Top 10 Episodes of 2015

The Title 18: Word Crimes podcast had a great 2015.

We produced 11 episodes this year, season two of Word Crimes. Scott Detrow voiced stories by the likes of Paul Brazill, Rob Hart, Merry Jones, Jon McGoran, Todd Robinson, Johnny Shaw, and Duane Swierczynski — one hell of a great lineup.

And in December, we crossed the 5,000 download mark. Scott and I are thrilled by that. Our sincere thanks to everyone who’s listening.

Here’s a look back at the Top 10 episodes of Word Crimes in 2015 (which includes some episodes originally produced in 2014). Enjoy!

#1: Live at Bouchercon 2014
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#2: Live at NoirCon: Three Minutes of Terror Part 1
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#3: “Appetite” by Jon McGoran
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#4: Live at NoirCon: Three Minutes of Terror Part 2
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#5: “Bliss” by Merry Jones
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#6: “Luck” by Johnny Shaw
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#7: Noir at the Bar Philadelphia: Part 1
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#8: Noir at the Bar Philadelphia: Part 3
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#9: “For the Honesty” by Erik Arneson
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#10: “How to Make the Perfect New York Bagel” by Rob Hart
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We’ll be back with Season 3 of Word Crimes in 2016. Happy New Year!

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“How to Make the Perfect New York Bagel” by Rob Hart

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“How to Make the Perfect New York Bagel” by Rob Hart (S2E7)

On this episode, Scott Detrow dives into the world of baking as he reads “How to Make the Perfect New York Bagel” by Rob Hart. This short story originally appeared in THUGLIT and it received an honorable mention in this year’s BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES.

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“How to Make the Perfect New York Bagel” by Rob Hart on the Title 18: Word Crimes Podcast

Episode links:

• Rob Hart at robwhart.com and on Twitter.
• NEW YORKED
• CITY OF ROSE
• THE LAST SAFE PLACE: A ZOMBIE NOVELLA
• Scott Detrow on Twitter
• The Throes at TheThroes.com
• Support the Word Crimes podcast
• Find me at ErikArneson.com, on Twitter, and on Facebook
• Sign up for my email newsletter
• Introduction to this episode by Jeanne Arneson
• Sounds effects at the end of this episode courtesy of Lucy the Beagle

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Live at NoirCon: Three Minutes of Terror, Part 2

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Live at NoirCon: Three Minutes of Terror, Part 2 (S2E4)

This episode of Word Crimes was recorded live at NoirCon 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during a panel called THREE MINUTES OF TERROR.

It features readings by ten authors: Kevin Catalano, Matt Cook, Keith Gilman, Rob Hart, William Hastings, Nik Korpon, Peter Rozovsky, Wallace Stroby, Graham Wynd, and me.

THREE MINUTES OF TERROR was organized and hosted by Joe Samuel Starnes. It was great fun for the readers and audience alike — the fast pace works very well. Enjoy!

This is part 2 of 2. Part 1 is available here.

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Episode links:

• Nik Korpon at NikKorpon.com
• Rob Hart at RobWHart.com
• Graham Wynd at GrahamWynd.wordpress.com
• Kevin Catalano at KevinCatalano.com
• Wallace Stroby at WallaceStroby.com
• Matt Cook at VisitMatt.com
• Peter Rozovsky at DetectivesBeyondBorders.blogspot.com
• William Hastings at TigerBarkPress.com
• Keith Gilman at KeithGilman.com
• Joe Samuel Starnes at JoeSamuelStarnes.blogspot.com
• NoirCon
• The Throes at TheThroes.com.
• Support the Word Crimes podcast
• Find me at ErikArneson.com, on Twitter, and on Facebook
• Sign up for my email newsletter.

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Live at Bouchercon 2014 – Seth Harwood, Jess Lourey, Erik Arneson & Rob Hart

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Live at Bouchercon 2014 (S1E16)

This episode of Word Crimes was recorded live in Long Beach, California, at Bouchercon 2014, where Jess Lourey, Seth Harwood, Rob Hart and I all read our work in front of a live audience.

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Episode links:

• Seth Harwood at SethHarwood.com.
• Seth Harwood’s books at Amazon.com.
• Seth Harwood’s CrimeWAV podcast.

• Jess Lourey at JessLourey.com.
• Jessie’s House (blog) at JessicaLourey.blogspot.com.
• Jess Lourey’s books at Amazon.com.

• Rob Hart at RobWHart.com.
• Rob Hart’s books at Amazon.com.
• Rob Hart’s NEW YORKED at PolisBooks.com.

• The Throes at TheThroes.com.
• Support the Word Crimes podcast
• Find me at ErikArneson.com, on Twitter, and on Facebook
• Sign up for my email newsletter.

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Interview: Rob Hart

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Interview with Rob Hart (S1E12)

On this episode of Word Crimes, I interview Rob Hart, author of the upcoming novel NEW YORKED, at NoirCon 2014 in Philadelphia.

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Episode links:

• Rob Hart at RobWHart.com.
• NEW YORKED at Rob’s website.
• NEW YORKED at the Polis Books website.
• THE LAST SAFE PLACE, a zombie novella by Rob Hart.
• “Foodies” by Rob Hart at Shotgun Honey
• “Second Chance” by Rob Hart at Shotgun Honey
• The Throes at TheThroes.com.
• Support the Word Crimes podcast
• Find me at ErikArneson.com, on Twitter, and on Facebook
• Sign up for my email newsletter.

You can listen to more Title 18: Word Crimes podcasts here.

Did you enjoy this episode? Let us know by posting a comment here, on Twitter or Facebook — or, best of all, rate the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks!