Podcasts about Stranger Things

This week on The Geekz, we're diving headfirst into the latest collecting news, breaking down what's hot, what's overpriced, and what's actually worth hunting right now. From figures and collectibles to fandom trends, we talk about what collectors should be paying attention to—and what might already be too late. We also continue our Doomsday discussion, unpacking new details, theories, and speculation surrounding the upcoming film and what it could mean for the future of comic book movies. Are expectations too high? Are fans already divided? We get into it. Plus, we tackle the growing debate known as Stranger Things "Conformity Gate." Is fandom becoming too focused on fitting in? Are opinions being policed online? We break down what sparked the controversy, how it reflects modern fandom culture, and where Stranger Things fits into the bigger conversation. As always, this episode is packed with geek news, collector talk, fandom debates, and honest opinions—sometimes late, sometimes wrong, but always Geekz.

We rock out on a No Sad Bro Friday with Des Rocs, performing live and unplugged in studio. Then, Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas from Stranger Things) calls in to talk about his new animated film, GOAT. (00:00:00) News & Sports(00:13:47) 6ABC Check in, Entertainment Report(00:41:43) The Connoisseur(01:21:41) Bizarre File(01:34:36) Des Rocs Live Performance in studio(02:03:28) Junk Drawer, Caleb McLaughlin calls in (02:42:53) Bizarre File(02:51:27) Hollywood Trash & Music News(03:00:33) Wrap UpSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on the show: we'll go live to Italy for the latest on the Olympics. Guy Davies from ABC News in London with fallout in the U.K. from the Epstein files. Updating Hegseth vs. Kelly. Nancy Guthire updates. Political Analyst Bill Crane. Plus, we'll Caleb McLaughlin from Stranger Things joins us live! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

Today on the show: we'll go live to Italy for the latest on the Olympics. Guy Davies from ABC News in London with fallout in the U.K. from the Epstein files. Updating Hegseth vs. Kelly. Nancy Guthire updates. Political Analyst Bill Crane. Plus, we'll Caleb McLaughlin from Stranger Things joins us live! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

Today on the show: we'll go live to Italy for the latest on the Olympics. Guy Davies from ABC News in London with fallout in the U.K. from the Epstein files. Updating Hegseth vs. Kelly. Nancy Guthire updates. Political Analyst Bill Crane. Plus, we'll Caleb McLaughlin from Stranger Things joins us live! 9am-noon on 95.5 WSB.

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Vecna wants 12 children to remake reality—but at what cost? Jeff Haecker and Rob Leonardi break down Will's powers, Eleven's training, military secrets, and the spiritual battle at the heart of Stranger Things, Season 5, Part 1. The post The Secrets of Stranger Things, Season 5, Part 1 appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Send a text344 AMADEUS!Netflix is killing it in theaters and the gang talks Stranger Things before digging into Amadeus.Also discussed: Dust Bunny, Greenland 2: Migration, Bone Lake.Support the showSubscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8iW_sKFj0-pb00arHnFXsAFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrangeAeonsRadioInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/strangeaeonsradioksar/

We take the winds and throw caution to the plunger as we rest our fates in the cold hands of the Random Topic Generator!Round 302!We truly value your support on the Beer Thursday Patreon page. Your backing helps us keep creating episodes you enjoy, making you an essential part of our community. Thank you for helping us grow!At the $10 level, the next 18 Great Human Beings will gain access to the Beer Thursday Facebook group.~~~~~~~Enjoy Jay's brilliant beertography and connect with us on Instagram at beerthursdayshow⁠. Share your feedback, stories, and comments-your input helps us improve and feel more connected with you. Follow us and join the conversation!~~~~~~~Never miss an episode and help us take you to the top by subscribing and leaving a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting app. We value your feedback and look forward to your active participation in our discussions.~~~~~~~Here's what our house elf, Artie (not Archie), says about this round: Random Topics & Retro Vibes: A Beer Thursday special Get ready for a wild ride on this Beer Thursday round as we dive into the Random Topic Generator for Volume 7! Your hosts, Jay and Shayne, spin the wheel of randomness, tackling everything from favorite holidays to science fiction tech we wish were real.Expect laughs and a hearty dose of nostalgia as they chat about binging classic shows like 'Stranger Things' and 'Little House on the Prairie.' Plus, you'll get a sneak peek into their preferred ways to waste time and hear some quirky toasts. Tune in for a brew-tiful blend of humor, randomness, and fun! 00:00 Introduction and Welcome 00:36 Random Topic Generator Returns 01:20 Favorite Holidays Discussion 02:38 Science Fiction Technology Wishlist 03:44 Favorite Ways to Waste Time 06:45 Personal Mascots 08:23 Binge-Watching Habits 12:05 Beautiful Places Nearby 14:22 Closing Remarks and Farewell

En este nuevo episodio de Razones para Ver Express analizamos Días de Ceniza, el nuevo drama romántico histórico que se estrena en Movistar Plus+ el 12 de febrero. Ambientada en la Irlanda del Norte de los años 70, en pleno conflicto, Días de Ceniza es una serie íntima y pausada que mezcla romance prohibido, drama histórico y contexto político, apostando por los personajes y las emociones por encima del espectáculo. Protagonizada por Lola Petticrew y Gillian Anderson, la serie destaca por sus interpretaciones, su cuidada ambientación y un tono contenido que huye del sensacionalismo. En este vídeo comentamos sin spoilers por qué Días de Ceniza no es una serie fácil ni ligera, pero sí una de esas ficciones adultas que confían en el espectador. Hablamos de amor en tiempos difíciles, decisiones imposibles, miedo cotidiano y de cómo el contexto histórico condiciona incluso las relaciones más íntimas. Si te interesan las series dramáticas de calidad, las historias de amor en contextos extremos, o los dramas históricos con mirada humana, este análisis es para ti. Una serie que entra despacio, pero que cuando conecta, se queda contigo.

