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Mysterious Goings On with Alex Greenwood — 364 episodes

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1

Death by Snails and the Heart of a Movie with Lucas Hardwick

2

What Keeps Running When You're Not in the Room

3

James M. Scott on Empire of Ashes

4

How Matty Dalrymple Turned Substack Readers Into Beta Readers

5

Everybody Wants a Piece of You

6

The Vocabulary Gap and the Best "No" I Ever Got

7

June Omnibus!

8

IN ONE FOUL SWOOP: The Surprisingly Logical Art of Getting It Wrong

9

We Before Me: How Identity Starts Thinking for Us

10

The Heat Travels Slowly

11

Stop Pretending You're Powerless

12

Lynette M. Burrows on Dystopia, Defiance, and the Stories We Need

13

The Business of Selling Motion Instead of Momentum

14

The Long Apprenticeship I Didn’t Know I Was In

15

A Modest Holiday Wish

16

Tend Your Garden, But Don’t Forget the Gate

17

Rapping About Spotify Wrapped

18

Cevin Soling Makes Bedtime Stories Dangerous Again

19

Douglas Bales on Rock ’n’ Roll Truth, Glory, and the Grind

20

Dennis A. Feece on The Return of TB Stone

21

Racing to the Red Light

22

Something in the Water

23

Season 16 Premiere: Living at the Threshold — It Started When I Bumped My Head

24

All is Lost, Until it Isn’t.

25

The Shape of Our Unease

26

Idiocracy Is Here… and Yes, It’s Got Elected Electrolytes

27

Peak Social Media: When the Craze Becomes a Chore

28

Vital Mission: Ralph R. "Rick" Steinke on Thrillers, Service & Storycraft

29

W.S. Wiist On Storytelling with Three Hats

30

A Most Illogical Age: Mr. Spock Weighs In

31

Dispirit of ’76

32

Cracked, Not Broken: Fictional Role Models for the Rest of Us

33

Ellison Was Right: Don’t Work for Nothing

34

Don't Sidestep It: A Lesson from the C Team

35

Not Your Pal, But Always Your Father

36

The Fine Art of the Gentle Nudge (and When It Becomes a Shove)

37

What Do You Think?

38

The Team That Forgot It Was a Team

39

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: A Field Guide for the Well-Intentioned and Mildly Naïve

40

Accidental Sarcastic: A Podcast “Episode” You Won’t “Regret”

41

On Fences, Fools, and Failing Forward

42

The United States of O.D.D. and The Rule of Jenny Pen

43

Broadway’s getting the Hollywood treatment — but is it worth the ticket?

44

Smoke, Mirrors, and the Moral Panic Machine

45

The Digital Sackcloth and Ashes

46

BONUS UNLOCKED: The Day My Doctor Snapped

47

The Mystery Box Presidency

48

Le sens des noms? (What's in a Name?)

49

Our Digital Alexandria

50

The Responsibility of a Podcaster

51

Why “All Politicians Are Corrupt” Is How You Get Played

52

The Power of No: Why Setting Boundaries is a Cheat Code for Success

53

Grief has No Template

54

A Special Message from Alex

55

The Gift of Presence: Finding Meaning Beyond Presents

56

Awakening Dreams: Grief, Hope & Healing with Sonia Iris Lozada

57

Enemies Domestic: John DeDakis on Politics and Trauma

58

High Stakes & Hidden Power: Inside the World of Oil & Intrigue with L.A. Starks

59

Echoes of Trauma: Courtney Lund O'Neil on Postmortem

60

COMING Oct. 25! SILVER SCREAMS RETURNS

61

Available Now: Bestselling Author Ellen Butler

62

Ink and Intrigue with Ellen Butler

63

With This Guy, Who Knows?

