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Underdog Press

J. R. Martin

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I'm J. R. Martin, author and founder of Underdog Press. We're an indie publisher producing books that happily mix genres and have great characters. I call our books Stories Beyond Basic. I want to bring you along on this journey as Underdog Press grows with my thoughts on writing, what we're looking for, interviewing authors, and more. Thanks for your time and listening
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A weekly conversation with award-winning Authors, Artists, Musicians, and in general creatives of this dark art world we all live in. Horror, science fiction, and fantasy authors. Filmmakers and actors. Comic book artists and writers. Metalcore musicians. Horror tattoo artists. Actors.Filmmakers! It's all fair game. Join us for a weekly conversation with award-winning authors, artists, musicians, and other creatives from the dark art world we all inhabit. We’ll explore horror, science fictio ...
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Taj Longino former hip hop artist that had moderate regional success now is a media personality. Interview style form the Taj Longino Show podcast is where we educate through entertainment. Interviewing celebrity guest like Martin Lawrence, Michael Eric Dyson, Kelly Price, 2 Chainz, Bone Thugs N Harmony, OJ da Juiceman, Young Dro, Yung LA, David Banner, Arsenio Hall, Deonaty Wilder, J Prince, Biz Markie, Mobb Deep and more.
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Edited by Wendy N. Wagner, NIGHTMARE is a critically-acclaimed digital magazine of horror and dark fantasy. In its pages, you will find all kinds of horror and dark fantasy, from zombie stories and haunted house tales, to visceral psychological horror. Every month NIGHTMARE will bring you a mix of original short stories and flash fiction, and featuring a variety of authors: from the bestsellers and award-winners you already know to the best new voices you haven't heard of yet. When you read ...
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Edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams, LIGHTSPEED is a Hugo Award-winning, critically-acclaimed digital magazine. In its pages, you'll find science fiction from near-future stories and sociological SF to far-future, star-spanning SF. Plus there's fantasy from epic sword-and-sorcery and contemporary urban tales to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folk tales. Each month, LIGHTSPEED brings you a mix of original short stories and flash fiction featuring a variety of authors, f ...
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Join musician Chris Fafalios (Punchline) and co-host Matt Kelly from the Geekscape network on One Hit Thunder, where each week they dive into the world of one-hit wonders with a new guest. Chris and Matt are joined by a revolving door of friends, including Chris's bandmates, musicians he’s toured with, and fellow artists, to listen to a one-hit wonder and explore the full catalog of the band or artist behind it. With a mix of humor and musical insight, Chris and Matt dive deep to decide if t ...
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*Update - Jan 2023 You may have noticed The Imposter has been on a bit of an unofficial hiatus. Some major life events have meant the podcast has had to take a back seat for a bit. Fortunately, there will be more free time coming up in the near future so get ready for some exciting new 'sodes. #GoodNewsEveryone Big Truss Internerds, 'Tis I, your graciously humble host, Amir. Proud graduate of Hampshire College and Plymouth University, lover of cheese, mayor of Dragon Town, slayer of grammar ...
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Speaking Of Wealth with Jason Hartman

Jason Hartman with Dan Millman & Pat Flynn

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Welcome to the "Speaking of Wealth" podcast showcasing profit strategies for speakers, publishers, authors, consultants, and info-marketers. Learn valuable skills to make your business more successful, more passive, more automated, and more scalable. Your host, Jason Hartman interviews top-tier guests, bestselling authors and experts including; Dan Poynter (The Self-Publishing Manual), Harvey Mackay (Swim With The Sharks & Get Your Foot in the Door), Dan Millman (Way of the Peaceful Warrior) ...
