Best Carol M Ford Podcasts (2024)

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Audio from Aug 14th, with Christopher Rowe & James Chambers 55:24

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Here’s the audio from the August 14, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Christopher Rowe & James Chambers and guest co-host Mercurio D. Rivera. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Christopher Rowe Christopher Rowe was born in Kentucky and lives there still. Neither of these fact…

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Audio from July 10th, with Nat Cassidy & A.T. Sayre 48:06

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Here’s the audio from the July 10, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Nat Cassidy & A.T. Sayre. Hot night, hot crowd, hot readings! We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Nat Cassidy Nat Cassidy’s horror novels Mary and Nestlings were featured on best-of lists from Esquire, Harper…

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Audio from June 12th, with Grady Hendrix & Bracken MacLeod 51:29

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on June 12, 2024, with guests Grady Hendrix & Bracken MacLeod. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Grady Hendrix Grady Hendrix is the New York Times-bestselling author of How To Sell a Haunted House, The Final Girl Support Group, My Best Friend’s…

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Audio from May 8th, with John Wiswell & Anya Johanna DeNiro 38:53

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on May 8, 2024, with guests John Wiswell & Anya Johanna DeNiro. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! John Wiswell John Wiswell’s novel Someone You Can Build A Nest In was published by DAW Books in April and received starred reviews in Library Journ…

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Audio from April 10th, with Robert Levy & Jennifer Marie Brissett 1:00:09

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on April 10, 2024, with guests Robert Levy & Jennifer Marie Brissett. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Robert Levy Robert Levy’s novel The Glittering World was a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and the Lambda Literary Award. His collectio…

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017. The Bob Crane Show — KNX 8th Anniversary Special [Part 4] 48:36

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On Saturday, May 30, 1964, Bob Crane hosted a four-hour 8th anniversary special of his KNX-CBS radio program. For this special broadcast, he aired clips from many of the interviews he had conducted over the years at KNX. Part 4 of his 8th anniversary special is presented here. Celebrity guests include George Hamilton, Rudolph Friml, Keenan Wynn, Mo…

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Audio from March 13th, with Richard Butner & Moses Ose Utomi 52:28

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Here’s the audio from the March 13, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Richard Butner & Moses Ose Utomi. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Richard Butner Richard Butner’s short fiction has appeared in Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror, been shortlisted for the Speculative Literatu…

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016. The Bob Crane Show — KNX 8th Anniversary Special [Part 3] 45:59

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On Saturday, May 30, 1964, Bob Crane hosted a four-hour 8th anniversary special of his KNX-CBS radio program. For this special broadcast, he aired clips from many of the interviews he had conducted over the years at KNX. Part 3 of his 8th anniversary special is presented here. Celebrity guests include Olivia de Havilland, André Previn, Phyllis Dill…

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Audio from Feb 14th, with Isabel Yap & Randee Dawn 49:31

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on February 14, 2024, with guests Isabel Yap & Randee Dawn. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Isabel Yap Isabel Yap is the author of Never Have I Ever: Stories, which was published by Small Beer Press in 2021, and was named one of the 2021 Best Boo…

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015. The Bob Crane Show — KNX 8th Anniversary Special [Part 2] 45:05

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On Saturday, May 30, 1964, Bob Crane hosted a four-hour 8th anniversary special of his KNX-CBS radio program. For this special broadcast, he aired clips from many of the interviews he had conducted over the years at KNX. Part 2 of his 8th anniversary special is presented here. Celebrity guests include Jule Styne, Charlton Heston, Meredith and Rimi …

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014. The Bob Crane Show — KNX 8th Anniversary Special [Part 1] 45:31

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On Saturday, May 30, 1964, Bob Crane hosted a four-hour 8th anniversary special of his KNX-CBS radio program. For this special broadcast, he aired clips from many of the interviews he had conducted over the years at KNX. Part 1 of his 8th anniversary special is presented here. Celebrity guests include Jack Lemmon, George Jessel, Gypsy Rose Lee, Sou…

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Audio from Jan 10th with P. Djéli Clark & Eric Schaller 1:08:53

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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests P. Djéli Clark & Eric Schaller. A full house with great readings from both authors and some nice words for recently passed authors Richard Bowes and Terry Bisson (Terry was the co-founder of the Fantastic Fiction reading series in the late 90s). P. Djéli Clar…

