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		<description>In this new podcast and video show by bestselling author Christopher Chambers, you’ll learn about the process of taking an idea to a published book. Chris will share tips, techniques and trade secrets. And, he’ll be interviewing a few of his favorite writers about the art of being a novelist. Don’t miss it!</description>
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	<title>Ep13 Chris Chambers Noir: This month, we shine a light on Whiskey Leavins, author of the &#8220;Santa Lacrimosa&#8221; series of novels • Our topic: Are humor and noir spiritually exclusive? Or does humor transform noir into the pulp genre?</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[September 2026: Don&#8217;t miss this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir! This month&#8217;s topic: Are humor and noir spiritually exclusive? Or does humor transform noir into the pulp genre? Meet our guest: Whiskey Leavins, a humorist with a crime-writing problem, who has lived a nomadic life in multiple cities and states both north and south of the Rio Grande. Now he loves life in Santa Cruz, California, and has no plans to leave. He is the author of the &#8220;Santa Lacrimosa&#8221;<span class="more"><a href="https://inkandescentradio.com/podcast/whiskey-leavins/" rel="nofollow">Click here to listen to the podcast!</a></span>]]></description>
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	<title>Ep12 Chris Chambers Noir: This month, we shine a light on Aggie Blum Thompson whose book, &#8220;You Deserve to Know,&#8221; is being turned into a TV series on Hulu</title>
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	<title>Ep11 Chris Chambers Noir: This month, we shine a light on a Master of Noir, Pulp and Hardboiled Todd Robinson — with special guest Rob Hart</title>
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	<title>Ep10 Chris Chambers Noir: This month, we shine a light on Curtis Ippolito, Anthony Award-and Derringer Award-winning writer</title>
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	<title>Ep9 Chris Chambers Noir: This month, we shine a light on Reed Farrel Coleman and Delia Pitts</title>
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	<title>Ep8 Chris Chambers Noir: This month, we shine a light on two seasoned noir authors — Joel E. Turner and Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier, “New Jersey smirk and Caribbean heart. Noir or not?”</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[April 2026: On this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir, two more inspiring novelists are the focus of our Q&#38;A with our host, bestselling mystery writer Christopher Chambers. This month&#8217;s topic: New Jersey smirk and Caribbean heart… Noir or not? Meet our guests! Author Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier: Originally from St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, and currently living in Apex, North Carolina. Ashley-Ruth is an emerging writer of contemporary Caribbean mysteries. The winner of the North Carolina Writers Network’s 2022 Jacobs/Jones prize<span class="more"><a href="https://inkandescentradio.com/podcast/ep8_ashleyruthbernier_joelturner/" rel="nofollow">Click here to listen to the podcast!</a></span>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[April 2026: On this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir, two more inspiring novelists are the focus of our Q&#38;A with our host, bestselling mystery writer Christopher Chambers. This month&#8217;s topic: New Jersey smirk and Caribbean heart… No]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Ep7 Chris Chambers Noir: This month, we shine a light on Alex Kenna, &#8220;The Future of Noir&#8221;</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[March 2026: On this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir, Chris chose Alex Kenna to be our star. Bestselling mystery writer Christopher Chambers insissts, she&#8217;s the future of the genre. This month&#8217;s topic: How Noir shapes Crime Fiction, and what are the future trends? Meet our guest: Alex Kenna is a mystery writer, prosecutor, and amateur painter. Her first novel, What Meets the Eye, was a 2023 Shamus Award Finalist for best first P.I. novel. Kirkus Reviews called it a<span class="more"><a href="https://inkandescentradio.com/podcast/ep7-chrischambersnoir-alexkenna/" rel="nofollow">Click here to listen to the podcast!</a></span>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[March 2026: On this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir, Chris chose Alex Kenna to be our star. Bestselling mystery writer Christopher Chambers insissts, she&#8217;s the future of the genre. This month&#8217;s topic: How Noir shapes Crime Fictio]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Ep6 Chris Chambers Noir: This month we shine a light on two new hot novelists — P.M. Raymond and NYC firefighter Jason Powell</title>
