Podcasts about we could be heroes

In this episode of The Writing Life podcast, NCW Communications Assistant Caitlin is joined by author PJ Ellis to discuss writing romantic comedies. PJ Ellis is a journalist covering relationships, pop culture and LGBTQ+ issues. His writing has appeared in publications including GQ, Teen Vogue, Man Repeller, Men's Health and MTV. His short fiction has been longlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Love & Other Scams was his first novel, and his second novel We Could Be Heroes was published in June 2024. Together, they discuss his romantic comedy We Could Be Heroes, and its exploration of queer identities and closeted relationships. They also touch on writing different types of relationships, setting novels across multiple timelines, and how to keep your writing lighthearted and funny even when addressing difficult topics and situations.

In this episode of the SCBWI Podcast, we are joined by Margaret Finnegan!Margaret Finnegan is the author of the Junior Library Guild Selections Sunny Parker Is Here to Stay, New Kids and Underdogs, We Could Be Heroes, and Susie B. Won't Back Down. Her work has appeared in FamilyFun, the Los Angeles Times, Salon, and other publications. She lives in South Pasadena, California, where she enjoys spending time with her family, walking her dog, and baking really good chocolate cakes. Visit her online at MargaretFinnegan.com.Purchase her book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/sunny-parker-is-here-to-stay-margaret-finnegan/20163181?ean=9781665930086Support the Show.

EPISODE 1946: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Mike Chen, author of A QUANTUM LOVE STORY, about why scientific truth might be infinitely weirder than science fictionMike Chen is a critically acclaimed science fiction author based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. His debut novel HERE AND NOW AND THEN was a finalist for the Goodreads Choice, CALIBA Golden Poppy, and Compton Crook awards. His other novels include A BEGINNING AT THE END, WE COULD BE HEROES, LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME, and STAR WARS: BROTHERHOOD. He has also contributed to the STAR WARS: FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW anthology and covers geek culture for sites like Nerdist, StarTrek.com, and The Mary Sue. In previous lives, Mike worked as a sports journalist covering the NHL, DJ, musician, and aerospace engineer. He lives with his wife, daughter, and many rescue animals.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

We Could Be Heroes Mike Chen is your basic awesome guy who loves Corgis, Hockey, and nerd stuff. Pretty strong reasons for you to read his novels, if you ask me. Mike has written for both the Star Wars and Star Trek universes, but his most recent novel, We Could Be Heroes, is why we have him on the show. (buy his book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ZQysAw) It's a fantastic story about an extraordinary and emotional adventure about unlikely friends and the power of choosing who you want to be. Oh yeah, and he loves Dogs ... just in case you didn't pick up on that For more about Mike Chen, please visit the following - X / Twitter and Instagram - @mikechenwriter Website - www.mikechenbooks.com For RSWOF Merch - https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/319.... 100% of all proceeds benefit Wish Upon a Teen For direct contributions - https://www.wishuponateen.org Join our Patreon https://patreon.com/fsfpopcast Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/cpry4fCDTq Visit our website - https://www.fsfpopcast.com FSF PopCast on Twitter and Instagram - @fsfpopcast Buy us Coffee - https://ko-fi.com/fsfpopcast For more on our show partners - Monkey Cult Coffee (use code FSF10) - https://monkeycultcoffee.com/ Level Up Sabers https://bit.ly/FSFLevelUpSabers Big Boy Graphics - Bigboygraphics.etsy.com

We Could Be Heroes Mike Chen is your basic awesome guy who loves Corgis, Hockey, and nerd stuff. Pretty strong reasons for you to read his novels, if you ask me. Mike has written for both the Star Wars and Star Trek universes, but his most recent novel, We Could Be Heroes, is why we have him on the show. (buy his book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3ZQysAw) It's a fantastic story about an extraordinary and emotional adventure about unlikely friends and the power of choosing who you want to be. Oh yeah, and he loves Dogs ... just in case you didn't pick up on that For more about Mike Chen, please visit the following - X / Twitter and Instagram - @mikechenwriter Website - www.mikechenbooks.com For RSWOF Merch - https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/319.... 100% of all proceeds benefit Wish Upon a Teen For direct contributions - https://www.wishuponateen.org Join our Patreon https://patreon.com/fsfpopcast Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/cpry4fCDTq Visit our website - https://www.fsfpopcast.com FSF PopCast on Twitter and Instagram - @fsfpopcast Buy us Coffee - https://ko-fi.com/fsfpopcast For more on our show partners - Monkey Cult Coffee (use code FSF10) - https://monkeycultcoffee.com/ Level Up Sabers https://bit.ly/FSFLevelUpSabers Big Boy Graphics - Bigboygraphics.etsy.com

In this week’s episode of The Break: Why I skipped this year’s Walk of the World Star Trek’s funniest episode Mission Impossible Babylon 5 coming to Blu-ray Protestants and the Virgin Mary This week’s book reviews: We Could Be Heroes – Mike Chen Finding Ultra – Rich Roll Asian Endives Netflix and the Streaming CrisisContinue reading "Babylon 5 Finally on Blu-ray, Spock’s Humanity; Creativity and the Streaming Crisis" The post Babylon 5 Finally on Blu-ray, Spock’s Humanity; Creativity and the Streaming Crisis appeared first on Father Roderick.

