Nathan Hoobler, an Adventures in Odyssey writer and director, plus the writer of both Official Guides, has been interviewed by Just Another AIO Blog. Nathan talks about his fan site, the AIOHQ, working for Odyssey, his favorite episodes, the actors, his spiritual life, and more. You can read the full interview here.
In this video interview with Short Story Time TV, Paul McCusker talks about Adventures in Odyssey, his writing, Radio Theatre and Father Gilbert, and he also gives advice to aspiring authors. Although this interview was released in March 2012, judging by the small handful of views on YouTube, most of you probably have not seen it yet. You can watch the three parts below: The AIO Update's 7th editorial has finally been published. You can read "A Victim of Romance" at this link and then rate it out of ten. All my editorials only take into account Odyssey episodes that have already aired on the radio, so there are no spoilers about Album 56: The Grand Design, which I have not yet listened to. Check out our Editorials section to read more about Adventures in Odyssey, which I hope you will enjoy. If you like you can also submit ideas for new editorials on our contact page. According to the Focus on the Family Bookstore Facebook page, they will be selling flash drives branded with an Adventures in Odyssey logo. But that's not all. The USB drives will already be filled with digital downloads of AIO episodes. They are all 32GB flash drives, but come in three different formats: #1 -loaded with AIO albums 1-56 for $999.99 (a $1,440 value!) #2 -loaded with albums 51-56 for $99.99 (a $190 value!) #3 -loaded with album 56 for $40.99 (a $66 value!) What a great idea, and those are certainly great deals as well. These special flash drives are only available at the Focus on the Family Bookstore in Colorado Springs, Colorado. If you don't live in the area, you can call them to order the flash drives over the phone, and they will be shipped to you. Here is the store's number: 1 (719) 531-3464 With its first new episode since April, The Ceiling Fan podcast is back, this time with an epic live show. If you like Adventures in Odyssey fan podcasts, you will love this. According to the summary, The Ceiling Fan team meets up for the first time ever to record the show's first-ever live edition of the show, featuring the characters that make The Ceiling Fan great! You can watch the video below: The back cover of 90 Devotions for Kids is now available. You can click on the image to view a higher resolution. The book will be released this fall. This new back cover reveals more details about the book, which you can read below: Join Whit, Connie, Eugene, Wooton, and your other friends from the exciting world of Odyssey and DISCOVER tried-and-true biblical truths―like salvation, prayer, and forgiveness, and many others―that form the core truths of Christianity. Through historical stories, modern biography, Bible adventures, and key scenes from Adventures in Odyssey radio dramas, you'll IMAGINE what it's like to be a hero of the faith. As you read each inspiring entry alone or with your family, you'll be informed and challenged to GROW in your walk with God. Each devotion features a relevant Bible verse. Special Features for Each Theme:
Is Paul McCusker one of your favorite Adventures in Odyssey writers? If he is then you're probably familiar with some of his other works. But just in case you aren't, here's a little introduction. If you like the Passages series, then you'll probably enjoy reading another book series McCusker wrote called The Time Thriller Trilogy. This series delivers gripping, fast-paced mystery that intrigues and captivates through hours, seconds, and centuries. A long history of strange disappearances and unexplainable occurrences leave clues that the town of Fawlt Line may actually sit on a time fault—a portal to alternate times and unexpected time travels—a twist of fate that puts all of Fawlt Line's citizens in serious danger. The books in the trilogy are Ripple Effect, Out of Time and Memory's Gate. They are recommended for ages 13-16. Some more novels to consider are The Gabon Virus and The Influenza Bomb. They were both coauthored with Walt Larimore and involve the Time Scene Investigators who attempt to stop the outbreak of devastating viruses around the world. If you liked hearing about Ruku in the Blackgaard saga or Koflax from The Labyrinth, you'll enjoy these two exciting books as well. Then there is also a book called The Mill House. In this story, a fifty year-old mystery comes to light when Lainey Bishop's grandmother falls into a sudden emotional decline and, across the Atlantic, Nicholas Powell finds a box containing unopened letters from an unknown woman to his grandfather. Two lives converge as Lainey tries to save her grandmother's life and Nicholas hopes to save his grandfather's soul. From the pain of the past emerges a tender story of lost love, betrayal, reconciliation, and renewed hope that spans a half-century and thousands of mile. You can find more information about Paul McCusker's many writing projects, including the upcoming Radio Theatre drama, at paulmccusker.com. Jeff MacPherson had his race car plastered with Adventures in Odyssey and Focus on the Family logos for the 90th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb for today, August 12th. And the results are now in. He won 5th place in the Pikes Peak Open division, clocking in under 12 minutes, at exactly 11:55.221. There was a total of ten race car drivers in that division. MacPherson placed 53rd overall out of about 170 drivers. See the full results here. The Silver Celebration collection, which contains the Adventures in Odyssey producers' favorite episode picks over the years, will be released this fall. Today the back cover of this new CD set was just revealed, along with the list of episodes that it will include. Click on the image to the left to view it in a higher resolution and read the episode list. You can preorder this collection here. Thanks to The Odyssey Scoop for this news. Abby and Mandie's Adventures in Odyssey Podcast recently interviewed Phil Lollar, co-creator of AIO. You can listen to their talk in the video below. Phil mentioned that he, Katie Leigh, and Will Ryan have just started their own new podcast. They have already recorded some episodes but they haven't been released as Phil is still editing them. We will let you know when this podcast becomes available online. During the interview, Phil Lollar also talked about the possibility of returning to write episodes for Odyssey again. He said they are currently in "the talking stages" about whether or not he will begin writing more AIO scripts in the future. Hopefully it will work out and Phil Lollar can once again contribute his creative writing talent to the show. |