All Episodes

SLICES: Golf Civil War!

SLICES: NFL Collusion!

SLICES: A Second Slice of the Kentucky Derby!

SLICES: The 2026 Miami Grand Prix!

SLICES: The Kentucky Derby

SLICES: The 2026 NFL Draft Recap!

SLICES: The Changes to This Feed

SLICES: How Does the NFL Draft Actually Work?

SLICES: NFL Draft’s “Chaos Night”

SLICES: Bipedal Robots Beat Humans in Half-Marathon

SLICES: Detroit Pistons' Storybook Turnaround

SLICES: What the heck is a “mock draft” in the NFL?

SLICES: What the heck is the NBA’s “play-in tournament?”

SLICES: A slice of the Masters!

DEEP CUTS Episode 92: Sigler Ascension Day~

DEEP CUTS Episode 91: 21st Anniversary of this Podcast!

DEEP CUTS Episode 90: A SLICE of an NFL Mullet on Any Given Sunday in the First Four!

MIX TAPE Track 15: “Behind Blue Eyes, Pt. 4”

DEEP CUTS Episode 89: A Slice of Heated Rivalry!

MIX TAPE Track 14: “Behind Blue Eyes, Pt. 3”

DEEP CUTS Episode 88: Where Do We Go From Here?

DEEP CUTS Episode 87: How Much Backstory Do Authors Need?

MIX TAPE Track 13: “Behind Blue Eyes, Pt. 2”

DEEP CUTS Episode 86: How Scott Chooses Locations

MIX TAPE Track 12: “Behind Blue Eyes, Pt. 1”

DEEP CUTS Episode 85: Siglerverse Valentines!

MIX TAPE Track 11: “I Put A Spell on You, Pt. 2”

DEEP CUTS Episode 84: CRYPT VOIDSTRIKE Reading Early Reviews, plus giveaway!

MIX TAPE Track 10: “I Put A Spell on You, Pt. 1”

DEEP CUTS Episode 83: CRYPT: VOIDSTRIKE Launch Party!

DEEP CUTS Episode 82: Viral Drama Over Explaining NFL Rules

MIX TAPE Track 9: “Blinding Lights, Pt. 3”

DEEP CUTS Episode 81: THE CRYPT’s Most-Highlighted Sections

MIX TAPE Track 8: “Blinding Lights, Pt. 2”

DEEP CUTS Episode 80: What GFL novellas should you read?

MIX TAPE Track 7: “Blinding Lights, Pt. 1”

DEEP CUTS Episode 79: Holiday Chit-Chat

MIX TAPE Track 6: “Hurt, Pt. 3

DEEP CUTS Episode 78: GFL Analogs in the 2025 NFL Season, Pt. 2

MIX TAPE Track 5: “Hurt, Pt. 2”

DEEP CUTS Episode 77: GFL analogs in the 2025 NFL Season, Pt. 1

MIX TAPE Track 4: “Hurt, Pt. 1”

DEEP CUTS Episode 76: More Meltowns Meeting Famous People

MIX TAPE Track 3: “Mr. Sandman, Pt. 2”

MIX TAPE Track 2: “Mr. Sandman, Pt. 1”

DEEP CUTS Episode 75: Why We’re Thankful for the GFL

DEEP CUTS Episode 74: Why We’re Thankful for the NFL

MIX TAPE Track 1: “Hotel California”

SLAY Episode 121: Q & A Pt. 2

SLAY Episode 120: Q & A Pt. 1

DEEP CUTS Episode 73: Scott Sigler Slices Plus!

SLAY Episode 119: Epilogue

SLAY Episode 118: Bite Down Hard

SLAY Episode 117: Quickdraw

DEEP CUTS Episode 72: How We Melted Down Meeting Famous People

SLAY Episode 116: Empty Suit

DEEP CUTS Episode 71: Genre Mashups that Shouldn’t Work But Do

SLAY Episode 115: Blackmail

DEEP CUTS Episode 70: Alien Earth Empty Set Review!

SLAY Episode 114: Carved in Stone

DEEP CUTS Episode 69: Fall Movie Preview

SLAY Episode 113: Wyrmmother

DEEP CUTS Episode 68: NFL Football is Back!