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: finding our best reading time and bookstore trauma double visits Current Reads: we thought we knew what we were getting with these books, but we had no idea Deep Dive: curating the perfect fall reading ambience, all the goodies and links The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:50 - Bookish Moment of the Week 5:58 - Back of Beyond Books 7:16 - All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury (Meredith's short story reference) 9:58 - Current Reads 10:17 - The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo (Meredith) 111:46 - Cafe Con Libros 14:43 - We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen (Kaytee) 18:24 - The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune 18:26 - Hench by Natalize Zina Walschots 18:46 - The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab 19:03 - Tattered Cover Book Store 19:23 - Child Zero by Chris Holm (Meredith) 21:44 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter 23:01 - A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Kaytee) 23:19 - A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers 23:22 - CR Season 4: Episode 27 23:29 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 28:06 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (Meredith) 29:22 - Fabled Bookshop 30:27 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 32:37 - Native Son by Richard Wright (Kaytee) 35:34 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 35:53 - The Street by Ann Petry 37:11 - Deep Dive: Creating the Perfect Fall Reading Ambience 37:48 - Garnet Hill 38:03 - Barefoot Dreams throw blanket 40:54 - Hillhouse Naturals Harvest Candle 42:33 - List of ASMR rooms: https://youtu.be/N9TefB0gh_k https://youtu.be/pDccLsIpEe0 https://youtu.be/fnN3mq-Ykos https://youtu.be/eLc2eNUUOzU https://youtu.be/xQPak0N-1hU https://youtu.be/sWCck2OP0uU https://youtu.be/eDLo4RGbuoA https://youtu.be/SbaEn7phVKM 43:13 - RainRiderAmbience on Youtube 44:33 - Cackle by Rachel Harrison 46:04 - The Novel Neighbor 47:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish I realized sooner to slow but steady my audiobooks. (Meredith) 49:05 - A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris 50:09 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 50:26 - Theft by Finding by David Sedaris 51:24 - Libro.fm I wish you would follow SparkNotes on Instagram. (Kaytee) 51:57 - SparkNotes on Instagram Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Are you curious about what it's really like to be a working author? Do you have a fascination with sci-fi and consider yourself a Scully over a Mulder? Then you'll definitely want to listen to this week's episode with Mike Chen. Mike Chen is a critically acclaimed science fiction author based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. His debut novel HERE AND NOW AND THEN was a finalist for the Goodreads Choice, CALIBA Golden Poppy, and Compton Crook awards. His other novels include A BEGINNING AT THE END, WE COULD BE HEROES, LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME, and STAR WARS: BROTHERHOOD. He has also contributed to the STAR WARS: FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW anthology and covers geek culture for sites like Nerdist, StarTrek.com, and The Mary Sue. In previous lives, Mike worked as a sports journalist covering the NHL, and as a DJ, musician, and aerospace engineer. He lives with his wife, daughter, and many rescue animals.In this episode, we discuss: His path from engineer grad to journalist to published author How he landed his agent and got his first novel published The running theme in his writing (hint: it's connected to his childhood and it's pretty much what every writer/artist does)His love passion for all things geekdom, including his favorite Star Wars character and why he's a Scully over a MulderHis advice for aspiring novelists The financial truth of being a published author Emailing Wayne GretzkyOn the Patreon account, he shares:How he tackles the first act while drafting his novel and why he needs to spend the most time on it before he's able to move forward in his writing process His first draft adviceConnect with Mike:TWITTERWEBSITEJoin the DO YOU community:Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/527426815332490Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doyoupodBECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/BriannehoganConnect with Brianne:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briehogan/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/briannehoganwriterVisit Brianne's website: https://www.briannehogan.caRead my newsletter NOT RELATED TO HULK HOGAN: https://briannehogan.substack.com/ Support the show

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Mike Chen has been putting his unique spin on speculative fiction for the past few years. He wrote about going back to the future for his debut time travel novel Here and Now and Then; which was followed by A Beginning at the End about found-family after a global pandemic published in January of 2020; and then We Could Be Heroes about, well, superheroes. Mike sits down to chat with Jimmy Gaspero about his newest novel Light Years From Home, which Mike describes as an episode of The X-Files without Mulder and Scully. Mike talks to Jimmy about the inspiration for his new book, what happens when a trusted friend likes your story but tells you to start over, how Star Trek helped his family get through the current pandemic, and a little tease about his upcoming dream project Star Wars novel Brotherhood (out May 2022) about Anakin Skywalker.

Bay Area author Mike Chen reads from his new book, We Could Be Heroes. It's about a superhero and a super villain who accidentally discover each other's secret identities and decide they work better as partners.

