Podcast appearances and mentions of John Ringo

John Ringo, prolific author of mil sf and science fiction, joins the Gab! Black Tide Rising: Volume 2! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/black-tide-rising-volume-2-graphic-novel

EPISODE 117 | Stay Awake – The Wokeness Issue In a classic example of the weird mirror world days we are currently moving through, a term used by Black people to mean one thing has been turned by opportunists into something totally different.  So, let's look at the origin of the term "woke", how it's been used, African-American Vernacular English (AAVE), the Black Lives Matter movement, Defund the Police, and the appropriating of the word by those who see more personal profit in keeping us all divided. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee. #ConspiracyClearinghouse #sharingiscaring #donations #support #buymeacoffee You can also SUBSCRIBE to this podcast. Review us here or on IMDb!  SECTIONS 02:23 - Hi Diddle Dee Dee (An Actor's Life For Me) - Jive talk/hep talk/Harlemese/Ebonics/AAVE, "stay woke" 10:53 - Someday My Prince Will Come - Black Lives Matter, Campaign Zero, M4BL 15:44 - Little April Shower - Defund the Police, support drops drastically 21:07 - Pink Elephants on Parade - All lives matter, white lives matter, blue lives matter, Russian trolls try to start a race war, #fakehashtags, athletes kneel in protest 26:59 - I Wan'na Be Like You - "Woke" becomes a snarl term, cancel culture rises, Cultural Marxism, the mirror world ascendant 33:55 - Heigh Ho - Musk's "woke mind virus" (WMV); DeSantis declares war with the PREA ("Don't Say Gay") and Stop WOKE, fights with the Mouse, babbles about Critical Race Theory 41:00 - Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah - Woke Christianity, woke Capitalism, corporate sociopolitical activism (CSA); John Ringo, ConCarolinas and Go Woke, Go Broke; Boycotts against Nike, Gillette, United Airlines, Disney, Bud Light 49:50 - Cruella De Vril - GAG targets Target, astroturfing, DeSantis goes after DEI programs 53:30 - Second Star to the Right - How it all has come to this Music by Fanette Ronjat More Info EPISODE 40 | When Nerds Attack - Gamergate, Elevatorgate & Sad Puppies EPISODE 41 | Critical Race Theory - Re-examining "Normal" EPISODE 61 | The Great Replacement - The White Wing Goes Mainstream EPISODE 100 | Conspirasphere Rising - A Talk w/Derek Arnold EPISODE 106 | Suffer the Children – Pizzagate, Wayfair & the Seeds of QAnon Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films A history of “wokeness” on Vox Wokeness: A Brief History of Wokeness, Woke Culture, and Staying Woke by University Press Cab Calloway's “Hepster Dictionary,” a 1939 Glossary of the Lingo (the “Jive”) of the Harlem Renaissance Prof. Cab Calloway's Swingformation Bureau on Cult Jones, Books for Visionaries Ebony + Phonics on PBS EBONICS: Its Origins and Significance on Our Time Press Oakland School District Recognizes Black English in the Los Angeles Times Lessons from the media's coverage of the 1996 Ebonics controversy Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement video The Origin Of Woke: William Melvin Kelley Is The 'Woke' Godfather We Never Acknowledged Black Lives Matter website Campaign Zero website M4BL website Fake 'BLM Manifesto' Is Taken From Italian Fascism Document What Does Defund the Police Mean? at the Police Brutality Center What Do “Defund the Police” and “Police Abolition” Mean? And What Do They Not Mean? on Close Up Washington DC 7 myths about “defunding the police” debunked on the Brookings website Why saying "all lives matter" communicates to Black people that their lives don't on CBS News White Lives Matter on SPLC Blue Lives Matter on Participedia Virtual Hatred: How Russia Tried to Start a Race War in the United States - paper by William Aceves Me Too website Americans and ‘Cancel Culture': Where Some See Calls for Accountability, Others See Censorship, Punishment at Pew Research Center Is Cancel Culture Effective? at University of Southern Florida What Is Cancel Culture and What Does It Mean in 2024? on Vice Cancel Culture: Myth or Reality? paper abstract Why we can't stop fighting about cancel culture on Vox ‘Marxists are brainwashing us': The conspiracy theory taking hold among some on the right in El Pais Cultural Marxism: An Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory? - briefing form Antisemitism Policy Trust How sport became a vehicle for far-right conspiracy theories Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein  When brands go woke, do they go broke? on The Chartered Institute of Marketing A First-Amendment Case for Freedom from the Woke Religion on New Discourses On National Beer Day 2024, the US is drinking more Modelo than Bud Light as NA brews rise This Gay Conservative Twitter Account Is the Latest Trying to Use Drag to Stir Outrage Is ‘Gays against Groomers' the new Libs of TikTok? on the Daily Dot Astroturfing on The Midea Manipulation casebook Target's Pride collection features ‘tuck-friendly' swimsuits for adults, not kids on AP News The feud between Ron DeSantis and Disney, explained on Vox Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill banning DEI initiatives in public colleges on NPR Gov. Ron DeSantis' war on 'woke' appears to be losing steam in Florida on NPR Follow us on social: Facebook Twitter Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of a 2022 Gold Quill Award, 2022 Gold MarCom Award, 2021 AVA Digital Award Gold, 2021 Silver Davey Award, 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence, and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.  PRAGUE TIMES - A city is more than just a location - it's a kaleidoscope of history, places, people and trends. This podcast looks at Prague, in the center of Europe, from a number of perspectives, including what it is now, what is has been and where it's going. It's Prague THEN, Prague NOW, Prague LATER 

