Boyd Morrison, author of the hit novels The Ark and Rogue Wave, sat down with co-hosts Manny Martin and Silas Lindenstein to talk about his recent release of his new novel in the USA The Roswell Conspiracy. They also talk odds of winning the lottery, getting into acting, traveling to the Super Earth, and bitter comics.

About the Guest

Boyd Morrison is an author, actor, engineer, and Jeopardy! champion. He started his career working on NASA’s space station project at Johnson Space Center, where he got the opportunity to fly on the Vomit Comet, the same plane used to train astronauts for zero gravity. After earning a PhD in engineering from Virginia Tech, he used his training to develop thirteen US patents at Thomson/RCA. Boyd then managed a video game testing group in Microsoft’s Xbox division before becoming a full-time writer. For non-fiction thrills, he enjoys white water rafting, skiing, scuba diving, and bungee jumping. Boyd is also a professional actor, appearing in films, commercials, and stage plays. In 2003 he fulfilled a lifelong dream and became a Jeopardy! champion. He currently lives in Seattle with his wife.

About the Hosts

Manny Martin is a Seattle based comic who is a regular performer at the prestigious Parlor Live comedy club in Bellevue, WA. He was selected as a competitor in the 2011 Seattle International Comedy Competition.

Silas Lindenstein is an emerging Seattle comedy producer and performer. He also hosts another podcast called Comedic Wisdom where he interviews more experienced comics.

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This episode was first published on November 19, 2012

In the second episode of Black and a Half, with hosts Manny Martin and Silas Lindenstein, they sit down and talk with photographer, author and founding editor of SeattleBackpackersMagazine.com. They discuss her book Song of Chomolungma: A Musical Journey Along the Everest Highway, the new documentary Chasing Ice, the election with ensuing Facebook reactions, and they all discuss the worst jobs they’ve ever had.

 

Erika is a photographer, writer and the Content Director for Seattle Backpackers Magazine, an online publication for outdoor enthusiasts. She has traveled to inspiring places like Newfoundland, Belize and, most recently, spent a month in Nepal, where she accompanied a group of local musicians on a tour along the Everest Highway to the base of Mt. Everest to raise awareness of how climate change affects the region. She was so inspired by the people, culture and landscape that she wrote a 300 page book, Song of Chomolungma, about the journey, including 80 full page color photos. She is a full time mom to two active boys, ages 7 and 11, and can be found often with a backpack and a camera in the mountains around Seattle. Learn more at frommyart.com and seattlebackpackersmagazine.com. rion Ahrensfeld

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We are republishing our past episodes to this site. Here is our first every episode from November 7th 2012 : Episode 1 with Maia Strong.

The pilot episode of the podcast Black and a Half with hosts Manny Martin and Silas Lindenstein. This episode they discussed Disney acquiring the Star Wars franchise, the Presidential Election and Maia Strong’s upcoming book releases.

 

About the Guest

Maia Strong is a writer of fantasy, science fiction, action adventure (with dinosaurs, oo!), and now steamy romance.

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