Science Fiction Author Mike Chen joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss resurrecting shelved novels, querying transitioning from paper to digital, going to acquisitions five times in 20 months, releasing a pandemic book just before a pandemic started, acquisitions nerves, drafting in layers, and getting better with every attempt. ✦ Mike Chen is the author of We Could Be Heroes, Here And Now And Then, and A Beginning At The End. He has contributed to Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View and covered geek culture for sites such as Tor.com, The Mary Sue, and StarTrek.com. In previous lives, he has been a musician, DJ, aerospace engineer, and credentialed NHL reporter. Mike lives in the Bay Area with his wife, daughter, and rescue animals. ✦ Mike: Query | Website | Twitter | Amazon | Bookshop | Libro FM | IndieBound ✦ Links from Mike: What Happens After You Get a Literary Agent An In-Depth Look at His Query Letter A Post About His Book Deal QQQ Home Base | Support on Patreon ✦ If links aren't clickable, find them here: https://bit.ly/qqqmikechen

Welcome to the Indie Writer Podcast where we talk about all things writing and indie publishing. Today Cari and I are excited to be talking about Superheroes with authors Mike Chen and Matt Harry.  Mike Chen is the author of We Could Be Heroes, Here And Now And Then, and A Beginning At The End. He has contributed to Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View and covered geek culture for sites such as Tor.com, The Mary Sue, and StarTrek.com. In previous lives, he has been a musician, DJ, aerospace engineer, and credentialed NHL reporter. Mike lives in the Bay Area with his wife, daughter, and rescue animals. Matt Harry is the author of Sorcery for Beginners and its sequel, Cryptozoology for Beginners, which Booklist called a "clever, often hilarious adventure." He received an MFA in Film Production from USC's School of Cinematic Arts, and has worked as a filmmaker, editor, screenwriter, college professor, movie critic, and story consultant. He has also written articles for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Akron Beacon-Journal, and the textbook The Elements of Style. His work has received accolades from the FOX Comedy Script Contest, the Austin Film Festival, the Launchpad Manuscript Competition, and the Nicholl Fellowships. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.   Keep up with our guests: Mike Chen Twitter - @mikechenwriter  Instagram - @mikechenwriter Website - https://www.mikechenbooks.com/ Order We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen   Matt Harry Twitter - @mattharrymh Instagram - @matt_harry_mh Website - http://www.mattharrywork.com/ Preorder SuperKid by Matt Harry   _________________ Check out the following books by our Patrons!  Proliferation by Erik Otto Mission 51 by Fernando Crôtte Want to see your book listed? Become a Patron!    __________________________

For our fiftieth episode, we welcome an all-star panel of guests who write in major franchises! Delilah Dawson, Tini Howard, David Mack, and Mike Chen tell us what it's like to write for Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel comics, and other IP worlds, from having seventeen editors to bringing their own perspectives and values to established universes. Transcript for Episode 50 (with special kudos to our scribes for taking on the challenge of differentiating seven different voices!)   Our Guests:  Delilah Dawson: Delilah S. Dawson is the New York Times bestselling writer of Star Wars: PHASMA, plus Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire, The Secrets of Long Snoot, The Perfect Weapon, and Scorched; the Blud series, Servants of the Storm, the HIT series, Wake of Vultures and the Shadow series (as Lila Bowen), and a variety of short stories in anthologies such as Death & Honey, Robots vs. Fairies, Hellboy: an Assortment of Horrors, Violent Ends, Carniepunk, Three Slices, and Last Night a Superhero Saved My Life. With Kevin Hearne, she is the co-writer of the Tales of Pell series. Her next projects are MINE, a middle grade horror novel with Delacorte in Fall 2021 and THE VIOLENCE, a generational trauma tale set during a pandemic of random outbreaks of violence, out with Del Rey in 2022. Her comics credits include the creator-owned Ladycastle #1-4, Sparrowhawk #1-5, Star Pig #1-4, Firefly: The Sting, The X-Files Case Files: Florida Man #1-2, Adventure Time comics #66-69, Rick and Morty Presents: Pickle Rick, and Jim Henson's Labyrinth 2017 Special from BOOM! Studios, as well as stories in Star Wars Adventures #5, #6, #18, #25, and Star Wars: Forces of Destiny: Rose and Paige for IDW. Her most recent comics project is WELLINGTON, written with Aaron Mahnke of the Lore podcast. Delilah is the winner of the 2015 Fantasy Book of the Year from RT Book Reviews for WAKE OF VULTURES and the 2013 Steampunk Book of the Year and May Seal of Excellence for WICKED AS SHE WANTS. Her work has earned multiple stars from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal. She lives in Florida with her family.   Tini Howard: Tini Howard is an American writer of comic books, essays, and at least one upcoming novel. Since 2018, she has been writing comics exclusively for Marvel, including Thanos: Zero Sanctuary, Strikeforce, and Excalibur from the best-selling Dawn of X.  Tini's other graphic novel work spans several beloved properties, including Rick and Morty, GLOW, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. She has produced two graphic novels with IDW's Black Crown imprint — the critically-acclaimed Euthanauts with Nick Robles, and Assassinistas with Eisner Hall of Fame-inductee Gilbert Hernandez. She broke into comics in 2014 as a winner of the Top Cow Talent Hunt, which saw the publication of her first comic, Magdalena: Seventh Sacrament.  She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Blake, and their two sons Orlando and General Hugs, who are cats.    David Mack: David Mack is the award-winning and The New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-six novels and numerous short works of science-fiction, fantasy, and adventure, including the Star Trek Destiny and Cold Equations trilogies. Mack’s writing credits span television (for episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), film, and comic books. His latest novels are The Shadow Commission, the final volume of his Dark Arts trilogy published by Tor books; and his long-postponed Star Trek novel More Beautiful Than Death. His newest projects include the short story “Fiasco” in the pulp-homage anthology Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2021, and a new novel, Star Trek: Coda, Book III: Oblivion’s Gate, coming November 30, 2021. He currently works as a consultant on the upcoming animated television series Star Trek: Prodigy. Mack resides in New York City with his wife, Kara.   Mike Chen: Mike Chen is the author of We Could Be Heroes, Here And Now And Then (a finalist for Goodreads Choice - Best Sci-Fi, CALIBA Golden Poppy, and the Compton Crook Award) and A Beginning At The End ("a brilliant, fragile path through the darkness" -- Library Journal). His short fiction is featured in Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View -- The Empire Strikes Back, and he has covered geek culture for sites such as Tor.com, The Mary Sue, and StarTrek.com. In a previous life, he covered the NHL for Fox Sports, SB Nation, and other outlets. A member of SFWA, Mike lives in the Bay Area with his wife, daughter, and rescue animals.

