Episodes

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. For this episode, I’m honored to have back best-selling author Kathy Reichs. I need to preface this intro by thanking Kathy not only for coming on my podcast again, but also for showing extreme patience with me. I’ve done over a hundred episodes and have never, ever forgotten to hit the record button once I start an interview. Until this episode, that is. About two minutes into our conversation, I looked down at my recorder and saw……nothing. Just th...

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. For this episode, I’m excited to have bestselling author and fantastic all around person, Tracy Clark, back on the podcast. I interviewed Tracy when her first Harriet Foster book was released and here she is again, with the fourth book in the series, Edge, due to be released at the beginning of December. Tracy is so much fun to talk to, I’m going to cut this intro short and jump right into it. I hope you have as much fun listening as I had recording...

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. Recently, I got an email from a publicist asking if I’d like to interview a new author who wrote about his experiences as an aviator on an AC-130 Spectre gunship. Now usually, there will be some back and forth between the publicist and I to schedule the interview. I’ve found that some publicists send out pitches to quite a few podcasters, so it can take a while to set up the interviews. This author’s story fascinated me, so instead of waiting for th...

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. So a few weeks ago, I get an email from a guy named Shaka Mitchell who said in the first sentence, “ Hey James, I wanted to circle back in case my earlier email slipped through the cracks…..” He went on to say, “My greatest privilege has been creating settings where people from all walks of life can come together and truly hear one another.” What the heck? I thought. What did I miss and where’s the email? Turns out the original one went to my Spam f...

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. Recently I got an email from a publicist asking if I’d like to interview an author who’s written seven novels, with another due to be released soon. Anyone who knows me can already guess what my answer was. Absolutely I would. So, we coordinated the time and date and it’s my pleasure to introduce you to Elle Marr. Sit back, relax and I hope you enjoy our conversation. After you listen, I have a question. Have you ever met someone and from the first...

Welcome back to the podcast, I'm Jamie Baynes. This episode’s guest is author Dan E. Hendrickson. I received an email from his publicist asking if I’d like to have Dan as a guest. Dan was raised in Wyoming and has firsthand experience in law enforcement, emergency response and is a martial arts instructor. Additionally, he studied investigative journalism and gained a degree in practical theology. Oh yeah, and he’s also written nine novels with a tenth one on the way. So would I be interested...

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m lucky enough to get email pitches from publicists from time to time, which I thoroughly enjoy because they introduce me to people I never would have thought to speak with. Recently, I was asked if I’d like to interview Dominic Hoffman about his upcoming book of short stories. I of course said yes, then stopped short. Dominic Hoffman? THE Dominic Hoffman. He’s been in a ton of shows that I’ve watched, so I was thrill...

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. A few weeks ago, I got an email asking if I’d like to interview the CEO of a nonprofit veteran support group called Clear Path for Veterans. I was absolutely interested because A), I’ve done interviews with the All Secure Foundation in the past, and B), I enjoy talking to veterans. So, I got Ryan Woodruff’s number and gave him a call. So sit back, relax, and prepare to be amazed at what Clear Path for Veterans offers to our country’s bravest men and...

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. Recently I received an email asking if I’d like to have Forensic psychiatrist and author, Dr. Carole Lieberman on as a guest. I’m always looking for new and intriguing guests and was definitely interested in talking to her, especially after I saw that she’s studied Trump Derangement Syndrome and wants to have it become a recognized mental health disorder. In this episode we discuss that, as well as the assassination of Charlie Kirk, education and th...

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. I love getting emails from publicists asking if I’d be interested in interviewing an author for an episode. Normally, I see someone who interests me, then I reach out to them. But these email pitches are always a nice surprise, and the streak continues with this episode’s guest, award-winning author Christa Carmen. So without further ado, sit back, relax, and I hope you enjoy our conversation. Then, tell me what you think of Christa. As I mentioned ...

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. For this episode, I’m welcoming back two of my favorite people, Johnnie Calloway Sr, and El-Amin. The wrestler, Hulk Hogan, died about a week before this episode, and El-Amin was a big fan of Hogan. El-Amin posted a photo of Muhammad Ali holding up Hulk Hogan’s arm after a wrestling victory and added a broken heart emoji to the post. To his surprise, around forty people came at El-Amin and told him that he shouldn’t mourn Hogan because of a statemen...

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. Today’s guest is Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Steve Wills. I met Steve when he got promoted to sergeant, and I took his spot as an investigator with the sheriff’s office. Steve looks mild-mannered until he opens his mouth and you realize that this guy is hilarious. I’ve been trying to get Steve on the podcast for months, and we were finally able to coordinate our schedules to make it work. I take him through his career with the sheriff’s...