SLAY Episode 112: Surrounded

DEEP CUTS Episode 67: Our 2025 Summer Movie Recap

SLAY Episode 111: Just The Tip

DEEP CUTS Episode 66: Twenty Years of Podcasting Then vs. Now

SLAY Episode 110: Cover Your Bung

DEEP CUTS Episode 65: How An Author Preps for a Con

SLAY Episode 109: Shroomazoomzoom

DEEP CUTS Episode 64: What Makes a Compelling Hero?

SLAY Episode 108: Arsebane

DEEP CUTS Episode 63: What Makes a Compelling Villain

SLAY Episode 107: Death to Druids

DEEP CUTS Episode 62: How Scott Chooses Character Voices

SLAY Episode 106: A Dip in the Pool

DEEP CUTS Episode 61: Start A Series Or Write A Stand-Alone?

SLAY Episode 105: Biofeedback

DEEP CUTS Episode 60: Scott’s Comic-Con Panels & How Cons Have Changed Post-Pandemic

DEEP CUTS Episode 59: Writer Collaboration: Rob & Scott talk SLAY collab

SLAY Episode 104: Poison Garden

SLAY Episode 103: Dragon's Mom

DEEP CUTS Episode 58: Audible’s Anti-Trust Case

SLAY Episode 102: New Phone, Who Dis

SLAY Episode 101: Duct Tape

DEEP CUTS Episode 57: Rob and Scott Celebrate 100 Episodes of SLAY!

DEEP CUTS Episode 56: A’s Brother Jude Joins Us for a Chat!

SLAY Episode 100: Torn Between

DEEP CUTS Episode 55: Interview with the Scream Kings Podcast

SLAY Episode 99: Get in the Van

DEEP CUTS Episode 54: 2025 Summer Movie Chatfest

SLAY Episode 98: Let’s Dance

DEEP CUTS Episode 53: AI-Assisted Book Publishing Is Here

SLAY Episode 97: Proper Etiquette

DEEP CUTS Episode 52: Memorial Day: Writers Who Died In Combat

SLAY Episode 96: Date Night

DEEP CUTS Episode 51: How Do Writers and Creatives Relax?

SLAY Episode 95: Are You In or Are You Out?

DEEP CUTS Episode 50: Celebrating 50 Episodes!

SLAY Episode 94: Cantrell & Cantrell

DEEP CUTS Episode 49: Should Copyright be Abolished?

Short Horror Story: Rainy Day

DEEP CUTS Episode 48: How Tariffs are Affecting Small Creators

SLAY Episode 93: What a Goblin Wants

DEEP CUTS Episode 47: Making Fiction when Reality is on Fire

SLAY Episode 92: You Insult Me

DEEP CUTS Episode 46: A Pro Writer’s Daily Routine

SLAY Episode 91: Little Loser

DEEP CUTS Episode 45: META Pirated My Books to Train AI

SLAY Episode 90: None More Black

DEEP CUTS Episode 44: Twenty Years of Podcasting: The Monster Recap

SLAY Episode 89: Armor Charmer

DEEP CUTS Episode 43: What Authors Wish They Knew Before Publishing

SLAY Episode 88: Dungeon Dive

DEEP CUTS Episode 42: Random Questions from the Junkies

SLAY Episode 87: Icepick

DEEP CUTS Episode 41: Listener-Supported Podcasting

SLAY Episode 86: Cute Pup

DEEP CUTS Episode 40: Tips for Creating Strong Dialogue

SLAY Episode 85: Let’s Make Deal

DEEP CUTS Episode 39: Scott’s Favorite Books & Stories Growing Up

SLAY Episode 84: Under the Bridge

DEEP CUTS Episode 38: Information Sharing in Storytelling

SLAY Episode 83: Swamp Water

DEEP CUTS Episode 37: Scott’s Characters Ask Scott Questions

SLAY Episode 82: Three’s Company

DEEP CUTS Episode 36: Emergency Preparedness

SLAY Episode 81: Stray Rat Strut

DEEP CUTS Episode 35: NFL Analogs for GFL Players

SLAY Episode 80: Up In Da Club

DEEP CUTS Episode 34: 2024 Year in Review

SLAY Episode 79: Clean & Sober?

