The Martin Lastrapes Show Podcast Hour

Martin presents an audio reading of his short story [**"Footsteps"**](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008C9WZIG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008C9WZIG&linkCode=as2&tag=themarlasshop-20) (published by [**Exciting Press**](http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-author=Exciting%20Press&linkCode=ur2&search-alias=books&sort=relevance...

Martin chats with his good buddy [**Nick Null**](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4201603/) on this episode. Nick is a podcaster who, along with Michelle Dowd, hosts _[**Left**](http://leftpodcast.com/). _Martin and Nick talk about the podcast, as well as Nick's other creative interests, including the feature film he starred in, [_ **The Never Daunted** _](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IGJKPAC/ref...

Martin and Chanel watched all nine films nominated for Best Picture in the [**2014 Academy Awards**](http://oscar.go.com/nominees) and in this epic two-hour episode they discuss all of them. They also discuss the nominees in the major categories and make their predictions for who they think will win. And, after watching the Academy Awards, Martin and Chanel sit back down to reflect on the show and...

In Part 2 of their conversation, Martin and S. Kay Murphy continue their conversation about her memoir, The Dogs Who Saved Me , before getting into her first work of published fiction, Ghost Grandma . They also have a long talk about writing and publishing, including how they deal with negative book reviews.

Martin sits down for a conversation with his dear friend and author, S. Kay Murphy. In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Martin and Kay talk about the merits of being in Oprah's Book Club versus winning the Pulitzer Prize. They spend most of the episode talking about Kay's memoir, The Tainted Legacy of Bertha Gifford , which is the story of her great-grandmother, Bertha Gifford...who m...

Martin and Chanel recorded this episode on Superbowl Sunday, as they weren't watching the Superbowl. They talk about [**Martin's upcoming reading**](http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140130/inlandia-institute-to-present-reading-by-author-martin-lastrapes-in-riverside) at the Riverside Arts Walk, rumors that CM Punk has quit WWE, and the sad news of Philip Seymour Hoffman's...

Chanel Chakko is Martin's best friend and (occasional) co-host. In this episode you'll learn all about how they first met, the Halloween party where they first kissed, and why soothing traffic may very well have made Chanel fall in love with our hero. They also talk about Tom Robbins, Mousercising, and David Bowie's respectable package.

Martin introduces himself, before recounting the story of how he came to be a novelist. You'll find out Martin's views on superhero capes, the Academy Awards, and the teacher who changed his life forever.