DEEP CUTS Episode 58: Audible’s Anti-Trust Case

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