DEEP CUTS Episode 33: When Characters Do Distasteful Things

SLAY Episode 78: Double-Ended Entendre

DEEP CUTS Episode 32: Separating the Art from the Artist

SLAY Episode 77: French Kiss

DEEP CUTS Episode 31: Ten New Year's Eve Movies to Watch On New Year's Eve

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 16: “Santa No-Pants, Pt. 3”

DEEP CUTS Episode 30: George Hrab & His New X-Mas Album "Stocking Stuffer"

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 15: “Santa No-Pants, Pt. 2”

DEEP CUTS Episode 29: The Official Rules for What Constitutes a “Christmas Movie”

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 14: “Santa No-Pants, Pt. 1”

DEEP CUTS Episode 28: Christof Laputka, Fiction Podcast Pioneer

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 13: “The 7th Day of Deer Camp, Pt. 2”

DEEP CUTS Episode 27: Strange Thanksgiving Day Traditions & Stories

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 12: “The 7th Day of Deer Camp, Pt. 1”

DEEP CUTS Episode 26: Where Do Readers Get Their Book Recs?

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 11: “The 6th Day of Deer Camp, Pt. 2”

DEEP CUTS Episode 25: Scott’s Stories of Adventure Gone Awry

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 10: “The 6th Day of Deer Camp, Pt. 1”

DEEP CUTS Episode 24: Writing Novels vs. Writing Short Stories

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 9: "The 5th Day of Deer Camp"

DEEP CUTS Episode 23: John Lawson, President of the Horror Writer’s Association

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 8: “The Good Candy, Pt. 2”

DEEP CUTS Episode 22: Sigler books for 2025

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 7: “The Good Candy, Pt. 1”

DEEP CUTS Episode 21: Being both writer and publisher

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 6: “Victim With A Capital V Pt. 3”

DEEP CUTS Episode 20: Storytelling and Learning in Video Games

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 5: “Victim With A Capital V Pt. 2”

DEEP CUTS Episode 19: Writing Fiction for Disney with author Jennifer Brody

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 4: “Victim With A Capital V Pt. 1”

DEEP CUTS Episode 18: From indie to traditional publishing with Brian Asman, author of GOOD DOGS

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 3: “Dear Diary Pt. 2”

DEEP CUTS Episode 17: Writing firearms — how much detail is needed?

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 2: “Dear Diary Pt. 1”

DEEP CUTS Episode 16: Audio drama basics with Travis Vengroff of Fool & Scholar Productions

DEATH IS BLACK Episode 1: "Those Gatdamn Cookies"

DEEP CUTS Episode 15: The Role of a Publisher

SLAY Episode 76: Q & A Part 2

DEEP CUTS Episode 14: Our Podcasting Tools of the Trade

SLAY Episode 75: Q & A Part 1

DEEP CUTS Episode 13: ALIENS ROMULUS – Keeping continuity in a 45-year-old franchise

SLAY Episode 74: The Final Nightmare

DEEP CUTS Episode 12: Tools of the Trade for Scif-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Authors

SLAY Episode 73: Payment Due

DEEP CUTS Episode 11: What’s the diff between “fantasy” and “scifi?”

SLAY Episode 72: Termination

DEEP CUTS Episode 10: What I'd Do Differently

SLAY Episode 71: Vengeance

DEEP CUTS Episode 9: Being a Modern Author Ain’t Just About Writing

SLAY Episode 70: Home Field Advantage

DEEP CUTS Episode 8: The Importance & Difficulty of Taking Vacations For Content Creators

SLAY Episode 69: Going Down

DEEP CUTS Episode 7: Collaboration & Writing Retreat

SLAY Episode 68: Value Meal

SLAY Episode 67: Deduction

DEEP CUTS Episode 6: Audiobook Process Overview - How The Sausage Gets Made

SLAY Episode 66: The Finger(s)

DEEP CUTS Episode 5: How do authors and audiobook narrators interact for audiobook recording?

