Podcast appearances and mentions of Kami Garcia

April 2025 Solicitations Comic Reviews: Marvel Doctor Doom and Rocket Raccoon 1 by J. Michael Straczynski, Will Robson, Andrew Dalhouse What If… Galactus Transformed Rogue? by Ann Nocenti, Stephen Byrne, Dono Sanchez-Almara X-Men: Xavier's Secret 1 by Alex Paknadel, Diogenes Neves, Arthur Hesli Marvel Unlimited Alligator Loki 45 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn ComiXology Budding Crisis 1 by MK Reed, Jonathan Hill, Allie Drake Dark Horse Ripperland 1 by Steve Orlando, John Harris Dunning, Alessandro Oliveri, Francesca Vivaldi Star Wars: High Republic Adventures 2025 Annual by Rosemary Soule, Charles Soule, Andy Duggan, Dan Jackson; Alyssa Wong, Liana Kangas, Diana Sousa; Zoraida Cordova, Juan Samu; Cavan Scott, Nick Brokenshire, Vladimir Popov; Justina Ireland, Colin Craker, Kelly Fitzpatrick Image Patchwork Girl of Oz 1 by Otis Frampton Mad Cave Kill Train 1 by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs, Martina Niosi, Simone D'Angelo Valiant Resurgence of the Valiant Universe Finale by Fred Van Lente, Tomas Aira, Diego Giribaldi, Julio Azamor, Ludwig Laguna Olimba, Lautara Ftulli OGN Countdown History Comics: Ellis Island Immigration and the American Dream by Felipe Galindo Feggo, Tait Howard MegaGhost by Gabe Soria, Gideon Kendall, Julie Peppito, Michael Robinson Operation Cover Up by Tate Godwin Are You Afraid of the Dark Vol 2: Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales by Roseanne Brown, Shazleen Khan, Bill Masuku, Gigi Murakami Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia, Brittney Williams Very Bad at Math by Hope Larson Fortune and Glory: The Musical by Brian Michael Bendis, Bill Walko, Wes Dzioba Mister Muffins: Defender of the Stars by Ben Kahn, Georgeo Brooks Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown by Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart Additional Reviews: Hobtown Mystery Stories Vol 1: Case of the Missing Men by Kris Bertin, Alexander Forbes Agency Case Files by Colin Craker Table Titans Club by Scott Kurtz Captain Marvel by Kelly Sue DeConnick Pearl Blue Lights Mechwest ep2 Northern Tails News: Jules Feiffer, Omninews, Sinestro cast for Green Lantern on MAX, Dark Horse cancels all Gaiman books, Oscar nominations, Diamond problems, Robert Eggers next two movies Trailers: Opus, Sinners Comics Countdown (22 January 2025): Absolute Wonder Woman 4 by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire Godzilla: Monsterpiece Theatre 3 by Tom Scioli Ultimate Spider-Man 13 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Matt Wilson Hyde Street 3 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson Superman 22 by Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora, Alejandro Sanchez Metamorpho: The Element Man 2 by Al Ewing, Steve Lieber, Lee Loughridge w0rldtr33 12 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire Time Waits 3 by Chip Zdarsky, David Brothers, Marcus To, Marvin Sianipar, Matt Wilson Black Hammer: Spiral City 3 by Jeff Lemire, Teddy Kristiansen Drawing Blood 7 by Kevin Eastman, David Avallone, Troy Little, Ben Bishop, Jason Moore, Luis Antonio Delgado  

An interview with Lauren Senner, the illustrator of 'The ABCs of Women's History.' We discuss the collaborative process behind the book, the importance of representation in children's literature, and the challenges faced by women in the publishing industry. Idaho sees the consequences of its book-banning law HB 740. Oklahoma Governor scrambles to cover the PR nightmare that is his comments on his proposed Classrooms to Careers initiative. Chapters New Releases Danilo was Here by tamikka Burgess Finding Normal by Jen Dotorski Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia, illus. by Brittney Williams, lettering by Tyler Smith Very Bad at Math by Hope Larson 00:00 Lauren Senner Interview 17:17 New Releases 24:59 Idaho's HB 710 28:24 OK's Classrooms to Careers Initiative

An interview with Lauren Senner, the illustrator of 'The ABCs of Women's History.' We discuss the collaborative process behind the book, the importance of representation in children's literature, and the challenges faced by women in the publishing industry. Idaho sees the consequences of its book-banning law HB 740. Oklahoma Governor scrambles to cover the PR nightmare that is his comments on his proposed Classrooms to Careers initiative. Chapters New Releases Danilo was Here by tamikka Burgess Finding Normal by Jen Dotorski Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia, illus. by Brittney Williams, lettering by Tyler Smith Very Bad at Math by Hope Larson 00:00 Lauren Senner Interview 17:17 New Releases 24:59 Idaho's HB 710 28:24 OK's Classrooms to Careers Initiative

We're wandering through the fantastical area of Gatlin, South Carolina with Ethan Lawson Wate and Lena Duchanes. We preimtively apologize for the number of times we say "fully stacked cast", but this adaptation is truly stacked - there is no way around it. Join the conversation on Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia! Thanks for tuning in to League of Lit. Make sure you follow us @leagueoflitpodcast on instagram and @leagueoflitpod on tiktok. If you have any suggestions for an episode, feel free to leave a comment on leagueoflit.tumblr.com

After working through most of the Teen Titans, author Kami Garcia and artist Gabriel Picolo have finally reached the Tamaranean superhero, Starfire. Their latest collaboration finds Kori struggling to find her place amongst her peers while her sister Kira thrives in the environment. Kori strives for the stars above, but feels trapped in her Summer job and her body, especially after her Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) diagnosis. On this week's podcast, we chat with bestselling author Kami Garcia about Teen Titans: Starfire, how she found herself in the character, and why that allowed her to embrace her past and present self. Famously, Garcia began her writing career as a dare from her students, picking up the pen and proving to them (and herself) that she could tell a darn good story. We discuss the details of that dare, how her teaching life factors into her writing life, and why young adult fiction often becomes necessary all-ages fiction. Teen Titans: Starfire is now available wherever good comics are sold. You should follow Kami Garcia on Instagram, Bluesky, and her website. However, before we dive into our Teen Titans conversations, we discuss the impending holiday season and the gift-giving stress that comes with it. We believe wholeheartedly that there is a comic for everyone in your life, and the trick is figuring out what that comic is. In an effort to help you and us, we've assembled our annual Comic Book Holiday Gift Guide. We discuss our philosophy around comic book gift-giving and a few of our favorite items from the list. Other Relevant Links: The CBCC TeePublic Page The CBCC Comic Book Holiday Gift Guide Final Round of Plugs (PHEW): Support the Podcast by Joining OUR PATREON COMMUNITY And, of course, follow Comic Book Couples Counseling on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Bluesky @CBCCPodcast, and you can follow hosts Brad Gullickson @MouthDork & Lisa Gullickson @sidewalksiren. Send us your Words of Affirmation by leaving us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts. Continue your conversation with CBCC by hopping over to our website, where we have reviews, essays, and numerous interviews with comic book creators. Podcast logo by Jesse Lonergan and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.

Comic Reviews: DC o        Absolute Superman 1 by Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval, Ulises Arreola o        Batgirl 1 by Tate Brombal, Takeshi Miyazawa, Mike Spicer o        Green Arrow Annual 1 by Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse, Amancay Nahuelpan, Romulo Fajardo Jr. o        JSA 1 by Jeff Lemire, Diego Olortegui, Luis Guerrero o        Little Batman: Month One 1 by Morgan Evans, Jon Mikel, Ian Herring Marvel o        Kahhori: Reshaper of Worlds 1 by Ryan Little, Todd Harris; Honni David, David Cutler; Kelly Lynne D'Angelo, Jim Terry o        Negasonic Teenage Warhead 1 by Andrew Wheeler, Eleonora Carlini, Carola Borelli, Brittany Peer, Ruth Redmond o        Marvel Unlimited §  Beastly Buddies 4 by Steve Foxe, Armand Bodnar, KJ Diaz §  Marvel Meow 21 by Nao Fuji Boom o        Fade 1 by Aabria Iyengar, Mari Costa o        Something is Killing the Children 0 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, Miquel Muerto Dark Horse o        FML 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, David Lopez o        Living Hell 1 by Caitlin Yarsky DSTLRY o        One For Sorrow 1 by Jamie McKelvie Dynamite o        DuckTales 1 by Brandon Montclare, Tomasso Ronda Image o        Les Mort 13 Giant-Syze Special by TP Louise, Ashley Wood o        Mirka Andolfo's Sweet Paprika: Open For Business 1 by Steve Orlando, Emilio Pilliu Archie o        Josie and the Pussycats Annual Spectacular by Ian Flynn, Steven Butler, Lily Butler, Glenn Whitmore Mad Cave o        Exit City 1 by Mark London, Karl Mostert, David Baron Magma o        Rome Eternal 1 by Homero Rios, Diego Yapur, Oscar Carreno Titan o        Runescape: Untold Tales of the God Wars 1 by Ryan O'Sullivan, Sid Kotian, Daniel Bayliss OGN Countdown o        Frozen: Daring Rescues by Katie Cook, Izel Tamayo o        Teen Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia, Gabriel Picolo o        Gnome and Rat: First Snow by Lauren Stohler o        Power Button: Second Strike by Zack Soto, Jason Fischer-Kouhi o        Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier, Brian Churilla o        Mushroom Knight Vol 2 by Oliver Bly o        Unpetables Vol 2: Unpetable in the City by Dennis Messner o        Cthulhu Cat by PANDANIA o        Anzuelo Vol 1 by Emma Rios o        Uprooted o        Death Comes for the Toymaker by Dakota Brown, Ryan Cody JewCE o        Big Kahn by Neil Kleid, Nicolas Cinquegrani o        Ninety Candles by Neil Kleid o        Brother's Keeper by Arnon Shorr, Joshua Edelglass, Aljosa Tomic o        Beast in the Booth by Arnon Shorr, Joshua Edelglass, Aljosa Tomic Additional Reviews: Love and Death, Candy JewCE Recap Mangler Challenge News: new Young Avengers comic in 2025, Andor return date, Disney's odd choice for Star Wars Trailers: Stranger Things s5, Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, What If…? Comics Countdown (06 November 2024): 1.     One For Sorrow 1 by Jamie McKelvie 2.     Absolute Superman 1 by Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval, Ulises Arreola 3.     Public Domain 10 by Chip Zdarsky, Rachael Stott 4.     Gilt Frame 3 by Matt Kindt, Margie Kindt 5.     Batgirl 1 by Tate Brombal, Takeshi Miyazawa, Mike Spicer 6.     Ultimates 6 by Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri, Federico Blee 7.     Green Arrow Annual 2024 by Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse, Amancay Nahuelpan, Romulo Fajardo Jr. 8.     JSA 1 by Jeff Lemire, Diego Olortegui, Luis Guerrero 9.     FML 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, David Lopez 10.  Aliens vs. Avengers 2 by Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic, Ive Svorcina

Jace chats with Kami Garcia about her Teen Titans YA books and the upcoming addition to the series focusing on Starfire. Kami gives us her thoughts on the series overall and the origins of these more relatable versions of these beloved characters. She also talks about the relationships between the Titans, the idea of found family and the importance of readers seeing themselves in the heroes. Starfire is the final book focusing on a single character with the follow up bringing all the heroes together. Starfire is available everywhere beginning on November 5th.

