Episode 162 – Happy Accidents with Joshua Pantalleresco
Mark interviews Joshua Pantalleresco, the host of Just Joshing, an Aurora Award Winning podcast that features Joshua interviewing authors and other creatives and business people about life, the universe, and everything.
Prior to the main content, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, shares a personal update, welcomes a new patron (Connor Whiteley) and a word from this episode’s sponsor.
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In their conversation, Mark and Joshua talk about:
How Joshua could sum up his career as one great big accidentThe books and authors Joshua loved reading, and the novel he wrote when still in high schoolJosh’s start interviewing people for a comic book websiteHow working for one of his heroes led to a great moment of trial and tribulation for JoshuaHow a miscommunication about an interview Josh did with Robert J. Sawyer led to his recent podcastThe fact that chocolate chip cookies were initially an accident – and look how they turned outHow creating and sharing actually helps others to keep creating and sharing themselvesHow staring down the Grim Reaper can humble a person in a very real wayThe strength that it takes to be open and vulnerableA few things that Joshua is afraid of and something he is trying out that he has always wanted to doWhat makes Joshua ruthless and brutally honestReflections on the bad experience he’d had with a hero of his that he worked withPerspectives on optimism, realism and cynicism
After the conversation, Mark reflects on the benefits that come with being willing to take a risk.
Links of Interest:
Joshua Pantalleresco’s WebsiteJoshua on TwitterJoshua on InstagramJoshua on YouTubeMark’s NaNoWriMo ProfileEpisode 161 – NaNo No-No’sEpisode 160 – Growing, Experimenting, and Collaborations with Mark DawsonKobo Writing Life NaNoWriMo Promo (use coupon code NANO2020)Mark’s Canadian Werewolf SeriesThis Time Around (Book 0)A Canadian Werewolf in New York (Book 1)Stowe Away (Book 1.5)Fear and Longing in Los Angeles (Book 2)Findaway VoicesBooks2ReadDraft2DigitalWide for the Win Submission FormPatreon for Stark Reflections
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Joshua Pantalleresco is a writer, poet, podcaster and freelancer. His Podcast Just Joshing is a three time Aurora Award Winning Finalist and one time winner.
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The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