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Welcome to the newest of new episodes everyone!Story time with Hayden starts us off this week. He has some adventures and misadventures in downtown Vancouver. A Mooby's restaurant is involved. Throw in some caffeine stories from a man who doesn't usually drink it, doughnuts and a box of coffee for the other, and you have a humorous and entertaining discussion..WHATCHA BEEN WATCHING: We went long last week, so we decided to take it even longer this week and make it the basis for the whole episode.Clerks 2, Jay and Silent Bob  Strike Back, Country Comfort, Empire, Lizzie McGuire,  Spy Kids (series), We Could Be Heroes, Pets United, Detective Pikachu, Drive to Survive; what an array of films and tv shows we got to this time around. FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLIDER: Disney + has a new monster hit, not just for their platform, but on all streaming services! What do we think about it...? RACHAELS REVIEW: Baseball Session has begun, so here is Rachael's take on her favourite baseball themed films. #woodenbullsonparade #SalmaHiSalmaHiSalmaHayekfromacertainpointofviewpodcast@gmail.com

Author Mike Chen joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss his latest book We Could Be Heroes. To learn more about Mike Chen, visit his official website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram. We Could Be Heroes was featured in January 2021's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Today Mike Chen returns to the show to talk about his new book We Could Be Heroes....

TW: Mentions of rape This week! Simone reflects on why she enjoyed the latest Halloween movie, and how cute We Could Be Heroes is. Chad talked about the mediocrity of Spycraft and how excellent Wounds is. Both can not wait for Barb and Star. Trailers: Barb and Star Go to Costa del Mar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvmDgXfYPbA Crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IY5-IALivk Godzilla vs Kong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odM92ap8_c0 Silk Road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3VJePRaxEg Black Lives Still Matter! Ways to support BLM if you don't have the money to donate: This YouTube video donates ad revenue to BLM: https://youtu.be/vPC0J9z92-0 Black talent to follow on social media: https://www.allure.com/story/black-makeup-artists-hairstylists-nail-artists Sign a petition: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/preview?pru=AAABcpmzSSM*2Td3ykSyi-9IEwKhnHBRAw# https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis Social Media: Website: https://freshtomatoespodcast.wixsite.com/website Facebook and Instagram: @FreshTomatoesPodcast Twitter: @FreshTomatoesMP Email: FreshTomatoesPodcast@gmail.com Gamefly Link: Just follow this link (https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100173810-10480547?sid=fresht) for 30 days free Gamefly! That's 60 days for just $10! Lootcrate Link: If you want 15% off your Lootcrate purchases, use this link: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-100173810-13902093?sid=fresht AND the code ROBOTSRADIO at checkout. Nord VPN Link: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100173810-12814552?sid=fresht Audiobooks.com Link: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100173810-11099382?sid=fresht --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fresh-tomatoes-podcast/support

Episode one twenty seven - part two Mike Chen introduces us to Zoe and Jamie, two amnesiacs who have extraordinary powers. We Could Be Heroes is a fun examination of what motivates a hero or a villain at any given time, and if given the chance, can you re-write your own self.

