Best Trevor Page Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 232 - Amelia Blackwell on bringing Jane Austen to the Modern Day 55:22

4d ago55:22

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Amelia Blackwell has a master’s degree in Creative Writing, a corn snake called Colin, and a deep love of the works of Jane Austen. Although the Boleyns appear in her family tree, it’s through marriage, not blood, which is probably just as well. Georgiana Darcy’s most persistent suitor in her novel A Crime Through Time, Baron John de Halighwell, ta…

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Ep. 231 - Jonathan Lee on what editing taught him about writing 1:00:58

6d ago1:00:58

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Novelist and TV showrunner Jonathan Lee is the author of four novels, including High Dive and The Great Mistake. He is creator, executive producer & lead writer of the BBC/ Netflix drama series “The Bombing of Pan Am 103”. Other TV projects include originating and executive producing the documentary series “Who Killed Jill Dando?” (Netflix, 2023), …

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198 - The Music of St. Hildegard of Bingen - Margot Fassler 1:01:58

7d ago1:01:58

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St. Hildegard of Bingen, 12th-century abbess, mystic, polymath, and Doctor of the Church, is best known to non-Catholics for something else – her music. We have more pieces of music by Hildegard than by any other medieval composer whose name we know. Her chants are beautiful, otherworldly, virtuosic and ahead of their time. Some of them were writte…

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Ep. 230 - Beth Lewis on Telling Women's Stories in the Wild West 1:01:15

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Beth Lewis is the author of five novels so far, including her debut, THE WOLF ROAD. My latest novel, THE RUSH, came out in the UK on 10th June 2025 and is out in the US on the 7th October. It was July’s Goldsboro Books Prem1ere Book Club pick and a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick. We had a great chat with Beth, hearing about the influences that went int…

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Page One Extra - 5 Books That Influenced DV Bishop for Carnival of Lies 42:29

12d ago42:29

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Watch as a full video episode on our YouTube channel D. V. BISHOP writes the award-winning Cesare Aldo historical thrillers, published by Pan Macmillan. A writer of many narrative forms, his love for Italy and the Renaissance meant there could only be one setting for his crime fiction. He has previously guested on the main podcast way back in Episo…

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Adventures in Publishing-land - Debut episode! 56:50

14d ago56:50

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Watch as a full video episode on YouTube! Subscribe to Adventures in Publishing-land's own feed for future episodes or watch on YouTube! Welcome to the very first episode of Adventures in Publishing-land! Join us as we discuss some of the biggest (and strangest) stories in publishing over the past few weeks. This week: 00:17 Intro 01:32 The Unbound…

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Ep. 229 - Fiona Cummins on moving from journalism to writing fiction 1:19:37

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Fiona Cummins is an award-winning former journalist and a graduate of the Faber Academy Writing a Novel course. Rattle, her debut novel, was the subject of a huge international auction and has been translated into several languages. It received widespread critical acclaim from authors and reviewers. She has since written bestsellers The Collector, …

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Ep. 228 - Jane Johnson on how her editing experience made her a better author 1:04:20

20d ago1:04:20

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Jane Johnson is a novelist, historian, and publisher. She is the UK publisher of many bestselling authors, including George R.R. Martin. She has written for both adults and children, including the bestselling novels The Tenth Gift and The Salt Road. Her latest book is Secrets of the Bees. We really enjoyed chatting with Jane and hearing how it was …

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Ep. 227 - Michael Cordy on using science as inspiration for his stories 1:00:36

25d ago1:00:36

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Michael Cordy's debut novel,The Miracle Strain/Messiah Code, was published in over twenty-five languages and reached the top five in the Sunday Times Bestseller List. Disney bought the film rights for $1.6 million. Another five novels followed: Crime Zero/The Crime Code, The Lucifer Code, The Venus Conspiracy, The Source and The Colour Of Death. Al…

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Drafting Notes - Does Networking Help as an Author? And How Do You Do It? 19:10

26d ago19:10

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Watch as a full video on our YouTube channel! Networking. It's a word that is very corporate and as a result off-putting to a lot of writers, but can it help? What are the best ways to go about it, either in person or online? And what shouldn't you do (learn about Marco's "Don't Be A Dick" rule...) Drafting Notes is a new series of podcast episodes…

