Episodes

  • Mia Sheridan: Sometimes A Bear’s Gotta Eat

    Mia Sheridan: Sometimes A Bear’s Gotta Eat
    Nov 6 2025
    A fun chat with Mia Sheridan all about her new book The Fix, man-eating bears, and how DIYing helps her writing. Plus – Dave’s school has too many fire drills, Laura is on the lonely girl diet, and Andrew’s got his hands full with middle schoolers. We also recommend: Play Nice by Rachel Harrison, Unbound … Continue reading Mia Sheridan: Sometimes A Bear’s Gotta Eat
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • How To Select The Perfect Narrator With Kelley Armstrong

    How To Select The Perfect Narrator With Kelley Armstrong
    Oct 27 2025
    A fun chat with Kelley Armstrong all about her new book The Haunting of Paynes Hollow, folklore, audiobook narrators, and bears. Plus – Dave has some wacky stories from his play. ITUNES – SPOTIFY
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    40 mins
  • Capri Sun Dictation With Trilina Pucci

    Capri Sun Dictation With Trilina Pucci
    Oct 22 2025
    A fun chat with Trilina Pucci all about her new book One Killer Night, the San Francisco 49ers, Capri Suns, and gummy worms. Plus – Dave’s students struggle with 80s music. ITUNES – SPOTIFY
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    45 mins
  • Ep. 307 How To Write A Book By Pranking Your Husband With Christa Carmen

    Ep. 307 How To Write A Book By Pranking Your Husband With Christa Carmen
    Oct 10 2025
    We’re joined by Christa Carmen for a fun chat all about her new novel How to Fake a Haunting, ghost tours, horror movies, and how her husband falling asleep while watching TV gave her the idea for the book. Plus – Dave gets an unexpected gift, Laura learns the hard way she’s not a sourdough … Continue reading Ep. 307 How To Write A Book By Pranking Your Husband With Christa Carmen
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Ep. 306 Crossing Swords With Sarah Hawley

    Ep. 306 Crossing Swords With Sarah Hawley
    Oct 4 2025
    We’re joined by Sarah Hawley for a fun chat all about her new book Princess of Blood, her intricately detailed world building process, and her experience in stage combat. Plus – Dave avoids small talk at all costs, Laura shares embarrassing stories about her family, and Andrew gets a new truck. Again. We also recommend: … Continue reading Ep. 306 Crossing Swords With Sarah Hawley
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Ep. 305 Playing Possum With Jane Hamilton

    Ep. 305 Playing Possum With Jane Hamilton
    Oct 2 2025
    A fun chat with Jane Hamilton about her new book The Phoebe Variations, big families, housing Sigourney Weaver, and possums. Plus – Dave and Andrew have an eventful weekend in Baltimore, and Laura spends quality time with Sylvia at school. We also recommend: One Dark Night by Hannah Richell, The Wrong Hands by Mark Billingham, … Continue reading Ep. 305 Playing Possum With Jane Hamilton
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Ep. 304 Jeffery Deaver & Isabella Maldonado Can’t Stop Writing

    Ep. 304 Jeffery Deaver & Isabella Maldonado Can’t Stop Writing
    Sep 21 2025
    We’re joined by Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado for a fun chat all about their new book The Grave Artist, their prodigious output, and upping the serial killer game. We also recommend: The Lottery Ticket by CJ Williams, How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates, and The King of Video Poker by Paolo Iacovelli. … Continue reading Ep. 304 Jeffery Deaver & Isabella Maldonado Can’t Stop Writing
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Ep. 303 Lou Berney Is A Smooth Criminal

    Ep. 303 Lou Berney Is A Smooth Criminal
    Sep 12 2025
    A fun chat with Lou Berney all about his new book Crooks, seeing the world through a criminal lens, the OKC Thunder, and Judge Reinhold. Plus – Dave and Laura hit the Ikea for meatballs and more and Andrew takes too many kids to the Weird Al concert and there is a major incident. We … Continue reading Ep. 303 Lou Berney Is A Smooth Criminal
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    1 hr and 23 mins