Episode Six — Peter S. Beagle Interview

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Release Date: 2011-07-05
Hosts: The Gneech, Graveyard Greg, Buck Turner
Guests: Peter S. Beagle (!!)

INTRODUCTION (0:47)

• Welcome and host intros
• Short Story Headlines
  • The 7 Types of Short Story Opening, and How to Decide Which is Right for Your Story
  • The 2012 International Mystery Writers Festival Honors Falk and Columbo
  • How eBooks Are Cutting a Long Story Short related: For eBook Devotees, Reading is a Whole New Experience
• Followup and feedback from previous show
  • Six episodes in, hurray!

BUMPER

DISCUSSION (17:30)

• Gneech: Peter S. Beagle: “The Vanishing” from Sleight of Hand
• Greg: Peter S. Beagle: “El Regalo” (from the anthology The Way of the Wizard)
• Buck: Something not Peter S. Beagle: Robert Heinlein: “Lifeline”

BUMPER

FEATURE: Peter S. Beagle Interview (32:23)

THE BLOODY PEN OF THE RANTING EDITOR (47:04)

• Buck Turner: What’s the point?

BUMPER

ENDSHOW (58:20)

• Gneech: My blog: Gneech.com
• Greg: FANG volume 5, Dungeons & Denizens and The Last Laugh (coupon code SSWSF), Smashword’s July Summer/Winter Sale
• Buck: Roar Vol 4

• Call for audience participation, suggestions, news items, general plugs
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This Week’s Music

• Regular intro and outro: “The Third Man Theme” by Rat City Brass, used by permission.
• Courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network: “Journey B” by DanielReal2K, “Flamenco” by B-Sea Surfers, “Naked Under Leather” by Rubber Band Banjo, “Banjo Roids” by ATL Producers, “Honey Cotton” by Alex Cebe, “Chilling Loop” by Upstairs, “Spooky Fractal Magic” by Embertime, “Turn It Up” by Danny Weis, “My Moon” by PJ73, and “Banjo Tango” by Cynthia Sayer.
• Courtesy of http://freemusicarchive.org: “Songe D’Automne” by Latché Swing, “Rythme Gitan” by Latché Swing, “Jovanko” by the Underscore Orchestra, and“Chosen Kale Mazel Tov” by the Underscore Orkestra.