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy. We had a fun chat today about whether or not waterborne navies have a role in an FTL future. We had a lot of cool guests, some good conversational drift and all the fun that coffee can facilitate. We had authors Christopher DiNote, Jim Curtis and Rick Partlow on to chat with us today! We wandered far and wide, so join us for this fun thought experiment. Seriously, go check this out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!!  Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt) Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt) Madam Stabby Stab (Uber Fan) (Horror Nerd) We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling! Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our Website: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast Today's Sponsor Vacuum Sucks Hard by Chris Winder & JR Handley: https://www.amazon.com/Vacuums-Suck-Hard-Adventures-STICK-ebook/dp/B07M7L4D8P Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% off War Fish by Terry Mixon: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/war-fish-terry-mixon/1131004075 Looking Glass Series by John Ringo: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CDCRQXJ1 A Passage at Arms by Glen Cook: https://www.amazon.com/Passage-at-Arms-Glen-Cook-ebook/dp/B07H48CC6P/ Follow Christopher DiNote on social media Christopher's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Dinote/e/B07QPTWCMV Christopher's Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/DiNotesAuthors Christopher's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopherdinote/ Christopher's Book Reviews: https://upstreamreviews.substack.com/ Follow Jim Curtis on social media Jim's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00J06YA56/ Jim's Website: https://oldnfo.org/ Jim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/old_nfo Jim's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimctx/ Jim's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.curtis.351 Jim's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OldNFO Follow Rick Partlow on social media Rick's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rick%20Partlow/e/B00B1GNL4E Rick's Website: https://rickpartlow.com/ Rick's Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/dutyhonorplanet Rick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rickpartlow534/featured Rick's Publisher: https://aethonbooks.com/ Rick's Publisher: https://variantpublications.com/ #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #ChristopherDiNote #RickPartlow #JimCurtis #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #Tardis #DrWho #Serenity #Firefly #Promethius #Aliens #FTL #FasterThanLight #SpaceNavy #AethonBooks #VariantPublications #CajunNavy #BattleTech #StarTrek #USSEnterprise #MillenniumFalcon #StarWars #BSG #BattlestarGalactica #Helldivers2 #ExCom #USCoastGuard #USCG #USCGEagle #Eagle #USCoastGuardAcademy #USCGA #USNavalAcademy #USNA #WarFishbyTerryMixon #TerryMixon #JohnRingo #GlenCook #submarine #PassageAtArmsbyGlennCook #PassageAtArms #LoyalWingmanProgram #UAV #Drone #UnmannedAerialVehicle #LookingGlassSeriesByJohnRingo #LookingGlassSeries --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades/support

John Ringo discusses his latest novel, Beyond the Ranges; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 51. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Beyond-The-Ranges-Part-Two-Tinker-Part-51.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

The Blasters & Blades Podcast Just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy. Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt) Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt) Madam Stabby Stab (Uber Fan) (Horror Nerd) We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling! Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our Website: https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast Today's Sponsor Galaxy's Most Wanted by Michael LaVoice: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CJ1BV9JL Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% off Red Bull Drop Video: https://youtu.be/FHtvDA0W34I?si=E2YwqXFX30Js7DkQ Colonel Joseph Kittinger, USAF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger Follow David Hensley on social media David's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dave-Hensley/author/B0BK1FYWZK David's Website: https://davidwhensley.com/ David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhensleywrites David's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Davidhensleywrites/ David's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dhensleywrites/ Follow John Ringo on social media John's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Ringo/author/B000APPSXE John's Substack: https://johnringoauthor.substack.com/ John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jringo1508 John's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.ringo.90857 John's Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ringo John's Website: https://ringostavern.com/ Follow William Joseph Roberts on social media William's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B07FBXSQDX William's Website: https://williamjosephroberts.com/ William's Twitter: https://twitter.com/WJRoberts12 William's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wj.roberts.129 William's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/williamjroberts76/ William's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@williamjosephroberts9448/featured William's Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/WJRoberts William's Tumblr: https://williamjosephroberts.tumblr.com/ William's Publishing House: https://www.threeravenspublishing.com #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #DavidHensley #JohnRingo #WilliamJosephRobertsHillbilly #Hillbilly #WilliamJosephRoberts #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #threeravenspublishing #threeravens # 3ravenspublishing #3ravens #3RP #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #wheeloftime #wot #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #ChroniclesofNarnia #CSLewis #Brontosaurus #HelldiversUniverse #HelldiversII #Helldivers2 #Helldivers1 #HelldiversI #ArrowheadGameStudios #LotR #LordOfTheRings #JRRTolkien #Tolkien #TheHobbit #EyeOfTheStormByJohnRingo #EyeOfTheStorm #MichaelLaVoice #GalaxysMostWanted #GalaxysMostWantedbyMichaelLaVoice #Iraq #IraqWar #GulfWar #Mesopotamia #GulfWar2 #Airborne #Paratroopers #Dropships #droppods #82ndAirborne #101stAirborne #OrbitalAssault #ContestedLanding #OrbitalDrop #NSFW #Cussing #Curses #CaptainAmerica --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades/support

