Alley Chats
Welcome to Alley Chats — where creativity meets conversation. In each episode, we step into the alley for unfiltered, inspiring talks with creators of all kinds — from authors and artists to podcasters, performers, and innovators.
Hosted by Rob Southgate from the Southgate Media Group, Alley Chats is your backstage pass into the minds of people shaping pop culture, one project at a time. Whether you're looking for creative motivation, behind-the-scenes insight, or just great storytelling, you’ll find it here.
Pull up a chair, grab your favorite drink, and join us in the alley — where great conversations happen.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 90
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Mark Alan Fishman | Comic Artist/Writer
In this episode of Alley Chats, Rob sits down with Marc Alan Fishman, the bearded creative force behind Unshaven Comics. Marc has spent 15 years b…
Isaac Popovich | Comic Artist/Writer
In this episode of Alley Chats, we sit down with Isaac Popovich, a creepy cartoonist whose one-page horror comics capture the eerie charm of 1920s–1930s rubber hose animation. His work blends nostalg…
Ansel Burch | Creator of Pickup Con, Writer, Creator, Podcaster
In this episode of Alley Chats, we welcome Ansel Burch — podcaster, actor, pirate, and the creative mind behind Pickup Con! Whether he’s crafting immersive stories, lending his voice to audio adventu…
Kevin Krull | Comic Creator
Rob sits down with comic creator Kevin Krull to discuss his debut graphic novel Timewise, the creative process, and the unique challenges of…
Matt Hansel | Comic Artist
Matthew Hansel on Classic Characters & Cartooning Craft
In this episode of Alley Chats, we sit down with acclaimed cartoonist Matthew Hansel, whose pen has breathed new life into some of the most ico…
Neil Gibson | Comic Writer
Black Mirror Enters the Graphic Novel Multiverse with Neil Gibson
In this crossover episode of Alley Chats and Go Fund This, Rob interviews Neil Gibson, acclaimed writer and mastermind behind the lat…
Jeni Monroe & Tressa Slater | Monsters Lounge Podcast
In this spine-tingling episode of Alley Chats, we dive into the unexplained with Jeni Monroe and Tressa Slater, co-hosts of…
Moritz Junker | Zine Maker
In this episode of Alley Chats, we dive into the zine scene with rising comics talent Moritz Junker, a young cartoonist and passionate self-publisher from Milwaukee. Moritz shares…
Patrick Hickey Jr. | Comics Creator, Writer, and Voice Actor
On this episode of Alley Chats, we welcome the multi-hyphenate creative Patrick Hickey Jr. — a writer, professor, journalist, voice actor, and the driving force behind Legacy Comi…
Elizabeth Devecchi | Books and Brews 24
About A Whisper in the Dark
Sarah Parker thinks she has found the perfect place for a fresh start when she moves her family from the Midwest to a sleepy suburban neighborhood in an idyllic southern t…
Shawn Whitney | Deads Rise!
About Deads Rise!
It was as sudden as it was devastating. Everyone on the planet between 13-45 years old died simultaneously. Eight hours later they woke up again but with no vital signs. The world w…
Edward Nguyen Borey and Lou Peterson | Final Interview #1
About Final Interview
For fans of SQUID GAMES and THE GAME comes this new five issue horror series! At global powerhouse LifeWay, Inc., four candidates for a mysterious promotion get pushed to their …
Alan Shivers | Books and Brews 2024
ABOUT THE NAMASTE SLASHER
Meditating has never been this frightening.
Think "Friday The 13th", but set in a modern day Mindfulness retreat.
A deliciously camp yet gruesome slasher with nods to the c…
MJ Mars | Books and Brews 2024
MJ Mars is a geek, ghoul, and horror enthusiast living in Lancaster, UK. Her debut novel, The Suffering, was published by Wicked House in 2023. When she isn’t writing, you’ll find MJ p…
Lisa Braenne | Books and Brews 2024
Rob interviews horror author Lisa Breanne.
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Tiffany Koplin | Books and Brews 2024
Rob interviews Tiffay Koplin, an admin for the Facebook group, Books of Horror.
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Lisa Vasquez | Books and Brews 2024
Lisa Vasquez, (known by her readers and fans as the Unsaintly Queen) creates vivid, twisted horror with the precision of a scalpel, and cuts into the reader's psyche with fleshed …
Blaine Daigel | Books and Brews 2024
Having lived his entire life deep in the gut of Louisiana, Blaine Daigle grew up surrounded by ghost stories of haunted plantations and cursed woodlands. He still lives in Louisi…
Leigh Kenney | Books and Brews 2024
Leigh was born and raised in the garden county of Wicklow, Ireland. She lives by the Irish Sea with the love of her life, two wonderful boys, a black Labrador, and a three-legged …
Jeff Strand | Books and Brews 2024
Jeff Strand's bio was funnier when he talked about losing the Bram Stoker Award four times, but he's now a Bram Stoker Award WINNER!
His novels are usually classified as horror, bu…