Wherein we talk about the things highly creative people do differently. We explore daydreaming, people watching, new experiences, failing up, the power of distance, and make a huge show announcement. Plus Corey looks forward to some risky business, Allis

Wherein we explore frauds and faking in creative works, from embellished memoirs and fabricated histories to deceitful scam publishers, duplicitous agents, and the imposter syndrome. Also, learn about "infamate" scoundrels, patent trolls, and the ultimat

Wherein our listeners discover what immortality, duck-sized horses, time travel, pyromaniacs wearing blazers, old-lay loving, super powers, spiragonal dreams, and the ultimate Sophie's Choice have in common. That's right, it's time for our hosts to put ea

Wherein we discuss all that is great about geeky conventions. Allison recaps her experience selling books at Gem City Comic Con, Corey digs the social nature of cons and the creative of cosplay, and Chris unmasks the real life superhero crusader (and his

Wherein we talk about all things suspense, including plenty of TV and movie references, the suspense paradox, radio dramas, locked boxes, suspense in different cultures, thrillers, nail-biting tabletop games, and of course the master himself, Alfred Hitch

Wherein Corey gets back from Vietnam to share his tales of high adventure. It has everything: street vendors, puppet shows, snake medicine, singing Bingo, stone pillars in Ha Long Bay, motorbikes in Ho Chi Minh City, propaganda at Hoa Lo Prison, great f

Wherein we serve another round of tales made fresh for you. And this time, love is in the air! Hear about the one-eyed personal trainer rescuing his vaulted girlfriend, two rivals-turned-lovers getting busy on a sled, the terribly depressing romance of Ca

Wherein we spoil the dickens out of Allison's novel "Strings." Armed with listener questions, Chris and Corey put Allison in the hot seat to get the skinny on The Madam, Nina, Ramon, and Junior. We also explore the mysterious secondary characters, delve i

Wherein we explore ways to keep the creative spirits roused when busy times come knocking. Sometimes it involves tapping into a different part of your brain, taking up a different hobby, or simply creating for the sake of creation itself. Other times, it

Wherein we discuss the precarious link between creativity and mental illness. What do scientific studies and neuroscience reveal? How do creative professions fare compared to other fields? And what does it mean to struggle between living with disorder or