HeyJaredInk, Coffee, and Regrets
A monthly podcast for the curious, the candid, and the creatively unhinged. We dive into writing, reading, world-building, and the weird emotional terrain between author and audience—with sardonic wit, philosophical detours, and zero patience for genre clichés.
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Ink, Coffee, and Making Reading A Habit Again (opens the original)
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The host admits he didn’t read the assigned book and uses this short episode to tackle a bigger issue: the decline of reading in modern life. Referencing a Corbett Report video, he explores how phones and short-form content have replaced visible, social reading.
When the Page Gets Heavy: Remembering Voices Lost Too Soon (opens the original)
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Samuel reflects on National Suicide Awareness Month in this episode titled ”When the Page Gets Heavy,” remembering influential writers who died by their own hand and exploring why their losses matter—from Virginia Woolf and Sylvia Plath to David Foster Wallace, Hunter S. Thompson, and John Kennedy Toole. The episode blends personal moments (the host’s anniversary and birthday), close readings of authors’ legacies, and practical discussion about warning signs of suicidal distress, the therapeutic
BookTalk for August 2026 - Creager Unleashed: Cartels, Corruption, and Small‑Town Chaos (opens the original)
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In this episode the host breaks down "Creager: The Van Joe Parker Saga", reflecting on a conversation with Larry Hanson, the Author, and the experience of reading the second book first. The episode introduces the setting (Bedford Township, a fictional Colorado suburb), protagonist Detective Benjamin Creager, and his partner Alex Ritch, and all the things in between.
One Year of Ink, Coffee & Regrets: Lessons, Books, and Blunders (opens the original)
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Join the Ink Coffee and Regrets host for the one-year anniversary episode as he reflects on launching the podcast, growing to about 250 regular listeners, and the community that kept him going. He thanks contributors and shares the surprise and joy of discovering an audience. The episode spotlights memorable books and authors encountered over the year — including Terrie Mayka (He Quoted Scripture, I Lived It) and Kathleen Kline (My Life in the Dark) — and celebrates the connections made through
BookTalk for July 2026 - Moonstones: Feliz Family 1,200-Mile De Anza Expedition Story (opens the original)
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On this episode of Ink, Coffee, and Regrets: BookTalk the host discusses ”Moonstones” by Carla Rosas Stanley, a short fictionalized account of the 1775–1776 Juan Bautista de Anza expedition. Told through the eyes of Loretta, a young girl traveling 1,200 miles with her family and a caravan of 250 people to what is now San Francisco, the book traces desert, mountain, and valley landscapes while capturing the intimate rhythms of daily life on the trail. Topics covered include family and communal dy
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