Interview with novelist Steve Gans, author of Israfel Rising and Israfel Fallen Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show (http://paypal.me/barefootsierra) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 10, 2021•33 min•Ep. 41
In this week's episode: Texas Book Festival guest announcements California Book Award winners Comic Con at Home recap Frederick Comic Con returning in November Interview with Jennifer Clark, creator of Oscar Mayer Weiner Cat Interview with meditation and near-death experience expert Jay W Spillers Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show...
Aug 02, 2021•53 min•Ep. 40
Interview with children's author Bracha Goetz TikTok star ACO Jess writes a children's book Comic Con at Home Philadelphia to demolish city's only rec center for people with disabilities Firefighter Elaine Owens saves kitten from under a truck Absurdity at Cannes Film Festival Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show (http://paypal.me/ba...
Jul 18, 2021•24 min•Ep. 39
Interview with freelance writer Kenzi Wood Thieves who stole more than 40,000 comic books from Pennsylvania-based Golden Unicorn Comics apprehended after the books appeared on Facebook marketplace Jury decides Call of Duty character did not infringe on GI Bro comics Interview with MLA Janis Irwin The Barefoot Groomer used dog grooming to pull herself out of homelessness Tennessee Bureau of Investigation request help from public in search for missing 5 year old Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast...
Jun 28, 2021•40 min•Ep. 38
2021 Pulitzer Prize winners announced Washington State University gains first edition Jane Austen novels from alumnus donor Interview with actress, children's book author, and pitbull advocate Dianne Scott Baltimore's Galactic Con sees record attendance Neil Carriere publishes Pip the Goblin comic Interview with journalist Tony Russo about his new book Dragged Into the Light Yale studying long-term effects of covid infection Unliveable conditions in Whitley Gardens Apartments in Corcoran, Califo...
Jun 20, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 37
In this week's episode: Interview with best-selling author and magazine publisher Jana Phillips Carroll County Comic Book and Nostalgia Show now booking vendors Alternate Worlds and Comics raises funds for firefighters on Star Wars Day New Houston Library asks public to nominate a name for the building Ohio Girl Scouts earn Bronze Awards for wildlife rescue efforts 5 Seconds of Summer postpones 2021 North American tour Drew Baldridge and Katherine Kraus got married! Buzzsprout - Let's get your p...
May 09, 2021•27 min
In this week's episode: Lindsay Gardner virtual author event Columbiana Public Library holds silent auction fundraiser Free Comic Book Day Masks still required at Denton, Texas's More Fun Comics and Games Interview with occupation therapist and hand drummer Jorge Ochoa Legoland Florida's new stunt show Landon Letwin goes viral for water skiing tricks Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive ...
May 03, 2021•24 min
In this episode: Ida's Books, a Black-owned bookstore named after Ida B Wells Amazon Studios orders pilot for series based on Harlan Coben's Shelter Interview with creative healer Corry MacDonald DEA agent Ryan Shumacher shoots 20-year-old Trayvon Johnson in Cleveland Houston Methodist Hospital makes covid vaccination mandatory for employees TV and film writer Bernie Kahn passes away at age 90 The Challenge: Double Agents finale and winners Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for...
Apr 27, 2021•26 min
In this week's episode: Interview with novelist and playwright Louis Greenstein Unknown Comics opens first brick and mortar store How the pandemic has affected comic and gaming stores Recreating the Black middle class in Cleveland WebMD relocating their headquarters Catherine Pierce poetry Emancipation moves production to Louisiana in response to Georgia's regressive voting laws Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you ma...
Apr 20, 2021•34 min•Ep. 33
In this week's episode: John Boehner's memoir Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winners Action Comics #1 issue auctions for $3.25 million Disneyland's new Marvel Campus Atlanta's voting executive order Tyler Perry lifts studio quarantine bubble Interview with barefooter Chris Johnson Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show (http://paypal.me/bar...
Apr 11, 2021•27 min
In this week's episode: Virtual meet the author events: Margaret Peterson Haddix Marcus Jackson S Lee Manning Melissa Febos Kim Blasier Nancy Roe Pimm 8 year old Iraqi girl, Manar Alkalmil, writes comic book about coronavirus pandemic Marvel releases Black Widow trailer Interview with musician Ed Roman Military cold weather training exercises Wim Hof method Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may r...
