Where Readers and Writers Meet and Story is Everything
Every Thursday, 6:00-6:50 p.m. (PST)
Hosts Bobbi Jean Bell and Jim Bell chat LIVE with creators of the written word including authors, poets, and songwriters. Unscripted. Entertaining. Informative. Tune in to enjoy live conversation with their guests about their latest project and their creative process. Those that support the wordsmith are included too like literary agents, publicists, publishers, editors and more.
To inquire about appearing on the broadcast: bobbijeanbell@gmail.com
Please Read and Beware!
To our author, poet, and songwriting friends
TO ANYONE WHO HAS RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO APPEAR:
As authors, you have probably been getting spam emails about movie deals, book club requests, and more. Be aware of a NEW one offering a podcast interview. A spam email was recently sent that appears to be from co-host Jim Bell – on behalf of our podcast “Rendezvous With A Writer” but is FAKE. The wording is AI crafted and is an invitation to appear on our program. It is being sent from these spam email addresses: info.latalkradio.com@gmail.com, latalkradio.interviews@gmail.com, bobbi.hostoflatalkradios@gmail.com
These emails are not used by LA Talk Radio, and are not affiliated with our broadcast.
We appreciate the authors who contacted us regarding the spam email. If you receive one, please forward it with a note, to us at bobbijeanbell@gmail.com. Please continue to be cautious in all of your correspondence!
Podcast Episodes
- June 4 –#187 – Henry C. Parke & Kirk Ellis – Author – They Kill People: Bonnie & Clyde, A Hollywood Revolution, and America’s Obsession with Guns and Outlaws
- June 11 –#188 – Robert Sawyer – Author – Downloaded 2: Ghosts In The Machine
- June 18 –#189 – Guest Host Tom Swearingen & Randy Palmer -Singer/Songwriter
- June 25 – #190 – JJ Harrigan – Author – Goodbye Demons, Goodbye Bobby, Goodbye Cuba
- July 2 – #191 – Henry C. Parke, Courtney Joyner an Cindy Mitchum – Author – Them Ornery Mitchum Boys – The Adventures of Robert and John Mitchum
- July 9 –#192 – Henry C. Parke & Kathryn Leigh Scott – Author – Dark Shadows Legacy
- July 16 – #193 – Sam F. Park and Bruce Scivally – Author and Publisher – WASTED
- July 23 – #194 – Alfred Wallon – Dusty Saddle Publishing Author – Several Titles
- July 30 – #195 – John Bradshaw – Author – The Blessing
- August 20 –#198 – RG Stanford – Author – The Brothers Brown Saga – Vol, 2 & 3
- August 27 – #199 – Chuck Walsh – Author – The Isolate
- September 3 – #200 – Henry C. Parke & Michael Knost – Author– One-Armed Bandit
- September 10 – #201 – Lane R. Warenski – Author – Dusty Saddle Publishing
- September 17 – #202 – Mark Bearss – Author – Cain’s Chameleon: A Historical Fiction & K. Thomas Yoo – Author – The Beauty Of Individual Things
- September 24 –#203 – Kathy Bates – Author – Nightflower of Comanche Mound
- October 1 – #204 – Henry C. Parke & Scott F. Smith –Author – Play For Blood: A Classic Western Series (Corrigan Brothers Book #6)
- October 8 – #205 – Janelle Molony – Author – Birds Gone Wild (And Other Stories of Arizona Ostrich Ranching) & David Grasse – Author – Red Light Districts of Tucson: A History, 1870-1918.
