Episodes
TalkCast 535 – Remembering The Dome
March 12, 2023 00:48 - 111 MBShared pain is lessened, shared joy is increased. Thus do we all refute entropy. — Spider Robinson Tonight we’ve gathered as many podcast family members as possible to host a tribute episode for The Dome. Kriana, Captain Cam, Illustrator X, Dead Redhead, Zombrarian, Green Gosling, and Major Tom all shared our fond memories of Dome’s […]
TalkCast 534 – Duatero’s Just Another Word For Nothin’ Left To Lose
July 30, 2022 19:50 - 1 MBIn this show we get the chance to talk with world builder Brad C. Anderson and how he used the meta-concept of a “generation ship” to help propel a wonderful new novel about lost pasts and new futures, Duatero. We spoke with Brad about the many facets and wonderful gambits he used throughout the book […]
TalkCast 533 – The Gods Suck (Or So I Am Told)
July 23, 2022 17:01 - 1 MBOf all the things you can say about a book by Miles Cameron, it is NEVER boring and this is no exception. Against All Gods is a magnum opus encompassing continents and characters and events that is breathtaking in scope and you need a scorecard and map to keep track of. That being said, once […]
TalkCast 532 – Can I Offer You A Root Beer?
July 16, 2022 00:00 - 1 MBIn the land of snarky comic science fiction there is a place where you go and someone yells out “NORM!!!!” or perhaps in this case “VANCE!!!”, as in this ‘Cast we are once again joined by C.T. Phipps and his sometimes partner in crime, the enigmatic Michael Suttkus to discuss book two of their space […]
TalkCast 531 – Just Like Jack Vance, Only Spicier?
July 10, 2022 00:00 - 1 MBWho are “The Paladins of Vance”? Well, this ‘Casts guest, Matthew Hughes most certainly is. So, what does it mean, what do they do? We talk with Matthew about this and his amazing book Barbarians of The Beyond. It turns out that Matthew has an affinity with the work of the late Mr. Vance (as […]
TalkCast 530 – They Call it Plastic City, Bubba
July 02, 2022 18:35 - 1 MBIn this ‘Cast, we speak with Keith Gleason, the guy with many hats. We talk about his podcast Indie Comics Relay with Johnny C (LOVE YOUR COFFEE, man) and we spend some time talking about his own personal comic Mighty Mascots on Alterna Comics. We also talk about sci fi on tv which we all […]
TalkCast 529 – Anthropodermic Bibliopegy for Beginers
June 26, 2022 00:00 - 1 MBIn this “Cast we get to talk with old friend Mark Leslie and new friend Julie Strauss. Why are they on together? Well, they have collaborated on the newest book in the Canadian Werewolf series, “Lover’s Moon. This book is a skillful telling of how The two protagonists, Gail and Michael, meet and fall in […]
TalkCast 528 – Do You Even Know What A Red Shirt Means or More Quantum Nonsense?
June 19, 2022 00:00 - 1 MBWelcome to 6 Degrees of Kelvin Bacon Grease by way of Vance Turbo and his ragtag crew of intergalactic misfits brought to you by the keenly twisted mind of our good friend and wonderful guest C. T. Phipps who we once again have the good fortune to speak with as he launches his newest sci […]
TalkCast 527 – Area 51 – The Helix Project Episode 5 Kickstarter
June 12, 2022 00:00 - 1 MBIn tonights ‘Cast we get to spend some quality time with old friend Trevor Fernandez-Lenkiewicz just prior to the kickoff of the Kickstarter of Issue Five of Area 51 – The Helix Project. This is the ongoing project that we have followed from its inception and covered in many previous ‘casts. It has been a […]
TalkCast 526 – What Can Be Said About Dr. Jekyll Alien Hunter?
June 05, 2022 00:30 - 1 MBAs it turns out, quite a bit. We got to learn about this project about 8 months ago from Dr. Bruce when he dropped the title talking about another project in Talkcast 503. So now we get to finally meet gifted new artist Julia Kazasnowska (in a live feed from Poland) and discuss the project […]
TalkCast 525 – I Get It, The Earth Is A F**ked Up Place
May 29, 2022 00:01 - 1 MBIt’s a funny thing about wars in space. Just when you think you know who you’re fighting, you learn you just might be mistaken. This is kind of where we pick up the narrative with David E. Kelly, author of Kwelengsen Dawn: Logan’s World, Book Two, because, to abuse the olde joke, there really were […]
TalkCast 524 – It’s Sherbet Night and Richard’s Here
May 22, 2022 00:00 - 1 MBOn the ‘Cast tonight is a great friend and wonderful writer, Richard Paolinelli, here to talk about book two in the Starquest 4th. Age Adventure Series: Galen’s Blade. This book has everything a reader wanted in a sequel; terse precise writing that advances a gripping story quickly and efficiently with wonderful engaging characters and a […]
TalkCast 523 – The Middling Affliction & Cthulhu and You
May 14, 2022 22:00 - 1 MBOur first guest is Alex Shvartsman here to talk about his first book in “The Conradverse”, The Middling Affliction. This book is a kind of interweaving urban fantasy which is based in New York City and emcompasses mythos, monsters, various religions, the druids and a dash of paranormal organized crime. It’s a great thriller […]
TalkCast 522 – We’re Going To Talk To This Guy….
