Podcasts by Scott Sigler Slices: BLOOD IS RED
Dark tales harvested from the mind of #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Sigler. From major-release novels to podcast-exclusive content, these "slices from the Siglerverse" — each a full-length tale — will immerse you in his twisted, intertwining worlds of horror and scifi. But beware, for his work is so addictive his fans call themselves the “Junkies,” always trembling for their next fiction fix. The first hit is always free…
Current season: BLOOD IS RED. Volume 1 of the Color Series anthologies, collections of Scott's short fiction.
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BLOOD IS RED Episode 12: “Q&A Part 2” from 2023-12-10T08:00
The 2nd half of the descent into madness that is our post-podcast Q&A. I may have banished several people to the fiery depths of hell. To be fair, they should have expected this would happen when t...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode 11: “Q&A Part 1” from 2023-12-03T14:35
As is our long-standing tradition, we finish up this season with a plethora of questions submitted by fans of Scott's work. SPOILER ALERT! Many questions deal with BLOOD IS RED, but many more deal ...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode 10: “Sacred Cow” from 2023-11-26T08:00
There is a fine line between absent-minded genius and idiot savant. Gordo Gordon keeps a foot planted firmly on either side. Father Al knows this better than anyone. Father Al watches over Gordo an...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode 9: “Number One With a Bullet” Part II from 2023-11-19T08:00
NFL Security agent Lawrence Cutter’s standard background check of number-one draft prospect Eugene Patterson should have been easy work. It was – until he learned of the animal sacrifice, and that ...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode 8: “Number One With a Bullet” Part I from 2023-11-12T08:00
In the high-stakes world of the National Football League, a wasted draft choice can cost careers and damage a franchise for years to come. When they investigate sure-fire number-one pick Eugene Pat...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode 7: “The Great Snipe Hunt” Part III from 2023-11-05T07:00
Tranquilizers and sledgehammers in hand, the Penniless Quartet set out to catch a Snipe. It may very well be the last thing they ever do… Written and performed by Scott SiglerProduction Assistance...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode 6: “The Great Snipe Hunt” Part II from 2023-10-29T07:00
The “Penniless Quartet” have their final exam assignment – to demonstrate their zoology skills and creativity in an exercise looking for an urban species that, technically, should exist. What they ...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode 5: “The Great Snipe Hunt” Part I from 2023-10-22T07:00
Nature abhors a vacuum. One such vacuum exists in the “urban ecologies” of our cities. From bacteria to insects, from rodents to hawks, from feral cats to the mass numbers of pigeons, plants, and a...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode 4: “Iowa Typhoon” Part II from 2023-10-15T07:00
With the storm coming in, the family seals the house and arms up. Kevin and Martha want out fast, but will Bobby and the others let them leave? All does not end well in Fenders Pointe, IA. Written...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode 3: "Iowa Typhoon" Part I from 2023-10-08T07:00
Come visit Fenders Pointe, IA. We'd love to have you stop by, see the trees, smell the flowers, and relax with our Midwestern hospitality. Only you should try to schedule around the rainy season. I...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode 2: "Red Man" from 2023-10-01T07:00
To be marked as a sex offender, a pedophile, or a child rapist is to carry a stigma that all but banishes you from society. And if that mark is literal - a permanent, inoperable face tattoo - anony...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #30 from 2022-04-17T07:00
Cillian crashed Thorne’s party and has the Virmada operative dead to rights, but can he finish the job and put an Orphanmaker bullet through his bitter enemy? Listen
THE STONE WOLVES Episode #29 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2022-04-10T07:00
The Killer is back in all his glory, but without something that made him a nightmare to his enemies — his voidcloak. Stripped of his high-tech camouflage, he stol...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #28 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2022-04-03T07:00
The Olorun crew has penetrated the research facility on MT-734, where Dru...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #27 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Code" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2022-03-27T07:00
Cillian has spent a lifetime keeping the monster at bay, but that time has run out. Aya is about to be baptized in blood Throne is almost finished with his Crunch...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #26 from 2022-03-20T07:00
Thorne thinks the Olorun is destroyed. Now Aya will have to fight instead ...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #25 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2022-03-13T08:00
Thorne knows the Killer is coming. Thorne’s trap is ready. When it springs, nothing can stop him from finishing the Cruncher.
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #24 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2022-03-06T08:00
In the hurricane skies above Rurgurk and its acid ocean, The Olorun and Listen
THE STONE WOLVES Episode #23 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Code" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2022-02-27T08:00
Diana's Arrow is under attack by the Pontski Sisters. Cillian, RedWire, Aya, and Zan's schmech are caught onboard....
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StorySmack Episode #79 — SPINAL TAP from 2022-02-22T08:00
A shark sandwich of awesomeness as we go backstage with THIS IS SPINAL TAP. How did this flick come to be? What are the stories from on the set? Why has it endure...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #22 from 2022-02-20T08:00
On planet Rurgurk, the most dangerous place in the galaxy, the Oloron ren...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #21 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2022-02-13T08:00
To crack the code of the Virmada's superweapon, RedWire needs to find V'Den, another former member of the Stone Wolves. Red, Cillian, and the Olorun crew hunt for...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #20 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Code" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2022-02-06T08:00
Zan welcomed Aya as an official, full member of the Olorun crew, after which Aya made an immediate power play. Now the Olorun is on its way to Kurgurg, the most d...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #19 from 2022-01-30T08:00
Cillian and the Olorun crew snatched RedWire from a secret Creterakian pri...
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StorySmack Episode #78 — SCREAM from 2022-01-25T08:00
With SCREAM 5 out Jan 14, we follow the rules and cut up Kevin Williamson's SCREAM 1. Does this movie hold up? Join us and find out. We'll be right back......
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #18 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2022-01-23T08:00
The crew of the Olorun broke into the Creterakian prison known as "the Bor...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #17 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Codes" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2022-01-16T08:00
Cillian and the Olorun crew followed Fanaka into the Borehole, where they found RedWire in his cell — cold, naked, and beaten. Can they escape the prison before ...
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StorySmack Episode #77 — THE MATRIX from 2022-01-11T08:00
We take all the pills for 1999's THE MATRIX. With MATRIX RESURRECTIONS co...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #16 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2022-01-09T08:00
Cillian and his crew have quietly entered the Borehole facility through a secret entrance. Now inside, however, they can't avoid the guards. As they push toward R...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #15 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2022-01-02T08:00
Fanaka has led Cillian, Beans, Aya, and Zan to the Borehole, a secret prison deep in Creterakian territory. Fanaka's inside contact has directed them to a little-...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #14 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Codes" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2021-12-26T08:00
RedWire is imprisoned in the Borehole, a secret Creterakian prison where they interrogate political prisoners. Cillian, Beans, Aya, Zan, and Fanaka are now in ran...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #13 from 2021-12-19T08:00
The Krakens won, which led Cillian and Beans into a celebratory drinking frenzy. The morning after, there is a price to be paid. Now, the crew must prepare for th...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #12 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2021-12-12T08:00
Aya Omiata knows she's in big trouble. She missed a tracking device that almost got her, and her new friends, killed. And she's stuck on a ship with a man who has...
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StorySmack Episode #76 — MISSION IMPOSSIBLE from 2021-12-06T08:00
Scott, A, and Empty Set Movie Maven Rob Otto chew a little red+green gum, put on high-tech masks to pretend to be each other, and break down the success of this T...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #11 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-12-05T08:00
Druj Thorne is building a key weapon for the Virmada, but the project's secrecy is in jeopardy from "The Traveller," a double agent from the Zorastrian Guild who ...
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StorySmack Episode #75 — GHOSTBUSTERS from 2021-11-29T08:00
With GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE hitting theaters, the Empty Set crossed the streams with the originals: Ray, Egon, Peter, and Winston.
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #10 from 2021-11-28T08:00
Cillian has offered to give up the Olorun if the crew doesn't want to come ...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #9 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-11-21T08:00
The Olorun crew dodged death, yet now their guest faces a different kind ...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #8 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Code" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2021-11-14T08:00
Cillian's old comrade Fanaka came aboard the Olorun, and within hours, th...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #7 from 2021-11-07T07:00
Cillian's old comrade in arms Fanaka has come onboard the Olorun. She was...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #6 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2021-10-31T07:00
Fanaka convinced Cillian to continue a dangerous job, but Cillian is only one-fourth of the crew of the Olorun. For Fanaka to get what she wants, she needs the bu...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #5 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-10-24T07:00
Cillian sat down with Fanaka Tolvaj, a.k.a. "the bitch who knows everything." Cillian thought he'd pushed his past down, hidden it away, but Fanaka won't let him ...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #4 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Code" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2021-10-17T07:00
Cillian and company tried to finish the job of delivering a case they hauled across the galaxy, only to find that the delivery was a setup. Who was responsible fo...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #3 from 2021-10-10T07:00
Aya Omiata is the Olorun's newest crew member. Trained since childhood to be a lethal, tactical chess master, she's fled her home in the League of Planets and has...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #2 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2021-10-03T07:00
The story opened with the Killer in action. Thirty-seven years later, we see how far the aging legend has fallen. He’s lost his family, his cause, and he’s lost h...
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THE STONE WOLVES Episode #1 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-09-26T07:00
He’s been known by many names, but more than any other, he is called “The Killer.”
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #42 Q&A Part 2 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Code" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2021-09-19T07:00
We close out THE GANGSTER in style and welcome in THE STONE WOLVES, the final GFL Novella.
GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #41 Q&A Part 1 from 2021-09-12T07:00
We get into the trenches with Junkie questions about THE GANGSTER, the GFL, the CRYPT, 3rd-degree burns, turgid book boners, ruined underwear, Joe Ledger vs. Brya...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #40 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2021-09-05T07:00
Junkies, here we go, the final episode of THE GANGSTER. We have two Q&A episodes coming up for you, and then, on Sept 26th, we begin the podcast of THE STONE WOLV...
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StorySmack Episode #74 — ANY GIVEN SUNDAY from 2021-09-02T07:00
The NFL season is here, so we kick things off with a discussion about this All-Star lineup.
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #39 sponsored by "Stamps.com promo code" scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-08-29T07:00
Quentin's fortunes are forever changed. He defeated Gredok, he outlasted the Creterakian Empire, and now, finally, he returns home to Ionath, to Ma, John, Ju, and...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #38 from 2021-08-22T07:00
Gredok's Toltifeen transition is nearly complete. When “he” becomes a “sh...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #37 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2021-08-15T07:00
Quentin used the toltifeen on Gredok the Splithead. The leader's transition has only just begun. Will he survive the drastic restructuring of his body? And who wi...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #36 sponsored by "Stamps.com promo code" scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-08-08T07:00
Quentin presses to learn more about Cillian’s past but finds instead a possible future of staggering disaster.
StorySmack Episode #73 - THE AVENGERS from 2021-08-05T07:00
To celebrate the release of BLACK WIDOW, we dive into one of the best superhero movies of all time. The movie marks Natasha Romanov's second movie appearance (the...
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StorySmack Episode #73 - THE AVENGERS from 2021-08-05T07:00
To celebrate the release of BLACK WIDOW, we dive into one of the best superhero movies of all time. The movie marks Natasha Romanov's second movie appearance (the...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #35 from 2021-08-01T07:00
Quentin, Cillian, and the others are hiding until Gredok’s change is complete, but the Creterakians are on the hunt. It’s all fun and games until a dolphin gets i...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #34 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2021-07-25T07:00
Quentin has given Gredok the Splithead the gender-changing gibbeljuwance hormone. Now, all wait to see if Gredok lives or dies. While they do, Cillian shows Quent...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #33 sponsored by "Stamps.com promo code" scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-07-18T07:00
Quentin and Gredok's rivalry has raged for years. Gredok ratted on Quentin to the Creterakian Empire, exposing the true size of the CoQB, which led to Quentin's a...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #32 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Code" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2021-07-11T07:00
Quentin, Cillian, and Aya endured a brutal brawl at the Borehole and captured Gredok the Splithead. But that victory wouldn't have come without Virak the Mean bet...
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StorySmack Episode #72 - TOP GUN from 2021-07-08T19:00
It’s a chat about TOP GUN on the movie’s 35th anniversary. The FDØ and ARealGirl are joined by Rob Otto, 2nd place finisher of the 1987 Top Gun class (the trophy ...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #31 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2021-07-04T07:00
Gredok has the upper hand, but the fight isn’t over. He must make a decision on Quentin’s fate and do so before the prison forces rally. Blood will flow. Listen
GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #30 sponsored by "Stamps.com promo code" scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-06-27T07:00
Quentin has Gredok where he wants him, or is that the other way around? As the trap springs shut, betrayals abound. Will Quentin win his escape from Gredok, or is...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #29 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Code" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2021-06-20T07:00
Quentin sent Chalida Sakakorn, a doctor at the Borehole, to con Gredok the Splithead into coming to the isolated prison. Gredok is on his way. But should Quentin ...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #28 from 2021-06-13T07:00
Quentin convinced Chalida Sakkakorn to join in the plot against Gredok, but for that plot to work, Sakkakorn must face the Splithead one on one.