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197 - Same-Sex Attraction and Conversion w/ Andrew Comiskey & Marco Casanova 1:34:39

27d ago1:34:39

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We all know the secular world opposes the very idea of a person with same-sex attraction seeking any kind of therapy or spiritual counsel that might enable them to reach a state of healthy relations with the opposite sex. But what’s odd is that many Catholics seem to have bought into this. Many assume that if someone is not currently attracted to t…

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Ep. 226 - CL Taylor on finding twists as she writes 1:05:58

1M ago1:05:58

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C.L. Taylor is the nine times Sunday Times bestselling author of eleven gripping stand-alone psychological thrillers: THE ACCIDENT, THE LIE, THE MISSING, THE ESCAPE, THE FEAR, SLEEP, STRANGERS, HER LAST HOLIDAY, THE GUILTY COUPLE, EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE and her newest book, IT’S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND, published on 5th June 2025. We loved chatting with Ca…

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Drafting Notes - Writing Short Stories vs Writing Novels 19:20

1M ago19:20

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Watch as a full video episode on our YouTube channel! It's often assumed that writing novels and short stories use the same skill sets, but is that really true? What can writing short stories teach you about writing novels and vice versa? Should you always start out writing short stories? We discuss all this in the latest episode of Drafting Notes!…

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Ep. 225 - Kate Foster on making historical characters feel modern 58:53

1M ago58:53

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Kate Foster worked as a national newspaper journalist for more than twenty years before becoming an author. Growing up in Edinburgh, she became fascinated by its history and often uses it as inspiration for her stories. Her previous novels include The Maiden, which won the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year and was longlisted for the Women’s P…

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Drafting Notes - Dealing with Rejection as a Writer 22:30

1M ago22:30

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Watch this as a full video episode on our YouTube channel! On this week's Drafting Notes, we are discussing that issue that every writer needs to deal with: Rejection! How do you handle it? Is there ever a point in your career where you don't have to deal with it (spoiler: no). And what are our thoughts on being resilient when you receive those rej…

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196 - Theology of Hiking - Fr. John Nepil 45:56

1M ago45:56

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Fr. John Nepil, priest and mountaineer, joins the podcast to discuss his book To Heights and Unto Depths: Letters from the Colorado Trail. Topics discussed include: The modern view of "nature" vs. God's creation A morally responsible approach to risk-taking The modern origins of hiking as a secular activity "Wilderness" vs. "garden" - Catholic atti…

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Ep. 224 - Stuart MacBride on why he loves the thrill of the blank page 57:10

2M ago57:10

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Stuart MacBride is the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae and Ash Henderson novels. He’s also published standalones, novellas, and short stories, as well as a slightly twisted children’s picture book for slightly twisted children. His latest book, This House of Burning Bones, is out now. Despite some technical difficulties (exp…

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Ep. 223 - Andrew Hunter Murray on moving from writing for TV to writing novels 1:12:12

2M ago1:12:12

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Watch this episode as a full video interview on our YouTube channel Andrew Hunter Murray is a writer, broadcaster and comedian. He co-hosts the award-winning podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, which has received 500 million downloads and toured the world. He also writes jokes and journalism for Private Eye magazine, hosts the Eye's podcast Page 94, p…

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Ep. 222 - Julian Simpson of The Lovecraft Investigations on writing compelling audio drama 1:20:51

2M ago1:20:51

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Julian Simpson is a London-based writer and director known for his work across film, TV, and audio, including on Spooks, Hustle, Hotel Babylon, New Tricks, and Doctor Who. He’s also the co-founder of Storypunk and the creator of acclaimed audio dramas like The Lovecraft Investigations. He is currently running a Kickstarter for the next chapter of T…

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NHL Playoff Round 1 Recap 1:18:04

2M ago1:18:04

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This week Ken and Trevor kick off the show with another #RUKiddingMe session looking at a possible historic draft drop for Shedeur Sanders and how is possible Bo Bichette went almost a calendar year between home runs and how the Jays are not getting the big hits when needed. Trevor and Ken then dive into round 1 of the NHL playoffs and recap each s…

