Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM M. Night Shyamalan's TRAP - Extended Review (0:00-47:42) TV Paris 2024 Olympics continued (47:42-49:49) WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING DEMONS and DEMONS 2 (4K) (49:49-52:22) INTERVIEWS 7 BEATS PER MINUTE intervi…

We're chatting with Delia Pitts, author of the TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN. Join this lively conversation! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Delia Pitts worked as a journalist before earning a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago. After a career as a U.S. diplomat and university administrator, she left academia to begin writing fiction. TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN …

We're chatting with Kelley Armstrong, author of the FINDING MR. WRITE. Join this lively conversation! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kelley Armstrong believes that experience is the best teacher, even though she has been told that this shouldn't apply to writing her murder scenes. In order to craft her books, she has studied aikido, archery, and fencing, even t…

We're chatting with Jade Lee, author of the VIXEN (Forbidden Pleasures Book #1). Join this lively conversation! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jade Lee, a USA Today Bestselling author, has been crafting love stories since her early days of playing with paper dolls. She developed a fascination with historical romance and has authored over 30 regency romances. Sh…

David Thetford and Gary Ashby are joined by Victor Hicks and Madisyn Hicks, who will both be inducted into the 2024 Lubbock ISD Hall of Honor class, to discuss their high school, collegiate, and professional careers. Thomas Lott and Barry Switzer join the show to talk about Victor's career at the University of Oklahoma.…

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Movie News DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE TV PARIS 2024 Olympics FANTASMAS KITE MAN: HELL YEAH! WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THE FALL GUY (4K) THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY (Blu-ray) INTERVIEWS LADY IN THE LAKE interview…

David Thetford and Gary Ashby are joined by Greg Lowrance to talk about his time as an athletic trainer in the Lubbock area and being inducted into the Lubbock ISD Hall of Honor. They are also joined by another LISD Hall of Honor inductee Ken Perkins to discuss his playing time with Coronado and Texas Tech. David and Gary then talk to Texas Tech he…

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-1:43) TWISTER and TWISTERS (1:43-19:31) WIDOW CLICQUOT (19:31-21:33) ODDITY (21:33-23:16) MY SPY: THE ETERNAL CITY (23:16-25:59) TV SUNNY (25:59-34:55) LADY IN THE LAKE (34:55-40:58) Ep. 7 & 8,…

David Thetford and Craig Wells in for Gary Ashby are joined by Emily Jones to discuss her career with the Texas Rangers and the All-Star Game in Arlington and Bradley Atkins to talk about his career as a track athlete at Texas Tech. They also discuss the Big 12 Preseason Media Poll and where they think Texas Tech Football will be this upcoming seas…

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and Irving Community Television's Susan Kamyab Stephens discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-2:51) FLY ME TO THE MOON (2:51-9:09) DANDELION (9:09-16:00) LONGLEGS (16:00-27:31) TV Season 2, THE SERPENT QUEEN (27:31-29:24) SUNNY (29:24-32:00) Season 21…

David Thetford and Gary Ashby are joined by Brad Wyatt and Jerry Gray.By Thetford and Ashby on Double T 97.3

Sport Talk with David Thetford and Gary Ashby were joined by the Monterey Plainsmen basketball and baseball teams from the 1974-75 seasons that won the district championship and State championship that season.By Thetford and Ashby on Double T 97.3

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-7:13) DESPICABLE ME 4 (7:13-9:51) SPACE CADET (9:51-11:33) BEVERLY HILLS COP: AXEL F (11:33-17:29) MAXXXINE (17:29-30:50) TV Episode 6 of THE ACOLYTE (30:50-44:41) Season 2, Ep. 3-8 of THAT 90'…

We're chatting with Nishita Parekh, author of the THE NIGHT OF THE STORM. Join this lively conversation about her debut novel! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nishita Parekh was born and raised in Mumbai and now lives in Texas with her husband and toddler. She is a software programmer but a writer at heart, and loves writing about her experiences as a woman and …

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-2:50) A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE (2:50-12:04) HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1 (12:04-14:46) KINDS OF KINDNESS (14:46-16:44) THE DEVIL'S BATH (16:44-21:00) JANET PLANET (21:00-22:16) I USED TO…

We're chatting with Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling, authors of THE MEMO. Join this lively conversation about their work! ABOUT RACHEL DODES: Rachel Dodes is a freelance culture writer. She’s a regular contributor to Vanity Fair, and her work has also appeared in Town & Country, ELLE, Esquire, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed …

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-1:15) THE BIKERIDERS (1:15-9:15) THELMA (09:15-12:09) THE EXORCISM (12:09-18:07) TV Episode 3 of THE ACOLYTE (18:07-20:00) Season 2, Ep. 6-9 of PERFECT MATCH (20:00-26:47) WHAT WE'VE BEEN WATCH…

David Thetford and Gary Ashby are joined by Mark Griffin and Kirby Hocutt to discuss the south end zone project at Jones Stadium, the Texas Tech Football Ring of Honor, and how Texas Tech is navigating NIL in college athletics.By Thetford and Ashby on Double T 97.3

