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Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with author Ty Landers on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series Ty Landers holds an MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts from the University of California, Riverside. Born and raised in Alabama, he spent more than twenty years in Nashville, Tennessee, before moving to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his wife and sons. BABY QUEEN (November 2026) is his debut novel.  https://www.tylandersfiction.com/   WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_4SC_r8n34

Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with best-selling author Tessa Wegert on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jaAQEDVLJ0 Tessa Wegert is the critically acclaimed author of eight crime novels in the Shana Merchant and North Country series. Her books have received numerous starred reviews and have been featured on PBS and NPR Radio. A former journalist and copywriter, Tessa grew up in Quebec and now lives in Connecticut, where she co-founded Sisters in Crime CT and serves on the board of International Thriller Writers (ITW). Learn more about Tessa’s books at www.tessawegert.com and connect with her on Instagram at @tessawegert.

Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with Author and Performance and Behavior Expert Alex VanHouten on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW:  Alex VanHouten - His personal journey wrestling with a painful genetic disorder called Ehlers Danlos taught him the discipline of 1% BETTER Daily and ignited his passion to help others do the same. Coach Alex completed his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University in 2010 focused on chemistry and psychology. In the years since, he has earned certifications in personal training, corrective exercise, performance enhancement, and behavior change through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). He’s also written multiple peer-reviewed articles for the International Sport Science Association (ISSA) and published over 500 5-Star podcast episodes. He is a certified nutritionist and health coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), and has been a professional coach and personal trainer since 2005.  Start Operation Powerfit NOW!: https://yt.everydayspy.com/2026_SpyfitOpPower_CoachAlex Find your Spy Superpower:  https://yt.everydayspy.com/49Ie1LI Check out Alex’s book here:  https://www.amazon.com/Faithful-Fitness-Forty-Day-Devotional-Stewardship/dp/B0GLYKLWC3 Explore Spy School: https://everydayspy.com/  Learn from a CIA Spy: https://youtube.com/@Andrew-Bustamante

Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with author Todd Brown on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQGg-qRBwcg   Todd Brown is the author of When Shadows Burn (2025), a Southern Gothic thriller that received a starred BookLife/Publishers Weekly review, was shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize, named an Eric Hoffer First Horizons finalist and Honorable Mention for Best Commercial Fiction, and was a Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist. His fiction blends dark humor, crime, social pressure, and morally complicated communities with a particular interest in the stories people tell to make cruelty easier to live with. Anna So Knows ‘Ya, is his second novel. He is neurodivergent and lives with his family in a small town in Virginia, where he shares life with his incredible wife and their transgender son, who between the two of them, there's enough neurodivergence to turn comedic dysfunction into an art form. They also have a son who lives in Florida and travels the world. https://www.toddbrownwrites.net/

Join co-hosts DP Lyle MD and Kathleen Antrim for a fascinating discussion with former military intelligence officer Trenton Miguez   WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRJx660LWZY   Trenton Miguez - A former Military Intelligence Officer who provides organizations and leaders with practical intelligence education to solve real-world challenges across business, security, leadership, and decision-making. Drawing on more than a decade of operational and instructional experience, he equips public and private sector clients with intelligence-based frameworks that improve performance in complex, high-stakes environments. During his Army career, Trenton operated in contested regions throughout the Middle East, supporting counterterrorism, threat reduction, de escalation, and protection missions. His work combined intelligence collection, analysis, and operational decision-making under uncertainty; this experience now forms the foundation of his approach to solving problems where information is incomplete and risk is constant. As the lead developer for the Army’s Military Intelligence Officer Leader Course and the Information Collection Planner Course, Trenton built the core training programs used to prepare the Army’s newest intelligence officers. His curriculum design emphasized operational realism, human behavior, and measurable performance outcomes, producing mission-ready intelligence professionals capable of sound judgment in ambiguous conditions.   Find your Spy Superpower:  https://yt.everydayspy.com/45cuYfY Explore Spy School: https://everydayspy.com/  Listen to the podcast: https://youtube.com/@EverydaySpyPodcast Learn from a CIA Spy: https://youtube.com/@Andrew-Bustamante

Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with Outliers Instructor and Best-selling Author Hank Phillippi Ryan on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p77rAn9d9GA HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is the USA Today bestselling author of 15 psychological thrillers, winning the most prestigious awards in the genre: five Agathas, five Anthonys, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. She is also on-air investigative reporter for Boston's WHDH-TV, with 37 EMMYs and dozens more journalism honors. National book critics call her “a superb and gifted storyteller.” Her current novel is the page- turning standalone THE HOUSE GUEST, a story of psychological manipulation exploring the dark heart of marriage and friendship. Publishers Weekly says “Ryan is a master of suspense!” and Library Journal says "Ryan is has a gift for writing superb suspense." Hank is the co-host and founder of THE BACK ROOM, host of CRIME TIME on A Mighty Blaze, and co-host of FIRST CHAPTER FUN. https://hankphillippiryan.com/

Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with best-selling author Andrew Bridgeman on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAfsU4hD6fM Andrew Bridgeman is the internationally published author of the Emma Noble thriller series, with editions in Germany and Hungary. A former rugby player, jazz singer, and entrepreneur, he is a graduate of Dickinson College and Washington University in St. Louis. Andrew lives in New Hampshire with his wife, Kathy. Beyond writing, his interests include hiking, music, and traveling the country in his Airstream RV. website: www.andrewbridgeman.com

Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with Strand Magazine Editor Andrew Gulli on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series   WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyTL34LGvn0

Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with best-selling author Steven Harms on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcdQMILnAEY Steve Harms is a retired professional sports business executive with a career spanning over thirty years across the NBA, NFL, and MLB. He published the Roger Viceroy series mystery thriller novels beginning in 2017. The Penny Killer, the newly revised and updated first book in the series, won multiple awards in its debut and was relaunched in September 2026. The second revised book, Deadly Cure, will be released in early 2027. A native of Wisconsin, he’s a graduate from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He resides in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.

Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with best-selling author JT Ellison on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS8F1oeiH4M J.T. Ellison is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 35 psychological thrillers and domestic noir novels. When she's not writing about murder and mayhem, she's the Emmy® award-winning co-host of A Word on Words on Nashville PBS, where she gets to talk about books for a living. With millions of books sold in over 30 countries, her work has earned critical acclaim, prestigious awards, and multiple TV options. She lives in Nashville with her husband and twin kittens—one of whom is a ghost—where she's always plotting her next twisted tale.  https://www.jtellison.com/.

Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with Best-selling Author Lynne Constantine on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh_A2h6EBQs Lynne Constantine is an Edgar Award–nominated and Silver Falchion Award–winning, New York Times bestselling author of eleven novels and nine short stories who writes under the pen name Liv Constantine. She is the co-author of the global bestseller The Last Mrs. Parrish, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick that is now in post-production as a Netflix feature film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Jennifer Lopez. Constantine's novels have sold millions of copies worldwide, have been translated into twenty-nine languages, and are available in thirty-four countries. Several of her books have been adapted for television. She also writes the Jack Logan conspiracy series under the pen name L. C. Shaw and is currently developing projects for film and television as a screenwriter. She holds a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University. https://livconstantine.com/

Join host DP Lyle MD for a fascinating discussion of violent crime and serial killers. As with alcohol, drugs, gambling, etc., are their activities addictive? WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_i5mrr1Nzk Dr. Adam Lankford is a criminologist with expertise on mass shootings and targeted violence. His findings have been cited by The White House, by every major media outlet in the United States, and by international media from over 40 countries. As a professor at The University of Alabama, Dr. Lankford has presented his findings for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) and for events sponsored by the National Academy of Science, National Science Foundation, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Swedish Defense Research Agency, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, and more. Dr. Lankford received the “Innovation in Research and Publication Award” from the National Association for Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment, and his research has been funded by the National Institute of Justice.

Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with renowned editor Neil Nyren on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series   Neil Nyren is the former EVP, associate publisher, and editor in chief of G.P. Putnam's Sons; and the winner of the 2017 Ellery Queen Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the 2025 Thriller Legend award from the International Thriller Writers. Among the writers of crime and suspense he has edited are Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, John Sandford, C. J. Box, Robert Crais, Carl Hiaasen, Daniel Silva, Jack Higgins, Frederick Forsyth, Ken Follett, Jonathan Kellerman, Ed McBain, and Ace Atkins. In all, he has edited more than 320 New York Times bestsellers.  WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKKx5LPbbm8

Join DP Lyle for a conversation with best-selling author Ryan Pote on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYHZ7IuBjnM Ryan is a twelve-year veteran Navy helicopter pilot and mission commander who was part of a joint interagency special operations task force (JIATF). He did three deployments during Operation MARTILLO countering narcotics smuggling throughout Central and South America. Ryan then served as a search and rescue pilot for the US Navy Experimental Test Wing and NASA. After getting out of the Navy, he was a federal investigator for six years on prototype aircraft development programs. He currently works for the Navy’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Test and Evaluation Squadron as the safety department head. Before the Navy, he lived and worked in Hawaii as a PADI SCUBA Instructor and lab tech researching algal-biofuels for Shell Oil. Ryan’s been the director of an oil company, a bartender, and even a live musician. He attended college at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and earned a master’s degree in US History and Teaching from Ashland University. In addition to his Blood and Treasure series, Ryan is the new author of the Fargo Series for the Clive Cussler Estate (Putnam 2027). He also volunteers his time as a judge for the Clive Cussler Adventure Writers Competition. https://www.ryanpote.com/

Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with best-selling author and screenwriter George Pelecanos on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series WATCH: Outliers YouTube Channel: GET TO KNOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPSw3zSmv5Y George Pelecanos is the bestselling author of twenty-three novels and story collections set in and around Washington, D.C.  He was a writer and producer on HBO’s The Wire, The Pacific, Treme, The Deuce, We Own This City, and the feature film D.C. Noir.  He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.