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Gregory welcomes Stranger Fiction's Dr. Jonathan Ball backto the podcast to discuss their new title, Sky Devil and the Haunted Air, as well as some of the other 2025 releases coming from Stranger Fiction.Pick up the new Chasing Artwork art book. Transition clips are from Iron Eagle (1986) - https://youtu.be/Py1LeIf3xQE?si=IwEv9ym9L0rYR6GMFollow the gang on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/https://www.instagram.com/lradchenka/GMB Chomichuk's online store: https://www.gmbchomichuk.caChasing Artwork's online store: https://www.chasingartwork.com/Production: Dan VadeboncoeurTitles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley
Dr. Jonathan Ball ambushes Gregory on his own podcast by challenging him to explain the catch phrase spoken at th end of every SPS episode: “Join the fight, make comics.” Check out Dr. Jonathan Ball's work here.Transition clips are from No Country for Old Men (2007) - https://youtu.be/38A__WT3-o0?si=sWjcYy-kTfhPLnwXPick up Gregory's new game Kill the Sorcerer, now available at Game Knight Games: https://gameknight.ca/Follow the gang on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/https://www.instagram.com/lradchenka/GMB Chomichuk's online store: https://www.gmbchomichuk.caChasing Artwork's online store: https://www.chasingartwork.com/Production: Dan VadeboncoeurTitles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley
Gregory welcomes back Justin Currie (known the world over as Chasing Artwork) and Dr. Jonathan Ball from Writing the Wrong Way to talk about the ever-present problem of writer's block. What happens when you get it? How do you overcome it? Is it even a real thing? Transition clips are from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) - https://youtu.be/a3_owZfYVR8?si=ilnrEQVSBXLU_fii Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ https://www.instagram.com/lradchenka/ GMB Chomichuk's online store: https://www.gmbchomichuk.ca Chasing Artwork's online store: https://www.chasingartwork.com/ Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley
Gregory welcomes back Justin to the podcast, along with Lyndon "The Letterer" Radchenka and Dr. Jonathan Ball, to talk about how successful they all were in acheiving their goals in 2024. Transition clips are from The running Man (1987) - https://youtu.be/n74ibtuN9I4?si=XC0x29Juit8gunSt Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ https://www.instagram.com/lradchenka/ GMB Chomichuk's online store: https://www.gmbchomichuk.ca Chasing Artwork's online store: https://www.chasingartwork.com/ Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley
In today's episode I have the incredible pleasure of chatting with one of the world's most successful crime fiction writers, Deon Meyer. Meyer's books have enthralled and captivated readers in South Africa for decades and our conversation reveals how that often entails getting closer to real crime than one might think. This interview was first published on Jonathan Ball's Pagecast podcast. To hear more interviews with South African authors, follow Pagecast wherever you listen to True Crime South Africa. Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn
In today's episode I have the incredible pleasure of chatting with one of the world's most successful crime fiction writers, Deon Meyer. Meyer's books have enthralled and captivated readers in South Africa for decades and our conversation reveals how that often entails getting closer to real crime than one might think. This interview was first published on Jonathan Ball's Pagecast podcast. To hear more interviews with South African authors, follow Pagecast wherever you listen to True Crime South Africa. Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn
Multiple time guest Chadwick Ginther is back to talk about Shared Worlds. The project is a grouping of interconnected works featuring GMB Chomichuk, James Gillespie, and Jonathan Ball. We talk writing, game systems, TTRPG's, video games, rolling dice, and miniature painting. With the release of Alex Van Halen's autobiography, the three of us share a perspective on Van Halen versus Van Hagar. We also speak about some other music including the band Ghost and the music podcast InObscuria.#music #podcast #writing #indie #author #swordandsorcery #fantasy #horror@chadwickginther @gmbchomichuk @jonathanball @Jamesgillespie @inobscuriaWebsite: www.seanmcginity.caMerch: Red Bubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/seangeekpodcast/shopTee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/seangeekpodcast@seangeekpodcast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook@fastfretfingers on Instagram@ToddGeeks Tech Talk on Facebook @captivatefmMentioned in this episode:New Merch AdAn ad that incorporates Red Bubble and Tee Public
In today's Book Choice Publishers' Choice show, the Jonathan Ball team interviews Sam Wilson on First Murder on Mars. The Penguin and Pan MacMillan team tells us what they're bringing out this month and Twanji Kalula interviews Zelda la Grange on her new memoir.
