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Book Banter
with Dianne Burckhardt
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🎙️ Now Booking Season 5 Guests!
Are you an author looking to share your story, connect with readers, and promote your book or a publishing industry professional looking to help authors succeed? Book Banter with Dianne Burckhardt is now scheduling interviews for the new season!
📚 Authors of all genres welcome*
💬 Weekly interviews, real conversations
📈 Reach new audiences and grow your platform
👉 Apply now: Podcast Guest Application
Let’s talk books.

Book Banter Productions is Funded by Our Producer
Pedro R. Burckhardt
You can now find all Book Banter podcast episodes on your favorite podcast provider. Thank you, Pedro!
Now Streaming


Hiatus Replays!
S4 EP205 Hiatus Replay of S4 EP174:
Miles Spencer, Author of the Amazon Bestseller A Line in the Sand
Bleeped words in this episode: M@ss@cre, 3x Sl@ughter, Ass@ssin@tion
Happy 2026 People,
Dianne is pleased to share her interview with the amazing Miles Spencer. Miles is a self-described curious guy from Pittsburgh who strayed far from home—and even farther from the expected path to create an incredible life and career that is as fascinating as it is impressive.
For more than 30 years, he’s mentored tech founders, built and sold three digital media companies, and helped create over 1,000 jobs. He co-hosted his own show on PBS with Cliff Ennico called MoneyHunt, a predecessor to shows like Shark Tank. The pair also co-authored the book, MoneyHunt: 27 New Rules for Creating and Growing a Breakaway Business.
But Miles' story goes well beyond boardrooms and balance sheets. An avid explorer, he once led over 1,500 people across 14 miles of open sea by kayak and has trekked more than 1,000 miles through the deserts of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. That desert journey inspired his current release, A Line in the Sand, which is a bestseller and is currently sitting in the top 10 in three categories on Amazon.
These days, you can find Miles investing in digital media, entertainment, and consumer brands, while also managing teams, painting watercolors, spending time with his family, and planning new adventures and future publications.
Check out today's episode and hear all the incredible details from the man himself.
Just click the purple microphone above to join our conversation.
Subscribe to our podcast now and be ready for Season 5 beginning Feb. 4, 2026.
Season 4 Year End Episodes
(Click the photos to go to the author's website)
Season Four Finale Episode
Season 4 Hiatus Episodes
December 17th - January 28th
The Best of Season 4 Replays
Rebroadcast Episodes for Holiday Hiatus
(When you see a broadcast date, click the photo to go to the author's website.
When you see Now Streaming, click to hear interview. )
Season 5 Lovefest
Coming Soon!
Tentative Lineup for the Beginning of Season 5 Loverfest Opener.
Click Promo Image to Learn More About the Authors.
Lineup still subject to change.
Season Four Finale - Streaming NOW
December 10th, S4 EP 200
Special Guest
Click the images for more information on Melissa Payne and her books.
Season 3 Highlights

(Now Streaming)
Did You Catch Our Special 100th episode?
Jan. 10th, Special Guest, Book Banter Productions Producer/CTO/IT Reporter
Pedro (P.R.) Burckhardt


Great News!
We have decided to continue publishing one issue a per season of
Book Banter Magazine.
This issue will be published in print in November for holiday shopping.
It will be a "year end book buying guide" and will feature
every author from the current season.
Keep watching our social media for more information when we are closer to publication!
Thank You Book Banter Productions Sponsors

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