Linc, Billy, and the huge suit of black armor controlled by Magda and holding the unconscious Mercutio are in transit, heading to Alnwick, England, where they will meet Dante Oganov, Faceless, and Cray-Cray Bray—let the heist begin. Meanwhile, Gary Satyr is faced with two critical tasks — acquiring Mercutio’s ransom money and tracking down Lincoln Franks so Lincoln can report to Callista. Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Our GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3 is the Adidas tracksuit of dot-com registrations. Save 99% on your first year! Lock up that reg now, before someone else gets it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Audible creating a healthy marketplace or a monopoly where indie authors struggle to make a living?  CD Reiss, an independent author, sued Audible last year, saying it violated antitrust law by charging higher distribution fees for independent and self-published writers who do not choose Audible-exclusive distribution. Last month, a federal judge ruled that the suit would move forward and awarded it class status. Scott & A discuss the class action, the current state of things, and what this lawsuit might mean. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  I love audiobooks, and I wish folks could want enough instead of it all. I know 99 percent off of the 1st year of my three-year domain, so I can scream it from the rooftops! And to get there, I’ll snag GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG so all my audiobook dreams come true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for Linc, Billy, and the huge suit of armor controlled by Magda and containing a drugged-up Mercutio to transit to Alnwick, England, for their caper to retrieve a piece of Calista’s soul.  The other members of the team—Dante Oganov, Cray-Cray Bray, and the shapeshifter known as “Faceless” await. Meanwhile, the bounty hunter Icepick, who was hired by Vestinian to find Dante, is searching for clues to track the goblin down. Callista called Icepick to her club, thinking he might have been behind Mercutio’s kidnapping. Instead of torching Icepick, though, the fire-witched hired him to find the missing Mercutio. Now, Icepick has two bosses. How can he serve them both at the same time? Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. You know what would help Icepick feed Herbie? Maybe a ninety-nine percent discount using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3 on a new dot-com domain could do the trick! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lincoln’s leg wound hasn’t healed, yet he’s gunning for the gang to head for the Alnwick Poison Gardens before Callista realizes the reason for Mercutio’s abduction. Will he push too hard, too soon? As for Callista, she wants answers.  She thinks Icepick might be the culprit. She demanded the bounty hunter’s presence at her club – how will his second visit to the place turn out? Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Duct tape solves many problems, but it won’t get you a 99% discount on a new dot-com domain like our GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3 will. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SLAY started as a Scott Sigler joint. A dozen episodes in Scott called in reinforcements, in the form of one Rob Otto. This episode, they celebrate the touchstone of 100 episodes with us! Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Rob absolutely made SLAY sing, and I want ninety nine percent off the 1st year of my three-year domain talking all about it! So Imma use GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG and y’all should too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year’s StokerCon was in Stamford, Connecticut, which is just up the road from where A grew up! A’s brother Jude joined us for the livestream.  Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Guys, my brother Jude is the best. We should blog about our lives, and if I used GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG, I would even save 99% off the first year of my three-year domain! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The aftermath of the attack on Callista’s club leaves a bullet-ridden Lincoln scrambling to heal in time for Phase II of Dante’s plan. Icepick is about to hear from a very unhappy employer. And through it all, the ticking time bomb that is Lincoln’s family finally goes “boom.” Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Family drama? Patch things up with a family website. Save 99% on a new dot-com with the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While at this year’s StokerCon, Scott sat down with Nathaniel Darkish and N.J. Gallegos, two hosts of the Scream Kings podcast.  Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Ghosts, ghouls and dark horror always leaves me with something to say. Going to get me a three year domain and save 99% off my first year using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is after Callista’s lover, Mercutio, who has a magical key embedded in his heart. They need that key to get into a vault hidden away in Alnwick, England. Magda’s pitch-black, cursed armor attacked Callista in her club and threw Mercutio into a wall of liquor bottles behind one of the club’s three bars. Is he hurt? Is he dying? Lincoln, Gary Satyr, and Bobby the Brahma bull minotaur lined up to protect Callista from the armor. The fight is about to get nasty. Meanwhile, Billy is waiting outside in the Old Stone Church’s van — but waiting for what? Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Can you even imagine what those club kids will remember from tonight? If it were me, I’d share my thoughts online, snagging a three-year domain and getting ninety-nine percent off using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3. Get yours! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This summer has so many movies we want to see, we just had to talk about it.  There’s going to be so much popcorn, you guys. So much popcorn. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Goodness gracious, I’m so excited about this summer’s movies, I might just gotta blog about it. I’ll even save ninety-nine percent off my first year of my 3-year domain by using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Linc and the gang had weeks of prep planned for their raid on Callista’s subterranean lair in England, but Icepick’s hunt for Dante — and his rousting Dillon Cantrell for information on the goblin’s whereabouts — meant the gang had to move up the schedule dramatically. To break into Callista’s anemone-chamber vault, where she keeps a piece of her soul, the gang needs Mercutio, who has a key to that vault embedded in his heart. They know Mercutio is in Callista’s club, along with the fire-witch herself, Gariginald “Gary” Satyr, Bobby the minotaur, and hundreds of club-goers. It’s time to get that key. Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Now, if I were a crow trying to get justice, I’d start a blog and use GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3 to get 99% off the first year of a 3-year contract. Really doesn’t get better than that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A company called “Spines” is publishing 8,000 AI-assisted books this year. How does that work? What does this mean for the industry?  It’s money-grabbing  vanity press again, but now “assisted” by AI. We cover the Spines offerings, price points, and debate if this is good for authors. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  No matter how you publish your book, you need a website. Use the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG to trim 99% from the retail price of a new domain, including dot-coms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Icepick is at Callista’s, hoping for an audience with her so he can ask about the tracksuit-wearing goblin Dante Oganov, who tried to have Callista killed back in SLAY Season One. But before Icepick can talk to the Queen of Fire, he'll have to get through her first line of defense — Gariginald “Gary” Satyr, the club’s highly efficient, slightly judgmental, and altogether snooty club manager. Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Get your booty bumping with the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3. It's got a good beat and you can dance to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Memorial Day in the US is to honor the men and women who died serving in the armed forces. This episode, Scott & A reflect on several authors who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country.  Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  While you’re enjoying hot dogs and watermelon this weekend, remember that GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG gets you 99% discounted from your first year of a new 3-year domain! Get yours, and don’t forget your sunblock! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lincoln and Dante have put together a team that can break into the underground fortress at Alnwick, where Callista keeps a piece of her soul and uses it to channel magical energy from a hideous anemone polyp farm. Dante is on the run from both Callista and the powerful mage Vestinian. Vestinian hired Icepick to see if Dante is in Lumencia, and to kill him if he’s there. Following a hunch, Icepick went to Cordis and confronted Dillon Cantrell, who brought Lincoln and Dante together for this objective.  Is Icepick closing in? And if he is, how does it affect the Alnwick caper? Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. The crew is gearing up to go just as summer heats up for me. I think I’m going to grab myself a three-year domain using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3, so I can get ninety-nine percent off the superfine first year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lots of folks have creative hobbies that help them relax and blow off steam. But what if you’re a creator by trade? What if you are paid for your creativity?  Scott and A chat hobbies, downtime, and the importance of having a hobby, no matter how much you like your job.  Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Thinking of community blogging as your new hobby? Get yer 1st year for ninety-nine percent off when you snag a brand new three-year domain using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG. Get ready to relax and be creative! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Ariella’s behest, Lincoln and Billy traveled to Israel, to the Hospitaller Commandery of Saint-Jean-d'Acre, and acquired the Cursed Armor of Sir Arnault the Pure. Magda can control the armor as if she were inside of it through the ear cuff Lincoln took after killing the Lich from Lynchburg.  An agoraphobic trapped inside the Old Stone Church for years, can Magda possess the suit and make it walk out the front door? Dante Oganov has a plan to acquire a shard of Callista’s soul and use it to take over her territory and free Lincoln’s son, Sam, from the vicious purgatory known as The Shelf. To accomplish this task, Lincoln needs to assemble a team that can do the impossible — where will he find the missing pieces for this do-or-die lineup? Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Billy should document Magda’s successes in a blog! I’d read it! GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3 would instantly get him 99% off the 1st year of a 3-year domain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 50 episodes, Scott and A chat about the last five years of livestreaming and the evolution to DEEP CUTS. A look back, a look ahead, and a great big thank you for joining us! Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  We couldn’t have done it without y’all, but if we did, we’d start with a gosh darn brand new three-year domain using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG so the first year is 99% off. Let go, boys! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lincoln needs to acquire assets for the great caper of stealing a piece of Callista’s soul. But before he and the Old Stone Church crew assemble the pieces of that puzzle, Aunty Juanita told him that his bounty hunting days are over, and she tasked him with sharing that information with another legendary bounty hunter. Speaking of bounty hunters, Icepick is obsessed with his mission of finding Dante Oganov for the secretive and powerful mage Vestinian, who wants Oganov — and Billy Middleton — dead as a doornail. Icepick takes a little trip to track down a clue. Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Icepick loves a good bargain. That’s why he uses GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3, which gets him ninety-nine percent off the first year of a 3-year domain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recently, several tech billionaires have suggested that copyright should be abolished, at least for individual creators like Scott. What help, if any, is that to the creator? How might it benefit you personally? Is this just another power play by billionaire tech bros? We discuss all these questions and more on this DEEP CUTS. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment  Getting my ideas out into the world by using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG to get myself a brand-spanking-new 3-year domain, where the first year is ninety-nine percent off, sounds like a great idea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices