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Stories: the true and the fictional

An Aussie podcast that dives into the stories of people’s lives. From the known to the not so known. From the true to the not so true and more often than not we will talk to the story tellers as well.

Books Arts:Books Arts Fiction Comedy
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
77 minutes
Episodes
216
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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#176 - V.E. Huntley and The Bloodstone Legacy

#176 - V.E. Huntley and The Bloodstone Legacy

Ryan and Jamie are joined by author V.E. Huntley to talk about her book series, The Bloodstone Legacy, a dark paranormal romance set 500 years in the future in a world ruled by Vampires. 

 

For every…

00:56:13  |   Tue 10 Jun 2025
A chinwag with Eric Branscum & Ethan Nicolle

A chinwag with Eric Branscum & Ethan Nicolle

Ethan Nicolle, and Eric Branscum join us for a chinwag about ‘This book might explode.’ An action-packed, bi-monthly book bursting with original stories, wild comics, and creative activities for kids…

01:20:47  |   Sat 07 Jun 2025
Bonus Episode: Easton J Thomson and Song of the Broken

Bonus Episode: Easton J Thomson and Song of the Broken

Easton J Thomson joins us for a chat about his upcoming debut book, Song of the Broken. (Content warning: Some of what we talk about is not suitable for children.)

 

Follow Easton on the socials: @Ea…

00:56:15  |   Thu 05 Jun 2025
#175 - J.A. Bryden's Ancora book launch party

#175 - J.A. Bryden's Ancora book launch party

Don Campbell, Neil Cassells, Ainy Cormac, and J.A. Bryden’s niece and nephew swing by to celebrate the release of J.A. Bryden’s newly released book, Ancora.

 

Guest socials:

Ainy Cormac: @Ainycormac

01:12:08  |   Sun 01 Jun 2025
#174 - S.K. Putt and P.A.R.A_LYZE

#174 - S.K. Putt and P.A.R.A_LYZE

S.K. Putt returns to chat about his new cyberpunk novel P.A.R.A_LYZE.

S.K. Putt’s website: https://holmganga-publishing.com/home

Socials: @S.K.Putt_author 

 

Contact the show: thetrueandthefictional@…

01:05:15  |   Tue 27 May 2025
#173 - Ryan Null and The Flare Chronicles

#173 - Ryan Null and The Flare Chronicles

Ryan and Jamie are joined by Fantasy author Ryan Null to talk about his book series ‘The Flare Chronicles.’ If you like Dungeons and Dragons and Lord of the Rings, then this is the series for you.

 

00:52:49  |   Tue 20 May 2025
#172 - Cyndi Brec and The Therans

#172 - Cyndi Brec and The Therans

Cyndi Brec joins Ryan and Jamie for a chat about her YA Romantasy book series called The Therans Series. Expect plenty of laughs from the ice breakers and deep discussions on defining success, Cyndi’…

01:33:20  |   Tue 13 May 2025
#171 - Matt Nagin and The Book of Outcasts

#171 - Matt Nagin and The Book of Outcasts

Comedian and Author Matt Nagin swings by for a chat about comedy, writing,  his latest book ‘The Book of Outcasts’ and a whole lot more on this hilarious episode. Warning: This episode contains expli…

00:55:23  |   Tue 06 May 2025
#170 - Matthew J Turner Returns

#170 - Matthew J Turner Returns

Fantasy author Matthew J Turner Returns to talk about his books, writing, The Curse of the 1-star reviews and a whole lot more.

 

The Elevator Pitch guest - Ben Schenkman. Find out more at Benschenkm…

01:46:20  |   Tue 29 Apr 2025
#169 - The Underrated Awards

#169 - The Underrated Awards

Chris, Ryan and Jamie talk about some of the most underrated actors to grace our screens.

 

Contact the show: [email protected]

Join our Patreon: Patreon.com/storiesthetrueandthefictio…

01:22:09  |   Tue 22 Apr 2025
#168 - M.A. Wall and Shattered Hollows

#168 - M.A. Wall and Shattered Hollows

Ryan and Jamie are joined by Sci-fi author M.A. Wall to talk about her book series Shattered Hallows, her writing journey and a whole lot more.

Stay up to date with M.A. Wall: shatteredhollows.com

Co…

01:38:18  |   Tue 15 Apr 2025
#167 Ben Schenkman and The Devil You Know

#167 Ben Schenkman and The Devil You Know

Jamie and Ryan are joined by Urban Fantasy author Ben Schenkman to chat about all things pop culture, his writing journey and his Urban Fantasy series ‘The Devil You Know.’

Keep up with Ben Schenkman…

01:28:14  |   Tue 08 Apr 2025
#166 - Tim Mckay and The Fall of Selvandrea

#166 - Tim Mckay and The Fall of Selvandrea

On today’s episode, we talk to Fantasy author Tim McKay about his book The Fall of Selvandrea, his writing journey, the best and worst of faith-based films, horror (again) and a whole lot more.

Follo…

01:35:38  |   Tue 01 Apr 2025
#165 - Implausibly Hot nerds

#165 - Implausibly Hot nerds

Jamie, Chris and Neil discuss those actors who are just a little too attractive to pass as nerds.

 

Featured Music: New Beginnings by Scott Buckley

Contact the show: [email protected]

01:44:27  |   Tue 25 Mar 2025
#164 - Don Campbell and Midnight Harvest

#164 - Don Campbell and Midnight Harvest

On today’s episode, we talk to Horror author Don Campbell about his book of short stories, ‘Midnight Harvest’, Children in horror, AI, the baby Hitler dilemma and a whole lot more.

 

Grab Midnight Ha…

01:51:19  |   Tue 18 Mar 2025
#163 - Unlikely Couples

#163 - Unlikely Couples

On this week’s episode, we talk about the husbands that punch well above their weight and other unlikely couples of TV and film, as well as pitching our own sitcom and wandering off on the usual tang…

01:38:48  |   Tue 11 Mar 2025
#162 - V.F. Aubrey and August of the People

#162 - V.F. Aubrey and August of the People

Ryan and Jamie chat with Archeologist and author V.F. Aubrey about his book August of the People and a whole lot more.

 

Find out more about our guest at Vfaubrey.com

Featured music: New Beginnings b…

01:06:00  |   Tue 04 Mar 2025
#161 - The One-Liners Club

#161 - The One-Liners Club

Reacher season 3, Great One-liners from the movies, Happy Gilmore 2, A pitch for a Disney Rivals game and why they will never make live-action Pocahontas are just a handful of the topics we get into …

01:44:05  |   Tue 25 Feb 2025
#160 - Jonathan Weiss and The Droughtlands

#160 - Jonathan Weiss and The Droughtlands

We talk to Aussie sci-fi fantasy author Jonathan Weiss about his writing journey, his recent success at selling his books, his multiple series of books based in ‘The Droughtlands’ and a whole lot mor…

01:28:41  |   Tue 18 Feb 2025
159 - Justifiable Villains

159 - Justifiable Villains

On today’s episode: Our next instalment of Appreciating Cavill, reacting to an old-school video game promo, our main topic of Justifiable villains and a whole lot more.

 

Contact the show: thetrueand…

01:30:28  |   Tue 11 Feb 2025
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