Story Men - July 25, 2013
John W. Otte and Failstate
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From Series: "StoryMen Season 2"
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CloseFor the Seson 2 debut, the StoryMen welcome John W. Otte, author of the Failstate books. We talk superheroes, Christianity and what those award shows are like! 0:00 – Welcome to Season 2! 3:00 – Maybe we shouldn't be dorks 7:00 – Stories We're Working On 19:00 – Author John W. Otte and Life in the Twin Cities, and Geek-Dad-dom 24:00 - The World of Failstate 29:00 - Nominated for a Christy Award 40:00 - John Otte on Making Christian Art 49:00 - Win a copy of Failstate!
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