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195 - The Most Influential Theology Book Nobody Reads - Philipp Rosemann 1:46:56

2M ago1:46:56

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The standard textbook of theology in medieval universities was the Sentences by Peter Lombard (1095-1160), bishop of Paris. This collection systematically arranged the theological judgments of Scripture and the Church Fathers on various topics. For almost four centuries, those seeking higher credentials in theology had to study, teach, and comment …

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Ep. 221 - Elif Shafak on why authors must never self-censor when writing 1:05:03

3M ago1:05:03

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Watch this episode as a full video interview on YouTube Elif Shafak is an award-winning British-Turkish novelist and storyteller, whose 21 books—translated into 58 languages—include The Island of Missing Trees, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World, and The Forty Rules of Love. A fellow and Vice President of the Royal Society of Literature, s…

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Ep. 220 - Robert Jackson Bennett on how fantasy can be a framework for any type of story 53:14

3M ago53:14

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Robert is the author of The Tainted Cup, The Divine Cities trilogy and The Founders Trilogy. A Drop of Corruption, the sequel to The Tainted Cup, is out now. His work has received the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Phillip K. Dick Citation of Excellence, and he has been shortlisted for the World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Locus …

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194 - The Church’s Hour of Testing – Fr. Donald Haggerty 56:58

3M ago56:58

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A great spiritual master of our time, Fr. Donald Haggerty, joins the podcast to discuss his important new book, The Hour of Testing: Spiritual Depth and Insight in a Time of Ecclesial Uncertainty. He offers profound reflections on the ongoing, and perhaps future, crisis within the Church, with an eye to arousing an appetite for the greater spiritua…

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Drafting notes - Researching Your Story 21:51

3M ago21:51

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On this episode of Drafting Notes, we talk about the importance of research: how it can spur ideas, how to go about it with difficult topics, what to include (and not include) in your writing and much more! And once you have all your notes, how do you organise them? Drafting Notes is a new series of podcast episodes in which one award-winning write…

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Thomas Maier Reveals the Invisible Spy 36:24

3M ago36:24

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Episode 73 – The Invisible Spy: Ernest Cuneo and the Secret Machinations of American Power This episode visits the untold life of Ernest Cuneo—a professional football player turned journalist, turned presidential fixer, turned invisible architect of wartime espionage. Before the CIA existed, Cuneo was already moving between the White House, British…

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Ep. 219 - Frances White on writing crossover fantasy fiction 49:13

3M ago49:13

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Frances White is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Voyage of the Damned, a queer fantasy murder mystery at sea. A Nottingham resident, Frances is a creative writing graduate from Royal Holloway University of London. When not writing, Frances can be found sewing nerdy costumes or researching obscure historical facts. We loved speaking to France…

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Drafting Notes - Pushing Past Bad Writing Days 20:25

3M ago20:25

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On this episode, we are talking about how to deal with those days that every writer has when you just aren't feeling it. What do you do if you are doubting what you've written? Push through or stubbornly try and fix it? We offer our thoughts and possible solutions - some more serious than others! Drafting Notes is a new series of podcast episodes i…

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John Lechner Unveils The Wagner Group 58:40

3M ago58:40

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Author John Lechner talks about his powerful new book, Death Is Our Business, a definitive investigation into Russia’s notorious private military company, the Wagner Group. With firsthand accounts, OSINT research, and a historian’s depth, Lechner traces Wagner’s evolution from covert operators in Ukraine to global players in Syria, Africa, and beyo…

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RUKiddingMe! 1:08:09

3M ago1:08:09

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This week Ken and Trevor are back with an extended #RUKiddingMe. The guys look back at the last weeks worth of sports stories and discuss the ones leaving them scratching their heads or just shocked. Trevor and Ken look at the world of the superstar less CFL according to one GM, CFL cap penalties and more. The guys then look at some hot stories fro…

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Ep. 218 - David Hewson on historical v contemporary fiction 1:07:37

3M ago1:07:37

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David Hewson’s novels have been translated worldwide, from Italian to Japanese, with his debut, Semana Santa, filmed with Mira Sorvino. His work spans Italy, Spain, Denmark, and Amsterdam, including the Nic Costa series in Rome, the Pieter Vos books in Amsterdam, and his adaptations of The Killing in Copenhagen. A former journalist for The Times an…

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193 - On René Girard -Trevor Cribben Merrill 1:24:19

3M ago1:24:19

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Mimetic desire, scapegoating: if you've been hearing these terms thrown around lately, it's because the French Catholic philosopher René Girard (1923-2015) is having a renaissance, with powerful people like J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel citing his influence on their thought. Trevor Cribben Merrill, producer of the new documentary Things Hidden: The Li…

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Page One Extra - 5 Books That Influenced Me In Writing... Dissolution with Nick Binge 30:34

3M ago30:34

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Watch this as a full video episode on YouTube! Nicholas Binge is a bestselling author of speculative thrillers, literary science fiction, and horror. His novels include Extremity (2025), Dissolution (2025), Ascension (2023) and Professor Everywhere (2020). Binge is based in Edinburgh, UK, where he also lectures in creative writing. Regular listener…

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Kit Turner & A Ragtag Group of Rebels Hit The Shores of Revolutionary Cuba 50:41

3M ago50:41

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🎙️ The Live Drop – Episode 71: Kit Turner on the Cuban Revolution, Espionage, and Historical Fiction In this episode, I speak with former intelligence officer and historical fiction author Kit Turner, whose latest novel Children of Outer Darkness dives deep into the origins of the Cuban Revolution. What begins as a conversation about Kit’s book qui…

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The NLL Experience and the Wild Wild Card Chase in the NHL 1:23:48

4M ago1:23:48

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This week Ken and Trevor are back with fresh #RUKiddingMe where the guys talk about Max Scherzer's thumb health, has the NBA become unwatchable, complaining about traded draft picks and Kevin Lowe calling out Rick Westhead's reporting on the dark side of hockey culture. This week Trevor, after years of Ken telling him finally checked out his first …

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Ep. 217 - Nadine Matheson on what it's really like having your debut novel go to auction 1:13:27

4M ago1:13:27

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Nadine Matheson lives in London and is a criminal solicitor. In 2016, she won the City University Crime Writing Competition and completed the Creative Writing (Crime/Thrillers Novels) Master’s Degree with distinction in 2018. In 2019, Nadine signed with A.M. Heath Literary Agents and her debut crime fiction novel, The Jigsaw Man, was won by HQ (Har…

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Drafting Notes - Writing and the Day Job 16:23

4M ago16:23

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Watch as a full video episode on YouTube! How to find the time to write? Even published authors often have day jobs, and so it can be tricky to find the time to write. In this episode of Drafting Notes, we discuss how we manage to do it, and what writing habits and techniques help us get words on the page. Let us know if you have any different meth…

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Ep. 216 - Simon Scarrow on writing historical fiction and why he loves researching 55:55

4M ago55:55

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Simon Scarrow’s passion for writing began at an early age. After a childhood spent travelling the world, he pursued his great love of history as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. His Roman soldier heroes Cato and Macro made their debut in 2000 in UNDER THE EAGLE, and have subsequently appeared in many bestsellers in the Eagles of the Em…

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Drafting Notes - Writing to Market 16:34

4M ago16:34

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We often hear that authors shouldn't write to market, shouldn't chase trends... but how true is that? Is it always a bad thing? And even if not writing to market, how important is it to keep an eye on the market as you write? We discuss it all in this episode of Drafting Notes. Drafting Notes is a new series of podcast episodes in which one award-w…

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192 - Latin learning and classical Christian education w/ Ryan Hammill 1:34:26

4M ago1:34:26

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Ryan Hammill of the Ancient Language Institute joins Thomas for a practical discussion about how to learn Latin, as well as the central place of the classical languages (Latin and Greek) in classical Christian education, and the various schools of thought in today’s classical Christian education movement. Links Thomas’s article about learning Latin…

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