- October 15 – #206 – Patrick Dearen – Author – The Big Dry and Halloween on the Butterfield Trail
- October 22 –#207 – David Fitz-Gerald – Author – Ratthun: King Of The Prairie- A Western Frontier Adventure
- October 29 – #208 – Galaxy Press – Award Winners – Mike Strickland – Author & Karah Richardson – Illustrator – Short Story –As Long As We Both Shall Live
- November 5 – #209 – Henry C. Parke & John Farkis – Author – Mescal Movie Set: Where Legends Are Born
- November 12 – #210 – Jim Jones & Allan Chapman – Singer/Songwriters
- November 19 – #211 – Dwight Holing – Author – The Yellow Hair: A Nick Drake Novel
- November 26 – Thanksgiving – Best of Rendezvous
- December 3 – #212 – Henry C. Parke & J.R. Sanders – Author – Blues In The Dark: A Nate Ross Novel and Emily’s Gift
- December 10 – #213 – TBA
- December 17 – #214 – Mickey Mack – Author – The Bric-A-Brac of Mickey Mack
- December 24 – Christmas Eve – Merry Christmas! – Best of Rendezvous
- December – 31 – New Year’s Eve -Happy New Year! – Best of Rendezvous
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Rendezvous With A Writer #187 – Guests Kirk Ellis and Henry C. Parke
HOW VIOLENCE AND FIREARMS BECAME A PART OF AMERICAN IDENTITY Join us for an engaging conversation with our two guests, HENRY C. PARKE, “True West Magazine” Film Editor and 2 time Emmy award winner KIRK ELLIS. Henry takes the lead and gives us his scoop on current Western films and TV shows with this month’s…
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Rendezvous With A Writer #186 – Guest Charlie Amos
With characters as rich as the history of Indian Territory, author CHARLIE AMOS, joins us to chat about the first two books of THE GREEN COUNTRY SERIES. We chat about the inspiration behind the series, how Charlie’s work and home background inform his writing, and why dialogue is the key to his entertaining storytelling.
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Rendezvous With A Writer #185 – Guests John and Joanne Lowell
We chat with John and Joanne about the inspiration behind the album “On My Way Home”, the songs and its production, the songwriting process, and the secrets behind a successful co-writing partnership!
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Rendezvous With A Writer #184 – Guests Jeff Crawford and Nick Wale
We chat with John and Joanne about the inspiration behind the album “On My Way Home”, the songs and its production, the songwriting process, and the secrets behind a successful co-writing partnership!
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Rendezvous With A Writer #183 – Guests Mark Archuleta and Henry C. Parke
Join us for an engaging conversation with our two guests, Winner of the 2026 Western Writers of America Spur Award For Best Biography MARK ARCHULETA joins HENRY C. PARKE, “True West Magazine” Film Editor and author of THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THEM.
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Rendezvous With A Writer #182 – John Goodwin, Emily Goodwin, Michael T. Kuester, Nathan Deiwert
Step into the extraordinary with returning guests JOHN GOODWIN and EMILY GOODWIN of Galaxy Press and Author Services Inc. as they present two award-winners featured in the newly released L. RON HUBBARD PRESENTS WRITERS OF THE FUTURE VOLUME 42.
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Rendezvous With A Writer #181 – Ron Elcombe
Special guest, author RON ELCOMBE, joins us for an in-depth look at his richly layered novel, THE LEGACY OF A LIE, set against the stunning backdrop of Minnesota’s Mississippi River bluffs and the rugged beauty of Lake Superior’s North Shore.
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Rendezvous With A Writer #180 – Tom Swearingen and Shantell Ogden
Guest host Tom Swearingen and his special guest Shantell Ogden have a lot to talk about! She’s releasing a new single this summer, “Cowgirlin,’” and has several film projects in development.
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Rendezvous With A Writer #179 – Casey Nash and Scott McCrea
During this year of AMERICA250, Dusty Saddle Publishing (DSP) is releasing a special series of twelve novels to commemorate America’s 250th birthday.
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Where Readers and Writers Meet and Story is Everything
Hosts Bobbi Jean Bell and Jim Bell chat LIVE with creators of the written word including authors, songwriters, and poets. Unscripted. Entertaining. Informative. Tune in to enjoy live conversation with their guests about their latest project and their creative process. Supporters of the wordsmith are included too like literary agents, publicists, publishers and more. To inquire about appearing on the broadcast: bobbijeanbell@gmail.com