Best Empty Set Entertainment | Realm Podcasts (2025)

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SLAY Episode 110: Cover Your Bung 40:34

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Thanks to a resurgent Cray-Cray Bray, Linc and the gang got past the Alarm Mushrooms and have just entered the polyp chamber. It’s time to meet the cultists, see the evil Callista has wrought, and experience the moving trauma that are the free-ranging polyps. Mercutio wants out of this nightmare, Dante wants Callista’s dormantus, Lincoln wants his …

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DEEP CUTS Episode 65: How An Author Preps for a Con 30:09

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The FDØ ramps up for Dragon*Con in Atlanta. How does a creative get ready for a big shindig like this? We cover the stuff you should bring, how to take care of yourself while there, how to interact with fans, how to not get bubonic plague, etc. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by …

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SLAY Episode 109: Shroomazoomzoom 40:21

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Magda, who controls the Cursed Armor of Sir Arnault the Pure, continues to carry the comatose Cray-Cray Bray. Lincoln realized he’s using those around him in a way not that different from how Callista uses him—without kidnapping their children and putting them in purgatory, guarded by a huge Naga, of course—but still. Billy knows he must control hi…

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DEEP CUTS Episode 64: What Makes a Compelling Hero? 46:11

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Everyone’s the hero of their own story, but what makes a truly great fictional hero? Better yet, what makes an exceptional Sigler hero? We deep dive into what attributes make Scott’s protagonists truly compelling and memorable. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyr…

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SLAY Episode 108: Arsebane 37:13

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Dante Oganov, the Adidas tracksuit-wearing goblin drug lord, is closer than ever to getting the goods on Callista. He’s about to learn why no one has ever before penetrated her booby-trapped catacombs located deep beneath the Anwick Poison Gardens. With Cray-Cray Bray still in a coma, the gang heads toward the next trap—the gravity chamber. Linc ne…

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DEEP CUTS Episode 63: What Makes a Compelling Villain 37:04

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Every great hero needs a villain. Even more essential? For every protagonist to have a compelling antagonist. What does it take to have an antagonist that readers hate, but also hate to love? Scott & A talk compelling villains and why we love them. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance…

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SLAY Episode 107: Death to Druids 35:47

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The bounty hunter known as Icepick—one word, thank you very much—is hoping to track down the Cursed Armor of Sir Arnault the Pure, and thereby locate Callista’s boytoy Mercutio. Icepick’s research set him on a path to find someone from the “verdant” school of magic. He thinks he has just such a candidate. Now, to pay a little visit. Meanwhile, Linc…

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DEEP CUTS Episode 62: How Scott Chooses Character Voices 32:54

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Some audiobook narrators do a straight read, while others choose unique voices for each character. Scott is among the latter—how does he decide what voice a character should have? What goes into that selection process? Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025…

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SLAY Episode 106: A Dip in the Pool 45:04

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Icepick continues his research in “The Dex,” the sprawling library located in and below Cords in the Patchwork. Meanwhile, Lincoln and the others were almost out of the woods, fooling the Matron of the Poison Pool that Faceless was the real Callista. The Matron lowered the pool’s level, exposing a stone path that led safely across. Then Mercutio wo…

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DEEP CUTS Episode 61: Start A Series Or Write A Stand-Alone? 40:58

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Sometimes, it takes a series to tell your story. Sometimes, it takes just one stand-alone book. And it’s always a struggle to figure out what’s currently best for the marketplace! Scott and A discuss! Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Ente…

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SLAY Episode 105: Biofeedback 43:10

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Now they face the first of six obstacles that must be overcome if they are to capture a piece of Callista’s soul—and a whole helluva lot of gold in the process. Linc, Billy, Dante, Cray-Cray Bray, Faceless—who is the spitting image of Calista herself—and the cursed armor controlled by Magda are about to get a lesson in botany they won’t soon forget…

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DEEP CUTS Episode 60: Scott’s Comic-Con Panels & How Cons Have Changed Post-Pandemic 44:04

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Conventions are always a great way to meet fans and make new ones, but the post-pandemic world of pop culture conventions is a little different. As we head out to San Diego Comic Con, where Scott is a Special Guest, we discuss the pros and cons of attending conventions as a creative. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by S…

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DEEP CUTS Episode 59: Writer Collaboration: Rob & Scott talk SLAY collab 38:41

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Creative collaborations work in lots of ways. All remote, all writers in the same room together and everything in between. On this episode, recorded live from Memphis, TN, Rob & Scott discuss their collaboration on SLAY and more. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Cop…

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SLAY Episode 104: Poison Garden 38:29

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Lincoln, Billy, and the armor controlled by Magda are ready to go. Dante, Cray-Cray Bray, and Faceless—all of whom know Billy only as “Walt”—are ready as well. They begin the trials needed to penetrate deep into Callista’s secret catacombs, where she keeps both an anemone polyp nursery and a piece of her soul that connects her to that nursery, whic…

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SLAY Episode 103: Dragon's Mom 39:17

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Linc, Billy, and the huge suit of black armor controlled by Magda and holding the unconscious Mercutio are in transit, heading to Alnwick, England, where they will meet Dante Oganov, Faceless, and Cray-Cray Bray—let the heist begin. Meanwhile, Gary Satyr is faced with two critical tasks — acquiring Mercutio’s ransom money and tracking down Lincoln …

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DEEP CUTS Episode 58: Audible’s Anti-Trust Case 41:54

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Is Audible creating a healthy marketplace or a monopoly where indie authors struggle to make a living? CD Reiss, an independent author, sued Audible last year, saying it violated antitrust law by charging higher distribution fees for independent and self-published writers who do not choose Audible-exclusive distribution. Last month, a federal judge…

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SLAY Episode 102: New Phone, Who Dis 35:18

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It’s time for Linc, Billy, and the huge suit of armor controlled by Magda and containing a drugged-up Mercutio to transit to Alnwick, England, for their caper to retrieve a piece of Calista’s soul. The other members of the team—Dante Oganov, Cray-Cray Bray, and the shapeshifter known as “Faceless” await. Meanwhile, the bounty hunter Icepick, who wa…