The Star Chamber Show
The Star Chamber Show is a weekly live podcast affiliated with the Imaginarium Convention that explores and celebrates the creative world. Featured guests include authors, editor, publishers, filmmakers, game developers, musicians, and other creative professionals!
Episodes
Award-winning author, screenwriter, and publisher (and newly inducted Imagination Hall of Fame Member) Tony Acree stopped by for a visit with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Tony gave a full preview of this coming weekend’s 2025 La Grange Book Fair in La Grange, Kentucky, a great annual author event! You don’t want to miss this episode!
A look back at the Imaginarium 2025 weekend with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Stephen and Holly gave a review of everything that took place last weekend and shared a few stories from Imaginarium’s 12th year, the biggest and best one yet! Don’t miss this episode!
Get a full preview of Imaginarium 2025 with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Imaginarium’s co-directors gave a comprehensive overview of all the great Guests, Programming, Events, and Activities taking place July 18-20 in Louisville, Kentucky! You won’t want to miss this special episode!
A discussion about preparing for convention and live events as a creative, and how to get the most out of them, took place on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with host Stephen Zimmer! Insights and advice on having the right expectations and maximizing the value of an event was covered, along with much more, including a call-in from award-winning author and filmmaker Amy Leigh McCorkle! Don’t miss this episode!
Award-winning author, poet, filmmaker, and playwright Lee Pennington stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! A Kentucky Poet Laureate who has authored 23 books, Lee has over 1300 poems published in over 300 publications, and he has also directed 21 documentary films! Lee discussed writing, his work, and the upcoming Corn Island Storytelling Festival! Don’t miss ...
Award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and comic creator Devin Hylton, and filmmaker, sound designer, composer, and video editor Tim Miller stopped by for a visit with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Devin and Tim discussed their exciting new audio drama project , "The Rapture at Silver Coin," and much more! Don’t miss this episode!
Award-winning author K.B. Carlisle stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! A writer in multiple genres ranging from fairy tales and folklore, to horror and psychological thrillers, and almost everything in between, his debut novel, The Book of Rose, won the 2024 Imadjinn Award for Best Young Adult Novel! K.B. discussed his current and upcoming projects, writing,...
Award-winning author, editor, publisher, and screenwriter Barbara V. Evers stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! A two-time Imadjinn Best Fantasy Novelist and Pushcart Prize Nominee, Barbara is the author of the Watchers of Moniah series! She discussed writing, her current projects, her work in Giraffe Conservation, and much more! Don’t miss this episode!
Author, artist, podcaster, graphic artist, and comic creator Sako Tumi stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! The co-host of the Sako and the Moon Podcast, Sako has over 20 years of experience with illustration and graphic design and was the primary artist on the webcomic Eternity: Hotaru from 2012-2020! She also has extensive experience in modeling, photograp...
Author, screenwriter, and journalist Terry Chamber, author Bob Thompson, and author and columnist Nancy Theiss stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Holly Phillippe and Stephen Zimmer! They discussed the the Corn Island Storytelling Festival, as well as their own work and creative pursuits! Discover three talented creatives and a great event in this episode!
Scholar, editor, and creative writer Noelle Canty stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Noelle has published, presented, and collaborated academically and in the mainstream, on topics relating from the sciences to the humanities, with a main focus on a philosophic approach to literature 1850-1950! It was a great writing and literature conversation with a wonde...
Award-winning author and screenwriter B.D. Prince stopped by for a visit with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Having gotten his start writing humorous greeting cards and penning one-liners for Joan Rivers, B.D. is the author of the award-winning novel “28 Days Haunted,” many short stories, and the novella collection, “Eye for an Eye.” He discussed his writing, ghost hunting, TV/Film projects, and much more!
Author and creative writing professor Dr. Mary Leoson stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! The author of the YA novel The Butterfly Circle, Dr. Leoson is an adjunct professor in SNHU’s Creative Writing Program, the Senior Editor at the Journal of Creative Writing Studies, and the Director of creative writing initiative MTSU Write! She discussed her writing, h...
Award-winning journalist Liz Carey and writer Shelley Roberts Bendall stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast Wednesday at 9 PM Eastern with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Liz and Shelley are the co-founders Blah, Blah, Blah Writers Group in Lexington, Kentucky! They discussed their writing, the writers group and its anthologies and activities, and more! Join us for a great new episode!
Award-winning, bestselling author Virginia Smith stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! The author of over 50 novels, one of which recently became a feature film on the Lifetime Channel, Virginia talked about the upcoming 4th Annual Conference of Writers in Frankfort, Kentucky! She also brought us up to date on her writing projects and upcoming releases ! Not a...
Developmental editor and book coach Nicole Whisler stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! The owner of Whisler Edits, Nicole discussed her work and path in coaching and editing fantasy writers, in addition to the online groups that she hosts where she regularly conducts writing-themed activities and video content! A great episode with a fantastic creative tale...
Bestselling, award-winning Author P.C. Cast stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Author of the enormously popular House of Night Series, P.C. is a #1 NYT and #1 USA Today bestseller with more than 30 million books in print in over 40 countries! She talked about her writing, new movie developments with the House of Night Series, and much more!
Author and entrepreneur Nini Mohamed stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Nini is the author of books such as The African In America, I Must Succeed, and Nothing Is Ever New! He discussed his books, creative journey, his motivational movement, and much more! Don’t miss this episode!
Author, editor, publisher, and poet Rebecca Cuthbert stopped by for a visit on the Star Chamber Show live podcast with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! The founder of Undertaker Books, Rebecca was joined by author D.M. Guay to discuss the upcoming Spirited Giving event taking place on the eve of AuthorCon V to support Scares That Care, a magnificent all-volunteer charity! Find out all about it in this episode!
A rescheduled show! Professional wrestler Beef stopped by for a visit with co-hosts Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe! Beef is a fantastic wrestler who competes in AEW, AAW, Ring of Honor, and other independent promotions! He talked about his wrestling journey, the world of sports entertainment, and more! Not an episode to miss!
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