Mark interviews Lydia and David Sherrer about their company Chenoweth Press and the books and games they produce and publish collaboratively. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update and a word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by the awesome supporters of this podcast who provide their supprt via Patreon and Buy Me A Coffee. With special thanks to Nikki Guerlain for the recent huge BUY ME A COFFEE donation. In the interview, Mark talks to Lydia and David about: How Lydia's role as a writing is part of a biological imperitive Growing up reading everything in sight and also being into Lord of the Rings by the time she was five years old Always telling herself stories and writing some of them down over the years Finding out that what she studied in college wasn't a good career fit and then following her father's example of being an entrepreneur Publishing her first two books around 2012/2013 Lydia and David setting a ten-year plan that by then David would be able to quit his full-time job David enjoying playing Magic The Gathering card game when he was young Getting invited to a gaming store that was in his town and becoming enamored with it Opening up his own gaming store when he graduated from highschool The technical engineering background that David had and how he applied those skills to ads and marketing Getting frustrated with his job at about the time that Lydia was starting to earn good money from her writing Deciding that he wanted to turn his gaming hobby into a career by starting with a spreadsheet How playing cards are one of the easiest and most flexible mediums to make a game in The game Cat Magic taking roughly twenty minutes of calculations and figuring to get the first draft of the game started The catch-phrase for Love, Lies, and Magic Book 8 in that series releasing March 1, 2024 How Cat Magic the novel was the best of Lydia's books that had an existing audience for creating the first game of David's game design career David's role in being an alpha reader and providing Lydia with early feedback on her writing The Kickstarter campaign they ran to get the Cat Magic game off the ground The important Give 90% of the time, ask 10% of the time rule with communities you are engaged in The years of behind the scenes hard work and constantly giving and sharing with the community that built up the success seen in recent Kickstarters 80% of their sales coming from direct sales versus sales from retailers Storing 15,000 copies of Lydia's books in their basement Hiring a college student to help with some of the menial tasks like packaging up books for direct sale orders The various logistics of their shipping operation Hiring a nanny to keep their kids close and at home, but allowing them the freedom to get their work done during the day Their five-year-old discovering capitalism, entrepreneurship, and wanting to become a part of their business Advice that David and Lydia would offer to other couples interested in running a business like this And more . . .   After the interview, Mark reflects on the concept of building the kind of life that you want as well as the community-giving focus as an authentic way to connect and offer something of value.   Links of Interest: Lydia Sherrer's Website Chenoweth Press Lydia Sherrer's Store EP 312 - The Dialogue Doctor Will See You Now EP 266 - "Let's Talk Dialogue with Jeff Elkins," He Said Reflectively EP 157 - A Conversation with Jeff Elkins The Dialogue Doctor The Uncollected Anthology Website Uncollected Anthology Live Author Chat (April 10, 2024 - YouTube) There Ain't No Cure For The Winter Wolf Blues 2024 The Write Stuff StoryBundle (Limited Time Offer) WMG Anthology Workshop August 2024 Stark Publishing Support for Authors Via Margins Agency ScribeCount (Mark's Affiliate Link) Mark's YouTube Channel Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon Hex and the City The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard   Lydia Sherrer is an award-winning and USA Today-bestselling author of snark-filled adventures creating stories you love to love, and hate to leave. She is the author of the bestselling urban fantasy Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus universe of books featuring several series, which have sold over half a million copies world-wide. Most recently she has released the TransDimensional Hunter series with NYT bestselling author John Ringo. Lydia subsists on liberal amounts of dark chocolate and tea, and hates sleep because it keeps her from writing (though she needs it because she has kids to wrangle). Due to the tireless efforts of her game-designer husband and her fuzzy overlords—i.e. cats—she remains sane and even occasionally remembers to leave the house. David Sherrer is a born storyteller and has been an obsessive gamer ever since he was seduced by Magic the Gathering at the tender age of fourteen. He has alternately owned a gaming store, street performed for a living, and survived eleven years in the soul crushing world of telecommunications. He lucked out by marrying a force of nature who was determined to making living off writing, and has since escaped his 9-5 to become the Marketing Director and Lead Game Designer of Chenoweth Press. His most fond achievements include being Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2006—there's a story there, just ask him—and that time he made his entire DnD party cry at the end of a campaign. In addition to his work, he wrangles his growing family and a herd of feline supervisors, while secretly plotting how to add to the mountain of board games that he swears to his wife he actually plays.   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Raised with a lot of personal agency, Lydia Sherrer learned the value of hard work and personal responsibility from observing how her entrepreneurial father ran his business.  Lydia is the award-winning and USA today bestselling author of Love, Lies and Hocus Pocus Universe of Books, which has sold over half a million copies worldwide.  Most recently, she published her Gamelit series, Trans Dimensional Hunter, with New York Times bestselling author, John Ringo, and has written stories for several Black Tide Rising anthologies. Lydia Co-owns Chenoweth Press with her husband David Cher, and together they publish their own books and games to a growing audience of science fiction  and fantasy fans.    What You Will Hear in This Episode:  1:40 Lydia's personal journey 7:40 Choosing writing as a career 24:70 Advice for women interested in writing as a career 31:05 Self publishing   Quotes “We as humans have incredible powers to over come things….if we just believe we can.” ”It's really important to understand your personality, your working strengths, your weaknesses, where your passions lie, and where your abilities lie.” “Moderating expectations and having realistic expectations is very important in the publishing industry, and it is possible to get realistic expectations, but you have to be willing to reach out, to make relationships, and to ask bold questions with the knowledge that when people say no, it's not personal.”   Mentioned: LydiaSherrer.com Love Lies and Hocus Pocus   eConnect with Bonnie https://bonniemarcusleadership.com/ https://web.facebook.com/bonnie.marcus/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniemarcus https://twitter.com/selfpromote https://www.instagram.com/self_promote_/ Gendered Ageism Survey Results Forbes article 5 Tips to own the superpower of your age IAMMusicGroup Purchase my book Not Done Yet on Amazon:    If you enjoyed this episode of Badass Women Podcast, then make sure to subscribe to the podcast and drop us a five-star review.  