La vera storia del progetto Montauk e del suo Mostro, l'incredibile fake news che sta alla base di “Stranger Things” e altre storie (Montauk, New York, 1950/2008).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I'm always asking questions.  The fun begins when you start researching for answers. Such as…   Modern day storytelling on the flat screen at home and high above the room in a movie theater…why does everything feel like the next episode of Stranger Things?  Plus, is it a good thing for writers and directors to tap into this new genre?   I'm Arroe…  I am a daily writer.  A silent wolf.  I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen study then activate.  I call it The Daily Mess.  A chronological walk through an everyday world.  Yes, it's my morning writing.  As a receiver of thoughts and ideas, we as people tend to throw it to the side and deal with it later.  When a subject arrives, I dig in.  It's still keeping a journal!  By doing the research the picture becomes clearer.  This is the Daily Mess…Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about hoarfrost, guy in towel spins men like a lady after high-five, emailer had car sex, emailer ghosted on dating apps, update on Samantha Guthrie's kidnapped mother, thieves try to rob guy leaving gun range, guy who was leaving cameras behind after working in homes busted, woman who was saved from sinking car update, dog leads police to missing 3-year-old, Super Bowl betting numbers, Olympics update, Olympic medalist admits to cheating on GF moments after winning, Team USA hockey player's brothers go viral, Britney Spears selling rights to music catalogue, Timothee Chalamet talks about how hard working he is, Dancing With The Stars convention, Friday the 13th movies return to theaters on Friday the 13th, favorite comfort TV shows, Stranger Things fan's collection, Amazon driver drunk on BuzzBallz crashes into mailbox, Smokey The Goat loose again, fight breaks out over claims that sex workers stole from customers, man beaten by kangaroo, guy had to save his own life after choking, guy arranged for postcards to be sent to people he liked after dying, smart underwear that monitors farts, woman hospitalized after moose attack, cop arrested after asking woman out during traffic stop, update on skull donated to Goodwill, Target policy encouraging employees to engage with customers is creeping people out, brand new aquatic center shut down after disease outbreak, world's first AI powered humanoid robot with 92% human-like qualities, LAPD bloodhound helped find lost hiker, a lot of people are eating dinner on the couch, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our readers dutifully sent in questions, and our three hosts -- Joe, Matt, and Eric -- gave them all the answers they could want, and more. They start off with a discussion on the music of WoW, spurred by the inclusion of Player Housing decor, and how Taurens all got drums. It evolves from there, to discuss how the themes present within in-game music mirror real life music characteristics. Then, they pivot to more Void vs Light in a continuation from last week, and how those forces might shape both the world we play in, and Anduin and how his characterization may continue forward. The last question involves the discussion of source influences on WoW, from Arthurian Legend through Tolkien, and then we come back to music. However, now the topic is basically the soundtrack to Stranger Things.If you want even more background story, we also have a guide to every Warcraft book in chronological order (for those of you who prefer reading that way).If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon, where you can get these episodes early and ad-free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The journey ends here. In this Geekflix COMPLETE review of Stranger Things Season 5, we break down the ending, discuss the MVP of the season, analyze the biggest emotional moments, and give our final verdict on the entire series. From Eleven's final stand to Vecna's ultimate fate and the legacy of Hawkins, we dive deep into what worked, what surprised us, and whether Season 5 delivered the ending fans deserved. Was this the perfect conclusion to one of Netflix's greatest shows? Let's talk theories, character arcs, callbacks, and everything that made Stranger Things a cultural phenomenon. ⚠️ FULL SPOILERS INCLUDED ⚠️

Mallory Moreno is a commerce editor and UIndy alumni based in Sarasota, Florida. She returns to JBK On Air after a 5 year absence with her last appearance coming in EP26 from November 2, 2021. Mallory & Jimmy react to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance, the series finale of Stranger Things & what they miss the most from 2016. Mallory also takes the JBK On Air Questionnaire to name the best sandwich & much more. New episode is available now anywhere you get podcasts! Need a podcast producer? Reach out to get started at affordable rates! #jbkonair Links to watch, rate, review, subscribe & donate - https://linktr.ee/jbkonair

Today on the podcast Jong and Michael are diving into a Fallout Season 2 spoiler filled discussion with Rotem Rusak of Nerdist. The trio discuss Lucy's journey this season, Coop Howard's Ghoul barrier, Maximus' growth this season, the amount of lore, the anti-hero Robert House, the Stephanie reveals, Norm's journey, the amount of lore, The Enclave, the ominous Quintus the Destroyer ending, whether the Commonwealth will come around again, the incredible cameos, Deathclaws, what's next for our heroes in season 3, and much more!Head over to Nerdist.com to read Rotem's latest work on all of the nerdiest things like Fallout, Stranger Things, Critical Role, and more! Also, follow Rotem on Instagram, @rotem_rusak.Follow Jong and Michael on social media.  Bluesky: @one-punch.bsky.social & @producermike975.bsky.socialThreads: @producermike975Instagram: @onepunch______ & @producermike975Rate, review, like, and/or subscribe to Comicast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, Goodpods, Podcast Addicts, or wherever you get your podcasts!  

A person has been detained in the missing of savannah Guthrie mom. “Stranger Things” Broadway show is coming to Netflix in 2026. Friday the 13th movies are returning to theatre this week because it’s Friday the 13th this week. Make sure to also keep up to date with ALL our podcasts we do below that have new episodes every week: The Thought Shower Let's Get Weird Crisis on Infinite Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Analizamos sin spoilers la cuarta temporada de The Lincoln Lawyer, una de las series más sólidas del catálogo de Netflix, que en esta nueva entrega decide subir el nivel y poner a Mickey Haller en la situación más límite de toda la serie. La temporada arranca justo donde terminó la anterior y plantea un giro clave: el abogado pasa a ser el acusado. A partir de ahí, la serie transforma su habitual drama judicial en un relato más tenso e incómodo, donde el foco no está solo en el ingenio legal, sino en la presión del sistema, el desgaste emocional y la fragilidad de la reputación cuando todo se vuelve en tu contra. Únete a nuestro chat de telegram en el que miles de personas hablamos cada día de series: - Telegram – Grupo de debate: https://telegram.me/fueradeseries - Telegram – Canal de noticias: https://t.me/noticiasfds Síguenos en nuestras plataformas y podcast sobre series: - Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/fuera-de-series/id288039262 - Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3RTDss6AAGjSNozVOhDNzX?si=700febbf305144b7&nd=1 - iVoox - https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-fuera-series_sq_f12063_1.html Redes Sociales - Twitter: https://twitter.com/fueradeseries - Facebook: https://facebook.com/fueradeseries - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fueradeseries/ - Youtube: https://youtube.com/fueradeseries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we cover a highly-requested topic, and get into the details of being a Dad in Stranger Things. Stay Strange.

You know you screwed up the ending of Stranger Things when Papa himself, Matthew Modine, throws shade at how Season 5 ended. When asked what he thought about the ending, if he liked it, Modine simply said "Nope." That's pretty damning. Then Netflix walks it back and has decided to put the Broadway play on streaming, but will anybody care at this point?Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify.CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles.Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://more.clownfishtv.com/On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTVOn Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvgOn Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629

We'll preview tomorrow's Playstation showcase and Stranger Things is going from Broadway to Netflix! Find out what's up in the #MikeJonesMinuteCon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we're making up for lost time by covering the latest streaming releases including BRIDGERTON Season 4, HEATED RIVALRY, and of course, the final episodes of STRANGER THINGS. Then, we're covering some of our favorite nominees and snubs of the upcoming Oscar Awards.Thanks for listening and stay spoopy ya'll!The GGP CrewTimestamps:00:00:53 Intro00:02:44 FALLOUT Season 2 (Prime Video)00:05:30 A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS (HBO Max)00:10:14 BRIDGERTON Season 4 (Netflix)00:12:53 SPOILERS for BRIDGERTON 00:34:34 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE00:38:24 STRANGER THINGS Season 5 Part 2 and Divorce-Gate (Netflix) (SPOILERS)00:56:01 THE PITT Season 2 (HBO Max) 00:59:53 HEATED RIVALRY Season 1 (HBO Max) (SPOILERS)01:14:18 BUGONIA (Peacock) (Light SPOILERS)01:16:40 DIE MY LOVE (MUBI) and Other Oscar Snubs01:20:49 ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (HBO Max) (Light Spoilers)01:23:49 IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU (HBO Max)01:29:00 THE ALABAMA SOLUTION and THE DEVIL IS BUSY (HBO Max)01:42:49 Wrapping Up/Current Events01:53:39 Next Week (GET OUT on HBO Max)01:55:01 GoodbyesThe Grindhouse Girls Podcast is created by Katie Dale and Brit Ray. This week's episode is edited by Katie Dale.Part of the Redacted Entertainment Network.Royalty free music used: Ready Set Go and Outro White SmokeCopyright 2020 Grindhouse Girls PodcastThe Grindhouse Girls Podcast is created by Katie Dale and Brit Ray. This week's episode is edited by Katie Dale.Part of the Redacted Entertainment Network.Royalty free music used: Ready Set Go and Outro White SmokeCopyright 2020 Grindhouse Girls PodcastThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Grab your christmas lights and slam some eggo waffles, because this week we're venturing into the Upside Down where we'll confront the most truly terrifying thing possible: an uncomfortably long coming out scene.  Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

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In this diverse episode, we talk of the 3I/ATLAS Comet, limits of Science, Giants, Dreams and OBE's, Stranger Things, The OA, Super Hero Movies, Disinfo and Psyops, Out of Place Objects, Lost Technology, The Electric Universe Theory, Velikovsky, Pyramids, and more...We continue in a Patreon segment talking about the latest weirdness of Seriah's energy, and we cover some old UFO Sightings...Become a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/SeriahAzkath for extra content, commercial free shows, early access, and bonus content as well! on $3 a month! Outro Music is David Wirsig with Black Eyes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our lookback series at some of the best films of 2025 (#2025stillalive) continues this week with the sequel to Scott Derrickson's 2021 film The Black Phone. Picking up 4 years after the events of the first film, BLACK PHONE 2 tells a decisively scarier and more spiritually conscious story about Gwen and Finn making their way to a Christian camp in the mountains to confront the mysterious, haunting, lingering power of The Grabber. It's a film of disarming potency, with both a strong emotional and spiritual resonance, making it one of the strongest films of Derrickson's career.We're joined by FoG favorites Steven Beckley and Blake Collier, as well as welcoming a new guest to the show: long-time FoG community member Abby Dewsnap. Also featuring a Patron-only segment where we discuss STRANGER THINGS, Season 5, Episode 4 (with yet another first-time guest Josh Raugh), this is a hearty and heart-filled episode that we really hope you enjoy!5:09 - Two Questions with Abby DewsnapPatron Only Segment: STRANGER THINGS, Season 5, Episode 411:48 - BLACK PHONE 2See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Stranger Things has finally ended. It's been a long ride and we've been there since the beginging! Join Timmy and Keenan as they discuss the final season! Give a listen and enjoy, and as always remember, if you like what you hear be sure to Like, Share, and Review.   https://www.nerdly.co.uk Email: popaddled@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopAddled Twitter @PopAddled iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-addled/id840569697?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xQco8SLdirFrlL6Z0Xe1I Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/pop-addled RSS feed: http://popaddled.libsyn.com/ TuneIn Radio: http://tunein.com/radio/Pop-Addled-p663924/ PodcastLand: http://podcastland.com/podcasts/212927/pop-addled Intro/outro music: "Mikey Was the Best" by Atheist featuring Diggabeatz, from the album "Thanks for the Burgers"  -  801atheist.bandcamp.com/

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En esta nueva crítica, nos metemos de lleno en la segunda temporada de The Artful Dodger, una serie que regresa más de dos años después y que, sinceramente, no vuelve siendo exactamente la misma. Y lo digo en el mejor sentido posible. En este programa os cuento por qué esta temporada se siente como un salto adelante, no solo a nivel de producción, sino sobre todo en la forma en la que trabaja a sus personajes, sus conflictos y sus relaciones. Sin spoilers, como siempre, hablamos de cómo la serie decide tomarse más en serio a Jack Dawkins, a Belle Fox y, por supuesto, a un Fagin que sigue siendo el auténtico corazón oscuro de la historia. Comentamos cómo el tiempo ha jugado a favor de la serie, cómo se vuelve más madura, más reflexiva y más ambiciosa, y por qué ya no se conforma con ser solo una aventura histórica con romance y crimen. Aquí hay decisiones difíciles, personajes que evolucionan y un mundo que se expande sin perder el foco. También reflexiono sobre lo que cambia respecto a la primera temporada, qué funciona mejor, qué riesgos asume la serie y por qué esta segunda entrega puede convencer incluso a quienes se quedaron tibios con su debut. En definitiva, un análisis sin spoilers, desde la experiencia personal, pensado para ayudarte a decidir si The Artful Dodger merece tu tiempo y para entender por qué esta temporada se siente como algo más que una simple continuación. Únete a nuestro chat de telegram en el que miles de personas hablamos cada día de series: - Telegram – Grupo de debate: https://telegram.me/fueradeseries - Telegram – Canal de noticias: https://t.me/noticiasfds Síguenos en nuestras plataformas y podcast sobre series: - Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/fuera-de-series/id288039262 - Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3RTDss6AAGjSNozVOhDNzX?si=700febbf305144b7&nd=1 - iVoox - https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-fuera-series_sq_f12063_1.html Redes Sociales - Twitter: https://twitter.com/fueradeseries - Facebook: https://facebook.com/fueradeseries - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fueradeseries/ - Youtube: https://youtube.com/fueradeseries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Industry rompe el mapa en el episodio 5 de su cuarta temporada y se aleja del corazón financiero de Londres para mostrar algo mucho más inquietante: lo que ocurre cuando el sistema ya no necesita gritar para sostenerse, porque las mentiras están tan bien construidas que parecen reales. La serie pone el foco en la idea de la fachada: empresas que aparentan ser gigantes, personas que aparentan estar bien, vidas que parecen sólidas… pero que por dentro están llenas de grietas. Cada descubrimiento acerca un poco más a los personajes a una verdad incómoda: el éxito puede ser una construcción tan frágil como peligrosa. Analizamos cómo la serie se expande más allá de su escenario habitual para mostrar un mundo más grande, más turbio y más incierto, cómo la ambición puede convertirse en una forma de huir de uno mismo, y cómo la verdad, cuando empieza a salir a la superficie, amenaza con llevárselo todo por delante.

**Discussion begins at 7:30**There is a viral social media tale circulating that claims Mr Whatsit from Stranger Things was inspired by the real life tale of a shared imaginary friend in small town Wyoming.  Netfllix Updates posted:  ‘The Duffer Brothers were reportedly inspired by a strange real-life school incident from 1962 when creating Mr. Whatsit. That year, reports claimed that 37 children who had never met or spoken to each other all drew the same imaginary friend a tall, faceless man with a top hat. Psychologists later suggested it may have been a rare case of shared imagery, where children exposed to similar stress or environments unknowingly created the same disturbing mental figure.'  OddlyHorrifying posted to following:  ‘In spring 1962, teachers at a small school in Wyoming made a chilling discovery. Over 30 children from different grades, who barely spoke to each other had drawn the exact same figure during art class. A tall man. No mouth. Just hollow eyes and something in his hand: a cord made of hair.  They called him “Yellow Echo.” The kids said he only came when it rained. That he whispered through TVs. That he told them things they shouldn't know like where one teacher kept his gun. Two weeks later, that teacher vanished. So did every drawing. The only thing left behind? A tape recorder, still running. It captured a child's voice whispering: ‘We didn't draw him. We remembered him.' ‘Today we're going to get to the bottom of the facts and rumors surrounding the alleged Yellow Echo, and discuss the true inspiration for Mr Whatsit. Send a textSupport the showTheme song by INDA

Thos takes a trip back to the town of Hawkins, Indiana in 1983 where times were simpler, hair was bigger (much bigger) and and unsupervised children were getting snatched by inter-dimensional beings!  No, it's not television success story, Stranger Things - it's something even better - the 2025 five star EdFringe production of Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical by Jonathan Hogue.  In this episode Thos talks to the Director, Producer and one of the stars of this amazing, funny and musical-theatre loving musical. If you know the difference between your Joe Raposo and your Jule Styne, then this is the chat about the show for you!