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Audio from Dec 13th with S.L. Coney 27:58

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on December 13, 2023, with guests Holly Black & S.L. Coney. Only S.L. Coney’s audio is included in this recording. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Holly Black Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of fantasy …

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Audio from November 8th, with Cadwell Turnbull & Victor Manibo 49:45

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on November 8th, 2023, with guests Cadwell Turnbull & Victor Manibo. Hosted by Matthew Kressel and Mercurio D. Rivera, who was subbing for Ellen Datlow. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Cadwell Turnbull Cadwell Turnbull is the award-winning author…

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Audio from Oct 11th, with David D. Levine & Matthew Kressel 44:56

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Here’s the audio from the October 11th, 2023 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with guests David D. Levine & Matthew Kressel. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! David D. Levine David D. Levine is the author of Andre Norton Nebula Award winning novel Arabella of Mars, sequels Arabella and the Battle of…

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Audio from Sept 13th, with Benjamin Percy & Josh Rountree 53:11

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on September 13, 2023, with guests Benjamin Percy & Josh Rountree. Hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Benjamin Percy Benjamin Percy is the author of seven novels — including The Sky Vault, published thi…

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Audio from August 9th, with C. S. E. Cooney & Steve Berman 57:29

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The following audio was recorded August 9th, 2023, with guests C. S. E. Cooney & Steve Berman, like at the KGB Bar. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! C.S.E. Cooney C. S. E. Cooney is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of Bone Swans: Stories. Other books include The Twice-Drowned Saint, Saint Dea…

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Audio from July 12th, with Michael Cisco & Farah Rose Smith 43:55

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on July 12th, 2023, with guests Michael Cisco & Farah Rose Smith. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Michael Cisco Michael Cisco is the author of several novels, including The Divinity Student, The Great Lover, The Narrator, and Pest, as well as the …

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013. Deliberate Deceit: How 'Auto Focus' Fails in Its Portrayal of Bob Crane 50:14

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In this episode, Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater delve into the motivation behind Auto Focus. They examine published quotes by film director Paul Schrader and star Greg Kinnear, and discuss how they and others affiliated with the film felt not just about making the biopic about Bob Crane, but their opinions regarding the Hogan’s Heroes star himsel…

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Audio from June 14th, with Nathan Ballingrud & Dale Bailey 56:37

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The following audio was recorded live on June 14, 2023 at the KGB Bar with guests Nathan Ballingrud & Dale Bailey. Nathan Ballingrud Nathan Ballingrud is the author of The Strange, Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell, and North American Lake Monsters, which won the Shirley Jackson Award. A novella, Crypt of the Moon Spider, will appear in…

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Audio from May 10th, with Paul Tremblay & John Langan

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on May 10th, 2023, with guests Paul Tremblay & John Langan. A super crowded night reminiscent of pre-Covid times! Paul Tremblay Paul Tremblay has won the Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and Massachusetts Book awards and is the author of The Pallbearers Club, Growing Things, Disappearance at Devi…

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Audio from April 12th, with Peng Shepherd & Paul Park 45:15

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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with guests Peng Shepherd & Paul Park. Rajan Khanna guest co-hosted for Matt Kressel, who was traveling. Peng Shepherd Peng Shepherd is the nationally bestselling, award-winning author of The Book of M and The Cartographers. Her novels have been named Best Book of 2022 by The Wash…

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Audio from March 9th, with Scott Lynch & Elizabeth Bear 53:38

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Here’s the audio from the March 8, 2023 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with guests Scott Lynch & Elizabeth Bear. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Scott Lynch Scott Lynch’s debut novel The Lies of Locke Lamora was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and is now in its 36th US printing, sixteen …

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Audio from Feb 8th, with Jeffrey Ford & Marie Vibbert 51:47

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Here’s the audio from the February 8, 2023 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with guests Jeffrey Ford & Marie Vibbert. Jeffrey Ford Jeffrey Ford is a New York Times Notable author for his novel The Physiognomy. In addition, his eleven novels and eight collections of stories have garnered multiple genre awards. His short stories have appeared in…

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Audio from Jan 11th, with Christoper M. Cevasco & A.T. Greenblatt 47:23