In this crossover episode with Jonathan Ball's Pagecast podcast, I interview Dr Brin Hodgskiss about our new true crime book Killer Stories - Conversations with South African Serial Murderers. Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn
In this crossover episode with Jonathan Ball's Pagecast podcast, I interview Dr Brin Hodgskiss about our new true crime book Killer Stories - Conversations with South African Serial Murderers. Instagram · Pinterest · Facebook · YouTube · Twitter · LinkedIn
Join us as we interview Jonathan Ball one of the creative minds behind dndduet.com. In this interview we talk about one on one sessions of Dungeons and Dragons. Give us a listen and learn some tips and tricks to make one on one sessions engaging and fun for both parties involved. Also get a bonus NPC that turns into just a little bit more. Like the music? That's thanks to The Hobby Hub and Saturn Imagining production. Check them out here! The Hobby Hub Saturn Imaging For all things "TDIO": Follow us at visit our Linktree Can't get enough of our content? Get exclusive content like access to our discord server, early access to our episode with Behind the Scenes content, NPC of the week, and more by joining our Patreon Did we miss something? Have a story to tell or want us to hit a specific topic? Let us know in the comments or email us at contactus@occupieddungeon.com
On this episode of Special Briefing, experts discuss the latest Volcker Alliance issue paper, Benefit or Burden: Evaluating $1 Trillion in State Tax Expenditures. The issue paper addresses how US states hand out massive tax breaks every year to advance policy goals, such as aiding low-income families, spurring business investment and job creation, or mirroring the federal tax code. Known broadly as tax expenditures, these exemptions, credits, abatements, and other measures reduce state revenues by an estimated $1 trillion a year, almost three times their 2021 total state expenditures on education. Such tax expenditures, which often suffer from lax government oversight, may be leaving states short on revenue at time when the effects of climate change and the cost of deferred maintenance means that they will need to spend more on infrastructure now and in the decades ahead. Our panel of experts includes one of the issue paper's authors, Matt Fabian, partner, Municipal Market Analytics; as well as Jonathan Ball, legislative fiscal analyst, State of Utah; Tim Bartik, senior economist, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research; and Arlene Martinez, deputy executive director, Good Jobs First. Notable Quotes: “We went into this project expecting a mess. It was much worse than that. We're not even advocating for true, actual public disclosure of the information. We just want states to get their arms around what it is they're doing.” - Matt Fabian “I would also make sure that before you massively fund tax breaks, that you fund infrastructure and job training which evidence suggests is more cost effective in creating jobs than some of these tax breaks. States need to fund more programs where community colleges will train workers for companies so they can make sure they have the labor and the real estate they need.” - Tim Bartik “I was a journalist for many years, reporting a lot on local spending and budgets, and I could see what would happen when communities were strapped for cash. The programs that often got cut were often programs that targeted low-income folks or vulnerable people, because they tended to have less of a voice in the process.” - Arlene Martinez Be sure to subscribe to Special Briefing to stay up to date on the world of public finance. Learn more about the Volcker Alliance at: volckeralliance.org Learn more about Penn IUR at: penniur.upenn.edu Connect with us @VolckerAlliance and @PennIUR on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn Special Briefing is published by the Volcker Alliance, as part of its Public Finance initiatives, and Penn IUR. The views expressed on this podcast are those of the panelists and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Volcker Alliance or Penn IUR.
Gregory welcomes back Lyndon "The Letterer" Radchenka and Dr. Jonathan Ball to discuss (and argue!) about the non-monetary benefits of being published. Transition clips are from Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) - https://youtu.be/UlwtiOyaoo0?si=6hVP5W9to6NPII0P ollow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ GMB Chomichuk's online store: https://www.gmbchomichuk.ca Chasing Artwork's online store: https://www.chasingartwork.com/ Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gmb-chomichuk/message
Gregory and Justin welcome back Lyndon "The Letterer" Radchenka and Dr. Jonathan Ball of Writing the Wrong Way fame to talk about how well these creative professionals stuck to their goals over the past year. Spoiler alert, some did much better than others. Transition clips are from Men at Work (1990) - https://youtu.be/U2NBpDPhX6g?si=eZTkFUh-z7_wKESP Listen to the SPS episode this is in response to: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gmb-chomichuk/episodes/The-Year-of-2022-Writing-the-Wrong-Way-collab-e1tgtlo Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ GMB Chomichuk's online store https://www.gmbchomichuk.ca Chasing Artwork's online store: https://www.chasingartwork.com/ Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gmb-chomichuk/message
Gregory and Dr. Jonathan Ball of Writing the Wrong Way fame listen to Producer Dan run down his story so far for Meathouse, a horror movie screenplay he is developing. Transition clips are from House (1987) - https://youtu.be/tWcZTEo3jmw?si=-w6JX95rY2B3mVhz Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ GMB Chomichuk's online store https://www.gmbchomichuk.ca Chasing Artwork's online store: https://www.chasingartwork.com/ Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gmb-chomichuk/message
Coming up on today's show, Beverley Roos Muller reviews a new release, Daisy de Melker: Hiding Among Killers in the City of Gold by Ted Botha, published by Jonathan Ball. Interestingly this book was recently launched at the women's jail on constitution hill, which is where Daisy de Melker served out her sentence. A launch that sounds as fascinating as the book itself.
