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The Secret World Chronicle

Mercedes Lackey, Dennis Lee, and Cody Martin, with Larry Dixon and Veronica Giguere

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The stories of the metahuman struggle against the Thulian menace continue in the ongoing podcast of The Secret World Chronicle, a series published by Baen Books. Famed fantasy and sci-fi author Mercedes Lackey and returning authors Dennis Lee and Cody Martin are joined by artist and fantasy author Larry Dixon and voice talent/author Veronica Giguere as they continue this podcast in the braided novel tradition. Cover art done by Adam Mancilla.
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Welcome to another episode of CultureScape with Peter Pischke! In this 3-hour long special, we sit down with the one and only Vito Gesauldi, our good friend, game journalist, comedian, lolcow, writer, and co-host of the popular podcast and YouTube show, The Biggest Problem in the Universe.🌌We delve into the world of comedy, games journalism, the Yo…
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David Weber discusses Toll of Honor, in part one of a two part interview; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 47. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Toll-of-Honor-Part-One-Tinker-Part-47.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Christopher Ruocchio discusses book six in the best-selling Sun Eater series, Disquiet Gods; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 46. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Disquiet-Gods-Tinker-Part-46.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Kotaku Journalist Levi Winslow speaks about Kotaku, Games Journalism, the Games Industry, GamerGate, & More!🎮📰This is an unfiltered, no-holds-barred conversation that explores the current state of Kotaku, the broader games journalism industry, and much more. In this episode, Pete interviews Kotaku journalist and games reporter Levi Winslow to dive …
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Why is Disney Star Wars So Awful? Learn the answer in this interview with @ThatStarWarsGirl In this riveting interview, That Star Wars Girl pulls back the curtain on the Star Wars saga, sharing her unique insights on how this beloved franchise has lost its charm. From the thrilling highs of the original trilogy to the disappointing lows of the rece…
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Editors John Ringo and Gary Poole discuss the latest Black Tide Rising anthology, United We Stand; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 44. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-United-We-Stand-Tinker-Part-44.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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🔥The fight against wokeness in gaming returns? @EndymionTv explains all!🔥Welcome to another riveting episode of CultureScape! Today, we’re thrilled to present an exclusive interview with the renowned gaming influencer EndymionTV 🎮. Known for his insightful commentary and deep understanding of gaming culture, EndymionTV is here to shed light on some…
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Youtuber Jill Bearup discusses her debut novella, Just Stab Me Now; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 43. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Just-Stab-Me-Now-Tinker-Part-43.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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What Does Brianna Wu Regret about GamerGate, & What did she wish we all had learned?🤔In this episode of CultureScape, embark on a revealing journey with Brianna Wu, who is & has been many things. A former candidate for US House in MA. A Video Game & Software engineer. An advocate for women in tech and gaming. A cofounder & executive director of @Th…
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Marisa Wolf discusses her Baen Books debut Beyond Enemies; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 41. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Beyond-Enemies-Tinker-Part-41.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Why is hard sci-fi a dying genre in Hollywood? Why if shows like The Expanse manage to break out do we not see more shows & films like it?🤔In this episode of CultureScape, Peter Pischke interviews Charles Gannon, a Nebula-nominated author of hard science fiction novels and an awarded expert in game design and science writing. Charles discusses the …
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Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff discuss Assiti Shard novel An Angel Called Peterbilt; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 40. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-An-Angel-Called-Peterbilt-Tinker-Part-40.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Join us as Alterna Comics Peter Semiti asks: Can the Comic Book Industry Be Saved!?🚀📚In this episode of CultureScape host Peter Pischke interviews Comics Master and owner of Alterna Comics Peter Semeti about the history of the rise, fall, and potential rebirth of the comic book industry. 💥✨Learn about how Peter got into becoming a comic book artist…
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Sean Patrick Hazlett & D.J. Butler discuss Weird World War China; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 39. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Weird-World-War-China-Tinker-Part-39.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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❓Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who❓How did science fiction get so bad & how do we fix that!?🤔How do you write sci-fi that blows your mind? In this episode of CultureScape, Peter Pischke talks to MonaLisa Foster, a science fiction author who writes about freedom, liberty, and personal responsibility. She is the author of Threading the Needle, a new n…
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Wil McCarthy discusses Beggar’s Sky; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 38. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Beggars-Sky-Tinker-Part-38.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Will the real Taylor Lorenz please stand up!? In this riveting long-form interview with CultureScape, Lorenz delves into the recent demise of online and mainstream journalism, every question you ever wanted to be able to ask Taylor, the rise of fake online hate and its impact on our society. 🌐💔Lorenz shares her journey, from her early career days t…
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D.J. Butler discusses the lastest Indrajit & Fix novel, Among the Gray Lords; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 37. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Among-the-Gray-Lords-Tinker-Part-37.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Imagine a world where fatherlessness is not a problem. 🤔Where children grow up with loving and supportive dads. Where society, politics, and media are not corrupted by the victim mentality. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it’s not. Adam B Coleman, a journalist, author, and founder of Wrong Speak Publishing, shows Peter Pischke how to achie…
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Larry Correia, Kacey Ezell, Marisa Wolf, and Griffin Barber discuss Down These Mean Streets; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 36. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Down-These-Mean-Streets-Tinker-Part-36.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Baen Books Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Toni Weisskopf gives the podcast audience a look at what to look forward to from Baen in 2024, and Tinker Part 35. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Baen-Books-2024-Preview-Tinker-Part-35.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.…
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Chuck Dixon reveals the sad history of the demise of the comic book industry. We also talk about independent comics & Eric July's Rippaverse! What happened to the comic book industry? How did it go from a booming cultural phenomenon to a dying art form? And how can it be revived by independent creators and fans?In this episode of CultureScape, Pete…
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Jane Lindskold talks Over Where book three, House of Rough Diamonds, and Tinker Part 34. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-House-of-Rough-Diamonds-Tinker-Part-34.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Do you know the story of the first time the Escapist Imploded, back in 2014?What if I told you that the Escapist, one of the most influential gaming websites and YouTube channels of all time, was founded by a visionary entrepreneur who was later ousted from his own company for defending Gamergate? And what if I told you that he was also the one who…