	<link>https://inkandescentradio.com/podcast/ep6_raymond-powell/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[February 2026: On this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir, two new hot novelists are the focus of our Q&#38;A with our host, bestselling mystery writer Christopher Chambers. This month&#8217;s topic: Riffs on a Noir Theme: Horror &#38; Psychological Suspense to Thrillers Meet our guests: P.M. Raymond: An award-winning author from New Orleans, Louisiana, P.M. Raymond knows a thing or two about good gumbo, grits, and café au lait.  She is a 2025 Killer Shorts and Horror2Comic Semifinalist, the Sisters<span class="more"><a href="https://inkandescentradio.com/podcast/ep6_raymond-powell/" rel="nofollow">Click here to listen to the podcast!</a></span>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[February 2026: On this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir, two new hot novelists are the focus of our Q&#38;A with our host, bestselling mystery writer Christopher Chambers. This month&#8217;s topic: Riffs on a Noir Theme: Horror &#38; Psycholo]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[February 2026: On this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir, two new hot novelists are the focus of our Q&#38;A with our host, bestselling mystery writer Christopher Chambers. This month&#8217;s topic: Riffs on a Noir Theme: Horror &#38; Psychological Suspense to Thrillers Meet our guests: P.M. Raymond: An award-winning author from New Orleans, Louisiana, P.M. Raymond knows a thing or two about good gumbo, grits, and café au lait.  She is a 2025 Killer Shorts and Horror2Comic Semifinalist, the Sisters<span class="more"><a href="https://inkandescentradio.com/podcast/ep6_raymond-powell/" rel="nofollow">Click here to listen to the podcast!</a></span>]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Ep5 Chris Chambers Noir: Start 2026 off right with our panel of 4 authors who are celebrating &#8220;Southern Noir? Hick Hardboiled? Or the next evolutionary step of one of crime fiction’s original forms.&#8221; You are in for a treat!</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[January 2026: On this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir, a panel of four writers will test what you consider to be Sounthern Noir. &#8220;What is the next evolutionary step of one of crime fiction’s original forms?&#8221; asks our host, Christopher Chambers, the award-winning author of dozens of books, short stories, and, most recently, the bestselling Dickie Cornish series. Don&#8217;t miss it! Authors, pictured: Scott Von Doviak (top left), Bobby Matthews (top right), Wes Browne (bottom left), James D.F. Hannah<span class="more"><a href="https://inkandescentradio.com/podcast/ep5-southern-noir-hick-hardboiled/" rel="nofollow">Click here to listen to the podcast!</a></span>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[January 2026: On this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir, a panel of four writers will test what you consider to be Sounthern Noir. &#8220;What is the next evolutionary step of one of crime fiction’s original forms?&#8221; asks our host, Christ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>Ep4 Chris Chambers Noir: &#8220;Psychological thrillers and cop suspense aren’t noir? Oh hell no. These two ladies, award winners, bestsellers and queens of crime, will show you. Meet Tracy Clark and Christina Kovac&#8221;</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[December 2025: &#8220;On this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir, these two psychological thriller writers will make you understand the meaning of noir,&#8221; says our host Christopher Chambers, the award-winning author of dozens of books, short stories, and most recently the bestselling Dickie Cornish series.  Meet our guests: Tracy Clark and Christina Kovac Tracy Clark says: I was born in Chicago, the greatest city ever. It must be so, because I’m still here, loving the seasons, cursing the heat, shivering<span class="more"><a href="https://inkandescentradio.com/podcast/ep3-tracyclark-christinakovac/" rel="nofollow">Click here to listen to the podcast!</a></span>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[December 2025: &#8220;On this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir, these two psychological thriller writers will make you understand the meaning of noir,&#8221; says our host Christopher Chambers, the award-winning author of dozens of books, sho]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[December 2025: &#8220;On this month&#8217;s episode of Chris Chambers Noir, these two psychological thriller writers will make you understand the meaning of noir,&#8221; says our host Christopher Chambers, the award-winning author of dozens of books, short stories, and most recently the bestselling Dickie Cornish series.  Meet our guests: Tracy Clark and Christina Kovac Tracy Clark says: I was born in Chicago, the greatest city ever. It must be so, because I’m still here, loving the seasons, cursing the heat, shivering<span class="more"><a href="https://inkandescentradio.com/podcast/ep3-tracyclark-christinakovac/" rel="nofollow">Click here to listen to the podcast!</a></span>]]></content:encoded>
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