Outliers Writing University Podcast Series

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Outliers Writing University Podcast Series is a arts podcast hosted by dplyle, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

dplyle hosts Outliers Writing University Podcast Series, a arts show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #304

  GET TO KNOW Author Todd Brown

  Oct 4, 202619 min

  Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with author Todd Brown on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQGg-qRBwcg Todd Brown is the author of When Shadows Burn (2025), a Southern Gothic thriller that received a starred BookLife/Publishers Weekly review, was shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize, named an Eric Hoffer First Horizons finalist and Honorable Mention for Best Commercial Fiction, and was a Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist. His fiction blends dark humor, crime, social pressure, and morally complicated communities with a particular interest in the stories people tell to make cruelty easier to live with. Anna So Knows ‘Ya, is his second novel. He is neurodivergent and lives with his family in a small town in Virginia, where he shares life with his incredible wife and their transgender son, who between the two of them, there's enough neurodivergence to turn comedic dysfunction into an art form. They also have a son who lives in Florida and travels the world. https://www.toddbrownwrites.net/

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  Episode #303

  CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: Episode 87: Former Military Intelligence Officer Trenton Miquez

  Oct 1, 202632 min

  Join co-hosts DP Lyle MD and Kathleen Antrim for a fascinating discussion with former military intelligence officer Trenton Miguez WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRJx660LWZY Trenton Miguez - A former Military Intelligence Officer who provides organizations and leaders with practical intelligence education to solve real-world challenges across business, security, leadership, and decision-making. Drawing on more than a decade of operational and instructional experience, he equips public and private sector clients with intelligence-based frameworks that improve performance in complex, high-stakes environments. During his Army career, Trenton operated in contested regions throughout the Middle East, supporting counterterrorism, threat reduction, de escalation, and protection missions. His work combined intelligence collection, analysis, and operational decision-making under uncertainty; this experience now forms the foundation of his approach to solving problems where information is incomplete and risk is constant. As the lead developer for the Army’s Military Intelligence Officer Leader Course and the Information Collection Planner Course, Trenton built the core training programs used to prepare the Army’s newest intelligence officers. His curriculum design emphasized operational realism, human behavior, and measurable performance outcomes, producing mission-ready intelligence professionals capable of sound judgment in ambiguous conditions. Find your Spy Superpower: https://yt.everydayspy.com/45cuYfY Explore Spy School: https://everydayspy.com/ Listen to the podcast: https://youtube.com/@EverydaySpyPodcast Learn from a CIA Spy: https://youtube.com/@Andrew-Bustamante

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  Episode #302

  GET TO KNOW Outliers Instructor and Best-selling Author Hank Phillippi Ryan

  Sep 29, 202622 min

  Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with Outliers Instructor and Best-selling Author Hank Phillippi Ryan on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p77rAn9d9GA HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is the USA Today bestselling author of 15 psychological thrillers, winning the most prestigious awards in the genre: five Agathas, five Anthonys, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. She is also on-air investigative reporter for Boston's WHDH-TV, with 37 EMMYs and dozens more journalism honors. National book critics call her “a superb and gifted storyteller.” Her current novel is the page- turning standalone THE HOUSE GUEST, a story of psychological manipulation exploring the dark heart of marriage and friendship. Publishers Weekly says “Ryan is a master of suspense!” and Library Journal says "Ryan is has a gift for writing superb suspense." Hank is the co-host and founder of THE BACK ROOM, host of CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze, and co-host of FIRST CHAPTER FUN. https://hankphillippiryan.com/

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  Episode #301

  GET TO KNOW Author Andrew Bridgeman

  Sep 24, 202620 min

  Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with best-selling author Andrew Bridgeman on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAfsU4hD6fM Andrew Bridgeman is the internationally published author of the Emma Noble thriller series, with editions in Germany and Hungary. A former rugby player, jazz singer, and entrepreneur, he is a graduate of Dickinson College and Washington University in St. Louis. Andrew lives in New Hampshire with his wife, Kathy. Beyond writing, his interests include hiking, music, and traveling the country in his Airstream RV. website: www.andrewbridgeman.com

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  Episode #300

  GET TO KNOW Strand Magazine Editor Andrew Gulli

  Sep 22, 202621 min

  Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with Strand Magazine Editor Andrew Gulli on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyTL34LGvn0

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