Episodes
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
The Chowderhead Crusades: Author JJ Walsh, on the White Rocket Podcast
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Author JJ Walsh joins Van to discuss his new novel in the vein of Ready Player One (but all about the superhero comics): THE CHOWDERHEAD CRUSADES, and the audiobook narrated by Patton Oswald. They also play a little comics trivia at the end!
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Friday Nov 30, 2018
White Rocket 147: Larry Niven & Steven Barnes at DragonCon 2018
Friday Nov 30, 2018
Friday Nov 30, 2018
Van moderates for the great Larry Niven and Steven Barnes before a big audience of fans on the SF Literature track at DragonCon 2018.
Thanks to Sue Phillips for inviting me again to moderate these panels each year.
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Friday May 11, 2018
White Rocket 142: Charles Soule Conversation: Marvel & The Oracle Year
Friday May 11, 2018
Friday May 11, 2018
Van sat down with comics writer and new novelist Charles Soule in front of a live audience to discuss writing, comics and his new book, THE ORACLE YEAR.
Part of Left Bank Books, Archon SF convention, and the St Louis Public Library's authors series.
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Saturday Dec 30, 2017
White Rocket 139: Levi Stahl on Donald E Westlake, Parker & More
Saturday Dec 30, 2017
Saturday Dec 30, 2017
Van is joined by Levi Stahl of the U of Chicago Press to discuss their reprints of the classic Parker crime novels as well as Levi's nonfiction book, THE GETAWAY CAR, collecting author Donald E Westlake's miscellaneous writings, and more.
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Friday Sep 08, 2017
White Rocket 128: Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle at DragonCon 2017
Friday Sep 08, 2017
Friday Sep 08, 2017
Van moderates for and interviews the legendary Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle at DragonCon 2017 in front of a massive ballroom audience.
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Wednesday Jun 07, 2017
Avengers Assemble 003: David Michelinie Interview, Part 2: Avengers and Spider-Man
Wednesday Jun 07, 2017
Wednesday Jun 07, 2017
Part two of Van's interview with David Michelinie, in which they discuss David's epic run on the Avengers and as well as on Amazing Spider-Man, plus his Avengers novel and much more. Brought to you by White Rocket Entertainment.
http://www.avengersassemble.net
Part of the Earth Station One Network of programming.
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Sunday Feb 19, 2017
White Rocket 112: Shadow Legion with Thomas Deja
Sunday Feb 19, 2017
Sunday Feb 19, 2017
Van welcomes author Thomas Deja to the show to discuss his new supernatural superhero book, SHADOW LEGION: NIGHTMARE CITY.
Part of the Earth Station One Network of programming.
Friday Jan 27, 2017
White Rocket 109: The Hugo Awards Minus 50 panel from DragonCon
Friday Jan 27, 2017
Friday Jan 27, 2017
Van is joined by Bill Fawcett and Bill Ritch to discuss the very first Hugo Awards from fifty years earlier. From the Sci Fi Literature Track at DragonCon 2016.
Part of the Earth Station One Network of programming.
Wednesday Jun 22, 2016
White Rocket 098: James Bond and More with Bruce Scivally
Wednesday Jun 22, 2016
Wednesday Jun 22, 2016
Van interviews author and filmmaker Bruce Scivally, who worked on the James Bond DVD special features, as well as writing massive and comprehensive books about Bond, Superman, Batman and Dracula.
Friday Oct 23, 2015
White Rocket 082: Harlan Ellison and the Future of Science Fiction
Friday Oct 23, 2015
Friday Oct 23, 2015
Harlan Ellison is the featured guest on this panel from Archon 2015 in St Louis: "The Future of Science Fiction." The panel also includes Van as well as moderator Mark Tiedemann.