Here we are now at 28 episodes and also the end of season 1! Holy amazeballs, Captain Kirk. It's been a wild ride. There were triumphs. There were tragedies. There were glorious moments of hilarious absurdity. Yes, that's my bag. In today's epi

S1E27: Nicholas Sansbury Smith, Author of The Extinction Cycle series

May 29th, 2018 1h 6m

We chat with Nicholas Sansbury Smith, the grandfather of the post-apocalyptic genre! (I call him that, at least.) We discuss his experiences as a hybrid author and how that works with his numerous and successful series. He talks about how hard

S1E26: Wayne Stinnett, Author of the Jesse McDermitt series

Apr 17th, 2018 57m 33s

We chat with Wayne Stinnett, bestselling author of the Jesse McDermitt series. Wayne tells us how driving trucks led to writing books and how that led to a life he’s always dreamed of. We hear why Fallen Pride was the hardest book he’s ever wri

S1E25: Craig Martelle, Author of the Terry Henry Walton Chronicles

Apr 10th, 2018 1h 1m

We chat with rock star of indie publishing, Craig Martelle, bestselling author of the Terry Henry Walton Chronicles. He swears he hasn’t demolished a hotel room… yet! Craig tells us about what his sister did to the very first book ever wrote. B

S1E24: J Thorn & Zach Bohannon, Authors of the Barren series

Apr 3rd, 2018 1h 3m

We chat with J Thorn and Zach Bohannon, bestselling authors of the Barren series. In the interview, we discuss how their co-writing process works and how it got started. We also discuss collaboration in general and guidelines that will improve

S1E23: Mark Sullivan, Author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky

Mar 27th, 2018 53m 13s

We chat with Mark Sullivan, bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky. He’s also written numerous other novels including a series co-written with James Patterson. Mark shares with us the incredible manner in which the story of Pino Lella came

S1E22: Adam Croft, Author of Her Last Tomorrow

Mar 20th, 2018 1h 5m

We chat with million plus copy bestseller Adam Croft, author of megahits like Her Last Tomorrow. Adam tells us how he got into the writing career and how one of his previous jobs made him a customer service hate magnet. He escaped! He also goes

S1E21: Jason Fry, Author of The Last Jedi novelization

Mar 13th, 2018 59m 48s

We chat with New York Times Bestselling author Jason Fry about his newly released novelization of the movie, The Last Jedi. Prepare for a nerdgasm! You see, I love Star Wars and you’ll find out Jason loves it even more. From his one kid wikiped

S1E20: Logan Keys, Author of The Long Fall series

Mar 6th, 2018 1h 10m

We chat with live wire author Logan Keys about her new bestselling series, The Long Fall, which she cowrites with Mike Kraus. She tells us about what she’s learned cowriting with him. She also tells us about her unique youth in a household of H

S1E19: Ryan Schow, Author of The Last War series

Feb 27th, 2018 1h 15m

We chat with Ryan Schow, a new voice in the PA genre who is absolutely crushing it with his new series, The Last War. We find out how Elon Musk inspired the idea behind the series and how parenting as a theme is explored in a post-apocalyptic c

S1E18: Robert Storey, Author of the Ancient Origins series

Feb 20th, 2018 58m 17s

We chat with Robert Storey, bestselling author of the Ancient Origins series. He tells us how he deals with a medical condition called Cervical Dystonia and how that has affected his writing career. We delve into why he always ends up writing g

S1E17: Chuck Grossart, Author of The Gemini Effect

Feb 13th, 2018 1h 11m

We chat with Chuck Grossart, bestselling author of The Gemini Effect which won the 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. He tells us about being a missileer. You know, the folks in charge of launching ICB

S1E16: Jeff Olah, Author of The Last Outbreak series

Feb 6th, 2018 1h 8m

We chat with Jeff Olah, bestselling author of The Dead Years and also The Last Outbreak series. This is Jeff’s first podcast interview. You might say I was Jeff’s first time! (But you probably shouldn’t.) We discuss the perils of the writerly l

S1E15: JT Sawyer, Author of the Emergence series

Jan 30th, 2018 1h 11m

We chat with JT Sawyer, which is the pen name for Tony Nestor. Tony is a living legend in the field of survival and bushcraft skills. We find out how reading Emerson and Thoreau impacted his college career. (Any guesses? Haha.) He tells us abou

S1E14: Saint John, a Short Story

Jan 23rd, 2018 44m 34s

Today we do something a little different. The variety in life is what gives it flavor. Am I right? In this episode, you (fair listener) and I (your intrepid host) go on an adventure together in the form of my first narrated story, Saint John. I

S1E13: Russell Blake, Author of the Jet series

Jan 16th, 2018 1h 20m

We chat with Russell Blake, bestselling author of the Jet series and quite a few other books as well. This one is an interview for the ages. We discuss culture, society, history, the future of mankind and, last but not least, tequila. Russell t

S1E12: Shawn Chesser, Author of the Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse series

Jan 9th, 2018 57m 10s

We chat with Shawn Chesser, bestselling author of the Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse series. We find out how Shawn wrote his first book in a crazy way only made possible by modern technology. He tells the story about how he used to wash dishes

S1E11: Steven Konkoly, Author of the Perseid Collapse

Jan 2nd, 2018 54m 23s

We chat with Steven Konkoly, USA Today bestselling author of The Perseid Collapse series and several other series as well. He tells us how he publishes both as an indie and with a traditional publisher. We find out how manages so many series an

10: Peter Meredith, Author of The Undead World series

Dec 26th, 2017 59m 35s

This week we chat with Peter Meredith, author of the bestselling The Undead World series. He give us the member's only look at his beloved character Jillybean. That girl is crazy, in the best way. We hear about the scariest moment in his life a

S1E9: Tim Tigner, Author of the Kyle Achilles series

Dec 19th, 2017 58m 5s

We chat with Tim Tigner, bestselling author of the Kyle Achilles series. He tells us about his time as a Green Beret working in Soviet Counterintelligence. He also shares the events and realizations that transformed him from being an underachie

S1E8: Jacqueline Druga, Author of the Beginnings series

Dec 12th, 2017 56m 30s

We chat with Jacqueline Druga, whom I am unofficially naming the Queen of the Post Apocalyptic genre. She tells us how she pulls off being a writer, a screenwriter, a director, an actor, and more. We find out how she became pen pals with Charlt

S1E7: Mark Tufo, Author of the Zombie Fallout series

Dec 5th, 2017 58m 14s

We chat with Mark Tufo, author of the bestselling Zombie Fallout series. He tells us about how the ZF series got started and how it was originally intended to be quite different with the title Zombie Follies. We hear about the day he was one se

S1E6: Michael Stephen Fuchs, Author of the Arisen series

Nov 29th, 2017 45m 53s

We chat with Michael Stephen Fuchs, author of the bestselling Arisen series, in his first ever podcast interview! We find out what happened after he got his first book published over ten years ago. Things didn't turn out like he expected... in

S1E5: Bobby Adair, Author of the Slow Burn series

Nov 21st, 2017 44m 31s

We chat with Bobby Adair, author of the bestselling Slow Burn series. We find out how he left behind promising careers as a rocket scientist, as a lead guitarist in a rock and roll band, as a fast food franchise magnate, and even as an employee

S1E4: Anthony J Melchiorri, Author of The Tide series

Nov 14th, 2017 38m 33s

Anthony gives us the inside scoop on a new book that he and Nicholas Sansbury Smith have in the works, on what his single biggest struggle would be in a post apocalyptic world (you'll never guess!), and also where his fiance rates in his list o