Vodka O'clock

Master pumpkin carver and fellow comic geek, Marc Evan from Maniac Pumpkin Carvers shared stories about his passion for art, his love of Halloween, and how he and best friend Chris Soria created a business out of pumpkin carving. Support the show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Stephen Blackmoore, author of the Eric Carter noir urban fantasy series talks about Impostor Syndrome, quarantine, faith, and parapsychology. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Comic creator and teacher Erica Schultz is back to talk about cats, comics, and quarantine life. Support this site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Author Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips discusses her new book, The Future of Feeling - Building Empathy in a Tech-obsessed World. Are we losing our ability to empathize? What role does VR play? Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writer Mario Candelaria (Ashes, Comare) discusses his part in the collaborative process of making comics; how to stay healthy; why he hates the label "aspiring"; and the bad apples inside the comics industry. patreon.com/amberunmasked

Artist / Yoga Teacher Nicole Heere talks about her original paintings of superheroes like Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel doing yoga postures. She's running a Kickstarter in October. Support the show at patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Author Laura K. Curtis discusses her latest Gothic novel and her history as a writer of romantic suspense. This show is supported by backers at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Artist MJ Cullinane talks about her relationship to crows and other animals and that led to her cathartic creation of the Crow Tarot Deck and the upcoming Wise Dog Tarot. Support this show through Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Brendar Brady talked about her interest in memoirs and how she feels there are so many untold stories out there. As the daughter of Cambodian refugees, there's a lot of trauma involved in considering whether or not to write such a story. Support this podcast at Patreon.com/amberunmasked

If you love quotes as much as I do and use them to help convey or change a mood, you'll love this episode. Support this site at Patreon.com/amberunmasked or make a one-time donation at www.paypal.me/elizabethamber.

Comic book creator MONTY NERO is back to give updates on his indie series Death Sentence with art by Martin Simmonds; and his other projects like Hollow Monsters. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

A solo show where Amber Love talks about comic shop manager Stacy Korn and crowdfunding information for Stacy's ALS. Support the Vodka O'Clock show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Recorded live at Fandom Fest, Amber guides listeners through a chair yoga routine to limber up during the work day. The show notes have a lot of information with videos of similar routines and examples of the postures. http://www.amberunmasked.com/ep1806-bclsyoga/

Natali (Uber Dork Girlie) and Jenn (The Ruthless Geek) are here to talk about feminism and their new project F.O.R.G.E. which stands for Feminist Organization for Rebel Geek Empowerment. ** TRIGGER WARNING ** At 52:30 mark Self-Care, Self-Harm, Self-Love. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

The creative team behind Twelve Devils Dancing, Erica Schultz and Dave Acosta, come on to talk about the details of characters, page layouts, art choices, and funding. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

George O'Connor from Homeless Comics talks about his career in comics and music. He and artist Griffin Ess are running a Kickstarter for their graphic novel Baby. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Librarian Kate Kosturski talked about comics, TV, movies, and conventions. Support the show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Solo episode: Amber talking about writer’s block, some of the causes and some ways to work through it. Support this work at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writers Margaret Chiavetta and Brooks Peck discussed the making of their web comic The Unadoptables about cats that are overlooked in the adoption process due to illness or age or other reasons. They talked about their Kickstarter experiences too. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.

Writer and podcast pal Brian LeTendre came back on VOC to talk about horror! Books. Movies. Comics. TV. Our favorites and the run down of some "best of" lists from GoodReads. Support this show at Patreon.com/amberunmasked.