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Homesteading space is not only possible, but already the pieces are becoming available that would facilitate large scale human settlement on the moon and then Mars.  Come find out how the Mission Zero Paradigm can take our people into space:    1.  Launch people to the Moon and Mars    2.  Man and support space stations    3.  Ride recurring transport craft to the Moon AND Mars    4.  What do we d...

Raymond Swanland is a freelance illustrator who began his career working on the Oddworld Inhabitants series of video games and has created artwork for Magic: The Gathering, World of Warcraft, Aliens vs. Predator, ImagineFX, Disturbed, many sci-fi/fantasy novels, and more. He won a Spectrum award in 2004 and the David Gemmel Legend Award in 2012. His recent work includes a series of covers for Game...

Jack is a former English teacher, naval officer, Philadelphia taxi driver, customs officer, and motivational trainer. With the nomination of Echo, his work has been on the final Nebula ballot nine of the last ten years. He won the award in 2007 for Seeker. His first novel, The Hercules Text, was published in the celebrated Ace Specials series, and won the Philip K. Dick Special Award. In 1991, he...

Escape the Grind will be broadcasting LIVE from LoFi Coffeehouse, in Mesa, Arizona this Sunday. We are taking the show on the road of as many coffee houses we can set up and do our show this summer. Today, we will be talking to James Miller, the man behind the video camera for Geekssociated Press, aka New Mutiny Media. Geekssociated Press has brought us coverage and insight into the best nerdy, qu...

Nathan Blackwell of Squishy Studios will be here to visit with us and he will be bringing Craig Curtis, actor and writer for the Studios. Phoenix-based filmmaker Nathan Blackwell began his career like many of his counterparts ... a manic eleven year-old running around with a camera, making terrible movies. He's since directed over forty short films, two low-to-no budget feature films, written seve...

We will be talking to Jon Schindehette who has been the Senior Creative Director for Dungeons & Dragons, with Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro since 2007. He will also be the ART INDUSTRY GUEST OF HONOR at LEPRECON 39 this year on May 9-12th. Jon has provided art direction, graphic design, and management of various art-related teams producing material used in products brought to market. He has rece...

You wanted them, and we got them! I will be talking to Three Drunk Geeks for some three geeks on one show host action right here on KWOD Radio. Friday nights are for partying and we will be shaking it up with the Three Drunk Geeks as we explore the world of the Geek, why Geeks are suddenly the Rock Stars in media, and how long the Three Drunk Geeks think they can ride this gravy-train with their v...

We will be talking today with T.M. Williams and find out why she thinks she is the Accidental Writer. ABOUT THE BOOK:  Bohemian Grove Carter is living the perfect life in Santa Barbara -- loving father, great friends, and a successful business she has worked hard to build. Yet, it takes one scary night to change everything when a phantom knock on her door ends with the knowledge that her life will...

Book Description of Rising Calm: On Cara Weaver’s first day at her new high school—merely the next in a long line of new schools—she meets two senior boys: James Sable and Crispin Calaway. They’re new too; they’ve been at the school just longer than she has, and they’ve never made an effort to reach out to anyone. Until she comes. When her friends find out, they’re awed. But Cara can't shake the f...

Headlines we will be talking about this week: Inspiration Mars - Dennis Tito - Sending a couple - a man and woman as a Mars fly by and return. Space X - Launches another cargo ship to ISS. Golden Spike - Trips for 2 to Moon Virgin Galactic - Sub orbit flights closer China's Space Station   Will be talking to Donald Jacques, author of "The Homestead Project, 12 Steps to a Permanent Lunar Settlement...

To this day, Jack the Ripper has been the subject matter for myriads of books, films and television movies.  Our fascination with one of the most notorious serial killers of our time keeps us wanting to know more about him. Exactly, who was Jack the Ripper?  Now, we might know more.   Enter Jeff Mudgett, the great, great grandson of Herman Webster Mudgett (May 16, 1861-May 8, 1896) better known un...

MARCH IS ‘INDIE HORROR’  MONTH And we will be talking to actor, ACE MARRERO about his part in the upcoming film, Roadside, as well as his other horror movie parts, Madison Country, and his television gig on Body of Proof. ROADSIDE TO HOLD ITS WORLD  PREMIERE AT THE CINEMAYHEM FILM  FESTIVAL ON MARCH 2ND CineMayhem is thrilled to announce that it will be  hosting the World Premiere of ROADSIDE star...

