarancha  https://www.pond5.com/     Attribution for logo design: Red Claw Scratch Photo                

Good morning rockers and welcome back to Evil FM and as usual I've got a great show lined up for you today to help shake off those Monday blues. Before we get into it, I will now be putting out the podcast once a fortnight with the usual two shows from both myself and Captain Freak-Out. But, on today's show I've got tracks coming up from Dio, Sickle of dust, Frozen Dreams, Owlbear, Judas Priest, Iron Flame, Paladine, Witchseeker and Sleeping Romance. If you have any tracks you'd like me to play then you can drop me a line at evilfm75@gmail.com or over on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/FMEvil My Linktree Social Media Profiles Check Out The Devil And The Awesome Four 2nd Edition Captain Freak-Out's Psychedelic Radio   EVIL FM APPAREL NOW AVAILABLE. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE.   My cousin Michael McDonagh recently started his own little T-shirt business on Spread shirt and he is adding new products all the time. Check it out at the link below and tell him I sent you over ;-) MACS APPAREL    Kabuki Website   If you haven't checked out Captain Freak-Out's Psychedelic Radio then just click the link, head on over and get ready to enjoy some classic stoner and Prog rock courtesy of Nicholas.  CAPTAIN FREAK-OUT'S PSYCHEDELIC RADIO Artwork by the fantastic LUIS ROYO

The dimensional field around the Project Dahlia black site has been breached and the crew have successfully infiltrated the base.  However, the situation is far worse than they could have imagined as they face off with a relentless monster set on devouring them.  Cody tries to make a new friend.  Durrin sees a glimpse at peace.  Merrick gives it to her at the 45. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/noquestcast Save 10% storewide at https://mistymountaingaming.com/ with our code: NOQUEST10 Theme Song: "Escaped from the Lost Temple" by Eugene Levitas (ASCAP) Additional Music Credits: "Mysterious Celesta" by Ashot-Danielyan-Composer (https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-mysterious-celesta-114064/) "War is Coming" by Musictown (https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-war-is-coming-103662/) "Horror Music Box 2" by UNIVERSFIELD (https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-horror-music-box-2-145144/) "Frozen Dreams" by Dream-Protocol (https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-frozen-dreams-ambient-432hz-114391/) "Everything You Know is Wrong" by GeoffreyBurch (https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-everything-you-know-is-wrong-glbml-20885/) "Epic Hybrid Rock Trailer" by ComaStudio (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-epic-hybrid-rock-trailer-158531/) "Near Danger" by GuilhermeBernardes (https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-near-danger-10375/) "Water Lilly" by tomhUK (https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-water-lilly-7979/) "Through Alien Worlds" by Dream-Protocol (https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-through-alien-worlds-21492/) "Bullet Proof" by Jason Bradley Livesay "Abandoned House" by UNIVERSFIELD (https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-abandoned-house-music-box-paranormal-147262/) No Quest for the Wicked uses trademarks and/or copyrights owned by Paizo Inc., used under Paizo's Community Use Policy (paizo.com/communityuse). We are expressly prohibited from charging you to use or access this content. No Quest for the Wicked is not published, endorsed, or specifically approved by Paizo. For more information about Paizo Inc. and Paizo products, visit paizo.com.

