The Baen Free Radio Hour

Griffin Barber sits down with Kacey Ezell to discuss her sequel to the amazing Magelight, Blood on the Sand. After that, we’ll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 58. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Y_i-RhOvaY and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jeremy Comeaux sits down with Authors Mercedes Lackey and Veronica Giguere to discuss their new Brainship novel, The Ship Who Dared. After that, we’ll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 57. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/Et0NU0V_cFo and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Sean Hazlett sits down with Anthology Editors Kacey Ezell, David Boop, Jamie Ibson, and Jason Cordova to discuss the construction of anthologies from idea to final book, Part One. After that, we’ll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 56. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/VQwSGqv-VmQ and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Sean Hazlett sits down with Anthology Editors Kacey Ezell, David Boop, Jamie Ibson, and Jason Cordova to discuss the construction of anthologies from idea to final book, Part One. After that, we’ll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 55. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/96fRZmPhLWY and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Today we get part two of Jeremy Comeaux sitting down in discussion with Editor Jamie Ibson and authors Nick Steverson, Melissa Olthoff, Kacey Ezell to discuss the anthology, Plausibly Deniable. After that, we’ll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 54. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wgg5t5k0ptg and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Part one of Jeremy Comeaux’s interview of Today we get part one of two of Jeremy Comeaux sitting down with Editor Jamie Ibson and authors Nick Steverson, Melissa Olthoff, Kacey Ezell to discuss the anthology, Plausibly Deniable. After that, we’ll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 53. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/CQ5y4upNuHA and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Part two of Griffin Barber’s interview of Larry Correia, Jason Cordova, Mike Massa, Marisa Wolf and Kacey Ezell to discuss the much anticipated anthology, The Monster Hunter Files, Volume 2. After that, we’ll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 52. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bcz9Y_IKbUY and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Part one of Griffin Barber’s interview of Larry Correia, Jason Cordova, Mike Massa, Marisa Wolf and Kacey Ezell to discuss the much anticipated anthology, The Monster Hunter Files, Volume 2. After that, we’ll have more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 51. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/0jSZVhTyU3c and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jeremy Comeaux interviews Marisa Wolf on her work to prepare Baen Books Study Guides and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 50. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/SS-cS0buhOA and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Sean Hazlett interviews Michael Mersault for his latest Baen novel, The Redline Heist and we continue with One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 49. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/AlkVe_J5PrI and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Sean Hazlett interviews John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer for Beyond the Rift Part Two and we continue with One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 48. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Rj9j-rp5xU and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Sean Hazlett begins part one of his interview with John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer for Beyond the Rift and we continue with One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 47. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/XuztzjTxHc0 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Sean Hazlett interviews Tom Kratman about his latest Baen novel, the alternate history, For the Eternal Glory of Rome and we continue with One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 46. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/zjkCqX6hTQw and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jeremy Comeaux sits down with Jason Cordova and Melissa Olthoff for part two of his interview of them for their amazing novel, To Tread Obsidian Shores and we continue with One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 45. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/xTTiC9j4x24 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jeremy Comeaux sits down with Jason Cordova and Melissa Olthoff for part one of his interview of them for To Tread Obsidian Shores and we continue with One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 44. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/TU1Z0jRQekw and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf recaps the last year of amazing works Baen has published and gives us a sneak preview of Spring, 2026 and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 43. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lf2j4O8jCIg and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Sean Hazlett interviews the incredibly prolific Sharon Lee, co-creator of the beloved Liaden Universe on I Dare and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 42. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yc4oAmK8i4c and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber interviews Dan Koboldt on his most recent Build a Dragon Sequence novel, Dragons Gone Wild and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 41. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZV7eVe2DKJk and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jeremy Comeaux interviews the inestimable Tim Powers on his most recent Baen offering, the historical fantasy The Mills of the Gods and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 40. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/_WRrFyKQCyI and the Baen YouTube Channel.