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StorySmack Episode #71 - JOHN WICK 2 from 2021-06-10T07:00
Your FDØ, ArealGirl, and manager of the Detroit Continental Hotel Rob Otto trade shots over the follow-up to the Keanu Reeves classic that saved our souls from sh...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #27 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2021-06-06T07:00
With the Olorun crew behind him, Quentin seeks to eliminate Gredok the Sp...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #26 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Code" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2021-05-30T07:00
Quentin plots his revenge against Gredok, but to achieve that goal, he must convince the crew of the Olorun Listen
GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #25 from 2021-05-23T07:00
Dark secrets of Quentin's past are revealed for the first time as he confronts the man who left him a starving orphan on Micovi.
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StorySmack Episode #70 - ROGUE ONE from 2021-05-20T07:00
We scramble the TIE fighters and get after those rebel terrorists as we look at this love letter to fans of the original trilogy. We start with the writers becaus...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #24 sponsored by "Stamps.com promo code" scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-05-16T07:00
As the Empire scrambles to cover up their abduction of Quentin Barnes, Becca Montange continues her quest to free her husband.
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StorySmack Episode #69 - BILL&TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE from 2021-05-13T07:00
Scott, ARealGirl, and San Dimas High valedictorian Rob Otto dive into this enduring 1988 classic, which is full of joy, silliness, and history (maybe not so much ...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #23 from 2021-05-09T07:00
Quentin was taken by the Bats and locked away in a secret prison. As his torture and interrogation continue, Becca Montagne leads the charge in forcing the Empire...
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StorySmack Episode #68 - COMING TO AMERICA from 2021-05-06T07:00
We give this 1988 comedy classic a royal washing, exploring the cast, the box office impact, the on-set clashes, and the crazy cameos. Eddie Murphy was at the pri...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #22 sponsored by "Stamps.com promo code" scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-05-02T07:00
Quentin is locked away in a place so secret, it doesn’t even have a name. Alone, with no friends, no allies, and no help, the torture begins.
GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #21 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Code" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2021-04-25T07:00
Creterakian soldiers boarded the Hypatia and took Quenti into custody. With...
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StorySmack Episode #67 - BOONDOCK SAINTS from 2021-04-22T07:00
We take aim at this 1999 cult classic starring Norman Reedus, Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Billy Connolly. If you haven't heard the story behind this T...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #20 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2021-04-18T07:00
Quentin met with Messal the Efficient, who brought word from Krakens owner Gredok the Splithead. With that completed, Quentin finally has permission from the PUV<...
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StorySmack Episode #66 - FROM DUSK TILL DAWN from 2021-04-15T07:00
On the 25th anniversary of this bizarro horror/action flick, we take a bite of the film that anchored George Clooney's leap from TV heartthrob to box office super...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #19 sponsored by "GoDaddy Coupon" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2021-04-11T07:00
Quentin, Becca, Choto, and Kimberlin were about to leave Earth orbit when they were instructed they needed to stay, to receive a message from Gredok the Splithead...
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StorySmack Episode #59 - CADDYSHACK from 2021-04-08T07:00
Scott, A, and PGA tour pro, Rob Otto, go in-depth about this comedy classic that stars Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Ted Knight, and Rodney Dangerfield.
GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #18 sponsored by “Audible Free Trial” http://www.scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial from 2021-04-04T07:00
A news report from a reporter embedded in the Purist Nation is about to tear away a veil of secrecy and reveal Grand Mullah Fann Kuek's policies’ disastrous resul...
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4+1=50% off sale for Sigler Ascension Day 2021 from 2021-04-01T14:00
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StorySmack Episode #65 - BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA from 2021-04-01T07:00
Scott, ARealGirl, and Empty Set Movie Maven Rob Otto break down this 1986 cult favorite, directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russel and Kim Cattrall. Listen
GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #17 is sponsored by the "GoDaddy Coupon" page at scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2021-03-28T07:00
Gredok received an ultimatum from — of all sentients — Ma Tweedy, who told the Splithead to steer clear of conflicts with Quentin. As if that weren’t problematic ...
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StorySmack Episode #64 - SWINGERS from 2021-03-25T07:00
Scott, ARealGirl, and Empty Set Movie Maven Rob Otto break down this game-changing indie flick that helped launch the careers of Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Ro...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #16 from 2021-03-21T07:00
After the attempt on his life at Randall Hospital in New York City, Quentin stays safe in his yacht, which is in orbit above Earth, under the protection of a Plan...
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StorySmack Episode #63 - EXECUTIVE DECISION from 2021-03-18T07:00
We take a deep dive into this schlock-tastic 90s action flick, starring Kurt Russel, Steven Segal, and Halle Berry. Did you know the on-set feud between Russel an...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #15 is sponsored by "Stamps.com promo code" at scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-03-14T08:00
Gredok the Splithead sent his former Planetary Union police detective operative Wakhan Reed to investigate Jonathan Sandoval's bombing of the Touchback, an attack...
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StorySmack Episode #62 - POINT BREAK from 2021-03-11T08:00
Can you believe it's been 30 years since this beast of a flick came out? Join Scott, ARealGirl, and Empty Set Movie Maven Rob Otto as we cover this Bigelow/Reeves...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #14 is sponsored by the "GoDaddy Coupon" page at scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2021-03-07T08:00
With the ceremony over, Quentin has to test the loyalty of a once-trusted friend. And it’s time for the two-time Galaxy Bowl-winning QB to get his fat ass back in...
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StorySmack Episode #61 - A CHRISTMAS STORY from 2021-03-04T08:00
Join ARealGirl, Scott, and Empty Set Movie Maven & Midwest BB Gun Champ Rob Otto as we break down the cast and the story behind one of the greatest holiday movies...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #13 is sponsored by "Stamps.com promo code" at http://www.scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-02-28T08:00
Quentin’s and Becca’s big day isn’t over yet, not until Q has a heart-to-heart with a former member of the Zoroastrian Guild. Frederico Esteban Giuseppe Gonzaga i...
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StorySmack Episode #60 - THE KARATE KID from 2021-02-25T08:00
That's right, wax it on, wax it off. Scott & A do a deep dive into this sports movie classic, along with the help of Rob Otto, Empty Set Movie Maven, and 16th-pla...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #12 is sponsored by the "Audible Free Trial" page at http://www.scottsigler.com/audible-free-trial. from 2021-02-21T08:00
Gredok is beset by enemies on all sides. How does he protect himself when he sleeps? Quentin’s whipsaw life brings yet another first-time event — and, for this on...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #11 is sponsored by the "Stamps.com promo code" at http://www.scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code. from 2021-02-14T08:00
Quentin has received news that will change his life forever — he’s going to be a father. With someone out to murder him, what can he do to protect his new family,...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #10 is sponsored by "GoDaddy coupon code" at http://www.scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes. from 2021-02-07T08:00
While at Doc Ganagatti's clinic in New York City on Earth, Quentin, Becca and Choto narrowly avoided an assassination attempt. Choto was severely wounded. Fred sp...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #9 is sponsored by the GFL series at http://www.galacticfootballleague.com. from 2021-01-31T08:00
Quentin finds out if his arm can be fixed or if he’s done on the gridiron, but there are far larger problems afoot. His life is about to change in a big, big way....
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #8 from 2021-01-24T08:00
In Book V, THE CHAMPION, Doc Patah told Quentin that his throwing arm’s nerve damage was too severe to be repaired and that his gridiron career was over. Quentin ...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #7 from 2021-01-17T08:00
As Quentin deals with the loss of one powerful Quyth Leader, another, one even more powerful, enters his life. Will this new relationship prove as significant as ...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #6 from 2021-01-10T08:00
Hokor the Hookchest, coach of the Ionath Krakens, was killed in an assassination attempt of Krakens quarterback Quentin Barnes. Hokor was the reason Barnes was si...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #5 from 2021-01-03T08:00
Gredok the Splithead learns of a deep betrayal from beyond. When he wants payback, who will bear the brunt of his rage?
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #4 from 2020-12-27T08:00
Quentin deals with a staggering loss and contemplates a life without football. Can the Wrecka help him through?
StorySmack Episode #58 - THE SHINING from 2020-12-23T08:00
At Halloween, on the 40th anniversary of this legendary horror film, Scott, ARealGirl, and Rob Otto break down THE SHINING.
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #3 from 2020-12-20T08:00
Coach Hokor’s departure has left the Krakens organization in shock, and no one is affected more than Quentin Barnes. The young QB hasn’t fully grasped the reality...
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StorySmack Episode #57 - THE FRENCH CONNECTION from 2020-12-16T08:00
Scott & ARealGirl break down this tour de force from legend Gene Hackman, who won an Oscar for Best Actor in this 1972 classic. The movie won five Oscars in total...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #2 from 2020-12-13T08:00
If Quentin Barnes can no longer play ball, he will face the wrath of Gredok the Splithead. Just how bad is Quentin’s arm injury? Is his career over? He is about t...
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StorySmack Episode #52 -THE GAMERS: DORKNESS RISING from 2020-12-09T08:00
Scott and A dive into this wonderful indie comedy. It’s about nerds and roleplaying games — it us! The feature-length flick alternates between roleplayers and the...
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GFL Book VI: THE GANGSTER Episode #1 from 2020-12-06T08:00
It’s been five years since THE CHAMPION came out, but for Quentin Barnes and the Ionath Krakens, only a few days have passed. We dive right back into the GLF with...
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StorySmack Episode #55 - 42 from 2020-12-04T08:00
Scott and A discuss the Chadwick Boseman / Harrison Ford movie "42," the story of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in the modern era of the Major Leagues. ...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #43 Q&A Part 2 from 2020-11-29T08:00
This is Part II of the NOCTURNAL Throwback Q&A. We say goodbye forever to this storied tale of the Siglerverse and move on to GFL Book VI, THE GANGSTER, next week...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #42 Epilogue from 2020-11-22T08:00
It’s been a long lonely, lonely, lonely time since we originally released NOCTURNAL (as in 13 years!), and we forgot all about the oh-so-bloody epilogue. So here ...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #41 Q&A Part 1 from 2020-11-15T08:00
Scott takes questions from the Junkies regarding NOCTURNAL Throwback, the GFL, and all things Siglerism. Audio recorded live on a SIGLERinPLACE livestream, so exp...
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StorySmack Episode #54 - SPACEBALLS from 2020-11-14T04:29:33
Scott and A discuss this 1987 parody/comedy/classic. Join us and get your Schwarz on! This episode was live streamed — we’ve stripped out the audio, flipped it, and rubbed it down (oh noooo!) fo...
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StorySmack Episode #54 - SPACEBALLS from 2020-11-14T04:29:33
Scott and A discuss this 1987 parody/comedy/classic. Join us and get your Schwarz on! This episode was live streamed — we’ve stripped out the audio, flipped it, and rubbed it down (oh noooo!) fo...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #40 from 2020-11-08T08:00
It all comes down to humans vs. monsters. Who will come out on top? Find out in the conclusion of NOCTURNAL.
Our ne...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #39 from 2020-11-01T07:00
The shiz is really hitting the fan. And so is blood. A lot of it. Blood and other stuff. It’s nasty. Everyone on the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien is having a very, very,...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #38 from 2020-10-25T07:00
The final battle continues as the humans and monsters clash. Bryan Clauser goes toe-to-toe with the snake-faced Sly. His partner Pookie Chang finds Chief Amy Zou’...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #37 from 2020-10-18T07:00
It is the dead of night, and the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien is steaming across the fog-choked San Francisco Bay out towards the Golden Gate Bridge. The Russians, the I...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #36 from 2020-10-11T07:00
Rex “The King” Deprovdechuk is behind everything. He kidnapped the twin daughters of San Francisco Police Chief Amy Zou, forcing Amy to draw two of the city’s cri...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #35 from 2020-10-04T07:00
Everyone has come aboard the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien, a World War II transport ship that docks at San Francisco’s Pier 45. King Rex Deprovdechuk is pulling the stri...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #34 from 2020-09-27T07:00
Bone Head, one of Marie’s Children, is in some deep trouble as detectives Bryan Clauser and Pookie Chang take him back to the Jessup’s house. Saviour is rescued b...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #33 from 2020-09-20T07:00
San Francisco police chief Amy Zou is living a nightmare. Monsters led by a thirteen-year-old boy killed her husband and kidnapped her twin daughters. Now she mus...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #32 from 2020-09-13T07:00
Aggie James, the homeless man kidnapped by Marie’s Children, was ordered by Hilary to deliver a special baby to a good home. When he’s arrested and taken to San F...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #31 from 2020-09-06T07:00
San Francisco homicide detective Pookie Chang visits a fresh murder scene and waits on a call from John “Black Mr. Burns” Smith. Bryan Clauser, Alder Jessup, and ...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #30 from 2020-08-30T07:00
Firstborn leads an attack on the city morgue. After seeing her husband murdered in front of her, San Francisco police chief Amy Zou tries to get her twins back. S...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #29 from 2020-08-23T07:00
Bryan Clauser, Alder Jessup, and Adam Jessup are driving towards the hospital to rescue Jebediah Erikson, also known as “The Saviour.” On the way to the hospital,...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #28 from 2020-08-16T07:00
Things have gotten real messy for San Francisco detectives Bryan Clauser and Pookie Chang’s investigation into a series of brutal murders. They now suspect the sh...
