Dispatches, thoughts, and miscellanea from writer Jon Konrath

Tag: podcast

  • KONCAST Episode 8: Joshua Citrak

    http://koncast.libsyn.com/episode-7-joshua-citrak In this episode, I talk to writer Joshua Citrak. He is the creator and co-host of the podcast Hangin’ With Old Lew. We discuss: the Raiders and North Korean Juche; the nuclear war, wildfires, and hurricanes trifecta; the Elkhart connection; post-industrial Binghamton; the rise and fall of IBM America; the synergy between nuclear holocaust…

  • KONCAST Episode 7: Andrea Donderi

    http://koncast.libsyn.com/episode-7-andrea-donderi In this episode, I talk to long-time friend Andrea Donderi, a recent graduate of The MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. We discuss: the IU support center; the early web; knowledge bases and creating content; Jorn Barger and the invention of the blog; Gopher versus the WWW; the ChiNet BBS and other…

  • KONCAST Episode 6: Ray Miller

    Click here to for more details on this new episode of The Koncast In this episode, I talk to Ray Miller, creator of Metal Curse zine, the record label Cursed Productions, and bassist and vocalist of the band Adversary. We discuss: How we first met 32 years ago, going from Metallica to Death Metal, finding…

  • KONCAST Episode 5: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

    In this episode, I talk to author John Sheppard about planes, trains, and automobiles – no, not the movie, but actual forms of travel. We discuss: Taking Amtrak across the country; Denver’s weed money revitalization; the painted deserts of Nevada; the subways of NYC, DC, and LA; flying space-available on the C-5 galaxy; skydiving in…

  • KONCAST Episode 3: Author Jeff O’Brien

    In this episode, I talk to Jeff O’Brien, writer of Very True Stories, Big Boobenstein, Byron the Barbarian, and Heart Shaved Box.   Links from this episode: Jeff O’Brien’s author page: https://www.amazon.com/Jeff-OBrien/e/B00B12WAM2/ Jeff’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.obrien.author I kept referring to a low-budget film director named “Ramirez” and blanking on his book name – Sorry, I…