64

Blending Noir and Cozy Genres with Dennis Feece

65

Blueprint of a Screenplay: Inside the Story Treatment of 'Saharan Ice'

66

Navigating the Mental Health Dangers of Social Media and Election Year Stress

67

Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Places with DaVon & Greene

68

The Power of Storytelling...and ‘Misfits' with Mark J. Harris

69

From Pulpit to Pen: Dr. William J. Carl on Real-Life Assassins, Thrillers, and Multi-Layered Characters

70

Season 13 Home Stretch Update

71

Securing Schools: Daniel Dluzneski on Shooter Preparedness

72

Unraveling the Mind's Mysteries with Neurosurgeon and Author Dr. Gary Simonds

73

A Royal Chronicle: Exploring KC's Baseball History with Matt Stewart

74

SUBSCRIBER VIDEO: A Royal Chronicle: Exploring KC's Baseball History with Matt Stewart

75

The Adventures of the Flash Gang with Downing & Waugh

76

Alex Unplugged: Celebrating 300 Episodes

77

Linda Stewart Henley on 'Kate's War'

78

Blue Ridge and Beyond: Peter Malone Elliott on Screenwriting to Southern Thrillers

79

Comedy Legends and Online Worlds with Richard Sparks

80

Dennis Feece on Love, Pride & Murder

81

H.L. Howard on Tarot, Love, and the Divine

82

Laurie Stevens on Switching Genres and the Psychology of Suspense

83

Daphne Wright on Embracing Life's Third Period

84

An Important Update from Alex

85

Life on Set, Behind the Mic, and More with Sonia Iris Lozada

86

SEASON 13 PREMIERE: Welcome Back!

87

It's a Wrap for 2023!

88

Pilate's Carol: Stave Five -- Bells, Wings, and Headaches

89

Pilate's Carol: Stave Four -- Future Tense

90

Pilate's Carol: Stave Three -- Presented for Your Approval

91

Pilate's Carol: Stave Two -- Disco Flannel and the Bar Scene

92

Pilate's Carol: Stave One -- Waves, Smokies, and a Nemesis Returns

93

HOLIDAY MINI-SERIES Coming Dec. 20: PILATE'S CAROL

94

A Conversation with Audiobook Narrator Scott Bartley

95

Empires and Myths with Gregory Michael Nixon

96

Meet Alex in Kansas City at the GOING TO KILLING CITY Podcast Live Event!

97

Stigma and Survival in the Shining City

98

Janet Alcorn on Writing Your Own Destiny

99

The Unseen Deficit: How Non-Readers Miss the Full Picture

100

Douglas Bales on the Rhythm of the Streets

101

Holiday Updates!

102

Art as a Catalyst for Change: A Conversation with Valerie Won Lee

103

Meet Uncle Jack: A Centenarian Social Media Superstar

104

Envisioning Tomorrow with Author & Futurist Dana Klisanin

105

Lloyd Devereux Richards on the Power of TikTok

106

Fred M. Kray on Animal Law and the Suspicious Death of Alydar

107

Farewell, Old Friend.

108

Silver Screams Presents: THE BLACK CAT 🎃

109

Pen to Pour-over: Kristin Helling on Words and Entrepreneurship

110

Unveiling The Huntsman: Real-Life Insights into Fictional Killers in the Books of Judith Sanders

111

Murder is Academic with Peter Maeck

112

Al Olson on the American Renaissance Festival's Past, Present, and Future

113

Sharon Lynn's Bath with Death

114

SEASON 12 PREMIERE: Joe West's Journey to Strange Flesh

115

Thank You for Your Support!

116

What's Up with Season 12?

117

Check Out Going to Killing City: Alex's True Crime Podcast

118

Behind the Stars: Navigating the Wild World of Amazon Book Reviews

119

American Film Institute Founder George Stevens, Jr. Returns

120

Catch Alex's True Crime Show: GOING TO KILLING CITY.

121

Missouri Author Showcase: Six Great Writers, One Fun Night!

122

ChatGPT VS John Pilate

123

Cozy Spies, Tech Thrillers and More with Anne Louise Bannon

124

Alexa Nazzaro Won’t Let You Publish Crap

125

Dr. Tammy Euliano on Medicine and Mystery

126

Meet Alex at the Missouri Author Showcase

127

Jordan Hampton's Ignition 2084

128

UNLOCKED SUBSCRIBER VIDEO! Trek Takes LIVE!

129

Trek Takes LIVE!

130

SUBSCRIBER VIDEO! Trek Takes 10 Finale: The Last Generation

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Trek Takes 10 Finale: The Last Generation

132

Being Frank with Jane Biondi Munna

133

Love, Mystery, and Bullies with David E. Feldman

134

SUBSCRIBER VIDEO! Trek Takes 9: Vox

135

Trek Takes 9: Vox

136

A Hollywood Legend's Place in the Sun with George Stevens Jr.