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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with guests Christopher M. Cevasco & A. T. Greenblatt, recorded live at the KGB Bar on Jan 11th, 2023. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Christopher M. Cevasco Christopher M. Cevasco’s debut novel Beheld: Godiva’s Story (Lethe) was releas…

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Audio from Dec 14th with Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw 46:28

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Here’s the audio from the Dec 14, 2022 Fantastic Fiction at KGB with guests Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw. We need your help! We’re running out of money. Can you donate? Richard Kadrey Richard Kadrey is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series. Sandman Slim was included in Amazon’s “100 Science Fict…

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Audio from Nov 9th, with Eileen Gunn & Stephanie Feldman 45:14

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Here’s the audio from November 9th, 2022, with guests Eileen Gunn & Stephanie Feldman, recorded live at the KGB Bar. Eileen Gunn Eileen Gunn writes short stories. Her fiction has received the Nebula Award in the US and the Sense of Gender Award in Japan, and has been nominated for the Hugo, Philip K. Dick, World Fantasy and James Tiptree, Jr. aw…

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Audio from Oct 12th with Meg Elison & Clay McCleod Chapman 40:50

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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with Meg Elison & Clay McLeod Chapman, recorded live on October 12th, 2022, 7pm ET. If you’d like to support our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, you can do so here. Meg Elison Meg Elison is a Philip K. Dick and Locus award winning author, as well as a Hugo, Ne…

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Audio from Sept 14th, with Nicholas Kaufmann & Naseem Jamnia 46:56

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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction with Nicholas Kaufmann & Naseem Jamnia, Sept 14, 2022. Nicholas Kaufmann Nicholas Kaufmann is a Bram Stoker Award-nominated, Thriller Award-nominated, Shirley Jackson Award-nominated, and Dragon Award-nominated author. He’s written numerous works of horror and fantasy, including the bestseller…

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Audio from Aug 17th, with Richard Butner & Veronica Schanoes 48:02

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Here’s the audio from the August 17, 2022 Fantastic Fiction reading series with guests Richard Butner & Veronica Schanoes. Richard Butner Richard Butner’s short fiction has appeared in Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror, been shortlisted for the Speculative Literature Foundation’s Fountain Award, and nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award. His collec…

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Audio from July 20th, with Gregory Frost & Daniel Braum 52:07

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Here’s the audio from the July 20, 2022 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with guests Gregory Frost & Daniel Braum, and guest co-host Mercurio D. Rivera. If you’d like to support our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, you can do so here. Gregory Frost Gregory Frost writes across the fantasy spectrum. He’s currently at work on a fantasy se…

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Audio from June 15th, with Karen Heuler & Sam J. Miller 48:58

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Here’s the audio from the June 15th, 2022 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with guests Karen Heuler & Sam J. Miller. If you’d like to support our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, you can do so here. Karen Heuler Karen Heuler’s stories have appeared in over 120 literary and speculative magazines and anthologies, from Conjunctions…

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Audio from May 18th, with Grady Hendrix & Alex Irvine 1:09:28

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Here’s the audio from the May 18th Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Grady Hendrix & Alex Irvine, and guest host Rajan Khanna. Grady Hendrix Grady Hendrix is a New York Times bestselling novelist and screenwriter who makes up lies and is mean to babies. He has written terrible books like My Best Friend’s Exorcism, The Final Girl…

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Audio from April 20th with Victor LaValle & Robert Freeman Wexler 54:11

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Here’s the audio from the April 20, 2022 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with guests Victor LaValle & Robert Freeman Wexler, and guest host Theresa DeLucci, recorded live at the KGB Bar. If you’d like to support our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, you can do so here. Victor LaValle Victor LaValle is the author of seven works of…

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Audio from March 16th, with Leanna Renee Hieber & John C. Foster 1:09:05

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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with guests Leanna Renee Hieber & John C. Foster. I was the scoundrel who opened the window. If you’d like to support our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, you can do so here. Leanna Renee Hieber Leanna Renee Hieber is an actress, playwright, narrator and award-wi…

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Audio and Video from Feb 16th with N.K. Jemisin & Brooke Bolander 1:49:04

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Here’s the audio and video from the February 16th Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with guests N.K. Jemisin & Brooke Bolander.By Matthew Kressel

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Audio and Video from Jan 19th with Tochi Onyebuchi & Sarah Pinsker

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Here’s the audio and video from the January 19, 2022 livestream, with guests Tochi Onyebuchi and Sarah Pinsker:By Matthew Kressel