John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer discuss TransDimentional Hunter novel Through the Storm part two; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 27. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Through-the-Storm-Part-Two-Tinker-Part-27.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer discuss TransDimentional Hunter novel Through the Storm part one; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 26. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Through-the-Storm-Part-One-Tinker-Part-26.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Here we are, already discussing the fourth Honorverse anthology entitled The Service of the Sword. This collection of six short stories written by six authors was originally published in April 2003 by Baen. While we'll call them “short” stories, two of them are novella-length (or arguably longer), so if you haven't read this collection yet, be aware that a couple of these stories are lengthy. The book is long, and since we're talking about six stories, this summary is longer than usual too.The first story in this anthology is Promised Land by Jane Lindskold, an author we're already familiar with. This key story within the Honorverse introduces us to the Grayson character trapped on Masada named Judith. Along with several other ladies, she's a part of a separatist group seeking to escape their oppressive culture. As they execute their plan they come into contact with Michael Winton, Crown Prince and Midshipman, on his “Snotty” cruise onboard the HMS Intransigent. The ship is on an official visit to Masada and takes place back when Manticore was weighing the pros and cons to an alliance with either Grayson or Masada. The events in this story helped inform Manticore's decision, especially as Michael, and the crew he's a member of, ultimately come to the aid of Judith and her friends. The story's important because we'll see more of Judith in the future.Your hosts all gave this one a “thumbs-up”.Next came the story With One Stone by Timothy Zahn. We join our favorite heroine Honor Harrington, now a captain in the RMN, and the captain of the Heavy Cruiser HMS Fearless very shortly after the events in On Basilisk Station. The story returns us to her work to address the problem of apparent piracy as ships are being attached in Silesian space. Another old “friend,” Sonja Hemphill is also involved in the effort since it seems some sort of advanced weapon is being used in these attacks. Due to apparent similarities to Hemphill's past project called a “grav lance,” she and the Office of Naval Intelligence are also involved. We watch events unfold that ultimately expose the real power behind the attacks with this new weapon: the People's Republic of Haven. We also get to see a young Rafe Cardones continue his early growth as a Naval officer as he's detailed away from Honor's crew and onto another vessel conducting intelligence operations related to the same problem.This one received three more “thumbs-up” from your hosts!The third story is A Ship Named Francis, written by John Ringo and Victor Mitchell. Our authors took a very different approach to the Honorverse in that it was essentially an outlandish story that brought a bit of comic relief to what has really been what we'll call serious story telling so far. In this short story, we follow the adventures of a medic (Sick Bay Attendant) Sean Tyler and see the adventures onboard the Grayson Space Navy's Heavy Cruiser, Francis Mueller. Nothing is quite right about this crew. Antics and follies occur as we're introduced to a whole host of unbelievable and larger than life characters who do their best to do everything badly. You may or may not be amused, but regardless you'll go on an adventure with this story!Your hosts represented all the possible votes on this one, with a thumbs up, a neutral vote and a thumbs down. (Be sure to let us know what you think after you read it.)The next story was Let's Go to Prague, by John Ringo. This one is a solo effort by Mr. Ringo, who co-authored the previous story. While this one has comedic moments and whit, with some similarities in the writing style and “feel”, this is truly its own story and not just more zany adventures in the spirit of the last one. Here we join two Manticoran...

Dark Side of the Library Podcast Episode #126: Dark Comics and Graphic Novels Released in May 2023 (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you) Black Tide Rising: The Graphic Novel, by Chuck Dixon, Brett Smith, John Ringo, Derlis Santacruz  https://amzn.to/3Vf4RyC   Blink, by Christopher Sebela (Author), Hayden Sherman (Illustrator), Nick Filardi (May 16) https://amzn.to/3ozvRNe   Bone Orchard Mythos: Ten Thousand Black Feathers, by Jeff Lemire + Andrea Sorrentino (May 16) https://amzn.to/41VPYU2   The Department of Truth: The Complete Conspiracy Deluxe Hardcover, Book 1, by James Tynion IV , Martin Simmonds, Elsa Charretier, Tyler Boss (May 9) https://amzn.to/3WB3H0Z   Haunthology, by Jeremy Haun (May 9) https://amzn.to/426rtTM   Hollow Girl: Dead and Dying, by Luke Cooper (May 1) https://amzn.to/3OFvMSV   In Flames Presents The Jester's Curse, by Blake Armstrong, Scott Bramble, Scott Dewey, Ben Laverock (May 30) https://amzn.to/447qDbB   Pet Peeves, by Nicole Goux (May 25) https://amzn.to/3NZG9AO   Trigore Labyrinth, by Matt Furie (Author), Skinner (Author), Will Sweeney (May 23) https://amzn.to/42p4AvM   Year Zero Vol. 0, by Daniel Kraus, Goran Sudzuka (May 16) https://amzn.to/3VfgmWJ  

Interview with No Game For Knights book author Kacey Ezell. What does Disney get wrong and Paramount now get right? What do the success of the Mandalorian and the failure of the Sequel Trilogy tell us? What does it take to be a successful sci-fi author today? How do you balance your passion for writing with the demands of the market and the expectations of the fans? How do you stay true to your vision while respecting the genre's legacy? We explore these questions in this episode of CultureScape, where we sit down with rising sci-fi star Kacey Ezell. Kacey is a two-time Dragon Award finalist and a military sci-fi author who has written for popular series such as Black Tide Rising, Four Horsemen, and Murphy's Lawless. She is also a huge fan of Star Wars and Star Trek, and she shares her insights on why these franchises have such a loyal and passionate fanbase. She also reveals why fans are always right and why creators should listen to and put them first when creating content. Kacey also talks about her love of fantasy and sci-fi and how she was inspired by Anne McCaffrey's Dragon Riders of Pern series. She tells us how she got involved with the writing community and learned from mentors like Larry Correia and John Ringo. She also gives us some tips on how to be a modern author who can do a bit of everything, from writing to marketing to networking. If you are a sci-fi or fantasy fan or an aspiring writer who wants to learn from a successful and talented author, you don't want to miss this episode. Watch it now and let us know what you think in the comments below. And don't forget to subscribe to CultureScape for more interviews with amazing creators and influencers. Kacey's Twitter: https://twitter.com/KaceyEzell1 CultureScape YouTube: https://youtu.be/NPnzfigIqzM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by Baen Books & Young Voices. Music by FAAS Sounds, Song: Best Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFB6-... Art by Peter Pischke Video Editing by Chris Holowickit: https://t.co/QUmAfUohFQ Interviews scheduled with the help of Sean Korsgaard --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/culturescape/message

