My Hero (Ch. 42) – Bionic Bug Podcast Episode 042

https://media.blubrry.com/bionic_bug_podcast/natashabajema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Bionic-Bug-Episode-42.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:08 — 24.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreHey everyone, welcome back to Bionic Bug podcast! You’re listening to episode 42. This is your host Natasha Bajema, fiction author, futurist, and national security expert. I’m recording this episode on January 26, 2019.  I’m sad to say that this is my final episode of the Bionic Bug podcast. This is somewhat bittersweet because I’ve grown fond of sharing my thoughts with you. If you’ve been listening from the beginning, thank you so much for joining me on this journey. If you Read more…

Anagram (Ch. 41) – Bionic Bug Podcast Episode 041

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CyberShop (Ch. 40) – Bionic Bug Podcast Episode 040

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Poison Darts (Ch. 39) – Bionic Bug Podcast Episode 039

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The Building (Ch. 38) – Bionic Bug Podcast Episode 038

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The Plague (Ch. 37) – Bionic Bug Podcast 037

https://media.blubrry.com/bionic_bug_podcast/natashabajema.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Bionic-Bug-Episode-37.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:39 — 16.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreHey everyone, welcome back to Bionic Bug podcast! You’re listening to episode 37. This is your host Natasha Bajema, fiction author, futurist, and national security expert. I’m recording this episode on January 6, 2019.  Happy New Year everyone! I hope this year is full of promise. For the past three years, I’ve spent the end of the year reflecting on what I’ve achieved as an Indie author. I also set my publishing goals for the coming year. My first of two posts Read more…

The Targets (Ch. 36) – Bionic Bug Podcast Episode 036

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The Tank (Ch. 35) – Bionic Bug Episode 035

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The Beetle Farm (Ch. 33) – Bionic Bug Podcast Episode 033

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The Files (Ch. 32) – Bionic Bug Podcast Episode 032

https://media.blubrry.com/bionic_bug_podcast/natashabajema.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Bionic-Bug-Episode-32.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:03 — 17.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreHey everyone, welcome back to Bionic Bug podcast! You’re listening to episode 32. This is your host Natasha Bajema, fiction author, futurist, and national security expert. I’m recording this episode on November 25, 2018. I’m thrilled to deliver a bonus episode this weekend! This is to make up for the one we missed earlier in November. Just one additional news headline for today: “The Human Brain is a Time Traveler” published in the New York Times Magazine this weekend. This is a Read more…