Brea and Mallory talk about hopeful books and interview author Mike Chen! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsor - Bright CellarsPromo Code - glasses Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletter Libro.fmAfterShokzMike ChenWe Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen Books Mentioned - Carry On by Rainbow RowellA Demon Haunted Land by Monica BlackAll the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane AndersNot Your Average Guy by Gwenda BondDig by A.S. KingThe Book of M by Peng ShepardMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigQueenie by Candace Carty-WilliamsHench by Natalie Zina WalschotsNo Fuzzball! by Isabella KungA Spindle Splintered by Alix E. HarrowRomeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North   

It’s January 1st, 2021 and the Best Picture of the year is...SHADOW IN THE CLOUD! Guest Jamie Jirak (ComicBook.com, Buzzfeed) and Scott break down Rosanne Liang’s gonzo horror blockbuster, going deep on Chloe Grace Moritz’s award-worthy accent, why “realism’s” overrated, and whether or not you can watch a movie with Max Landis’ name on it anymore. Plus: capsule reviews of WE COULD BE HEROES and the reveal of Scott’s “Sorry Not Sorry, Green Book” Award. It’s Hollywood’s biggest night — one week at a time. Find Jamie on Twitter: @JamieCinematics Find us on Twitter and Instagram: @thebestpicpod And shoot us an email at bestpictureispod@gmail.com

Travis interviews science fiction author Mike Chen about his latest book from MIRA books, We Could Be Heroes. It's a standalone story where a superhero and supervillain accidentally meet in the same support group and decide to become friends, and it's every bit as lovely as that sounds. Mike and Travis discuss how to make the most of the Save the Cat plotting method, tricks to writing compelling and natural dialogue, and the thrill of writing an official Star Wars story. Listen to the audio trailer for Mike Chen's Star Wars short story "Disturbance". About Mike Chen: Mike Chen is the author of Here And Now And Then (a finalist for Goodreads Choice - Best Sci-Fi, CALIBA Golden Poppy, and the Compton Crook Award) and A Beginning At The End ("a brilliant, fragile path through the darkness" -- Library Journal). His short fiction is featured in Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View -- The Empire Strikes Back, and he has covered geek culture for sites such as Tor.com, The Mary Sue, and StarTrek.com. In a previous life, he covered the NHL for Fox Sports, SB Nation, and other outlets. A member of SFWA, Mike lives in the Bay Area with his wife, daughter, and rescue animals. You can find him on Twitter, Instagram, and at his website mikechenbooks.com. Find Us Online: Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Support Us: Become a Patron Buy Us a Coffee Music: Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no This episode of The Fantasy Inn podcast was recorded in the unceded territory of the S'atsoyaha (Yuchi) and ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Eastern Cherokee Band) peoples. The blog post accompanying this episode can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com, along with fantasy book reviews, author interviews, and more fantasy content.

Sharifah and Jenn discuss their most anticipated stand-alone sci-fi and fantasy of 2021, along with the True Blood reboot news, issues with H.G. Wells’ new commemorative coin, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! News True Blood Reboot 5-book deal for Tamsyn Muir Error on HG Wells coin discovered by fans Werewolf arrested in Pakistan on New Year’s Eve Books Discussed Reconstruction: Stories by Alaya Dawn Johnson Never Have I Ever by Isabel Yap (February 9) (Read her story “How To Swallow The Moon“)  A River Called Time by Courttia Newland (April 6) Blue Mar by Francesca G. Varela (March 16) We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen (January 26) Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas (March 23) In the Quick by Kate Hope Day (March 2) Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor (January 19) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Annie is joined by Bookshelf staffers Olivia Schaffer and Lucy Stoltzfus to discuss their favorite books of 2020. The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased at The Bookshelf. From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words by Andrew Morton; Lucy is reading The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan; and Olivia is reading We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Da boys are back in town to discuss the second season of the Amazon Original The Boys. Plus, listen to this week's Mando Bros where they break down the new episode of The Mandalorian - "Chapter Eleven: The Heiress." Episode timecodes: News - 0:29 RIP Alex Trebek - 0:29 RIP Ken Spears - 2:01 Fantastic Beasts delay, Johnny Depp fired - 3:02 Robert Rodriguez's "We Could Be Heroes" announced - 4:33 Jake Gyllenhaal joins Michael Bay's "Ambulance" - 5:56 "Night Has Fallen" in production - 6:29 Scorpion King reboot in the works with The Rock - 7:12 Happiest Season trailer - 8:21 WandaVision release date revealed - 9:43 Xbox Series X launch - 10:11 Xbox Mandalorian tease - 11:28 The Boys Season 2- 13:19 The Boys Season 2 spoilers - 18:01 Pop Culture Reference - 38:40 Pop Quiz - 41:48 The Mandalorian (Mando Bros) - 45:20 Save the Rec Center - 52:01 Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Author Mike Chen tells us how he got inside the Emperor’s head for his story in the new Star Wars anthology, From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back. The author of acclaimed science fiction novels Here and Now and Then and A Beginning at the End, as well as the upcoming We Could Be Heroes, Mike is one of 40 scribes featured in From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the film, it features stories told from the points of view of 40 different characters, from obscure cult favourites to major players in the saga. Mike’s story, Disturbance, is told from the point of view of Emperor Palpatine himself. It explains Palpatine’s thought process leading up to his first on-screen appearance, and answers one of the biggest lingering questions in the saga – how did the Emperor find out about Luke Skywalker? A longtime friend of the show, Mike tells us about writing this iconic Star Wars villain; introducing his daughter to Star Wars; having his prose voiced by Sam Witwer and much more! From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back is available now wherever you buy books, in print, ebook and audio. Follow @MikeChenWriter for more of his work. Force Material is a podcast exploring the secrets and source material of Star Wars with hosts Rohan Williams and Baz McAlister. Listen and subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Stitcher, PlayerFM and Castro; stay in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram; and support the show by browsing our range of shirts, hoodies, kids apparel, mugs and more at TeePublic.