A shocking revelation about a crew member puts an even greater importance on stopping whatever is happening on Ni as the crew make preparations to assault the Project Dahlia black site.  Durrin takes a suspicious stroll.  Merrick becomes a mentor of purpose.  Cody searches for luck.  Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/noquestcast Save 10% storewide at https://mistymountaingaming.com/ with our code: NOQUEST10 Theme Song: "Escaped from the Lost Temple" by Eugene Levitas (ASCAP) Additional Music Credits: "Universe Space" by Music_For_Videos (https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-universe-space-161447/) "Valley of Eden" by geoffharvey (https://pixabay.com/music/fantasy-dreamy-childrens-valley-of-eden-150615/) "Relax Music" by BluBonRelaXon (https://pixabay.com/music/small-emotions-relax-music-7738/) "Frozen Dreams" by Dream-Protocol (https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-frozen-dreams-ambient-432hz-114391/) "Cold Cinematic Landscape" by Lexin_Music (https://pixabay.com/music/beautiful-plays-cold-cinematic-landscape-116954/) "Relax Music" by BluBonRelaXon (https://pixabay.com/music/small-emotions-relax-music-7738/) "The Beauty of Winter" by JuliusH (https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-the-beauty-of-winter-epic-orchestra-majestic-music-10741/) "Serious Dark Ambient Atmosphere" by Ashot-Danielyan-Composer (https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-serious-dark-ambient-atmosphere-116115/) "Home Is Where You Are" by Onoychenkomusic (https://pixabay.com/music/nostalgia-home-is-where-you-are-153024/) "Playing In Color" by Nullhertz (https://pixabay.com/music/beautiful-plays-playing-in-color-120336/) "Tension Horror Theme" by Stringer_Bell (https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-tension-horror-theme-158186/) "Through Alien Worlds" by Dream-Protocol (https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-through-alien-worlds-21492/) "Boss Fight" by TimKulig (https://pixabay.com/music/synthwave-boss-fight-143121/) "Near Danger" by GuilhermeBernardes (https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-near-danger-10375/) "Evolution" by Nicolai Patricio No Quest for the Wicked uses trademarks and/or copyrights owned by Paizo Inc., used under Paizo's Community Use Policy (paizo.com/communityuse). We are expressly prohibited from charging you to use or access this content. No Quest for the Wicked is not published, endorsed, or specifically approved by Paizo. For more information about Paizo Inc. and Paizo products, visit paizo.com.

Massage parlors in Madison, Wisconsin of the 1970s and 80s were red hot and ice cold. Muriel greases us up with a classic tale of orgies, murders, Quaaludes, and the evil side of biochemistry. Barbara Hoffman was a brilliant scientist in the streets and a freak in the sheets. However you like it, steamy or frozen solid, this episode has it all. Muriel's primary source is "Winter of Frozen Dreams" by Karl Harter. If you appreciate our independent endeavor, please check us out on ⁠Patreon⁠ or ⁠Spotify⁠. Subscribing to one of those is the greatest possible way to support this podcast. Thank you! A note about exclusive episodes: for the full back catalogue of Muriel's Murders exclusive episodes, please sign up on ⁠Patreon⁠. For exclusive episodes starting with #33 delivered straight into your Spotify feed, please sign up on ⁠Spotify⁠. Both services will get you access to all the new exclusive episodes going forward. Thank you!  Music by Mario Casalini. Follow him on ⁠IG⁠. Check out this ⁠Spotify Playlist⁠ of music he produced. Here are Muriel's Murders ⁠Social Media⁠ links.  Our DMs are open, we love hearing from you! murielsmurders@gmail.com ⁠www.murielsmurders.com

Tracked down by Veil, the crew needs to make amends and once again join forces with the enigmatic hunter.  Cody charms the blue collar crowd.  Merrick protects a VIP.  Durrin is given an out. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/noquestcast Save 10% storewide at https://mistymountaingaming.com/ with our code: NOQUEST10 Preorder Niall's book: bit.ly/dragonpreorder23 Theme Song: "Escaped from the Lost Temple" by Eugene Levitas (ASCAP) Additional Music Credits: "Violet Sky" by Space_Cat (https://pixabay.com/music/video-games-violet-sky-132020/) "Frozen Dreams" by Dream-Protocol (https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-frozen-dreams-ambient-432hz-114391/) "Melting Ice Cinematic Soundscape" by NaturesEye (https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-melting-ice-cinematic-soundscape-5486/) "Beyond The Night" by Dream-Protocol (https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-beyond-the-night-moody-ambient-cello-111664/) "Pump It Up" by Tilman Sillescu (BMI) "Mystical Thing" by SergeQuadrado (https://pixabay.com/music/acoustic-group-mystical-thing-21569/) "Alien Shifter" by Dream-Protocol (https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-alien-shifter-ambient-soundscape-112285/) "Stealth Escape" by aldermanswe (https://pixabay.com/music/beats-stealth-escape-3937/) "The Fight" by Jason Bradley Livesay (ASCAP) "Cygnosphere" by DSTechnician (https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-cygnosphere-114284/) "Action Epic Cinematic Victory" by ZakharValaha (https://pixabay.com/music/action-action-epic-cinematic-victory-7195/) "Legends" by Lightyeartraxx (https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-kim-lightyear-legends-109307/) No Quest for the Wicked uses trademarks and/or copyrights owned by Paizo Inc., used under Paizo's Community Use Policy (paizo.com/communityuse). We are expressly prohibited from charging you to use or access this content. No Quest for the Wicked is not published, endorsed, or specifically approved by Paizo. For more information about Paizo Inc. and Paizo products, visit paizo.com.