On this episode of the DC Comics News Podcast, the DCN crew take you on a journey through this week's DC news, including news about the latest Teen Titans graphic novel from Kami Garcia centering on Starfire, the cast of Superman show up for their first table read, and much more! So sit back, and enjoy! #DCComics #Superman #TeenTitansStarfire Steve J Ray: www.twitter.com/el_steevo Brad Filicky: www.twitter.com/filickyb1 Seth Singleton: www.twitter.com/1MoreSingleton Kelly Gaines: www.twitter.com/KelGainesWrite Kendra Hale: www.twitter.com/DevourAllWords Damian Fasciani: www.twitter.com/Damian_Fasciani Editor-in-Chief - Josh Raynor: www.twitter.com/MovieBlogMerc Be sure to also subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Play, or your favorite podcasting platform, and if you like what you hear, please give us a 5-star rating and review! Follow us on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DCComicsNews Twitter: www.twitter.com/DCComicsNews Instagram: www.instagram.com/DCComicsNews.com_official Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/DCComicsNews --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dccomicsnewspodcast/message

Kami Garcia's "Agent of Chaos" is one of two X-Files origin novels published in 2017. The story is set in 1979 and follows a 17 year-old Fox Mulder. A soon-to-be High School graduate, Mulder is struggling to negotiate the choppy waters of his parents' recent divorce as a spate of child abductions casts an anxious cloud over the D.C. area. Mulder grows obsessed when he starts to piece together evidence missed by the authorities and soon sees the case as a chance to make amends for the loss of his own sister, Samantha, five years earlier. Garcia's novel offers an engaging and decisive snapshot of Fox Mulder before his transition into adulthood and employment with the FBI.

In a time when YA adaptations about teenage romance were all the rage, one such film failed to Cast a spell over mainstream audiences. Also, in this episode (recorded weeks before its release), please don't take anything said by the host or his guest regarding their time working on a particular Oscar-nominated film as in any way promotional until after the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike ends.Guest: Ewa MykytynAnd don't forget to support Film Literate on Patreon!

Sammy Warm Hands is addicted to Batman! This week, the gang breaks down the [excellent] elseworlds Joker/Harley tale, CRIMINAL SANITY!

"Twilight, but with witches" is both an accurate description and a rude insult to this immensely charming teen romance that brings out the steamy side of Southern Gothic. Beautiful Creatures (2013) Dir. Richard LaGravenese. Adapted by LaGravenese from the novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum, Viola Davis, and Jeremy Irons. That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com. Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

Comic Reviews: DC Shazam: Thundercrack GN by Yehudi Mercado Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent 1 by Tom Taylor, Clayton Henry, Jordie Bellaire Teen Titans: Robin GN by Kami Garcia, Gabriel Picolo Marvel New Mutants: Lethal Legion 1 by Charlie Jane Andrews, Enid Balam, Elisabetta D'Amico, Matt Milla Predator 1 by Ed Brisson, Netho Diaz, Belardino Brabo, Erick Arciniega X-23: Deadly Regenesis 1 by Erica Schultz, Edgar Salazar, Carlos Lopez Amazing Spider-Man 21 by Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr, Scott Hanna, Marcio Menyz Black Panther 15 by John Ridley, German Peralta, Jesus Aburtov Infinity Comics Devil Dinosaur 4 by Stephen Byrne, Arianna Florean, Pete Pantazis Image A.R.C. by Matt Hawkins, Ryan Cady, Paul Feinstein, Atilio Rojo Stoneheart 1 by Emma Kubert IDW Godzilla Rivals: Mothra vs. Titanosaurus by Blue Delliquanti, Ferio Wind Dynamite Dejah Thoris 1 by Chuck Brown, Emiliana Pinna, Ellie Wright Ahoy The Gimmick 1 by Joanne Starer, Elena Gogou, Andy Troy OGN Snowcat Prince by Dina Norlund Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves: Feast of the Moon by Jeremy Lambert, Ellen Boener, Eduardo Ferigato, Guillermo Sanna Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio, Jenn St. Onge Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter Ray's OGN Corner: Moth Keeper by K. O'Neill  News: Jon Bernthal returns as Punisher, Starfire graphic novel from Garcia/Picolo, Star Wars upheaval, new project from the creator and one of the stars of The Good Place, PKJ taking over Hulk, Owl House finale date, other Disney channel details, Cosmic Detective coming to Image, Barda gets her own graphic novel, Anansi from Static Shock to make DCU debut, What If s2 to introduce a new indigenous superhero, Brubaker Batman animated series moving to Amazon, details on WW and Flash 800, Tom King taking over Wonder Woman, new Flash and Hawkgirl titles, Michael Dorn writing Steelworks, Chip's Daredevil may be ending in August, new Marvel novel starring Kid Omega, DC Pride plans, Rachel Pollack  Comics Countdown (08 Mar 2023): Moth Keeper by K. O'Neill Batman 133 by Chip Zdarsky, Mike Hawthorne, Miguel Mendonca, Adriano Di Benedetto, Tomeu Morey, Roman Stevens Flash 794 by Jeremy Adams, Roger Cruz, Wellington Diaz, Luis Guerrero Fantastic Four 5 by Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli, Jesus Aburtov Rogue Sun 11 by Ryan Parrott, Abel, Natalia Marques Snowcat Prince by Dina Norlund Traveling to Mars 4 by Mark Russell, Roberto Meli Scarlet Witch 3 by Steve Orlando, Sara Pichelli, Elisabetta D'Amico, Matt Wilson Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio, Jenn St. Onge Blood Tree 2 by Peter Tomasi, Maxim Simic

Today I am chatting about the book Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Joining me today is one of my fabulous Patreon members, Dani!Beautiful Creatures is the story of two star-crossed lovers, who meet and fall in love in a small southern town, where nothing exciting ever happens. But Lena Duchennes is about to change all of that...Join Dani and I as we chat all about the plot, the fun characters, the portrayal of southern life in the story, and more! A little about Beautiful Creatures...Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever. Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them. In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything. Have a question about today's book or author? Have a book you want me to review on the podcast? Just want to say hi? Send me an email at yabookchat@gmail.comDon't forget to give the podcast a 5 star rating, and leave a review! Thank you for your support!Check out my Patreon! Join now for some great benefits and perks!

Comic Reviews: DC Batman: The Audio Adventures 1 by Dennis McNicholas, J. Bone, Anthony Marques, Dave Stewart DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. the Army of the Dead 1 by Bruce Campbell, Eduardo Risso, Kristian Rossi Tim Drake: Robin 1 by Meghan Fitzmartin, Riley Rossmo, Lee Loughridge Constantine: Distorted Illusions OGN by Kami Garcia, Isaac Goodhart, Ruth Redmond Deadman Tells the Spooky Tales OGN by Franco Aureliani, Agnes Garbowska, Derek Charm, Isaac Goodhart, Christopher Uminga, Sara Richard Wayne Family Adventures Season 2 Marvel A.X.E.: Avengers by Kieron Gillen, Federico Vicentini, Dean White Amazing Spider-Man 10 by Zeb Wells, Nick Dragotta, Marcio Menyz Marvel's Voices: Comunidades 2022 by Fabian Nicieza, Alex Segura, Carlos Hernandez, Zoraida Cordova, Hector Navarro, Edgar Delgado, Diogenes Neves, Marcelo Costa, Roge Antonio, Yasmin Flores Montanez, Luis Morocho, Paco Medina, Walden Wong, Israel Silva, Ceci de la Cruz, Manuel Puppo, Frank Williams Marvel's Voices: Miles Morales by Mohale Mashigo, Julian Shaw, Manuel Puppo Dark Horse Roadie 1 by Tim Seeley, Fran Galan Image Brigade Remastered by Rob Liefeld and Friends Flawed 1 by Chuck Brown, Prenzy Old Dog 1 by Declan Shalvey Onyx 1 by Chris Ryall, Gabriel Rodriguez, Jay Fotos Skybound Presents: After School 3 by Jill Blotevogel, Marley Zarcone, Lisa Sterle, Fabiana Mascolo Boom Briar 1 by Christopher Cantwell, German Garcia, Matheus Lopes Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 100 by Ryan Parrott, Hendry Prasetya, Eleonora Carlini, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Marco Renna, Francesco Mortarino, Moises Hidalgo, Dan Mora, Miguel Mercado, Matt Herms, Tamra Bonvillain, Walter Baiamonte, Raul Angulo, Sara Antonellini, Sharon Marino IDW TMNT: The Armageddon Game 1 by Tom Waltz, Vincenzo Federici, Matt Herms AfterShock Hell is a Squared Circle 1 by Chris Condon, Francesco Biagini, Mark Englert OGN Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, Berenice Nelle Forest Hills Bootleg Society by Dave Baker, Nicole Goux Ghoster Heights by Corey Lansdell, Kelly Mellings, Lisa LaRose Pick Head: Bayoo Beasties by Frederic Brremaud, Giobanni Rigano Steeple vol 3 by John Allison Ray's OGN Corner: Speak Up by Rebecca Burges Additional Reviews: Andor 4, Lumberjanes HC Vol 1, She-Hulk, Door to Door, Night to Night, Hocus Pocus 2, Last Avenger arc of Captain Marvel Longbox of Horror 2022 part 1: Trouble News: new Kelly Thompson series from Image, Armor Wars now a movie, AfterShock upheaval, Community movie, new Blade movie writer, Figment movie in development Trailers: My Father's Dragon Comics Countdown: Superman: Space Age 2 by Mark Russell, Mike Allred, Laura Allred Hollow GN by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, Berenice Nelle Steeple Vol 3 by John Allison Human Target 7 by Tom King, Greg Smallwood Nice House on the Lake 10 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire TMNT: Armageddon Game 1 by Tom Waltz, Vincenzo Federici, Matt Herms Department of Truth 21 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds Eight Billion Genies 5 by Charles Soule, Ryan Browne, Kevin Knipstein Grim 5 by Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, Rico Renzi Ant-Man 3 by Al Ewing, Tom Reilly, Jordie Bellaire  