Tombstone. The Ok Corral, and Huckleberries? In this episode, we introduce Tombstone and if you squint talk a little bit about John Ringo!   Sources  John Ringo, King of the Cowboys: His Life and Times from the Hoo Doo War to Tombstone by David Johnson Doc Holiday: Life and Legend by Gary L Roberts https://www.amazon.com/Tombstone-Earp-Brothers-Holliday-Vendetta/dp/1250214602/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1664850267&sr=1-1

Just popping in to give a quick update on reading, writing, and the progress of the channel. I'm on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/justin.watson.165685Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justintw53/?hl=enand, against my better judgment, Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustinTWatson The Romanov Rescue by Tom Kratman, Justin Watson, and Kacey Ezell https://amzn.to/3A4BQeX Skies to Conquer by Kacey Ezell https://amzn.to/3K0E5UU Dabare Snake Launcher by Joelle Presby https://amzn.to/3T0ob0U Ravages of Honor: Ascension by Monalisa Foster https://amzn.to/3xE6Qlg Call of Duty MWII to see some of Brian Urbanek's work: https://amzn.to/3RiaM2Q Yellow Scare, written and directed by our friend Sam Platizky: https://amzn.to/3PqtwM8 River of Sorrow by John Ringo & Mike Massa: https://amzn.to/3QMdHQM

John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer talk Into the Real and Cobra by Timothy Zahn, Part 13. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Into-the-Real-Cobra-part-13.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Larry Correia and Steve Diamond talk to D.J. Butler about Servants of War, part two; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 26. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Servants-of-war-part-two-live-free-or-die-part-26.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

In this week's episode: could President Erdogan broker a peace deal between Putin and the West?  For this week's cover piece, Owen Matthews has written about how Turkey's President Erdogan became a key powerbroker between Vladimir Putin and the Western alliance. On the podcast, Owen is joined by Ece Temelkuran, a political thinker, author, and writer of the book How to Lose a Country. (1:13) Also this week: a look at Tina, the drug devastating the gay community. Dr Max Pemberton has written about Tina, a dangerous drug often used at chemsex parties. Max joins us now along with Philip Hurd, a chemsex rehabilitation professional and trustee of Controlling Chemsex. (14:02) And finally: Are The Oscars losing their relevance? Toby Young writes for The Spectator this week about The Oscars ceremony. John Ringo once coined the term ‘get woke and go broke' to describe businesses that drive consumers away with their politically worthy causes. Could the same be said for The Oscars? Toby joins The Edition podcast along with Fiona Mountford, a theatre critic and regular contributor for The Spectator. (24:51) Hosted by William Moore. Subscribe to The Spectator today and get a £20 Amazon gift voucher:www.spectator.co.uk/voucher

In this week's episode: could President Erdogan broker a peace deal between Putin and the West?    For this week's cover piece, Owen Matthews has written about how Turkey's President Erdogan became a key powerbroker between Vladimir Putin and the Western alliance. On the podcast, Owen is joined by Ece Temelkuran, a political thinker, author, and writer of the book How to Lose a Country. (1:13) Also this week: a look at Tina, the drug devastating the gay community. Dr Max Pemberton has written about Tina, a dangerous drug often used at chemsex parties. Max joins us now along with Philip Hurd, a chemsex rehabilitation professional and trustee of Controlling Chemsex. (14:02) And finally: Are the Oscars losing their relevance? Toby Young writes for The Spectator this week about The Oscars ceremony. John Ringo once coined the term ‘get woke and go broke' to describe businesses that drive consumers away with their politically worthy causes. Could the same be said for The Oscars? Toby joins The Edition podcast along with Fiona Mountford, a theatre critic and regular contributor for The Spectator. (24:51) Hosted by William Moore. Subscribe to The Spectator today and get a £20 Amazon gift voucher:www.spectator.co.uk/voucher

Larry Correia and Steve Diamond talk to D.J. Butler about Servants of War, part one; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 25. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Servants-of-war-part-one-live-free-or-die-part-25.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

David Weber, Timothy Zahn, and Thomas Pope discuss newest Manticore Ascendant Novel A Call to Insurrection, part two; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 24. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Call-to-insurrection-part-two-live-free-or-die-part-24.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

David Weber, Timothy Zahn, and Thomas Pope discuss newest Manticore Ascendant Novel A Call to Insurrection, part one; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 23 . View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Call-to-insurrection-part-one-live-free-or-die-part-23.mp3.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber talks to Sharon Lee & Steve Miller about their new collection of stories A Liaden Universe® Constellation, Vol. 5; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 22. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Liaden-Universe-Constellation-vol-5-live-free-or-die-part-22.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

D.J. Butler talks to Jane Lindskold about her new novel The Library of the Sapphire Wind; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 21. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-library-of-the-sapphire-wind-live-free-or-die-part-21.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Toni Weisskopf, D.J. Butler, Travis S. Taylor, Les Johnson, and Tim Powers discuss the UFO phenomenon; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 19. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-UFO-Roundtable-live-free-or-die-part-20.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Michael Mersault on The Deep Man; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 19. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-mersault-deep-man-live-free-or-die-part-19.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Tim Powers sits down with D.J. Butler to discuss his new novel Stolen Skies, part two; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 18. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-stolen-skies-part-two-live-free-or-die-part-eighteen.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Tim Powers sits down with D.J. Butler to discuss his new novel Stolen Skies; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 17. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-stolen-skies-part-one-live-free-or-die-part-seventeen.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Editor Christopher Ruocchio and contributors D.J. Butler and R.R. Virdi talk with guest interviewer Josh Hayes about the all-new anthology Sword and Planet, which features stories in the grand science fantasy tradition of Burroughs and Brackett; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 16. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-sword-and-planet-live-free-or-die-part-sixteen.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