May 07, 2022 20:00 - 1 MBIn tonight’s ‘Cast, we get a surprise guest and get to spend the time with Mickey Mikkelson, Owner and Operator of Creative Edge Publicity, a company that Sci Fi Saturday Night has forged at strategic alliance with over the past four years. We met Mickey when one of our friends/favorite authors mentioned us to him, […]
TalkCast 521 – Kwelengsen Storm by David M. Kelly
April 30, 2022 19:00 - 1 MBIn this ‘Cast we get to talk with David M. Kelly about a spin off from a series of his Joe Ballen books. The first book in the Logan’s World series (see above) continues on worldbuilding in a near future. The beauty of this is Kelly’s meticulous attention to detail without going into […]
TalkCast 520 – Best Use Of A Goblin…Evah!
April 23, 2022 20:09 - 1 MBIn this ‘Cast we talk with Richard H. Stephens about his Soul Forge Universe series of books spannings, at this point at least four different series of books, to talk about book one in his latest series Keeper of The Jewel, book one in the Highcliff Guardian Series. According to Richard, this is a series […]
TalkCast 519 – The Spark Behind The Writing of Pat Daily
April 16, 2022 22:00 - 1 MBSo, what do we know about Pat Daily? He is an enigma on social media, so hiswebsite mirrors his facebook which mirrors his twitter account and all of which has very minimal background information about him. Here’s what we do know. He is incredibly well read with the Grandmasters of Science Fiction and has liberally […]
TalkCast 518- Dreamforge Magazine And The Dignity Of Humanity
April 09, 2022 22:00 - 1 MBThere is a joy in speaking with people who create something that works. Creating a magazine is tough enough in this day and age and watching it morph into what has become Dreamforge Anvil has been wonderful indeed. In this episode, we again get to spend time with Jane and Scot Noel, the founders and […]
TalkCast 517 – Eternity’s Well
March 26, 2022 20:00 - 1 MBIn this episode we get to talk with Zachary Hagen about book one of 5 in the Eternal Chronicles Series, Eternity’s Well. This first book in the series is , for him, a work which in many ways parallels many emotional moments in his life and took years to complete. As a result, he spoke […]
TalkCast 516 – Vlada
March 20, 2022 00:00 - 1 MBIn this episode, we speak with Christopher Denmead about his “graphic Novella Vlada: A Dracula Tale, which is beautifully illustrated by Ken Hunt. Chris talks about the amazing intricacies of how this book came about and the trials of production during Covid. We also got to chat about his Radio of Horror show. Enjoy! […]
TalkCast 515 – SHAPERS OF WORLDS VOLUME II
March 13, 2022 01:00 - 1 MBIn this “Cast we talk again with Edward Willett and touch upon a number of subjects. Among them were his anthologies, Shaper of Worlds, where they came from, his podcast his publishing company and how in the heck he does it all while continuing to write. It is kind of amazing how much Ed does […]
TalkCast 514 – The Truth About Canadian Werewolves
March 06, 2022 01:00 - 1 MBIn this episode, author Mark Leslie returns and talks about his latest book in the Canadian Werewolf series Fright Nights, Big City, reintroducing us to Michael Andrews and his cast of intriguing characters in the continuing story of fighting the good fight and finding themselves along the way. Mark has created a fascinating subculture just […]
TalkCast 513 – What’s New Ceara Comeau?
February 27, 2022 01:00 - 1 MBIn tonight’s ‘Cast we take a moment to check in with one of our friends, Ceara Comeau and ask the musical question, “Sup?” (which is not in fact a musical question at all). We talked about what it’s been like for her during ands coming out of the pandemic and her time coming back to […]
TalkCast 512 – The Color Cyan, Just Because
February 19, 2022 16:13 - 1 MBIn this episode, we get a rare glimpse into the mind of a very diverse writer Mandy Eve-Barnett. We got the chance to talk with her about to of her very interesting novellas The Rython Kingdom and the Rython Legacy. Both stories take place in a wonderful reality of myth and magic and we got […]
TalkCast 511 – Fast Times At Hemophilia High
February 12, 2022 17:00 - 1 MBWelcome to another snappy title to an absolutely oddball ‘Cast. Today/tonight/whenever we are proud to present Rich Davis, creator of Rise of Dracula. On the surface this comic series is, as he puts it, gore porn and if you take his word it sure can be. The actions and graphics are……graphic and terrifyingly so. However, […]
TalkCast 510 – It’s A Candy Mint, No, It’s a Breath Mint!