If you're not reading DC's line of YA graphic novels, you're missing out. Kami Garcia has been stewarding a series of Teen Titans books for the publisher, and she's here to preview the next installment. Also, ever wonder what John Constantine was like in high school? You're about to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comic Reviews: DC Batman: One Bad Day – Two Face by Mariko Tamaki, Javier Fernandez, Jordie Bellaire Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Special 1 by Paul Dini, Jimmy Palmiotti, Rob Williams, Sam Humphries, Cecil Castellucci, Mindy Lee, Rafael Scavone, Stephanie Phillips, Kami Garcia, Terry Dodson, Stjepan Sejic, Amanda Conner, Riley Rossmo, Guillem March, Rafael Albuquerque, Mico Suayan, Chad Hardin, Jason Badower, Rachel Dodson, Dan Hipp, Erica Henderson, John Timms, Marcelo Maiolo, Ivan Plascencia, Annette Kwok, Alex Sinclair, Tomeu Morey, Amy Mebberson Titans United: Bloodpact 1 by Cavan Scott, Lucas Meyer, Tony Avina Marvel Edge of Spider-Verse 4 by Dan Slott, Tee Franklin, David Hein, Jordan Blum, Ty Templeton, Jethro Morales, Luciano Vecchio, Michael Shelfer, Chris Sotomayor, Brian Reber, Rico Renzi, Dono Sanchez Almara X-Terminators 1 by Leah Williams, Carlos Gomez, Bryan Valenza It's Jeff by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru Image Creepshow 1 by Chris Burnham, Adriano Lucas, Paul Dini, Stephen Langford, John McCrea, Mike Spicer Vanish 1 by Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman, JP Mayer, Sonia Oback Boom Stuff of Nightmares 1 by R.L. Stine, A.L. Kaplan, Roman Titov IDW Crashing 1 by Matthew Klein, Morgan Beem, Triona Farrell Archie Chilling Adventures Presents Weirder Mysteries 1 by Frank Tieri, Joanne Starer, Ron Robbins, Juan Bobillo, Ryan Jampole, Federico Sabbatini Oni Action Journalism 1 by Eric Skillman, Miklos Felvideki, Mariane Gusmao Valiant Bloodshot Unleashed 1 by Deniz Camp, Jon Davis-Hunt OGN Mayor Good Boy Goes Hollywood by Dave Sheidt, Miranda Harmon Order of the Night Jay: The Forest Beckons by Jonathan Schnapp Ray's OGN Corner: Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir Additional Reviews: Clerks III, Howard the Duck by Chip Z, Andor 1-3, Umbrella Academy s3, She-Hulk ep6 News: Dark Horse leaves Diamond, Rogues Gallery headed to TV, Tini Howard and Sweeney Boo taking over Harley Quinn, James Earl Jones retires from playing Vader, WB Discovery madness, Wayne Family Adventures s2 release date, next Snyder book (Book of Evil, with Jock), live action Avatar casting, Giant Days Kickstarter (and Glenn's questionable buying choices), Grendel adaptation canceled, Deadpool 3, Blade loses director Trailers: Midnight Club, Hellraiser, Strange World, Knock at the Cabin, Enola Holmes, Inside Man, Devil's Hour, Last of Us Radiant Black 18 by Kyle Higgins, Laurence Holmes, Stefano Simeone Usagi Yojimbo 31 by Stan Sakai Wynd: The Throne in the Sky 2 by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas Flash 786 by Jeremy Adams, Amancay Nahuelpan, Pete Pantazis, Jeromy Cox Nightwing 96 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Caio Filipe, Adriano Lucas Ice Cream Man 32 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo Lonesome Hunters 4 by Tyler Crook Batman: The Knight 9 by Chip Zdarsky, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ivan Plascencia Public Domain 4 by Chip Zdarsky,  Strange 6 by Jed MacKay, Lee Garbett, Javier Tartaglia

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents in collaboration with our friends at Click On This, (www.clickonthis.tv) an exclusive on-location interviews at Awesome Con (www.awesomecon.com) 2022! BTB's own Ali Dash talks to actress acclaimed author and comic book writer Kami Garcia (Joker Harley" Criminal Sanity). Kami talks about DC's Joker/Harley Criminal Sanity, Beautiful Creatures, creating Young Adult Fest and her upcoming projects!

Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com) presents another stellar show as we bring to you, in collaboration with our friends at Click On This, (www.clickonthis.tv) exclusive on-location interviews at Awesome Con (www.awesomecon.com) 2022! BTB's own Ali Dash talks to actress Melissa Joan Hart (Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina The Teenage Witch) and writer Kami Garcia (Joker Harley" Criminal Sanity). In addition we present an amazing interview with actress Paulina Galazka and Director Maria Sadowska from Girls To Buy, the Polish feature film that American audiences can enjoy on demand and in select theaters starting on June 15th! The film is based on a true story of "Emi — a young, ambitious girl, dreams about life outside her small town. When a tempting madam offers her a chance to escape, she doesn't hesitate and quickly becomes an exclusive escort. Soon enough she climbs the ranks and starts her own VIP escort service — recruiting Polish celebrities, actors, singers, and models." We talk to Paulina who plays Emi on how she got cast in the racy film and meeting the real life Emi for inspiration as well as her thoughts on shooting the sex scenes. We talk to Maria about adapting the book "Girls From Dubai", shooting in Poland and Cannes, France and much more! Listen to this amazing interview then go watch the film which is BTB recommended! BTB's host with the most Al Sotto brings to you another entertaining program! Joining us on the panel will be some of your favorites including "The Adorable One" Ali Dash, "Your Grace" Morgan Fabulous and "Sith Lord" Darth Paul Wallis. For the special topic this week, the panel discusses their predictions for the upcoming Emmys as well as who should play Amy Winehouse in the upcoming biopic. So expect all the late-breaking news on pop culture, entertainment, and more! Listen to our gut busting humor, insightful commentary, and thought provoking opinions on the world of entertainment — uncensored — only on Below The Belt Show (www.belowthebeltshow.com)! Song Credits: Classic Cut - Portishead "Roads"

Lucky you! You've found your way to the third episode of the rest of our lives together, Friends! Come along with Luke and Quinn as they introduce the new format for Hear Me Out Friends - each episode will act as a book club in which Luke or Quinn selects the book...and their tastes are not quite the same.Quinn chose our book this week: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. It's YA. It's got romance. It's got magic. It's got teen angst. And oh boy, does it have some interesting takes on small town life in South Carolina.If you'd like to read along for the next episode (still an every two week format) Luke's selection is Dune by Frank Herbert! Check it out from your local library or get it however you get your books, and send us your thoughts to go over for the ep.Want our illustrious hosts to read something? Send your thoughts and suggestions to: hmopodcast1@gmail.comInstagram: @hearmeoutfriendsTwitter: @hmofpodIf you'd like to help out the people of Ukraine, follow this link for a list of vetted sources with pertinent information.

A look at Kami Garcia's novel about 17 year old Fox Mulder. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/x-files-retrospective/message

Lucky you! You've found your way to the second episode of the rest of our lives together, Friends! Come along with Luke and Quinn as they introduce the new format for Hear Me Out Friends - each episode will act as a book club in which Luke or Quinn selects the book...and their tastes are not quite the same.Luke chose our book this week: Snowpiercer: Volume 1 by Jean-Marc Rochette, Jacques Lob, and Benjamin Legrand. It's...very French!If you'd like to read along for the next episode (still an every two week format) Quinn's selection is Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl! Check it out from your local library or get it however you get your books, and send us your thoughts to go over for the ep. Want our illustrious hosts to read something? Send your thoughts and suggestions to: hmopodcast1@gmail.comInstagram: @hearmeoutfriendsTwitter: @hmofpodIf you'd like to help out the people of Ukraine, follow this link for a list of vetted sources with pertinent information.

Today, we continue our readthrough of Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Discussion includes digging up graves, cutting school to read, making life decisions at sixteen, reflecting on prom, violating HIPPA, arriving in style, and airing dirty laundry. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscallitnothing/support

In this episode, host Deitra and her special guest Author Chantae Oliver conclude their adventures meeting authors, cosplayers, and celebrities at Fan Expo Philadelphia.https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpophiladelphia/WARNING- This episode was recorded live  on the scene of the Philadelphia Fan Expo; the audio reflects that. I promise I'm working on my skills and my next live event will sound much better.GUESS WHO?  We were able to score an amazing interview with: Kami Garcia  - Kami Garcia is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author and comic book writer. As an award-winning, Bram Stoker Award-nominated young adult author of 12 novels and graphic novels, she has been published in 51 countries and 38 languages, and her books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Kami's best-known works include the Beautiful Creatures series, Teen Titans: Raven, The X-Files: Agent of Chaos, The Lovely Reckless, Broken Beautiful Hearts, and the DC Black Label comic Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity. She is also a co-founder of the Kid Lit book festival YALLFest and co-organizer of #Creators4Comics. Learn more about Kami at kamigarcia.com and follow her on Instagram and Twitter @kamigarcia. (Bio from: https://kamigarcia.com/bio/)NEXT WEEK:We'll be back with some new fiction for your listening pleasure. Please Like, Follow, Subscribe, and all that good stuff :Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/FictionaryPODTikTok-  @fictionarypodcastInstagram- @Fictionary_PodcastEmail Fictionary at: keepreading.fictionary@gmail.com

In today's episode, we continue our discussion of Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Conversation topics include dinner vs. supper, dressing vs. stuffing, and other Thanksgiving conundrums; Macon's impeccable fashion sense; Marian being all up in everyone's business (and still being the least helpful librarian); and whether Lena has a right to be dramatic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscallitnothing/support

Today, we further venture into Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Listen as we discuss Link waxing his legs, the irrationality of "biscuit batter", Reba's Latin skills, and Lena and Ethan's magic carpet ride. We also talk about stereotypes found in fictional men. Follow us Instagram @letscallitnothingpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscallitnothing/support

In today's episode, we continue discussing Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Topics include CORRUPTION, sweaters to wear on a first date, the best part of a glazed donut, and what's really in Daddy Wate's study. We also talk about cases in which the sequel is better than the original. Tune in next week! Remember to follow us on Instagram @letscallitnothingpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscallitnothing/support

In today's episode, we continue our trek through Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. We talk Casters 101, Ethan's dedication to Lena and being an understanding boyfriend, Amma's late-night shenanigans, and a billion other irrelevant notions. We also discuss some of our fav badass female characters and our problems with flawless heroines. Remember to follow us on Instagram @letscallitnothingpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscallitnothing/support

Today, we dive further into Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. We talk about accidental friend-zoning, how to flirt, and our love for Ridley Duchannes. We also discuss book assignments in school and why twelve-year-olds shouldn't read Flowers in the Attic. Remember to follow us on Instagram @letscallitnothingpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscallitnothing/support