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From Chris DeMakes A Podcast (originally released as Episode 247 on 3/3/25)... This week, Danbert Nobacon of Chumbawamba sits in to break down the writing and recording of the band's massive 1997 hit, "Tubthumping." He and Chris explore the song’s punk-influenced origins, its anthemic structure, and how its themes of resilience and working-class pu…
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Send us a text Brooklyn-based Randee Dawn, a commercial magazine writer by day and a fiction/fantasy author by night, sits down to talk with me about her new work. Think The Truman Show, but the videographers are aliens who think reality TV is actually an accurate portrayal. She has much more behind her; you can see it all on her website https://ra…
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This episode features "The Space Between Us" by P.A. Cornell (©2025 by P.A. Cornell) read by Justine Eyre and Stefan Rudnicki, and "Memories of the MindMine" by David Marino (©2025 by David Marino) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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In this week’s episode, we dig into NewSong’s “The Christmas Shoes,” a holiday hit that somehow became a cultural phenomenon despite being, frankly, awful. The song relies on emotional manipulation instead of real storytelling, and we still cannot understand how it convinced so many people that it was profound. We take apart the lyrics, talk throug…
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In this episode, Chris and Matt discuss the new HBO Original Documentary from their Bill Simmons-produced Music Box series. Using the categories from Bill’s very popular The Rewatchables podcast, the guys discuss their favorite parts of this look into the meteoric rise of Counting Crows in the early 90s. Join our Patreon Buy a Shirt Follow us on In…
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From Chris DeMakes A Podcast (originally released as Episode 288 on 12/15/25)... In the 1981 holiday season, The Waitresses delivered a refreshingly offbeat gift with their single “Christmas Wrapping.” Written by Chris Butler, who openly admitted his dislike for the holidays, the song was pieced together from leftover riffs and lyrics he scribbled …
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Send us a text Aaron, veteran indie comic creator, spills his secrets on how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign! And while you are at it, check out his new campaign for the debut of his new cosmic horror comic, PILLARS of CREATION. https://tinyurl.com/ycx4mw6s If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https://www.b…
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This episode features "HagioClass" by José Pablo Iriarte (©2025 by José Pablo Iriarte) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "The Hub Living Among the Stars" by Oyedotun Damilola Muees (©2025 by Oyedotun Damilola Muees) read by Mirron Willis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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Doesn’t escaping into the hills to do nothing but write music with your friends sound like the ultimate dream? By the mid-60s, this was a reality for Black Oak Arkansas, a Southern rock band that refined their sound and mastered their instruments while living off the land. Led by charismatic frontman Jim “Dandy” Mangrum, they built a reputation for…
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Send us a text Chris, the California design and media professional, and his brother, Lawrence Conelly, a veteran writer for luminaries such as The Twilight Zone, Amazing Stories, and Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, discuss their latest project, Minute Men, Execute and Run, with me. And they have big plans. Graphic novels, a traditionally w…
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From Chris DeMakes A Podcast (originally released as Episode 224 on 9/16/24)... This week, Mike Edwards sits in to discuss the writing and recording of the 1991 hit single from Jesus Jones, “Right Here, Right Now." The conversation explores the creation and impact of the song, including the inspiration behind it and the cultural context of the time…
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This episode features "Us, in Another Universe" by A.C. Wise (©2025 by A.C. Wise) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Crickets in Lost Light" by Jonathan Olfert (©2025 by Jonathan Olfert) read by Mirron Willis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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In 1972, Bill Withers wrote, produced, and performed the #1 hit “Lean on Me,” a timeless single about being there for someone you care about. Fifteen years later, Club Nouveau flawlessly brought the song into the 80s, achieving a modern sound without losing its signature heart and soul. Despite topping the charts and even winning a Grammy for their…
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This episode features "Review: When the Baby Sleeps" by Lyndsie Manusos (©2025 by Lyndsie Manusos) read by Justine Eyre, and "The Short History of a Long Forgotten Ill-Fated Telenovela" by Dante Luiz (©2025 by Dante Luiz) read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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From Chris DeMakes A Podcast (originally released as Episode 137 on 1/9/23)... Glasgow's Del Amitri has had a long and storied career, releasing five albums that reached the Top 10 in the UK and selling over 6 millions albums worldwide. In the United States, it was the 1995 hit single "Roll To Me" that showcased the band to the whole country via po…
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Send us a text One of my current favorite underground artists, Ryan C. Thomas, has a talk with me about his upcoming books, his early books that he is re-writing (I'm not alone there), and his love of classic storytelling, like the work of Robert Matheson and many of those early, Creepshow and Tales From the Crypt style classic horror authors! Chec…