David Afsharirad and Toni Weisskopf welcome the newest members of the Baen team: Sean C.W. Korsgaard and D.J. Butler; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 15. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-1637-the-coast-of-chaos-part-two-live-free-or-die-part-fourteen.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

1637: The Coast of Chaos, part two; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 14. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-1637-the-coast-of-chaos-part-two-live-free-or-die-part-fourteen.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

1637: The Coast of Chaos, part one; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 13. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-1637-the-coast-of-chaos-part-one-live-free-or-die-part-thirteen.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

That was Now, This is Then; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 12. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-that-was-now-this-is-then-live-free-or-die-part-twelve.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Gunfight on Europa Station; and Live Free or Die by John Ringo, Part 11. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-gunfight-on-europa-station-live-free-or-die-part-eleven.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Part two of a two part conversation between David Weber and D.J. Butler about In Fury Born, a classic Weber novel, out now in a new trade paperback edition; and John Ringo's Live Free or Die, part 10. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-in-fury-born-part-two-live-free-or-die-part-ten.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Part one of a two part conversation between David Weber and D.J. Butler about In Fury Born, a classic Weber novel, out now in a new trade paperback edition; and John Ringo's Live Free or Die, part 9. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-rado-hour-in-fury-born-part-one-live-free-or-die-part-nine.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Part two of a two part conversation between Charles E. Gannon and D.J. Butler about Gannon's new epic fantasy novel This Broken World; and John Ringo's Live Free or Die, part 8. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-this-broken-world-part-two-live-free-or-die-part-8.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Part one of a two part conversation between Charles E. Gannon and D.J. Butler about Gannon's new epic fantasy novel This Broken World; and John Ringo's Live Free or Die, part 7. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-this-broken-world-part-one-live-free-or-die-part-7.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Josh Hayes sits down with Tom Kratman, Justin Watson, and Kacey Ezell to discuss their new alternate history novel, The Romanov Rescue; and John Ringo's Live Free or Die, part 6. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-romanov-rescue-live-free-or-die-part-six.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

D.J. Butler talks with Dave Bara about Bara's new novel Trini-ty; and John Ringo's Live Free or Die, part 5. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Spacetime-War-Live-Free-or-Die-Part-Four.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber interviews Les Johnson about Johnson's new novel The Spacetime War; and John Ringo's Live Free or Die, part 4. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Spacetime-War-Live-Free-or-Die-Part-Four.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

David Weber and Eric Flint discuss To End in Fire, the next en-try in the Honor Harrington series, an entry in the Crown of Slaves Honorverse storyline, and a direct sequel to Uncompromising Honor, Part 2 of 2; and John Ringo's Live Free or Die, Part 3. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/Baen-free-radio-hour-2021-10-01-Weber-Flint-Live-Free-2.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

David Weber and Eric Flint discuss To End in Fire, the next entry in the Honor Harrington series, an entry in the Crown of Slaves Honorverse storyline, and a direct sequel to Uncompromising Honor, Part 1 of 2; and John Ringo's Live Free or Die, Part 2. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/Baen-free-radio-hour-2021-10-01-Weber-Flint-Live-Free-2.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

BFRH 2021 09 24: Science and science fiction hybrid anthology Going Interstellar editors and authors talk about their stories and articles and discuss taking humanity to the stars with the science we know is possible now; and John Ringo's Live Free or Die, Part 1. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/baen-free-radio-hour-2021-09-24-Interstellar-Live-Free-1.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Part Two: Consciousness: Exactly what is it? And can it be uploaded into a computer? Speakers: Dr. Robert E. Hampson, Dr. Robert "Sam" Lightfoot, Julie Cochrane, Philip Wohlrab. Dr. Robert E. Hampson is a researcher in the field of neuroscience-–the structure and function of the brain. He is also part of a multi-university team working to develop a "neural prosthetic" capable of restoring memory by connecting between different regions within the brain. Robert "Sam" Lightfoot, Ph.D. is an active social scientist, researching in archaeology, anthropology, and sociology. He also studies medieval weapons and teaches judo. Julie Cochrane has degrees and training in chemistry, psychology and computer science. Her hobbies include pistol marksmanship, history, criminology and folk music. She is coauthor of three military SF novels with the New York Times best-selling author John Ringo. Philip Wohlrab is pursuing a master's degree in public health with a focus on epidemiology; he is also a medic serving in the Virginia Army National Guard, currently as an instructor in combat medicine, basic lifesaving skills, and teaching the communicable diseases portion of field sanitation courses. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the October 20, 2015 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 31 minutes] This discussion was recorded in front of an audience at the science fiction and fantasy convention LibertyCon in Chattanooga TN, on June 27, 2015. Stephen Euin Cobb has interviewed over 350 people for his work as an author, futurist, magazine writer, ghostwriter, and award-winning podcaster. A contributing editor for Space and Time Magazine; he has also been a regular contributor for Robot, H+, Grim Couture and Port Iris magazines; and he spent three years as a columnist and contributing editor for Jim Baen's Universe Magazine. For the last nine years he has produced a weekly podcast, The Future And You, which explores (through interviews, panel discussions and commentary) all the ways the future will be different from today. He is an artist, essayist, game designer, transhumanist, and is on the Advisory Board of The Lifeboat Foundation. Stephen is the author of an ebook about the future entitled: Indistinguishable from Magic: Predictions of Revolutionary Future Science.

