{"podcast":{"title":"BookSpeak Network","slug":"bookspeak-network-7098696","podcast_index_feed_id":7098696,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2424694.rss","website_url":"https://www.blogtalkradio.com/bookspeak","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/honqiuom5s5js8sqif3m0bjt5886?.jpg","author":"BookSpeak Network","episode_count":388,"summary":"Three different shows. One common theme: celebrating the world of books.This podcast network is for readers and writers interested in hearing about awesome new books spanning a wide variety of different genres. Whether you’re hoping to get to know a new author or are in need of some practical writing tips, the BookSpeak Network has you covered.~The first program in the BookSpeak Network is the Sunbury Press Books Show. Hosted by the CEO of indie publisher Sunbury Press Lawrence Knorr, this show consists largely of interviews between the publisher and the authors he takes on at Sunbury Press. Knorr interviews both fiction and nonfiction authors and covers a range of topics from history, sports, biography, and more. This show may air 1-4 times per month.~The second program is called Milford House Mysteries, hosted by mystery and thriller authors Sherry Knowlton and JM (Jody) West. Sherry and JM often discuss the process of writing and publishing mysteries as well as doing interviews with some of the genre’s top authors. Milford House Mysteries hits the airwaves about two times per month. ~Finally, it’s the Brown Posey Press Show! Author Tory Gates interviews authors in the literary…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T00:20:21.183460+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookspeak-network-7098696"},"episode":{"title":"Dr. John LaCasse, Essayist and Author Discusses \"Fight for the Quantum\" on the Sunbury Press Books Show","slug":"dr-john-lacasse-essayist-and-author-discusses-fight-for-the-quantum-on-the-sunbury-press-books-show","published_at":"2026-02-27T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookspeak-network-7098696/dr-john-lacasse-essayist-and-author-discusses-fight-for-the-quantum-on-the-sunbury-press-books-show","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookspeak-network-7098696","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2424694/episodes/18447319-dr-john-lacasse-essayist-and-author-discusses-fight-for-the-quantum-on-the-sunbury-press-books-show.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2424694/episodes/18447319-dr-john-lacasse-essayist-and-author-discusses-fight-for-the-quantum-on-the-sunbury-press-books-show.mp3","summary":"Dr. John LaCasse returns to the Sunbury Press Books Show to discuss quantum physics, science, spirituality, and philosophy, along with a few light-hearted sidetracks. His new book, Fight for the Quantum: Essays on Spirituality and Science, is a collection of takes, described as a lively polemic that examines the \"hard problem\" of consciousness--why physical states give rise to subject experience. The talk with Dr. Lawrence Knorr ranges from questions about the argument against the \"flat earth...","meta_description":"Dr. John LaCasse returns to the Sunbury Press Books Show to discuss quantum physics, science, spirituality, and philosophy, along with a few light-hearted…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1572,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bookspeak-network-7098696/episodes/dr-john-lacasse-essayist-and-author-discusses-fight-for-the-quantum-on-the-sunbury-press-books-show/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookspeak-network-7098696/dr-john-lacasse-essayist-and-author-discusses-fight-for-the-quantum-on-the-sunbury-press-books-show.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}