Sep 1, 2020
In today's episode we are joined by fantasy author JW Webb, chatting about his books set in the world of Anzu. Jim grew up close to London but it wasn't until he moved out to Cornwall when his first book came to life. He believes there is a great sense of the Celtic vibe living in that area of the UK. It was during this time he also reached out to an illustrator who, at the time, had worked with J.R.R. Tolkien as an illustrator. Unfortunately, tragedy hit JW's life when his wife passed away. In a wonderful turn of events, he reconnected with someone he had met in his youth while sailing around Australia. That new relationship led him to relocating to the United States in 2012. He is now putting the finishing touches on his 12th book in the ever-growing list of books set in the world of Anzu.
Movies/Streaming:
Walt is working his way through Futurama and began
watching Lower Decks, the animated series set in
the Star Trek universe. JW recommended Picard,
Ozark, Yellowstone,
Longmire, and The Bodyguard. Alan
is wrapping up season 4 of The Next Generation and
season 4 of Bosch. Alan also highly recommends the
Netflix film, Extraction, starring Chris
Hemsworth.
Reading:
Walt is still working his way through, "Praying for
Sheetrock," and just finished reading, "Waiting for the
Punch." JW just finished reading, "The Real History of the
SAS." Alan recommends, "The Making of Tombstone," for
anyone who considers themselves a fan of the movie.
Listening to/Podcasts:
Walt grabs his fresh supply of gummies and has been listening to
The Grateful Dead from 1972. He also has a couple
podcasts he really recommends;
Holy Crap It's Sports with Pete Davis and
Comedy, Bang, Bang. JW listens to the podcast Self
Publishing 101 along with a lot of Kate
Bush and Souxsie and the Banshees. Alan
tried out
Literally! The Rob Lowe podcast and has enjoyed the guests. He
also recommended
The Worst of the Best with Ryan Rebalkin, a show that looks at
a "great" album or movie or whatever and then the hosts have to
decided what is the worst part, moment or song. Alan also loves the
podcast 60 Minutes
With now rebranded as 60MW. He reminds the audience to watch
for the next Soundcheck Metallica show he is going to be
on with host Chris Jellyman. Their next episode with focus on the
album, "Ride the Lightning." He also gave a shout out to
The Real Queens of Queens podcast and
The Bad Cop, Bad Cop Show.