Episodes
Tuesday Jun 25, 2013
White Rocket 029: The Art of Audiobooks with Chris Barnes
Tuesday Jun 25, 2013
Tuesday Jun 25, 2013
Chris Barnes of Dynamic Ram Audio (and Scotland!) joins Van this week to discuss everything that goes into the production of audiobooks for Audible.com and other venues, and how someone could (or did!) get into that business in the first place. It's an hour of great conversation about the art and craft of audiobooks and audio dramas!
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
White Rocket 028: Josh Reynolds--Warhammer 40K, Part 2
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
This week we present the second half of the epic Black Library/Warhammer 40,000 discussion with author Josh Reynolds of the Black Library. In the grim darkness of the White Rocket Podcast this week, there is only WAR!
Tuesday Jun 11, 2013
White Rocket 027: Warhammer 40K & Black Library-Josh Reynolds, Pt 1
Tuesday Jun 11, 2013
Tuesday Jun 11, 2013
Author Josh Reynolds joins Van this week to talk about the publishing phenomenon that is the Black Library's dystopian and ultra-violent Warhammer/Warhammer 40,000 Universe. Beginning as a British tabletop game, BL has become the 5th largest SF publisher in the world, attracting great authors like Dan Abnett, Graham Mc Neill--and Josh! So load your bolter, take your oath of moment, and get ready for tons of fun with the eldar, Tyranids, and lots and lots of Chaos daemons!
Tuesday Jun 04, 2013
White Rocket 026: Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek (2009) - JJ Abrams
Tuesday Jun 04, 2013
Tuesday Jun 04, 2013
The JJ Abrams Star Trek movies are the topic as Midnight Entertainment's Jim Yelton beams aboard the White Rocket show. Are they good movies? Are they good Star Trek? How do they stack up to the originals? And what's that little alien with Scotty all about? Engage!
Tuesday May 28, 2013
White Rocket 025: Alabama Phoenix Festival
Tuesday May 28, 2013
Tuesday May 28, 2013
This week Van is a guest at the 2013 Alabama Phoenix Festival and spends some time with several other notables in attendance--Bobby Nash, Sarah White, Sean Taylor, Doc Osborn, Mike Gordon, and David Wright-- discussing what they're up to and what they think about the Festival. A good time is had by all! So load up on Zaxby's and grab a seat in the Cahaba Center--good times await!
Tuesday May 21, 2013
White Rocket 024: Audiobook Special: LUCIAN excerpt read by Van Allen Plexico
Tuesday May 21, 2013
Tuesday May 21, 2013
AUDIOBOOK SPECIAL: This week Van continues his occasional series of readings, with an excerpt from his popular and critically acclaimed SF/Fantasy novel, LUCIAN: DARK GOD'S HOMECOMING. A novel in the spirit of Roger Zelazny's AMBER series, LUCIAN is available on the Kindle and in paperback via our main site, http://www.whiterocketbooks.com.
Tuesday May 14, 2013
White Rocket 023: DragonCon Memories with Keith DeCandido
Tuesday May 14, 2013
Tuesday May 14, 2013
This week Van is joined by Keith RA DeCandido, famed author of many STAR TREK (and other movie/TV) novels and comics, to walk down memory lane--or rather to walk through the Hyatt Regency, Marriott Marquis, and Peachtree Street--as they recount their favorite DragonCon memories. So put on your best Stormtrooper armor, share a hotel room with twelve other people, and enjoy! Keith can be found at http://www.decandido.net Brought to you as always by www.whiterocketbooks.com and the Earth Station One Network!
Tuesday May 07, 2013
White Rocket 022: "The Book Cave" Team Interviews Van
Tuesday May 07, 2013
Tuesday May 07, 2013
This week, the tables are turned as Van himself is interviewed by Dr Art Sippo, Ric Croxton and Bruce Rosenberger of the Book Cave Podcast. This episode presents excerpts from that interview, discussing Van's latest SENTINELS novel, METALGOD, as well as his new Military SF novel series. The Book Cave can be found at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com Many thanks to Art, Ric, and Bruce for making this audio available to White Rocket.
Monday Apr 15, 2013
White Rocket 021: Justified!
Monday Apr 15, 2013
Monday Apr 15, 2013
Award-winning author Bobby Nash joins Van this week to discuss the hit FX TV series, JUSTIFIED! It's an hour of Raylan, Art, Boyd, Ava, Tim, Rachel, and a holler full o' hillbillies, moonshiners and drug smugglers! The question is-- will Van and Bobby get out of Harlan alive??
Monday Mar 25, 2013
White Rocket 020: Superheroes in Novels & Beyond, Pt 3- Ian Healy
Monday Mar 25, 2013
Monday Mar 25, 2013
Author Ian Thomas Healy joins Van this week for the third installment in the "Superheroes in Novels and Beyond" series, discussing Ian's "Just Cause" superhero novels and numerous other works. The conversation also touches upon small press and e-book publishing and marketing. White Rocket Books: http://www.whiterocketbooks.com Follow Van on Twitter: @VanAllenPlexico and White Rocket @whiterocketbook Ian can be found at @IanTHealy and "Author Ian Thomas Healy" on Facebook. A part of the ESO Network!