I'm on a journey to become a household name just like the authors I love. This podcast is my story, documented in detail. Everything from the way I eat, the exercise routine I follow, and my approach to getting attention in any form, I'll share here—failures and successes alike. If you follow along, you're free to borrow anything you'd like for your own journey. jodyjsperling.substack.com
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Hosted by very online writers Kevin Kautzman and Brad Kelly, Art of Darkness is a podcast about the dark side of (dead) artists, creatives, intellectuals and the people who made history and continue to move culture. AoD features well-researched Core Episodes, Dark Room discussions with guests, plus bonus After Dark and Post-Mortem episodes for our beloved Patreon subscribers. Find us at artofdarkpod.com.
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Fresh, new, original stories every week. Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Suspense and more! Sign up for the Insomniacs Snoozeletter at https://bedtimestories.studio/snoozeletter
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My interview with guest author Jody J. Sperling, author of "In the Garden of End Times" on the Bedtime Stories for Insomniacs fiction podcast as well as many novels and other books. Check out his Luke in Time mysteries! You can find his books at https://jodyjsperling.comBy Rich Hosek
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Is AMMO Write For You? If you’re an author with a handful of books published (or you’ve published nonfiction and have one book with a great program to help clients), AMMO is unlike any other program on the market. You’re going to have to work the program to find success, and bestseller status likely won’t hit in weeks of joining the program, but fo…
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Everyone loves a good time travel story. We even have a fondness for the bad ones. There's something about the idea of being able to travel backwards and forward through time that is appealing. But is it really possible? Scientists tell us no, but wouldn't we rather live in a world where Jean Claude Van Damme is policing the timeline and keeping us…
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Dreams are a great mystery of the human mind. Many people believe that they give us a glimpse into our true selves. Some even believe they can foretell the future. Every once in a while you find yourself in one that seems so real you can't tell it's a dream. Which begs the question, what if what you think of as real life is really the dream? fantas…
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Brad and Kevin cover the life and work of the iconic, anarchic Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]By Kevin Kautzman & Brad Kelly
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Finding Readers At Comic and Culture Shows
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Is AMMO Write For You? If you’re an author with a handful of books published (or you’ve published nonfiction and have one book with a great program to help clients), AMMO is unlike any other program on the market. You’re going to have to work the program to find success, and bestseller status likely won’t hit in weeks of joining the program, but fo…
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: JamesHosek.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your l…
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#68 - In the Garden of End Times by Jody J. Sperling
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Have you ever seen a man on a busy street corner, or perhaps on the side of a highway, maybe in the crowd at a stadium, holding up a sign saying, "The end is nigh"? You might assume he's crazy. But what if he's not? What if the end of days is just around the corner, waiting for that final sign, something innocuous, the last piece of a hidden puzzle…
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: JamesHosek.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your l…
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Becoming A Household Name is a listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. For those of you who want to support the podcast as a paid member but don’t listen to the show using Substack, click this link to subscribe. Collaborative Opportunity For Social Media Reach If you lik…
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The fellas walk through the life of the Starman himself, rock and roll genius (and Goblin King) David Bowie. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]By Kevin Kautzman & Brad Kelly
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: JamesHosek.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your l…
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Success Leaves Clues With Ty Allan Jackson
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Becoming A Household Name is a listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. For those of you who want to support the podcast as a paid member but don’t listen to the show using Substack, click this link to subscribe. Look To People Who Have Succeeded There’s no one magic bull…
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A special presentation of one of my stories as produced by another fiction podcast, The Other Stories. It seems everywhere you go these days, people are talking about AI, Artificial Intelligence, how it’s going to take over many jobs humans do now. Are we taking a risk giving potentially sentient algorithms access to not only our accumulated knowle…
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The Dark Room: Craving Sarah Kane w/ Mari Sitner
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Playwright and actor Mari Sitner makes her AoD debut to talk playwriting, theatre in New York, and the influence and legacy of the great Sarah Kane. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/marihmmm twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]…
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Becoming A Household Name is a listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. For those of you who want to support the podcast as a paid member but don’t listen to the show using Substack, click this link to subscribe. Pitch That Book, Honey Joe Prosit is the author I’ve seen a…
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: JamesHosek.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your l…
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Manifesting Your Goals Is Bullcrap If You Think It Is
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Becoming A Household Name is a listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. For those of you who want to support the podcast as a paid member but don’t listen to the show using Substack, click this link to subscribe. Feeling Like Working Is Not Required Most days, I walk Lyle…
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: JamesHosek.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your l…
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The Dark Room: Marquis de Sade & the Shadow of Enlightenment w/ James Martell
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Professor and author James Martell joins the pod to talk Marquis de Sade and the dark forces in our own Zeitgeist. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/James_Martell_ twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]…
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There are places on Earth where no human has ever set foot. Some of them are probably not too far from where you live. A steep mountain slope, an island surrounded by a muddy swamp, or a dark corner of a thick forest. What mysteries might these places hold? New species are discovered every day. Some of them are harmless. But others are deadly in wa…
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Flashback Friday - The Time Traveler's Dilemma
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Have you ever wished you just had a little more time? Or perhaps the ability to go back in time—just a bit—to fix something you did wrong, make a different decision about which line to get in at the grocery store, or whether or not to eat that leftover bagel at work. Meet Edward, the perfect example of the absent-minded professor, whose brilliance …
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: JamesHosek.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your l…
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Becoming A Household Name is a listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Success is doing what you want to do on your terms. Some people define it slightly differently as doing what I want with who I want when I want. The dictionary defines success in the following ways: n…