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StorySmack Episode #53 - THE VAST OF NIGHT from 2020-08-12T23:00
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #27 from 2020-08-09T07:00
San Francisco Homicide Detective Bryan Clauser gives Medical Examiner Robin Hudson some new samples to test. Russian mobste...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #26 from 2020-08-02T07:00
San Francisco homicide detectives Bryan Clauser and Pookie Chang talk to Aggie James, a homeless man who was found in the San Francisco subway system carrying a s...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #25 from 2020-07-26T07:00
SFPD sub chief Sean Robertson demands a meeting with mob kingpin Frank Lanza, so Lanza sends Tony “Four Balls” Gillam to deliver a message to Robertson. Meanwhile...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #24 from 2020-07-19T07:00
Aggie James has seen the horrors of the Groom’s Walk and the hideous nightmare that is Mommy. Hilary, a member of the cult, agrees to help Aggie escape if he does...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #23 from 2020-07-12T07:00
San Francisco PD sub-chief Sean Robertson learns of detective Bryan Clauser’s interference with Jebediah Erikson, and is not pleased. Bryan, however, doesn’t seem...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #22 from 2020-07-05T07:00
While Firstborn and his crew give some tough love to Russian mobsters, Rex finishes his tour of the home of Marie’s Children. All the while, Sly works to position...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #21 from 2020-06-28T07:00
Rex Deprovdechuk is deep in the home of Marie’s Children, the lethal cult that exists between the streets of San Francisco. The cult seems to think that Rex is th...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #20 from 2020-06-21T07:00
Aggie James has seen horrors beyond imagining, but his ordeal is not over yet. If he’s going to survive, he’ll have to do as cult member Hillary demands. Dmitri V...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #19 from 2020-06-14T07:00
A showdown ensues between some San Francisco police officers and Jebediah Erikson, the man they suspect to be the one known as Saviour. Homicide detectives Bryan ...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #18 from 2020-06-07T07:00
San Francisco homicide detectives Bryan and Pookie follow the trail of the bizarre murders raging through San Francisco’s affluent Pacific Heights neighborhood — ...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #17 from 2020-05-31T07:00
Rex Deprovdechuk is finally meeting his destiny face-to-face, and being embraced by his new family for the first time. San Francisco homicide detectives Bryan Cla...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #16 from 2020-05-24T07:00
The SFPD now have a thirteen-year-old as the suspect in the horrific murders and multiple disappearances. Detective Bryan Clauser was staking out the house of Jeb...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #15 from 2020-05-17T07:00
Rex takes a strange journey with a new family, while Bryan ignores warnings from his superiors and stakes out the home of Jebediah Erikson.
NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #14 from 2020-05-10T07:00
San Francisco homicide detectives Bryan Clauser and Pookie Chang get some real answers talking to retired homicide detective Francis Parkmeyer. As the information...
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StorySmack Episode #51 - THE PLATFORM from 2020-05-06T07:00
Scott and A break down this wild Spanish scifi/horror flick directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia. It’s a brutal flick, with a concept that makes the small budget lo...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #13 from 2020-05-03T07:00
Bryan Clauser and Pookie Chang finally develop two key leads in the series of brutal murders plaguing San Francisco. One is a senile, retired detective, the other...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #12 from 2020-04-26T07:00
Medical Examiner Robyn Hudson, through DNA analysis, has found a link between the four dead bodies. Detectives Clauser and Chang have learned the strange symbols ...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #11 from 2020-04-19T07:00
Pookie and Bryan finally get a break on the arrowhead used to murder Marco Gastineaux. That break leads to a man named Jebediah Erikson. Bryan goes to stake out E...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #10 from 2020-04-12T07:00
With the Symbol Killer taking out people left and right, SFPD homicide detectives Pookie Chang and Bryan Clauser hunt for details about a silver arrowhead from a ...
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StorySmack Episode #50 — ALIEN Director’s Cut from 2020-04-08T07:00
In space, no one can hear you scream — but good thing we’ve got this nice pressurized starship, so we can hear you scream all dang day long! Scott & A discuss the...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #9.5 from 2020-04-05T07:00
Marco “The Machete” Gastineau thought he was Billy Badass, until he met B...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #9 from 2020-03-29T07:00
Brian and Pookie try to interview the lone witness of Kyle Souller’s murder, but are interrupted by an unknown assailant. Robyn Hudson finds something odd during ...
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StorySmack Episode #49 — 2012 from 2020-03-24T20:26:33
Solar flares! Super neutrinos! Mega volcanoes! Fault lines chasing John Cusack! The core of the planet getting all hot and bothered! We take a deep-dive into the ...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #8 from 2020-03-22T07:00
Is there a connection between San Francisco’s organized crime and the brutal serial killers terrorizing the city? Signs point to “yes.” Robyn Hudson has her hands...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #7 from 2020-03-15T07:00
The crazy train keeps chugging along as key crime leaders from different syndicates continue to disappear, leaving nothing but blood, shell casings, and urine beh...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #6 from 2020-03-08T08:00
Brian continues to doubt his sanity as the murders that haunt his dreams parallel real-life corpses. Strange cases call for strange leads, leading Pookie and Bria...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #5 from 2020-03-01T08:00
Rex discovers some good news, and has a dream that leads him to very uncharacteristic behavior. Medical examiner Robyn Hudson learns something interesting about t...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #4 from 2020-02-23T08:00
Homicide detectives Bryan Clauser and Pookie Chang report to their bosses, San Francisco Chief of Police Amy Zou and sub-chief Sean Robertson. They discuss the we...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #3 from 2020-02-16T08:00
Detective Brian Clauser arrived on the scene of a murder that was disturbingly familiar, as if it had come straight out of his nightmares. The body was delivered ...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #2 from 2020-02-09T08:00
Kidnapped street bum Aggie James wakes up in a dungeon alongside crime lord Johnny Yee and his family.
Rex Deprovdec...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #1 - CORRECTED from 2020-02-02T08:00
In the first episode of NOCTURNAL, we see into the strange, stalking dreams of San Francisco Homicide detective Brian Clauser. He and his partner, Pookie Chang, i...
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NOCTURNAL Throwback Episode #1 - CORRECTED from 2020-02-02T08:00
In the first episode of NOCTURNAL, we see into the strange, stalking dreams of San Francisco Homicide detective Brian Clauser. He and his partner, Pookie Chang, i...
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EMPTY SET DECADE IN REVIEW 2009-2019 from 2020-01-26T08:00
Scott and ARealGirl cover the highlights of a decade of making fiction for y’all. SiglerFest2k20 news, GFL VI update, and more. As deadlines loom and the business...
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FIRE IS ORANGE Q&A from 2020-01-19T08:00
Scott and ARealGirl answer all y’all’s questions about FIRE IS ORANGE, the Siglerverse, short stories, “who would win in a fight between,” and we also give some v...
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FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #12 from 2020-01-05T08:00
Harry needs info, and he’s not too proud to use cupcakes to get it. Tavena’s time has run out, while Yuki’s prime time has almost arrived. And, Big Baby gets ants...
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FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #12 from 2020-01-05T08:00
Harry needs info, and he’s not too proud to use cupcakes to get it. Tavena’s time has run out, while Yuki’s prime time has almost arrived. And, Big Baby gets ants...
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FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #11 from 2019-12-29T08:00
As a star reporter closes in on the Hippo, Tavena gets to meet the Hippo’s father. It’s time to “Batch it Up” in the most bizarre cooking show ever.
FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #11 from 2019-12-29T08:00
As a star reporter closes in on the Hippo, Tavena gets to meet the Hippo’s father. It’s time to “Batch it Up” in the most bizarre cooking show ever.
FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #10 from 2019-12-22T08:00
The Hippo used live bait to draw out vamps Peter and Tavena. Peter has been dealt with — now, it’s Tavena’s turn.
FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #8 from 2019-12-08T08:00
The things some heroes have to do to make ends meet. A superpowered run-in with the #MeToo movement leaves sponsors quite unhappy.
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FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #8 from 2019-12-08T08:00
The things some heroes have to do to make ends meet. A superpowered run-in with the #MeToo movement leaves sponsors quite unhappy.
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FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #7 from 2019-12-01T08:00
The bonds forged in combat are among the strongest known to mankind. What happens when the comrade you fought and bled with not only dies, but is replaced by the ...
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FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #6 from 2019-11-24T08:00
A double-date of short story glory. “Mister Double M” deals with a romance gone wrong, while “Fifth Girl” features a different kind of pick-up artist.
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FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #5 from 2019-11-17T08:00
Petra Prawatt’s self-replicating “minids” are hard at work, eating up the radiation of a ruined city. But what happens when the only food they can eat is gone? Jo...
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FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #4 from 2019-11-10T08:00
Petra Prawatt invented a modern miracle: a tiny, self-replicating, radiation-eating robot designed to clean up toxic waste. What works in the lab, however, isn’t ...
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FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #3 from 2019-11-03T07:00
Two short stories, one funny and one gut-wrenching. It’s “The Laundry Demon” and “Puppet Master,” both read by A.B. Kovacs.
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FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #2 from 2019-10-27T07:00
Jump into the wayback machine to hear Scott’s first-ever pro fiction sale. Narrated by the incomparable Ray Porter.
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FIRE IS ORANGE Episode #1 [CORRECTED] from 2019-10-20T15:00
We kick off a new book with a side story from PANDEMIC. Meet Dale & Mable, a happily married couple trying to make their way in a very unhappy Chicago.
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THE DETECTIVE Episode #11 from 2019-10-13T19:00
We end THE DETECTIVE with a Q&A episode about this story and other Sigler books, recorded live at SiglerFest2k19 in Vegas.
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THE DETECTIVE Episode #10 from 2019-10-06T07:00
The final episode of the story finds Fred and Jeanine finally coming face to face with Quentin Barnes—and his worst enemy.
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THE DETECTIVE Episode #9 from 2019-09-29T07:00
Fred was hired to find Quentin’s family, but if the last living family member doesn’t want to meet Quentin, what’s a private detective to do?Listen
THE DETECTIVE Episode #8 from 2019-09-22T07:00
Some betrayals cut deeper than others—Fred learns the hard way that nice guys finish last, even as he tracks down the only surviving member of Quentin’s family. Listen
THE DETECTIVE Episode #7 from 2019-09-15T07:00
Carey tried to set Fred up to take a fatal fall—now Fred is coming for payback. And, Frankie, Sammy and Dean have a message for Fred, a message from a very pissed...
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THE DETECTIVE Episode #6 from 2019-09-08T07:00
When Fred and the Gravedigger surf the deserts of Micovi looking for leads, blood will soak the sands.
THE DETECTIVE Episode #5 from 2019-09-01T07:00
When Fred and the Gravedigger surf the deserts of Micovi looking for leads, blood will soak the sands.
THE DETECTIVE Episode #4 - CORRECTED from 2019-08-25T07:00
On Micovi, the past is quite literally buried—Fred visits “the Gravedigger” and discovers secrets that were never meant to be uncovered.
THE DETECTIVE Episode #3 - CORRECTED from 2019-08-18T07:00
Fred takes on a new identity, and strikes paydirt in his search for Quentin’s family. With help from “The Spaniard,” Fred arms up for the next fight. Even as he d...
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THE DETECTIVE Episode #2 from 2019-08-11T07:00
Fred is out to find the family of Ionath Krakens star quarterback Quentin Barnes. When Quentin was a scarecrow-skinny orphan boy on Micovi, he was taken in by a r...
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THE DETECTIVE Episode #1 from 2019-08-04T07:00
Frederico Esteban Guissepe Gonzaga, a.k.a. “Fred,” is a private detective searching for the lost family of Quentin Barnes. That search will expose Fred’s own tort...
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THE REEF Episode #15 from 2019-07-28T07:00
Part II of our Q&A episode, where Scott and ARealGirl cover Junkie questions including using fan names as part of a story, the demise of the forums at scottsigler...
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THE REEF Episode #14 from 2019-07-21T07:00
Scott Sigler and A Kovacs sit down to answer fan questions about THE REEF, the GFL, THE CRYPT, and other Sigler works. Part 1 of 2 (there were many questions). Listen
THE REEF Episode #13 from 2019-07-14T07:00
Marshall North, Goolie, and Fluff brought Break-My-Back’s criminal element to justice. So what happens now? Does Chai get his second chance, or will he face justi...
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THE REEF Episode #12 from 2019-07-07T07:00
Chai, Fluff, Goolie and Old Blue are assaulting Valenti's criminal headquarters. Stack up the corpses — all debts are about to be paid in full. The battle of Brea...
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THE REEF Episode #11 from 2019-06-30T07:00
Thanks to Dirk Tolouse, maker of Schmechs, Chai and Goolie survived their Date with Dottie. Now, Goolie, Chai and their few allies go head-to-head with Gabriel, D...
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THE REEF Episode #10 from 2019-06-23T07:00
Chai and Goolie brought their badges and bad attitudes to Break My Back, where they — literally — laid down the law. Now, the marshalls set out to reunite with th...
