In Conversation with Terry Shepherd
In Conversation with Terry Shepherd, award-winning broadcaster and author of the Jessica Ramirez Thrillers. A deep dive into the people and support systems behind the stories we love.
Episodes
169 episodes
Ashley Wren Collins and Jordan Rockwell - SHE WROTE, HE WROTE: A New York Love Story
In this episode, host Terry Shepherd sits down with authors Ashley Wren Collins and Jordan Rockwell to discuss their collaborative romantic comedy, She Wrote, He Wrote: A New York Love Story. Set against the "beaut...
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James Grady - Shadows on Sidewalks
SOS: James Grady on Hometown Secrets, "Shadows on Sidewalks," and Reshaping the ThrillerEpisode Summary There are writers who define a genre, and then there are those who quietly reshape it from the inside out. In this epis...
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Mario Cartaya - Journey Back Into the Vault: In Search of My Faded Cuban Childhood Footprints
Reclaiming a Faded Past: Mario Cartaya’s Journey Back to CubaIn this episode, host Terry Shepherd speaks with acclaimed architect and author Mario Cartaya about his memoir, Journey Back Into the Vault: In Search of My Faded Cu...
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Ralph DeFalco - The Counterfeit
What happens when history repeats itself and the global balance of power shifts overnight? In this episode, host Terry Shepherd sits down with Dr. Ralph DeFalco, the "Renaissance man" and author behind the chilling political thril...
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Mike Papantonio - A Death in Arcadia
Justice, Legacy, and "A Death in Arcadia" with Mike PapantonioWhat happens when a legal case cracks open a wound a man has kept sealed his entire life? In this episode, award-winning broadcaster Terry Shepherd dives deep wi...
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Kirsten Kashock - An Impossibility of Crows
In this episode, host Terry Shepherd dives into the "uneasy space" of literary horror with poet and dancer Kirsten Kashock. They discuss her unsettling new novel, An Impossibility of Crows, a story that examines th...
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Moderation with Cara Black and Michele Drier
Sooner of later, if you attend an author conference, you may have the opportunity to moderate a panel. Two ace moderators discuss the key factors that make a great performance.Cara Black best known for the twenty-one novel mystery...
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Dennis Palumbo - Panic Attack
The Psychology of Fear and the Art of the ThrillerIn this episode, Terry Shepherd sits down with Dennis Palumbo, a licensed psychotherapist and veteran Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include the Emmy-winning Welcome Back...
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Karen Ann Phillips - A Deadly Hook
In this episode of In Conversation with Terry Shepherd, Terry dives deep into the writer's craft with author and artist Karen Ann Phillips to celebrate the release of A Deadly Hook, the third and final installment in her popul...
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Chad Boudreaux - Mob Justice
From DOJ Corridors to Chicago Syndicates: Chad Boudreaux on Crafting Mob JusticeImagine starting a high-stakes job at the Department of Justice on September 10, 2001. For our guest today, Chad Boudreaux, that was reality. After ...
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Gary Fields - The Book of Judges
What if the secret to humanity's future was hidden inside a murdered judge's laptop?In this episode of In Conversation with Terry Shepherd, Terry sits down with debut thriller author Gary Fields to explore his glob...
Mimi Nichter - HOSTAGE: A Memoir of Terrorism, Trauma, and Resilience
We recently sat down with celebrated anthropologist Dr. Mimi Nichter to discuss her gripping new memoir, "Hostage: A Memoir of Terrorism, Trauma, and Resilience."In 1970, Mimi was a college senior whose flight home from Tel Aviv w...
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Michael Yang - Coming Alive on the Ride
What happens when a Silicon Valley pioneer trades the boardroom for the open road? 🏍️✨I recently sat down with Michael Yang, the founder of MySimon, to talk about his incredible new memoir, "Coming Alive on the Ride."
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Peter Fedorenko - Among the Living
From Hollywood "Ghost" to Literary Powerhouse ✍️For 35 years, Peter Fedorenko was the "script doctor" who fixed Hollywood’s biggest stories from the shadows. Then, in 2020, his own heart stopped.Having returned from ...
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Jennifer K. Morita - Ghosts of Waikīkī
In celebration of it's paperback release join us for a special look at the journey of Jennifer K. Morita toward publication of her debut novel, "Ghosts of Waikīkī," What happens when an unemployed newspaper reporter returns t...
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Danielle Girard - Pinky Swear
How well do we truly know the people we love?In the latest episode, I sit down with Danielle Girard to discuss her haunting new thriller, "Pinky Swear." This isn't a story of cartoon villains or "moral origami." Instead, it’s ...
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Darlene Dziomba - Tail of Deception
What happens when thirty-four years of corporate finance meets a lifelong passion for animal rescue? You get the Lily Dreyfus mystery series—where the puzzles are intricate, the stakes are high, and the four-legged characters have just a...
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Craig Yorke - Steep
What happens when a life built on discipline, survival, and excellence finally makes room for joy?In this episode, we explore Steeped, the powerful memoir of retired neurosurgeon Dr. Craig Y...
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Emmanuel Laroche - A Taste of Madagascar: Culinary Riches of the Red Island
What does it actually take to bring that dash of vanilla extract to your kitchen counter?This week, we’re journeying deep into the "dim green hush" of the Madagascar forest canopy with Emmanuel LeRoche, author of A Taste of Ma...
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Corey Seemiller - The Soulmate Strategy: My Imperfect Plan to Conquer Heartbreak and Find True Love
What happens when a master planner tries to out-strategize heartbreak? Corey Seemiller's "The Soulmate Strategy," explores her honest, funny, and deeply relatable journey from trying to control the pain of a very public breakup to discovering t...
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Angela Petersen - The Wellness Glitch: Remembering What It Really Means to Be Well
Dr. Angela Petersen joins me to discuss her radical new book, "The Wellness Glitch," and why tracking every step and heartbeat might be the very thing keeping us unwell.-------
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James Gregory - Ghost Town
In the coal-dusted world of Ghost Town, the haunting new novel from James R. Gregory, we travel to Sulphur Creek, a late-19th-century mining town where ambition, isolation, and buried secrets collide. At the heart of the story are...
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Joe Battaglia - Beneath the Rings
12 athletes missing. One shadowy conspiracy. No room for error. Award-winning journalist Joe Battaglia has seen it all—from the Beijing Games to London. Now, he’s using that expertise to craft Beneath the Rings, a ge...
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