Episodes

Friday May 16, 2014
White Rocket 042: Writing Influences & The Shattering
Friday May 16, 2014
Friday May 16, 2014
This week Van flies solo, discussing many of the influences on his writing over the years, and particularly how they impacted the writing of his new SF series, "The Shattering," beginning with the award-finalist novel LEGION I: LORDS OF FIRE.

Friday May 02, 2014
White Rocket 041: Windy City Pulp Con 2014
Friday May 02, 2014
Friday May 02, 2014
This week Van interviews a bunch of writers, artists and publishers at Windy City Pulp Con 2014, including Rob Davis and Ron Fortier of Airship 27, Tommy Hancock of Pro Se Productions, Joe Gentile of Moonstone, plus Chris "BC" Bell, Wayne Reinagel and Bob Kennedy.

Tuesday Apr 15, 2014
White Rocket 040: Downton Abbey, with Mike Gordon
Tuesday Apr 15, 2014
Tuesday Apr 15, 2014
Downton Abbey, the TV series created by Julian Fellowes and aired in the US on Masterpiece on PBS, is this week's topic, and Van is joined by fellow show enthusiast "New Legend" Mike Gordon of the mothership ESO Podcast and New Legend Productions to talk about all things Dowager Grantham!

Sunday Mar 16, 2014
White Rocket 039: READY PLAYER ONE!
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
Sunday Mar 16, 2014
John Ringer, co-host of the Wishbone Podcast, joins Van again this week to dig into one of their favorite books (and upcoming movies!)--READY PLAYER ONE! Warning: the second half of the episode has lots of Spoilers!!!

Monday Mar 03, 2014
White Rocket 038: Star Trek Movies, Part 2
Monday Mar 03, 2014
Monday Mar 03, 2014
Jim Yelton of Midnight Entertainment returns to discuss the fourth, fifth and sixth films in the Star Trek movie franchise: The Voyage Home, The Final Frontier, and the Undiscovered Country.

Friday Feb 21, 2014
White Rocket 037: Star Trek Movies, Part 1
Friday Feb 21, 2014
Friday Feb 21, 2014
The multi-talented Jim Yelton returns this week to help Van explore the first 3 STAR TREK movies, including The Motion Picture, The Wrath of Khan, and The Search for Spock.

Wednesday Jan 29, 2014
White Rocket 036: Movies of 2013 in Review
Wednesday Jan 29, 2014
Wednesday Jan 29, 2014
The White Rocket Podcast makes its triumphant return this week as Bobby Politte joins Van to discuss what they loved and hated about the Movies of 2013!

Tuesday Sep 03, 2013
White Rocket 035: Larry Niven Interview at DragonCon 2013!
Tuesday Sep 03, 2013
Tuesday Sep 03, 2013
Yes, you read that correctly: Van's guest this week is SF legend Larry Niven, who sat down with him for an hour-long discussion about his career and works in front of a live audience at DragonCon 2013. From Ringworld to Dream Park to Lucifer's Hammer, they cover as much of his fantastic creations as could be fit into an hour. Enjoy!!

Tuesday Jul 30, 2013
White Rocket 034: HAWK: Hand of the Machine- Audiobook Special
Tuesday Jul 30, 2013
Tuesday Jul 30, 2013
White Rocket 034: Audiobook Special! Van reads Chapter 1 of HAWK: HAND OF THE MACHINE, his acclaimed SF/Space Opera/Military SF/New Pulp novel.

Tuesday Jul 23, 2013
White Rocket 033: Adventures with Barry Reese
Tuesday Jul 23, 2013
Tuesday Jul 23, 2013
New Pulp/adventure fiction author Barry Reese comes aboard the show this week to discuss his many works and the various books, comics and more that have influenced them. It's an hour of entertaining conversation with the author of the Rook, Gravedigger and Lazarus Gray, among other great characters.