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THE REEF Episode #9 from 2019-06-16T07:00
Chai returns to Break-My-Back, but this time he’s got a mission, and he’s got a badge. While he’s been away, his enemies have been busy — what traps have they pre...
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THE REEF Episode #8 from 2019-06-09T07:00
A new town, a new jail — Chai can't seem to change luck. Or can he? If he doesn’t cut a deal with the law this time, he’ll swing from the hangman’s noose.<...
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THE REEF Episode #7 from 2019-06-02T07:00
With Garbriel and Tong hot on their trail, Chai and Goolie seek refuge in the town of Kick-My-Nuts. But beware, for here the be lawmen ...
THE REEF Episode #6 from 2019-05-26T07:00
Gabriel and Tong have stolen another bounty hunter’s prize — delivering that prize puts them in front of Oeming Valenti, the baddest man on the Reef. Chai makes a...
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THE REEF Episode #5 from 2019-05-19T07:00
Chiayal North has to stand by and watch as fighters brawl on the blood-stained canvas of “the Triumph.” Can he resist the urge to climb back in the ring? Everyone...
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THE REEF Episode #4 from 2019-05-12T07:00
What does it take to get kicked out of the worst dive bar on the edge of known space? Chiyal North is about to find out. Join us for a drink at the Brace, the Ree...
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THE REEF Episode #3 from 2019-05-05T07:00
Meet Dirk Tolouse, maker of spare-part mechs so mismatched he calls them "shmechs." It's a branding thing. To build his schmech empire, Dirk borrowed money from O...
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THE REEF Episode #2 from 2019-04-28T07:00
Chiyal “the heretic” North has hit rock bottom — or has he? On the run from crime lord Gredok the Splithead, Chai has taken on a fake name — Lash Kari — and fled ...
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THE REEF Episode #1 from 2019-04-21T19:00
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StorySmack Episode #48 - PULP FICTION from 2019-04-17T19:00
It’s (almost) the 25th anniversary of Quentin Tarantino’s classic movie. We break the film down and talk about its many iconic elements. Joining us this episode is long-time Sigler fan Aaron Sin...
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EARTHCORE Episode #43 Q&A Part 2 from 2019-04-14T19:00
The FDØ and ARealGirl finish up the giant wall of Q&A questions. This the final episode of EARTHCORE content in this feed. We hope you dug the story. Soon, MOUNT FITZ ROY will keep the wheels tu...
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EARTHCORE Episode #42 Q&A Part 1 from 2019-04-07T19:00
The FDØ and ARealGirl get down to the nitty gritty of your questions. So many questions! We talk about EARTHCORE, of course, but also questions about GFL, THE CRYPT, MOUNT FITZ ROY (of course), ...
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EARTHCORE Episode #41 from 2019-03-31T19:00
Veronica Reeves lowered the orb to the bottom of the shaft, and now the orb is about to fulfill its ancient purpose — the Rocktopi will not be taken alive. Connell is trying to escape the tunnel...
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EARTHCORE Episode #40 from 2019-03-24T19:00
Patrick O’Doyle is badly wounded, but Bertha Lybrand is in even worse shape. Her KoolSuit has failed and she’s dying of heat exposure. They just came across Angus Kool, who is tied up with coppe...
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StorySmack Episode #47 - GFL VI Preorder from 2019-03-22T19:00
Okay Junkies, here … we … goooOOOO!
We are ten days out from launching the pre-order for GFL Book VI, named the GANGSTER. This ‘cast has all kinds of info for you so you can prepare.
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EARTHCORE Episode #39 from 2019-03-17T19:00
Connell Kirkland, Bertha Lybrand, and Patrick O’Doyle made it through the ancient ship, but on the far side they spotted a heavily armed Kayla Meyers, and she isn’t there to rescue them. Kayla’s...
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EARTHCORE Episode #38 from 2019-03-10T19:00
Kayla Meyers’ future is on the line as she descends deeper into the Linus Highway, looking for Angus Kool and any other survivors. Angus is almost out of the hellhole that is the Dense Mass Cave...
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EARTHCORE Episode #37 from 2019-03-03T20:00
The silverbugs just attacked Bertha Lybrand and Patrick O’Doyle. He destroyed them, but not before they slashed Lybrand, cutting her bad, slicing off fingers. Angus Kool could have helped, but i...
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EARTHCORE Episode #36 from 2019-02-24T20:00
Miles below the surface, Dr. Veronica Reeves has come face to face with her life’s work, but in a way she could have never imagined. Facing detailed carvings covered with strange symbols, can sh...
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EARTHCORE Episode #35 from 2019-02-17T20:00
Connell, Bertha Lybrand, and the others escaped the rocktopi horde, at least for the moment. As they recover, Angus Kool and Randy Wright have slipped away to explore the ship — can they find so...
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StorySmack Episode #46 - MY BLOODY VALENTINE from 2019-02-14T20:00
Happy Valentine’s Day Junkies! We’re doing our best to stay on-brand and still celebrate love. You know, like the love of a great 80s slasher flick!
Scott & A sat down this week to watch ...
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EARTHCORE Episode #34 from 2019-02-10T20:00
A horde of rocktopi are hot on the heels of Connell, Bertha, Patrick, Veronica, and Sanji. Patrick is badly injured — will his wounds slow him enough for the rocktopi to cut him down? All five a...
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StorySmack Episode #45 - GROUNDHOG DAY from 2019-02-06T20:00
GROUNDHOG DAY on Groundhog Day? Are we in a time loop? Scott and A become gods (but not the god) as they discuss this 1993 classic, and the hordes of rodent-like movies “inspir...
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EARTHCORE Episode #33 from 2019-02-03T20:00
Connell and the others are trapped in the tunnels, and they’ve realized that the only way out is through.They need to reach the dense mass and cross over to the other side in o...
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StorySmack Episode #44 - The Storytelling Drama of Combat Sports from 2019-02-02T20:00
“But fights aren’t stories,” you say? WRONG-O, FISH-BREATH! Companies like the UFC are exceptional storytellers, creating tales with live performers and unwritten endings. A discusses h...
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EARTHCORE Episode #32 from 2019-01-27T20:00
In the last episode, Connell, Veronica, Sanji, O’Doyle, and Lybrand barely escaped with their lives, rescued by Angus and Randy. But Mack Hendricks wasn’t so lucky. The survivors are holed up in...
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StorySmack Episode #43 - SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE from 2019-01-23T20:00
Scott and A take a look at the Golden Globe-winning film that could have long-term ramifications on superhero storytelling. When a film so successfully brings a comic to life as a comic...
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EARTHCORE Episode #31 from 2019-01-20T20:00
Connell, Veronica, Mack, Lybrand, Sanji, and O’Doyle are under attack, trapped on a ledge. On one side, a sheer cliff and certain death. On the other, a crawling army of monsters, steadily clos...
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EARTHCORE Episode #30 from 2019-01-13T20:00
Connell, Veronica, O’Doyle, and the others are trapped on a tunnel ledge overlooking a vast cavern filled with the Rocktopi. On one side, a sheer rock face that ends in certain death hundreds of...
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EARTHCORE Episode #29 from 2019-01-06T20:00
Connell, O’Doyle, Lybrand and the others just endured a grueling, savage fight for life against the original occupants of the Picture Cavern. Deep in another part of the tunnel complex, Angus Ko...
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EARTHCORE Episode #28 from 2018-12-30T20:00
Bertha Lybrand is an army vet. She’s seen war. She’s killed men. But she’s never seen the horrors she faces now. She and Patrick must put their combat experience to the test if they are to survi...
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EARTHCORE Episode #27 from 2018-12-23T20:00
Angus and Randy faked out Connell, Kayla, and more by faking the sabotage on their lab. Now they are deep in the tunnels of Funeral Mountain, about to spring a trap on an unsuspecting victim. An...
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EARTHCORE Episode #26 from 2018-12-16T20:00
Veronica, Connell, and the others have been stalked through the tunnels, an enemy always at the edges of sight and sound. Now, those stalkers are about to close in. When they found the Picture C...
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EARTHCORE Episode #25 from 2018-12-09T20:00
Fifteen thousand feet below Funeral Mountain, Connell, Veronica, Mack, Lybrand, Sanji, and O’Doyle are heading even deeper, trying to reach the Dense Mass Cavern and find a way...
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EARTHCORE Episode #24 from 2018-12-02T20:00
Veronica Reeves is an archeology PhD, a media darling for her discoveries on the slopes of Mount Fitz Roy, but now she finds herself trapped three miles below ground with Connell Kirkland and th...
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EARTHCORE Episode #23 from 2018-11-25T20:00
Already deeper beneath the earth than anyone in history, Connell and the others continue their descent. With no way to go up, the only escape is down. On the surface, Cho Takachi — wounded, weak...
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EARTHCORE Episode #22 from 2018-11-18T20:00
Following an attack on the Earthcore camp, Connell, Mack, O’Doyle, Veronica, Sanji, and Lyrband are still trapped three miles below ground. They are desperate to find a way out, and they are abo...
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EARTHCORE Episode #21 from 2018-11-11T20:00
The Earthcore camp has been wiped out. Only a handful of survivors remain on the surface. Kayla Meyers is one of those survivors, but who else remains alive? And what will Kayla do to them? And ...
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StorySmack Episode #42 - BODIED Hollywood Premiere from 2018-11-09T20:00
Scott and A were invited to attend the Hollywood premiere of BODIED, a film by Joseph Kahn. They discuss the movie, as well as the red-ca...
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EARTHCORE Episode #20 from 2018-11-04T20:00
Connell Kirkland and others are three miles below Funeral Mountain, at the bottom of a world-record-deep elevator shaft. A strange thrumming has been filling the bottom of the shaft — what is th...
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EARTHCORE Episode #19 from 2018-10-28T19:00
Veronica Reeves, Sanji Haak, Connell Kirland, Mack Hendricks, Patrick O’Doyle, Bertha Lybrand, and others are in the “picture cavern,” a strange, large cavern three miles underground that seems ...
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StorySmack Episode #41 - SiglerFest 2k18 from 2018-10-23T19:00
Our big party is over. The FDØ and ARealGirl recap SiglerFest2k18, the biggest SiglerFest yet.
Fan appreciation is a major part of the business for some creators. This episode provides in...
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EARTHCORE Episode #18 from 2018-10-21T19:00
Connell Kirkland, Veronica Reeves, and Sanji Haak descended the three-mile deep elevator to see something that mine engineer Mack Hendricks claimed had to be seen to be believed. What will he sh...
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StorySmack Episode #40 - TREMORS from 2018-10-17T19:00
Recorded live at SiglerFest2k18 in Las Vegas: Diseased Penis Teeth Monsters. The Bacon Number. A script that took five people to write. Fred Ward. A well-armed...
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EARTHCORE Episode #17 from 2018-10-14T19:00
Brian Janson fell into a shaft and broke his leg, forcing his partner Keith to hike back up the cave system to get help. Janson waits, alone, for rescue. Meanwhile, Katarina Hayes is trying to f...
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EARTHCORE Episode #16 from 2018-10-06T19:00
The Earthcore miners, led by Mack Hendricks, are finally ready to explore the caves, but small, unexplained ground tremors threaten lethal danger to anyone who enters. With Angus Kool and Randy ...
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StorySmack Episode #39 - BLUE BALLS S1E2 from 2018-10-01T19:00
If you’ve read my novel NOCTURNAL, you may recall the character Pookie Chang’s idea for a cop show. Like HI...
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EARTHCORE Episode #15 from 2018-09-30T19:00
Archaeologist Veronica Reeves begins to put the evidence together, and it points to an unprecedented discovery — a culture that once spread at least from Utah down to the tip of South America — ...
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StorySmack Episode #38 - RUSH HOUR from 2018-09-27T19:00
In these trying political days, sometimes you want some good old-fashioned fun. StorySmack aims to please, which is why we're talking about the 20th anniversary of the Chris Tucker/Jack...
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EARTHCORE Episode #14 from 2018-09-23T19:00
A lab accident has injured Angus Kool and Randy Wright. Could it be sabotage? Could outside forces be trying to derail Earthcore’s dig, or could it even be an inside job? Meanwhile, Sonny McGuin...
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EARTHCORE Episode #13 from 2018-09-16T19:00
Angus Kool has been plotting for a chance to slip away from the Earthcore camp and test the tech that will let him explore the tunnels before anyone else, but he doesn’t know that ex-NSA agent K...
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EARTHCORE Episode #12 from 2018-09-09T19:00
Complications in the mine drilling have caused critical slowdowns — Connell Kirkland doesn’t accept slowdowns. What will he do to motivate Mack Hendricks and the others to work faster? And it’s ...
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EARTHCORE Episode #11 from 2018-09-02T19:00
Connell Kirkland has just learned that Earthcore’s camp is sitting above a four-mile-long, half-mile-wide chunk of solid platinum. Now he must share that information with Earthcore owner Barbara...
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EARTHCORE Episode #10 from 2018-08-26T19:00
The Earthcore camp is supposed to be a secret, but ex-NSA agent Kayla Meyers is damn good at uncovering secrets. She’s discovered the camp location, and now must learn all she can. She will be w...