In today's episode, we continue discussing Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. We talk about what Ethan's really thinking about (spoiler alert: it's not actually basketball plays), Macon Ravenwood's inability to talk to teenagers (or maybe he just REALLY likes libraries), and Lena Duchannes's constant need to remind us that she's "not like other girls" (and Ethan "just doesn't understand"). We also chat about our current favs and go off on MANY tangents (oh, and it SNOWS!). Join us next week as we go on a movie date with our favs and meet the rest of Lena's eccentric family! Remember to follow us on Instagram @letscallitnothingpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscallitnothing/support

In today's episode, we continue discussing Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Featuring a blast from the past, the double cousin conversation, emphasized Southern accents, and an Oscar-worthy performance, you don't want to miss it! Next week, we will not be posting. We'll be back on March 15! Follow us Instagram @letscallitnothingpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscallitnothing/support

Today, we dive back into Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Ethan has a mental break, Lena goes OFF, and Link just wants to be cool. We discuss the correct way to eat gummy worms, our love for villain redemption arcs and secret royalty, and what lines in books irk us most (HOW do you not know you're holding your breath??). Tune in next week as we continue our readthrough of Beautiful Creatures! It's gonna be a fun one, y'all! Follow us on Instagram @letscallitnothingpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscallitnothing/support

Today, we dive further into Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Basically, we need more murder, Lena Duchannes ain't like other girls (she's *quirky*), and our education system is a hot mess. We also discuss our favorite southern sayings and southern misconceptions. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @letscallitnothingpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscallitnothing/support

This season, we head down south as we dive into the first book of the dark, YA cult classic Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Listen today as we discuss our love of spreadsheets, how our main character Ethan Wate is "not like other boys", the terror of being "full-named", and how southerners just don't eat toast for breakfast. Tune in next week as we find out who's in the hearse and just how many secrets Gatlin, South Carolina might hold. Oh! And what s*** real southerners say. Follow us on Instagram @letscallitnothingpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscallitnothing/support

Happy New Year! It's time to say hello to 2022, but not without a quick retrospective on some of our favorite YA books from 2021. Join us in this episode as we discuss which YA books from 2021 surprised and delighted us most. We also share some of the upcoming books we can't stop thinking about. By the way, if you have recommendations for our book club selections next year, let us know! We're looking for books that have been written by authors from underrepresented groups. Check out the links below to reach out. Get in touch … Let your voice be heard! There are several ways you can get in touch with us and interact with the show. Your messages might be included in the next episode! Record and send us a voice message! Follow and talk to us through Twitter! Send us an old-fashioned email! Related Links: The Best YA Books of 2021 The most-anticipated YA book releases of 2022 Nostalgia for a place I've never been: An interview with Louisa Onomé REVIEW: ‘Teen Titans: Beast Boy' by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo is a fun new take on Gar's origin story REVIEW: ‘Nubia: Real One' by L.L. McKinney and Robyn Smith is the superhero story we all need right now REVIEW: ‘Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven' by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo unites two beloved characters Podcast: Rebellion, romance and dragon riding with Rosaria Munda ('Flamefall') Follow the hosts: Chelsea Regan: @pluckybookmark (Instagram), @chelsearegan17 (Twitter) Saul Marquez: @SAULMARQ Spencer Miller: @SpencerBMiller (Twitter), @yacanadabooks (Instagram)

We ain't here to start no trouble, we're just here to interview creators and publishing folks on the floor of C2E2 2021 in Chicago. Guests include Mark Sable, Kami Garcia, Gavin Smith, Stephanie Phillips, AfterShock Publisher Joe Pruett and AWA representatives Dulce Montoya and Lisa Wu.

Want to keep that Halloween feeling going? We offer a Southern tale of witches and spooky houses. And the Civil War. It's Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. We're lucky to have DC's Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton as our celebrity reader. Students from Washington DC's Jefferson Academy discuss the novel with host Kitty Felde.

In this mini-episode, Emma goes into incredible detail regarding the graphic novels Raven and Beast Boy, both by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo. Join us next time with our Halloween episode where we will be discussing two spooky books as well as what will be happening with our podcast in the future.

Welcome back to GYCO Tower for episode #62 of the Get Your Comic On podcast! After an extra week away we're back with a special podcast focussing on DC Comics latest YA graphic novel, Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven. Before we get down to business we whip through some of the latest headlines including the reveal of the new Fantastic Beasts movie, the return of Russell T Davies to Doctor Who and the cast announcement for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie. Then we're joined by author Kami Garcia and artist Gabriel Picolo to discuss the third book in their YA Teen Titans saga. The creative team sits down with Neil to discuss bringing the Titans to life in these wonderfully grounded books and touch on just where things may go next!

Episode 14 of Poppin' the Culture is live and we are joined by none other than the WatchMojo Lady! Rebecca, Frank and Matt talk about Disney going to court over Spider-Man, the Top 10 worst series finales of all time, and who will be the next James Bond!?We also have not only one…but TWO Mojo Chats of the Week! First up, Matt interviews DC Comics writer, Kami Garcia, on her graphic novel Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity!Matt is then joined by Rudy Modine (actress) and Jon Keeyes (director) from the movie ‘The Survivalist'.Lots of great stuff to unpack on this week's show. Sit back and enjoy!

Coy welcomes the creators of Teen Titans : Beast Boy Loves Raven, Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo to discuss the next installment in their NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING graphic novel series! A followup from Coy's interview with them in 2019 for the first installment (Teen Titans:Raven), they talk about the journey getting here, learning to collaborate, and the release of book 3 in the series! Plus the boys dive into this weeks Hotline calls with a heavy emphasis on Jakes many nemesis and Spider-man mysteries. Join the conversation on the Coycast discord https://discord.gg/5QZW8uuFAe  Follow Coy on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/coyjandreau and Producer Jake at http://www.twitter.com/jakelloydbacon Use #Coycast when discussing the show on social media! Coycast is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. Visit http://www.DragonWagonRadio.com for more great podcasts!

Comic Reviews: Batman vs. Bigby: A Wolf in Gotham 1 by Bill Willingham, Brian Level, Jay Leisten, Lee Loughridge Deathstroke Inc. 1 by Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi Wonder Woman: Black and Gold 4 by Sina Grace, Andrew Constant, Nnedi Okorafor, Paul Azaceta, Andrew McLean, Nicola Scott, Leonardo Romero, Jack Cole Wonderful Women of the World by Laurie Halse Andersen, Mikki Kendall, A.D'Amico, Sarah Kuhn, Lynne Yoshii, Carrie Strachan, Corinna Bechko, Anastasia Longoria, Louise Simonson, Nicole Goux, Melissa Marr, Marcela Cespedes, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Sharee Miller, Silvana Brys, Traci Sorell, Natasha Donovan, Lilah Sturges, Devaki Neogi, Triona Farrell, Marieke Nijkamp, Ashanti Fortson, Jadzia Axelrod, Michaela Washington, Magdalene Visaggio, Emma Kubert, Cecil Castellucci, Carina Guevara, Dr. Sheena C. Howard, Laylie Frazier, Kami Garcia and Igzell, Jody Houser Michiums, Danielle Page, Brittney Williams, Caitlin Quirk, Amanda Deibert, Cat Staggs, Son M., Safiya Zerrougui, Amanda Deibert, Hanie Mohd, and Shari Chankhamma Beast Boy Loves Raven GN by Kami Garcia Darkhold Alpha by Steve Orlando, Cian Tormey, Jesus Aburtov Extreme Carnage: Omega by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Manuel Garcia, Cam Smith, Guru eFX Inferno 1 by Jonathan Hickman, Valerio Schiti, David Curiel Infinity Comics: Deadpool 1 by Gerry Duggan, Lucas Werneck, Geoffo, Rachelle Rosenberg Infinity Comics: It's Jeff 6 by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Spider-Ham: Great Power No Responsibility GN by Steve Foxe, Shadia Amin Die 20 by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans Children of the Plague by Robert Love, Jeffrey Kimbler, David Walker Stranger Things: The Tomb of Ybwen 1 by Greg Pak, Diego Galindo, Francesco Segala Firefly: River Run by David Booher, Andres Genolet, Mattia Iacono 10 Years to Death by Aaron Douglas, Cliff Richards Gun Honey 1 by Charles Ardai, Ang Hor Kheng, Asifur Rahman Human Remains 1 by Peter Milligan, Sally Cantirino, Dearbhla Kelly, Tim Daniel Verge 1 by Bryce McLellan, Silvo Db Impossible Jones 1 by Karl Kesel, David Hahn, Tony Avina Corset 1 by Jurii Kirney, Elina Kiyushnikova Soulstream OGN by Saida Wolf Night of the Cadillacs 1 by Jake Hearns, Jeff Marsick, Kirk Manley City of Dragons Vol 1 by Jaimal Yogis, Vivian Truong Market Day 1 by James Sturm Verse Vol 1 by Sam Beck Garlic and the Vampire GN by Bree Paulsen Life of Melody GN by Mari Costa Growing Up by T.S. Luther, Monica Aldrin, Kuen Tang 99 Cent Theatre: Notes 1 by Matthew J Burbridge Saah by Syd Fini Life of a Step-Dad Vol 1 and Vol 2 by Sam Hudson Additional Reviews: Midnight Mass, What If?, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Babyteeth, Amphibia season premiere, new cartoon (The Ghost and Molly McGee) Longbox of Horror: Gotham High News: Kami Garcia's next two OGNs announced, Babylon 5 reboot, Kelly Thompson to substack, Scarlet vs. Disney conclusion, Steve Orlando takes over Marauders, Batman '89 sales, Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese picked up Trailers: I Know What You Did Last Summer, Encanto Comics Countdown: Die 20 by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans Batman/Superman 22 by Gene Luen Yang, Paul Pelletier, Ivan Reis, Keith Champagne, Danny Miki, Hi-Fi Department of Truth 13 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, Bidikar Thor 17 by Donny Cates, Michele Bandini, D'Amico, Matt Wilson Robin 6 by Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov, Luis Gurrero Undiscovered Country 16 by Charles Soule, Scott Snyder, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Leonardo Marcello Grassi, Matt Wilson Inferno 1 by Jonathan Hickman, Valerio Schiti, David Curiel Good Asian 5 by Pornsak PichetshoteLee Loughridge, Alexandre Tefenkgi Life of Melody GN by Mari Costa Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell and Gone 2 by Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, Jay Fotos

This week, Pie and Lulu discuss Nghi Vo's novel The Chosen and the Beautiful, a history fantasy retelling of The Great Gatsby starring Jordan Baker. Topics include the way Vo integrates magic into the classic novel, Jordan's adaptational identity as a bisexual Vietnamese woman, and an overabundance of enthusiasm for the idea of demonic bargains.    Content warnings: discussions of racism and a murder-suicide   Other media mentioned: Uncanny X-Men by Chris Claremont Exit Strategy by Martha Wells The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales Teen Titans: Raven and Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo The Great Gatsby (2013) directed by Baz Luhrmann  The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo Pride and Prejudice and Zombies The History of Papercutting and the Magic of The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo on Tor.com Self-Made Boys by Anna-Marie McLemore (coming fall 2022) You can learn more about Never The Twins Shall Meet at our website, neverthetwinsshallmeet.com

