Heavy Bored

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and entrepreneur Gary Smith in a discussion of his latest installment of the Warren Steelgrave series of novels. Topics include: masculine role models–growing up in 1950s America–family roots–Italian living–self-publishing–and more!Recorded 5/27/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*More than You Know by Gary E. Smith: https://amzn.to/4eV0t1LMore Books by Gary Smith: https://amzn.to/4nyhSkwThe Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler: https://amzn.to/3GbYM33The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler: https://amzn.to/4lp44Y7More Books by Raymond Chandler: https://amzn.to/4lffEowJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author, inventor, and entrepreneur Ron Richard. Recorded 5/14/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*The Zenith Project by Ron Richard: https://amzn.to/3ZGLphHThe Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis: https://amzn.to/3ZIjjTnThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien: https://amzn.to/44rBBe5Bellevue by Robin Cook: https://amzn.to/4lbrIH8More Books by Robin Cook: https://amzn.to/4jZWdPeJurassic Park by Michael Crichton: https://amzn.to/4jVTAxLMore Books by Michael Crichton: https://amzn.to/3Gb4Mc0Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell: https://amzn.to/4kUY7SAMore Books by Malcolm Gladwell: https://amzn.to/4loWQDfJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and public speaker Tara Heaton, in a discussion about her debut memoir, Life Minutes: Igniting Joy from the Fire of Heartache. Topics include: Sales and marketing–messaging and advertising–the art of storytelling–the art of sales–neuroscience as self empowerment–the craft of memoir–grief–motherhood–trauma–and more!Recorded 5/6/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Life Minutes: Igniting Joy from the Fire of Heartache by Tara Heaton: https://amzn.to/45909tgA Place Called Home by David Ambroz: https://amzn.to/3HKXbBmJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706En Pointe Communication: https://enpointeglobal.com/lifeminutes/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@TaraHeatonEPC https://x.com/TaraHeatonEPCInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@taraheatonauthor https://www.instagram.com/taraheatonauthor/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@talktothebrain https://www.tiktok.com/@talktothebrainYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Meg Hamand joins Andrew Wittstadt for an extended bonus interview for subscribers only. Topics include: dogs vs cats–ghost stories and technique–pov in fiction writing–adoption journeys–and more!Recorded 5/1/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Diamonds in Auschwitz by Meg Hamand: https://amzn.to/43sRhw2Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/43HrvFDMore Books by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/43xGGQyGone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: https://amzn.to/4mw0yfBJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Read Meg Hamand: https://www.meghamandauthor.com/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@meghamand https://www.instagram.com/meghamand/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Meg Hamand in a discussion of her debut novel, Diamonds in Auschwitz. Topics include: historical fiction–Millennial childhoods–Pride and Prejudice–Jane Austen–Wishbone stories–romanticism in writing–earning a living as a writer–and more!Recorded 5/1/2025*LINKS**Buy the Books*Diamonds in Auschwitz by Meg Hamand: https://amzn.to/43sRhw2Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/43HrvFDMore Books by Jane Austen: https://amzn.to/43xGGQyGone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: https://amzn.to/4mw0yfBJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Read Meg Hamand: https://www.meghamandauthor.com/Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadtInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@meghamand https://www.instagram.com/meghamand/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by writer, Maggie Zhu, in an hours long discussion of Thomas Mann’s masterpiece, The Magic Mountain. Topic Include: stuck in the sanatorium–Hans Castorp as a coward–intellectuals–twitter discourse repeating itself–the trad cath movement–AWP–German modernism–and more!Recorded 4/16/2025*Buy the Books*The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/3YBRWK3Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/3EZ4IM6BuddenBrooks by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/3H4LaX5More books by Thomas Mann: https://amzn.to/44B2BskMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh: https://amzn.to/43aLjjjJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@zhuphilia https://x.com/zhuphiliaInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@zhuphilia https://www.instagram.com/zhuphilia/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by the poet and author known as Jasper Ceylon, in a wide-ranging discussion about his latest project, Echolalia Review: An Anti-Poetry Collection. Jasper’s latest project spans over two years and involves the publication of over 47 fake poems in 30 poetry journals. These fake poems are collected, along with detailed notes about the process, in Ceylon’s latest book. Topics Include: Is poetry dead?