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EARTHCORE Episode #9 from 2018-08-19T19:00
Sonny McGuiness and Cho Takachi have been researching the history of the Wah Wah mountains and the Silver Spring, the find that put Earthcore on the hunt for the biggest platinum deposit ever di...
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EARTHCORE Episode #8 from 2018-08-12T19:00
A PANDEMIC tie-in — how did the events of that story impact Denver, where Connell must visit the Earthcore labs? At the lab, Connell gets the low-down on just how big the Silver Spring find migh...
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EARTHCORE Episode #7 from 2018-08-05T19:00
Sonny McGuiness and Cho Takachi have been tasked with researching the past of the staggering Silver Spring find in the Utah’s Wah Wah mountains. They are about to learn that history has not been...
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EARTHCORE Episode #6 from 2018-07-29T19:00
Sonny McGuiness has sold his interest in the Silver Spring mine to Earthcore, but he’s still involved in the project. A fat percentage awaits him if he goes to work for Earthcore’s hard-ass dire...
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EARTHCORE Episode #5 from 2018-07-22T19:00
Connell Kirkland wants dirt on Sonny McGuiness, a prospector who has quite possibly found the most valuable metal deposit ever discovered. To get that dirt, he needs info from the one person who...
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EARTHCORE Episode #4 from 2018-07-15T19:00
Prospector Sonny McGuiness has unwittingly found the mother lode in the hills of Utah. He thinks he’s found silver, when in truth he has hit the El Dorado of a more valuable material — platinum....
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EARTHCORE Episode #3 from 2018-07-08T19:00
Sonny McGuiness found the fabled Silver Spring and has turned in his first findings for analysis. Is the find for real? Is he about to be a rich man? Sonny’s find will soon bring him into the si...
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EARTHCORE Episode #2 from 2018-07-01T19:00
In the last episode, the book’s prologue set the stage for a nasty bit of evil lurking in the desolate hills of Utah. Now the book begins in earnest as Connell Kirkland and Sonny McGuiness begin...
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EARTHCORE Episode #1 from 2018-06-24T19:00
Here we go, here we go, here we go again. Thirteen years after the podcast that firmly established Siglerism as the 487th-fastest-growing religion in the world, the podcast that created a blood...
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StorySmack Episode #37 - Songwriter/Storyteller Evan Diamond from 2018-06-22T19:00
Today we have an guest! Evan Diamond, band leader for Scott’s band “Evan Diamond & The Library,” joins us at Empty Set Studios to talk about the ...
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StorySmack Episode #36 - RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK from 2018-05-18T19:00
On this episode, Scott and A revisit RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. (Spoiler alert: it totally holds up.)
We were lucky enough to see the Roo...
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StorySmack Episode #35 - SiglerFest 2k18 from 2018-04-27T19:00
An episode about the ins and outs of putting on a fan appreciation weekend. We talk through the evolution of SiglerFest and what’s coming this year!
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StorySmack Episode #34 - Luke's Plan from 2018-03-10T20:00
THE LAST JEDI has come under fire for nonsensical plot elements and characters making LOST-esque idiotic decisions, but if we jump in the WayBack Machine™ and take a look at RETURN OF THE JEDI, ...
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StorySmack Episode #33 - Pierce Brown and IRON GOLD from 2018-01-17T20:00
Scott interviews #1 New York Times bestseller Pierce Brown as Pierce kicks off his world tour for IRON GOLD, volume IV in the Red Rising saga. Recorded live at Listen
StorySmack Episode #32 - John Williams from 2017-12-29T20:00
StorySmack is a podcast about storytelling, but I must admit we talk quite a bit about movies. Today, however, we’re going to talk about a movie maker. In fact, the most Oscar-nominated...
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StorySmack Episode #31 - GOOD WILL HUNTING from 2017-12-12T20:00
Hard to believe it’s been twenty years since GOOD WILL HUNTING was released! Hard to remember a time when Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were small-time enough to be caught in development hell tryin...
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StorySmack Episode #30 - STARSHIP TROOPERS from 2017-11-17T20:00
Scifi classic, or classic trash? You have your opinion, we have ours, which we share in this lovely recap of an extremely fun and slightly polarizing movie that came out twenty years ago Listen
StorySmack Episode #29 - CHINATOWN from 2017-10-27T19:00
In this week’s episode, Scott and A discuss the storied screenplay for CHINATOWN. The movie came out in 1974, and the screenplay has been heralded as near-perfect since then. There is a lot to u...
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StorySmack Episode #28 - THE BIG LEBOWSKI from 2017-10-13T19:00
We recorded our coverage of this cult classic live at SiglerFest2k17 in Las Vegas. Junkies (the fans of Scott Sigler’s books) got to ask us questions. Also, there were many White Russia...
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THE RIDER Episode #16 from 2017-09-30T07:00
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StorySmack Episode #27 - JERRY BEFORE SEINFELD from 2017-09-29T19:00
JERRY BEFORE SEINFELD is a look back by one of the most successful comedians in the world. We started watching thinking it would be an hour of comedy, only to find an origin story instead. Scott...
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StorySmack Episode #26 - Upcoming from 2017-09-22T19:00
With 25 episodes under our belt, we dive into the listener mail bag (awwwww yeah) to look at y’all’s suggestions for future installments. We also talk about the difficulty of reviewing books, TV...
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THE RIDER Episode #15 from 2017-09-22T07:00
Game on! The Lashing at Loppu is about to get underway, and everything is on the line for Pete, Bess, Ian, Dar, and the Ridgebacks franchise. Unleash the velociraptor, ladies an...
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StorySmack Episode #25 - SUPERBAD from 2017-09-15T19:00
An episode about high school awkwardness, losing virginity, fake IDs, the cops we all wish were real, and drawing dicks.
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THE RIDER Episode #14 from 2017-09-15T07:00
The Ridgebacks know they are being spied upon. Their locker room is bugged, they are being tracked everywhere they go, so how can Pete put together a game plan that the opponents won’t see? And,...
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THE RIDER Episode #13 from 2017-09-10T07:00
The Ridgebacks arrive at Loppu for the showdown with the Ogres that will determine if they get a chance to defend their title, or don’t make the playoffs at all. Will the conflict between Pete a...
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StorySmack Episode #24 - WARLOCK from 2017-09-08T19:00
Straight outta the 80s, ladies & gents. This schloctastic, smörgåsbord of a flick sends us in the Wayback Machine to bad FX, worse hair, even worse plot holes, and pounds and pounds of ...
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THE RIDER Episode #11 from 2017-08-27T07:00
Pete was surprised by a visit from Virak the Mean, who was representing Gredok the Splithead. The visit has something to do with Salton the Grimy. Pete left the bar with Virak, and is off to get...
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THE RIDER Episode #12 from 2017-08-27T07:00
Pete uncovered Tony’s betrayal and the man’s plan to hurt — or kill — Ridgeback mounts. Including Ol’ Bess. How deep does Gredok the Splithead’s involvement in Dinolition go? And what...
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THE RIDER Episode #10 from 2017-08-18T07:00
The Ridgebacks have moved into third place in the four-team playoff standings — they now control their own destiny. If they win their last game against the Loppu Ogres, they are...
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THE RIDER Episode #9 from 2017-08-11T07:00
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THE RIDER Episode #8 from 2017-08-05T07:00
Dar and her mount Yar are trying to break into the starting lineup. Has their moment arrived? Tony’s position as rider is in jeopardy — he wants more money to continue playing t...
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StorySmack Episode #23 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS from 2017-08-04T19:00
So we’re a few weeks early on this celebration. Sue us. Keep in mind that I’m just a small-town pizza lawyer, but I know how to defend against egregious lawsuits.
This movie stars three-t...
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StorySmack Episode #22 - SHALLOW GRAVE from 2017-08-01T19:00
This week we have a guest! Author Rob Reid joins us on the release day of his new book After On, to discuss one of his favorite movies — SHALLOW GRAVE.
First, a bit about Rob’s new title:...
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THE RIDER Episode #7 from 2017-07-28T07:00
Pete has had it with Tony but wants to give the kid one more chance to straighten up his act. Will Tony seize this opportunity, or is there something more sinister behind his pe...
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THE RIDER Episode #6 from 2017-07-19T07:00
Pete continues to train up the team for the critical matchup against the Chachana Resurrected. Ian's struggles to train a new mount come to a head with a temperamental Achilloba...
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THE RIDER Episode #5 from 2017-07-16T07:00
It’s Match Week 11. Pete and the Ridgebacks try to keep their playoff hopes alive as they prep for their match with the Chachanna Resurrected. Will this be the match where the t...
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StorySmack Episode #21 - MAD MEN from 2017-07-10T19:00
The first episode of this ground-breaking series aired on July 19, 2007. A decade later, the FDØ and the Director of Døøm sit down to discuss the cultural impact it had on television and on long...
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THE RIDER Episode #4 from 2017-07-09T07:00
Commissioner Rachael Guestford read Poughkeepsie Pete the riot act about his behavior on the pitch. She’s threatening to end his career if he doesn’t play ball. In this episode, Pete deals with...
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THE RIDER Episode #3 from 2017-06-27T07:00
The rivalry between Pete and Ian eases up as Ian deals with the death of Tumult, his primary mount. It’s time for a guest appearance from Becca “the Wrecka” Montagne and everyone’s favorite meta...
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THE RIDER Episode #2 from 2017-06-25T07:00
Poughkeepsie Pete and company prep for another battle in the arena, while outside forces with selfish agendas look to derail their season.
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THE RIDER Episode #1 from 2017-06-18T07:00
Holy cats! We're launching a new serial audiobook, a long-awaited return to the world of the Galactic ...
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StorySmack Episode #19 - SNATCH from 2017-05-13T19:00
We sat down to watch SNATCH this week while Scott’s nephews were in town. They’d never seen this awesome crime flick from 2000, and it was pretty interesting to chat with them about it afterward...
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StorySmack Episode #18 - THE FIFTH ELEMENT from 2017-05-06T19:00
You may be shocked to know that THE FIFTH ELEMENT is 20 years old. That’s two decades of multipass, folks. We break down the storytelling elements (see what I did there) in the Luc Besson-direct...
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StorySmack Episode #17 - ALIENS from 2017-04-28T19:00
This week we were going to do an ALIENS watch-along. We didn’t get that off the ground. We’ll tell you all about it in the episode. Instead, we’re doing a traditional movie review StorySmack, bu...
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StorySmack Episode #16 - HALF-BAKED from 2017-04-20T19:00
It’s 4/20, the favorite day of every stoner on the planet. At StorySmack, we decided to do a little medical experimentation — why not do an episode about a stoner movie, on 4/20, while on 4/20 o...
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StorySmack Episode #15 - Murder 1-2-3 from 2017-04-07T19:00
This week we’re taking a break from movie breakdowns as we recover from our European jet lag.
Everyone’s seen plenty of courtroom dramas, cop stories, and forensic investigation on televi...
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StorySmack Episode #14 - European Tour from 2017-03-27T19:00
The European Tour of 2017 rolls along. We took a few minutes to talk about our feels and impressions from some of the amazing, life-changing things we’ve seen. We also discuss how seeing such th...
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StorySmack Episode #13 - GLADIATOR from 2017-03-11T20:00
Why are we celebrating the random 17th anniversary of GLADIATOR? Because we’re idiots and somehow got it in our head it was 25 years old (a “thank you” to Junkie Shane who pointed out that maybe...
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StorySmack Episode #12 - LETHAL WEAPON from 2017-03-07T20:00
This week’s StorySmack has us going back in time to a weird, wonderful Los Angeles, and a sterling example of the buddy cop movie. LETHAL WEAPON turns 30 this month, and we revisited the origina...
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StorySmack Episode #11 - WAYNE'S WORLD from 2017-02-17T20:00
Can you believe it? Twenty-five years since WAYNE’S WORLD landed its most-excellent ass in theaters. If that shocks you, you are old!
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StorySmack Episode #10 - JOHN WICK from 2017-02-11T20:00
We’ve got some of our own storytelling afoot, with a few things in the works that ate up every spare moment of this week — so here’s a shorter StorySmack to talk about the fantastic flick JOHN W...
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StorySmack Episode #9 - Most Expensive Films of 2016 from 2017-02-03T20:00
Yes, 2016 saw some serious coinage being tossed about Hollywood in a festive manner. But which of those obscenely bloated budgets was the biggest and girthiest? And did those huge expenditures r...
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StorySmack Episode #8 - RESIDENT EVIL from 2017-01-27T20:00
This week Scott and A discuss the RESIDENT EVIL franchise. We talk about all five movies currently available for at-home viewing, and our experience marathoning them this month. It’s been a wild...
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StorySmack Episode #7 - Five Box Office Lessons of 2016 from 2017-01-20T20:00
Yes, 2016 generated an all-time high in box office revenue, but when you adjust for inf...
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StorySmack Episode #6 - FRIDAY THE 13TH from 2017-01-13T20:00
It’s Friday the 13th, so what else would we cover but FRIDAY THE 13TH? The original, people, not a remake, not a reboot, not a sequel, but the carnage-fest that started a billion-dollar franchis...
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StorySmack Episode #5 - GALAXY QUEST from 2017-01-07T20:00
If you haven’t seen GALAXY QUEST in all this time since 1999, let’s just say you’re missing out. Or, more correctly, if you’re a fan of this ‘cast, or scifi, or nerdom and you haven’t seen Galax...
