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October 27 2025

Randee Dawn Returns! – Author (Leave No Trace / Tune In Tomorrow)

Steve Owens podcast Alt Press, author, Don't Touch That Dial, faries, fiction, How To Be Interviewed, journalist, Leave No Trace, music, novel, Radiohead, Randee Dawn, The Only Song Worth Singing, travel, Tune In Tomorrow, Tuniverse, We Interrupt This Program, World Fantasy Con, WorldCon

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Randee Dawn Returns!

Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know even more about Randee Dawn. Randee first appeared on the show in April of 2025, and now she is back with more book talk! Randee’s newest novel is called Leave No Trace, is out now, and is available everywhere you get books. In this episode, we chat about why Radiohead gave her a gold record, some of her experiences writing for Alternative Press magazine, and touring with Radiohead in their earlier days. Then we move onto her course in BEING interviewed, some of her past vacation destinations, upcoming vacation destinations, and what kind of things she searches out while visiting new places. Finally, we get into her books. Randee has several speculative fiction novels out; as well as a few in the works. he writes two series, in two different universes. I get her to explain each of the books and their associated universes. Her newest endeavor is Leave No Trace, which is book 2 in her musician / fairy series. While reading book 1 isn’t 100% necessary, it sure helps. We also discuss her other books, including: The Only Song Worth Singing, Tune In Tomorrow, We Interrupt This Program, Don’t Touch That Dial, and Leave No Trace. Keep your eyes peeled for Randee Dawn Appearances at fantasy and writing cons worldwide. She will be at World Fantasy Con coming up and frequently appears at World Con and others. All of Randee’s books are available at RandeeDawn.com.

April 28 2025

Randee Dawn – Author (The Only Song Worth Singing / Tune In Tomorrow)

Steve Owens podcast Alternative Press, Another World, Ark Manor Cazik, Celtic folklore, Don't Touch That Dial, Hollywood Reporter, Ivy, LA Times, Leave No Trace, npr, One Life To Live, Passions, Prefab Sprout, Randee Dawn, Soap Opera Digest, Solaris, Solaris Novo, speculative fiction, The Only Song Worth Singing, The Trashcan Sinatras, The Waterboys, tribe, Tune In Tomorrow, Variety, We Interrupt This Program

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Randee Dawn. Take a walk with me down Fascination Street, as I get to know Randee dawn. Randee is a journalist and author. In this episode we get to know Randee from her early days in Bensonhurst Brookly, to her NPR day, and even her beginnings as a music journalist. Randee shares stories about working with The Trashcan Sinatras, and Adam Schlesinger. She tells us about how her music fan attitude led to her working with the band Ivy, which turned into some really fascinating online blog projects. Then we discuss how she came to write for Alternative Press magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and Soap Opera Digest, basically at the same time. In her soap opera journalism career, she covered: One Life To Live, Another World, and maybe just a bit on Passions!. Naturally I ask her about her interviewing Vincent D’Onofrio about the Forest Witaker TV show The Godfather of Harlem. Even though Randee made a bit of a name for herself writing Law & Order speculative fiction, that didn’t come up in her interview with Vincent. Finally, we dive into Randee’s books! Besides having developed an audience in the speculative fiction area, Randee Dawn has written a bunch of books. Her fun and dynamic storytelling has gotten her multiple novels published in a relatively short period of time. ‘Tune In Tomorrow’, ‘Don’t Touch That Dial’, ‘Leave No Trace’, and ‘The Only Song Worth Singing’ have catapulted Randee into a new level of popularity. These novels have become so popular that the publishers are dying for more! Check out all of her work at RandeeDawn.com and find her on all the socials at Randee Dawn. Randee continues to write for Today.com, Variety, The Envelope, and The L.A. Times.