SLAY Episode 65: Gabriella

DEEP CUTS Episode 4: How Scott Tracks Story Ideas

SLAY Episode 64: Ransom

DEEP CUTS Episode 3: The RPG Books That Kicked Off Scott’s Writing Career

SLAY Episode 63: The Foreman

DEEP CUTS Episode 2: D&D and Storytelling

SLAY Episode 62: Roach Clip

DEEP CUTS Episode 1: Let’s Get Lacerated!

SLAY Episode 61: Follow The Pain

SLAY Episode 60: Let’s Ride

SLAY Episode 59: Hello, Lincoln

SLAY Episode 58: In The Red

SLAY Episode 57: Delilah

SLAY Episode 56: Babysitters

SLAY Episode 55: Father & Son

SLAY Episode 54: Samuel

SLAY Episode 53: Goth Kid

SLAY Episode 52: The Troglodyte in T-Wood

SLAY Episode 51: Walk of Shame

SLAY Episode 50: Br'er Rabbit

SLAY Episode 49: The Loa in Louisiana

SLAY Episode 48: The Waiver

SLAY Episode 47: A Deal with the Droman

SLAY Episode 46: Magic Carpet Ride

SLAY Episode 45: Flick That Bic

SLAY Episode 44: Paninis For All

SLAY Episode 43: Auntie

SLAY Episode 42: The Bastion

SLAY Episode 41: A Tasty Burger

SLAY Episode 40: The Lich in Lynchburg

SLAY Episode 39: Bills to Pay

SLAY Episode 38: Gramma

BLOOD IS RED Episode 12: “Q & A Part 2”

BLOOD IS RED Episode 11: “Q & A Part 1”

BLOOD IS RED Episode 10: “Sacred Cow”

BLOOD IS RED Episode 9: “Number One With a Bullet” Part II

BLOOD IS RED Episode 8: “Number One With a Bullet” Part I

BLOOD IS RED Episode 7: “The Great Snipe Hunt” Part III

BLOOD IS RED Episode 6: “The Great Snipe Hunt” Part II

BLOOD IS RED Episode 5: “The Great Snipe Hunt” Part I

BLOOD IS RED Episode 4: “Iowa Typhoon” Part II

BLOOD IS RED Episode 3: "Iowa Typhoon" Part I

BLOOD IS RED Episode 2: "Red Man"

BLOOD IS RED Episode 1: "Wolf"

SLAY Episode 37: Q & A Part 2

SLAY Episode 36: Q & A Part 1

SLAY Episode 35: Epilogue

SLAY Episode 34: A Very Good Girl

SLAY Episode 33: Blood on the Dance Floor

SLAY Episode 32: Tequila!

SLAY Episode 31: Light ‘Em Up

SLAY Episode 30: Sex Magic?

SLAY Episode 29: To Grandmother’s House We Go

SLAY Episode 28: Gathering the Troops

SLAY Episode 27: Family Time

SLAY Episode 26: Debts Paid

SLAY Episode 25: The Money Men

SLAY Episode 24: Step On It

SLAY Episode 23: Finish The Job Johnson

SLAY Episode 22: Pay the Piper

SLAY Episode 21: F**k You, Pay Me

SLAY Episode 20: The Wyvern in Wyoming

SLAY Episode 19: Dollars to Donuts

SLAY Episode 18.5: Fan questions that could change the course of the story!

SLAY Episode 18: Strays

SLAY Episode 17: Sex Gnomes

SLAY Episode 16: The Trifecta

SLAY Episode 15: Ride or Die

SLAY Episode 14: Lincoln vs. Everybody

SLAY Episode 13: Boss Hawg

SLAY Episode 12: Do You Want Jerboas?

SLAY Episode 11: The Nurp Perp, Man

SLAY Episode 10: Roomies

SLAY Episode 9: Home Sweet Home

SLAY Episode 8: Do You Even Read, Bro?

SLAY Episode 7: The Only Good Lawyer

SLAY Episode 6: The Hangover(s)

SLAY Episode 5: Gettin’ A Little Head

SLAY Episode 4: You’ve Got Mail

SLAY Episode 3: Merry Christmas, Dad.

SLAY Episode 2: A Little Dab’ll Do Ya

SLAY Episode 1: Ugly Christmas Sweaters

Short Story: Tentacles, Tentacles, and More Tentacles

Chocolate Zombie, a short story