Best Meg R Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 117 - Jeffrey M. Feingold: "My Left Foot" 55:43

10h ago55:43

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Award-winning Massachusetts author Jeffrey Feingold will see his third short story collection published this fall. A FINE MADNESS - AND OTHER MAD STORIES (MFT Press) is a combination of literary realism and magical realism that crosses over, at times, into the surreal. What binds it all together, though, is the humor. We read "My Left Foot" from hi…

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Episode 116 - Marguerite Sheffer: "The Observer's Cage" 1:15:25

7d ago1:15:25

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New Orleans author Marguerite Sheffer is a Professor of Practice at Tulane University, where she teaches courses in design thinking and speculative fiction as tools for social change. Read her collection The Man in the Banana Trees (Univ of Iowa Press) to see how it's done. We read "The Observer's Cage," which was first published in The Offing. htt…

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Episode 115 - Nina Schuyler: "Brethren and Sistren" 1:13:47

14d ago1:13:47

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Bay Area author Nina Schuler doesn't subscribe to the "write what you know" school of thought. For her, that would just be boring. In her fiction, she writes fearlessly about complex subjects like AI and the science of climate change, and makes us think about what roles we might take in an effort to make the world a better place. Karen Joy Fowler, …

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Episode 114 - Janis Hubschman: "Please See Me" 1:11:09

14d ago1:11:09

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New Jersey author Janis Hubschman was a marathon runner, so she understands the true meaning of endurance. The women in her debut story collection Take Me With You Next Time (Betty Books) are athletes and outdoorswomen who find themselves on terrain that challenges not only their bodies, but their hearts and minds, too. We read "Please See Me," whi…

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Episode 113 - Tara Isabel Zambrano: Ruined a Little When We Are Born 49:53

21d ago49:53

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Author Tara Isabel Zambrano is an electrical engineer by day, where she relies on her left brain in designing semiconductors. She balances that by ensuring that her right brain gets time to do some playing - particularly in the form of writing fiction. Of her new collection Ruined a Little When We Are Born (Dzanc Books), Laura Picklesimer, author o…

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Episode 112 - Viggy Parr Hampton: "The Waiting Mortuary" 55:21

28d ago55:21

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Georgia author Viggy Parr Hampton discovered that the best way to find the satisfyingly scary horror stories she craved was to write them herself. She's just published her second novel, Much Too Vulgar, which has been described by Ronald Malfi, bestselling author of Small Town Horror as “A brash, unapologetic, and often funny novel with a delightfu…

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Episode 111 - Amy Stuber: "Dick Cheney Was Not My Father" 56:20

1M ago56:20

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Don't be misled by the title of Amy Stuber's debut collection SAD GROWNUPS (Stillhouse Press). It's full of humor. "The stories in SAD GROWNUPS are masterful. At turns funny, insightful, and wise. I couldn't stop reading." - Cara Blue Adams, author of YOU NEVER GET IT BACK. We read a story that was first published in The Common: "Dick Cheney Was No…

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Episode 110 - Kirti Bhadresa: "In a Name" 1:03:01

1M ago1:03:01

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Canadian author Kirti Bhadresa was born in Red Deer, Alberta to Indian parents who had travelled far and wide before settling there. In her debut collection An Astonishment of Stars, she honors the lives of women - sisters, wives and mothers - who are caught between two worlds. ECW Press has graciously permitted us to share an excerpt from "In a Na…

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Shark Girl - Rob Zazzali & Justin Shilton Interview | RRH #112 46:47

2M ago46:47

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In Episode 112 of the Red River Horror podcast, hosts Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo interview Rob Zazzali and Justin Shilton, the creative minds behind the horror film, Shark Girl. Shark Girl follows Heidi, a social media influencer who survives a shark attack but emerges transformed into a bloodthirsty predator. As bodies begin to pile up on Ve…

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Episode 109 - Meg Pokrass: Six Stories From FIRST LAW OF HOLES 1:06:37