This week, Griffin Barber interviews Baen cover artists Sam Kennedy, Dan Dos Santos, and Pierluigi Abbondanza about their work and inspiration. Plus, Part 39 of the One Jump Ahead serialization by Mark L. Van Name.. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/nLuHzNI3Shs and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Hailey HY Gregor interviews Joelle Presby on Ringer and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 38. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/MXqnV9IudeY and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber interviews Brian Trent on his Black Tide Rising novel, Perdition’s Storm and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 37. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/0yhk47qp2Lo and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf talks with our Fall Hard for Science Fiction Authors, many of whom are also scientists or engineers about hard science fiction and their work. Join Catherine Asaro, Les Johnson, Dan Koboldt, The Presbys, and David Weber as they discuss Falling Hard for Science Fiction and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 36. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/xKaf2cgpMwU and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Toni Weisskopf talks with our Fall Hard for Science Fiction Authors, Catherine Asaro, Les Johnson, Dan Koboldt, Joelle Presby, and David Weber and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 35. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/ybHUnqbawbM and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Part two of Sean Hazlett’s interview of David Weber, Marisa Wolf, Jane Linskold, Dan Butler, Jacob Holo on Challenges & One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 34. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/qrS05FuhtIQ and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Sean Hazlett interviews David Weber, Marisa Wolf, Jacob Holo, Dan Butler, Thomas Pope, and Jane Lindskold on Challenges and we continue listening to One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 33. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/tEmn0xisu_o and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Hailey H.Y. Gregor interviews Catherine Asaro on Gold Dust; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 32. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/AySgHJQLehM and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jeremy Comeaux interviews DJ Butler and Aaron Michael Ritchie on The Familiar Spirit; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 31. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/iijPSIe-sEg and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Sean Hazlett interviews John Ringo and Casey Moores on Welcome to the Jungle; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 30. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/fXsDDgHFLbM and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Part two of Jeremy Comeaux’s editors David Afsharirad and Mark Finn as well as a line-up of some of the amazing authors of Swords & Larceny including Wen Spencer, Tim Akers, A. Lee Martinez, Bill Willingham, Stephen Aryan, Tracy S. Morris, and Edward M. Erdelac; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 29. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/CIYmycC_RKY and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jeremy Comeaux interviews editors David Afsharirad and Mark Finn as well as a line-up of some of the amazing authors of Swords & Larceny including Wen Spencer, Tim Akers, A. Lee Martinez, Bill Willingham, Stephen Aryan, Tracy S. Morris, and Edward M. Erdelac; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 28. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/GAaVqrv0dFY and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber interviews Marisa Wolf on A Plague of Magic; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 27. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/ymHwPNQxTZw and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Hailey Gregor interviews Wen Spencer on Black Tie and Tails; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 26. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/ykNo7ztolJw and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber interviews several podcasters on their entry into fandom, fight scene inaccuracies, and podcasting, including interviewers from the podcasts Bullshido, Blasters and Blades, and Jill Bearup PT 2; Toni Weisskopf and Griffin Barber announce Fall Hard for SF event and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 25. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/R2lNMSUfNGw and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber interviews our panel of podcasters on their entry into fandom, favorites among fiction, and podcasting, including fine people from the podcasts Bullshido, Blasters and Blades, and Jill Bearup; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 24. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/YOWEMPRHlx4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber interviews A.C. Haskins on Blood and Fate, the intense sequel to Blood and Whispers, AC’s debut in his Soldier of the Arcanum series; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 22. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/tbBwICbl4o0 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

The second part of Sean Hazlett’s interview of Lydia Sherrer and John Ringo on Behind the Veil the third in their Transdimensional Hunter series; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 22. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/8XVMwegtvpI and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Part one of Sean Hazlett’s interview of Lydia Sherrer and John Ringo on Behind the Veil the third entry in their Transdimensional Hunter series. And more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 21. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/9eNQWRQkj0k and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jeremy Comeaux interviews part of the crew of amazing authors penning stories for Jason Cordova’s latest anthology, Dancing with Destruction. Rick Partlow, Blaine Pardoe, Marisa Wolf, & Melissa Olthoff join us to give insights into their work. After that, we jump into part 20 of the serialization of Mark Van Name’s Jon & Lobo novel, One Jump Ahead!. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/zwCSIWobziE and the Baen YouTube Channel.

HY Gregor interviews Patrick Chiles on The Long Way Home; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 19. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/A5RJ9FvSI9Q and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Sean Hazlett interviews Michael Mersault on The Presence Malign; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 18. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/L45Br6cM4xE and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber sits down with S.M. Stirling on The Winds of Fate, sparking a wide-ranging discussion of history and empire, Pt 2; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 17. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://rumble.com/embed/v6sjd27/?pub=1jib3s and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber sits down with S.M. Stirling on The Winds of Fate, sparking a wide-ranging discussion of history and empire, Pt 1; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 16. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://rumble.com/embed/v6sjb4p/?pub=1jib3s and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber interviews Melissa Olthoff on Rise from Ruin; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 15. View the podcast in video form at https://rumble.com/embed/v6si8pl/?pub=1jib3s and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jeremy Comeaux interviews Ryk Spoor on his collaboration with Eric Flint on Fenrir; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 14. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://rumble.com/embed/v6re6lv/?pub=1jib3s and the Baen YouTube Channel.