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StorySmack Episode #4 - FOUR ROOMS from 2016-12-30T20:00
Happy New Year from the Future Dark Øverlord and the Director of Døøm! And, yes, the Dog of Døøm as well. To celebrate the incoming wonders that 2017 brings, we review the quirky New Year’s Eve ...
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StorySmack Episode #3 - DIE HARD Christmas Special from 2016-12-23T20:00
In this episode, we get into the muck of one of the world’s greatest, most enduring philosophical questions: is DIE HARD a Christmas movie?
We also cover a shit-ton of tidbits, trivia, an...
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StorySmack Episode #2 - A NEW HOPE and THE FORCE AWAKENS from 2016-12-16T20:00
We’re off to see ROGUE ONE, and to celebrate, let’s talk Star Wars Smack! Many, many nerds have waxed endlessly how Episode IV: A New Hope (the original 1976 Star Wars flick), and Episode VII, T...
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StorySmack Episode #1 - DOCTOR STRANGE from 2016-12-07T20:00
Scott and A get all mystical and chat about Doctor Strange.
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FridayFix Episode # : So Long And Thanks For All The Fish from 2016-12-02T20:00
If you’re a regular FridayFix aficionado, you may find this episode disturbing, shocking, and like a bullet to your very heart. Well, that’s overly dramatic, but shit, man, I’m a writer — hyperb...
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FridayFix Episode # : Interview with PC and Kristen Cast from 2016-10-28T19:00
Scott and ARealGirl sit down with PC and Kristin Cast, bestselling authors of the HOUSE OF NIGHT series. How b...
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FridayFix Episode # : Scott’s outtakes from THE RIDER from 2016-10-25T19:00
If you’ve followed the ‘cast for the past few years, you may have heard ARealGirl or our audio producer Iceberg talk about how I curse up a storm of frustration while in the recording booth. Rec...
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FridayFix Episode # : Scotty Doesn't Know, Episode #2 from 2016-10-14T19:00
Actual answers below (hit “Continue Reading”): The second installment of this hard-hitting, Pulitzer-worthy show that has lots of newsiness baked right inside. I get asked five ...
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FridayFix # : Paul&Storm from 2016-09-30T19:00
Here’s another fun interview we did at DragonCon 2015, with Paul Sabourin and Greg “Storm” DiConstanzo, a.k.a. the comedy music duo “Listen
FridayFix Episode # : Scotty Doesn't Know, Episode #1 from 2016-07-05T19:00
We make with the funny and try a new bit — the Director of Doom asks me five random questions and I give answers (whether I know what the hell is going on or not).
Also in this video, ple...
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ALIVE Episode #21 - Q&A from 2015-11-08T20:00
A Q&A about ALIVE, with questions submitted by fans from all over the world. Well over an hour, lots of interesting tidbits about ALIVE, the Generations Trilogy, my writing style, other books, a...
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ALIVE Episode #20 from 2015-11-01T20:00
All the suffering, all the work, all the heartache — it all comes down to this final episode. In the final episode, Em and the Birthday Children face life and death, freedom … or eternal impriso...
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ALIVE Episode #19 from 2015-10-25T19:00
The Birthday Children fought the Grownups, and now Em has taken Matilda captive. She is forcing Matilda to reveal the location of the shuttle, the only way to escape the Xolotl. In this...
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ALIVE Episode #18 from 2015-10-18T19:00
Em has had enough. No more being hunted, no more threats of being erased. She has rallied the Birthday Children to march on the Garden, ready to attack the Grownups on sight. She is going to fin...
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ALIVE Episode #17 from 2015-10-11T19:00
In the last episode, Em discovered her true purpose in life — to be a receptacle for a much older version of herself, a 1,000-year-old monster that created Em to be overwritten. Em refuses to be...
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ALIVE Episode #16 from 2015-10-04T19:00
In the last episode, Em found out the true nature of the inescapable dungeon that has held her and the Birthday Children. Brewer — the Grownup who claims Em murdered him — revealed this shocking...
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ALIVE Episode #15 from 2015-09-27T19:00
In a quest to find a weapon that can defeat the monsters who took Bello, Em has led her friends to a place that Bishop and Gaston discovered earlier — the place where Bishop found the spear. Tho...
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ALIVE Episode #14 from 2015-09-20T19:00
The Birthday Children wound up right back where they started. While some wonder if supernatural forces are involved, Em chooses to focus on what she can actually control — finding a weapon that ...
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ALIVE Episode #13 from 2015-09-13T19:00
Somehow, the Birthday Children have wound up exactly where they started. In front of Em, a mystery — the coffin room she and her friends woke up in, the same room they walked away from. How can ...
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ALIVE Episode #12 from 2015-09-06T19:00
A rest, a brief peace, a critical break from the never ending stress — all of that evaporated in the last episode when something grabbed Bello and dragged her into the Garden’s underbrush. Now, ...
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ALIVE Episode #11 from 2015-08-30T19:00
The Birthday Children have reached the Garden, but at such a cost. In this episode, the tension between Em and Aramovsky comes to a head. Is Aramovsky looking out for the spiritual well-being of...
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ALIVE Episode #10 from 2015-08-23T19:00
After discovering food and water in the Garden, it should have been a happy occasion for Em and the kids. But then, tragedy befell Latu, and Em was the first to see what happens when people are ...
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ALIVE Episode #9 from 2015-08-16T19:00
Em and the others were shocked to run into a pig. Desperate for food, the kids made the instant decision to kill it, but it escaped, biting Latu in the shoulder and badly wounding her a...
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ALIVE Episode #8 from 2015-08-09T19:00
Em has led the Birthday Children into a strange, broken-down area filled with coffins of a different kind — thin, white, heavily beat-up, and empty. Em, O’Malley, and Latu are looking i...
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ALIVE Episode #7 from 2015-08-02T19:00
Em and her friends met Bishop and his crew. A brief, peaceful struggle for control of the Birthday Children left Em with the spear, a symbol of power. She now leads 23 other people through the h...
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ALIVE Episode #6 from 2015-07-26T19:00
As the group struggles to deal with the fallout from Yong’s attack, they hear the first evidence that they are not alone — the sound of heavy footsteps marching in time. That sound is drawing cl...
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ALIVE Episode #5 from 2015-07-19T19:00
In the last episode, Yong grew tired of wandering through hallways, finding nothing, and he challenged Em’s leadership. He attacked Spingate, then rushed at Em — and when he did, Em’s knife slid...
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ALIVE Episode #4 from 2015-07-12T19:00
Em, Spingate, O’Malley, Belo, Yong, and Aramovsky are trying to come to grips with their desperate situation. They woke up in coffins. Six other coffins in the same room contained shriveled corp...
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ALIVE Episode #3 from 2015-07-05T19:00
Em and Spingate have escaped their coffins, and managed to open two more — one holds the sleeping K. O’Malley, while the other contains the dead body of B. Brewer. Eight more coffins remain unop...
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ALIVE Episode #2 from 2015-06-28T19:00
M. Savage woke to a nightmare — trapped in a coffin, alone, unable to remember anything about her past. She fought her way free only to find herself in a room full of coffins. One of th...
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ALIVE Episode #1 from 2015-06-21T19:00
This is the first episode of ALIVE, the serialized audiobook version of the hardcover/eBook/full-length-audiobook that will be out July 14 from Del Rey Books. This is Scott’s sixteenth free, una...
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So You Wanna Be A Writer Episode #1: How to Write Your First Novel from 2015-01-23T20:00
Of all the questions Scott gets asked over and over, at every con, every book reading, and every day by DM or Facebook message or email … among the most frequent is “What advice do you have for ...
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FridayFix Episode # : Pierce Brown from 2015-01-16T20:00
Author of Red Rising trilogy talks writing process, screenplays, Hollywood, and being an "overnight success"
Pierce Brown’s first novel RED RISING was a smash hit. Whil...
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REDUNDANT 121 FridayFix _Things Happen.mp3 from 2015-01-06T20:00
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FridayFix Episode # : 2015 Con Schedule from 2015-01-06T20:00
We’re coming at you a bit early in the week for the FridayFix™, but we’ve got important things and stuff to discuss!
In 2015, our convention schedule will switch up a bit, as we will be p...
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FridayFix Episode # : Empty Set 2014 Year In Review from 2014-12-25T20:00
It’s the holidays, suckas! And with it comes year’s end, and with that comes our annual rambling-ass Year In Review.
The two gasbag partners in Empty Set Entertainment combined to bring y...
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FridayFix Episode # : Shiz Happens from 2014-12-19T20:00
It’s the holidays, and that means family and what-not. It also means things popping up out of nowhere like schedule-destroying demons, hell-bent on ruining all yer carefully crafted plans. Yep, ...
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FridayFix Episode # : The State of the Empty Set Store from 2014-11-28T20:00
Been poking around the Empty Set store this Black Friday? If you have, and you’re looking for swank GFL t-shirts, you might notice our selections are dwindling.
FridayFix Episode # : Origin stories from 2014-11-21T20:00
This is ARealGirl, and we’re back with another round with Evo Terra, founder of Listen
FridayFix Episode # : Friends, beers, irrational fears from 2014-11-14T20:00
On this week’s FridayFix we’re lucky to have our good friends Evo Terra and Sheila Dee join us. They came to San Diego for a visit, and sat down to talk irrational fears.
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FridayFix Episode # : T-Shirt poll results! from 2014-11-08T20:00
We polled and we pondered. We discussed at the Office of Doom. And we’ve decided which designs we’re moving forward with, even if not all of them will make it to an actual t-shirt. We’re in a te...
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FridayFix Episode # : Pick our new T-shirts! from 2014-10-31T19:00
It’s time for new T-shirts! Who gets to choose what we make? Youget to choose! Well, you get to help, anyway. Listen in to this awesome cast (there is slurping) and then pick your picks...
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FridayFix Episode # : Scott’s writing schedule for the rest of 2014 from 2014-10-24T19:00
Inside Empty Set is back, and this time out we’re talking about Scott’s writing schedule for the rest of 2014, and early 2015. Info you want, and we have it!
GuestGoods Episode #8: Jake Bible's LITTLE DEAD MAN from 2014-10-23T19:00
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FridayFix Episode # : THE CHAMPION recap, GFL Book VI news from 2014-10-12T19:00
Hey Junkies! We’re still at SiglerFest2K14 in Vegas, but wanted to do a quick follow-up now that THE CHAMPION has been shipped and ebook links have been sent!
We get a few standard questi...
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FridayFix Episode # : THE CHAMPION audiobook available from 2014-10-10T19:00
We’re at SiglerFest2k14 in Vegas, and the news just dropped that THE CHAMPION (GFL Book V) audiobook is finally available on Listen
FridayFix Episode # : ALIVE cover + NY Comic Con treat for Junkies from 2014-10-03T19:00
I woke up screaming in the dark.
I woke up alone.
I didn’t know who I was, where I was,
or how I got there.
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FridayFix Episode # : Final news on THE CHAMPION eBook, hardcover, and audiobook from 2014-09-26T19:00
WE’VE GOT GIRTH! So you’re asking thing like, “when is THE CHAMPION audiobook out?” and “when can I get the eBook” and “will I get the eBook for free if I order the hardcover?”...
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FridayFix Episode # : THE CHAMPION Hell Week from 2014-09-19T19:00
As we speed toward the release date for Listen
FridayFix Episode # : SiglerFest2k14 is nigh! from 2014-09-05T19:00
A quick Friday Fix to say if you are thinking of coming to SiglerFest, you have to book your hotel by end of day this coming Monday, September 8th, to get the group rate on your room!
FridayFix Episode # : The Harbinger of Tuaca: A memory of PG Holyfield from 2014-08-21T19:00
My friend PG Holyfield died last night.
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FridayFix Episode # : Scott’s dramatic reading of California DMV guide #1 from 2014-08-15T19:00
Happy Friday everybody!
Earlier this month there was a scavenger hunt on the internet that had nothing to do with us — until it did.
FridayFix Episode # : Inside Empty Set: Con Season Begins! from 2014-05-09T19:00
As Scott is busy furiously packing up Empty Set Studios North, we stole a few moments to record another edition of Inside Empty Set, where we talk about things pertinent to the business side of ...
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FridayFix Episode # : Inside Empty Set: Moving On Up! from 2014-05-02T19:00
We’re back with another edition of Inside Empty Set, where we talk about things pertinent to the business side of our business.
Big news today: Sigler is moving to San Diego! That’s right...
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FridayFix Episode # : Chuckles Mulrooney Full-Cast Live Reading from 2014-04-25T19:00
This is a terrific, full-cast, live reading of “Chuckles Mulrooney, Attorney for the Damned.” It was recording at the New Media...
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FridayFix Episode # : Interview with Charlaine Harris&Toni L.P. Kelner from 2014-04-01T19:00
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FridayFix Episode # : Inside Empty Set: Doggs&Deadlines from 2014-03-14T19:00
We received a good bit of feedback after our post-PANDEMIC tour discussion, saying it was nice to see “behind the curtain” a little.
As we always aim to please, we’re planning to chat abo...