2M ago1:06:37

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In the fourteen years author Meg Pokrass has been writing flash, she has established herself as a key figure in the world of flash fiction. First Law of Holes, her newly-released volume of new and collected stories, represents the astonishing wealth of creativity generated during those years. Meg reads six of the stories from her collection. https:…

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Episode 108 - Hollay Ghadery: Three Stories from WIDOW FANTASIES 55:13

2M ago55:13

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The flash stories in Canadian author Hollay Ghadery's debut collection Widow Fantasies are like portrait miniatures, capturing essential moments in the lives of each character with laser-like focus and clarity. We read three stories from the book: "Tarot of St. Petersburg," Audience as Patio Furniture," and "Tennis Whites." https://www.hollayghader…

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Episode 107 - Kathryn Mockler: Four Stories from ANECDOTES 54:30

2M ago54:30

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There's a lot on Canadian author Kathryn Mockler's mind when it comes to what sorts of things the future might hold. In her hybrid collection Anecdotes (Book*hug Press), she channels her anxiety about the planet into bold, original, and surprisingly humorous works that take aim at the indifference surrounding us in these perilous times. We read fou…

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Dear Summer: A Cosmopolitan Mix 1:05:21

3M ago1:05:21

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DJ Bluelight has provided you with an assortment of mixes from music's best on this playlist: The set begins with vocals of Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and takes off with sizzling tracks. From Schoolboy Q, Ice Spice, Nicki Minaj, Meg Thee Stallion, and GloRilla....all the way down to the beautiful silky vocals of Jae Stephens, YG Marley, Aaliyah…

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Episode 106 - Claire Carroll: "My Two Sons" 1:01:19

2M ago1:01:19

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UK author Claire Carroll is the daughter of a zoologist, which is no surprise given the ways in which her reverence for the natural world figures largely in her fiction. She brings a daring imagination and a dark humor to the stories in her debut collection The Unreliable Nature Writer (Scratch Books), which examine the fragile relationship between…

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Episode 105 - Nick Rees Gardner: "Psychedelicious" 1:03:50

3M ago1:03:50

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In his linked story collection Delinquents and Other Escape Attempts, Washington DC author Nick Rees Gardner has created a fictional landscape inspired by his hometown of Mansfield, Ohio - which he has affectionately dubbed "Westinghouse." But it's not a rose-tinted homage. Nick's personal experience of the opioid crisis that grew out of the econom…

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Episode 104 - John Sheirer: "Security" 1:06:26

3M ago1:06:26

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In his collection Stumbling Through Adulthood, Massachusetts author John Sheirer pays homage to folks like the ones he got to know while growing up in rural Pennsylvania. He creates indelible portraits of the unsung heroes of small town America - simple folk who time and again prove that "simple" is simply a matter of opinion. We read "Security," w…

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Ti West "X" Trilogy...Overrated? | RRH #111 46:23

3M ago46:23

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MaXXXine has made it to Hollywood. And don't ask any questions about how she got there. But, is her rise warranted, or is Ti West's "X" Trilogy just another overrated horror cash-grabbing three-piece? Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo discuss whether X, Pearl and now MaXXXine live up to the hype both as individual films, and as a trilogy. ALSO, new …

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Episode 103 - Kolby Granville and After Dinner Conversation: "Father Dale's Drive-thru Exorcisms" 1:16:37

3M ago1:16:37

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Kolby Granville, Founder and Editor of After Dinner Conversation: Philosophy and Ethics Short Story Magazine shares his thoughts and ideas about publishing a periodical, using fiction to explore ethical principals and philosophical concepts, and elevating popular culture. We read a story from the magazine: "Father Dale's Drive-thru Exorcisms" by Vi…

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Kick That Fucking Door Down | A Political Mashup Part 2 2:30

4M ago2:30

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Bleach Blonde, Bad Built...and well you know the rest. Created for entertainment purposes only. Have fun with it.

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Kick That Fucking Door Down | A Political Mashup Part 1 3:03

4M ago3:03

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A playful mix using an instrumental and clips from Democrat and Republican politicians. Strictly for entertainment purposes only. Have fun.