First Draft Episode #320: Sarah MacLean Sarah MacLean, New York Times bestselling author of romance novels, including Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, A Rogue By Any Other Name, and many more, talks about Bombshell, the first book in her new Hell's Bells series. Sarah also co-hosts the Fated Mates romance podcast. Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Anne Rice, author of Interview With the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Unspoken, The Demon's Lexicon, and In Other Lands and more Carrie Ryan, author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Daughters of Deep Silence, and more Aprilynne Pike, author of Wings, Glitter, and more Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, co-authors of Beautiful Creatures Dr. Jennifer Lynn Barnes, professor studying fiction and the brain, and also author of The Inheritance Games, The Naturals, Little White Lies and more Nora Roberts, author of Visions in White, The Next Always, and Year One also publishes as J.D. Robb, author of the In Death series Bella Andre, author of The Look of Love, Game For Seduction, and more Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger by Rebecca Traister Sadie Doyle, author of Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear . . . and Why Mona Altahawy, author of Seven Necessary Sins of Women and Girls Gangs of London by Ryan McDonald Alice Diamond and the Forty Elephants by Brian McDonald Peaky Blinders (TV show) Sophie Jordan, author of Firelight, Foreplay, and more Tessa Dare, author of The Duchess Deal, Romancing the Duke, and more Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape A Hunger Like No Other, first in the Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole Christina Lauren, author of The Unhoneymooners, The Soulmate Equation, and Beautiful Bastards

In this episode (and on very short notice) Andrew and chrs unexpectedly tackle the young adult graphic novel Teen Titans: Raven by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo.  Follow us on instagram @truebelieverspod, on twitter @truebelieversp (yes, the name was too long), and on facebook @truebelieverspod (facebook.com/truebelieverspod)If you want to speak to us directly, feel free to DM us on social media or email us at 1truebelieverspod@gmail.comNOTES: Trigon actually seduced Raven's mother Arella (Angela Roth) under false pretences in a human form to get her to marry him and bear a half-human, half-demon child.Raven is a Cambion - the half-human half-demon offspring of an incubus, succubus, or demon with a human.chrs meant a HOMECOMING mum. There's no such thing as a graduation mum. https://www.countryliving.com/life/g28035883/homecoming-mums-tradition-ideas/What was said about Slade is not without merit, and apparently it is a hot debate.The “Teen Titans Go!” episode referenced is called “Two Parter” and it's episode 3x17“Once An Accident, Twice A Coincidence, Three Times A Pattern” - Alan Weiss, PhD.If you wanted to read more about Raven, you can find her in DC Special: Raven (2008) Raven (2016-2017), and Raven: Daughter of Darkness(2018-2019)Music: “The Paladin's Underworld” by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com

