We take on the mysteries of creativity, writing, and more every week. Listen in and find out why Mysterious Goings On with J. Alexander Greenwood is a favorite show for top-selling authors, leading creative thinkers, and people making a difference in our society. Named a 2022 Top 5 Literature Podcast by CrowdUltra and an Apple Podcasts "New & Noteworthy" show in 2016, MGO is also a 2019 People's Choice Podcast Awards nominee. Host J. Alexander Greenwood is an award-winning writer, public relations consultant, speaker, and former radio host and journalist.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 11 hours 42 minutes
episode 9: Trek Takes 3: SEVENTEEN SECONDS
Welcome to episode three of a special bonus series here on Mysterious Goings On...TREK TAKES. What is it? Well, Star Trek fans.....
episode 8: Authorship and Entrepreneurship with JV Hilliard
From D.C. lobbyist to storyteller to entrepreneur, JV Hilliard is an epic & dark fantasy author of the Warminster series who sees his rapidly-growing writing career as part of a larger creative enterprise. Owner of Altered Reality Magazine, Hilliard has licensed the intellectual property of his books to an augmented reality/virtual reality video game company that will launch the Realm of Warminster game in 2024...
episode 7: Trek Takes 2: DISENGAGE
Welcome to episode two of a special bonus series here on Mysterious Goings On...TREK TAKES. What is it? Well, Star Trek fans.....
episode 6: Small Town Settings, Amnesia and Conversion Vans with Melissa Payne
In today's can't-miss episode, we meet Melissa Payne, bestselling and award-winning author of The Secrets of Lost Stones, Memories in the Drift, and The Night of Many Endings. She first learned the real importance of storytelling when she worked for a residential and day treatment center for abused and neglected children, where she wrote speeches and letters to raise funds...
episode 5: Trek Takes 1: THE NEXT GENERATION
Welcome to a special bonus series here on Mysterious Goings On called TREK TAKES. What is it? Well, Star Trek fans... PICARD is back for the final season, and as a lifelong fan of the series and a critic of the franchise's direction over the past few years, Alex will talk with film critic and writer Lucas Hardwick, sharing their "first takes" on every episode--coming at you every Friday morning throughout the 10-episode run of the show...
episode 4: Breaking into the Youth Market with Tyler Snure
Tyler Snure established Snure Stories and published his first novel, The Jewels of Fate, in 2019 when he was a senior high school student. The Sword of Sorenthis the second book in this fiction, fantasy, adventure trilogy and was just recently released. It quickly reached #8 on Amazon's bestseller list for its category during its launch week...
episode 3: Savorer's Travels: Asian Food Tourism with Brian Hutton
Meet Brian Hutton, a savorer who has traveled extensively throughout Asia, and has eaten his way through some of the finest cuisine and street food in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan, and South Korea.Join Brian and Alex for a delicious conversation featuring tales of adventurous eating, his fear of a bone in the throat, thoughts on the late Anthony Bourdain, and the subtle differences between the various Asian cultural palates...
Coming Soon: Trek Takes
Okay, Star Trek fans... Picard is back for the final season, and as a lifelong fan of the series and a critic of the franchise's direction over the past few years, Alex will talk with film critic and writer Lucas Hardwick, sharing their "first takes" on every episode on "Trek Takes." There are ten episodes of Picard airing this spring on Paramount+, so we will do ten episodes of Trek Takes. Each Trek Takes episode will be 20-30 minutes...
episode 2: The Greatest Thing with Kristy Nerstheimer
Celebrate Black History Month with author Kristy Nerstheimer, author of The Greatest Thing: A Story About Buck O'Neil. In this award-winning book, illustrated by Christian Paniagua, we join Buck O’Neil, Baseball Hall of Famer, through this first-person narrative from his childhood dreams, to playing baseball with the Kansas City Monarchs, to becoming the first Black coach in the major leagues. He is a baseball legend who showed the world how to live, love and play ball...
episode 1: Season Premiere: Bo Bancroft on Books, Billboards, Extremism, and Jimmy Carter
Season 11 kicks off with Bo Bancroft, author of the debut novel,Make America Beautiful Again. Bancroft joins Alex for a fun, spirited, and frank conversation about the elements that went into his book, including his intense dislike of billboards, fighting extremism, and not letting the bad guys win.
He was with Turner Broadcasting during the heady days of cable TV as a team member that launched the now-familiar networks Headline News, TNT, and TCM...