Apr 05, 2021•31 min
In this episode: Kieron Holland's latest film Kaitlyn Greenidge on "the WAP of the Bible" Panel discussion with Jae Tracy and DJ Colbert about the empress dragon mural restoration in Kaimuki, Hawaii Fort Collins adopts a climate future plan Virginia ends the death penalty Australian Catholic University names new campus after Josephine Bakhita Carey Gillam on Lee Johnson vs Monsanto Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you...
Mar 29, 2021•25 min
In this week's episode: Interview with science fiction author (and my uncle!) Hugh Spencer DC Comics to celebrate Pride Month with anthology and themed variant covers Marvel president puts a stop to Chris Evans cameo rumors Combatting anti-Asian sentiment in Cleveland How microbes in melting permafrost could affect the climate Karim El Hayani attempts to break barefoot half marathon on ice record Mbuleli Mathanga sets provincial 10k record running barefoot Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast lau...
Mar 22, 2021•28 min•Ep. 29
In this week's episode: Tom Holland and the Russo Brothers go beyond the MCU in Cherry Cold Courage , AMC+'s newest novel adaptation series Virtual event: How comics and graphic novels are adapting to a changing world Virtual event: Drawing with Dav Pilkey Virtual event: Art and feminism Virtual event: SheroCon Toronto uses comics to curb vaccine hesitancy Edmonton takes CleanIt GreenIt to court over stench Edmonton police seek information in stabbing Interview with barefooter David Gus Breaking...
Mar 14, 2021•21 min•Ep. 28
In this episode: Remembering author Lila McGinnis Bernadette Miller's literary debut, A House in the Land of Shinar Dr Seuss and cancel culture Painting Hawaii restores iconic mural Interview with Oana and Sebo of Ardenite Penticton retiree Mike Barrett cycling 13k km to raise money for school in India Swamp buggy races return to Collier County, Florida Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may recei...
Mar 08, 2021•25 min
In today's episode: Hilary Rodham Clinton's upcoming mystery novel Criticism over Dutch "The Hill We Climb" translation Interview with filmmaker Patrick Cutler about his upcoming project Redgate Sergio Florian runs 125 mile perimeter of Oahu Island Which province is the Florida of Canada? Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show (http://...
Mar 01, 2021•21 min
In today's episode: Interview with Robert Ginsberg, medium researcher and founder of Forever Family Foundation Cartoonist Guy Gilchrist's new book SyFy's Resident Alien review Black History Hightlight - Rosalind Cash, multiple Emmy award nominee and original member of the Negro Ensemble Company Kentucky basketball wins third game in a row Infectious Disease Physician Dr Manoj Jain's advice on covid variants Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's pregnancy announcement Buzzsprout - Let's get your podca...
Feb 20, 2021•28 min•Ep. 25
In today's episode: CBC's list of books by Black Canadians you should read in 2021 Novelist Nnedi Okorafor on the coronavirus pandemic Terry Stawar's opinion piece on treasure hunting Newest comic from Pechetshote, The Good Asian Black History Highlight: musician and actor Q-Tip Interview with social documentarian and journalist Paula Ewing Israeli immigration minister Tamano-Shata on airport closure Son of former teacher founds academy to raise Filipinos out of poverty Buzzsprout - Let's get yo...
Feb 19, 2021•23 min•Ep. 24
In today's episode: Award winning Ontario authors to read at Electric Mermaid event Margaret Atwood essay featured in Souvenirs de Temiscaming Interview with Indigenous artist Erin June Black History Highlight: Pat Cleveland, first Black supermodel Arctic weather continues in Southern US Leaders Education scholarship for western Tennessee high school students French lesbian romance Two of Us nominated for Oscar Youngstown State University kicks off football season with game at North Dakota State...
Feb 17, 2021•30 min•Ep. 23
In today's episode: Patrick McKenna on how books helped him become bilingual Teresa Kindred on how books inspired her childhood shenanigans Black History Highlight: Oscar Micheaux, first major African-American filmmaker Interview with Finnish musician and fashion designer Samu Penttinen Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show (http://pa...
Feb 16, 2021•13 min•Ep. 22
In today's episode: Live online meet the author event with Hannah Dennison University of Michigan's athletic power couple on books and Valentines day Interview with Kendra of Blanket Fort Studio Black History Highlight: Natalie Cole, first African-American to win Best New Artist Grammy Thunder Bay, Ontario covid-19 cases for 2021 surpass 2020 number Bryan New of Belmont, North Carolina wins AFTCO Bassmaster Elite at St John's River British Actor Dominic West under scrutiny for breaking social ga...