In 1977, Madison Wisconsin had their own Black Widow, a young, former University of Wisconsin student Barbara Hoffman. In this episode, we will discuss the murders and the murder trial, as well as the mysterious vixen behind the murders. Sources-- Harter, Karl. Winter of Frozen Dreams. Newspapers.com

In this episode we discuss the murder of Gerald Davies, as well as, the double murder trial of Barbara Hoffman, Queen of the Massage Parlors. Sources: Harter, Karl. Winter of Frozen Dreams. Newspapers.com

On Christmas morning 1977, 31 year old Jerry Davies pulled his Chevrolet into a spot outside of the Madison, Wisconsin police station. He shuddered as he stepped out of the warmth of his vehicle. It was cold and gray that morning - 22 degrees below zero - and no amount of twinkling lights or holiday wishes could warm his body...or his soul. This Week's Episode Is Brought To You By: Bombas - Comfort-Focused Apparel - bombas.com/lovemurder and code: lovemurder for 20% off your first order! Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - Free 14-Day Trial https://shopify.com/lovemurder My Life In A Book - Everyone Has A Story - mylifeinabook.com/discount/LOVEMURDER Discount Code: LOVEMURDER for $10 off your first order Sources: Winter of Frozen Dreams by Karl Harter Cracked article by Ryan Menezes (Oct 2020) Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod  Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Christmas morning 1977, 31 year old Jerry Davies pulled his Chevrolet into a spot outside of the Madison, Wisconsin police station. He shuddered as he stepped out of the warmth of his vehicle. It was cold and gray that morning - 22 degrees below zero - and no amount of twinkling lights or holiday wishes could warm his body...or his soul. This Week's Episode Is Brought To You By: Bombas - Comfort-Focused Apparel - bombas.com/lovemurder and code: lovemurder for 20% off your first order! Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - Free 14-Day Trial https://shopify.com/lovemurder My Life In A Book - Everyone Has A Story - mylifeinabook.com/discount/LOVEMURDER Discount Code: LOVEMURDER for $10 off your first order Sources: Winter of Frozen Dreams by Karl Harter Cracked article by Ryan Menezes (Oct 2020) Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod  Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jerry kann sein Glück nicht fassen: Unter allen Männern hat Barbara sich ausgerechnet für ihn entschieden! Und auch als Barbara ihn am 23. Dezember 1977 bittet, ihr bei einem äußerst ungewöhnlichen Problem zu helfen, willigt Jerry natürlich ein. Gemeinsam verstecken die beiden eine Leiche. ***Podimo*** Ab Januar hört ihr alle Folgen der Schwarzen Akte exklusiv bei Podimo. Ein paar der bestehenden Episoden und die erste Folge in jedem Monat hört ihr weiterhin überall da, wo es Podcasts gibt. Unter www.podimo.de/schwarzeakte könnt ihr als Neukunden Podimo noch bis zum 20.12.2022 90 Tage kostenlos testen. Alle Infos im Detail lest ihr in einem Beitrag auf unserem Instagram-Account @schwarzeakte. ***Schwarze Akte - Das Buch*** Das Buch zur Schwarzen Akte erhaltet ihr überall, wo es Bücher gibt! www.schwarzeakte.de/buch ***Fallvorschläge*** Du hast von einem mysteriösen Fall gehört, den wir uns mal genauer anschauen sollten? Gerne immer her damit! Damit wir keinen Fall übersehen, schick uns deinen Vorschlag am besten über unser Formular. Das findest du unter www.bit.ly/akte-vorschlag Danke für deine Unterstützung! ***Links zum Fall*** Das Buch „Winter of Frozen Dreams“ von Karl Harter (1991): https://bit.ly/akte129-buch *** Trailer zum Film, der auf dem Buch beruht: https://bit.ly/akte129-trailer ***Wir übernehmen keine Haftung für die Inhalte externer Links*** Herzlich willkommen bei der Schwarzen Akte - dem Mystery True Crime Podcast. Es sind Details, die ein gewöhnliches Verbrechen von einem unglaublichen Mysterium unterscheiden. Wir stellen euch hier Fälle vor, bei denen sich eure Nackenhaare sträuben und von denen ihr bislang steif und fest behauptet hättet, dass so etwas nie im Leben passieren kann. Jeden Dienstag veröffentlichen wir eine neue Folge mit außergewöhnlichen Kriminalfällen und überlegen, ob auch an der merkwürdigsten Spekulation doch ein Fünkchen Wahrheit zu erkennen ist. Schreibt uns gern eure Theorien an schwarzeakte@julep.de, auf Instagram an @schwarzeakte, auf Facebook an @SchwarzeAktePodcast oder auf YouTube an @SchwarzeAkteTrueCrimePodcast Hosts: Anne Luckmann & Christopher Bücklein Redaktion: Silva Hanekamp Produktion: Falko Schulte Eine Produktion der Julep Studios ***SPOILER*** In diesem Fall wurde ein Urteil gesprochen.