In this edition of In The Ring, I analyse Prince Mashele's responses in interviews granted to eNCA, 702 and the SABC, in light of media reports that he had, ok the face of it, been dishonest about the nature of his biography of Herman Mashaba. Herman Mashaba is leader of politica part ActionSA, and prior to that was always known as a very successful businessman in an against-all-odds tale at the height of apartheid; in recent years he a new career pivot that had also seen him becoming mayor of Johannesburg.Mashele, a well-known South African political analyst, had claimed that he had "self-funded" his book on Mashaba, and the subtitle of the book declared it to be "unauthorised".It has emerged that Mashaba had provided funding for the book, and had engaged the author on drafts of the chapter. This raises sharp ethical questions: was the work unauthorised or authtoised ? Did Mashele lie on eNCA? Did Mashele WRONGLY withheld the information from Jonathan Ball ? What, most importantly, are the consequences for the professional integrity of the author? And what are we to make of the other actors in this drama: the subject; the publisher; the researcher/former best friend Brutus Malada who 'blew the whistle'?Have a listen to my uhm unauthorised take.
Jonathan welcomes back one of his mentors, poet Dennis Cooley (author of Body Works and Bloody Jack, among others). They discuss "mining the site," throwing oneself into researching for writing, and more tenets taught to a young Jonathan Ball. For more of Jonathan's work: https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/ https://www.strangerfiction.ca/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/strangerfiction/message
Gregory and guest Dr. Jonathan Ball (of Writing The Wrong Way fame!) try to deconstruct Justin's "process" in an attempt to replicate his success. Transition clips are from Countdown (1967) - https://youtu.be/9OZTKaoit00 Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ GMB Chomichuk's online store https://www.gmbchomichuk.ca Chasing Artwork's online store: https://www.chasingartwork.com/ Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gmb-chomichuk/message
Sisonke Msimang interviews Barbara Masekela about her memoir Poli Poli. Barbara remembers her childhood home with her grandmother and honours her generation of Black women. She contextualises her family's life in the history of dispossession, mobility, apartheid and reflects on her exile in the U.S. and transatlantic cultural ties. Barbara also mentions her friendship with the late Keorapetse “Bra Willie” Kgositsile, who is celebrated in episode four of this season. Sisonke Msimang is the author of two books: Always Another Country: A memoir of exile and home, and The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela. She has written essays and articles for a range of international press, and she works as a curator and storyteller. Sisonke is also a member of the board of PEN South Africa. Barbara Masekela is a South African poet, educator, mother, and activist. She has served as ambassador to the United States and France, and has held various executive and non-executive directorships, including at Standard Bank, the South African Broadcasting Corporation and De Beers. Her memoir Poli Poli was published by Jonathan Ball in 2021. She lives in Johannesburg. In this episode we are in solidarity with academic and activist Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace. You can read more about his case here: https://www.pen-international.org/news/free-dr-abduljalil-al-singace As tributes to Dr Al-Singace, Barbara reads an extract from Margaret Walker's “For My People” and Sisonke shares a quote about courage from Maya Angelou. This podcast series is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa to promote open conversation and highlight shared histories.
A big hello from the Fine Music Radio studios, my name is Paige Nick, and you're tuned into Book Choice our Publishers' Choice Edition. The only book show in the country where the biggest names from behind the scenes in publishing join us to give us an insider's eye into the books they're bringing out right now. First on the show, we welcome the team from global publishing powerhouse, Pan Macmillan. To share some of their favourite new titles, both local and international. After that, we're joined by Jonathan Ball Publishers. The team at Jonathan Ball, consistently publish a host of South Africa's top non-fiction titles, as well as international fiction and non fiction. And they're here to bring us up to speed with what they've got coming up.