137

Fitz Koehler's Cancer Comeback

138

SUBSCRIBER VIDEO! Trek Takes 8: SURRENDER (Part 2)

139

SUBSCRIBER VIDEO! Trek Takes 8: SURRENDER (Part 1)

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Trek Takes 8: Surrender

141

Christopher J. Lynch's Dark State

142

Kathy Forti’s Library of Truth

143

SUBSCRIBER VIDEO! Trek Takes 7: DOMINION

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Trek Takes 7: DOMINION

145

Journalistic Thrillers, Loss, and Doing Right by Women Characters with John DeDakis

146

SUBSCRIBER VIDEO! Trek Takes 6: THE BOUNTY

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Trek Takes 6: THE BOUNTY

148

Making Applesauce with Author Marc Whitt

149

⁠Michael Pickard ⁠On Time Travel, Writing, and Sneezing Money

150

Trek Takes 5: IMPOSTORS

151

Cooking Up Mystery and More with GP Gottlieb

152

Derek O. Hanley's Photos from the Front Lines

153

Trek Takes 4: NO WIN SCENARIO

154

Eugenics and Dystopian Love Stories with Monte Schulz

155

Trek Takes 3: SEVENTEEN SECONDS

156

Authorship and Entrepreneurship with JV Hilliard

157

Trek Takes 2: DISENGAGE

158

Small Town Settings, Amnesia and Conversion Vans with Melissa Payne

159

Trek Takes 1: THE NEXT GENERATION

160

Breaking into the Youth Market with Tyler Snure

161

Savorer's Travels: Asian Food Tourism with Brian Hutton

162

Coming Soon: Trek Takes

163

The Greatest Thing with Kristy Nerstheimer

164

Season Premiere: Bo Bancroft on Books, Billboards, Extremism, and Jimmy Carter

165

End of the Year Megasode with Lucas Hardwick

166

Pietro La Greca Jr. on Living with Mexico’s Real-Life Godfather

167

Jeff Berney's Journey from Ad Agency Pro to Novelist

168

Intelligent Escapism and Cold War Fiction with Ellen Butler

169

Fall Wrap-Up and December News

170

MGO Recognized as a Top 5 Podcast!

171

Burt Weissbourd's ROUGH JUSTICE and More

172

A Book for Short Attention Spans with Gary Lippman

173

Kansas City's Unique Eats with Reporter and Author Matt Stewart

174

Walter Stephen Geeding on Time Travel and Trickster Gods

175

The Details of Action and Adventure with Dan E. Hendrickson

176

Screenplays, Joe Bob Briggs, and More with Writer Lucas Hardwick

177

Welcome to Season 10!

178

Summer Break Catchup!

179

Of Transplants and Thrillers with Amy S. Peel

180

Do Creatives Bear Responsibility for Violence?

181

Colin Kersey on Climbing Mountains and Swimming with the Angels

182

One Last Moonbow

183

Lynette Burrows on Dystopia, Creativity, and Loss

184

John Gilstrap on Creativity, Writing, and the End of the World

185

Why Do Guests like Mysterious Goings On?

186

Poetic Inspiration with Sonia Iris Lozada

187

Nordic Noir, Tom Clancy, and More with Marc Cameron

188

Catching Up with Ed Davis (and Alex!)