Feb 15, 2021•22 min•Ep. 21
In today's episode: Valentines Day movies based on novels Ohio's Just Write competition will go on in spite of pandemic Marvel Comics introduces Taegukgi, their first South Korean superheo Paper Girls comic books coming to Amazon Prime as original series Black History Month highlight: Martin Delany, one of the first Black Harvard Medical School students and first African-American major in the army Interview with makeup artist Abbie Ingalls Redditt user asks for advice after wife leaves baby in b...
Feb 14, 2021•18 min•Ep. 20
In today's episode: Avatar: The Last Airbender's Toph gets solo graphic novel Mikey Way and Shaun Simon's Electric Century graphic novel finally has a release date Interview with artist and musician Conner Barrett Black History Highlight: Lorraine Hansberry, author of A Raisin in the Sun and first African-American female author to have a play on Broadway FedEx grants $5 million to HBCUs BIC sells French headquarters Winnepeg man runs 3 km barefoot in -30C weather in attempt to evade arrest Buzzs...
Feb 13, 2021•15 min•Ep. 19
In today's episode: Interview with barefoot author Nellie Potts Clown Shoes Brewery is making comics on beer cans Doctor Who Comics: Missy available for preorder now Black History Highlight: Kwame Ture, civil rights activist and Honorary Prime Minister of Black Panther Party Two west Tennessee hospitals awarded for taking proactive measures to reduce infant morality Nishnawbe Aski Police Service delivering food supplies to remote Indigenous communities in northern Ontario Danish supermodel Helen...
Feb 12, 2021•18 min•Ep. 18
In today's episode: Netflix has purchased right to Brian Jacques's Redwall novels Jessica Au wins inaugural The Novel Prize Legendary Comics announces Godzilla vs Kong books Lion's Tooth comic book and graphic novel store to open in Milwaukee Black History Highlight: Ja'Net Dubois, two time Emmy winner and cofounder of Pan African Film an Arts Festival Group of 10 customers at Earls Crossroads in Edmonton, Alberta break social distancing rules Outbreak of Covid-19 among homeless community in Thu...
Feb 11, 2021•22 min•Ep. 17
In today's episode: 2021 Alfaguara Novel Prize results First novel in Tamil language gets turned into audiobook Green Bay comic store opens second location to support cat rescue Fortnight data miners predict The Flash skin Black History Highlight: Ira Aldridge, the first African-American to establish a stage career outside of the United States Interview with Jenna Larson on living in Biden's America as a Trump supporter Barefoot HS2 protestor released from custody on condition he stay away from ...
Feb 09, 2021•18 min
In today's episode: Scottish novel Ian Rankin, who shares a similar name with Nova Scotia's new Premier Iain Rankin, takes to Twitter to announce his plans as Premier Examining racism in Philip Roth's writings "The Forever Maps" from Scout Comics picked up for movie development by Lit Entertainment Writer behind the new Black Batman says the character is about more than his skin color Black History Highlight: Hattie McDaniel, first African American to win an Academy Award GraceLand Church in Par...
Feb 08, 2021•22 min•Ep. 15
In today's episode: The "Bridgerton Effect" explained IndiGo airline official Rupesh Kumar Singh's murderer charged WandaVision episode 5 spoilers Black History Highlight: Guion Stewart Bluford Jr, first African-American in space Interview with Kyra Venable of Lavender Meadows Co Barefoot Borat disrupts Phoenix Open Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to yo...
Feb 07, 2021•26 min
In today's episode: The Rule of Three series getting adapted for tv Star Wars author EK Johnston on social equity Interview with Danielle Smith of Nerdy Girl Comics Black History Highlight: Fannie Lou Hamer, voting rights activist Edmonton activates Extreme Weather Protocol School crossing guard Kathleen Quinn honored as hero Jonas Sevaldrud sets new half marathon record, barefoot in ice and snow Police in Melbourne, Australia searching for missing woman Ju Zhang, last seen at home Buzzsprout - ...
Feb 06, 2021•28 min
In today's episode: TJ Newman signs $1 million two book deal with Simon and Schuster Dublin Literary Award shortlist Black Adam name change rumors Marvel's Behind the Mask trailer Black History Highlight: Edward William Brooke III, first popularly elected African-American Senator Alberta's Covid variant outbreak daycare identified Chief Coroner of Ontario completes investigation into Nishnawbe Aski Nation man's apparent suicide death immediately after hospital discharge Interview with autism adv...
Feb 05, 2021•25 min