Jakkal Designs 100th Episode shirt 2021

Episode 166 – An Interview with Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr.

Dr. Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr. has written a book on the fascinating topic of jazz, and the perspective of musicologists as their approach to studying black music history has changed through the years. His new book Who Hears Here? is a collection of essays that celebrates the history of jazz and performers through the ages, using the thoughtful lens of modern perspective on race, sexism, regionalism, and more. The contemporary era of black music inquiry is a thoughtful one that must examine implications of race, sex, politics, world history and movement, and sociology, and his essays on the topic as well as his approach are a delight. … Continue…Episode 166 – An Interview with Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr.

Jakkal Designs 100th Episode shirt 2021

Episode 165 – Interview with Delilah Dawson

Delilah is the dark fairy godmother of hilarious and occasionally grisly fiction. From collaboration with Kevin Hearne to writing in the Star Wars canon universe, Delilah moves through genres and pseudonyms with grace and ease. Her newest book is something different – The Violence is a story exploring the dark sides of abuse in families and societies, while posing the “What if?” question of the results of a strange condition where people go suddenly wild with violence – then back again. Is The Violence fantasy about a spell or enchantment? Is it a carefully crafted social disease? You’ll have to read it to find out! The violence is graphic and can be triggering – but the discussion is deeply thoughtful and the ending is oddly satisfying. … Continue…Episode 165 – Interview with Delilah Dawson

Jakkal Designs 100th Episode shirt 2021

Episode 164 – An Interview with Jo Fletcher

Jo Fletcher built a publishing house, and has recently returned to her love of finding really good authors and making them better with freelance editing. Jo talks about how to find your repetitions, your bad habits, and talks about some of her observations in trends and genres – what goes around comes around again. A good read is a good read! Jo gives new writers plenty to think about. … Continue…Episode 164 – An Interview with Jo Fletcher

Jakkal Designs 100th Episode shirt 2021

Episode 163 – Interview with Laura Anne Gilman

Laura Anne Gilman is a delightfully prolific author with a bent for the detective story, the noir in any setting from fantasy, sci fi, historic fiction – you name it. Urban supernatural sleuths chase elusive (and sometimes equally supernatural) victims and perps alike through history and fantasy, and Laura Anne’s world building immerses the reader deep within her vision. Her latest book, Uncanny Times, is coming out shortly and we can’t wait to read it! … Continue…Episode 163 – Interview with Laura Anne Gilman

Jakkal Designs 100th Episode shirt 2021

Episode 162 – Interview with Jonathan R. Rose

Jonathan R. Rose describes himself as “painfully cynical”, and takes you on a journey to What If, from dark urban fantasy to just a little dystopian future sci fi that explores how humans relate to one another. His characters strive to discover who they are and what they value by looking outward at the world around them, and discover their truth by how they relate to the people in their spheres. From north to south, he has ranged across the continent and brought back flavors from each culture to present his own spin. Jonathan says, “You can live off writing! Just not book writing.” (At least at first!) Enjoy his newest book, Wedlock. … Continue…Episode 162 – Interview with Jonathan R. Rose

Jakkal Designs 100th Episode shirt 2021

Episode 160 – So how do you pitch that in Hollywood? – with Nate McCoy and Lynn Harrod

They say everyone living in California has written a screenplay. Now, that’s technically an utter lie, but the truth is many screenplays get written and sit in the back of people’s computers or desks because no one knows how to pitch them. What you need to do to find someone who wants to invest in your script and turn it into a movie. It’s not easy – but Nate McCoy and Lynn Harrod from Only Human Productions are here to share some tips with you. … Continue…Episode 160 – So how do you pitch that in Hollywood? – with Nate McCoy and Lynn Harrod

Jakkal Designs 100th Episode shirt 2021

Episode 158 – Interview with Keegan Patterson

Come with us to hear the beginnings of a media empire. Keegan Patterson discusses turning his experience of dating a prisoner into a blog, a podcast, and a series of novels. If you want to know about prison relationships, he has a lot to tell you. If you want ideas about how to write, he has a lot of good notes about how to tell it in multiple formats. Have a listen, it’s not illegal to talk! … Continue…Episode 158 – Interview with Keegan Patterson

Jakkal Designs 100th Episode shirt 2021

Episode 157 – Scenes from a Latinx Restaurant

Dr. Natalia Molina joins us to talk about her latest book, A Place at the Narayit, a non-fiction historical account about her grandmother’s restaurant opened in Los Angeles in the 1960s. It’s a fascinating history of the region, both from the perspective of laws and statues designed to limit where immigrants could live, and a celebration of life and diversity that grew and flowered into a cultural space in the Echo Park neighborhood. … Continue…Episode 157 – Scenes from a Latinx Restaurant