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There’s a debate these days about Artificial Intelligence taking over many of the jobs that humans do. Others are worried that electronic devices are interfering with the way our brains work. What might happen if someone turned the power of AI toward the task of actually controlling what people think and do? Such a day might be closer than you know…
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If you’re a veterinarian long enough, you’ve seen it all. The odd assortment of things dogs swallow. Giant overweight cats. Owners who disregard your professional advice and feed their pets things they shouldn’t. But Dr. At is faced with something he’s never encountered before. An owner who claims her cat is possessed. The question is, is checking …
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Novelist and friend of the pod Aaron Gwyn joins us to cover the life and work of the singular genius of BLOOD MERIDIAN and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN: Cormac McCarthy. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/americangwyn twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzma…
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: JamesHosek.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your l…
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The Dark Room: David Leo Rice Talks Mishima & Tarkovsky
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Author David Leo Rice rejoins the pod to talk Mishima, Tarkovsky and his novel THE BERLIN WALL. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/raviddice twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]By Kevin Kautzman & Brad Kelly
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You're Marketing All Wrong Because You Don't Know How
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Becoming A Household Name is a listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. My guest on today’s episode is Thomas J. Bellezza of The Write Mindset. He’s had a storied career in music, writing, and podcasting. You can find him on Instagram and YouTube. Thomas is a three-peat g…
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: JamesHosek.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your l…
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My guest on today’s episode is Traci DeForge of Produce Your Podcast. She has a storied career in radio and podcasting. You can find her on Instagram and everywhere else. If you host a podcast and you’re looking for professional help to improve your work, Traci would love to talk with you. Jody’s Books I write mysteries, and magical adventures. You…
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: JamesHosek.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your l…
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Money Is A Mindset - Own Your Future By Knowing Your Money
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My guests on today’s episode are Darius and Carmen Britt of Wealth Nation. They are experts in learning and applying wise money models to our lives so cash is never the reason we fail to achieve our dreams. They’re on YouTube here, and have a website here. Jody’s Books I write mysteries, and magical adventures. You can grab copies anywhere books ar…
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Author and podcast host Jody J Sperling joins the pod to talk David Foster Wallace. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/jodyjsperling twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]By Kevin Kautzman & Brad Kelly
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: JamesHosek.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your l…
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My guest on today’s episode is David Joel Stevenson, author of The Surface’s End and other novels. His current stomping grounds of Nashville is a perfect fit for a guy who is pursuing music, writing and film all at the same time. Find his website here. This man taught me how to pitch my novel, and you could learn a ton from him about how to talk to…
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The human mind holds many mysteries. Why some people are better at certain things than others, how memories work, what’s going on when we dream. But the biggest question is, “What happens when we die?” Some people believe our consciousness survives, that the thoughts and memories that defined who we were in life continue to exist in another form an…
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The Dark Room: Kubrick w/ JF Martel
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Author and Weird Studies co-host JF Martel comes on the pod to talk Kubrick. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. x.com/jf_martel twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]By Kevin Kautzman & Brad Kelly
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: JamesHosek.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your l…
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Technology has inarguably made life better for billions of people. The industrial age started it all, then the information age kicked it into high gear and now the age of Artificial Intelligence is promising even more. But maybe we should take a step back, and make sure that the algorithms we're so eager to entrust our very lives to are up to the j…
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Hard work is the lie that robs you of everything worth having, and yet, every person who has something worth having has it because of hard work. This is called a paradox. I can't offer the key to solve the paradox, but I assure you, you don't have to look hard to find it. What you will have to do is accept responsibility. You must accept responsibi…
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: JamesHosek.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer in your l…
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C.R. Rice runs The Pop-Up Bookshoppe for authors selling books at comic conventions. I first met her in Oklahoma City at Galaxy Con. Be part of the fun as an in-person seller or remotely. Learn more here: https://wondertwinsevents.com/pop-up-bookshoppe/ In this interview we covered a lot of territory. We talked about: * Collaboration * Ambition * S…
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Edward de Vere: The Man from Oxford (Shakespeare Part II)
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In part two of our Shakespeare special, we make the case for Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, as the author of the works typically attributed to the Shakespeare from Stratford. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]…
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William Shakespeare: Rogues, Vagabonds & Sturdy Beggars (Shakespeare Part I)
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In part one of our two-part Shakespeare double banger special, we give the court history of the Shakespeare from Stratford. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]By Kevin Kautzman & Brad Kelly
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The Dark Room: Pulp Tales with Dexter De La Paz
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Podcaster and friend of the pod Dexter De Lay Paz comes back to the show to talk Howard, Lovecraft, and pulp fiction. Get the After Dark episode and more at patreon.com/artofdarkpod or substack.com/@artofdarkpod. twitter.com/TLEPaz twitter.com/artofdarkpod twitter.com/bradkelly twitter.com/kautzmania […]…
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: Jimbooks.myshopify.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer i…
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This Diet Will Make You A Better Writer with Kerry Mann
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Kerry Mann is an authority in the Carnivore community. He transformed his life eating beef, beef, and more beef. If you aren't paying attention to his journey, you're missing out. In this interview we discuss how Kerry has embarked on a wild journey to help heal humanity though the proper human diet. Check out his documentary website at https://hea…
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A Really Good Day will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you stand up and cheer! Enjoy this entertaining golf fantasy about one man's really good day. To purchase the hardcover edition of this book, visit: Jimbooks.myshopify.com Free shipping, plus the audio and ebook editions included. The perfect Fathers Day gift for the golfer i…
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