Mysterious Goings On

We all took what cold comforts we could in the annus horribilis that is 2020, including seeking refuge in music, books, TV, and film. To discuss this on our final episode of 2020, Alex welcomes back to the show Jason McIntyre, the #1 Kindle Suspense author of THE NIGHT WALK MEN, bestsellers ON THE GATHERING STORM and SHED, plus the multi-layered literary suspense THALO BLUE. His short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and collections...

Do you have a cause you’re passionate about? Take a few tips from the suffragists, who led one of the largest and longest movements in American history. Alex Greenwood welcomes authors Rebecca Roberts, daughter of the legendary Cokie Roberts, and Lucinda Robb, granddaughter of Lady Bird Johnson to the show to discuss their new book, THE SUFFRAGIST PLAYBOOK: YOUR GUIDE TO CHANGING THE WORLD (Candlewick Press)...

It is such a treat to interview top-selling authors here on Mysterious Goings On—what’s even better is when they come back! Novelist and former Hollywood film producer Burt Weissbourd returns to talk with Alex about his new Corey Logan thriller trilogy, writing during a pandemic, and even throws in a few stories about Fred Astaire, and the Seattle restaurant scene.

Listen to our first interview with Burt here...

This Thanksgiving, Alex serves up a feast with a slice of good-natured melancholia, a steaming bowl of hope, and piping hot buttered satire for dessert.

Our special guest is EuroSatan. Follow him on Twitter: @EuroSatan.

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver

So Penseroso by Ogden Nash

Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels

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Andrew "Shan" Shanahan knows about the weight of the world we all feel and he's written a cracking good book about it.

His first novel Before and After is the story of a 601 lb. man who is trapped inside his home as a pandemic rages outside. Shanahan has been a journalist for over two decades, writing for some of the biggest newspapers in the world. He founded an organization in 2014 called MAN v FAT which has since helped over four million men worldwide to lose weight and get healthy...

One thing Alex has learned knocking around the planet lo these many decades is that there are no good guys, and perhaps not as many bad guys as you might think. People are, instead, often defined by the lines people cross to achieve their aims...

During this time of quarantine and isolation due to Covid-19, many have felt loneliness, a feeling of being stuck in time, as well as separation and loss of loved ones. Lee Matthew Goldberg’s fourth book, “The Ancestor” explores the emotional journey of the protagonist Wyatt trying to get back to a life that is familiar...

Enjoy J. Alexander Greenwood's original short story,  A Debt of Fire...sure to warm the cockles of your cold Halloween heart.

MUSIC:

Ominous by Kevin MacLeod

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4162-ominous

It's time, kids! Join us for the Mysterious Goings On Halloween Special! This episode features dramatic readings, weird happenings, spooky stories...and more. Check it out, featuring spine-tingling contributions from:

Jason McIntyre ... Mike...The Tipsy Ghost Podcast...Dave...Eden Baylee...Bonnie...Amanda Steel...Michelle Ross...Brian...and more!

Sound FX from Zapsplat...