"I really try and focus on extreme personalization. So something that you can tie directly to the client that I'm trying to reach." - Jonathan Ball in today's Tip 1452 Are you doing extreme personalization? Join the conversation at DailySales.Tips/1452 and check out the full interview with Jonathan! Have feedback? Want to share a sales tip? Call or text the Sales Success Hotline: 512-777-1442 or Email: scott@top1.fm
Gregory welcomes Dr. Jonathan Ball, PhD, as well as Lyndon "The Letterer" Radchenka to talk about the uncertainties inherent in a career in the arts. Transition clips are from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) - https://youtu.be/vabfV4HRvRY Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ GMB Chomichuk's online store https://www.gmbchomichuk.ca Chasing Artwork's online store: https://society6.com/prints/chasingartwork Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gmb-chomichuk/message
How does Martin Luther King Jr.'s generation of young, gifted, and Black people inspire today's changemakers and their ideas for how to achieve racial justice? The Apollo has a decades-long tradition of serving as a convener for local community residents as well as people from across New York City and the world. That tradition continues as The Apollo partners with WNYC for the annual celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his enduring legacy on the culture. The 17th annual Apollo Uptown Hall MLK celebration focuses on Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's as the template for modern social and civil justice movements. Notes from America opened the celebration with a live, in-person conversation acknowledging the young leaders of today impacting society through activism, engagement and a commitment to justice. Host Kai Wright is joined by historian and National Book Award winner Imani Perry and Chelsea Miller, activist and the co-founder of Freedom March NYC. They discuss King's legacy in the context of the Nina Simone song, “To Be Young, Gifted and Black,” with special performances from The Collective, brought to you by Dream Launchers, led by director Jonathan Ball. This episode was recorded live at the World Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York on January 15, 2023 and broadcast nationwide on January 16, 2023. Watch a livestream of the event here. Companion listening for this episode: YA Literature Chose Jason Reynolds (12/26/2022) For author Jason Reynolds, the key to writing compelling young adult literature is reconnecting with the formative childhood experiences that made him “Notes from America” airs live on Sunday evenings at 6pm ET. The podcast episodes are lightly edited from our live broadcasts. To catch all the action, tune into the show on Sunday nights via the stream on notesfromamerica.org or on WNYC's YouTube channel. We want to hear from you! Connect with us on Instagram and Twitter @noteswithkai or email us at notes@wnyc.org.
To start the year, Gregory and Justin are leeching off of Writing the Wrong Way, a podcast hosted by Dr. Jonathan Ball, PhD. They join Jonathan and frequent collaborator Lyndon Radchenka to talk about their past year of creative work, and to look forward to the year to come. Transition clips are from The Three Musketeers (1993) - https://youtu.be/hcgzgqMX9ac Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ GMB Chomichuk's online store https://gmbchomichuk.bigcartel.com Chasing Artwork's online store: https://society6.com/prints/chasingartwork Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gmb-chomichuk/message
A big hello from the Fine Music Radio studios, my name is Paige Nick, and you're tuned into Book Choice our Publishers' Choice Edition. The only book show in the country where the biggest names from behind the scenes in publishing join us for a full hour, to give us an insider's eye into the books they're bringing out right now. First on the show, we welcome the team from global publishing powerhouse, Pan Macmillan. To share some of their favourite current titles, both local and international. After that, we'll be joined by Jonathan Ball Publishers. The team at Jonathan Ball, consistently publish a host of South Africa's top non-fiction titles, as well as loads of great international fiction and non-fiction. And they're here today to bring us up to speed with what they've got coming up. And after that, and a bit of music, last, but never least, we will be joined by our great, great friends at Exclusive Books, who come on the mic to add their important voice to the show, and share their top picks and very best reads for you, for the upcoming month. And each of these incredible publishers' slots are bookended by some great music. All the music in our book shows every month, are carefully and thoughtfully selected by Rick Everett and compiled by Dave Wood. Thank you for the music you guys.
Join us for a three-episode run of actual play! In this third and final episode, our protagonist discovers that imps can be impish. Also, Brad and Jason learn an important lesson about the difficulties of recording a truly interesting actual play podcast. Get us back to the interviews! Finally, we again give a shout-out to Beth and Jonathan Ball, the lovely people behind D&D Duet and previous guests of the podcast, for the one-shot adventure upon which this arc of episodes relies. D&D Duet Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs! In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic. If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook. Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).
Join us for a three-episode run of actual play! In this second episode, Fred Rogers demonstrates how not to use a longbow in close combat during a training exercise. Also, we extend a shout-out to Beth and Jonathan Ball, the lovely people behind D&D Duet and previous guests of the podcast, for the one-shot adventure upon which this arc of episodes relies. D&D Duet Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs! In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic. If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook. Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).
