The Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory
Hosted by writer and ranter Mookie Spitz, the SFFF is where science fiction & fantasy creators, fans, and technologists transform imagination into reality. Each episode explores how writers, filmmakers, and world-builders bring their universes to life, with personal stories about turning wild ideas into finished projects that connect, inspire, and thrill. From indie authors to visionary engineers, Mookie uncovers the creative engines powering the future of sci-fi & fantasy storytelling!
Episodes
32 episodes
Patrick Abbott Explores Faith, Firepower, and First Contact
The 32nd episode of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory features Mookie diving deep into science, religion, and philosophy with indie author Patrick Abbott. a writer pulling from real-world experience to build science fiction tha...
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Episode 32
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1:33:04
Al Hagan Infuses His Post-Apocalyptic Vision with Military Precision
Mookie welcomes Al Hagan onto the Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory floor, a writer whose complex heroes and driving prose comes from his dedication to duty and service. Instead of MFA programs or writing circles, Al ro...
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Episode 31
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1:08:33
Howard Loring and the Elastic Limits of Time: Building Epic Fables That Bend Reality
The 30th episode of the pod features Mookie and Howard after connecting the way many indie sci-fi writers do—through an anthology collection. Both landed stories in S.A. Gibson’s 2026 sci-fi collection, turning a cold submission into a creative...
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Episode 30
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55:49
Margret Treiber is Over It: Cranking Sci-Fi While Nobody Seems to Give a Sh$t
In this robust episode of Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory, Mookie sits down with Margret Treiber—a pissed-off, no-nonsense New Yorker by way of Long Island and Jersey, now out in the Soutwest desert but still swinging that East C...
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Episode 29
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1:18:54
Patrick LeClerc Celebrates Indie Author Freedom
The 28th episode of Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory features speculative fiction author Patrick LeClerc, a writer who Mookie discovers made a deliberate choice early on: skip the gatekeepers, go indie, and answer to no one but th...
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Episode 28
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58:05
First Contact & Second Chance from J. Michael Thomas
What happens when first contact isn’t with aliens—but with ourselves?On this episode of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory, Mookie shares the floor with indie sci-fi author J. Michael Thomas for a conversation that starts...
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Episode 27
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1:02:02
AI Isn't the Enemy: David T. Etheredge Infers the Future of Creativity
The 26th episode of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory has Mookie Spitz with technology entrepreneur and science-fiction writer David T. Etheredge for a wide-ranging conversation about artificial intelligence, creativity, and th...
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Episode 26
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1:58:08
C.S.E. Cooney Is Knocking on Saint Death's Doorway
On this 25th episode of The Science Fiction & Fantasy podcast, host Mookie Spitz sits down with C.S.E. Cooney for a lively conversation about her Saint Death series—and the living, breathing speculative-fiction community t...
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Episode 25
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1:56:18
A.C. Wise Sings the Ballad of the Bone Road: Criticism & Craft from Haunted Cities
Mookie Spitz welcomes A.C. Wise to the 24th episode of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory: a Canadian-born, award-winning speculative writer, and one of the most incisive critics across genre circles. Wise boldly crosses boundar...
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Episode 24
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1:06:56
The Black Swan Trilogy: Helen Hynson Vettori Warns Us All
What happens when the people who trained for catastrophe watch society ignore every warning sign?In the 23rd episode of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory, host Mookie Spitz asks that question and many others of Helen Hyn...
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Episode 23
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1:34:21
Pasadena Comic Con & Beyond: The Singularity Scribes Weigh In
The 22nd episode of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory features the crew of indie science-fiction authors who gathered together at Pasadena Comic-Con 2026 to bark their books, network, and rally around their shared sci-fi passion. Togeth...
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Episode 22
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1:04:04
Matthew Kressel Seeds Sci-Fi Optimism in The Rainseekers
In this episode of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory, host Mookie Spitz sits down with the prolific and acclaimed science fiction author Matthew Kressel to dissect his new novella Rainseekers, a deeply human, quietly r...