189

Meet the Other Dr. Gilmer

190

Cacti and Snowflakes in the Office with Devora Zack

191

Mystery, Romance, and Podcasting with Jenny Wheeler

192

Nina Boski on Marilyn Monroe and Mental Health

193

Riding the Rails with Ed Davis

194

It All Comes Down to Faith

195

Claudia Chidester's Trusted Eye

196

Joann Keder on Making It Happen

197

James Gilbert Goes to Mexico

198

Composing for Bollywood with Priyanka Lalwani

199

Chica and the Man

200

Chatting and Spinning in the UK

201

Tasteless

202

Pop Culture Potpourri with Emma Alvarez Gibson

203

Luke Gherardi on Children of Violence

204

Exit the Maze with Dr. Donna Marks

205

Cassandra Lane on Honoring Our Ancestors

206

Storytelling and Childrens Books with Michael Pellico

207

Why Midlife Bites with Bestselling Author Jen Mann

208

Carl H. Mitchell on Dystopian Fiction

209

News about PILATE'S FAITH and What's Coming Up on MGO

210

Detective Stories and Social Analysis with Maria Marotti

211

Henya Drescher's Stolen Truth

212

PC Smith on Writing Her Debut at Age 84

213

Celebrating Life with Robert Lee Hill

214

Carl Buccellato on Turning the Page

215

James A. Ross on Coldwater and the Moth

216

JOHN PILATE MYSTERY GIVEAWAY AND PRE-ORDER!

217

Humanity, Humility, and Adventure with Charlie Sheldon

218

Spooky Stories for Halloween

219

Caitlin Berve on Urban Fantasy and Modern Fairy Tales

220

The Spirit of Place with James Morgan-Jones

221

Dario Cannizzaro's Road Trip with Death

222

Writing Both Sides of the Badge with Frank Zafiro (Part 2)

223

Writing Both Sides of the Badge with Frank Zafiro

224

Update: The Next John Pilate Mystery

225

Defending Nature with Sandra Shaw Homer

226

Luke Hohmann on Investing in Civics and Financial Education

227

Surviving Chaos with Harold Phifer

228

Alex Greenwood's New Story on Kindle Vella

229

Creating a Sense of Place with Matty Dalrymple

230

Becca Ehrlich on Christian Minimalism

231

Sunday Taylor on The Anglophile's Notebook

232

Dr. Rosalind on Hope

233

Inspiration and the Golden Age with Justin Connor

234

On Perseverance with EJ Findorff

235

Catching Up with Douglas Skelton

236

John Pilate Mystery Series Update

237

Calling an Audible

238

Season 7 Finale: In Suspense

239

James Gilbert on Historical Fiction

240

Bunye Ngene and "The Bodies That Move"

241

Inside Sesame Street with Dr. Lucille

242

Choose The Podcast Option!

243

Nina Munteanu on The Age of Water

244

The Poetry of Time and Acceptance with Sonia Iris Lozada

245

Richie Billing on Fantasy Writing & More

246

Goddesses and Chaos with Renaii West

247

Humanizing History with NL Holmes

248

So, You Want to Be a Good Podcast Guest?

249

Conor Bredin on the Indie Path

250

Lee Matthew Goldberg Welcomes You to Orange City

251

Review: The Hardest Job in the World

252

Bruce Boise on Blowing the Whistle

253

Leanna Brunner Welcomes You to the Oasis

254

The Five Benefits of Creative Parenting with Nina Meehan

255

Aspiring Writers: Welcome to the Oasis

256

The Right Type for Poetry with Rachel Noall

257

Hybrid Publishing and Local Lore with Michelle Cox

258

Ed McDonald on Cyberwarfare and Korea's Game

259

A Man of More Than a Few Words

260

Simon King on Serial Killers, Prison, and Being Prolific

261

Jedlie on Reading with Your Kids

262

Summoning Black History in a Mystery with Victoria Bond

263

Sea Monsters, Cryptids, and More with Max Hawthorne

264

Nick Braccia and the Definitive Book on The Sopranos

265

Inspired Creativity with Datta Groover

266

The Constant Reader Returns

267

New Cover, Who Dis?

