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
141 episodes
Ryan Steck and Simon Gervais - The Second Son
The thriller genre has a new dynamic duo. In our latest episode, we sit down with Ryan Steck and Simon Gervais to discuss their debut collaboration, The Second Son.They call it "The Vintage of Collaboration." Despite writing fro...
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Nancy Cole Silverman - A Spy in Saigon
We dive into the shadows of 1970s Vietnam with author Nancy Cole Silverman and her electrifying new Kat Lawson Mystery, A Spy in Saigon. Kat’s “simple” assignment to write a travel piece and make a covert drop goes off the rails fast, thrusting...
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Michelle Yang - Phoenix Girl
From the outside, Michelle Yang’s life might look like a familiar immigrant success story—but her new memoir, Phoenix Girl, reveals something far more powerful and complex. When her family left their tight-knit Chinese community in Sou...
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Carolyn Larkin Taylor - Whispers of the Mind, a Neurologist’s Memoir
Dr. Carolyn Larkin Taylor is a neurologist with decades of experience, and now, she's turning her stethoscope inward in a powerful new memoir, Whispers of the Mind.Through a series of deeply personal essays, Dr. Taylor tak...
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Dr. Marissa Toussaint - Flambeau Kitchen
Ever feel like eating healthy means giving up the foods you grew up with? Dr. Marissa Toussaint says you don’t have to choose. Her new book Flambeau Kitchen blends Caribbean heritage with real, sustainable wellness—70+ recipes, practic...
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Mark Murphy - Rose Dhu
Savannah has always been a city of secrets—but none as haunting as the mystery at the center of Mark Murphy’s new novel, Rose Dhu. Tangled loyalties, buried grudges, and long-kept secrets ripple beneath the city’s live oaks as he hunts for the ...
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Jack Brown - Prophets of War
What if the next world war isn’t fought for ideology or territory — but for quarterly profits?That’s the unsettling premise behind Prophets of War, the explosive debut novel from writer, investor, and political thinker Jack Brown. A life...
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Nancy Shear - I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms
Ever meet someone who didn’t just witness history—but lived right in the middle of it? That’s Nancy Shear.For more than twenty years, Nancy was woven into the fabric of America’s classical music world—an orchestra librarian, b...
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Mark Peres - The Accord
What happens when intelligence that isn’t human demands recognition? 🤖In The Accord, author Mark Peres explores grief, love, and the blurred lines between human and machine through the bond between a professor and her sen...
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Gil Gillenwater - Hope on the Border
Meet Gil Gillenwater — real-estate guy, Harley fan, and founder of Rancho Feliz. For 40 years he’s helped families along the U.S.–Mexico border with one surprising motto:Helping others should be fun.His new book,
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C.B. Wilson - The Fire Diamond
What happens when a gemologist writes a thriller? You get "The Fire Diamond"! We chat with author C.B. Wilson about her new book, the high-stakes world of jewel thieves, and her "diamond detective" protagonist.
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Traci Abramson - Victim #8
Former CIA officer Traci Hunter Abramson trades classified briefings for bestselling novels, written with the kind of authenticity only experience can give. We talk about her latest, Victim #8, how a layover in Istanbul sparked a story, and why...
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Raymond E. Foster - Chasing the Surge
Raymond E. Foster is a man who has lived more than one life: former lieutenant of the LAPD, Coast Guard veteran, police scholar, Mason. Then, he chose something totally different, a driver for hire, ferrying strangers through the city’s sleeple...
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Heather Ogden - The Betrayal
In a world where loyalty can be the sharpest weapon and truth itself is treason, debut novelist Heather Ogden invites us into the haunting depths of her new dystopian fantasy, The Betrayal—the first in The Lies We Fear series....
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Stephen K. Postema - Running Around Town
Stephen Postema started running in Kindergarten. His strides through Ann Arbor, Michigan in the 60s and 70s became a metaphor for a city and nation in evolution.
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Sam Daley-Harris - Reclaiming Our Democracy: Every Citizen’s Guide to Transformational Advocacy
Sam Daley-Harris has updated and expanded his classic work, Reclaiming Our Democracy: Every Citizen’s Guide to Transformational Advocacy. And it's become a playbook for positive change.Get the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Reclai...
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Charles Philipp Martin - Rented Grave
Charles Philipp Martin's Rented Grave, re-introduces Inspector Herman Lok, delving deep into the underbelly of Hong Kong, a city caught between modern ambition and the haunting legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution.
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Sharon Eubank - Doing Small Things With Great Love
Drawing from decades of experience in global humanitarian service, Sharon Eubank offers a wisdom-packed guide on how to enact impactful aid in the world through actions you can initiate in your own backyard.
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Sharon Eubank - Doing Small Things With Great Love
Drawing from decades of experience in global humanitarian service, Sharon Eubank offers a wisdom-packed guide on how to enact impactful aid in the world through actions you can initiate in your own backyard.
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25:09
Stacy Bass - Lightkeeper
Stacy Bass delivers a transformative story of grief, offers a new way into resilience, and illustrates how photographs can be portals to the stories, moments, and love that loss cannot diminish.
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Tim Kirk - All His Damned Mother's Sons
What if Elvis died while serving in the Army? Who might emerge to try and replace the young, still emerging superstar? Tim Kirk discusses how his Hollywood screen chops influenced a tightly plotted story of four men Elvis' age who were influenc...
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Claire Booth - Throwing Shadows
Claire Booth beautifully blends real-life location with a mix of mystery and drama in Hank Worth 7. Throwing Shadows effectively demonstrates how past events ripple into present drama.
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Loxley Browne - The Charms Series
Author and entrepreneur Loxley Brown discusses her Charms book series, teaching young people about dreaming big and taking action to make those dreams real.
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