Consciousness [Part One]: Exactly what is it? And can it be uploaded into a computer? Speakers: Dr. Robert E. Hampson, Dr. Robert "Sam" Lightfoot, Julie Cochrane, Philip Wohlrab. Dr. Robert E. Hampson is a researcher in the field of neuroscience-–the structure and function of the brain. He is also part of a multi-university team working to develop a "neural prosthetic" capable of restoring memory by connecting between different regions within the brain. Robert "Sam" Lightfoot, Ph.D. is an active social scientist, researching in archaeology, anthropology, and sociology. He also studies medieval weapons and teaches judo. Julie Cochrane has degrees and training in chemistry, psychology and computer science. Her hobbies include pistol marksmanship, history, criminology and folk music. She is coauthor of three military SF novels with the New York Times best-selling author John Ringo. Philip Wohlrab is pursuing a master's degree in public health with a focus on epidemiology; he is also a medic serving in the Virginia Army National Guard, currently as an instructor in combat medicine, basic lifesaving skills, and teaching the communicable diseases portion of field sanitation courses. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the October 14, 2015 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 26 minutes] This discussion was recorded in front of an audience at the science fiction and fantasy convention LibertyCon in Chattanooga TN, on June 27, 2015. Stephen Euin Cobb has interviewed over 350 people for his work as an author, futurist, magazine writer, ghostwriter, and award-winning podcaster. A contributing editor for Space and Time Magazine; he has also been a regular contributor for Robot, H+, Grim Couture and Port Iris magazines; and he spent three years as a columnist and contributing editor for Jim Baen's Universe Magazine. For the last nine years he has produced a weekly podcast, The Future And You, which explores (through interviews, panel discussions and commentary) all the ways the future will be different from today. He is an artist, essayist, game designer, transhumanist, and is on the Advisory Board of The Lifeboat Foundation. Stephen is the author of an ebook about the future entitled: Indistinguishable from Magic: Predictions of Revolutionary Future Science.

Topic: What Would War in Space Really Be Like? (Part 2 of 2) Speakers: John Ringo,Dr. Charles E. Gannon, Timonthy Zahn, and Dr. Travis S. Taylor as the moderator. [Essay:] Your host describes his expectations concerning a dangerous form of AI which may propagate through the Internet long before the Singularity. An AI capable of aggressively hacking its way into millions of computer systems, though it has only the cleverness and intellectual capacity of a small animal, and no understanding of anything outside the internet, perhaps even no understanding that there is an outside. It might become the software equivalent of a billion rats, destroying all the world's precious data--and all of yours too--by replacing it with trillions of copies of itself. Timothy Zahn is a New York Times best selling author. John Ringo is a New York Times best selling author. Dr. Charles E. Gannon is a New York Times bestselling author; and as a member of the think-tank SIGMA, has advised the Pentagon, Air Force, Army, NATO, DARPA, DHS, NASA, and other agencies. Dr. Travis S. Taylor is an aerospace engineer, optical scientist, science fiction author, and star of National Geographic Channel's TV show Rocket City Rednecks. Dr. Taylor has written more than 25 technical papers, 14 science fiction novels and two textbooks, and has appeared in multiple television documentaries, including the highly rated TV special When Aliens Attack. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the November 12, 2014 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 37 minutes] This panel was recorded in front of an audience on June 28, 2014 in Chattanooga TN at the SF&F conventionLibertyCon. Stephen Euin Cobb has interviewed over 300 people for his work as an author, futurist, magazine writer and award-winning podcaster. A contributing editor for Space and Time Magazine; he has also been a regular contributor for Robot, H+, Grim Couture and Port Iris magazines; and he spent three years as a columnist and contributing editor for Jim Baen's Universe Magazine. For the last nine years he has produced a weekly podcast, The Future And You, which explores (through interviews, panel discussions and commentary) all the ways the future will be different from today. He is an artist, essayist, game designer, transhumanist, and is on the Advisory Board of The Lifeboat Foundation. Stephen is the author an ebook about the future entitled: Indistinguishable from Magic: Predictions of Revolutionary Future Science.

Topic: What Would War in Space Really Be Like? (Part 1 of 2) Speakers: John Ringo, Dr. Charles E. Gannon, Timonthy Zahn, and Dr. Travis S. Taylor as the moderator. Timothy Zahn is a New York Times best selling author. John Ringo is a New York Times best selling author. Dr. Charles E. Gannon is a New York Times bestselling author; and as a member of the think-tank SIGMA, has advised the Pentagon, Air Force, Army, NATO, DARPA, DHS, NASA, and other agencies. Dr. Travis S. Taylor is an aerospace engineer, optical scientist, science fiction author, and star of National Geographic Channel's TV show Rocket City Rednecks. Dr. Taylor has written more than 25 technical papers, 14 science fiction novels and two textbooks, and has appeared in multiple television documentaries, including the highly rated TV special When Aliens Attack. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the November 5, 2014 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 33 minutes] This panel was recorded in front of an audience on June 28, 2014 in Chattanooga TN at the SF&F convention LibertyCon. Stephen Euin Cobb has interviewed over 300 people for his work as an author, futurist, magazine writer and award-winning podcaster. A contributing editor for Space and Time Magazine; he has also been a regular contributor for Robot, H+, Grim Couture and Port Iris magazines; and he spent three years as a columnist and contributing editor for Jim Baen's Universe Magazine. For the last nine years he has produced a weekly podcast, The Future And You, which explores (through interviews, panel discussions and commentary) all the ways the future will be different from today. He is an artist, essayist, game designer, transhumanist, and is on the Advisory Board of The Lifeboat Foundation. Stephen is the author an ebook about the future entitled: Indistinguishable from Magic: Predictions of Revolutionary Future Science.

