The Elmore Leonard Podcast

CARL HIAASEN is a best-selling and award-winning author and journalist. His novels include Tourist Season, Strip Tease, Skin Tight and the recently released Fever Beach. Adaptations of his work include Strip Tease (starring Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Ving Rhames), Hoot (starring Brie Larson, Logan Lerman, and Luke Wilson) and Bad Monkey, starring Vince Vaughn and now streaming on Apple.  
He joins the podcast to share what it was like collaborating with Elmore (as well as Jimmy Buffet and Warren Zevon), explain what makes Florida so magnetic, and tell us about that time he set up Elmore on national television. 
www.carlhiaasen.com
The new Jim Harrison biography Carl mentions can be found HERE.
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Music by: Greg Ahee
Produced and Edited by: Judd Rubin
Executive Producer: Peter Leonard
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Alex and Judd dive deep into PRONTO - the first book of Elmore Leonard's to feature Raylan Givens, the central character of FX's Justified. 
They discuss how Elmore auditioned one of his greatest characters, what Raylan cares about most, and also touch on the moral decay and lack of respect among the youth. 
Also, Judd spoils the ending to the 1993 Tom Cruise movie, The Firm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJaABnINadM
Hosted By: Judd Rubin and Alex Leonard
Music by: Greg Ahee
Produced and Edited by: Judd Rubin
Executive Producer: Peter Leonard
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Alex R. Johnson is an author and filmmaker. His debut novel Brooklyn Motto was published this year and his film Two Step, premiered at the SXSW Film Festival. He joins the podcast to talk Elmore and tell us what it's like to jump between film and books, learn from Jonathan Demme, and grow up in a house of spies. 
https://haciendafilmsinc.com
Guest: Alex R. Johnson
Hosted By: Judd Rubin and Alex Leonard
Music by: Greg Ahee
Produced and Edited by: Judd Rubin
Executive Producer: Peter Leonard
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Walter Mosley is one of our great writers. He's written over 60 books, including mysteries, science fiction, short stories and non-fiction. His books have been adapted into films and television shows such as Devil in a Blue Dress, starring Denzel Washington, Jennifer Beals, and Don Cheadle; The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey starring Samuel L. Jackson (Apple TV); The Man in my Basement starring Corey Hawkins and Willem Dafoe (Hulu), and many more.  
He is also incredibly prolific in television, having written on shows such as FX's Snowfall, Justified: City Primeval and The Lowdown. 
He has won the Edgar Award, the O. Henry Award, The Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award, a Grammy®, several NAACP Image awards, and PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award.
We discuss the foibles of right and wrong, how being a computer programmer is like being a cowboy, what happens if he doesn't write for 3 days in a row, and so much more. 
https://www.waltermosley.com
Guest: Walter Mosley
Hosted By: Judd Rubin and Alex Leonard
Music by: Greg Ahee
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Executive Producer: Peter Leonard
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Danny Cosmo is a world-record holding high diver and stunt man who has worked on over 170 movies. Cosmo met Elmore during the research phase of TISHOMINGO BLUES, and Elmore based much of his character Dennis on Cosmo's exploits. 
Cosmo joins us to share what it's like to dive from 96 feet in the air, getting shot at in Puerto Rico, transmitting subliminal messages on The Tonight Show, and how he got to be such good friends with Elmore. 
See Danny in action here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d0MrlWhLYc
Danny's YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@FishingwithCosmo
Guest: Danny Cosmo
Hosted By: Judd Rubin and Alex Leonard
Music by: Greg Ahee
Produced and Edited by: Judd Rubin
Executive Producer: Peter Leonard
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