The Fresh Fiction Podcast

Meet Kelley Armstrong | Author of 'Finding Mr. Write'

We're chatting with Kelley Armstrong, author of the FINDING MR. WRITE. Join this lively conversation!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Kelley Armstrong believes that experience is the best teacher, even though she has been told that this shouldn't apply to writing her murder scenes. In order to craft her books, she has studied aikido, archery, and fencing, even though she admits to not being very skilled at any of them. In addition, she has crawled through very shallow cave systems and climbed halfway up a mountain before deciding to turn back. However, she does consider herself an expert coffee drinker and a true connoisseur of chocolate chip cookies.

Meet Jade Lee | Author of 'Vixen' (Forbidden Pleasures Book #1)

We're chatting with Jade Lee, author of the VIXEN (Forbidden Pleasures Book #1). Join this lively conversation!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Jade Lee, a USA Today Bestselling author, has been crafting love stories since her early days of playing with paper dolls. She developed a fascination with historical romance and has authored over 30 regency romances. She also writes contemporary and paranormal romance under the pen name Kathy Lyons. With over 60 romance novels under her belt, Jade shows no signs of slowing down.

Film & TV Ep 17 | 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' Physical Media Releases, and 'Lady in the Lake' (feat. Actor Interviews)

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.

This week's episode features talks about:

FILM

• Movie News
• DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE

TV

• PARIS 2024 Olympics
• FANTASMAS
• KITE MAN: HELL YEAH!

WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING

• THE FALL GUY (4K)
• THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY (Blu-ray)

INTERVIEWS

• LADY IN THE LAKE interview with actors Josiah Cross, Y'lan Noel and Byron Bowers

Film & TV Ep. 16 | 'Twisters', 'My Spy: The Eternal City' (feat. Ken Jeong & Kristen Schaal) and 'Lady in the Lake' (feat. Alma Har'el)

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.

This week's episode features talks about:

FILM

• Intro (0:00-1:43)
• TWISTER and TWISTERS (1:43-19:31)
• WIDOW CLICQUOT (19:31-21:33)
• ODDITY (21:33-23:16)
• MY SPY: THE ETERNAL CITY (23:16-25:59)

TV

• SUNNY (25:59-34:55)
• LADY IN THE LAKE (34:55-40:58)
• Ep. 7 & 8, THE ACOLYTE (40:58-47:34)
• KITE MAN: HELL YEAH! mention (47:34-48:11)
• SIMONE BILES: RISING (48:11-51:43) 

WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING

• THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY Blu-ray mention (51:43-53:20)
• JEDI ACADEMY books (53:20-59:42)
• HATE TO LOVE: NICKELBACK (59:42-1:09:57)
• BEVERLY HILL COP: ALEX F (1:09:57-1:13:39)
• Outro (1:13:39-1:15:29)

INTERVIEWS

• LADY IN THE LAKE interview with creator Alma Har'el (1:15:29-1:20:41)
• MY SPY: THE ETERNAL CITY interview with Ken Jeong & Kristen Schaal (1:20:41-1:26:00)

Film & TV Ep. 15 | 'Fly Me to the Moon,' 'Sunny' (feat. Rashida Jones & Hidetoshi Nishijima) and 'Dandelion' (feat. Nicole Riegel)

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and Irving Community Television's Susan Kamyab Stephens discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.

This week's episode features talks about:

FILM

• Intro (0:00-2:51)
• FLY ME TO THE MOON (2:51-9:09)
• DANDELION (9:09-16:00)
• LONGLEGS (16:00-27:31)

TV

• Season 2, THE SERPENT QUEEN (27:31-29:24)
• SUNNY (29:24-32:00)
• Season 21, THE BACHELORETTE (32:00-34:23)

WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING

• KUNG FU PANDA 4 (34:23-35:02)
• TWISTER (35:02-36:09)

INTERVIEWS

• SUNNY interview with Rashida Jones and Hidetoshi Nishijima (translated to English) (36:06-44:56)
• DANDELION interview with writer-director Nicole Riegel (44:56-1:00:15)

Film & TV Ep. 14 | 'MaXXXine', 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' and 'Shark vs. Ross Edgley' (feat. Ross Edgley)

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.

