A Happy Moment

A conversation with Sam Mitchell, creator of Autism Rocks and Rolls podcast, delving into Sam's journey with autism, passion for wrestling, and work in destigmatizing autism. Explore Sam's podcast growth, wrestling adventures, musical endeavors, and broadcasting aspirations. The script further ventures into wrestling storylines, favorite wrestlers, media humor, personal hobbies, culinary d...

Interview with author M. Ryan, who discusses her journey from hairstyling school to writing, her young adult fantasy books, writing process, inspirations, and future projects. She talks about her current books, 'The Monster Hunter' and 'The Court of Monsters', and teases her upcoming series. M. Ryan emphasizes the importance of reading and shares insights into her writing tradition...

In this episode of A Happy Moment, I interview special guest Guy Morris, delving into his journey from a troubled childhood to becoming a multi-talented author, songwriter, and technological innovator. Morris shares his early aspirations, struggles with homelessness and survival. We spend a lot of time exploring his novel, The Curse of Cortes, his research into historical mysteries for his novels,...

In this episode of A Happy Moment, I chat with master story work coach Dave Robinson to discuss the transformative power of story work in improving well-being. Dave shares his journey from a history teacher and strength and conditioning coach to discovering story work after a life-changing encounter with a spider bite. He explains story work as a process of becoming aware of and analyzing the stor...

In this episode of A Happy Moment, I interview horror author Shannon Lawrence, who discusses her debut novel 'Myth Stalker: Wendigo Nights', her journey as a writer, her interests in horror and fantasy genres since childhood, and insights into creating horror stories. Shannon shares her experiences with published short stories and her transition to novels, her passion for psychology in hor...

Dirk Manning is the writer/creator of 20+ graphic novels ranging from horror to professional wrestling. In this episode, he joins me to talk about his latest project, Homestead, which is currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter. It's a story of settlers at odds with Native Americans in 1868, with each side seeking to protect their loves ones and their way of life. An already delicate situati...

In this episode of A Happy Moment, I talk with special guest John Court, known as JokersRiseHD on Twitch, about his experience as a Twitch streamer, his journey in gaming and his preference for RPGs. John shares his insights on Twitch streaming, the challenge of increasing engagement, and the balance of streaming with personal life. The conversation shifts to wrestling, discussing favorite wrestle...

In this episode, I interview fantasy author J.V. Hilliard, who shares his journey from being a busy entrepreneur to becoming a 'COVID author' during the pandemic lockdowns. Hilliard discusses the unforeseen transition of his debut fantasy novel into a series, now poised to release its fourth installment. He dives into his writing process, the evolution from daily nonfiction writing to leve...

I'm joined by TTRPG creator Kyle Decker, as we discuss his experience with tabletop gaming and the creation of the Under the Neighborhood role playing game. He shares insights on character creation, gameplay mechanics, and the influence of cartoons on the game's design. Kyle also talks about his Quest Friends actual play podcast. Where to find Kyle and his projects: Under the Neighborhood...

This episode serves as an introduction to the world's largest basketball simulation game - BuzzerBeater! I'm joined by special guest Tyler, from the Bubbles BuzzerBeater YouTube channel. We do a general overview of the game and discuss what new players can expect, as well as the state of the game. BuzzerBeater and Tyler's YouTube channel: https://www.buzzerbeater.com Bubbles BuzzerBeat...

Chakra Wonders is an organization dedicated to helping people raise their spiritual vibration and becoming the best versions of themselves. In this episode, I'm joined by founder Dexter Morton as we discuss topics such as: What exactly is a chakra and how does it affect us, spirituality and electromagnetic energy, the existence of spirits, angels and demons and the power of meditation. Chakra...

From writing and editing, to directing and acting - Jack Bowman and Kenton Hall have done it all. Last year, they set their sights on a silent horror film from 1927 that was destroyed in a vault fire - London After Midnight, starring the legendary Lon Chaney. Jack and Kenton, along with fellow writer Lance Roger Axt, have breathed new life into this classic by remaking it into a full cast audio dr...

Fortean investigator and host of On Wednesdays, We Talk Weird, Ashley Hilt, makes her second appearance on the show. We discuss the squonk, the Beast of Bray Road and other creatures, as well as our experiences at cryptid conventions, UFO's and more. Check out On Wednesdays, We Talk Weird and interact with Ashley! Ashley Hilt | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree Where to find me: Podcast: https://...

Preparing for A Happy Moment relaunch and YouTube channel! A Happy Moment Podcast - YouTube

This is the final episode of A Happy Moment. I just wanted to say thank you to everybody and talk about my future plans. 

I join Garrett, Louis and Nano on their podcast, We Couldn't Think of a Podcast Name, to chat about the differences between older and newer horror movies, our favorites, the worst ones and the most influential, and more! This was a special episode because Garrett is my cousin, and we don't get to see each other very often. It was a lot of fun and I hope you enjoy it! Check out the links below for...

Gamer. Voice actor. Illustrator. Musician. Mel is all these things, and more. Above all else though, she's a really cool person and I hope you'll join me in getting to know her!  Twitter: @Mel_of_Agrimoor

Inspired by my recent cryptid episode with Ashley Hilt, I decided to take a look at the 1957 movie The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas. It's an excellent offering from Hammer studios!

Ashley is the co-host of the On Wednesday's, We Talk Weird podcast and a Fortean investigator who researches cryptids, UFO's and other forms of High Strangeness. She joins me to chat about Big Foot, Mothman, Mongolian death worms, aliens and other weird things! Ashley Hilt | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

Amy from Fantasy Fiction Fanatics & Turbo join me to discuss the newest Dragonlance book: Dragons of Deceit by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman! *Spoiler Warning* This episode contains spoilers! Nothing in the book is off-limits. If you haven't read the book but plan on it, I don't recommend listening.  For a non-spoiler review, please visit Amy's Youtube channel: Book Review: Dragons of D...

Wrestling fan Italy makes his second appearance on the show! We discuss the results of Stardom's 5 Star GP, the current tag league, Syuri vs. Guilia and the women's IWGP championship. Apologies for the volume fluctuating in a few areas.

Review of the board game Hunters of the Lost Creatures! Note: My explanation of the Cat-a-pult and Turnado cards got chopped off. The Cat-a-pult lets you eliminate any card from any open park, and the Turnado lets you swap any two creatures so long as they are in open parks.

My very first guest on the show, Tina the Librarian, is back! She's here to help me review the latest horror movie in the Halloween franchise, Halloween Ends! Warning: This episode contains full spoilers. If you plan on watching the movie, I don't recommend listening!

Beware the unknown! Review of Josh Malerman's debut novel, Bird Box! A horror novel full of tension that will have you eagerly flipping through the pages to find out what happens next!

Interview with Dre from the Ta2squid podcast! Fun times talking about wrestling and horror movies! I get Dre's opinion on one of my least favorite angles from the Attitude Era, plus we also talk about some current events in wrestling. And of course, we have to spend time on horror movies. Find out a few of Dre's favorites and hear his predictions for Halloween Ends.