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This episode features "You Always Told Her You'd Give Her the World" by Aimee Ogden (©2025 by Aimee Ogden) read by Mirron Willis, and "Reality Check" by Nancy Kress (©2025 by Nancy Kress) read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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If you were living in Gainesville, Florida, in the late 90s, Sister Hazel’s “All For You” was probably a hit song to YOU way before it was a hit for the rest of the country. The band had already sold tens of thousands of copies of their album …Somewhere More Familiar when they signed to Universal and re-released it. The album would go platinum, tha…
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Today, I'll talk about Western Steampunk. My novel, The Engineer's Apprentice, is a Western Steampunk story. We're going to discuss what sets this type of steampunk apart from its older sibling and why I chose to write my story in this setting. Plus we'll include some writing tips. Please Like, Share, and Subscribe. You can find The Engineer's Appr…
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From Chris DeMakes A Podcast (originally released as Episode 139 on 1/23/23)... In this episode, Toadies vocalist and guitarist Vaden Todd Lewis discusses the writing, recording, and release of the band's 1994 hit single "Possum Kingdom". The song's eerie lyrical content matched with its unique composition made it stand out in an era of inventive r…
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Send us a text In his second appearance on the podcast, quickly rising in popularity, author Daniel Volpe has doubled his output and now has a comic book with a whole slew of big-name authors available at https://www.obitshorror.com, and check out all his latest work at https://www.djvhorror.com If you want to support me and help give light to indi…
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This episode features "The Cold Burning Light of Her" by Sam W. Pisciotta (©2025 by Sam W. Pisciotta) read by Roxanne Hernandez, and "Operation: Grapevine" by Joel W.D. Buxton (©2025 by Joel W.D. Buxton) read by Scott Peterson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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In the summer of 1993, an up-and-coming Brooklyn hip-hop trio collaborated with an NBA rookie sensation to create a Bugs Bunny-inspired track that cracked the Top 40. In a world of athletes releasing embarrassing novelty singles, “What’s Up Doc? (Can We Rock?)” had people far and wide asking if Shaq was as diesel on the mic as he was on the court. …
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This episode features "Futakuchi onna speaks of the Kamaitachi" by Betsy Aoki (©2025 by Besty Aoki) read by Roxanne Hernandez, and "Bleed For Me, Bro" by Sharang Biswas (©2025 by Sharang Biswas) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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Rushdoony said, "Slowly and steadily we will be driven to two options: socialism or Christian Reconstruction, since they are both means to dominion." Discover why that's the case and what to do about it. Hosted by Mark Rushdoony, Martin Selbrede, and Andrea Schwartz 🎧The audio version of this podcast is also available on iTunes and Spotify. Just vi…
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From Chris DeMakes A Podcast (originally released as Episode 68 on 9/13/2021)... Candlebox's 1993 smash hit single "Far Behind" is still in regular rotation on rock radio today. On this episode, lead singer Kevin Martin discusses the writing, recording, release, and legacy of this timeless single. One Hit Thunder is brought to you by DistroKid, the…
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Send us a text Collin makes his second appearance on my show, talking about his ongoing podcast https://www.youtube.com/@TheHorrorificPodcast and his now several-year-running publishing house Horrorific Tales Publishing! If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/support and give what yo…
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This episode features "Visible Damage" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman (©2025 by Nina Kiriki Hoffman) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "How to Build a Homecoming Queen: A Guide by a Bad Asian Girl" by Tina S. Zhu (©2025 by Tina S. Zhu) read by Si Chen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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This week, we’re exploring the career and music of The Calling, a band that somehow managed to define the early 2000s with their massive hit “Wherever You Will Go.” Whether it was the song’s appearance in Coyote Ugly or simply the right sound at the right time, The Calling burst onto the scene with one of the biggest songs in the history of Billboa…
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This episode features "Primordium" by Erica Ruppert (©2025 by Erica Ruppert) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds" by James L. Sutter (©2025 by James L. Sutter) read by Scott Peterson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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Send us a text David Boop and I discuss everything from his anthology resurrection (featuring a slew of talented authors) of the Jack Chalker Wellworld series to his shedding new light on those pulp heroes of old. And much more! If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/support and give…