Go here to see notes for this episode: https://www.fourbrewers.com/319-its-halloween-and-um-yeah/ Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Google Play Music | Stitcher | YouTube | Twitch | Anchor.fm Support the show: Patreon | PayPal Donation 4B Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | tumblr | Flickr | Snapchat Email 4B: feedback@fourbrewers.com 4B Theme Song: The Sleeping Sea King ***** Episode Chapters: 00:00:00: SupportTheShitOutOfIt.com 00:00:11: Four Brewers Theme 00:00:17: Begin Show 00:04:57: Rinaldi's - Mason Ale Works 00:05:46: Saison 13 - Unibroue 00:08:08: Ectogasm - Drekker Brewing Company 00:11:29: Rinaldi's (cont'd) 00:12:06: Ectogasm (cont'd) 00:16:07: Autumn Spice - Wicks Brewing 00:16:43: Hazy IPA - Lost Coast 00:17:20: Braaaaaaaains - Peach & Black Currant - Drekker Brewing Company 00:18:11: Hazy IPA (cont'd) 00:21:02: Braaaaaaaains - Peach & Black Currant (cont'd) 00:23:52: Sky Kraken - Fremont 00:25:40: Prince of Demons - Almanac Beer Company 00:26:56: Sky Kraken (cont'd) 00:28:47: Life Adjacent - Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse 00:32:17: Higher Plane IPA - New Belgium 00:34:19: Prince of Demons (cont'd) 00:36:14: Broken Skull IPA - ESBC 00:44:45: We Could Be Heroes - Fall Brewing Company 00:52:19: Celebration - Sierra Nevada 00:53:10: Draper's Dram - Beachwood Brewing 00:55:36: We Could Be Heroes (cont'd) 00:56:38: Celebration - Sierra Nevada 01:02:22: fourbrewers.com The Four Brewers podcast uses .mp3 files with chapter markers that allow you to easily skip to different parts of the show. Overcast for iOS and Podcast Addict for Android are two examples of apps that utilize this handy feature, as well as the native Podcasts app for iOS. If your podcast player doesn't support chapter markers, then simply reference the time stamps listed above for this episode.

Si estás leyendo esto es porque sobreviviste a El Stand de los Besos 2 o porque te ahorraste esa cochinada; y si estas apunto de darle play a este episodio es porque estás listo para amargarte y discutir sobre lo horrible que fue esa experiencia. Bienvenido a El Club de los Amargados. :18 - Introducción y reacción a The Kissing Booth 2 26:11 - The Kissing Booth 3 se grabó en secreto y llegará en 2021  44:51 - Se recorren los estrenos de películas  56:43 - Josh Boone planea secuelas de The New Mutants  1:02:34 - Detalles sobre Zack Snyder's Justice League  1:10:59 - Sharkboy y Lavagirl volverán para We Could Be Heroes  1:18:00 - El reparto de Scott Pilgrim vs. The World reunido 10 años después  1:26:00 - Tema: Películas románticas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wonder how Austin got to be the thriving improv city that it is? In this special LIVE SHOW of Yes But Why Podcast, Amy Jordan interviewed some of the OG Austin improvisers about how the Austin Improv Community got started and the ups and downs of drama from the very beginning! This one gets JUICY!!In this episode, we chat about the experiences of Estevan Chuy Zarate, David Lampe, Shannon McCormick, Megan Flynn, Catherine Zarate, Tyler Bryce, Les McGehee, and Mike D'Alonzo.Estevan J. (Chuy) Zarate is an actor/director/coach from San Antonio TX. Chuy has been improvising for audiences for 29 years. He is a member of The Big Bash at The Hideout Theatre, The Known Wizards (Merlinworks faculty troupe), ¡Zarzamora! and more duos than he can count. David Lampe has been performing in, directing and teaching improv in Texas since 1981. David started with the Comedy Workshop in Houston and went on to establish the first professional improv troupe in San Antonio. In Austin, David was one of the earliest members of Monk's Night Out and a founding member of Heroes of Comedy. He travels to festivals both nationally and internationally with his troupe ¡ZARZAMORA! Shannon McCormick is an improviser as well as a film and voice actor. Shannon started his Austin improv journey at the Hideout Theatre in 2000 and he joined We Could Be Heroes at the end of that year. Shannon currently performs regularly with Shana Merlin in their troupe, Get Up. Megan Flynn is an award-winning improviser with 30 years of experience in the Austin improv community. In Austin, Megan has performed in thousands of improv shows with ComedySportz Austin and Girls Girls Girls Improvised Musicals. She has also performed in LA, New York, Atlanta, Seattle, and Lindsborg, KS, among the most memorable. Catherine Zarate is a long time Austin improviser but she doesn’t perform as often as she’d like to. She was with a 'Monk's Night Out' B Troupe called 'Inflatable Egos'. She has been seen on San Antonio stages with 'The Oxymorons'. She is also in a married duo called '20 Years and Counting' with Chuy Zarate.Tyler Bryce lived in Austin when it really was weird. But then, in 2001, he moved to NYC to study improv at the UCB, the PIT, and Magnet. Since moving back to Austin in 2012, Tyler has been active in the scene, performing regularly in Flying Theater Machine, ComedySportz Austin, and the sketch comedy show Fuck It’s Hot. Les McGehee is an author, comedian, and improvisation pioneer who has entertained and trained millions of happier people. Les’ National Comedy Theatre and ComedySportz teams have toured around the US and 14 other countries. Les also wrote a book called Plays Well With Others (A Grown-up Handbook of Improvisation and Play, Dalton Publishing).Mike D'Alonzo is a founding member of The Knuckleball Now, and a long-time veteran of the Austin improv scene, as an original member of Austin Theatresports (then We Could Be Heroes), Gravy, and sketch troupe Catch 24. He has had sketches on Comedy Central and NBC. A short film of one of his sketches, "Nougat," won the Midnight Shorts Competition at SXSW and toured with "Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation." He is also a former member of LA Theatresports with Impro Theatre. This show was recorded on Thursday August 8th at 9:30pm at the Hideout Theatre. Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