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How do you juggle multiple book projects, a university teaching role, Kickstarter campaigns, and rock albums—all without burning out? What does it take to build a writing career that spans decades, through industry upheavals and personal setbacks? Kevin J. Anderson shares hard-won lessons from his 40+ year career writing over 190 books. In the intro, Draft2Digital partners with Bookshop.org for ebooks; Spotify announces PageMatch and print partnership with Bookshop.org; Eleven Audiobooks; Indie author non-fiction books Kickstarter; Bones of the Deep – J.F. Penn This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors. This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn Kevin J. Anderson is the multi-award-winning and internationally bestselling author of over 190 books across different genres, with over 24 million copies in print across 34 languages. He's also the director of publishing at Western Colorado University, as well as a publisher at WordFire Press, an editor and rock album lyricist, and he's co-written Dune books and worked on the recent Dune movies and TV show. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights, and the full transcript is below. Show Notes Managing multiple projects at different stages to maximise productivity without burning out Building financial buffers and multiple income streams for a sustainable long-term career Adapting when life disrupts your creative process, from illness to injury Lessons learned from transitioning between traditional publishing, indie, and Kickstarter Why realistic expectations and continuously reinventing yourself are essential for longevity The hands-on publishing master's program at Western Colorado University You can find Kevin at WordFire.com and buy his books direct at WordFireShop.com. Transcript of Interview with Kevin J. Anderson Jo: Kevin J. Anderson is the multi award-winning and internationally bestselling author of over 190 books across different genres, with over 24 million copies in print across 34 languages. He's also the Director of Publishing at Western Colorado University, as well as a publisher at WordFire Press, an editor, a rock album lyricist, and he's co-written Dune books and worked on the recent Dune movies and TV show. Welcome back to the show, Kevin. Kevin: Well, thanks, Joanna. I always love being on the show. Jo: And we're probably on like 200 books and like 50 million copies in print. I mean, how hard is it to keep up with all that? Kevin: Well, it was one of those where we actually did have to do a list because my wife was like, we really should know the exact number. And I said, well, who can keep track because that one went out of print and that's an omnibus. So does it count as something else? Well, she counted them. But that was a while ago and I didn't keep track, so… Jo: Right. Kevin: I'm busy and I like to write. That's how I've had a long-term career. It's because I don't hate what I'm doing. I've got the best job in the world. I love it. Jo: So that is where I wanted to start. You've been on the show multiple times. People can go back and have a listen to some of the other things we've talked about. I did want to talk to you today about managing multiple priorities. You are a director of publishing at Western Colorado University. I am currently doing a full-time master's degree as well as writing a novel, doing this podcast, my Patreon, all the admin of running a business, and I feel like I'm busy. Then I look at what you do and I'm like, this is crazy. People listening are also busy. We're all busy, right. But I feel like it can't just be writing and one job—you do so much. So how do you manage your time, juggle priorities, your calendar, and all that? Kevin: I do it brilliantly. Is that the answer you want? I do it brilliantly. It is all different things. If I were just working on one project at a time, like, okay, I'm going to start a new novel today and I've got nothing else on my plate. Well, that would take me however long to do the research and the plot. I'm a full-on plotter outliner, so it would take me all the while to do—say it's a medieval fantasy set during the Crusades. Well, then I'd have to spend months reading about the Crusades and researching them and maybe doing some travel. Then get to the point where I know the characters enough that I can outline the book and then I start writing the book, and then I start editing the book, which is a part that I hate. I love doing the writing, I hate doing the editing. Then you edit a whole bunch. To me, there are parts of that that are like going to the dentist—I don't like it—and other parts of it are fun. So by having numerous different projects at different stages, all of which require different skill sets or different levels of intensity— I can be constantly switching from one thing to another and basically be working at a hundred percent capacity on everything all the time. And I love doing this. So I'll be maybe writing a presentation, which is what I was doing before we got on this call this morning, because I'm giving a new keynote presentation at Superstars, which is in a couple of weeks. That's another thing that was on our list—I helped run Superstars. I founded that 15 years ago and it's been going on. So I'll be giving that talk. Then we just started classes for my publishing grad students last week. So I'm running those classes, which meant I had to write all of the classes before they started, and I did that. I've got a Kickstarter that will launch in about a month. I'm getting the cover art for that new book and I've got to write up the Kickstarter campaign. And I have to write the book. I like to have the book at least drafted before I run a Kickstarter for it. So I'm working on that. A Kickstarter pre-launch page should be up a month before the Kickstarter launches, and the Kickstarter has to launch in early March, so that means early February I have to get the pre-launch page up. So there's all these dominoes. One thing has to go before the next thing can go. During the semester break between fall semester—we had about a month off—I had a book for Blackstone Publishing and Weird Tales Presents that I had to write, and I had plotted it and I thought if I don't get this written during the break, I'm going to get distracted and I won't finish it. So I just buckled down and I wrote the 80,000-word book during the month of break. This is like Little House on the Prairie with dinosaurs. It's an Amish community that wants to go to simpler times. So they go back to the Pleistocene era where they're setting up farms and the brontosaurus gets into the cornfield all the time. Jo: That sounds like a lot of fun. Kevin: That's fun. So with the grad students that I have every week, we do all kinds of lectures. Just to reassure people, I am not at all an academic. I could not stand my English classes where you had to write papers analysing this and that. My grad program is all hands-on, pragmatic. You actually learn how to be a publisher when you go through it. You learn how to design covers, you learn how to lay things out, you learn how to edit, you learn how to do fonts. One of the things that I do among the lectures every week or every other week, I just give them something that I call the real world updates. Like, okay, this is the stuff that I, Kevin, am working on in my real world career because the academic career isn't like the real world. So I just go listing about, oh, I designed these covers this week, and I wrote the draft of this dinosaur homestead book, and then I did two comic scripts, and then I had to edit two comic scripts. We just released my third rock album that's based on my fantasy trilogy. And I have to write a keynote speech for Superstars. And I was on Joanna Penn's podcast. And here's what I'm doing. Sometimes it's a little scary because I read it and I go, holy crap, I did a lot of stuff this week. Jo: So I manage everything on Google Calendar. Do you have systems for managing all this? Because you also have external publishers, you have actual dates when things actually have to happen. Do you manage that yourself or does Rebecca, your wife and business partner, do that? How do you manage your calendar? Kevin: Well, Rebecca does most of the business stuff, like right now we have to do a bunch of taxes stuff because it's the new year and things. She does that and I do the social interaction and the creating and the writing and stuff. My assistant Marie Whittaker, she's a big project management person and she's got all these apps on how to do project managing and all these sorts of things. She tried to teach me how to use these apps, but it takes so much time and organisation to fill the damn things out. So it's all in my head. I just sort of know what I have to do. I just put it together and work on it and just sort of know this thing happens next and this thing happens next. I guess one of the ways is when I was in college, I put myself through the university by being a waiter and a bartender. As a waiter and a bartender, you have to juggle a million different things at once. This guy wants a beer and that lady wants a martini, and that person needs to pay, and this person's dinner is up on the hot shelf so you've got to deliver it before it gets cold. It's like I learned how to do millions of things and keep them all organised, and that's the way it worked. And I've kept that as a skill all the way through and it has done me good, I think. Jo: I think that there is a difference between people's brains, right? So I'm pretty chaotic in terms of my creative process. I'm not a plotter like you. I'm pretty chaotic, basically. But I come across— Kevin: I've met you. Yes. Jo: I know. But I'm also extremely organised and I plan everything. That's part of, I think, being an introvert and part of dealing with the anxiety of the world is having a plan or a schedule. So I think the first thing to say to people listening is they don't have to be like you, and they don't have to be like me. It's kind of a personal thing. I guess one thing that goes beyond both of us is, earlier you said you basically work at a hundred percent capacity. So let's say there's somebody listening and they're like, well, I'm at a hundred percent capacity too, and it might be kids, it might be a day job, as well as writing and all that. And then something happens, right? You mentioned the real world. I seem to remember that you broke your leg or something. Kevin: Yes. Jo: And the world comes crashing down through all your plans, whether they're written or in your head. So how do you deal with a buffer of something happening, or you're sick, or Rebecca's sick, or the cat needs to go to the vet? Real life—how do you deal with that? Kevin: Well, that really does cause problems. We had, in fact, just recently—so I'm always working at, well, let's be realistic, like 95% of Kevin capacity. Well, my wife, who does some of the stuff here around the house and she does the business things, she just went through 15 days of the worst crippling migraine string that she's had in 30 years. So she was curled up in a foetal position on the bed for 15 days and she couldn't do any of her normal things. I mean, even unloading the dishwasher and stuff like that. So if I'm at 95% capacity and suddenly I have to pick up an extra 50%, that causes real problems. So I drink lots of coffee, and I get less sleep, and you try to bring in some help. I mean, we have Rebecca's assistant and the assistant has a 20-year-old daughter who came in to help us do some of the dishes and laundry and housework stuff. You mentioned before, it was a year ago. I always go out hiking and mountain climbing and that's where I write. I dictate. I have a digital recorder that I go off of, and that's how I'm so productive. I go out, I walk in the forest and I come home with 5,000 words done in a couple of hours, and I always do that. That's how I write. Well, I was out on a mountain and I fell off the mountain and I broke my ankle and had to limp a mile back to my car. So that sort of put a damper on me hiking. I had a book that I had to write and I couldn't