Gregory welcomes Dr. Jonathan Ball and Lyndon Radchenka to discuss fandom, what it is, and whether it is a degree or a category. Check out Lyndon's work at https://www.infinitestudio.ca/ Transition clips are from Re-Animator (1985) - https://youtu.be/zf-5_Je_D80 Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ GMB Chomichuk's online store https://gmbchomichuk.bigcartel.com Chasing Artwork's online store: https://society6.com/prints/chasingartwork Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmb-chomichuk/message
Dr. Jonathan Ball joins Gregory and Justin to discuss the collaborative process behind The Eye Collector. Justin talks about his upcoming project, Sparkchasers. Pick up signed copies of The Eye Collector at strangerfiction.ca Transition clips are from Jaws (1975) - https://youtu.be/U1fu_sA7XhE Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ GMB Chomichuk's online store https://gmbchomichuk.bigcartel.com Chasing Artwork's online store: https://society6.com/prints/chasingartwork Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmb-chomichuk/message
Emerging viral infections go under our microscope this week, including the recent surge in monkeypox, the world's largest bird flu outbreak to date, and learning points from Covid-19. Plus, in the news, the biggest bacterium ever seen, brain training - or brain draining - apps, polio circulating in London, and signs we make friends with people who smell like we do! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
We are very pleased to speak this week with Beth and Jonathan Ball, most notably the creators of D&D Duet. We think you will find them to be as sweet as they are creative, which is really saying something. Sidebar: It was Beth and Jonathan's work that helped us get into D&D a few years ago. Please check out and purchase the creative work of Beth and Jonathan Ball: D&D Duet Grove Guardian Press Patreon Buy Beth's books direct Find Buried Heroes wherever books are sold Beth Ball is a weaver of words and worlds spinning stories of druidic magic and the power of nature that span the epic fantasy realms of Azuria and Eldura. If you enjoy lyrical tales of action and adventure, dragons, werewolves, fae, wily foxes, and more, then grab your enchanted amulet, flaming longsword, poisoned dagger, or other mystical accessory of choice, and let's start our journey together! When she's not writing fantasy fiction, Beth is a tabletop RPG designer and a literary scholar. Her academic work focuses on contemporary novels that encourage readers to find agency and empowerment in their approach to nature and their impact on the natural world, and her TTRPG adventures incorporate lots of druids. In addition to her writing work, Beth also has experience as an editor on several scholarly texts including revising her university's introductory literature textbook. Jonathan Ball is an educational coach for first-year teachers and an education consultant. He's passionate about empowering teachers so they can, in turn, empower their students. When he's not working on lesson plans, grading, or learning more about education best practices, you can usually find him playing D&D with Beth or creating D&D content, either for their patrons, DMsGuild, or their home game. Between all of these things, he makes sure to work in time for entertaining their two silly labradors and for strength training. Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs! In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic. If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook. Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).
Dr. Jonathan Ball joins Gregory and Justin for an in-depth conversation about crowdfunding: it's history its other forms (besides online) and what works and what doesn't. Back the Dead Work Kickstarter at https://deadwork.ca/ Transition clips are from UHF (1989): https://youtu.be/Iih5a2Zq_JU Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmb-chomichuk/message
Dr. Jonathan Ball returns to the podcast to discuss the various levels of professionalism that exist in within creative fields. Check out Jonathan and Gregory's new comic The Eye Collector, from Heavy Metal magazine's Virus Comics imprint: https://www.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1/ Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/ GMB Chomichuk's online store https://gmbchomichuk.bigcartel.com Chasing Artwork's online store: https://society6.com/prints/chasingartwork Production: Jonas Cortez Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmb-chomichuk/message
As virologists around the world race to investigate the latest SARS CoV2 variant of concern, the UN's World AIDS Day this week reminds us of the other global pandemic raging for some 40 years. Much of the work achieved over the last two years on SARS CoV2 has been achieved because of the investment made into, and the understanding gained from, HIV research over the last two decades. But to what further extent do they overlap in the population? There is a theory that the omicron variant, displaying so very many mutations compared to previous variants, might well have been incubated in a person suffering from a compromised immune system, possibly due to HIV, in whom the covid virus was able to linger longer than in fitter individuals. Prof. Penny Moore, of South Africa's National Centre for Infectious Disease and Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, is one of many virologists who transferred from HIV to coronavirus research, and hers, like hundreds of labs around the world, is racing to clone the parts of the omicron virus to enable research into its transmissibility and severity as soon as possible. She describes to Vic what we yet know and what we don't about it, and also how it is high time to bring the same sense of urgency back to HIV research. Nottingham University's Prof. Jonathan Ball is another virologist who suddenly transferred experience over to coronaviruses early on. He outlines something of what is really happening when viruses mutate, and how the arms race between host and invader can play out. Our regular Inside Science listener will be interested to know that this week Merlin Sheldrake was awarded the Royal Society's Science Book Prize, sponsored by Insight Investment, and the hefty cheque that accompanies it, for his book Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures. Merlin is one of several high profile advisors to something called the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks - SPUN. They have received funding recently to begin an international mission to map the world's subterranean fungal mycelial networks, including the infamous Wood Wide Web. SPUN Co-Founder Prof. Toby Kiers of VU University in Amsterdam tells Vic about the need to preserve, map and cherish this unseen yet essential part of the global ecosystem. And could rising sea levels paradoxically be used to help fight climate change? Researchers up in St Andrews took Vic for a squelch about the salt marshes reclaimed recently by the sea in an estuary near Grangemouth, where flora and fauna are thriving just a few years since the seas were allowed back in. Finally, you may have thought that wasps eat meat whereas bees eat honey and nectar. But this week we learned that some bees eat meat, preserving it in honeycombs to feed young and augment their own nutrition. Intrepid field entomologist Laura Figueroa of Cornell University describes to Vic her work in the jungle with Vulture Bees, social bees that over evolutionary time seem to have rescinded their vegetarian instincts and now are happy to enjoy a bit of “chicken on the side”. Laura found that they can digest their flesh because of big adjustments to their gut microbes, including acid-loving bacteria also found in other carnivorous animals. Presented by Victoria Gill Produced by Alex Mansfield Assistant Producer, Emily Bird Made in Association with The Open University
Omicron Covid variant – what do we know? Claudia examines key questions about the new variant with Professor of Molecular Virology, Jonathan Ball. Plus growing evidence that pollution has a negative effect on our mental health. And a new way of testing for TB in children. Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Erika Wright (Image: Microscopic view of influenza virus cells. Photo credit: Panorama Images/Getty Images.)
Omicron Covid variant – what do we know? Claudia examines key questions about the new variant with Professor of Molecular Virology, Jonathan Ball. Plus growing evidence that pollution has a negative effect on our mental health. And a new way of testing for TB in children. Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Erika Wright (Image: Microscopic view of influenza virus cells. Photo credit: Panorama Images/Getty Images.)
Jonathan welcomes fellow Virus Comics label-mate Jonathan Chance to talk about his unique blend of Samurai Kaiju Horror. Check out his new graphic novel The Boy Who Conquered a Mountain now available from Heavy Metal Magazine's Virus Comics. Jonathan Ball's latest project is The Eye Collector, also available from Heavy Metal Magazine: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1 For more of Jonathan's work: https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/ https://www.strangerfiction.ca/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/strangerfiction/message
Gregory welcomes his friend and collaborator Dr. Jonathan Ball to continue their discussion about creating their new comic series The Eye Collector. Part one of this conversation can be found on Jonathan's Writing the Wrong Way podcast. Check out The Eye Collector, now available from Heavy Metal comics: https://shop.heavymetal.com/products/the-eye-collector-1 Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ https://www.instagram.com/danvadeboncoeur/ GMB Chomichuk's online store https://gmbchomichuk.bigcartel.com Chasing Artwork's online store: https://society6.com/prints/chasingartwork Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmb-chomichuk/message
Episode twenty-one of the World of Azuria podcast brings in a special guest reader for chapter nine of Buried Heroes! Teodric's adventures on the Infinite Ocean continue as he recovers from Syleste's renewed spell. IntroductionHello adventurers,And welcome to season two, episode eleven of the World of Azuria podcast. My name is Beth Ball, and I'm the author of the Age of Azuria epic fantasy series, which we'll be exploring in this show. In some episodes, we'll be swept away into the magical world of Azuria as I read chapters from the novels and stories. In others, we'll dive into the lore behind Azuria, and I'll answer your questions about the world, characters, and more. If you enjoy epic fantasy worlds, immersive settings, nature-based magic, and vivid characters, then this podcast is for you. In our second season, we're traveling through Buried Heroes, book one in the Age of Azuria series. Today, we have chapter nine and a special guest! The special guest is my husband, Jonathan Ball, returning us dramatically to the perspective of Teodric Adhemar! When last we saw Teodric, he discovered that the attack he had taken part in against a raiding orc settlement on the coast wasn't an orc settlement at all but a peaceful village of primarily human families. When the dread pirate queen, Syleste, discovered that her captivate mind mage had dispelled Teodric's enchantment and revealed Syleste's manipulation, she vowed to take the mage's power for herself. But first, she and Teodric's friend, Ambrose, renewed Syleste's bewitching of Teodric's mind. To find out what happens next before new episodes are released every Tuesday, you can find Buried Heroes at bethballbooks.com/shop or at your favorite book retailer. It's now available for free! Let's start our adventure!ClosingThank you so much for joining me for today's adventure through Buried Heroes and the world of Azuria. If you'd like to find out more about me or my fiction, you can find me at bethballbooks.com. You can also find my books worldwide at your favorite bookstore or ask your local librarian to add them to the library catalogue. To stay up to date with the world of Azuria and be the first to know about upcoming fiction projects, visit bethballbooks.com/join. I would love for you to be a part of my reading community, the Story Enclave, and, as special thanks to you, for a limited time, you'll receive a free ebook copy of Aurora when you sign up. If you'd like to connect with me, you can find me on Instagram @bethballauthor or on Twitter @GroveGuardian. Today's episode is sponsored by Amber Queen, book three in the Age of Azuria epic fantasy series. Amber Queen picks up our heroes' stories after the events of Hadvarian Heist, book two. I won't say more here to avoid spoilers, but it's such a fun and exciting novel! You can preorder your copy of Amber Queen at bethballbooks.com/shop or at your favorite bookseller. If you enjoyed our time together today and would like to...