February 05, 2022 17:00 - 1 MB…and that’s right, yet another culturally obtuse ‘cast title as we bring two guests to you, one of whom is kinda a newcomer, the other has been with us since TalkCast 37(for those of you keeping score, that was June 9, 2010). First, the noob, and when we call him a noob it is with […]
TalkCast 509 – Best Book Featuring A Zombie Named Cameron
January 30, 2022 01:00 - 1 MBIn this ‘Cast we welcome back Kristi Charish to talk about her new zombie series which begins with the book, The Voodoo Killings, get an introduction to her latest protagonist Kincade Strange and talk about the setting for this newest book in the “Underground City” of Seattle. This is a wonderful first novel for a […]
TalkCast 508 – You Had One Job
January 23, 2022 15:13 - 1 MBIn this “Cast we got the rare opportunity to speak with a Grand Master of the genre and holy crap was it fun. As a writer of well over 150 book Mercedes Lackey continues to have an amazing career, this year being named SWFA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master (congratulations n stuff) as well as […]
TalkCast 507 – White Ops In Spaceeeeeee
January 16, 2022 01:00 - 1 MBIn this Cast we talk with the prolific Declan Finn about his newest “Space Opera” White Ops. This is a project that he began long ago and discarded and reworked many times. The pandemic gave Declan the chance to revisit it and make all the updates and changes he wanted as well as give him […]
TalkCast 506 – Nel Bently’s Earth
January 09, 2022 01:00 - 1 MBIn this first ‘Cast of 2022 we get to talk with one of our favorite author friends, V.S. Holmes. It is always wonderful to welcome Them home and catching up with one of our oldest author friends and oner of our fondest protagonists is always fun, so we spent the time reminiscing about V and […]
TalkCast 505 – Meet The Smormans
December 19, 2021 01:00 - 1 MBSo, there was this guy, a more eclectic guy you are never going to meet, I think. His name is Paul Bahou and , among other things , he is a writer and judging from his book, Sunset Distortion: The Pyramid At The End Of The World, a damn good one. He is also a […]
TalkCast 504 – Irrational Numbers for Rational Science Fiction
December 12, 2021 01:00 - 1 MBWhen you read science fiction or fantasy or for that matter anything within the entire collective mish-mash genre, as a reader you tend to “give up” certain things; you simply accept “givens”. Lobsters from Andromeda speak with English accents, generation ships will actually work, FTL travel must work. Why? In this Cast remarkable writer, physicist […]
TalkCast 503 – A walk In Other Universes
November 07, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBHaving been on the ‘Cast a number of times, Dr Bruce Olav Solheim joins us again, this time to talk about UFO’s, life in the universe and his unique and personal perceptions of the paranormal which began at the age of 4 and have continued throughout his life. We got the opportunity to speak about […]
Special Edition Talkcast – Skyraiders of Abarax Kickstarter
November 03, 2021 17:00 - 1 MBIn this very special edition we get the chance to reconnect with dear friends Tracy and Laura Hickman as they are in the middle of their phenomenal Kickstarter, a simply amazing new game which was funded in 88 minutes, and is now skyrocketing with over 2,500 backers. Who are they? What have they done? Well, […]
TalkCast 502 – The Princess and The Pauper (updated version)
October 31, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBThor Nesch is by any definition multifaceted . The many styles of books as well as his other endeavours makes him “interesting” to say the least. When you have a writer, who amongst his many offerings has books that could qualify as Sci Fi, Fantasy, horror, crime drama, and thrillers, with subjects ranging from killer […]
TalkCast 501 – Sex And The Single Werewolf or Agatha Christie And The Buckets Of Chum
October 24, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBAfter a few weeks on hiatus for a number of issues, we’re back, and this ‘casts guest is just wonderful. Melissa Yi is a gifted writer and if that was all she was it would be plenty,,,,but she is also an ER Doctor with a special interest in health education, a world traveler and a […]
TalkCast 500 – The Long Strange Trip Thusfar
September 26, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBTonight we take a look back with some of our friends. In a very special episode we reminisce with Zombrarian, Kriana, Illustrator X and Commander Cam and talk about some off their memories of the past 500 episodes: the good, the bad and the ridiculous. From Doug Jones to Dr. K. and almost everywhere in-between, […]
TalkCast 499 – Plato’s Republic On the Moon and DragonCon
September 19, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBOne might reasonably ask what these two things have in common? The quick answer is of course Garon Whited. The not so quick response is also Garon Whited. Garon and The Commander talk about one of his hard SF books, Luna. and its roots in Plato’s republic and Lord of the Flies and seem to […]