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The Blue Album: Dance into the Future: A Brighter USA with DJ Bluelight 22:55

4M ago22:55

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Get ready to groove to the hottest dance tracks as we celebrate a brighter future in the USA! Join DJ Bluelight for a short but electrifying set that blends infectious beats with inspiring vibes. This special mix features samples of Vice President Kamala Harris' viral "Coconut Tree" speech, adding a powerful touch to the rhythm. Whether you're on t…

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Episode 102 - Timothy Laurence Marsh: "The Perfect Paris Day" 1:09:42

3M ago1:09:42

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Author Timothy Laurence Marsh's coastal Southern California home town set the stage for his entering college on a tennis scholarship, where he began pursuing a career in law enforcement. But an elective course in creative writing put him on a very different path. We discuss his forthcoming story collection My Mother Fires Guns, and read "The Perfec…

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Episode 101 - Eufemia Fantetti: "A Recipe For Disaster" 1:09:16

4M ago1:09:16

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Toronto author Eufemia Fantetti is the child of Italian immigrants who emigrated to Canada in the sixties. In her story collection A Recipe for Disaster & Other Unlikely Tales of Love (Mother Tongue), she responds to the ways in which cultural beliefs and traditions effect the lives of generations struggling to adapt in their new and strikingly dif…

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JAWS vs. The MEG with Steve Alten & Captain Steve Coates | RRH #110 50:39

4M ago50:39

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Ahoy, maties! The Channels of Fear ultimately empty into the ocean as Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo set sail on their first Red River Horror podcast about SHARKS. And what better way to celebrate the great beasts of the sea than with New York Times best-selling author Steve Alten and host of the Bucket of Chum podcast Steve Coates. Alten, a Phil…

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Episode 100 - Aaron Kreuter: "The Krasners" 1:07:32

4M ago1:07:32

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In Toronto author Aaron Kreuter's linked story collection Rubble Children, he's provided a stirring and provocative portrait of a Jewish community in Toronto struggling with the difficult choices they must face as their core beliefs are called into question. Palestinian-Canadian author Saeed Teebi, author of Her First Palestinian, is the guest inte…

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Episode 99 - Nicola Winstanley: "Feeling in the Flesh" 1:04:13

4M ago1:04:13

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Award-winning Ontario children's book author Nicola Winstanley has recently published a collection of fiction - this time for grownups. Smoke (Buckrider Books) is a linked story collection. It follows the path of a resilient woman from her rocky New Zealand childhood to her life as a professional living in Ontario, Canada. Nathan Whitlock, author o…

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Clown Motel 3 Preview with Writer/Director Joseph Kelly | RRH #109 37:40

6M ago37:40

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Are we really coming up on THREE full-feature films into the Clown Motel franchise? Yup! To celebrate, Joe Z. and Eddie C. catch up with writer/director/actor/producer Joseph Kelly as he readies to bring the third installment to market. Crowdfunding for the latest project has begun and Red River Horror is excited to see the new stars that have been…

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Episode #95 - Charles Hanson Towne: "Shelby" (A "Found Fiction" Episode) 34:07

6M ago34:07

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While we prepare for Season 3, we thought it might be fun to bring you some first-rate stories that probably haven’t seen the light of day in ages. We’re going to refer to these episodes as our "Found Fiction" episodes. These gems have been unearthed from the electronic vaults of Project Gutenberg - one of our favorite literary resources. They're s…

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Episode #94 - Wole Talabi 50:41

7M ago50:41

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Nigerian author Wole Talabi excels at math (he's an engineer), so he creates what he calls a "fiction-equation" when beginning a story. But don't be misled by the technical sound of it. There's a deep reverence for humanity in his stories, which expertly capture the beauty and wonder of science and technology. His new collection is Convergence Prob…

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THEM: The Scare on Prime Preview with Interviews | RRH #108 30:33

7M ago30:33

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THEM: The Scare makes its way to Prime Video on April 25...and Joe and Eddie are right in the middle of all of the action. This episode of the Red River Horror podcast includes a full preview of the show featuring interviews with actress Deborah Ayorinde and actor Joshua J. Williams. Ayorinde plays Dawn Reeve, one of the only women of color in all …