Through a dramatic representation, quotes, and examples, I walk you through how six dimensions of what it means for you to love yourself and others.  By bringing in the pioneering work of IFS therapist Derek Scott, we will explore how different parts within you respond to grief and loss in so many different ways.   Lead in: Lead-in Intro  Letter  Ron's reactions   Intro We are together in this great adventure, this podcast, Interior Integration for Catholics, we are journeying together, and I am honored to be able to spend this time with you.   I am Dr. Peter Malinoski, clinical psychologist and passionate Catholic and together, we are taking on the tough topics that matter to you.   We bring the best of psychology and human formation and harmonize it with the perennial truths of the Catholic Faith.    Interior Integration for Catholics is part of our broader outreach, Souls and Hearts bringing the best of psychology grounded in a Catholic worldview to you and the rest of the world through our website soulsandhearts.com  Today's episode, number 82 is entitled "The Many Faces of Grief Inside Us  and it's released on August 23, 2021  Heard a reenacted story about Ronald and Vivian Meerkamp, and I'll be using that clip throughout todays episode to add depth and examples to the concepts  In the last episode, Episode 81, we broached There is so much misinformation out there about grief.  So many myths, so many misconceptions to clear up.  Why is that?  We're going to answer that question with the professional research, the best of psychological theory, with Scripture, with poetry, with examples and with quotes to help you understand the experience of grief -- your grief and the grief of others.   Why should we learn about grief?  Earl Grollman sums it up like this: Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.  If we love, we will grieve.  Part of loving well is grieving well.   If we flee from grief, we will also flee from love.    You can't love without eventually grieving   Last episode, I mentioned how our understanding of grief can be limited by assuming we have a single, homogenous monolithic personality. Today I'm going to share with you a much deeper and richer way to understand grief. From Episode 72 What Keeps You from Loving?  Is it Really Only Your Vices?  Discussion of Dimensions of Understanding Others or Ourselves.  -- We will get into that more today.  0 Dimensions -- single point in space -- geometry, no dimensionality.  Personalizing it -- you are nothing to me.   No separate identity, not even really human, invisible -- the person doesn't exist for you.   “Love is not cold and what is cold is not love.” ― Marty Rubin  “Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all -- the apathy of human beings.”― Helen Keller  “Indifference is more truly the opposite of love than hate is, for we can both love and hate the same person at the same time, but we cannot both love and be indifferent to the same person at the same time.” ― Peter Kreeft, Prayer For Beginners  Examples: Emotional detachment:  Ron -- fear of loss.    1 Dimension -- line   Only one quality -- very self-referential, the person in orbit around me and my needs.   Often only a functional dimension, or not meeting a function “That politicians   who smiled at us and kissed our babiesblue eyes shining with triumphwell knew we were fallinginto our graveskicked by themas they countedour votes.”― Alice Walker, Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart  “What we do see depends mainly on what we look for. ... In the same field the farmer will notice the crop, the geologists the fossils, botanists the flowers, artists the colouring, sportsmen the cover for the game. Though we may all look at the same things, it does not all follow that we should see them.” ― John Lubbock, The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live in  For Vivian:  In her pain and loneliness, part of her takes over reduces Ron to one dimension:  cold, distant, ignores me -- reduces Ron to one dimension -- in order to protect herself from him.   For Ron blended with his angry part who is protecting him from agonizing pain from abandonment:  Vivian is a Betrayer -- She betrayed me, she is a traitor, a backstabber, she hurts me.   Still very personalized, very self-referential 2 Dimensions -- plane -- starts to be a little Less personal, less self-referential Cardboard Cutout-- person has a shape, not well understood.   Ron ignores me and is self absorbed.  But it's because of his job.  He shuts down emotions because of what he sees as a detective “It is a well-worn truth that cops grow callous, a cliché so tattered that it is even common on television. All cops face things every day that are so gruesome, brutal, and bizarre that no normal human being could deal with them on a daily basis and stay sane. And so they learn not to feel, to grow and maintain a poker-faced whimsy toward all the surprising things their fellow humans find to do to each other. All cops practice not-feeling, and it may be that Miami cops are better at it than others, since they have so many opportunities to learn.”  Jeff Lindsay, Dexter is Delicious   Vivian is a betrayer and a traitor.  But she's misguided -- she's reacting out of ignorance and emotion and because she doesn't understand me.  3 Dimensions -- taking into account much more of the person, providing a more complete snapshot of a moment in time  Person has A whole internal world  Many dimensions  Many competing values at one time.  Needs -- attachment needs and integrity needs  Emotions  Belief.   Thought  Intentions  Desires  Attitudes  Impulses.  relationships  Maybe even multiple points of view inside at the same time.  With conflicts and polarizations inside -- Vivian is betraying me and harming me and she's misguided, reacting out of ignorance and emotion, but she also really loves our kids.  And she's good at her job.  Vivian has mixed reactions to me.   4 Dimensions -- out of basic geometry now and into physics.  The four dimension is physics assesses an object's position in time.  Analogy to a person's position in time.   Dynamism of the person in time. She can be one way in one moment and another way in another moment  Realization of an experiential history -- that informs how she has come to be who she is now   Vivian has been miserable for a long time.  This has been building up. Vivian reacts to me differently at different times.   The future for us might not look like it does right now.   Ron ignores me and he is self-absorbed because of his job.  But he has choses his job over me.  He's afraid he's too damaged to do any other kind of work.  He's locked in.   5th Dimension --  dimension unseen by humans where the forces of gravity and electromagnetism unite in an elegant and powerful theory of the fundamental forces Like a shift from black and white to color -- like in the Wizard of OZ    Understanding the other person in terms of self and parts -- unity and multiplicity Part of her is miserable -- part of her wants to stay in relationship   If you really love someone, you love all of them, all of their parts.  Not just the parts of them that you like, that you find gratifying or useful, that float your boat for one reason or another.  You don't pick and choose -- oooo, this is an appealing bit of you, I like it that you compliment me and make me feel good, I'll take that in and love that, but parts of you carrying grief, your pain your loss  -- no time for that.  You just keep that to yourself.   Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches “I find I am constantly being encouraged to pluck out some one aspect of myself and present this as the meaningful whole, eclipsing or denying the other parts of self.”   6th Dimension -- no longer in just the natural world.   Seeing him as a beloved Child of God through the eyes of Faith, as God sees him.   Fearfully and wonderfully made, bearing God's image and likeness.   Intrinsically good, ontologically good, good in her essence.   Requires supernatural grace Three Dimensional Chess What we covered last time in Episode 81 Grieving is the Price We Pay for Loving Introduction to Derek Scott Derek Scott is a registered Social Worker with 35 years of experience and certified IFS therapist with an online practice based near Toronto, Canada.  He is the founder of Internal Family Systems Counselling Association, IFSCA, an organization dedicated to bringing awareness of the IFS model to counselors and therapists in Canada and internationally. Stepping Stone: 16 week Comprehensive IFS course --  I  recommend that as a great option, especially for those who can't get in to IFS Level 1 training.   Number of publications in the area of grief and Internal Family Systems.  And he is no stranger to grief in his own life, so he can speak from experience.   Relying heavily on his article Grief and IFS: Mapping the Terrain  What happens to parts when we experience grief? The experiences I'm about to describe are not the parts themselves.  Definition of a part --  Separate, independently operating personalities within us, each with own unique prominent needs, roles in our lives, emotions, body sensations, guiding beliefs and assumptions, typical thoughts, intentions, desires, attitudes, impulses, interpersonal style, and world view.  Each part also has an image of God and also its own understanding of self.   More than just one factor  More than just one emotion, more than just one desire or impulse  Rather -- a whole constellation of these qualities that endure over time, even if the part is not in conscious awareness in the moment.   Like the characters inside of Riley in the Pixar moving "Inside Out" The red anger character also had a full personality -- he was not just an angry mood -- he had beliefs, assumptions, intentions, desires, thoughts, impulses and an interpersonal style that were characteristically and uniquely his own.   Managers who present with disbelief  numbness  Depression  Guilt  Spiritual bypassing Exiles who present with Sadness  Missing/yearning  Protest (anger)  guilt  powerlessness/despair/resignation  Shame Common Exiles and Affect-laden parts Derek Scott:  When I am talking about exiles here I am not assuming that there is a part that is “only” sad or   guilty etc, but that the part leads with that feeling. Remember, parts are like complete personalities --many dimensions Some dimensions are more prominent than others.   Definition of Exiles most sensitive -- these exiles have been exploited, rejected, abandoned in external relationships  They have suffered relational traumas or attachment injuries  They hold the painful experiences that have been isolated from conscious awareness to protect the person from being overwhelmed with the intensity.  They desperately want to be seen and known, to be safe and secure, to be comforted and soothed, to be cared for and loved  They want rescue, redemption, healing  And in the intensity of their needs and emotions, they threaten to take over and destabilize the person's whole being, the person's whole system  And they threaten to harm external relationships  Burdens they carry:  Shame, dependency, worthlessness, Fear/Terror, Grief/Loss, Loneliness, Neediness, Pain, lack of meaning or purpose, a sense of being unloved and unlovable, inadequate, abandoned,  Examples of what exiles carry in grief.  Sadness  -- parts that carry unresolved sadness from childhood. parents dismiss or minimize the experience of losing a pet, or moving house, or changing school, divorce etc, parts that experience the distress become exiled protectors may mimic the parental injunctions to ignore the agitation in the system. I had sadness for breakfast.  Andy Milonakis Vivian Ron -- Sadness -- expressed behaviorally, crying, not feeling.  Body reactions.   Missing/yearning -- Just want what has been lost to come back Parts under six years of age don't recognize the permanence of loss -- why can't I have it back?  Example of blend with a missing/yearning part:  Virginia Woolf  To the Lighthouse:  “To want and not to have, sent all up her body a hardness, a hollowness, a strain. And then to want and not to have- to want and want- how that wrung the heart, and wrung it again and again! Feeling of emptiness, incompleteness -- a void within.   Fernando Pessoa, The Education of the Stoic  -- example of what can happen when an exile floods with a sensation of a void:  “At first I felt dizzy - not with the kind of dizziness that makes the body reel but the kind that's like a dead emptiness in the brain, an instinctive awareness of the void.”  Viviaxxxn -- familiar -- yearning for companionship --  Trying to tell herself that Ron wasn't capable, no capacity, too damaged to fill her yearning.   Replacement for God.   Protest (anger) Reaction to perceived injustice.  This is not right!   May be deemed unacceptable and displaced to a safer person or to a situation. e.g. anger toward the deceased  Anger toward someone I need and fear  Women may be more likely to be socialized into rejecting their own anger -- good girls, or not wanted to be seen as scolds or shrews or bitches   “The anger welled inside me, with nowhere to go. I could feel it eating away at me. I knew if I didn't find a way to release it, it would destroy me.” ― Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Sublimes creatures  Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Ange l“There was something peculiarly gratifying about shouting in a blind rage until your words ran out. Of course, the aftermath was less pleasant. Once you'd told everyone you hated them and not to come after you, where exactly did you go?” Guilt   Goes back to childhood:   Children's guilt can be so huge in relation to the crime (“I stole my brother's candy bar and blamed the dog”) Peeing outside “I've got a bad case of the 3:00 am guilts - you know, when you lie in bed awake and replay all those things you didn't do right? Because, as we all know, nothing solves insomnia like a nice warm glass of regret, depression and self-loathing.” ― D.D. Barant, Dying Bites  powerlessness/despair/resignation parts recognise that we are powerless to change the reality of attaching and losing and that   loss is certain and inevitable -- heavy burden, other parts not able to handle that Fantasies of omnipotence -- service of feeling safe and secure.   Now what? “I had the feeling deep in my gut that there'd been lines I should have spoken, gestures I should have made, that would have made things better. But looking back, I didn't know what they were. As a friend, I was pretty much useless, apparently.” ― Megan Crewe, Give Up the Ghost  Shame Episodes 37-49 -- long series on shame  Shame is:  a primary emotion, a bodily reaction, a signal,  a judgement, and an action.   Deep sense of fundamental inadequacy, irreparable brokenness, unhealable woundedness, intrinsic badness, fundamental unworthiness.  Differs from guilt.  Guilt:  I did something bad.  Shame.  I am bad.  Managers Present First -- disbelieving and numbing These are the proactive protector parts.  They work strategically, with forethought and planning to keep in control of situations and relationships to minimize the likelihood of you being hurt.  They work really hard to keep you safe.   Disbelieving  Managers What they say:  "This can't have happened"  or "This can't be happening."   Computer crashing -- the blue screen of death -- goes all the way back to Windows 1.0 in 1985.  indicates a system crash, in which the operating system has reached a critical condition where it can no longer operate hardware failure or a unexpected termination of a crucial process.   Hours of work lost  Their Role, their function Derek Scott:  Disbelieving managers may take the lead as the other parts of the system impacted by the loss are afforded time to adjust to the new reality. It is as if the sad, yearning, guilty and protesting parts sit behind the protectors that allow the information to be gradually filtered to them.  Example of Ron:  He could function that evening, make himself dinner, finish a report on an investigation, carry on at work the next day.    Colloquial phrase:  It hasn't hit him yet.  Replay the clip of Ron's disbelief Numbing Managers What they say:  They don't say anything, really.   they don't let you feel anything in conscious awareness.  Survival mechanism.  So you can deal with daily tasks.   Can last a long time.   Never a perfect barrier though -- it gets pierced by what Therese Rando calls STUGs Sudden, Temporary Upsurges of grief Those are the rejected exiles who bear grief breaking through and flooding with the intensity of their suffering.   