For this episode of Season 4, I had the pleasure of interviewing science fiction author Keith McWalter. We had a terrific chat about his newest novel Lifers. This was such a cool premise for me and I had to interview him to see where his ideas originated and where they were going to end up.

Here is the blurb:

In the year 2050, the man known as Zinn is on the run from the consequences of his greatest creation: an artificial genome that wildly increases the human lifespan. His “Methuselah gene” has gone viral, and he’s being hunted by Adele, a semi-retired CIA biowarfare specialist who hopes to find a way to reverse the genome’s effects before it’s too late. As the longevity plague spreads, populations explode, economies are upended, and intergenerational resentments boil over. Adele searches for a cure while her former lover, Dan Altman, and his wife, Marion, wealthy political operatives both, become leaders of a movement of hundred-plus-year-old “lifers” and fight to create a sanctuary for the ultra-aged in the wilds of Colorado. Meanwhile, the Altmans’ son, Nolan, thinks he has the answer to the longevity crisis: a suicide pill that kills after one year, a death wish algorithm that will influence the super-aged to take it, and his beautiful daughter, Claire, who is a spokesperson for the growing anti-lifer backlash and the head of the federal government’s new Department for Longevity Management.

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For this episode of Season 4, I had the pleasure of interviewing comic and fantasy writer D. M. Ray about his project Madcaps. This was a great first issue and I am looking forward to backing his second issue.

Issue #1: "A brawny intellectual, a devout farmer, a good-hearted charlatan, and a social facilitator; this circle of friends shall reunite in their hometown, Ivywood. Before they can depart for employment, they are interrupted by a local drug problem which carries hidden, sinister, undertones. Can they survive the night, and what is the source of this danger? The bond amongst these friends may be the only metric to answer such questions."

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Kickstarter #:1 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/philboentertainment/the-madcaps-issue-1?ref=discovery&term=madcaps%20issue%201&total_hits=1&category_id=250

Kickstater Issue #2: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/philboentertainment/the-madcaps-issue-2?ref=discovery&term=issue%202%20madcaps&total_hits=1&category_id=250

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/people/DM-Ray/100069224827541/?_rdr

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For this episode of Season 4, I had the pleasure of interviewing sci-fi and fantasy author Scott Killian. We discussed his Stellar Heir and Lich Core books along with his influences and his writing journey. I am excited to read Stellar Heir, it is on my 2025 Reading List: Part 2.

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I had the express pleasure of interviewing my friend Alin Silverwood who was my first interview ever for this podcast. We had a great time catching up and discussing his newest Kickstarter: Sky Guy and the Altitude Adjustors Issue #1. I have recently backed this project myself as the story and the art both sound and look amazing. I backed Alin's Kickstarter from our first episode together (Season 1, Episode 1) which was his SPIs Among Us. I really enjoyed learning about his steampunk world and his characters!

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Sky Guy and the Altitude Adjustors Issue #1 Kickstarter Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/popskullpress/sky-guy-and-the-altitude-adjustors-issue-1-steampunk

Creator Website: https://www.popskullproductions.com/

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Season 1, Episode 1-Alin Silverwood Interview-SPIs Among Us: https://youtu.be/snpivK5Ppl4?si=-CvR0BO1uD8-LM0P

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For this episode of Season 4, I had the pleasure of interview fantasy author Allan Batchelder. We had a great chat about his books, his writing experiences, and his future goals. I really enjoyed hearing how he came up with his novel This Thing of Darkness. It is on my 2025 Reading List so I am really excited to start this one. Make sure to check out his book links in the space below.

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For this episode of Season 4, I had the pleasure of interviewing fantasy, horror, and scifi author G. Owen Wears. We had a great chat about his long list of work, his current projects, and his second book in his Welkin Series. Make sure to check out his social and book links in the space below! Also please make sure to like, share, and subscribe! We are trying to get to 1k subscribers as quickly as we can in 2025!

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WELKIN the Returned https://a.co/d/eeI9K2g

The Chasm: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLVZJ8W2

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For this episode of Season 4, I had the pleasure of interviewing co-author team J. L. Yarrow! I had the pleasure of interviewing John and Leanne on their Time Forward Trilogy, their writing influences in the genre, and we chatted about the difficulties in writing a book with the concepts of time-travel. We had a great discussion on how they started writing together and what it is like to write with your spouse. We discussed both book 1: Future's Dark Past and their plans for book 2: Future Unfolds.

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For this episode of Season 4, I had the pleasure of interviewing fantasy author Tim Hardie. We had a great discussion about his Viking-inspired saga The Brotherhood of the Eagle Series, his inspiration for it, and ending the series he has been writing. I am really excited to start this series for the new year and to enter Tim's world with his characters, I am a sucker for Viking-inspired fantasy. If you have not checked out Tim's books yet, please check out his book and social links in the space below. Also, please don't forget to share and subscribe to our channel! We are striving for 1k in 2025!

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