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Audio from Dec 15th, with David Leo Rice & Mercurio D. Rivera 1:20:03

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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with David Leo Rice & Mercurio D. Rivera, recorded live at the KGB Bar on December 15th, 2021. Rajan Khanna guest hosted for Ellen Datlow, who was at WorldCon. Listen here or via YouTube at this link. David Leo Rice David Leo Rice is an author from Northampton, MA, currently…

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Audio from Nov 17th, with C.S.E. Cooney & Robert V.S. Redick 1:16:32

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on November 17th, 2021, with C.S.E. Cooney & Robert V.S. Redick. C. S. E. Cooney C. S. E. Cooney lives in Queens, New York. She won the World Fantasy Award for her collection Bone Swans in 2016, and her new collection, Dark Breakers comes out from Mythic Delirium in February 2022. Her forthcoming…

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Audio from Oct 20th, with Daryl Gregory & Michael J. DeLuca 1:16:55

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on October 20th, with Daryl Gregory & Michael J. DeLuca, our first in-person reading since February 2020 when we went into lockdown for the pandemic. Welcome back everyone! Daryl Gregory Daryl Gregory’s work has been translated into a dozen languages and has won multiple awards, including the Wor…

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Audio and Video from Sept 15th, with Ellen Klages and Mari Ness 1:55:33

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Here’s the audio and video from the September 15th, 2021 livestream with guests Ellen Klages and Mari Ness. Rajan Khanna guest hosted for Matthew Kressel.By Matthew Kressel

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Audio and Video from Aug 18th, with Karen Lord & A.C. Wise 1:41:27

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Here’s the audio and video from the August 18, 2021 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with Karen Lord & A.C. Wise.By Matthew Kressel

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Audio and Video from July 21, with Nancy Kress & Kim Stanley Robinson 1:41:05

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Here’s the audio and video from July’s YouTube livestream with Nancy Kress & Kim Stanley Robinson.By Matthew Kressel

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012. The Lucky Number 13 21:58

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In this episode, co-hosts Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater celebrate Bob Crane's birthday. Born on Friday, July 13, 1928, Bob always claimed throughout his life that 13 was his lucky number. Linda and Carol discuss Bob’s birthday, his upbringing in Connecticut, his family and school friends, his inspiration for learning the drums, and some influent…

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011. Review of ‘Autopsy: The Last Hours of Bob Crane’ 1:22:52

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On June 13, 2021, the episode Autopsy: The Last Hours of Bob Crane, with Dr. Michael Hunter, premiered on Reelz network. Linda Groundwater was featured in this episode of 'Autopsy' as an expert on Bob Crane as one of his official biographers. In this episode of our podcast, we provide an in-depth review of this 'Autopsy' episode. Special thanks to …

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Audio and Video from June 16th with Seanan McGuire & Nadia Bulkin 1:38:38

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Here’s the audio and video from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with Seanan McGuire and Nadia Bulkin.By Matthew Kressel

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010. Review of ‘Autopsy: The Last Hours of Bob Crane’ – Preview 1:51

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On Sunday, June 13, 2021, at 9:00 p.m. EDT, Linda Groundwater will appear on 'Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... with Dr. Michael Hunter' in the episode about Bob Crane. In our next episode of Flipside: The True Story of Bob Crane, we will discuss this Autopsy episode. © Carol M Ford Productions, LLC All rights reserved. Selected music is licensed throu…

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Audio and Video from May 19th, with Rebecca Roanhorse & Angela Slatter 1:36:12

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Here’s the audio and video from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with Rebecca Roanhorse & Angela Slatter.By Matthew Kressel

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Audio and Video from April 21st, with Nalo Hopkinson & Bruce McAllister 1:56:51

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Here’s the audio and video from the Fantastic Fiction at KGB April 21, 2021 livestream, with guests Nalo Hopkinson & Bruce McAllister.By Matthew Kressel

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09. Bob Crane’s 1978 Appearance on 'Celebrity Cooks' 1:06:10

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In this episode, Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater discuss Bob Crane’s appearance on the Canadian television series 'Celebrity Cooks.' As part of their research for 'Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography,' Carol and Linda talked with three people directly affiliated with 'Celebrity Cooks': owner Derek Smith, talent agent Anne Kear, and stage manager R…

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