Depressed Managers  Reactive depressed mood is a part of grief Attempt to titrate the grief.  Fighting fire with fire, fighting the intense depression with more manageable depression.   Still holding the exiles that bear the intensity of grief at bay.   Guilt carrying managers reflect on the “bad” things they said and did in the relationship.  The manager protector's voice telling us we “should” have done more, “should have been a better  spouse/friend/kid  These are the parts experiencing guilt but also defending against exiles with huge guilt going back to childhood.    Guilty parts stating that they didn't do enough or weren't present enough in the relationship may be unaware of the demands that other parts make on the system. Spiritual Bypassing Managers -- common in serious, practicing Catholics Spiritual Bypassing:  John Welwood 1984  "tendency to use spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep or avoid facing unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, and unfinished developmental tasks."  Spiritual bypassing is a term I coined to describe a process I saw happening in the Buddhist community I was in, and also in myself. Although most of us were sincerely trying to work on ourselves, I noticed a widespread tendency to use spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep or avoid facing unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, and unfinished developmental tasks. Examples Death of a loved one:  External focus:  He's in a better place.  He's in heaven now.  See this all the time at Catholic funerals, a de factor canonizations at the eulogies.   Vivian:  God will take care of Ron now, there's nothing more I can do.  We'll just focus on the positive, the good times we had.  When I feel bad about how it worked out, I'll just pray the sadness away.   Ron.  When God closes a door, he opens a window.  He likely has a better woman for me in the future.  And he'll punish Vivian for what she's done.  Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord.  She'll get what she deserves from him.   Manager Actions -- Straight from Derek Scott's article Grief and IFS: Mapping the Terrain Postponing – agreeing that there is griefwork to be done but “later”. When asked to be specific about “when” these parts become evasive or propose a future time that subsequently is not used for doing the work   Displacing – as mentioned earlier with regard to anger, the emotional responses connected to parts grieving the loss are displaced onto other targets; being sad about a movie, angry about poor service in a restaurant etc. Replacing – reinvesting too quickly after a significant loss, often a strategy in reproductive loss and loss of an animal companion Minimizing – cognitively diluting the experience of parts with big feelings by framing the relationship as one that “wasn't really that close” Avoiding – not going to the gravesite or talking about the loss. Removing pictures and not going to places that will evoke memories of the deceased and activate the exiled parts Somaticizing – bringing physical distress into the system (migraines, gastrointestinal distress, sleep disturbances) to distract from or channel the emotional responses of exiled parts  Particularly, when we're little if the grief is not supported, then it goes into the body. Shaming – particularly present in disenfranchised grief, shaming protectors will reinforce the social belief about the loss being one that the person is not “entitled” to grieve. Miscarriage, loss of a child who is a rapist, death of a spouse to AIDS; these are examples of losses that may carry a stigma or be trivialized by the broader community Firefighters  Definition When exiles break through and threaten to take over the system, like in Inside Out, remember the parts and the control panel?  So when these exiles are about the break out, the firefighters leap into action.  It's an emergency situation, a crisis, like a fire raging in a house.  No concern for niceties, for propriety, for etiquette, for little details like that.   Firefighter take bold, drastic actions to stifle, numb or distract from the intensity of the exile's experiences.   Intense neediness and grief are overwhelming us!  Emergency actions -- battle stations!   Evasive maneuvers, Arm the torpedoes, Full speed ahead!  No concern for consequences -- don't you get it, we are in a crisis  Parts can take over the person   Firefighter behaviors Drinking, using drugs  Raging  Watching TV, videos, binging on Netflix  Food bingeing -- chocolate for me.  Losses or grief about relationships -- Grace in the Poor Clare monastery.   Sex bingeing  Overworking   Identity Issues -- the disruption caused by not knowing who I am may open the door to behaviors previously prohibited by managers.   New firefighter activities.       Adapted Dual Process Model of Bereavement Margaret Stroebe and Henk Schut originally the DPM in 1999 Death Studies article called The dual process model of coping with bereavement: rationale and description  Derek Scott adapted this model  two clusters of parts one cluster is oriented towards the loss -- those are the parts we've been discussing so far  Focus on experiencing grief Focus on continuing relationship bonds Distraction from restoration Avoidance of restoration the other cluster towards restoration dealing with the new complexities in life for the bereaved that are occasioned by the loss  Readjusting to the new reality -- conforms to Elisabeth Kubler Ross' stage of acceptance and Colin Parkes' phase of reorganization and recovery   Activities Attending to live changes  New roles, new relationships  Distraction from grief  Avoidance of grief   The dual process model of coping with bereavement (DPM) identifies (from an IFS perspective) contends that these two models (clusters) oscillate as the mourning proceeds. the grieving individual at times confronts, at other times avoids, the different tasks of grieving.  This model proposes that adaptive coping is composed of confrontation--avoidance of loss and restoration stressors. It also argues the need for dosage of grieving, that is, the need to take respite from dealing with either of these stressors, as an integral part of adaptive coping.   This oscillation is very familiar to the IFS therapist as affect-laden parts may occupy the attention of the client, then pragmatic protectors may hold the floor to afford a break from the intensity of the other parts. The dance between the loss-oriented cluster of parts and the restoration oriented cluster of parts tends to be initially weighted towards the loss. Over time the restoration cluster of parts will become more prominent as the client lives into what may be considered to be the "new normal". Compassion Heals: An IFS perspective on Bereavement -- From Derek Scott.   Compassion heals. Bringing compassion to another invites their compassion for their own parts  The more significant the loss, the more profound the disruption to the system The system responses to the loss may be manager led, firefighter driven or characterized by erupting exiles The protective system may be in disarray and unable to function normally; resulting in the client feeling particularly vulnerable The protective system may become entrenched because of the perceived threat from or to the exiles  Present loss experiences may trigger parts connected to former loss events seeking healing  Unburdening parts in the loss cluster will facilitate healing and greater resiliency in terms of subsequent losses Advantages of IFS-informed understandings of grief  Last episode, we looked at the stage and phase models of grief trajectories Elisabeth Kubler Ross' five stages of grief DABDA -- denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.   Colin Parkes' model Shock and numbness, yearning and searching, disorganization and despair, reorganization and recovery How the empirical trajectory of grief didn't support a linear progression through the stages or phases Still valuable in describing experiences at a moment in time The myth of the unified, homogenous, monolithic personality really compromises our ability to understand grief.   Identity Issues -- not as often address Low self-esteem  Who am I now, that I am no longer married?  I am a widower   But now, understanding the person in terms of a core self and in parts, both a multiplicity but also a unity.   And why, again?  Why are we doing this?  In order to increase our capacity to love.  That's why.   Final thought from Derek Scott  --  Grief has its own timetable. There is a lot of wisdom in the system regarding when to allow access to affect-laden parts. There are, of course, frustrated, impatient parts that want it to be "over" so that the system can return to normal functioning. There may also be postponing managers (see "complicated grief”). Respecting protective parts saying, "We're not going there now" and asking them about their concerns, as well as when would be a good time to "go there "and what would need to change to allow access provides us with an understanding of how to best work with the system. Being patient  Accepting all parts as they are, where they are.  That does not mean we endorse all of their impulses or desires.  Check out Episode 66  Acceptance vs. Endorsement: A Critical Difference in Catholic Marriages.   Lots of gratitude for Derek Scott's work on IFS and Grief.   I am going to try something really new in the next episode.  In this episode and the last episode, I've brought you a lot of conceptual information, psychoeducation, all the intellectual material.  That's great for nourishing our conceptual and analytical parts, for feeding our minds.   But next week you will have the possibility to go deeper, not just in the abstract realm, not just in your conceptual zone -- but taking it down deeper inside you.   We will do an exploratory, experiential exercise, all about your personal grief.   We've all had losses.  We've all had the experience of grief We all have things to work through.   So we're going to put all of this information to work in our own human formation, in our own interior integration.  All voluntary -- we'll be working with our parts to make sure we have their buy-in, their consent.  So I invite you to that, we will see how it goes! 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Today we are discussing Episode 1 - Pilot and having a darn good time doing it. Produced by Kristen Riley and Daive Reed Follow on Twitter @CastFiles Email us at TheeCastFiles@gmail.com Music by Hal Six  Logo by @OokaArt Patreon   Synopsis Teaser In a forest at night, a young woman tumbles around in a long nightgown. She ends up in a small clearing and sees an immense light growing over a nearby hill. A large vortex of leaves starts and a male figure approaches from the light. The figure stands over her as the light engulfs them both.   COLLUM NATIONAL FOREST, NORTHWEST OREGON The next morning, two uniformed men inspect the woman's corpse with a team of coroners. One explains there's no sign of battery or sexual assault, although how they determine this is questionable because the dead woman is laying prone in the dirt. It does appear she does have two small bumps on her lower back (resembling vampire bite moles). A trail of dried blood runs from the woman's nose to her mouth. Which again begs the question, what are your examination techniques, sirs? Detective Miles, one of the two uniformed men, recognizes the young woman as Karen Swenson, since she used to go to school with his son. As Miles walks away in a hurry, Truitt calls after him. The coroner asks if Karen and the detective's son were in the high school class of 1989, implying that other members of her class have died in the same way as Karen Swenson.   Act One FBI HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON, DC   Special Agent Dana Scully(!) enters the FBI building for a meeting with Division Chief Scott Blevins. Inside, Blevins questions her about her past work while a mysterious man smoking a cigarette silently watches.  Smoking in the office, can you imagine in 2021? Scully is a medical doctor who has been working within the FBI for about two years. Blevins notifies her that she is being assigned to work with Fox Mulder on the X-Files, a group of cases that involve paranormal or inexplicable phenomena. Scully was recruited by the FBI out of medical school and felt she could distinguish herself. Obviously, she's intelligent and has worked her way through FBI school. What has she been doing the past 2 years? She knows of Mulder by reputation.  Blevins asks what she knows about Mulder. She explains that Mulder is an Oxford educated psychologist who was once the best analyst in the violent crimes section. He helped catch a serial killer. Eventually he became so obsessed with the unexplained that he became a joke and was banished into the basement as “The FBIs most unwanted”.  What happened to send her to the basement with "the FBI's Most Unwanted"? Scully is assigned to write reports about Mulder's cases.    In the building's basement, Scully meets Mulder in his office. This is the big reveal. It's gross how attractive he is. Queue gif on repeat of the Fox Mulder reveal. Even in those glasses he's #HotMulder. After a brief intro Mulder dives into the Swenson case. He shows her several slides on a projector of Karen Swenson's dead body and reveals that a strange organic substance has been found near the two marks on the woman's back (aka Vampire bite moles). He also shows her two slides of bodies found in Sturgis, South Dakota and Shamrock, Texas, where both the two spots and the substance in the surrounding tissue were found.  Although Mulder seems to believe that the cases are somehow linked to aliens, Scully argues that science will uncover a more logical explanation. We're setting up the believer/skeptic dichotomy pretty heavily in the pilot. Mulder tells her that three of Karen Swenson's classmates (class of 1989) have also died in mysterious circumstances and states that he and Scully will leave to investigate the deaths early the next morning.   Quote of the Episode: Mulder “When convention and science offer us no answers might we not finally turn to the fantastic as a plausibility?” Scully “What I find fantastic is that there are answers beyond the scientific." On an airplane to Oregon, Mulder lies sprawled across a row of seats, with his eyes closed and headphones in his ears. Wired headphones, bluetooth wasn't widely available. Scully is reading, she's wearing glasses so we know she's the studious one while napping Mulder is the "slacker". (Sidenote: If you've read Agents of Chaos by Kami Garcia there's another possible read, it's canon according to Chris Carter.)  Scully examines newspaper clippings about the dead teenagers. The camera focuses on the name "Dr. Nemman". Upon making its descent, the plane suddenly starts to shake violently but eventually normalizes. In the early 90s overhead compartments on planes didn't latch.   Mulder nonchalantly concludes the temporary vibrations must mean they are in the right place.   Afterwards, Mulder drives a rental car into Bellefleur, Oregon as Scully continues to read the relevant X-file. She is surprised to learn that the case has already been investigated, information that Mulder did not disclose. Which we ask, how did she miss this while studying during her 6 hour flight? He explains that the FBI became involved after the first three deaths, but left one week later without explanation. According to Scully, no unidentified marks are noted in the autopsy reports of the first three victims, although those reports were signed by a different medical examiner than the latest victim. Mulder is impressed by Scully's observations (why? She's trained as a medical doctor), but adds that they won't know whether the original medical examiner is a suspect until they have exhumed one of the first three bodies. The agents will likely then have a better idea whether the examiner intentionally missed the strange marks, or if Karen Swenson was the first victim with the spots. Suddenly, the car's radio goes wonky and the agents hear a high-pitched noise. Mulder stops the car and uses an aerosol from the luggage compartment to spray a large, red "X" on the road directly behind the vehicle. (Listen for our Avis UFO Hunter Kit explanation). When he returns to the car, Mulder states that the incident was probably only trivial. Where did he get the spray paint? Did he have it in his luggage? What else could you bring on planes in the early 90s?   