Alexander Galant will be with us again today to talk about his new project and his research on Dracula. Yes, the real Vampire story. Alexander is a Canadian, residing in Toronto. His debut novel Depth of Deception (A Titanic Murder Mystery) was published in March 2012 to coincide with the centennial anniversary of Titanic. It has been awarded 'Finalist' for E-Book: Mystery/Thriller/Adventure (2012...

We are very pleased to kick-off this new season of programming on KWOD Radio with one of the seasoned authors of original Sci-Fi and Fantasy, L. E. Modesitt Jr. L. E. Modesitt, Jr., is the New York Times best-selling author of more than 60 novels – primarily science fiction and fantasy, a number of short stories, and numerous technical and economic articles.  His novels have sold millions of copie...

Recently news outlets trumpeted Elon Musk's goal to put 80,000 people on Mars - each year! While an admirable goal, orbital dynamics, and business realities offer insights into how we might NOT get 80 k people -- but we could get 28 the first year, 56 the second year ... you get the idea. Join us to find out how we - as homesteaders - can make it happen. Will be talking to Donald Jacques, author o...

Why do dogs eat furniture when there are endless chew toys nearby? Why do they always dash to a rug when they have to throw up? And why are they always absolutely starving? Things Your Dog Doesn’t Want You to Know answers the questions that dog owners have asked for centuries. The book is a collection of 115 humorous essays that reveal the truth behind some of the most baffling canine behavior, th...

Norm Jones spent his first 35 years managing his own life. After two failed marriages, he admitted failure, and turned wholeheartedly to God to change his life.  God has answered his prayer and is making him successful by God’s standards.   God has given Norm the spiritual gift of “prophecy.”  Such gifts are never meant to remain unfruitful, but they take many years to cultivate, mature, and harve...

GET STARTED TODAY JOIN THE RANKS OF PUBLISHED AUTHORS You've written a gripping story, an inspirational biography, or a motivational bestseller, but no publisher or agent will return your calls? Why not publish your own ebook? This author did, and for under $350! Greg Lundberg describes the seven things you need to successfully publish your ebook. If you have a little bit of computer skill, you ca...

From Scribe D.D. Turner and Turner Scribe Publishing Group comes a fantasy-fiction literary series like no other . . .The Chronicles of a Hip Hop Legend literary series  and the author/creator, D.D. Turner. D.D. Turner, Scribe/Principal was born and raised in the East New York section of Brooklyn, New York. D.D. Turner became akin to the cultural explosion of Hip Hop at an early age. Formally intr...

 Fantasty, Science Fiction, Horror all in one exciting magazine! Tonight we will take a look at Speculative Fiction, what it is, what makes it different from other genre's and how it is growing in popularity. We are so pleased to have as our guest, Ms. Patti Hultstrand, a dedicated author, reader and Managing Editor of ConNotations NewsZine. Patti has been writing since the 7th grade when her Engl...

Lillian Brummet began her writing career after a life-changing vehicle accident prompted her to reconsider the direction of her life. Having been a business owner for 6 years she had a good understanding of what being self-employed involved. Throughout her 13 years in the world of writing, she has taken many writing courses and read as many writer's manual books she could. Starting as a freelance...

By day, Greg Lundberg manages a small defense engineering and manufacturing firm in Phoenix, AZ. By night, he writes fiction and non-fiction. Greg is the author of two books: A science fiction novel, “Metamorphosis,” published in March 2011; and “How To Publish An Ebook For Under $350,” published in March 2012 and available from Amazon. Both works can be purchased in ebook or trade cover format. F...

Michael D’Ambrosio is from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area and has been writing fiction since 2000. He regularly appears at science-fiction, fantasy and horror conventions around the country. He has been a keynote speaker at the Library of Congress. In addition to novels, Michael also has written several screenplays for his books and other projects, which are currently on the market. His main...

Biography of Eddie Upnick, author of Time Will Tell, Future Tense, and 2052 Eddie Upnick was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1953.  He graduated from Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside, New York in 1971.   In 1976, he graduated from New Paltz State University of New York with a BA in Anthropology.  He has worked as a joke writer for Rodney Dangerfield, among others, and as a situation comedy w...

To those who are lucky enough to meet him, Tony is a superhero. A man who lives in the moment and who exemplifies his message of, "If you can dream it, you can achieve it!"  Most athletes can only dream of running in the Olympics. Tony Volpentest not only achieved this dream but rose to the top of his sport. This accomplishment is all the more incredible because Tony was born without hands or feet...