TalkCast 498 – Once Upon A Time In Dystopia
September 12, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBDan Abella joins us once again to talk about the Philip K Dick Science Fiction FIlm Festival to be held at the Producers Club Theater and Cinema In New York City on September 17,18 and 19. As usual we have no idea where the interview is going to end up because that’s how it goes […]
Talkcast 497 – GraniteCon 2021 Preview & WL Hawkin Returns
September 05, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBWhat Do GraniteCon and Paranormal Romance Have In Common? Why, it’s Sci Fi Saturday Night , of course! New England is so very lucky to have a Granitecon this year. We get a few moments to talk with Chris from Double Midnight Comics to get an overview of what we can expect from this years […]
TalkCast 496 – More Tales From The Haunted Bank
August 29, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBWhat a pleasure it is to have Kathrin Hutson back with us again. She returns to talk about book two in her Accessory to Magic series, The Cursed Fae. When last we spoke with her is was to kick off this series and we got our introduction to the magical underground world of Denver and […]
TalkCast 495 – A Cat On The Cover Always Sells Books
August 22, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBIn this Cast we get to again speak author Edward Willett about his latest “juvenile” SF thriller Star Song; the adventures of Kriss, a young orphan boy, his off-worlder girlfriend Tevera and his touchlyre. One might rightfully ask , just what is a touchlyre, what does it do, where does it come from…. and these […]
TalkCast 494 – Not To Be Confused With Garfunkle and Oats
August 15, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBNever in the course of a Cast have I ever said “can I say something about that ” more times that in this episode and I’m not sure why other that I think Commander Cam and I adore these two folks very much. In this episode we are so pleased to welcome back Scot Noel […]
TalkCast 493 – Vampires in Australia?
August 07, 2021 21:00 - 1 MBIn this episode we get to meet author Anna J. Walner as she introduces her new series, Garkain, Book One of the Ulura Legacy. In this first book we meet Amelia, a woman of extraordinary gifts who is learning about herself in many ways. As she explores her lineage she begins to realize it is […]
TalkCast 492 – Deus Ex Machina For Beginners
July 31, 2021 22:00 - 1 MBIn this Cast we bring you the very funny and interesting author Garon Whited to talk about his very odd and interesting book, Dragonhunters. Garon not only proved to be an interesting conversationalist but was just fun to talk to. The Commander and I had the chance to delve into his past works for a […]
TalkCast 491 – Delta Variant Pez Dispensers for Jennifer Anne Gordon
July 25, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBThe key phrase in tonight’s show seems to be ‘My Banter is Bad” as we talk about Jennifer’s latest “horror”book Pretty/Ugly and peoples attempt to pigeonhole the genre. We also got the chance to talk about her style of writing which puts the reader between two railroad tracks and keeps the main characters careening on […]
TalkCast 490 – Smart Writing for Smart Readers
July 18, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBIn this episode we talk about opening back up of conventions, Northeast Comicon, Gay Somers, Blind Boxes. The blind box analogy referred to Kristi Charish and her newest book, Owl and the Japanese Circus which is book four in the Owl series and really just dumped Commander Cam and I into this wonderful universe […]
TalkCast 489 – An Exciting New Universe Begins… Section 4
July 11, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBSound confusing? Sure it does! It wouldn’t be Richard Poalinelli if it wasn’t, but god it was great to have him back on the show for appearance number 5 which makes him the newest official member of The Five Timers Club. He brings to us Galen’s Way. A Starquest 4th Age Adventure. First and foremost […]
TalkCast 488 – Long Walk Into The Wasteland
July 04, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBJenna Greene joins the Commander and I as we talk with her about book two in her Reborn Marks Series, Renew, to continue the tale of Lexil and Finn and the story of their plight. We get the chance to learn more about the many different stopovers in this world and how they interact and […]
TalkCast 487 – Darling Family Values
June 27, 2021 00:00 - 1 MBIt’s not often we get a second chance to talk with a wildly inventive author upon their sophomore outing and yet here we are with Liz Butcher as she offers up Never Never, one of the most inventive mystery horror novels to come into Area 51 in a very long time. Set loosely within the […]