Meet Our Host!
Bill Peschel is a former journalist who shares a Pulitzer Prize with the staff of The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. He is also a mystery fan who runs the Wimsey Annotations at www.PlanetPeschel.com
Peschel was born in Warren, Ohio, grew up in Charlotte, N.C., and graduated with a B.A. in journalism from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He lives with his family and animal menagerie in Hershey, where the air really does smell like chocolate.
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A Conversation with Steve Hockensmith
Episode #45:
A Conversation with Steve Hockensmith (October 9, 2025) The author of
the “Holmes on the Range” series about two cowboys solving mysteries in
the wild West saddled up to talk with us about the series, the sometimes
contentious relationship between the “Big Red” and “Old Red”
Amlingmeyer brothers, and the research that went into the writing.
Hockensmith also discussed the challenges writing the Nick and Tesla
children’s series with Bob “Science Bob” Pflugfelder and his journey from
entertainment reporter to award-winning author.
