"Ray Nayler"

07/31/23 • 129 min

The Speakeasy: Conversations with the #WritingCommunity

Greetings, Listener! Welcome (back) to The Speakeasy!

In this episode we had a wonderful conversation with American Science Fiction author Ray Nayler, whose debut novel "The Mountain in the Sea". As expected, the discussion easily moved between the book and the greater themes relevant not only to it but to our lives in general. We talked about language & learning, the mind & creativity, and perhaps the misplaced or unearned labels surrounding "Artificial Intelligence" and/or "machine learning". Not to mention the continued intersection of faith & science. As always, I hope you enjoy the show!

As before, several key names came up during our chat, which I wanted to highlight in case anyone want to investigate further on their own. I certainly will be doing some extra reading, I suspect. Cheers!

-William Sloane, Novelist "To Walk The Night" (pub. 1937)

-Frank Lloyd Wright, American Architect

-Jacques Derrida, Algerian-French Philosopher

-Terrance Deacon, American Neuroanthropologist

-David Joseph Bohm, American-Brazillian-British Theoretical Physicist

-Charles Sanders Peirce, American Scientist (c. 1839)

-Bernardo Kastrup, Dutch Philosopher

-Albert Einstein, German-born Theoretical Physicist

-Jesper Hoffmeyer, Danish Professor of Biosemiotics

Greetings, Listener! Welcome (back) to The Speakeasy!

-William Sloane, Novelist "To Walk The Night" (pub. 1937)

-Frank Lloyd Wright, American Architect

-Jacques Derrida, Algerian-French Philosopher

-Terrance Deacon, American Neuroanthropologist

-David Joseph Bohm, American-Brazillian-British Theoretical Physicist

-Charles Sanders Peirce, American Scientist (c. 1839)

-Bernardo Kastrup, Dutch Philosopher

-Albert Einstein, German-born Theoretical Physicist

-Jesper Hoffmeyer, Danish Professor of Biosemiotics

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"Andrew Gillsmith"

Greetings to you, and welcome (back) to The Speakeasy!

With this episode, we're thrilled to share with you the conversation we had with American Science Fiction author Andrew Gillsmith, whose debut novel "Our Lady of the Artilects" has certainly got us talking about certainty & doubt, faith & science, and how as writers we are creating a universe of possibilities while still trying to determine how we navigate our own. I hope you enjoy the show as much as we did!

Several points of reference came up during our chat, which I wanted to highlight here should anyone want to followup on their own. I certainly will be doing some extra reading, I suspect. Cheers!

-Sarah K. Balstrup, author of "The Way of Unity"

-Iain M. Banks, Science Fiction novelist

-Kurt Gödel, logician, mathematician and philosopher

-James S.A. Corey, novelist known for “The Expanse” and others

-Donald D. Hoffman, American cognitive psychologist

-Bernardo Kastrup, Dutch philosopher

-Lisa Cron, author of “Wired For Story”

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"Ciara Smith"

Greetings, Listener! Welcome (back) to The Speakeasy!

In this episode we sit down in conversation with American writer and developmental editor Ciara Smith (pen name Casey Sharp). She is able to share with us some insights and behind-the-scenes info about the writer-editor relationship during the journey of bringing a book to the world. It helps shed some light, for writers as well as readers, as to just how many people are engaged in the process. How does that saying go? "It takes a village." It's an important connection to make, and a strong working relationship can make all the difference. As always, I hope you enjoy the show, and thanks for listening.