This week's episode features talks about:

FILM

• Intro (0:00-7:13)
• DESPICABLE ME 4 (7:13-9:51)
• SPACE CADET (9:51-11:33)
• BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F (11:33-17:29)
• MAXXXINE (17:29-30:50)

TV

• Episode 6 of THE ACOLYTE (30:50-44:41)
• Season 2, Ep. 3-8 of THAT 90'S SHOW (44:41-49:53)
• SHARK VS. ROSS EDGLEY (49:53-56:23)
• Season 3 of THE BEAR (56:23-1:03:53)

INTERVIEWS

• SHARK VS. ROSS EDGLEY interview with super athlete Ross Edgley (1:03:53-1:16:39)

Meet Nishita Parekh | Author of 'The Night of the Storm'

We're chatting with Nishita Parekh, author of the THE NIGHT OF THE STORM. Join this lively conversation about her debut novel!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Nishita Parekh was born and raised in Mumbai and now lives in Texas with her husband and toddler. She is a software programmer but a writer at heart, and loves writing about her experiences as a woman and an immigrant. She is an active member of International Thriller Writers, Crime Writers of Color, and Sisters in Crime, and is a #RevPit contest winner. The Night of the Storm is her first novel.

Film & TV Ep. 13 | 'A Quiet Place: Day One', 'WondLa' (feat. Teri Hatcher) and 'The Devil's Bath' (feat. Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala)

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.

This week's episode features talks about:

FILM

• Intro (0:00-2:50)
• A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE (2:50-12:04)
• HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1 (12:04-14:46)
• KINDS OF KINDNESS (14:46-16:44)
• THE DEVIL'S BATH (16:44-21:00)
• JANET PLANET (21:00-22:16)
• I USED TO BE FUNNY (22:16-23:58)
• FANCY DANCE (23:58-26:10)

TV

• Episode 4 & 5 of THE ACOLYTE (26:10-29:12)
• Season 2 Finale of PERFECT MATCH (29:12-32:40)
• Season 2, Ep. 1 & 2 of THAT 90'S SHOW (32:40-35:12)
• WONDLA and Outro (35:12-36:17)

INTERVIEWS

• WONDLA voice star Teri Hatcher (36:17-46:33)
• THE DEVIL'S BATH directors Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala (46:33-1:04:16)

Meet Rachel Dodes & Lauren Mechling | Authors of 'The Memo'

We're chatting with Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling, authors of THE MEMO. Join this lively conversation about their work!

ABOUT RACHEL DODES:

Rachel Dodes is a freelance culture writer. She’s a regular contributor to Vanity Fair, and her work has also appeared in Town & Country, ELLE, Esquire, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed among other publications.

Her first novel, The Memo—co-written with her friend Lauren Mechling —will be published by Harper Perennial in June 2024. It’s currently being developed for television by Wiip.

Dodes previously was a staff writer at The Wall Street Journal where she covered the fashion and film industries. Starting in 2017, she co-hosted a weekly independent news/comedy podcast called “Nope,” until the news became so unfunny she had to go on hiatus. She lives in New York with her husband, son and dog.

ABOUT LAUREN  MECHLING:

Lauren Mechling has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, The New Yorker online, and Vogue, where she writes a book column. She’s worked as a crime reporter and metro columnist for The New York Sun, a young adult novelist, and a features editor at The Wall Street Journal. A graduate of Harvard College, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.

Film & TV Ep. 12 | 'Thelma' (feat. June Squibb & Josh Margolin) and 'The Exorcism' (feat. Joshua John Miller & M.A. Fortin)

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.

This week's episode features talks about:

FILM

• Intro (0:00-1:15)
• THE BIKERIDERS (1:15-9:15)
• THELMA (09:15-12:09)
• THE EXORCISM (12:09-18:07)

TV

• Episode 3 of THE ACOLYTE (18:07-20:00)
• Season 2, Ep. 6-9 of PERFECT MATCH (20:00-26:47)

WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING

• JIM HENSON: IDEA MAN (26:47-35:00)
• CRY BABY - 4K (35:00-39:12)
• DIIV Concert (39:12-44:29)
• Tycho - "Phantom" Single (44:29-48:34)
• Outro (48:34-49:14)

INTERVIEWS

• THELMA writer-director Josh Margolin and star June Squibb (49:14-54:29)
• THE EXORCISM director/co-writer Joshua John Miller and co-writer M.A. Fortin (54:29-1:04:26)