Friday, May 29, 2015

Hacks. Episode 9: Dave White & Russel D. McLean



Jay is joined by Dave White and Russel D. McLean.

Topics include;

Is American History Taught In British Schools?
Pasta Is Gross.
Fear Of Flying.
Collaboration.
British Television. 
Doctor Who. 
Brookmyre And Parlabane.
Bad Reviews.
Book Recommendations. 
British Crime Shows.
Russel VS. The Great State Of New Jersey. 
The Ian Fleming Party. 
Russel’s Attempts At An American Accent.
Jay’s Attempt At An English Accent.
Vomiting On Sean Chercover.
Bloody Scotland.
Russel VS. Bruce Springsteen.
The Princeton Cannon.


Thursday, May 21, 2015

Hacks. Episode 8: Eva Dolan, Luca Veste & Nick Quantrill, Part Two

 Part Two of the long and rambling conversation between Eva Dolan, Luca Veste, Nick Quantrill, and Jay Stringer. 

Topics Discussed;

Jay’s Big Payday.
Helen FitzGerald.
Domestic Noir.
Our Oscar Acceptance Speeches.
Luca’s Film Pitch.
Casting Our Books.
Accents.
Jay’s Doctor Who Geekery.
Romancing Konrath.
Legacy Vs. Amazon.
Small Presses.
Brick & Mortar Stores.
Do We Need A Union?
Agents.
Bad Reviews.
Public Persona.
Talking Politics In Public.
Is Crime Fiction Too Conservative?
Police Procedurals.
P.I. Fiction.
What Would You Do Differently?