Aussie Osbourne Show

Episodes: 

SEASON 4

S4E2 Ground Control to Mike Mullane - Former NASA astronaut Mike Mullane sits down with host William J Bruce III to discuss his time in space aboard the Shuttles Discovery (STS-41D) and Atlantis (STS-27 & 36).  Today Mullane is the author of three books; "Liftoff! An Astronaut’s Dream", "Do Your Ears Pop In Space?" and "Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut". The later has been reviewed in the New York Times and on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart before being added to Barnes and Noble’s 2010 recommended summer reading list.

S4 E1 Alveda King; niece of Dr. King talks Civil Rights for the Unborn - Evangelist Alveda King; niece of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the daughter of civil rights activist A.D. King speaks with host William J Bruce III to discuss civil rights for the unborn. Alveda  is an author, evangelist and civil rights leader who is a regular contributor to Fox News. She has been nominated by president Donald Trump as a member of the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission

SEASON 3

S3 E7 Charlene Li talks Life, Harvard and Business Disruption - Charlene Li graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, founded the analyst firm Altimeter Group and today is the New York Times bestselling author of six books including the critically acclaimed book, Groundswell.  Her latest book The Disruption Mindset release yesterday.

S3 E6 Annika Dunklee and her Eee-Moo! - We sit down with critically acclaimed children's picture book author Annika Dunklee to discuss her life, her writing and her new book Eee-Moo!  Her first book; "My Name Is Elizabeth" was awarded the much coveted Kirkus Star and was named a 2011 New York Times Notable Children's Book with the New York Times calling the book "close to perfect".

S3 E5 Donna Grant's Steamy Secret to Writing Bestselling Romance - New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant shares secrets on writing romance. A frequent workshop presenter, Donna has presented at RT Book Lovers Convention and Thrillerfest. With more than 80 novels, novelettes, and novellas behind her, Donna has taken home numerous awards including National Reader’s Choice Award, Booksellers Best Award, as well as the coveted K.I.S.S. Award from RT Book Reviews.

S3 E4 The Plot Twist of Transmedia Legend J.C. Hutchins - Author and transmedia legend J.C. Hutchins has created for 20th Century Fox, A&E, Cinemax, Discovery, and FOX Broadcasting. His work has included prequels for X-Men: Days of Future Past, FOX's sci-fi TV series "Almost Human" and A&E's miniseries "Stephen King’s Bag of Bones".

S3 E3 Bob Mayer Talks Best Sellers and the Secret to Success -  Having had over 75 books published, Bob Mayer has made all the bestseller lists including the NY Times, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and USA Today.  His science fiction series Area 51 and Atlantis have numerous times made it to #1 on Amazon for fiction.

S3 E2 Nataly Restokian Discusses her Debut Novel "Masks" - Author, actress and journalist Nataly Restokian joins the Aussie Osbourne Show to discuss her debut novel "Masks"

S3 E1 Lisa See talks "The Island of Sea Women" and Film - New York Times best selling author Lisa See sits down to discuss her latest book; "The Island of Sea Women". Lisa is the best selling author of "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", "Peony in Love", "Shanghai Girls", "Dreams of Joy", and "China Dolls"

SEASON 2

S2 E5 Dave Dravecky - Dave is the winner of both the Willie Mac Award as well as the Hutch Award. A starting pitcher for both the Padres and the Giants, Dave played in the 1983 All Star game before helping to lead his team to the 1989 World Series. Dave has written three books Comeback, When You Can't Come Back, and Called Up.

S2 E4 Kelly Parsons -  Kelly Parsons the author of “Doing Harm” the book that gave Stephen King the chills.  We caught up with Kelly to talk about his new medical thriller entitled, and “Under the Knife”.  A board-certified urologist Parsons holds degrees from Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, and Johns Hopkins.

S2 E3: Kyle Mills - New York Times Bestselling Author Kyle Mills has written 15 thriller novels.  Kyle currently writes for the estates of Vince Flynn, and Robert Ludlum.

S2 E2: Lisa See - The New York Times bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, Shanghai Girls, Dreams of Joy, and China Dolls Lisa See sits down to discuss her life, her successes and her new book The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.  Lisa's book Snow Flower and the Secret Fan was made into film and Rupert Murdoch arranged for the film to be released by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

S2 E1: Jamie Freveletti is the author of the Emma Caldridge series , a series that help to launch the author’s career making her #1 on Amazon’s bestseller list. Mrs Freveletti currently writes for Robert Ludlum's Covert One series.

SEASON 1

S1 E6: Gayle Lynds - The author of more than 10 international espionage novels, Gayle's book Masquerade is listed by Publishers Weekly as one of the top ten spy novels of all time.  She along with David Morrell co-founded International Thriller Writers an honorary society of authors.

S1 E5: Mur Lafferty - Hugo Award Winner; Mur Lafferty is a pioneer in podcasting and an exciting new voice in urban fantasy.  After making her podcasting debut in 2004, she has become a respected contributor to podcasting and the speculative fiction genre. In January 2014, Mur graduated from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine with an MFA in popular fiction.

 

S1 E4: Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine - Award winning authors Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine sit down to discuss their writing careers and upcoming projects.

S1 E3: Mark Jeffrey  - Serial Entrepreneur and Bestselling Author Mark Jeffrey talks about his balancing two successful careers.  The author of eight books, Mark is an award-winning serial entrepreneur of innovative technology companies backed by tier one investors.  His first novel,Max Quick: The Pocket And The Pendant received over 2.5 million downloads in 2005.

S1 E2: Boyd Morrison - The author of eight books, Boyd worked for both NASA and Xbox before giving those up to pursue his dream of being a writer.  His most recent book The Emperor's Revenge who he co-authored with Clive Cussler rose to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

S1 E1: Betty Fussell - Betty is the author of eleven books her most recent book is Raising Steaks: The Life & Times of American Beef (2008).  Her works have appeared in such publications as  The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Lear’s, Cosmopolitan,  and Vogue.

About the Show

The Aussie Osbourne Show is devoted to promoting literacy though exclusive interviews with notable authors, entrepreneurs, and celebrities.

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 About the Host 

William J Bruce III is a Canadian writer, actor and former publicist.  He has represented athletes like the Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase of World Wrestling Entertainment.

William cut his teeth as a production assistant on a film produced and directed by Academy Award Winner Colin Chilvers.  This would later serve as a catalyst to Bruce’s work for Pure Flix Entertainment and the film Lost Penny starring Rachael McOwen of The Amazing Spider-Man 2

An avid music fan William also served as executive producer on the Bridge Wars compilation album which features artists such as F.E.R.N (produced by DukeDaGod of The Diplomats), and Mahogany Jones (four-time Champion of BET’s "Freestyle Friday's" battle competitions).

William’s writing has brought exclusive interviews with former Victoria Secret Models, and pro-wrestlers.

For more information about William, you can visit his website at: http://www.williamjbruceiii.com