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This episode features "Beneath the Umdlebe Tree (Or: A Vegetable Love Story)" by Modupeoluwa Shelle (©2025 by Modupeoluwa Shelle) read by Mirron Willis, and "Elegy for Zephyr One" by Gene Doucette (©2025 by Gene Doucette) read by Stefan Rudnicki Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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What happens when a hairdresser decides to buy a used synthesizer and start a band with his friend and his brother, despite having little musical experience? You get A Flock of Seagulls, a group whose sound (and haircuts) perfectly capture the spirit of the early 80s. The unforgettable music video for “I Ran (So Far Away)” became an MTV staple in t…
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In today's podcast, I continue talking about steampunk and how the genre works in the Victorian era. Please Like, Share, and Subscribe. You can find The Engineer's Apprentice on: Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0F97BTY32/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-449661&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_449661_rh_us Amazon: https://amzn.to/4nCB67s Barnes and No…
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Send us a text Heavily inspired by Back to the Future and the book Dirk Gently's Detective Agency by fellow Brit Douglas Adams, Mark discusses his love of time travel and his new novel about a time-traveling detective, Full of Beans. View more on his website https://markjwilson.com f you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go t…
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This episode features "How to Setup Your Mourning Robot" by Angela Liu (©2025 by Angela Liu) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "In the Zone" by Lisa M. Bradley (©2025 by Lisa M. Bradley) read by Roxanne Hernandez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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We'll discuss steampunk stories in this first of a three part series. The goal is to understand the themes of steampunk and which ones work best with the genre. I started here because my first novel, The Engineer's Apprentice, is a steampunk novel. You can find The Engineer's Apprentice on: Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0F97BTY32/?source_cod…
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Long before his 1976 hit, Elvin Bishop was already one of the world’s most respected blues guitarists. Everyone from the Grateful Dead to Bo Diddley was eager to collaborate with him, and his work with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band eventually earned him a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Despite his confidence and experience as a world-cl…
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Send us a text Matt talks with me about all his indie comic lines, available on https://www.indyplanet.com, his books that are available on Amazon, and his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@UCRh_9_02q1cfydI6tlww-_g If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go to https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058263/support and give what y…
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It’s Halloween, so we thought it would be crazy not to dive into the legendary artist who brought us the lyric “little old lady got mutilated late last night.” That’s right…this week, we’re diving into the life and career of Warren Zevon and his most famous single, 1978’s “Werewolves of London.” A dark sense of humor paired with a songwriting voice…
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This episode features "The Versions of Yourself That You're Better Off Without" by Aimee Ogden (©2025 by Aimee Ogden) read by Susan Hanfield, and "Body? Glass" by Osahon Ize-Iyamu (©2025 by Osahon Ize-Iyamu) read by Mirron Willis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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Send us a text The king of Splatterfolk, Tommy Clark, does his second interview with me just before he attends the convention I'm helping to put on, The Dead Man's Hand Expo! https://www.deadmanshandexpo.com Check out Tommy's website to see more of his work https://thomasrclark.com If you want to support me and help give light to indie authors, go …
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This week, we’re joined by Matt Kelly’s Christian Cringe co-host Katie Hampton to become one with the mud. Yes, we’re exploring the career and music of Jars of Clay, the rare mainstream crossover from the Christian music scene who made their mark in 1996 with the alternative rock radio hit “Flood.” Despite a bit of blowback from their religious fan…
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The Sabbath is more than a day of rest. It reminds us of God's completed work in creation and redemption while pointing to the victorious future in Christ. It lifts us above the mundane into a position of dominion and hope as it anchors both work and rest in God's larger purpose. Hosted by Martin Selbrede and Andrea Schwartz 🎧The audio version of t…
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Send us a text "Spicy Dicey" has her second sit-down interview with me, where we discuss everything from her novels, her endorsement by Anne Rice, her current favorite movies, and her attendance at the Albany, NY, convention I'm helping Jeff with, https://www.deadmanshandexpo.com. Check out more of her work at https://diceygrenorbooks.com If you wa…
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This episode features "The Porniest Porn in Porntown" by Stephen Graham Jones (©2025 by Stephen Graham Jones) read by Stefan Rudnicki, and "Dirge and Gleam" by Micah Dean Hicks (©2025 by Micah Dean Hicks) read by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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This week, our Patreon voted for us to explore the music and career of Dead or Alive, the British pop band responsible for the endlessly catchy and danceable 1985 single, “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record).” Led by the eccentric and androgynous Pete Burns, Dead or Alive were a perfect mix of the end of disco and the start of new wave. Their rise up…
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