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Episode #93 - Nicole Haroutunian: "Three Times I Breathed Other People's Breath and No One Worried About Death" 57:29

7M ago57:29

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New York author Nicole Haroutunian knows how to keep an audience engaged - whether, as a museum educator, it's the groups she helps find a deeper connection with art - or readers of her fiction. Her newly-released novel-in-stories Choose This Now has been hailed by Lydia Kiesling, author of Mobility and The Golden State as " a sparkling, intimate l…

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Episode #92 - Ananda Lima 46:27

7M ago46:27

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Chicago author Ananda Lima was born in Brasilia, Brazil, and made her way to Illinois via Australia and New York while working in the field of linguistics. She is a translator, a fiction writer, and an award-winning poet. Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, called her debut collection Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil "a terrific fiction deb…

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The First Omen | RRH #107 1:11:53

7M ago1:11:53

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SPOILERS AHEAD! Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo take their first joint trip to the theater since 2021 as team Red River Horror to catch 20th Century Studios' latest film The First Omen. Both Joe and Eddie are fans of The Omen (1976), directed by Richard Donner starring Gregory Peck all those years ago. The original Omen was a response to the succe…

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Episode #91 - Jess Bowers: "Granddad Swam" 1:12:17

7M ago1:12:17

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Missouri author Jess Bowers began her lifelong love affair with horses while still a child in her hometown of York, Pennsylvania - but she wasn't born to ranchers or farmers. Her dad was a sports journalist and a poet who fostered the love of literature in their home, which became the foundation on which she would build her writing career. We read …

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Episode #90 - Trent Lewin: "The Longest Day" 58:38

7M ago58:38

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This emerging Canadian author writes under the pseudonym of Trent Lewin. "It was specifically picked so that I could elude the reality in which I’d lived for so many years, the reality that always had boundaries on it, and limits as to what I could do. I didn’t want my writing in a box." He has a PhD. But it's not in Creative Writing. It's in Envir…

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Episode #89 - Andrea Bishop: "Ice Created Layer Upon Layer" 59:21

8M ago59:21

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Vancouver, Canada author Andrea Bishop has been awarded a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to complete her first collection of short stories. The work-in-progress features stories of fearless women - hikers, hockey-players, moms, and mom-athletes - all striving to create harmony in an often brutal world. We read her story "Ice Created Lay…

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Preview | RRH #106 47:23

8M ago47:23

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Joe and Eddie grab their proton packs and join the Ghostbusters old-and-new as they head back to NYC for another bout against the pesky specters that go bump in the night. Will the new Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire impress the way Afterlife did? Only time will tell. But rest-assured -- the Red River Horror crew will be there to cover it all. Enjoy th…

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Episode #88 - Dave Gregory: "Last Jump Off the Lift Bridge" 1:00:45

8M ago1:00:45

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Canadian author Dave Gregory writes fiction on a wide variety of topics. But with his stories based on experiences shared in the oral tradition by his father, he creates a palpable connection to a world gone by. His Port Colborne stories depict his dad's rough-and-tumble post-war childhood, preserving a precious part of his family's past, and honor…

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r/Horror aka Dreadit | RRH #105 45:44

8M ago45:44

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Joe Zakrzewski loves Reddit. Eddie Caiazzo knows what Reddit is. What does that mean? That means Joe gets to ask Eddie lots of questions posed by Redditors in the popular r/Horror thread of the site, also lovingly known as Dreadit. All bets are off. It's time to enter the deep, dark halls of Dreadit.…

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Leave The Winter Behind | Dance Floor Edition. 1:17:53

8M ago1:17:53

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Shake Off the Chill with DJ Bluelight's "Leave The Winter Behind | Dance Floor Edition" Mix! Ready to ditch the winter blues and step into sunshine? DJ Bluelight's fired-up mix, "Leave The Winter Behind | Dance Floor Edition," is here to melt the frost off your soul! This high-energy blend of old school and new school house music, along with timele…

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Episode #87 - Tommy Dean: "Naming the Darkness" 1:13:45