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Who is to blame for destroying the Escapist? What really happened at The Escapist, the legendary gaming website and YouTube channel that gave birth to Zero Punctuation, Extra Credits, Jimquisition, and more? How did it go from being a gaming empire to a shadow of its former self? And how did some of its former members rise from the ashes and create…
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Learn everything there is to know about Screw Attack from its creator, Stuttering Craig!What really happened to Screw Attack, the legendary video game website and show that changed gaming forever? The show that introduced @JamesNintendoNerd & the Angry Video Game Nerd. The show that kickstarted the career of so many people, from @ThatOneVideoGamer …
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Toni Weisskopf, S.M. Stirling, Mark Van Name, Griffin Barber, and Tony Daniel pay tribute to the life and legacy of David Drake, and Tinker Part 33. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-David-Drake-Memorial-Tinker-Part-33.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.…
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Timothy Zahn on The Icarus Twin; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 32. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Icarus-Twin-Tinker-Part-32.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Charles E. Gannon discusses Protected Species, Part Two; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 31. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Protected-Species-2-Tinker-Part-31.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Charles E. Gannon discusses Protected Species, Part One; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 30. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Protected-Species-1-Tinker-Part-30.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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The Cancel Pigs Come for Science & Medicine!In this episode of CultureScape, Peter Pischke interviews psychologist Chris Ferguson, who exposes how social justice activism have ruined science and medicine. Ferguson, a fellow of the American Psychological Association1 and the author of How Madness Shaped History2, reveals how the scientific and medic…
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Howard Andrew Jones and Monalisa Foster discuss the career and legacy of the Grand Dame of Space Opera, Leigh Brackett; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 29. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Leigh-Brackett-Retrospective-Tinker-Part-29.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.…
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Jacob Holo on The Dyson File; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 28. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-The-Dyson-File-Tinker-Part-28.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer discuss TransDimentional Hunter novel Through the Storm Part Two; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 27. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Through-the-Storm-Part-Two-Tinker-Part-27.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.…
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John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer discuss TransDimentional Hunter novel Through the Storm Part One; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 26. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Through-the-Storm-Part-One-Tinker-Part-26.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.…
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Canceled LEAD DESIGNER of Hogwarts Legacy, Troy Leavitt, tells us what happened! 🤯In this video, you will watch an exclusive and in-depth interview with Troy Leavitt, the former lead designer of Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming open-world Harry Potter game. Troy got canceled a year before the game launched due to his old YouTube channel being uncovere…
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Dirty Water; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 25. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Dirty-Water-Tinker-Part-25.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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The City of Marble and Blood; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 24. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-The-City-of-Marble-And-Blood-Tinker-Part-24.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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The Silent Hand; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 23. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-The-Silent-Hand-Tinker-Part-23.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Everyone loves Culture. So why doesn't Conservative Media do anything about it?In this episode of CultureScape, Peter Pischke talks to Christian Toto, a conservative film critic and the founder of HollywoodInToto.com. They discuss why conservative news media often ignores or dismisses culture and entertainment and how this affects their ability to …
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Larry Correia and Jason Cordova discuss the latest installment in the Monster Hunter Memoirs series, Monster Hunter Memoirs: Fever; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 22. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Monster-Hunter-Memoirs-Fever-Tinker-Part-22.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.…
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Learn about how Mech Warrior Self-Destructed!💥This one is a bit of an insane story gang.In this episode of CultureScape, Peter Pischke interviews Blaine Pardoe, a bestselling author and game designer who has contributed to many BattleTech and MechWarrior sourcebooks and novels. Pardoe shares his insights and experiences on how cancel culture and wo…
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Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff on 1638: The Sovereign States; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 21. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-1638-The-Sovereign-States-Tinker-Part-21.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Tim Powers on My Brother’s Keeper; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 20. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-My-Brother's-Keeper-Tinker-Part-20.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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"A great scary story is not a brand or genre; it's an effect, it's a state of being." - Gregory Frost.Are you a fan of horror stories and folktales? Do you enjoy that feeling of something nearby going bump at night? Then you are in luck with this fabulous episode featuring ghost story master and folk tale expert Gregory Frost. Gregory Frost details…
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Charles E. Gannon on Endangered Species, Part Two; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 19. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Endangered-Species-2-Tinker-Part-19.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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In this episode of CultureScape, journalist Peter Pischke interviews Larian Studios Senior Writer Stephen Rooney, Senior writer for the massively popular game Baldur’s Gate 3. Rooney is the guy in charge of the Undead creepy crawlies you meet in BG3 & Divinity Original Sin. Stephen shares his insights and secrets on how he created Asterion, one of …
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Charles E. Gannon on Endangered Species, Part One; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 18. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Endangered-Species-1-Tinker-Part-18.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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Baen Authors and Editors discuss this year’s DragonCon; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 17. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-DragonCon-2023-Roundtable-Tinker-Part-17.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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The Icarus Plot Wins a Dragon Award; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 16. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Dragon-Award_winner_Timothy-Zahn-Tinker-Part-16.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.By Baen Books
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