Ever wonder how Austin got to be the thriving improv city that it is? In this special LIVE SHOW of Yes But Why Podcast, Amy Jordan interviewed some of the OG Austin improvisers about how the Austin Improv Community got started and the ups and downs of drama from the very beginning! This one gets JUICY!!In this episode, we chat about the experiences of Estevan Chuy Zarate, David Lampe, Shannon McCormick, Megan Flynn, Catherine Zarate, Tyler Bryce, Les McGehee, and Mike D'Alonzo.Estevan J. (Chuy) Zarate is an actor/director/coach from San Antonio TX. Chuy has been improvising for audiences for 29 years. He is a member of The Big Bash at The Hideout Theatre, The Known Wizards (Merlinworks faculty troupe), ¡Zarzamora! and more duos than he can count. David Lampe has been performing in, directing and teaching improv in Texas since 1981. David started with the Comedy Workshop in Houston and went on to establish the first professional improv troupe in San Antonio. In Austin, David was one of the earliest members of Monk's Night Out and a founding member of Heroes of Comedy. He travels to festivals both nationally and internationally with his troupe ¡ZARZAMORA! Shannon McCormick is an improviser as well as a film and voice actor. Shannon started his Austin improv journey at the Hideout Theatre in 2000 and he joined We Could Be Heroes at the end of that year. Shannon currently performs regularly with Shana Merlin in their troupe, Get Up. Megan Flynn is an award-winning improviser with 30 years of experience in the Austin improv community. In Austin, Megan has performed in thousands of improv shows with ComedySportz Austin and Girls Girls Girls Improvised Musicals. She has also performed in LA, New York, Atlanta, Seattle, and Lindsborg, KS, among the most memorable. Catherine Zarate is a long time Austin improviser but she doesn’t perform as often as she’d like to. She was with a 'Monk's Night Out' B Troupe called 'Inflatable Egos'. She has been seen on San Antonio stages with 'The Oxymorons'. She is also in a married duo called '20 Years and Counting' with Chuy Zarate.Tyler Bryce lived in Austin when it really was weird. But then, in 2001, he moved to NYC to study improv at the UCB, the PIT, and Magnet. Since moving back to Austin in 2012, Tyler has been active in the scene, performing regularly in Flying Theater Machine, ComedySportz Austin, and the sketch comedy show Fuck It’s Hot. Les McGehee is an author, comedian, and improvisation pioneer who has entertained and trained millions of happier people. Les’ National Comedy Theatre and ComedySportz teams have toured around the US and 14 other countries. Les also wrote a book called Plays Well With Others (A Grown-up Handbook of Improvisation and Play, Dalton Publishing).Mike D'Alonzo is a founding member of The Knuckleball Now, and a long-time veteran of the Austin improv scene, as an original member of Austin Theatresports (then We Could Be Heroes), Gravy, and sketch troupe Catch 24. He has had sketches on Comedy Central and NBC. A short film of one of his sketches, "Nougat," won the Midnight Shorts Competition at SXSW and toured with "Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation." He is also a former member of LA Theatresports with Impro Theatre. This show was recorded on Thursday August 8th at 9:30pm at the Hideout Theatre. Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