8M ago1:13:45

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No stranger to hard work, Indiana author Tommy Dean toiled in the corn fields of his youth, dreaming of basketball or baseball stardom. He's drawn to the ways that writing fiction allows him to become a kind of shapeshifter, creating worlds in which he gets to live multiple lives. The characters who populate his stories may live hard lives, but the…

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True Detective: Night Country | RRH #104 1:03:15

8M ago1:03:15

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HBO's True Detective: Night Country sure can be polarizing. Critics LOVED it (currently sitting at 92% fresh from critics on Rotten Tomatoes). The Audience Score...is just north of 50%. No pun intended. Joe Zakrzewski and Eddie Caiazzo from Red River Horror dissect the highlights and the lowlights of the coldest entry yet in HBO's True Detective se…

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Episode #86 - Amy Cipolla Barnes: Four Flash Stories 1:10:48

9M ago1:10:48

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Tennessee author Amy Cipolla Barnes grew up in Great Plains territory, where her grandparents owned and operated a farm. In her fiction and other writing, one feels a powerful and ever-present connection to the earth and the natural world. Sierra Lidén reads "Docked," "St. Lucy of El Paso," "Drowning on Main Street," and "The Art of Brutalism." Sup…

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Steve Morrison from P&S (The Return Interview) | RRH #103 1:19:06

9M ago1:19:06

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The Red River Horror podcast returns to 2024 with a sharp icicle right through your head! Radio hall-of-famer Steve Morrison from Preston & Steve helps host Joe Zarzewski and Eddie Caiazzo sort through some of the best cold-weather horror flicks, while providing some of his favorite modern horror films. It's "The Return" of Steve Morrison to Red Ri…

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Episode #85 - Keith Hood: "Utility" 1:11:58

9M ago1:11:58

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Michigan author Keith Hood can remember with clarity the day the riots of 1967 came right up to the front door of his childhood Detroit home. In his fiction and essays, he writes with a reverent yet unalloyed veracity about his hometown, where he witnessed dramatic changes taking place. We read his story "Utility," which was first published in Blue…

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The Love Train Awards 2024 59:48

9M ago59:48

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This is not just a mix for February 14th, known as Valentine's Day. It is simply a mix that's all about the love frequency: Welcome to "The Love Train" podcast, your one-stop destination for the ultimate R&B love song experience this Valentine's Day and beyond. Join us as we dive deep into a curated playlist featuring the smooth sounds of H.E.R., U…

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Episode #84 - Chaya Bhuvaneswar: "Wormhole" (an excerpt) 1:11:35

9M ago1:11:35

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Massachusetts author Chaya Bhuvaneswar is a practicing psychiatrist in the Boston area who joins a long tradition of doctors who have written poetry and fiction while pursuing a life in medicine. Her debut story collection White Dancing Elephants was the winner of the Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Prize in 2017, and was selected for the list o…

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Episode #83 - Doug Brown: "My Bohemian Baptism" 1:18:54

9M ago1:18:54

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Pennsylvania author Doug Brown's debut story collection My Bohemian Baptism and Then Some (Serif Press) is a testament to his determination to never give up on the dream of being a writer. Following a thirty-plus year hiatus where life had other plans for him, he's returned to the pursuit he's always loved. In this episode we read the title story f…

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The Queens of Beats: Nicki Minaj vs. Meg Thee Stallion Showdown 1:34:47

9M ago1:34:47

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Get ready to witness an epic clash of rap royalty in "The Queens of Beats: Nicki Minaj vs. Meg Thee Stallion Showdown" DJ set! Step into the arena as two powerhouse artists, Nicki Minaj and Meg Thee Stallion, go head-to-head in a battle of beats, bars, and sheer lyrical prowess. From chart-topping hits to underground anthems, this DJ set curated by…

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Ultimate Madonna 2024! 1:13:34

9M ago1:13:34

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Ultimate Madonna 2024! First DJ set for the year 2024, and what better way to start it off, with non other than M Dollas aka Madonna. This DJ set begins with high and up tempo Madonna hits. The many eras of Madonna are featured for your listening pleasure. Express yourself.

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