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Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
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.
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Friday Jun 28, 2024
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)
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
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.
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
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)
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
We're chatting with Aimée Carter, author of the ROYAL BLOOD series. Join this lively conversation about her work!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Aimée Carter is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the award-winning author of more than a dozen books, including The Goddess Test series, the Blackcoat Rebellion series, and the Simon Thorn series for middle grade readers, now a #1 international bestselling series under the title Animox and Die Erben der Animox. Her newest middle grade book, Curse of the Phoenix, will be released in June from Margaret K. McElderry Books.
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay and special guest Susan Kamyab Stephens (of Irving Community Television & ThisChixFlix.com) discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.
This week's episode features talks about:
FILM
- Intro (0:00-2:20)
- INSIDE OUT 2 (2:20-23:50)
- FRESH KILLS (23:50-28:45)
- FIREBRAND (28:45-33:48)
- Quick Mention: TUESDAY (33:48-36:20)
TV
- Quick Mentions: PRESUMED INNOCENT and Season 2 - Part 2 of BRIDGERTON (36:20-38:25)
- Season 2 of PERFECT MATCH (38:25-45:50)
- Episode 2 of THE ACOLYTE (45:50-48:05)
WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING
- MVD Rewind Collection's JOYSTICKS (48:05-54:01)
- GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE (54:01-55:59)
- Outro (55:59-56:57)
INTERVIEWS
- INSIDE OUT 2 voice actor Tony Hale (56:57-1:02:31)
- FRESH KILLS writer/director/star Jennifer Esposito (1:02:31-1:09:44)
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
We're chatting with Lisa Regan, author of the Detective Josie Quinn series, including Her Dying Secret. Join this lively conversation about her work!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Lisa Regan is the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series as well as several other crime fiction titles. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English and a Master of Education degree from Bloomsburg University. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, Crime Writers Association, and Mystery Writers of America. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, daughter and Boston Terrier named Mr. Phillip.
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
We're chatting with Shaina Steinberg, author of Under the Paper Moon. Join this lively conversation about her work!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Shaina Steinberg is the author of the Bishop & Gallagher Mysteries, as well as a film and television writer who’s worked on Malcolm in the Middle, Everwood, Cold Case, Bionic Woman and Spartacus. Named to the Young and Hungry List in 2013 and the WriteHer List in 2017, she has developed pitches, pilots and features with companies such as Temple Hill, Endgame Entertainment, Fremantle, eOne, Blondie Girl, Josephson Entertainment and Alcon. Most recently, she optioned a feature film to Balcony 9 with shooting scheduled to begin in 2023. She lives with her family in Los Angeles, CA.
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
Sunday Jun 09, 2024
We're chatting with Amy Andrews, author of the OUTBACK HEAT series. Join this lively conversation about her work!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Amy is an award-winning, USA Today best-selling, triple RITA nominated Aussie author who has written eighty contemporary romances in both the traditional and digital markets and sold over 3 million books.
Her books bring all the feels from sass and quirk and laughter to emotional grit to panty-melting heat. She loves frequent travel, good books, and great booze, although she’ll take mediocre booze if there’s nothing else. For many, many years, she was a registered nurse. Which means she knows things. Anatomical things. And she’s not afraid to use them!
In 2019, Romance Writers of Australia, an organization she has been heavily involved with for over twenty years, gave her life member status.
She lives in the pretty little coastal town of Yeppoon, where she gets to stare at the ocean all day.
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay and special guest Bryan Kluger (of High Def Digest & Boomstick Comics) discuss the latest happenings in entertainment.
This week's episode features talks about:
FILM
- Alamo Drafthouse Theaters Close in Dallas-Fort Worth (0:00-15:15)
- BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE (15:15-26:49)
- THE WATCHERS (26:49-35:02)
- ALIEN: ROMULUS Trailer (35:02-39:45)
TV
- THE ACOLYTE (39:45-49:06)
INTERVIEWS
- THE WATCHERS director/writer Ishana Shyamalan (49:55-56:11)