go walking while I was dictating it. It has been a very long time since I had to sit at a keyboard and create chapters that way. Jo: Mm-hmm. Kevin: And my brain doesn't really work like that. It works in an audio—I speak this stuff instead. So I ended up training myself because I had a big boot on my foot. I would sit on the back porch and I would look out at the mountains here in Colorado and I would put my foot up on another chair and I'd sit in the lawn chair and I'd kind of close my eyes and I would dictate my chapters that way. It was not as effective, but it was plan B. So that's how I got it done. I did want to mention something. When I'm telling the students this every week—this is what I did and here's the million different things—one of the students just yesterday made a comment that she summarised what I'm doing and it kind of crystallised things for me. She said that to get so much done requires, and I'm quoting now, “a balance of planning, sprinting, and being flexible, while also making incremental forward progress to keep everything moving together.” So there's short-term projects like fires and emergencies that have to be done. You've got to keep moving forward on the novel, which is a long-term project, but that short story is due in a week. So I've got to spend some time doing that one. Like I said, this Kickstarter's coming up, so I have to put in the order for the cover art, because the cover art needs to be done so I can put it on the pre-launch page for the Kickstarter. It is a balance of the long-term projects and the short-term projects. And I'm a workaholic, I guess, and you are too. Jo: Yes. Kevin: You totally are. Yes. Jo: I get that you're a workaholic, but as you said before, you enjoy it too. So you enjoy doing all these things. It's just sometimes life just gets in the way, as you said. One of the other things that I think is interesting—so sometimes physical stuff gets in the way, but in your many decades now of the successful author business, there's also the business side. You've had massive success with some of your books, and I'm sure that some of them have just kind of shrivelled into nothing. There have been good years and bad years. So how do we, as people who want a long-term career, think about making sure we have a buffer in the business for bad years and then making the most of good years? Kevin: Well, that's one thing—to realise that if you're having a great year, you might not always have a great year. That's kind of like the rockstar mentality—I've got a big hit now, so I'm always going to have a big hit. So I buy mansions and jets, and then of course the next album flops. So when you do have a good year, you plan for the long term. You set money aside. You build up plan B and you do other things. I have long been a big advocate for making sure that you have multiple income streams. You don't just write romantic epic fantasies and that's all you do. That might be what makes your money now, but the reading taste could change next year. They might want something entirely different. So while one thing is really riding high, make sure that you're planting a bunch of other stuff, because that might be the thing that goes really, really well the next year. I made my big stuff back in the early nineties—that was when I started writing for Star Wars and X-Files, and that's when I had my New York Times bestselling run. I had 11 New York Times bestsellers in one year, and I was selling like millions of copies. Now, to be honest, when you have a Star Wars bestseller, George Lucas keeps almost all of that. You don't keep that much of it. But little bits add up when you're selling millions of copies. So it opened a lot of doors for me. So I kept writing my own books and I built up my own fans who liked the Star Wars books and they read some of my other things. If you were a bestselling trad author, you could keep writing the same kind of book and they would keep throwing big advances at you. It was great. And then that whole world changed and they stopped paying those big advances, and paperback, mass market paperback books just kind of went away. A lot of people probably remember that there was a time for almost every movie that came out, every big movie that came out, you could go into the store and buy a paperback book of it—whether it was an Avengers movie or a Star Trek movie or whatever, there was a paperback book. I did a bunch of those and that was really good work. They would pay me like $15,000 to take the script and turn it into a book, and it was done in three weeks. They don't do that anymore. I remember I was on a panel at some point, like, what would you tell your younger self? What advice would you give your younger self? I remember when I was in the nineties, I was turning down all kinds of stuff because I had too many book projects and I was never going to quit writing. I was a bestselling author, so I had it made. Well, never, ever assume you have it made because the world changes under you. They might not like what you're doing or publishing goes in a completely different direction. So I always try to keep my radar up and look at new things coming up. I still write some novels for trad publishers. This dinosaur homestead one is for Blackstone and Weird Tales. They're a trad publisher. I still publish all kinds of stuff as an indie for WordFire Press. I'm reissuing a bunch of my trad books that I got the rights back and now they're getting brand new life as I run Kickstarters. One of my favourite series is “Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I.” It's like the Addams Family meets The Naked Gun. It's very funny. It's a private detective who solves crimes with monsters and mummies and werewolves and things. I sold the first one to a trad publisher, and actually, they bought three. I said, okay, these are fast, they're fun, they're like 65,000 words. You laugh all the way through it, and you want the next one right away. So let's get these out like every six months, which is like lightning speed for trad publishing. They just didn't think that was a good idea. They brought them out a year and a half apart. It was impossible to build up momentum that way. They wanted to drop the series after the third book, and I just begged them—please give it one more chance. So they bought one more book for half as much money and they brought it out again a year and a half later. And also, it was a trad paperback at $15. And the ebook was—Joanna, can you guess what their ebook was priced at? Jo: $15. Kevin: $15. And they said, gee, your ebook sales are disappointing. I said, well, no, duh. I mean, I am jumping around—I'm going like, but you should have brought these out six months apart. You should have had the ebook, like the first one at $4. Jo: But you're still working with traditional publishers, Kevin? Kevin: I'm still working with them on some, and I'm a hybrid. There are some projects that I feel are better served as trad books, like the big Dune books and stuff. I want those all over the place and they can cash in on the movie momentum and stuff. But I got the rights back to the Dan Shamble stuff. The fans kept wanting me to do more, and so I published a couple of story collections and they did fine. But I was making way more money writing Dune books and things. Then they wanted a new novel. So I went, oh, okay. I did a new novel, which I just published at WordFire. But again, it did okay, but it wasn't great. I thought, well, I better just focus on writing these big ticket things. But I really liked writing Dan Shamble. Somebody suggested, well, if the fans want it so much, why don't you run a Kickstarter? I had never run a Kickstarter before, and I kind of had this wrong attitude. I thought Kickstarters were for, “I'm a starving author, please give me money.” And that's not it at all. It's like, hey, if you're a fan, why don't you join the VIP club and you get the books faster than anybody else? So I ran a Kickstarter for my first Dan Shamble book, and it made three times what the trad publisher was paying me. And I went, oh, I kind of like this model. So I have since done like four other Dan Shamble novels through Kickstarters, made way more money that way. And we just sold—we can't give any details yet—but we have just sold it. It will be a TV show. There's a European studio that is developing it as a TV show, and I'm writing the pilot and I will be the executive producer. Jo: Fantastic. Kevin: So I kept that zombie detective alive because I loved it so much. Jo: And it's going to be all over the place years later, I guess. Just in terms of—given I've been in this now, I guess 2008 really was when I got into indie—and over the time I've been doing this, I've seen people rise and then disappear. A lot of people have disappeared. There are reasons, burnout or maybe they were just done. Kevin: Yes. Jo: But in terms of the people that you've seen, the characteristics, I guess, of people who don't make it versus people who do make it for years. And we are not saying that everyone should be a writer for decades at all. Some people do just have maybe one or two books. What do you think are the characteristics of those people who do make it long-term? Kevin: Well, I think it's realistic expectations. Like, again, this was trad, but my first book I sold for $4,000, and I thought, well, that's just $4,000, but we're going to sell book club rights, and we're goingn to sell foreign rights, and it's going to be optioned for movies. And the $4,000 will be like, that's just the start. I was planning out all this extra money coming from it, and it didn't even earn its $4,000 advance back and nothing else happened with it. Well, it has since, because I've since reissued it myself, pushed it and I made more money that way. But it's a slow burn. You build your career. You start building your fan base and then your next one will sell maybe better than the first one did. Then you keep writing it, and then you make connections, and then you get more readers and you learn how to expand your stuff better. You've got to prepare for the long haul. I would suggest that if you publish your very first book on KU, don't quit your day job the next day. Not everybody can or should be a full-time writer. We here in America need to have something that pays our health insurance. That is one of the big reasons why I am running this graduate program at Western Colorado University—because as a university professor, I get wonderful healthcare. I'm teaching something that I love, and I'm frankly doing a very good job at it because our graduates—something like 60% of them are now working as writers or publishers or working in the publishing world. So that's another thing. I guess what I do when I'm working on it is I kind of always say yes to the stuff that's coming in. If an opportunity comes—hey, would you like a graphic novel on this?—and I go, yes, I'd love to do that. Could you write a short story for this anthology? Sure, I'd love to do that. I always say yes, and I get overloaded sometimes. But I learned my lesson. It was quite a few years ago where I was really busy. I had all kinds of book deadlines and I was turning down books that they were offering me. Again, this was trad—book contracts that had big advances on them. And anthology editors were asking me. I was really busy and everybody was nagging me—Kevin, you work too hard. And my wife Rebecca was saying, Kevin, you work too hard. So I thought, I had it made. I had all these bestsellers, everything was going on. So I thought, alright, I've got a lot of books under contract. I'll just take a sabbatical. I'll say no for a year. I'll just catch up. I'll finish all these things that I've got. I'll just take a breather and finish things. So for that year, anybody who asked me—hey, do you want to do this book project?