COASTAL NORTHWEST OREGON MARCH 7, 1993 Body exhumation of Ray Soames, the third victim. They're interrupted by Dr. Nemman, the examiner of the first three bodies. He says he was away on family vacation for this one. Nemman is weirdly aggressive which makes him look incredibly guilty.  “How does a 20 year old boy die of exposure after only 7 hours on a warm summer's night, Scully?”  When the agents arrive at their destination, they meet with John Truitt and an assistant coroner. The group begins to discuss arrangements for the exhumation but are interrupted when another car arrives and the County Medical Examiner, who autopsied the first three bodies, steps out. The examiner, Doctor Jay Nemman, struggles to stop his daughter from interfering and protests against the FBI's use of the cemetery. He also reveals that he and his family have just come back to Bellefleur after a recent holiday, which explains why he didn't conduct the autopsy on Karen Swenson. When Mulder mentions the tissue sample taken from the victim's body, Nemman believes that the agents are insinuating that he missed something in the original autopsies. Eventually, the man leaves at his daughter's insistence. The strange corpse found in Ray Soames' coffin. Mulder and Scully return to the grave site and discuss Ray Soames, the third victim whose body they are exhuming. A crane lifts Soames' coffin out of the ground, but a harness attached to the vehicle suddenly breaks and the coffin rolls down a hill. Mulder runs toward the coffin, to see it has been broken open by the fall. Against Truitt's advice, Mulder opens the coffin to find a desiccated, mummified body lying inside. The corpse is definitely not human and Mulder demands that the coffin be resealed.   Act Two 10:56 PM While examining the corpse, Scully determines that the body is mammalian - possibly an orangutan or chimpanzee. Excited that the body may have been alien in origin, Mulder asks Scully to conduct a complete analysis of the corpse. Scully, who thinks that the presence of the body was someone's practical joke, reluctantly agrees to comply with Mulder's request. Later, Scully finds a small metallic implant in the body's nasal cavity. Mulder knocks at her door and asks if she wants to join him on a run. Scully tiredly declines.  "Ugh, Duchovny even looks hot with his hat on backwards." - Kristen When Mulder wonders if she has identified the implant in Soames' nose yet, she replies negatively and bids Mulder goodnight.   RAYMON COUNTY STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL Mulder and Scully walk with Doctor Glass, who confirms that Ray Soames was a patient at the hospital. Glass claims that, under his supervision, Soames was treated for clinical schizophrenia for a year. According to the doctor, Soames appeared to suffer from a form of post-traumatic stress and couldn't grasp reality. Similar cases that Glass has treated have included several of Soames' classmates, two of whom are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. The patients, Billy Miles and Peggy O'Dell, have lived in the hospital for four years. When Scully asks if she and Mulder can speak to them, Glass replies that the agents might have difficulty questioning the patients, especially Billy Miles. Mulder and Scully visit Billy Miles. Inside the hospital, Billy lies in a bed unresponsive as Glass and the agents enter. The doctor explains that Miles is experiencing a "waking coma" as a result of a car accident on State Road in which Peggy O'Dell was also involved. Peggy sits in a wheelchair next to Billy Miles, reading to him. The doctor asks her if she will talk with the visitors but she replies that Billy wants her to read to him at the moment. When Mulder asks the doctor for permission to conduct a detailed medical examination of Peggy O'Dell, she goes berserk. Mulder lifts her shirt to reveal the twin back moles. Outside, Mulder hurriedly follows her down a flight of steps. He realizes that Scully is upset because she thinks he knows more about the strange marks than she does. Eventually, Mulder admits to his belief that the teenagers were abducted by extraterrestrials, a theory that Scully thinks is crazy. She comments that there must be another explanation which can be proved scientifically. Mentioning that all four victims were found in or near the woods, Scully wonders what they were doing there. At night, the agents walk through the forest where the latest victim died. They carry flashlights and are dressed in informal clothing. After they separate, Mulder looks at a compass he is carrying, which is spinning wildly. In the clearing where Karen Swenson died, Scully notices a patch of strange dirt on the ground. She picks up some of the POCKET SAND and puts it in her pocket. When a low rumbling begins, Scully removes a gun from her pocket and leaves the clearing. She approaches the source of the noise, where a light shines through the trees. A humanoid silhouette from out of the light comes toward her.   Act Three The silhouette is actually Detective Miles. He doesn't reveal his name, but states only that he is employed by the Raymon County Sheriff's Department and warns the agents that they are on private property. They are forced to leave. Driving through a storm in the darkness of night, Scully shows Mulder the dirt that she gathered earlier. Mulder believes the dirt might be from a campfire, while Scully theorizes that the teenagers may have been part of a cult and that the man they just encountered is aware of that.  Suddenly, there is a blinding flash of light and the car loses power. Mulder, who looked at his watch just before the incident, says they've lost nine minutes of time. Extremely excited, Mulder exits the car and discovers that they are almost exactly at the red cross he previously marked in the road. He excitedly explains to Scully that people who have sighted UFOs often report time loss. However, Scully argues that time can't just disappear, as it is constant throughout the universe. Their car then restarts by itself and the headlamps light up. In her motel room, Scully writes her report, concluding that she cannot validate nor substantiate Mulder's claim that they experienced a loss of time. When the power goes out due to the storm, Scully begins to get ready to take a shower but notices three spots on her back. Worried that the spots may be the same marks that the teenagers had, Scully visits Mulder in his motel room,  She's in a red bathrobe and asks Mulder to look at something. She disrobes, Mulder kneels down and with the light of the candle looks like he's going to place tiny kisses on the small of her back.  He determines that the spots are only mosquito bites. Scully is so relieved that she leans on Mulder's chest and he puts his arms around her. In his motel room, Mulder tells Scully about some of his personal history. Later, Mulder tells her that his sister's disappearance when he was twelve tore his family apart. He continues by recalling that he left America as soon as he could and attended Oxford University, before being recruited by the Bureau. He then discovered the X-files and became fascinated by them. He tells Scully that he has been trying to access classified government information, but someone at a higher level of power has been blocking him from doing so. The only reason Mulder has been able to continue his work is that he has made connections in Congress. He suspects Scully is part of an agenda to stop him, but she swears that she is not and tries to convince him to trust her. Mulder leans forward and tells Scully that a Dr. Heitz Werber has taken him through regression hypnosis to access his repressed memories of the night his sister disappeared. He reveals to Scully what he can recall from that night. Mulder believes that his sister was abducted by extraterrestrials and that the government is aware of the existence of the aliens. He also states that the only thing that matters to him is finding out whatever the government is protecting. Mulder then receives a strange phone call from an anonymous female caller, who says that Peggy O'Dell is dead.   RURAL HWY. 133 BELLEFLEUR, OREGON When the agents arrive at the scene of the car accident that killed Peggy O'Dell, a driver tells Mulder that the girl ran in front of his car, despite normally being in a wheelchair earlier. Scully takes a look at the girl's body. Her face is bloodied and her watch has stopped at the same time that the agents experienced time loss. Mulder tells Scully that the autopsy lab has been trashed and the body that the agents exhumed has been stolen. They leave the scene in the car they arrived in. Mulder and Scully return to their motel to find it has burnt down, along with all their files and photos. A terrified girl, Theresa Nemman, the medical examiner's daughter, rushes up to the agents and asks for their protection. In a diner, Theresa speaks with Mulder and Scully. She reveals that she often finds herself in the woods with no recollection of how she got there. She fears that she might die, like most of her classmates. Mulder realizes that Theresa is the medical examiner's daughter and that she was the anonymous caller who told him that Peggy O'Dell had died. She admits that her father is covering things up and that she has the same spots as the other teenagers. Suddenly, her nose starts bleeding,  It squirts out of her nose like a mustard bottle. How did they do that? With Peggy's nose bleed it was one of those blood capsules smashed on her face. This was weirdly done. Scully thinks the medical examiner and the detective are aware of the murderer's identity and are responsible for the destruction of the autopsy lab and the agents' motel rooms. However, she is unsure as to the reason the corpse was stolen if the men are indeed responsible. Mulder and Scully stand in a graveyard, getting drenched in rain. Mulder and Scully go to the cemetery but discover that the bodies of the other two victims have also been exhumed. Mulder suddenly realizes the killer's true identity - Billy Miles, the boy in the hospital.   Act Four 5:07 AM Scully can hardly believe what Mulder is suggesting, but he claims that recent strange events, such as Peggy O'Dell dying at exactly the same time that he and Scully lost nine minutes, fit the profile of alien abduction. Mulder theorizes that tests were being conducted on the victims that left the marks found on their backs but the experiments caused a genetic mutation, explaining the disfigured body in Ray Soames' coffin. In regard to the loss of nine minutes that he and Scully witnessed, Mulder believes that conventional time stopped and that an alien impulse, which also caused Billy Miles to take the victims into the forest, actually took control of time itself. Scully laughs almost hysterically with Mulder, finding his theory preposterous but believing it nevertheless. In an attempt to confirm or disprove their suspicions, Mulder and Scully return to the hospital where Billy Miles is undergoing treatment. Although his nurse claims that his mental condition has rendered him incapable of walking, Scully shows Mulder dirt on the soles of the boy's feet. She takes a sample of the dirt shortly before she leaves the room with Mulder. How do bed pans work? Nurse says, “not my aisle of the produce department” Outside, Scully claims to be certain that Billy Miles was in the same forest as the victims. She explains that the dirt she has just discovered matches the strange earth she found in Collum National Forest earlier. Unfortunately, the sample of strange earth was destroyed in the motel fire and, therefore, can not be used to make a comparison. The agents consequently decide to return to the woods, in order to retrieve another sample. When Mulder and Scully arrive at the edge of the forest, they notice Detective Miles' car. A distant scream draws them into the woods. Scully follows Mulder as they run toward the source of the noise, but is suddenly ambushed by Detective Miles and falls to the ground. The detective stands over Scully and reminds her of his previous warning to stay away. He then runs toward Mulder and holds him at gunpoint. Mulder accuses Miles of always knowing what was happening and warns that his son is about to kill another girl. Persuaded by Mulder, Detective Miles rushes towards his son, who holds Theresa Nemman in his arms. The detective urges his son to put her down and raises his gun when Billy Miles does not comply. Mulder knocks the detective over, just as he is about to fire his gun, alerting Scully to their location. Billy Miles lifts Theresa Nemman up to a bright light above. Mulder and the detective witness Billy Miles lift Theresa Nemman in his arms, as leaves whirl around him and a bright light shines down from above. The light eventually engulfs them all, as Scully watches from a distance. After the light dissipates, Billy has no memory of his actions and is confused as to what has happened. The spots on his back are gone and he is no longer crippled by the deleterious effects of a "waking coma." Unlike the other victims, Theresa Nemman is unharmed. Mulder rushes away to find Scully and, when they meet, he seems extremely moved by the event he has just witnessed. Act Five MARCH 22, 1993 FBI HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON, D.C. Billy Miles undergoes hypnosis performed by Heitz Werber.  Mulder is in the room with him, while Scully watches from an anteroom through a one-way mirror. Division Chief Blevins, the Cigarette-Smoking Man and the third man from earlier are also in the anteroom. According to Billy Miles, he and his friends were having a party in the woods to celebrate their graduation when he first saw the bright light. It transported him to a location that he calls "the testing place," where a group told him to gather the others so they could do tests. The group put an implant in his nasal cavity, and he would wait for the light to give their orders to him. They assured him that it would be okay and that no-one would know. However, the tests didn't work and they wanted everything destroyed. Although they said they were leaving, Billy is now afraid that they're coming back. Heitz Werber tells him not to be afraid, assuring him that the FBI are only trying to help, as the Cigarette-Smoking Man whispers something to Blevins in the anteroom.  In Blevins' office, Scully and the Division Chief discuss the case. The third man is also present. He and Blevins both seem to believe that the suggestion of alien abduction found in Scully's field reports and Billy Miles' supposed recollections under hypnosis is completely unscientifically founded. Scully replies that, while writing her field reports, she only noted things she actually saw. She admits that she cannot substantiate all of Mulder's claims, including the sudden loss of nine minutes. Blevins tells her that he sees no evidence to support the validity of the X-files, and, therefore, no reason to continue them. Scully answers that real crimes had been committed and were solved, but Blevins rhetorically asks how to prosecute the criminals when the case has no basis in reality. When told that she has no evidence, Scully hands over the implant found in Ray Soames' coffin, which she has kept in her pocket and was not destroyed in the motel fire. According to Scully, a lab test that she conducted failed to identify the material. When Blevins asks what Mulder thinks about the case, Scully responds by implying that her new FBI partner believes aliens are responsible. After she is dismissed from Blevins' office, Scully passes the Cigarette Smoking Man in the corridor outside. She pauses to watch him enter Blevins' office, before continuing on her way. Later, Scully lies awake in bed. She answers a phone call from Mulder, who tells her that a case file on Billy Miles has disappeared from the District Attorney's office in Raymon County, Oregon. Mulder wants to talk with her and Scully agrees that they will discuss their situation on the following day. In a storage room in the Pentagon, the Cigarette Smoking Man files away the implant in a box containing many others, surrounded by rows upon rows of shelves, all containing similar boxes. He exits the room and locks the door by running his keycard through its sensor, before walking away.

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Originally aired on July 4th 2019.

Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author Kami Garcia to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss her literary journey and what it's been like to share it with her fans. The two will also discuss her new book and this year's RT Booklovers Convention.