October 30, 2020: Gregory and Dan are part of the virtual FanQuest Halloween Ball Panel of Horror along with Dr. Jonathan Ball and horror filmmaker Steven Kostanski. They talk about the origins of their love of horror, how they craft stories within the genre, and why people love to be scared for fun. Enjoy! Steven's new film PG: Psycho Goreman is now available for rent or purchase on VOD and iTunes. https://psychogoreman.com/ Transition clips are from all of our favourite horror films: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984): https://youtu.be/dCVh4lBfW-c Spookies (1986): https://youtu.be/32qp_M7oxuI The Thing (1982): https://youtu.be/5ftmr17M-a4 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974): https://youtu.be/T3TILW0O_C0 The Exorcist (1973): https://youtu.be/YDGw1MTEe9k Follow the gang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk/ https://www.instagram.com/chasingartwork/ https://www.instagram.com/danvadeboncoeur/ GMB Chomichuk's online store https://gmbchomichuk.bigcartel.com Chasing Artwork's online store: https://society6.com/prints/chasingartwork Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmb-chomichuk/message
The Anglo-Boer Wars will introduce you to, one of the most fascinating Victorian Wars of the British Empire. A bite size comprehensive account of the two Anglo-Boer Wars fought between 1880-1881 and 1899-1902.A gripping tale of one of the bloodiest and expensive wars for over a century, which pitted the two Boer Republics of South Africa against the might of the British Empire.The podcast is under an hour, brief but informative and the history hit you are looking for. Please review!Follow us and like on socials:Twitter @bhistorypodcasthttps://www.facebook.com/pg/bhistorypodcast/about/Narrator and Author - Andrew Knight @ajknight31Producer and Composer - Harry EdmondsonResourceshttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/the-boer-wars-a-b…https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boer-Wars-Brief-History-e…Berger, Carl (1970). The Sense of Power; Studies in the Ideas of Canadian Imperialism,: 1867–1914. University of Toronto Press. pp. 233–34. ISBN 978-0-8020-6113-3.Bester, R. (1994). Boer Rifles and Carbines of the Anglo-Boer Warb. Bloemfontein: War Museum of the Boer Republics.Blake, Albert (2010). Boereverraaier. Tafelberg. p. 46."Case Name: Anglo-Boer: Britain's Vietnam (1899–1902)". American University of Washington D.C Trade Environment projects. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.Desai, Ashwin; Vahed, Goolem (2015). The South African Gandhi: Stretcher-bearer of Empire. Stanford University Press."Miscellaneous information: Cost of the war". AngloBoerWar.com. 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.[unreliable source?]Chase, Sean (4 November 2012). "Dragoons remember the heroes of Leliefontein". Daily Observer.Daily Mail (5810). 16 November 1914. pp. 4 ff. ISSN 0307-7578. Missing or empty |title= (help)Duffy, Michael (22 August 2009). "Sam Hughes Biography". firstworldwar.com.[unreliable source?]Cameron, Trewhella, ed. (1986). An Illustrated History of South Africa. Johannesburg,: Jonathan Ball. p. 207.Cartwright, A. P (1964). The Dynamite Company. Cape Town: Purnell & Sons.Davis, Richard Harding (1900). With Both Armies In South Africa. Charles Scribner Sons. p. 34, fn. 59."South African War (British-South African history)". Encyclopedia Britannica. Britannica.com. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2013."Caring for the soldiers health". Nash's war manual. London: Eveleigh Nash. 1914. p. 309.Farwell, Byron (March 1976). "Taking Sides in the Boer War". American Heritage Magazine. 20 (3). ISSN 0002-8738. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009.Ferguson, Niall (2002). Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power. Basic Books. p. 235.Grundlingh, Albert (1980). "Collaborators in Boer Society". In Warwick, P. The South African War. London. pp. 258–78.Granatstein, J.L. (2010). The Oxford Companion to Canadian Military History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-543088-2.Grattan, Robert (2009). "The Entente in World War I: a case study in strategy formulation in an alliance". Journal of Management History. 15 (2): 147–58.Gronum, M.A. (1977). Die ontplooiing van die Engelse Oorlog 1899–1900. Tafelberg.Haydon, A.P. (1964). "South Australia's first war". Australian Historical Studies. 11 (42).Hayes, Matthew Horace (1902). Horses on board ship: a guide to their management. London: Hurst and Blackett. pp. 213–14.Inglis, Brian (1974). Roger Casement. London: Coronet Books. pp. 53–55.Jeffery, Keith (2000). "The Irish Soldier in the Boer War". In Gooch, John. The Boer War. London: Cass. p. 145. citesJacson, M. (1908). "II". The Record of a Regiment of the Line. Hutchinson & Company. p. 88. ISBN 1-4264-9111-5.Jones, Maurig (1996). "Blockhouses of the Boer War". Colonial Conquest, magweb. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