—well, I'd love to, but I'm just saying no. And would you do this short story for an anthology? Well, I'd love to, but not right now. Thanks. And I just kind of put them off. So I had a year where I could catch up and catch my breath and finish the stuff. And after that, I went, okay, I am back in the game again. Let's start taking these book offers. And nothing. Just crickets. And I went, well, okay. Well, you were always asking before—where are all these book deals that you kept offering me? Oh, we gave them to somebody else. Jo: This is really difficult though, because on the one hand—well, first of all, it's difficult because I wanted to take a bit of a break. So I'm doing this full-time master's and you are also teaching people in a master's program, right. So I have had to say no to a lot of things in order to do this course. And I imagine the people on your course would have to do the same thing. There's a lot of rewards, but they're different rewards and it kind of represents almost a midlife pivot for many of us. So how do we balance that then—the stepping away with what might lead us into something new? I mean, obviously this is a big deal. I presume most of the people on your course, they're older like me. People have to give stuff up to do this kind of thing. So how do we manage saying yes and saying no? Kevin: Well, I hate to say this, but you just have to drink more coffee and work harder for that time. Yes, you can say no to some things. My thing was I kind of shut the door and I just said, I'm just going to take a break and I'm going to relax. I could have pushed my capacity and taken some things so that I wasn't completely off the game board. One of the things I talk about is to avoid burnout. If you want a long-term career, and if you're working at 120% of your capacity, then you're going to burn out. I actually want to mention something. Johnny B. Truant just has a new book out called The Artisan Author. I think you've had him on the show, have you? Jo: Yes, absolutely. Kevin: He says a whole bunch of the stuff in there that I've been saying for a long time. He's analysing these rapid release authors that are a book every three weeks. And they're writing every three weeks, every four weeks, and that's their business model. I'm just like, you can't do that for any length of time. I mean, I'm a prolific writer. I can't write that fast. That's a recipe for burnout, I think. I love everything that I'm doing, and even with this graduate program that I'm teaching, I love teaching it. I mean, I'm talking about subjects that I love, because I love publishing. I love writing. I love cover design. I love marketing. I love setting up your newsletters. I mean, this isn't like taking an engineering course for me. This is something that I really, really love doing. And quite honestly, it comes across with the students. They're all fired up too because they see how much I love doing it and they love doing it. One of the projects that they do—we get a grant from Draft2Digital every year for $5,000 so that we do an anthology, an original anthology that we pay professional rates for. So they put out their call for submissions. This year it was Into the Deep Dark Woods. And we commissioned a couple stories for it, but otherwise it was open to submissions. And because we're paying professional rates, they get a lot of submissions. I have 12 students in the program right now. They got 998 stories in that they had to read. Jo: Wow. Kevin: They were broken up into teams so they could go through it, but that's just overwhelming. They had to read, whatever that turns out to be, 50 stories a week that come in. Then they write the rejections, and then they argue over which ones they're going to accept, and then they send the contracts, and then they edit them. And they really love it. I guess that's the most important thing about a career—you've got to have an attitude that you love what you're doing. If you don't love this, please find a more stable career, because this is not something you would recommend for the faint of heart. Jo: Yes, indeed. I guess one of the other considerations, even if we love it, the industry can shift. Obviously you mentioned the nineties there—things were very different in the nineties in many, many ways. Especially, let's say, pre-internet times, and when trad pub was really the only way forward. But you mentioned the rapid release, the sort of book every month. Let's say we are now entering a time where AI is bringing positives and negatives in the same way that the internet brought positives and negatives. We're not going to talk about using it, but what is definitely happening is a change. Industry-wise—for example, people can do a book a day if they want to generate books. That is now possible. There are translations, you know. Our KDP dashboard in America, you have a button now to translate everything into Spanish if you want. You can do another button that makes it an audiobook. So we are definitely entering a time of challenge, but if you look back over your career, there have been many times of challenge. So is this time different? Or do you face the same challenges every time things shift? Kevin: It's always different. I've always had to take a breath and step back and then reinvent myself and come back as something else. One of the things with a long-term career is you can't have a long-term career being the hot new thing. You can start out that way—like, this is the brand new author and he gets a big boost as the best first novel or something like that—but that doesn't work for 20 years. I mean, you've got to do something else. If you're the sexy young actress, well, you don't have a 50-year career as the sexy young actress. One of the ones I'm loving right now is Linda Hamilton, who was the sexy young actress in Terminator, and then a little more mature in the TV show Beauty and the Beast, where she was this huge star. Then she's just come back now. I think she's in her mid-fifties. She's in Stranger Things and she was in Resident Alien and she's now this tough military lady who's getting parts all over the place. She's reinvented herself. So I like to say that for my career, I've crashed and burned and resurrected myself. You might as well call me the Doctor because I've just come back in so many different ways. You can't teach an old dog new tricks, but— If you want to stay around, no matter how old of a dog you are, you've got to learn new tricks. And you've got to keep learning, and you've got to keep trying new things. I started doing indie publishing probably around the time you did—2009, something like that. I was in one of these great positions where I was a trad author and I had a dozen books that I wrote that were all out of print. I got the rights back to them because back then they let books go out of print and they gave the rights back without a fight. So I suddenly found myself with like 12 titles that I could just put up. I went, oh, okay, let's try this. I was kind of blown away that that first novel that they paid me $4,000 for that never even earned it back—well, I just put it up on Kindle and within one year I made more than $4,000. I went, I like this, I've got to figure this out. That's how I launched WordFire Press. Then I learned how to do everything. I mean, back in those days, you could do a pretty clunky job and people would still buy it. Then I learned how to do it better. Jo: That time is gone. Kevin: Yes. I learned how to do it better, and then I learned how to market it. Then I learned how to do print on demand books. Then I learned how to do box sets and different kinds of marketing. I dove headfirst into my newsletter to build my fan base because I had all the Star Wars stuff and X-Files stuff and later it was the Dune stuff. I had this huge fan base, but I wanted that fan base to read the Kevin Anderson books, the Dan Shamble books and everything. The only way to get that is if you give them a personal touch to say, hey buddy, if you liked that one, try this one. And the way to do that is you have to have access to them. So I started doing social media stuff before most people were doing social media stuff. I killed it on MySpace. I can tell you that. I had a newsletter that we literally printed on paper and we stuck mailing labels on. It went out to 1,200 people that we put in the mailbox. Jo: Now you're doing that again with Kickstarter, I guess. But I guess for people listening, what are you learning now? How are you reinventing yourself now in this new phase we are entering? Kevin: Well, I guess the new thing that I'm doing now is expanding my Kickstarters into more. So last year, the biggest Kickstarter that I've ever had, I ran last year. It was this epic fantasy trilogy that I had trad published and I got the rights back. They had only published it in trade paperback. So, yes, I reissued the books in nice new hardcovers, but I also upped the game to do these fancy bespoke editions with leather embossed covers and end papers and tipped in ribbons and slip cases and all kinds of stuff and building that. I did three rock albums as companions to it, and just building that kind of fan base that will support that. Then I started a Patreon last year, which isn't as big as yours. I wish my Patreon would get bigger, but I'm pushing it and I'm still working on that. So it's trying new things. Because if I had really devoted myself and continued to keep my MySpace page up to date, I would be wasting my time. You have to figure out new things. Part of me is disappointed because I really liked in the nineties where they just kept throwing book contracts at me with big advances. And I wrote the book and sent it in and they did all the work. But that went away and I didn't want to go away. So I had to learn how to do it different. After a good extended career, one of the things you do is you pay it forward. I mentor a lot of writers and that evolved into me creating this master's program in publishing. I can gush about it because to my knowledge, it is the only master's degree that really focuses on indie publishing and new model publishing instead of just teaching you how to get a job as an assistant editor in Manhattan for one of the Big Five publishers. Jo: It's certainly a lot more practical than my master's in death. Kevin: Well, that's an acquired taste, I think. When they hired me to do this—and as I said earlier, I'm not an academic—and I said if I'm going to teach this, it's a one year program. They get done with it in one year. It's all online except for one week in person in the summer. They're going to learn how to do things. They're not going to get esoteric, analysing this poem for something. When they graduate from this program, they walk out with this anthology that they edited, that their name is on. The other project that they do is they reissue a really fancy, fine edition of some classic work, whether it's H.G. Wells or Jules Verne or something. They choose a book that they want to bring back and they do it all from start to finish. They come out of it—rather than just theoretical learning—they know how to do things. Surprise, I've been around in the business a long time, so I know everybody who works in the business. So the heads of publishing houses and the head of Draft2Digital or Audible—and we've got Blackstone Audio coming on in a couple weeks. We've got the head of Kickstarter coming on as guest speakers. I have all kinds of guest speakers. Joanna, I think you're coming on— Jo: I'm coming on as well, I think. Kevin: You're coming on as a guest speaker. It's just like they really get plugged in. I'm in my seventh cohort now and I just love doing it. The students love it and we've got a pretty high success rate. So there's your plug. We are open for applications now. It starts in July. And my own website is WordFire.com, and there's a section on there on the graduate program if anybody wants to take a look at it. Again, not everybody needs to have a master's degree to be an indie publisher, but there is something to be said for having all of this stuff put into an organised fashion so that you learn how to do all the things. It also gives you a resource and a support system so that they come out of it knowing a whole lot of people. Jo: Brilliant. Well, thanks so much for your time, Kevin. That was great. Kevin: Thanks. It's a great show. The post Managing Multiple Projects And The Art of the Long-Term Author Career with Kevin J. Anderson first appeared on The Creative Penn.