Ever wonder how Austin got to be the thriving improv city that it is? In this special LIVE SHOW of Yes But Why Podcast, Amy Jordan interviewed some of the OG Austin improvisers about how the Austin Improv Community got started and the ups and downs of drama from the very beginning! This one gets JUICY!! In this episode, we chat about the experiences of Estevan Chuy Zarate, David Lampe, Shannon McCormick, Megan Flynn, Catherine Zarate, Tyler Bryce, Les McGehee, and Mike D'Alonzo. Estevan J. (Chuy) Zarate is an actor/director/coach from San Antonio TX. Chuy has been improvising for audiences for 29 years. He is a member of The Big Bash at The Hideout Theatre, The Known Wizards (Merlinworks faculty troupe), ¡Zarzamora! and more duos than he can count. David Lampe has been performing in, directing and teaching improv in Texas since 1981. David started with the Comedy Workshop in Houston and went on to establish the first professional improv troupe in San Antonio. In Austin, David was one of the earliest members of Monk's Night Out and a founding member of Heroes of Comedy. He travels to festivals both nationally and internationally with his troupe ¡ZARZAMORA! Shannon McCormick is an improviser as well as a film and voice actor. Shannon started his Austin improv journey at the Hideout Theatre in 2000 and he joined We Could Be Heroes at the end of that year. Shannon currently performs regularly with Shana Merlin in their troupe, Get Up. Megan Flynn is an award-winning improviser with 30 years of experience in the Austin improv community. In Austin, Megan has performed in thousands of improv shows with ComedySportz Austin and Girls Girls Girls Improvised Musicals. She has also performed in LA, New York, Atlanta, Seattle, and Lindsborg, KS, among the most memorable. Catherine Zarate is a long time Austin improviser but she doesn’t perform as often as she’d like to. She was with a 'Monk's Night Out' B Troupe called 'Inflatable Egos'. She has been seen on San Antonio stages with 'The Oxymorons'. She is also in a married duo called '20 Years and Counting' with Chuy Zarate. Tyler Bryce lived in Austin when it really was weird. But then, in 2001, he moved to NYC to study improv at the UCB, the PIT, and Magnet. Since moving back to Austin in 2012, Tyler has been active in the scene, performing regularly in Flying Theater Machine, ComedySportz Austin, and the sketch comedy show Fuck It’s Hot. Les McGehee is an author, comedian, and improvisation pioneer who has entertained and trained millions of happier people. Les’ National Comedy Theatre and ComedySportz teams have toured around the US and 14 other countries. Les also wrote a book called Plays Well With Others (A Grown-up Handbook of Improvisation and Play, Dalton Publishing). Mike D'Alonzo is a founding member of The Knuckleball Now, and a long-time veteran of the Austin improv scene, as an original member of Austin Theatresports (then We Could Be Heroes), Gravy, and sketch troupe Catch 24. He has had sketches on Comedy Central and NBC. A short film of one of his sketches, "Nougat," won the Midnight Shorts Competition at SXSW and toured with "Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation." He is also a former member of LA Theatresports with Impro Theatre. This show was recorded on Thursday August 8th at 9:30pm at the Hideout Theatre. Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.

Hvad betyder det for mennesker med handicap i Marokko, at der i bedste sendetid vises en dokumentarfilm om to paralympiske kuglestødere, der kæmper for anerkendelse og værdighed i det land, de repræsenterer? Med udgangspunkt i instruktøren Hind Bensaris film "We Could Be Heroes" diskuterer vi, hvordan dokumentarfilm kan være med til at skabe forandring i de arabiske lande. For det er ikke nok at vinde priser og international anerkendelse - vejen til de arabiske befolkninger går stadig i høj grad via TV-antennerne. I studiet er Rasmus Steen, leder af International Media Supports afdeling for dokumentarfilm, og Vibeke Vogel, producer og direktør for Bullit Film.

The first recap episode of We Could Be Heroes! This episode serves as a intro to the podcast and includes all that buildup before Episode 10 with considerably less vomit, anxiety, and big water. This episode may contain new friends, anxiety, and a mysterious ladybug. Music by Vindsvept: https://vindsvept.bandcamp.com/ Podcast art by kiwimayu: kiwimayu on twitter / www.twitter.com/kiwimayu

Ryan Shelton may be familiar to Australian TV audiences through his in-front-of-camera work on Rove, The Hamish and Andy Show & Gap Year, the improv series Thank God You’re Here, however behind the scenes there is an even bigger body of work as a comedic writer on Chris Lilley’s ‘We Could Be Heroes’, everything 'Hamish and Andy' and most recently on the ABC series ‘It’s A Date’. He has also served as a radio host on Nova FM in a multitude of formations including the famed ‘Ryan, Monte and Wippa’ drivetime show. We discuss his day-to-day process, how he broke into television and of course his Instagram comedy series(which is deserved of cult status), Cliff.  

Chris takes this solo show to share memories and discuss the legacies of Lemmy Kilmister, David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Glenn Frey. He also reflects on his long stay in New Jersey, dissects the recent appeal of vinyl and cassettes, and ponders if “Star Wars” fans are happy with the franchise’s massive… Continue reading The post CAPE 84: We Could Be Heroes… appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.