Topic: Is War in Space Inevitable? Speakers: John Ringo, Robert G. Kennedy, David L. Burkhead and Dr. Charles E. Gannon as the moderator. John Ringo is a New York Times best selling novelist with over two million books in print. Robert G. Kennedy is an author, speaker and engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. David L. Burkhead is a physicist working in the nanotechnological field of surface science and Atomic Force Microscopy; and has published technical and popular science articles, as well as a number of SF&F stories. Dr. Charles E. Gannon is a New York Times bestselling author; and as a member of the think-tank SIGMA, has advised the Pentagon, Air Force, Army, NATO, DARPA, DHS, NASA, and other agencies. Your host also reviews the documentary series, The Planets. A brilliant, and visually dramatic, series about the struggles we went through to achieve our understanding of the planets, the sun, and the moon. Eight episodes of about 48 minutes each, filled with interviews and eyewitness accounts by those who were there when we made some of our most astounding discoveries. It covers space missions, both manned and unmanned, as well as ground-based observers. Though produced in 1999, this treasure trove of exploration history will never go out of date. It will be as fresh a century from now as it was the day it was released. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the October 1, 2014 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 44 minutes] This panel was recorded in front of an audience on June 28, 2014 in Chattanooga TN at the SF&F convention LibertyCon. Stephen Euin Cobb has interviewed over 300 people for his work as an author, futurist, magazine writer and award-winning podcaster. A contributing editor for Space and Time Magazine; he has also been a regular contributor for Robot, H+, Grim Couture and Port Iris magazines; and he spent three years as a columnist and contributing editor for Jim Baen's Universe Magazine. For the last nine years he has produced a weekly podcast, The Future And You, which explores (through interviews, panel discussions and commentary) all the ways the future will be different from today. He is an artist, essayist, game designer, transhumanist, and is on the Advisory Board of The Lifeboat Foundation. Stephen is the author an ebook about the future entitled: Indistinguishable from Magic: Predictions of Revolutionary Future Science.

Topic: The Technological Future of War. Speakers: Jim Beall, Charles E. Gannon, Mark Wandrey, Bart Kemper, and Michael Z. Williamson. Michael Z. Williamson is retired from the United States military after 25 years and is both a science fiction and military fiction author. He is also associate editor at SurvivalBlog where he does reviews of disaster preparedness products. He has consulted on military matters, weapons and disaster preparedness for Discovery Channel and Outdoor Channel productions. He tests and reviews firearms and gear for manufacturers. He is the author of at least ten military SF novels, one of which is a collaboration with the New York Times best-selling author John Ringo. Jim Beall has been a nuclear engineer for over 40 years. His experience in engineering and power systems began as a naval officer. After the USN he worked in design, construction, inspection, and assessment at a nuclear utility and at an architectural engineering firm before joining the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC). Dr. Charles E. Gannon was a Distinguished Professor of English at St. Bonaventure University and a Fulbright Senior Specialist (2004-2009). As a member of the think-tank SIGMA, he has advised the Pentagon, Air Force, Army, NATO, DARPA, DHS, NASA, and other agencies. His earlier credits include film and TV writing & production in NYC. These days he is principally known as a New York Times bestselling author. Mark Wandrey is a writer who has had a lifetime of diverse jobs, extensive travels, and living in most areas of the country. He is best known for his Earth Song series of novels. Bart Kemper is a Professional Engineer who works as a consultant for the US military. He is also a writer, soldier, photographer, inventor, and problem solver. Based in Louisiana, he also works in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam and Washington State. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the August 20, 2014 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 55 minutes] This panel was recorded in front of an audience on June 28, 2014 in Chattanooga TN at the SF&F convention LibertyCon. Stephen Euin Cobb is an author, futurist, magazine writer and host of the award-winning podcast The Future And You. A contributing editor for Space and Time Magazine; he has also been a regular contributor for Robot, H+, Grim Couture and Port Iris magazines; and he spent three years as a columnist and contributing editor for Jim Baen's Universe Magazine. He is an artist, essayist, game designer, transhumanist, and is on the Advisory Board of The Lifeboat Foundation. Stephen is the author an ebook about the future entitled: Indistinguishable from Magic: Predictions of Revolutionary Future Science.

Last week we discussed what kinds of events that you, the aspiring author, should be attending. This week we cover what you should and shouldn't be doing there. And we start with some don'ts. The word of the day? "Booth Barnacle." If last week's 'cast was a little long-winded, this one is downright rambling, coming in at a hefty nineteen minutes and thirty-eight seconds. Oh, the anecdotes! If you thought we were name-dropping last week (Phil Foglio, Kevin J. Anderson, and Lawrence Schoen) this week we throw around names like Larry Niven, Steve Jackson, John Ringo, and Tom Doherty. We sure hope you can learn from our meandering, celebrity-brushing reminiscences. And speaking of celebrity-brushing, brush up against us this week in Montreal at the World Science Fiction Convention! The Writing Excuses Panel is on Friday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm in P-513C, and will feature all three of your Writing Excuses hosts with as-yet-unnannounced special guests from the world of publishing, editing, and of course authoring genre fiction. And again, on the topic of celebrity-brushing and networking in general: one piece of linkage you introverts (and you untrained extroverts) absolutely MUST have - "Networking 201: How to Work a Room," by Diana Rowland. The long-awaited writing prompt (last week we just gave you the first half) is... a man arrives at a convention with something important in his pocket. It is an entire universe... and it has not been peace-bonded. This week's episode of Writing Excuses is brought to you by the bad accents of Dan and Howard as they pitch Dungeon Crawlers Radio.