--is poetry foundation a captured institution–Allen Ginsberg and the beat writers–identity politics in poetry–literary journals–and more!Recorded 4/12/2025*Buy the Books*Echolalia Review: An Anti-Poetry Collection by Jasper Ceylon: https://amzn.to/4darIEFHowl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg: https://amzn.to/4d0Nt9OThe Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac: https://amzn.to/42PWtcWThe Wynona Stone Poems by Kaki Wilkinson: https://amzn.to/3EuawwWWhatever by Michel Houellebecq: https://amzn.to/44dyBT1Serotonin by Michel Houellebecq: https://amzn.to/4iCDwR1Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq: https://amzn.to/4iwzHN7Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@jceylon2 https://x.com/jceylon2Instagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author and friend of the pod, James Gregory. As the two go into James’ latest novel, Killer App, and Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse. Topics include: Artificial intelligence–AI assistants–AI chatbots–technology in art–seduction in literature–writing historical fiction–and more!Recorded 3/15/2025Buy the Books!Without Remorse by Tom Clancy: https://amzn.to/4lvz88SKiller App by James Gregory: https://amzn.to/42g9LAIZephyr’s War by James Gregory: https://amzn.to/4cuyp41Small Fortunes by James Gregory: https://amzn.to/4jBkoUtThe Johnstown Flood by David McCullough: https://amzn.to/3RecsfNThe Bosses Club by Richard Gregory: https://amzn.to/3Em0DBeJoin Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@JamesRGregory https://x.com/JamesRGregoryInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@jamesgregoryfiction https://www.instagram.com/jamesgregoryfiction/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcastYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by filmmaker and author, Josh Mendoza, in a subscribers only extended interview. Topics include: Changes in creative industries–the indie film boom–the streaming wars–politics in art–and more!Recorded 3/1/2025This is a FREE preview of a longer episode! Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Buy the Books!Shadow of the Eternal Watcher by Josh Mendoza: https://amzn.to/4iLoLMpWatch What Still Remains (2018): https://amzn.to/3DLMv48Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@MendozaStrikes https://x.com/MendozaStrikesInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@mendozastrikes https://www.instagram.com/mendozastrikes/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@mendozastrikes https://www.tiktok.com/@mendozastrikesYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*

Andrew Wittstadt is joined by filmmaker and author, Josh Mendoza, in a conversation about his debut novel, Shadow of the Eternal Watcher. Topics include: Social media for artists–Grinding out an artistic career–realistic filmmaking–noir fiction classics–Star Wars–screenwriting vs novel writing–and more!Recorded 3/1/2025Buy the Books!Shadow of the Eternal Watcher by Josh Mendoza: https://amzn.to/4iLoLMpWatch What Still Remains (2018): https://amzn.to/3DLMv48Join Patreon or Substack to get FULL access to Heavy Bored!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HeavyBored Substack: https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Sign up for Andrew’s Newsletter for FREE! https://andrewwittstadt.substack.com/Contact us: heavyboredpodcast@gmail.comLeave a 5-Star Review on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heavy-bored/id1617156706Follow Us!Twitter: @heavyboredpod https://x.com/HeavyBoredPod@AndrewWittstadt https://x.com/AndrewWittstadt@MendozaStrikes https://x.com/MendozaStrikesInstagram:@heavybored https://www.instagram.com/heavybored/@mendozastrikes https://www.instagram.com/mendozastrikes/TikTok:@heavyboredpodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@heavyboredpodcast@mendozastrikes https://www.tiktok.com/@mendozastrikesYouTube:@heavybored  https://www.youtube.com/@heavybored@heavyboredclips https://www.youtube.com/@heavyboredclips*when available, we use affiliate links*