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Episode 21
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1:23:10
Bruno Rothgiesser Unveils Dark Matter: When AI Reclaims the Earth
The 20th episode of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory features host Mookie Spitz welcoming debut science-fiction author and AI technologist Bruno Rothgiesser onto the factory floor. The authors dissect Dark Matter—Brun...
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Episode 20
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1:04:48
Don Ellis Aguillo: Color in Motion, Emotion Unleashed
Mookie welcomes to the Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory the acclaimed comic artist and storyteller Don Ellis Aguillo, known for his striking emotional style, energy-charged imagery, and powerful storytelling across Spawn, Supe...
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Episode 19
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1:06:22
Ingrid Moon Wins 1st Place at the 2025 Outstanding Creator Awards
Welcome to a celebration of indie writing recognition! The Outstanding Creator Awards is one of the most visible and influential platforms recognizing independent authors who deliver quality, originality, and emotional punch. These ...
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Episode 18
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1:00:17
The 2026 Sci-Fi Anthology: Steve Gibson Shares New Voices, New Futures
In the 17th episode of Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory, Mookie Spitz chats with Steve Gibson (S.A. Gibson), the prolific indie science-fiction author, editor-in-chief of a globally sourced science-fiction anthology, and writer wh...
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Episode 17
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1:00:28
Daniel P. Douglas: Two Minds United Against the Machine
The 16th episode of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Factory has Mookie sitting down with Daniel P. Douglas: the shared pen name of Paul and Phil Garver, prolific multi-genre writers who are also identical twins.Together, they ...
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Episode 16
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1:30:55
Voicing the Infiniverse: A Cornish Poet Becomes the Spider Genius
Out on the Science Fiction & Fantasy Factor floor is Cornish poet and performer Bert Biscoe, who voices two sections from Jonnie Fazoolie and the Transfinite Reality Engine audiobook as a teaser reel. The first reading...
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Episode 15
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57:17
Phasers Set to Snark: Warp-Speed Smartassery
What happens when two Gen-X science-fiction lifers turn on the mic, set themselves loose, and argue about everything?You get the 14th episode of SFFF.Host Mookie Spitz welcomes longtime friend and fellow sci-fi heretic Le...
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Episode 14
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1:30:41
Virtual Rebel J.Z. Pitts Unwraps His Christmas Demons
J.Z. Pitts doesn’t posture, pretend, or pose behind “author brand” theatrics. He comes on the Factory floor to pod with Mookie Spitz, where they tell the truth about what it costs to write, to fail, to get back up, and to self-publish when the ...
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Episode 13
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1:11:47
The Astrophysicist Who Loves Space Operas
The twelfth episode of the SFFF features Mookie chatting up the genre with Princeton astrophysics grad student turned tech consultant Ed Powell, where they immediately launch into hard science, bad science, and unraveling state of a genre that ...
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Episode 12
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1:12:13
Robert Reif Debuts Frontier One
This episode of the SFFF drops you straight onto the factory floor with Robert Reif, the Zoomer indie author who somehow writes like a pulp-era wanderer inebriated on optimism. His debut novel, Frontier One, feels like Tarzan meets Sal...
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Episode 11
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1:01:06
Rare Earth Elegance with Lou Iovino
Mookie gets chatty with speculative-fiction author Lou Iovino about the long, uneven road to becoming a working writer. Lou shares how his creative life started in comics through co-authoring a ten-issue graphic novel on his commute to Manhatta...
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Episode 10
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1:34:45
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Blake & Sherry Shimshock Rock the Derek Fade Series
Mookie is thrilled to chat with Blake and Sherry Shimshock, the husband-and-wife team behind the Chronicles of Derek Fade: a fast-paced sci-fi adventure series that fuses James Bond swagger, Star Wars style, and F...
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Episode 9
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1:04:35
Nathan J Pearce Launches Faith Faraday & the Cyber Samurai
The engines of creativity are humming, the publishing lights are flickering, and an electrifying story just streamed off the line. On this launch-day episode of The Science Fiction Factory, host Mookie Spitz welcomes indie author Nathan J. Pear...
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Episode 8
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3:02:19
