New Year, New Me | Suit Up! Philosophy
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New Year, new me. Order my crime adventure, Diamonds in Denver Order my 1920's Aviator novella, Unwanted Passenger Order my pulp treasure hunt novel, One Man’s Treasure Get the show ad free for $1.00/month - Follow The Show!
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With The Best Books of 2025 and Scott Hebert
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Scott Hebert joins for our annual conversation about our top books of the year! Check out interviews with the authors of Terrance's top picks: Order my crime adventure, Diamonds in Denver Order my 1920's Aviator novella, Unwanted Passenger Order my pulp treasure hunt novel, One Man’s Treasure Get the show ad free for $1.00/month - Follow Scott Follow The Show!
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With Lethal Weapon and Gregg Podolski
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Lethal Weapon (1987) Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers. Happy Shane-Mass! We are celebrating Christmas at Suit Up! and Gregg Podolski is joining the show to discuss the first of the epic Shane Black Christmas films Lethal Weapon (1987). Tune into our conversation about the Christmas theme, the actors, the score and vibes we get from watching this true 80's action classic. Order my crime adventure, Diamonds in Denver Order my 1920's Aviator novella, Unwanted Passenger Order my pulp treasure...
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With a Decade of Flinch! Books and Jim Beard and John C. Bruening
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Flinch publishes novels and short story anthologies that explore just about every genre imaginable: mystery, science fiction, western, horror, sword and sorcery, occult detective and more. The heroes and villains are bigger than life, the stakes are high, and the next perilous cliffhanger is always just a few pages away. Suit Up! With Flinch books and their co-founders, Jim Beard and John C. Bruening. Both fine writers have been on the show independently, today they team up to talk about celebrating a 10 Year mileston for Flinch! We discuss the Great Lakes, pulp-influences of time past,...
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With Jeff Pintabona and The Killers From Yellow Rock
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"High atop Yellow Rock Mountain, notorious gunfighter Mort Totten sits like a vulture king, with a $25,000 bounty on his head. Nineteen men have tried their luck. Nineteen men never came back alive." Jeff Pintabona joins the show to talk his latest book The Killers From Yellow Rock along with univeral monsters, writing westerns, history and much more! Pick Up Jeff's Books The Killers From Yellow Rock - Longwood Trail - Night Horrors - Order my crime adventure, Diamonds in Denver Order my 1920's Aviator novella, Unwanted Passenger Order my pulp treasure hunt novel, One Man’s...
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With The Maltese Falcon and Jeff Circle
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Capping off Noir November, Jeff Circle from the Writer's Dossier joins the show to talk about the first(?) film noir: The Maltese Falcon (1941). We'll talk femme fatals, noir tropes, John Huston and much more! Pick up Myopic Duplicity - Order my crime adventure, Diamonds in Denver Order my 1920's Aviator novella, Unwanted Passenger Order my pulp treasure hunt novel, One Man’s Treasure Get the show ad free for $1.00/month - Follow Jeff Circle Follow The Show!
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With London Baker and Pull of the Tide
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"For as long as Henry Carver can remember, the ship haunted his dreams—a splintered hull leaning on a sunlit sandbar, its broken mast stabbing the sky like a warning. No matter where he was or what he did, sleep always took him back there." London Baker joins the Podcast to talk about his novella, Pull of the Tide. We'll also discuss mastering attenion in a digital world, the value of travel, building a body of writing, and much more! Order Pull of the Tide - Order my crime adventure, Diamonds in Denver Order my 1920's Aviator novella, Unwanted Passenger Order my pulp treasure...
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With Steve Urszenyi and Blood Oath
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In the heart of Africa, CIA Special Agent Alexandra Martel’s safari with her father spirals into a deadly game of betrayal when he is kidnapped by rebels. Suddenly, her peaceful Serengeti vacation transforms into a desperate race against time. Suit Up! With Steve Urszenyi, author of the Alex Martel series. On this episode, we'll be talking about creating Alexandra Martel, the evolution of characters, his latest book Blood Oath, family histories and much more! Get a copy of Blood Oath - Order my crime adventure, Diamonds in Denver Order my 1920's Aviator novella, Unwanted...
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With Andrew Warren and White Tiger
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CIA Paramilitary Officer Thomas Caine is a man with countless enemies, but few friends. So when an ally from his past is brutally attacked, Caine returns to Japan to settle the score. There, his mission takes a deadly turn when he crosses paths with Byakko, the White Tiger - a merciless Yakuza gangster whose hypnotic gaze strikes fear into the hearts of his victims. Suit Up! With Andrew Warren, author of the Thomas Caine thrillers and a Bond fan among Bond fans. We'll be talking about his latest book, White Tiger, visiting Japan for research, Ian Fleming's legacy for spy novels, and much more!...
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BONUS | With The Great Waldo Pepper and Gene Koon
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"After WW1, an ex-pilot takes up barn-storming and chance-meets a former German ace fighter pilot with whom he co-stars in Hollywood war movies depicting aerial dog-fights." Gene Koon returns to the show to chat The Great Waldo Pepper (1975). We'll talk aviation stunts, history, storytelling, William Goldman and much more! Gene's Book List Fighting the Flying Circus: The Greatest True Air Adventure to Come out of World War I - Hanger Flying - Order Another Try - Order my crime adventure, Diamonds in Denver Order my 1920's Aviator novella, Unwanted Passenger Order my pulp...
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Raymond Benson is BACK! We'll be discussing his latest book The Hook and the Eye, returning to the Bond world, writing Felix Leiter, noir fiction and much more!
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