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S3E60: You Ripped My Balls w/ Atomic Gas! *Available on your favorite streaming service* Apple, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer, Listen Notes Grim reminisces about the ‘old days’; Ben’s hallucinations and ripped balls,and that time there was a dead animal under the trailer, reminds everyone that there was a Harlem Tiger King, debuts Grandma’s Pantry, and of course we play brutal metal for your ear balls! Bands/Songs: Hallucination Realized, SONG: Liberated by Submission, https://www.facebook.com/Hallucinationrealized/ Ebony Sorrow, SONG: The Blood Shall Mirror the Soul, https://www.facebook.com/ebonysorrow/ Chelseigh, SONG: Self Realization and its Visceral Disappointment, https://www.facebook.com/chelseighband/ ScumFire, SONG:The Machine, https://scumfire.bandcamp.com/ Dead Head, SONG: Sunshine, https://www.facebook.com/Deadheadthrash/ Graves of Giants, SONG: Chernobyl Circus, https://www.facebook.com/gravesofgiants/ Haunt, SONG: Spend a Fortune, https://www.facebook.com/hauntthenation/ Dust Bolt, SONG: Chaos Possession, https://www.facebook.com/dustbolt/ Embrace of Thorns, SONG: Stoking the Fire of Resentment, https://www.facebook.com/EmbraceOfThorns/ Frozen Dreams, SONG: Awaken the Darkness, https://www.facebook.com/Frozendreamsofficial/ Grandma’s Pantry Special Guest: Windbreed, thank you Chris Dalcin.

Scripture: Genesis 37:5-8,  Romans 12:1-2, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 37:23-24, Genesis 39:11-12, Genesis 50:19-20, Genesis 45:7, Ephesians 1:23  Topics: Dreams, Joseph, Frozen Goals

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A man leads police to a body buried in a snowbank on Christmas Day, 1977. This murder in Madison, Wisconsin, would captivate the public with a tale of sex, murder, drugs and money.     Resources: Book: Winter of Frozen Dreams - by Karl Harter Video: Winter of Frozen Dreams  

Steve Cooper talks with actor Scott Cohen. Scott is a face recognizable to many thanks to numerous roles in television, film, and theater. He is perhaps best known for his work on a variety of television series, including Gilmore Girls, on which he starred as Max Medina, the love interest of Lauren Graham's Lorelai. He also starred in SHO's hit series, Street Time and Necessary Roughness and has appeared on NYPD Blue, Law and Order: Trial By Jury, The Practice, Without a Trace, Grey's Anatomy, CSI, Castle and Blue Bloods, among other series. He starred opposite Natalie Portman in Don Roos' feature film The Other Woman and has appeared in Everybody's Fine, alongside Robert DeNiro, in Nicole Holofcener's Please Give, and in Ed Zwick's Love and Other Drugs and has starred in numerous independent films, including Iron Cross, Winter of Frozen Dreams, and indie darling Kissing Jessica Stein and appeared alongside Mel Gibson in How I Spent My Summer Vacation. His prolific theater resume includes roles in the Broadway comedy "Losing Louie" for the Manhattan Theater Club, in David Ives' The Other Woman and in A Nervous Smile opposite Amy Brenneman, among many others.