Scream 7, Stranger Things, The Dinosaurs, Monarch S2,Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Predator: Badlands, House of the Dead, Baldur's Gate, Pluribus, Masters of the Universe, lots more

This week Alex and Ben have watched The Muppet Show Special or should it be Pilot? They also discuss everything else they have watched this week including ‘Hijack' Series 2, and if the long discussed ‘Stranger Things' Conformity Gate Episode 9 will be announced at the Super Bowl?! Follow us: http://linktr.ee/faithfulto Help the show: http://buymeacoffee.com/faithful Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stranger Things: Season 1, Episode 8 – The Upside Down | Episode Review & BreakdownThe Season 1 finale is here, and everything comes crashing together in “The Upside Down.” Dr. Brenner interrogates Hopper and Joyce as the truth about Hawkins threatens to come out, while the boys wait anxiously with Eleven in the school gym. Back at the Byers' house, Nancy and Jonathan gear up for an all-out fight against the monster that's been stalking them all season.In this episode, sacrifices are made, friendships are tested, and the line between our world and the Upside Down is pushed to its breaking point. Join me as I break down the key moments, character arcs, emotional beats, and what this explosive finale sets up for the future of Stranger Things.

Here we go, back at it. With the real-life chaos of Christmas, New Year and SHOT it's easy to fall behind posing. On this episode we talk about our top 5 PCC/Subguns, Stranger Things ending, and if the news is trying to scare you. Where to find us: Livefire-media.com Rangehot.com Social Links: IG - @livefirem - @rangehot.com_offical X - @LiveFireM - @rangehotdotcom FB - Live Fire Media - Range Hot

Desde que hemos ganado 2.176.000, en el bote de Pasapalabra, California…C.J. Navas, Jorge y Don Carlos repasan la actualidad seriéfila de los diferentes canales, cadenas y plataformas, los estrenos de los próximos días, las ficciones más vistas por su audiencia, contestan a las preguntas de los oyentes y dan sus recomendaciones habituales de cada semana. Recomendaciones de la Semana: Don Carlos: Alex Hugo / Código de silencio Jorge: El Robo / Ponies / Las gotas de Dios / El abogado del Lincoln C.J.: Wonder Man / Mel Brooks: El hombre de los 99 años / Súper Bowl ¡Esperamos tus audiocomentarios!: Mándanos tus mensajes por WhatsApp al +34 604 41 64 49 o a ⁠⁠https://fueradeseries.com/mensajes⁠⁠ Vota en los Power Rankings: Participa en la elaboración de nuestros Power Rankings votando a tus series favoritas de la semana en: ⁠⁠https://fdseri.es/33u15eb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Update on our week: In this week's episode of Free Form Radio, Daniel, Andy, and Noel kick things off by comparing Midwest winter chaos before diving into a full slate of movies, TV, and gaming talk. Noel starts us off with a detailed breakdown of Carlito's Way—its legacy, performances by Al Pacino and Sean Penn, Brian De Palma's direction, and why the film still stands tall among classic crime dramas. He also shares why it's absolutely worth revisiting, especially for fans of Scarface or Vice City. The crew then pivots into The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon spinoff, with Noel reviewing Seasons 1–3 and explaining why the new France and Spain settings give the show fresh atmosphere and tension. Zombie fans, especially those who loved Resident Evil 4, will want to tune in. Next up: gaming talk. Noel wraps up his 100-hour journey through Horizon Forbidden West and its Burning Shores DLC—praising the world and gameplay while discussing some narrative choices that felt forced and out of charcter for Aloy. Andy and Daniel dive into the newly released trailer for Masters of the Universe. They discuss the visuals, accuracy to the original source material, whether He-Man is buff enough, and why this reboot looks more promising than past attempts. Finally, Daniel gives us his thoughts on the Stranger Things season 5 series finality.  The internet is buzzing about it, what does Daniel think about it?  He also watches an older movie in Uncle Buck.  A classic, but it looks like it is not one of Daniels top movies. A packed episode with movies, TV, gaming, nostalgia, and a whole lot of Midwest winter complaining—just the way Free Form Radio likes it. Article for the week: Who's Listening? A Demographic Breakdown of the 2025 Podcast Audience https://commandyourbrand.com/whos-listening-a-demographic-breakdown-of-the-2025-podcast-audience/ Warning: May have Strong Language and Content.   ========== Thank you to everyone who enjoys what we do.  If you like what we do, please spread the word of our show. Email questions or suggestions to ffnquestions@gmail.com ========== Follow us on TWITTER (X) https://twitter.com/FreeFormNetwork Follow us on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557790516078 ========== Free Form Network and all our podcast are available on many platforms including STITCHER, ANDROID, IPHONE, IPAD, IPOD TOUCH and PODBEAN   IPHONE, IPAD & IPOD TOUCH http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/free-form-network/id995998853 SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/0QKRhkXDmQ9cxItaiu49Vy IHEART RADIO https://www.iheart.com/podcast/338-free-form-network-94075820/ TUNE IN RADIO http://tunein.com/radio/Free-Form-Network-p784190/ PLAYER FM https://player.fm/series/3326348 TUMBLR https://freeformnetworkpodcast.tumblr.com/ WORDPRESS https://freeformnetwork.wordpress.com/ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj0LNZRJHyW7sQwM5ZdOCQg DEEZER https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1857582 PODCHASER https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/free-form-network-97539 PODCAST ADDICT https://podplayer.net/?podId=2920676 PANDORA https://www.pandora.com/podcast/free-form-network/PC:53088 AMAZON MUSIC https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/41213756-a9ad-46bc-8d6c-ea2d30bd2fb9/free-form-network LISTEN NOTES https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/free-form-network-free-form-network-ElG1hW2tS3v/ GOOGLE PODCAST https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2ZyZWVmb3JtbmV0d29yay9mZWVkLnhtbA PODBEAN DESKTOP http://freeformnetwork.podbean.com/ PODBEAN MOBILE http://freeformnetwork.podbean.com/mobile   ========== Free Form Radio - Episode 264- 02/08/2026 Hosted by Daniel, Andy and Noel ==========   FREE FORM NETWORK

Ever cook Prime Rib? Well I did for the first time. Its easy. Hunter and I talk about some Gideon optics, B&T GHM9, his Night Force Scope review, some inexpensive camo wraps that can look dope on a rifle but also add some needed hand protection. We touch on some Stranger Things as well. So spoilers. Where to find us: Livefire-media.com Rangehot.com Social Links: IG - @livefirem - @rangehot.com_offical X - @LiveFireM - @rangehotdotcom FB - Live Fire Media - Range Hot

Caleb McClaughlin joins the pod to talk his new movie GOAT, coming up on Stranger Things and whether or not he'll be playing Miles Morales. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'The View' co-hosts weigh in on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressing the politicalization of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl 2026 halftime performance. Stranger Things' star Caleb McLaughlin tells us what inspired him to take on his role as the big‑dreaming underdog in his new animated film, 'GOAT'! Plus, see what the women of 'The View' will be snacking on for Super Bowl 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss the hottest topics from the week! Olympic Minutes Muppet Show Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85 Trailer ‘The Drama’ Trailer ‘Michael’ Trailer ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Trailer ‘ROOSTER’ Trailer James Marsden says X-Men fans will be “blown away” by ‘Avengers: Doomsday' Chris Hemsworth wants to see Thor and Storm meet in ‘Avengers: Secret Wars' A ‘BALDUR'S GATE’ TV series is in the works at HBO A new ‘PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN’ reboot is reportedly in the works ‘Scream 7’ Poster? - Teaser too? A24 has officially acquired the rights for ‘TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE’ First Look at ‘CAPE FEAR’ Apple TV Series Fast Forever? U.K. SNL? TMNT Animations on YouTube Join the conversation... FacebookInstagramTwitterTikTokYouTubeRate/Review/Subscribe:Apple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jenna and Sheinelle help their viewers navigate tricky situations in their series "Girl Code." Actor Caleb McLaughlin stops by Studio 1A to discuss his upcoming animated film "Goat" and what it was like saying farewell to “Stranger Things,” the show that started his acting career. Plus, lifestyle expert Monica Mangin gives tips on how to turn your Olympics watch party into a gold-medal event. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Did the Netflix series Stranger Things take over your life this holiday season? Do you like conspiracy theories, government secrets, magic and monsters? Have you ever wondered how much the United States Government would pay for a psychic division? Then boy do we have a good news for you! This episode is the second in a series of the true, and not true stories that inspired the world of Stranger Things.  In this episode we'll cover: Project Stargate and The Men Who Stare at Goats FYI: If you didn't watch the show, don't worry. The stories we are going to explore in this series exist on their own, you don't need to have seen the show to understand or appreciate them. We just love a theme! If you are curious though, any images we think may be relevant, or are interesting points of comparison, will be included in the corresponding week's photo suite.    Click to learn more (sources) https://www.aclu.org/issues/immigrants-rights https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00789R002800180001-2.pdf https://lifeoutofbounds.com/2015/06/01/jim-channon-intergalactic-shaman/ https://www.reddit.com/r/RBI/comments/1hvio2n/gate_the_nefarious_gifted_and_talented_programme/ https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5e1ede584653d00964acbb49   Episode Credits: Hosts/writers: Holly Knapp and Leslie Weidel Editor/Composer/Producer: Jon Katity WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation      

Television has shaped American culture for more than 70 years—but which shows truly defined each decade? Michael is joined by legendary TV critic Alan Sepinwall (The Wall Street Journal; "The Sopranos Sessions" author) to break down the most influential TV series from the 1950s to today, from I Love Lucy and The Twilight Zone to Seinfeld, The Sopranos, RuPaul's Drag Race, and Stranger Things. Then, TC joins Michael to preview this week's episode of The TC After Dark Podcast—covering Dry (or Damp) January, the Costco rotisserie chicken controversy, viral headlines, and whether “Josh” is the new “Karen.” Smart, funny, and culture-packed—this is TV history, media insight, and modern life all in one episode. Original air date 6 Febuary 2026 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.