We're chatting with Aimée Carter, author of the ROYAL BLOOD series. Join this lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Aimée Carter is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the award-winning author of more than a dozen books, including The Goddess Test series, the Blackcoat Rebellion series, and the Simon Thorn series for middle…

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay and special guest Susan Kamyab Stephens (of Irving Community Television & ThisChixFlix.com) discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Intro (0:00-2:20) INSIDE OUT 2 (2:20-23:50) FRESH KILLS (23:50-28:45) FIREBRAND (28:45-33:48) Quick Mention: TUES…

David Thetford and Gary Ashby are joined by Bill Jones to discuss the Dallas Mavericks' run in the NBA Finals and the outlook for the upcoming season for the Dallas Cowboys. They are also joined by Dr. Mike Gustafson to discuss the College World Series.By Thetford and Ashby on Double T 97.3

We're chatting with Lisa Regan, author of the Detective Josie Quinn series, including Her Dying Secret. Join this lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lisa Regan is the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series as well as several other crime fiction titles. She has a Bachelor’s degree in…

We're chatting with Shaina Steinberg, author of Under the Paper Moon. Join this lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Shaina Steinberg is the author of the Bishop & Gallagher Mysteries, as well as a film and television writer who’s worked on Malcolm in the Middle, Everwood, Cold Case, Bionic Woman and Spartacus. Named to the Young a…

We're chatting with Amy Andrews, author of the OUTBACK HEAT series. Join this lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Amy is an award-winning, USA Today best-selling, triple RITA nominated Aussie author who has written eighty contemporary romances in both the traditional and digital markets and sold over 3 million books. Her books bri…

David Thetford and Craig Wells are joined by Pat Kelley to discuss him going into the LISD Hall of Fame and his playing career, Mark Fewin to discuss the South End Zone Project and other renovations at Jones Stadium, and Wes Kittley to discuss Texas Tech Track & Field at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.…

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay and special guest Bryan Kluger (of High Def Digest & Boomstick Comics) discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM Alamo Drafthouse Theaters Close in Dallas-Fort Worth (0:00-15:15) BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE (15:15-26:49) THE WATCHERS (26:49-35:02) ALIEN…

David Thetford and Gary Ashby are joined by Hector Limon and James Morton.By Thetford and Ashby on Double T 97.3

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay discuss the latest happenings in entertainment. This week's episode features talks about: FILM THE DEAD DON'T HURT IN A VIOLENT NATURE WHAT YOU WISH FOR SUMMER CAMP TV LOOT Season Two Finale (Apple TV+) VANDERPUMP RULES INTERVIEWS THE DEAD DON'T HURT director/writer/star Viggo Mortensen IN A VIOLENT…

David Thetford and Craig Wells are joined by Nathan Blackwood, Zane Perry, and Robert Giovannetti.By Thetford and Ashby on Double T 97.3

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay and Dan Moran (of the Fear & Loathing in Cinema Podcast) discuss the latest in entertainment, including what's happening at the cinema and on television. This week's episode features talks about: FILM FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (Extended Review) THE GARFIELD MOVIE HIT MAN TV TRYING Season 4 (Apple TV+)…

We're chatting with Jeff Zentner, author of COLTON GENTRY'S THIRD ACT. Join this lively conversation about his work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jeff Zentner is the author of New York Times Notable Book The Serpent King, Goodbye Days, and Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee. He has won the William C. Morris Award, the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, the Interna…

Gary Ashby, Chois Woodman and Dr. Mike Gustafson are joined by Greg Sands, Scott Wilson and Curry Blackwell.By Thetford and Ashby on Double T 97.3

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta, James Cole Clay and Courtney Howard discuss the latest in entertainment, including what's happening at the cinema and on television. This week's episode features talks about: FILM IF BABES THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 1 BACK IN BLACK FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA ORPHAN (Scream Factory Blu-ray release) Various film screenings on …

We're chatting with Susan C. Shea, author of MURDER AND THE MISSING DOG. Join us for a lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Susan C. Shea loves fine art, interesting food, all things France, the beauty of the San Francisco Bay Area she lives in, and her two orange tabby cats. She writes three mystery series that arise out of her li…

David Thetford and Gary Ashby are joined by Wes Kittley and Curt Langford.By Thetford and Ashby on Double T 97.3

Fresh Fiction's Preston Barta and James Cole Clay are here to bring you the latest updates on what's happening in the world of cinema and television. So, sit back, relax, and tune in! This week's happenings include: A discussion on the state of the film/theater industry. FILM THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES I SAW THE …

We're chatting with Xio Axelrod, author of GIRLS WITH BAD REPUTATIONS. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Xio Axelrod is a USA Today bestselling author of award-winning contemporary romance, romantic fiction, and what she likes to call strange, twisted tales. Xio grew up in the music industry and began recording at a young age. When she isn't writing stories, she c…

We're chatting with Joanna Davidson Politano, author of THE ELUSIVE TRUTH OF LILY TEMPLE. Join us for a lively conversation about her work! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Joanna Davidson Politano freelances for a small nonfiction publisher but spends much of her time spinning tales that capture the colorful, exquisite details in ordinary lives. Her manuscript f…