268

Cozy Mysteries in the Age of King Tut with N. L. Holmes

269

Comforts in the Year of Covid with Jason McIntyre

270

The Suffragist Playbook with Lucinda Robb and Rebecca Boggs Roberts

271

Novelist Burt Weissbourd on Writing, Fred Astaire, and Seattle

272

A Slice of Melancholia, a Bowl of Hope, and Piping Hot Satire

273

The Weight of the World with Andrew Shanahan

274

Crossing into Alaskan Adventure with Russell Heath

275

Lee Matthew Goldberg and the Frozen Man

276

A Halloween Treat

277

Chilling Stories for Halloween

278

Exploring Horror Films and Fiction with Thom Carnell

279

Taking Shots at Dystopian Fiction with Lynette M. Burrows

280

Indie Writing Life with Amanda Steel

281

Season 6 Premiere

282

Season 5 Finale with Special Guest Euro Satan

283

Bestselling Author Alessandra Torre on AI for Authors

284

In the Lockdown with Mickelson

285

On Writing and Juggling with Aldo Cernuto

286

Taking The Creativity Leap with Dr. Natalie Nixon

287

Keep The Goings On Going On

288

Character-Driven Thrillers with Burt Weissbourd

289

Teaching Creativity to Everyone with Nir Bashan

290

Sex and Murder with Adriana Gavazzoni

291

The Gun to Our Heads

292

What the World Needs Now with Robert Lee Hill

293

Burying the Lost Routine

294

Your Next Meal

295

A Conversation with Scottish Thriller Author Douglas Skelton

296

ZoofTrek 3: The Search for a Decent Film

297

This Viral Moment

298

The Devil's in the Democratic Details

299

An Accountant Goes to Pot

300

Mike Brown on Creativity and the Solace of Cigar Box Guitars

301

Coworking with Bob Martin

302

Set the Controls for A Killer Debut Novel

303

The Sum of Nine and Ten in Pop Culture

304

Hey Nineteen: What Caught Our Eye in 2019

305

More in Store for 2020!

306

Of Pirates and Patreon

307

The Knife in My Back

308

Eerie Parallels in the Origins of John Pilate

309

The Tragic, True-Life Origins of the John Pilate Mysteries

310

Weird, Scary and Funny with Mark Groves

311

The New John Pilate Mystery

312

Mid-Season Break Update

313

Jamming with Jamie Green

314

The Restaurant's Invisible Man

315

The Singular Vision of Duane Hallock

316

John Pilate 10th Anniversary Announcement

317

Sneak Peek at Our Alexa Updates

318

Backstage with Actor Scott Bartley

319

A Flash Briefing About Flash Briefings

320

Food, Drink and Storytelling with Pete Dulin

321

Broadcaster Mary McKenna is on the Air with Alex

322

Coming August 1, 2019: Season 4 of MGO

323

I Need Your Vote!

324

On Losing It

325

Is Your Race Against Other Writers or Yourself?

326

Three Writers Walk Into A Pod

327

A Bloody Good Book Cover!

328

A Spooky New Book Cover

329

A Cheeky New Book Cover

330

Chapter 35: The Eulogist

331

Chapter 34: Ho Ho Hello

332

Chapter 33: Trevathan Rides Again!

333

Chapter 32: Writing, Editing and Prison

334

Chapter 31: Rumors Of My Death...

335

Chapter 30: Unwed Debuts

336

Chapter 29: Key West Survives...

337

Chapter 28: Mickelson's Wondrous Life

338

Chapter 27: And We're Back ... #TryPod

339

Chapter 26: Thanksgiving Mackin' About The Walking Dead, Writing, Trump and More

340

Chapter 25: A Halloween Treat

341

Chapter 24: Take a Self-E

342

Chapter 23: Star Trek II: The Guys Drone On

343

Chapter 22: Trekkin' with @Zoofster

344

Chapter 21: Why Revise?

345

Chapter 20: Adventure on the High Seas with Michelle Stinson Ross

346

Chapter 19: Where No Fan Has Gone Before

347

Chapter 18: Shock That Monkey

348

Chapter 17: I Quit.

349

Chapter 16: Gods and Rain

350

Chapter 15: A Death in the Family

351

Chapter 14: A Reading from "Night Walk Men" by Author Jason McIntyre

352

Chapter 13: Anyone for Boat Drinks?

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Chapter 12: Fired Up for Horror

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Chapter 11: Weeding Out Ideas

355

Chapter 10: Series Business with Jason McIntyre

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Chapter 9: I Hate Book Signings

357

Chapter 8: The Keys Go Viral

358

Chapter 7: What's In A Name? Let's Review.

359

Chapter 6: A Chat with Jason McIntyre

360

Chapter 5: Creator of Worlds with Author Jason McIntyre

361

Chapter Four: Real Life is Not Disneyworld

362

Chapter Three: A Reading from "Badge"

363

Chapter Two: On Writing About Guns

364

Chapter One: Welcome and a Reading from "Pilate's Cross"