30. BEST OF SERIES 2025 - QWS S4E10 RWR McDonald and Michael Burge

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COUNTDOWN 30 of the most listened to episodes for 2025. Rob chats with journalist and author Michael Burge (he/him) about his new crime fiction novel Dirt Trap (MidnightSun Publishing), a sequel to Tank Water. They discuss writing rural noir and queer history, the silences that shape small towns, and what happens when truth finally breaks through. Michael talks about blending crime-thriller pace with emotional weight, writing justice into places that resist it, and why representation in regional stories matters more than ever.

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