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FridayFix Episode # : Transporter Private Cloud Storage from 2014-02-28T20:00
This week’s Friday Fix is a hybrid — it’s also about one of our advertisers. We’ve recently started using Transporter private cloud storage as our primary storage for all the audiobooks, podcast...
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FridayFix Episode # : New OS1 Orbiting Death Jerseys! from 2014-01-31T20:00
Even though in our heart of hearts we like to think everyone’s a Krakens fan … we know some of you have been dying to get your mitts on an Orbiting Death jersey.
And now, dear Junkies, th...
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FridayFix Episode # : Post-PANDEMIC Tour Wrap Up&GFL Pre-order Prep! from 2014-01-30T20:00
Thirteen minutes, and on Thursday, but full of good info about how the PANDEMIC Tour went and how to be ready for the GFL pre-order!
A couple of weeks back we did a little podcast about h...
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FridayFix Episode # : Booking the PANDEMIC Book Tour from 2014-01-17T20:00
If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to get Scott out on the road for a book tour, this FridayFix is for you.
Listen to learn everything you ever need to know about the PANDEMIC Tour, bu...
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FridayFix Episode # : The 2013 Year In Review from 2013-12-27T20:00
Our annual Year In Review tradition continues!
If you’ve never heard our rambling year end recaps, be forewarned: it’s a hour-long schmooze fest where Scott and I recount...
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FridayFix Episode # : PANDEMIC hardcover unboxing from 2013-12-20T20:00
‘Scuse me while I whips dis out! It’s the very first hardcover copy of PANDEMIC! I share the opening with all y’all.
Also, a little news on FLIER, and some humble-bragging about ...
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GuestGoods Episode #6: Justin Robert Young's GO HOME SANTA, YOU'RE DRUNK from 2013-12-18T20:00
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FridayFix Episode # : New book ROBOT UPRISINGS: Who is Petra Prawatt? from 2013-12-06T20:00
The Prawatt Jihad strikes terror into the hearts of sentients all over the galaxy. This race of intelligent, self-replicating machines is shrouded in fear, mystery and mistrust, yet at the cente...
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FridayFix Episode # : Orange and Black Friday! New store! Big sale! from 2013-11-29T20:00
It’s Black Friday, or as we like to call it around the Empty Set Lair … Orange and Black Friday. Gooooooo KRAKENS! We celebrate our home-team fervor by:
FridayFix Episode # : PANDEMIC University Tour from 2013-11-22T20:00
Good news Junkies, the PANDEMIC tour is booked!
We’ve got the tour dates for the PANDEMIC University Tour to promote Scott’s next novel, the conclusion t...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #15: Hunter Hunterson&Sons: Home, Part 2 from 2013-10-20T19:00
The Hunterson’s new home is invaded by a pot-smoking Deadhead wizard, but what else would you expect from a paranormal San Francisco? Hunter’s family has to deal with the previous residents of h...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #14: Hunter Hunterson&Sons: Home, Part 1 from 2013-10-13T19:00
Your favorite monster-hunting family returns for a new tale of rootin’-tootin’ supernatural mischief. As Hunter and his family settle into their new digs in San Francisco, they find out that the...
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FridayFix Episode # : Junkie tats up Scott’s signature from 2013-10-11T19:00
We love our Junkies, and the Junkies love us, and this is all good and fine and makes Scott’s tingly bits all the more tingly, but here’s something that is just deliciously cool: Junkie Rebecca ...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #13: Bag Man from 2013-10-06T19:00
This is one of Scott’s favorite stories. “Bag Man” examines the concept of “judge not, lest ye yourself be judged” from the perspective of the media vultures that celebrate and profit from death...
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FridayFix Episode # : Never bring a Junkie to a gun fight from 2013-10-04T19:00
At SiglerFest2k12, there were zombies. Seriously. Sort of. The Sigler fans, a.k.a. the “Junkies,” got armed and took care of business. Die, you paper zombies, DIE! Shot (see what I did there?) a...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #12: Hero from 2013-09-29T19:00
This week’s tale comes from the GFL era of the Siglerverse, but a deeper, darker, more dangerous corner. If the victors write the history books, this is a story about what happens when history’s...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #11: Passenger, Part 3 from 2013-09-22T19:00
And now the conclusion of our military-sf novella PASSENGER. Marcus Crowley was shot through the heart (and you’re to blame, amiright?) and thought he was a gonner, but awakens to find ...
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FridayFix Episode # : Lego P.U.V. James Keeling, from THE CRYPT from 2013-09-20T19:00
What’s three feet long and took sixty man-hours to make? Junkie Kelly McArdle‘s Lego version of the P.U.V...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #10: Passenger, Part 2 from 2013-09-15T19:00
Our CRYPT-era tale continues with Part 2 of the novella “Passenger. Our recon team crash-landed on Vee-Seven just before SAM fire tore into their troop carrier. Duck is dead. Chesque and Nguyen ...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #9: Passenger, Part 1 from 2013-09-08T19:00
We bring you a tale from THE CRYPT era of the Siglerverse, and a big Junkies favorite — particularly the rather grisly end of the story. We re-wrote the story to bring it into line with THE CRYP...
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FridayFix Episode # : “Cribs” visits the new Lair of Døøm from 2013-09-06T19:00
For those that grew up with MTV and love the ridiculousness of “Cribs,” we give you a look at the new Lair of Doom, all MTV-style. Author, or international super-producer? You be the judge. And ...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #8: Eusocial Networking, Part 2 from 2013-09-01T19:00
We present the conclusion to the novella “Eusocial Networking,” a story set in the 7th SON universe of J.C. Hutchins. The bug-infested finale will have you w...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #7: Eusocial Networking, Part 1 from 2013-08-27T19:00
Welcome to a new novella. This time out, EUSOCIAL NETWORKING, a story set in the 7th SON universe of J.C. Hutchins. If you like bugs you’ll love this (and if you hate them, it will scare your un...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #6: Beam Up on Aisle Five, Part 3 from 2013-08-18T19:00
The Rabbi and Big Ugly haven’t yet made it out from under their obligation to Chad LaTilton, after the President wound up dead. After visiting Carnie, and getting info from Meth Cow, they’re off...
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FridayFix Episode # : Photo montage from SiglerFest2k12 from 2013-08-16T19:00
Hello Junkies! This week’s FridayFix™ is all about SiglerFest! lWe’re working on plans for this year’s event (October 11 & 12, 2013 in Las Vegas, NV at The Orleans, no matter what I say at the b...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #5: Beam Up on Aisle Five, Part 2 from 2013-08-11T19:00
The second installment of our non-Siglerverse tale featuring the voice work of Justin Robert Young (@JustinRYo...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #4: Beam Up on Aisle Five, Part 1 from 2013-08-04T19:00
A new story and a rare foray into scifi/noir/comedy. Join Rabbi and Big Ugly as they stumble into quite a bit of trouble up on New Hoboken Station. Just hope you don’t wind up with a pile of pom...
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FridayFix Episode # : Siglerverse Tattoos! from 2013-08-02T19:00
Yes, this is an audio post to invite y’all to visit the Listen
BONES ARE WHITE Episode #3: Chuckles Mulrooney, Part 2 from 2013-07-28T19:00
The second half of our short story about deals with the devil, horror writing, clowns and seedy deeds done in the soup aisle of a Meijer grocery store.
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #2: Chuckles Mulrooney, Part 1 from 2013-07-25T19:00
Stop the presses! We’re doing something new this episode, and that is using voice talent other than Scott to bring you your weekly story. This is a story many of you have heard before, but re-wr...
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BONES ARE WHITE Episode #1: Kissyman&The Last Song from 2013-07-14T19:00
THE MVP is in our rear-view mirror, and now it’s time for a brand-new podcast title. Here it is, folks, the free serialization of our short story collection BONES ARE WH...
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FridayFix Episode # : Video! Dark Øverlord’s booth at the NEA Expo from 2013-07-12T19:00
Today’s FridayFix™ is video from our GFL booth at the National Education Association Expo in Atlanta, GA, held in July, 2013. Boom! Our booth rocked, thanks to the artistic stylings of Scott E. ...
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FridayFix Episode # : June 15 live YouTube event! from 2013-06-14T19:00
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FridayFix Episode # : New GFL team T-shirts are here, suckas! from 2013-06-08T19:00
Awwwwwwww, snap! Your friendly neighborhood FDØ models the all-new GFL team T-shirts. Get some of that luscious goodness from the Ice Storm, the Elite, the Stalkers and the Criminals. P...
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FridayFix Episode # : New Krakens Away Jerseys! from 2013-05-31T19:00
Dig the new Karkens away jerseys! Just like the pros (or like Oregon University does every five minutes), the time has come to change the look just a little bit. This video gives you the goods. ...
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FridayFix Episode # : Your ALL-PRO&THE MVP preorders have been cancelled! from 2013-05-24T19:00
The short version: All existing preorders for THE ALL-PRO and THE MVP will be cancelled any minute now because we’re switching distributors. A new preorder for...
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FridayFix Episode # : New GFL T-Shirts! from 2013-04-26T19:00
There was voting, and ballot stuffing, and lots of awesome design suggestions, and some fine tuning tweaks, all leading up to the t-shirts now available for sale!
First things first: las...
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FridayFix Episode # : Dragon*Con One for the Junkies from 2013-02-01T20:00
This week’s FridayFix™ has NEW FICTION!
That’s right Junkies! Little-heard, new fiction that Scott read at Dragon*Con 2012. This fun little story will be in the eBook-only short ...
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GuestGoods Episode #5: Jeff Carlson's FROZEN SKY from 2013-01-23T20:00
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FridayFix Episode # : SiglerFest2k12: Baby McButter's pick-up line from 2013-01-19T20:00
We’ve got a bunch o’ video from SiglerFest 2k12. This stuff is all over the place, and some of it — like this — is just a little NSFW. Enjoy! If you want to get in on SiglerFest2k13, coming up t...
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FridayFix Episode # : SiglerFest 2K13 Registration is now open! from 2013-01-18T20:00
FridayFix Episode # : Goreline Calls for January 4, 2013 from 2013-01-04T20:00
Can you believe it? A new Goreline Call episode!
We’re starting out the new year right — hearing from y’all. We haven’t done a Goreline episode since July 2012 … but we’re back!
If...
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FridayFix Episode # : The DØM Year in Review from 2012-12-28T20:00
As has become our tradition here at Dark Øverlord Media, Scott and I sat down in December to chat about the year gone by … the year ahead … the upcoming SuperBowl Saturday sales event …
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FridayFix Episode # : "How Do I Get an 'A'?" from 2012-12-14T20:00
Your friendly neighborhood FDØ here, Junkies. If there’s one question ARealGirl and I get at every con, it’s “how do I get an ‘A’?”
In case you don’t know A Kovacs, she’s the human superp...
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FridayFix Episode # : NOCTURNAL TV series? Help make that happen! from 2012-11-22T20:00
Well hello there, Mister/Miss big-time TV producer Junkie. What? You’re not in the biz? Well you can be if you help NOCTURNAL win the 2012 Goodreads Choice awards. I recorded a ...
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FridayFix Episode # : A review of horror/thriller novel THE COLONY from 2012-11-15T20:00
My buddy A.J. Colucci wrote this kick-ass horror/thriller called Listen
GuestGoods Episode #4 - Blogging law expert Ruth Carter from 2012-11-09T20:00
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FridayFix Episode # : COLIN FISHER authors Ashley Miller&Zack Stentz from 2012-11-02T19:00
Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz are hot stuff in the world of genre movies. The pair wrote the screenplays for THOR and X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, as well as having written for the shows FRINGE, ANDROMED...
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FridayFix Episode # : THE DETECTIVE eBook on sale now from 2012-10-23T19:00
Hi, Junkies, ARealGirl here to announce another new Dark Øverlord product.
Finally! THE DETECTIVE is the second GFL novella, and it is now available in all formats for al...
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FridayFix Episode # : FDO and A on KATG from 2012-10-06T19:00
During the East Coast Tour, the FDØ and I rolled on through New York City. Not only did I show His Evilness™ some of the sights from my old stomping grounds (that’s right, I’m a New York Irish g...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode #11: Sacred Cow from 2012-09-23T19:00
It’s the final episode of BLOOD IS RED. We delivered eight disturbing short stories in eleven installments, all meant to make you pee your pants just a little.
“Sacred Co...
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GuestGoods Episode #3: John Mierau's FLAMES anthology from 2012-09-18T19:00
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BLOOD IS RED Episode #10: Mt. Fitzroy, Chap. 1 from 2012-09-16T19:00
The re-written, re-recorded first chapter of MT. FITZROY, the sequel to EARTHCORE. And if you listen all the way through to the end of the episode, you might … I repeat, might … hear wh...
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FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – Chicago&PANDEMIC sneak-peek! from 2012-09-13T19:00
What’s that? Chicago is on the chopping block for PANDEMIC? Check out the great crowd we had in the Windy City, where I not only entertained fans of Da Bears but also did a walk...
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FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – Pittsburgh from 2012-09-11T19:00
We drove through torrential rains to reach Pittsburgh and entertain dozens (and dozens) of happy Junkies. There was an infected child (with triangles), Steelers fans (sorry about that) and bathr...
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FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – Bethlehem/Philly from 2012-09-10T19:00
“Whose house?” “OUR HOUSE!” A big celebration of all things Dark Øverlord as we visited our East Coast office in Bethlehem, PA, and had a reading/shindig/party afterward. Thanks to Donn...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode #9: Number One With A Bullet, Part 2 from 2012-09-09T19:00
NFL security operatives Lawrence Cutter and Luke Moore have learned there is more to top prospective draft pick Eugene Patterson then trophies, headlines and smiles. What he finds might mean mor...
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FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – NYC from 2012-09-09T19:00
Our fourth stop of the Sigler East Coast Tour took us to NYC, where we had some fun with the Keith & The Girl podcast (Keith also announces his undying love for the Orbiting Death in this video,...
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FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – Washington, D.C. from 2012-09-08T19:00
The FDØ invades DC and eyes up which embassies will soon fall to his evil ways. Also, ARealGirl comes up with a great idea on how to “improve” the Lincoln Memorial. Five minutes of fun from the ...
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FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – Chapel Hill, NC from 2012-09-07T19:00
Here’s video of our second stop on the tour, Chapel Hill, NC at Chapel Hill Comics. There was a hell hound. It was awesome, and also well-behaved. Big props to Mur Lafferty for helping us hook t...
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FridayFix Episode # : East Coast Tour vid – Atlanta for Dragon*Con from 2012-09-05T19:00
We’re on the road, Junkies! Here’s some sweet, sweet video of our first tour stop at Dragon*Con in Atlanta. See the full tour agenda at scottsigler.com/tour.
BLOOD IS RED Episode #8: Number One With A Bullet, Part 1 from 2012-09-02T19:00
In honor of the start of the NFL season, we not only have THE MVP landing on your doorsteps, but also we present a football-centric favorite among the Junkies, the short story “Number One With A...
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FridayFix Episode # : Books&Beer Vidcast from 2012-08-30T19:00
ARealGirl and the FDØ recently did a “Books & Beer” vidcast to discuss the realities of being an author in the digital age. Crack open a brew, watch, and enjoy. Also, Evo and Jeff from Books & B...
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FridayFix Episode # : THE MVP Shipping Hell Week, Day 4 (final day!) from 2012-08-28T19:00
Wave that checkered flag! Here it is, Junkies, the final vid of our wee little documentary of packing your copies of THE MVP. The Post Office trucks came today to snag your book...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode #7: The Great Snipe Hunt, Part 2 from 2012-08-26T19:00
Nature abhors a vacuum. Still.
This is part two, wrapping up the story started last week.
Also doing some final wrap-up work today on Shipping Hell Week for THE MVP. Altho...
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FridayFix Episode # : THE MVP Shipping Hell Week, Day 3 from 2012-08-25T19:00
A whole mess of Junkies came in to help with Day 3 shipping. Much fun was had. No goats were sacrificed.
FridayFix Episode # : THE MVP Shipping Hell Week, Day 2 from 2012-08-24T19:00
The last day of just ARealGirl and I before the Junkies show up to help. This video has giant bronze booties, wrestling burritos, and a surprise appearance by Rocky Balboa. Oh, and some Bush. Listen
FridayFix Episode # : THE MVP Shipping Hell Week, Day 1 from 2012-08-23T19:00
ARealGirl and the FDØ knocked out one pallet of books as they kick off Day 1 of Hell Week. Three more pallets to go. That’s just unboxing, signing, numbering and stacking, folks — still have to ...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode #6: The Great Snipe Hunt, Part 1 from 2012-08-19T19:00
Nature abhors a vacuum. I love this phrase (despite the fact that is is a personification of an abstract concept — there is no “Gaia,” I tell you). But where there are available resourc...
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FridayFix Episode # : THE MVP hardcover unboxing from 2012-08-15T19:00
Sha-ka-paaoww! Book IV of the GFL series is almost loaded into the power-canons and ready to fire across the globe. The book missiles will strike you in the face!
What? ...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode #5: Iowa Typhoon from 2012-08-12T19:00
A dark-dark-dark story from your Future Dark Øverlord. Did I mention “dark?” Some old-school, blood-drenched scifi to make your Sunday better. And we’ve got some New Junkie Shout-Outs for ya!
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BLOOD IS RED Episode #4: Red Man from 2012-08-05T19:00
Hi Junkies, it’s A here this week, picking my favorite Sigler story to share for Sunday content. I know y’all have likely heard this story in one of it’s earlier iteration on this site. It’s bee...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode #3: Hunter Hunterson&Sons: Welcome to San Francisco, Part 2 from 2012-07-29T19:00
Hunter Hunterson and his son Bo are thrown into a heated conflict with a demon Oni, a man that is either a white-haired sorcerer or an aging Grateful Dead fan (or possibly both), and a meth-addi...
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FridayFix Episode # : An interview with author David Brin from 2012-07-27T19:00
Scott ran into author David Brin at ComicCon 2012, and David agreed to come on the show to talk about his new science fiction novel Listen
BLOOD IS RED Episode #2: Hunter Hunterson&Sons: Welcome to San Francisco, Part 1 from 2012-07-22T19:00
Welcome to a rare FDØ foray into supernatural fiction. That’s right, ghosts and goblins and vamps and werewolves and what-not. We hope you dig it.
The full title of this story is “Hunter ...
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FridayFix Episode # : Goreline for July 19, 2012 from 2012-07-19T19:00
Okay, the announcement isn’t all that major in the grand scheme of things, but it’s pretty damn important for us at Dark Øverlord Media. Hint: it involves something with the symbol over there on...
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BLOOD IS RED Episode #1: Wolf from 2012-07-15T19:00
Sha-ka-paow! A new audibook begins right here, right now. These are stories from the BLOOD IS RED short story collection.
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FridayFix Episode # : Unboxing of THE ROOKIE and THE STARTER paperbacks from 2012-07-13T19:00
Woo-hoo! THE ROOKIE and THE STARTER paperbacks get unboxed, and we don't even buy them dinner first. Snag your at Amazon.com or BN.com or in your local Barnes & Noble or indie store.
FridayFix Episode # : The Balticon Voorwerp from 2012-06-16T19:00
I got to do a cool event at Balticon 46, alongside Mur Lafferty, Nathan Lowell, and Christiana Ellis. Hosted by the awesome Pamela Gay (at right, who hosts the Listen
FridayFix Episode # : Update of Doom! from 2012-05-18T19:00
FridayFix Episode # : SiglerFest 2012 Registration Now Open from 2012-05-11T19:00
FridayFix Episode # : SiglerFest 2012 information poll! from 2012-04-27T19:00
FridayFix Episode # : BONES ARE WHITE is now available! from 2012-04-20T19:00
FridayFix Episode # : NOCTURNAL, the final details! from 2012-03-30T19:00
TODAY! 3:00pm Pacific Time! Join us for the Listen
FridayFix Episode # : NOCTURNAL unboxing! from 2012-03-23T19:00
FridayFix Episode # : Dark Overlord Paperbacks! from 2012-03-08T20:00
Junkies, don your armor and grab your weapons, because the GFL series is about to invade bookstores all over the US and Canada.
We’re thrilled to announce the creation of Dark Øve...
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FridayFix Episode # : THE ALL-PRO supply is dwindling! from 2012-03-03T20:00
I know most of you have already secured your copy of THE ALL-PRO. But if you haven’t, or if you want a back-up, take a quick listen to today’s Fix and then go claim your books w...
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FridayFix Episode # : 2012 Tour Schedule from 2012-02-24T20:00
Scott’s 2012 tour and appearance schedule has been set! Check out all the fun below as we set up a little West Coast vs. East Coast rivalry! There will be freebies for pre-ordering both NOCTURNA...
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FridayFix Episode # : THE MVP Pre-Order is TOMORROW from 2012-02-03T20:00
Here we go Krakens, here we go (clap-clap!). It’s almost on Junkies! The pre-order for THE MVP, Book IV of the GFL series starts tomorrow, February 4, 2012 at 9...
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FridayFix Episode # : GFL T-Shirts! from 2012-01-28T20:00
Ladies & gentlemen, please allow me to introduce our new in-house designer, Scott “Big Fish” Pond. And since we wanted to announce Big Fish in a Big Pimpin’ way, feast your eyes on four brand-ne...
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FridayFix Episode # : NSFW show, January 2012 from 2012-01-20T20:00
Sometimes, Scott gets to do guest appearances on other shows. Sometimes the shows go well, sometimes not so much. Rarely, however, have I ever seen the FDØ™ enjoy himself as much as he did on th...
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FridayFix Episode # : Goreline calls for January 2012 from 2012-01-07T20:00
We’re bringing back the Goreline now that we’re in 2012 and on the new site! This one’s a bit of a catch up, so listen to get up-to-date.
One answer got a bit garbled. I blame Scott’s exc...
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FridayFix Episode # : The Big F-ing Announcement from 2011-12-23T20:00
So, you need to listen to get all the goods, but it’s a happy Christmas Eve Eve here at the Lair of Døøm™. We’re celebrating the collaboration with IDW Listen
FridayFix Episode # : State of the Website from 2011-12-16T20:00
You’ve all been letting us know what you think of the new site, and — more importantly — letting us know about problems and what you don’t like about the new site. So, ARealGirl and Sco...
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GuestGoods Episode #2: Three questions with artist Len Peralta from 2011-10-27T19:00
Back with another GuestGoods, this time with artist, friend of DØM, and all-around good guy Len Peralta. Don’t know his work? Oh, you will shortly. And you can even grab some for yourself, just ...
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GuestGoods Episode #1: New Feature! Three Questions with Seth Harwood from 2011-09-22T19:00
Awwww snap! Check out our brand-new show, GuestGoods. We’re gearing up complete website revision, which we plan to launch before 2012 hits, and we thought it was high t...
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FridayFix Episode # : SiglerFest Video Announcement from 2011-03-04T20:00
A few weeks back we posted the “Cribs” tour of the Office of Døøm. The response w...
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FridayFix Episode # : ANCESTOR Q&A from 2011-02-18T20:00
ANCESTOR is finished, and now it’s time for the assault of Junkie questions. We took questions from email, Twitter, Facebook and this very site, and we’re ready to give you the answers. The FDO™...
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FridayFix Episode # : Video Question for the FDO! from 2011-01-21T20:00
We’ve got a new feature this week! Junkie infected_once sent in a video question for the FDO™. Instead of orde...
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FridayFix Episode #24: Cribs of the FDO from 2011-01-14T20:00
The gang of MTV (in this case, that’s “Miskatonic Television”) stopped by the Office of Døøm to scope out how the evil half lives. So many of you ask about the Future Dark Øverlord’s work enviro...
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FridayFix Episode #23: Goreline calls for January 7, 2011 from 2011-01-07T20:00
Ah yes, time for more calls to the Goreline and the ever-so-sensitive responses from your Future Dark Overlord™. Some really great calls this time, including a few from the UK.
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FridayFix Episode #21: Tentacles, Tentacles,&More Tentacles from 2010-12-24T20:00
‘Twas the night before Dragon*Con, and all through the con, people were sleeping, dreaming dreams of Han. Well, no, actually, it was during Dragon*Con, and no one sleeps there. There we...
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FridayFix Episode #20: Wounded Warrior Project benefit from 2010-12-17T20:00
We moved 25 copies in just over an hour, so they’re gone. Sad for those that missed, but happy for our donation to the Wounded Warrior Project. Sorry if you missed it, but we only have so many t...
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FridayFix Episode # : Goreline calls for December 12, 2010 from 2010-12-10T20:00
We’re back with new Goreline calls! There’s so much info to be had in here Junkies! News about Scott’s 2011 Con attendance, news about Sigler*Fest (oh yes he did!) and much more. Oh, and he call...
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FidayFix Episode #18: TITLE FIGHT launch at podiobooks.com from 2010-11-12T20:00
And in this corner, weighing in at a combined weight of 450 fighting pounds, Scott “The Future Dark Overlord” Sigler, and Matt “Mad Dog” Wallace, the tag-team champions of the world! Junkies,
FridayFix Episode # : Goreline for November 4, 2010 from 2010-11-05T19:00
We’ve got hot, steamy fresh Goreline calls for you. The Junkies pile on with mockery of Scott’s Bible/Myth knowledge (or lack therof). We get some Siglerverse timeline info, a question about THE...
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FridayFix Episode # : Let's Get Pissed with the FDO featuring the Director of Doom from 2010-10-22T19:00
Oh, my. This one’s hard to post, harder to believe, but here it is. Scott’s cousin Frankie made it to Dragon*Con 2010 late one night, and he invited me to sit in the hot seat. Even better, he as...
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FridayFix Episode # : Let's Get Pissed with the FDO featuring Tor from 2010-09-24T19:00
Please be warned -- this is not safe for work, this is not safe for your kids. This is basically a room full of people screaming foul language at the top of their lungs (and th...
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FridayFix Episode # : The Goreline is back! from 2010-09-10T19:00
I believe it was Tolstoy who said, “I’m back in the saddle again.” Tolstoy or Tyler, I can’t remember which, but it matters not — what does matter is that the Goreline has retu...
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