Doctor Jonathan Ball returns to Super Pulp Science to talk about his new book - The Lightning of Possible Storms - and an amazing conversation about the writing process ensues. Check out The Lightning of Possible Storms at possiblestorms.com Transition clips are from Creepshow (1982) - https://youtu.be/owdnnaNs2RI Follow the gang on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gmbchomichuk https://twitter.com/chasingartwork https://twitter.com/danvadeboncoeur GMB Chomichuk's online store https://gmbchomichuk.bigcartel.com Chasing Artwork's online store: https://www.chasingartwork.com Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmb-chomichuk/message
In August 1991, excited holiday-makers boarded the Oceanos at East London for what was meant to be a trip of a lifetime. Despite treacherous weather, rogue waves and hurricane force winds, the captain decided to set sail and this led to one of the biggest air rescue operations ever as the ship started to sink with 220 passengers on board. A new book called Against All Odds has been published by Jonathan Ball. It was written by ANDREW PIKE, one of the most senior maritime lawyers in South Africa.
Dr. Jonathan Ball returns to the podcast to continue to teach Gregory how to write the wrong way. Check out The National Gallery, strange missives from the poet laureate of Hell: https://www.jonathanball.com/product/thenationalgallery/ Transition clips are from American Splendor (2003) - https://youtu.be/APpxQm7sH5k Follow the gang on Instagram: www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk www.instagram.com/chasingartwork www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom GMB Chomichuk's online store https://gmbchomichuk.bigcartel.com Chasing Artwork's online store: https://society6.com/prints/chasingartwork Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmb-chomichuk/message
It's another story breaking episode featuring Dr. Jonathan Ball. He leads Gregory and Justin on a wild tale of a gardner gone wrong. Check out the Poet Laureate of Hell: www.jonathanball.com/product/thenationalgallery/ Transition clips for this episode are from Little Shop of Horrors (1986): youtu.be/jFENSU8CmZk Follow the gang on Instagram: www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk www.instagram.com/chasingartwork www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/ Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmb-chomichuk/message
Dr. Jonathan Ball re-joins Gregory & Justin on the podcast to discus the rules and intricacies of writing horror fiction. Check out The National Gallery here: bit.ly/2X3rxXB Transition clips for this episode are from The Lawnmower Man (1992): youtu.be/zzwPuJklv4w Follow the gang on Instagram: www.instagram.com/gmbchomichuk www.instagram.com/chasingartwork www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/ Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmb-chomichuk/message
Gregory visits Dr. Jonathan Ball's University of Winnipeg class to talk about making up stuff and writing it down. Transition clips for this episode are from The Faculty (1998): youtu.be/BNWvtfCdBcA Questions or comments? Tweet them to twitter.com/gmbchomichuk or twitter.com/chasingartwork Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmb-chomichuk/message
Gregory and Justin welcome Dr. Jonathan Ball to the studio to talk about how he gamed the system to get what he wanted out of his university education. They also discuss filmmaking, the creative process, and how to keep writing even when inspiration is lacking. Get Dr. Ball's free eBook on creating an effective writing schedule by signing up for his newsletter: www.jonathanball.com/newsletter/ Subscribe to Super Pulp Science magazine: www.patreon.com/gmbchomichuk Questions or comments? Tweet them to twitter.com/gmbchomichuk or twitter.com/chasingartwork Production: Dan Vadeboncoeur Titles: Jesse Hamel & Nick Smalley comicscomic consfilmmakingacademiauniversityeducationwriting --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmb-chomichuk/message
Mike talked to Dr. Jonathan Ball, author of the definitive book on John Paizs's Canadian classic, Crime Wave (AKA The Big Crime Wave).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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