Bookstr is thrilled to introduce Don’t Worry, No One’s Listening, a new podcast by screenwriter and novelist Edward Savio, the mind behind Alexander X and The Velvet Sledgehammer. This isn’t another press-tour Q&A. It’s a deep dive into the real creative process—what happens when no one’s watching, and the only audience is the blank page.
Launching with Humor, Profanity, and Wisdom
In the premiere episode, Savio sits down with Christopher Moore, an international bestselling author. If you laughed out loud at Practical Demonkeeping, A Dirty Job, or Razzmatazz, you know the voice—irreverent and precise. If you enjoyed Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff Christ’s Childhood Pal, you know how he weaves the sacred and the profane, the hilarious and the heartfelt. As a result, this season opener is a conversation that’s part masterclass, part confession, and entirely fun.
That line lands like a manifesto. Moore describes writing not simply as inspiration but as a rhythm—a long-distance discipline powered by curiosity and problem-solving. He writes slowly, on purpose. His books, he admits, often make it to print almost exactly as first written—because he’s already done the heavy lifting in his head. The man who makes readers laugh out loud at the world around us treats sentences like hand-tuned instruments.
“One of the things I like about being a novelist is, you know what you’re gonna do every day for a year.”
— Christopher Moore
What Makes DWNOL Standout
Savio’s approach to interviewing mirrors that of Moore’s craft. He doesn’t race through talking points or chase viral soundbites. Don’t Worry, No One’s Listening feels like a private workshop between peers who happen to have accidentally hit the record button. They talk about swimming laps to fix plot problems, about the terror and freedom of writing without permission, about the teacher who once told Moore he’d never be a writer—and how wrong she turned out to be.
The conversation drifts—deliberately—into the weird spaces most literary interviews skip. What’s the mental hygiene of a novelist who has to make absurdity feel believable? How do you preserve joy when you’ve spent thirty years explaining jokes for a living? Why you shouldn’t listen to what people say, but what they’re trying to say. Moore’s answers and Savio’s responses are equal parts craft wisdom and gallows humor.
It’s this mixture—sharp truth wrapped in mischief—that defines both Moore’s fiction and Savio’s hosting. The laughter isn’t filler, it’s insight wearing a grin. When Moore and Savio talk about meetings with executives and producers, it’s really a parable about creative integrity: knowing when to speak, when to listen, and when to walk away before the work gets diluted.
“Pro tip. Don’t ask a studio executive in a meeting, ‘Did you just say that because it’s your turn to talk?’—they really don’t care for that.”
— Christopher Moore
For Savio, the podcast grows from something personal. “Writing saved my life,” he says in the introduction. “Reading changed it.” That belief fuels every conversation. Don’t Worry, No One’s Listening is a reminder that storytelling isn’t just entertainment—it’s how people make sense of chaos. And sometimes, it’s how they survive it.
You’re Not Going to Want to Miss a Single Episode
Bookstr’s audience already knows the thrill of discovering new voices. DWNOL brings those voices to life. Each episode pairs Savio with authors, screenwriters, and storytellers willing to go off-script about process, failure, deadlines, and doubt. It’s funny, raw, occasionally profane, and always human.
The first guest sets the tone perfectly. Christopher Moore is everything Don’t Worry, No One’s Listening promises to celebrate: unfiltered creativity, earned wisdom, and the ability to turn the ridiculous into revelation.
You can listen and/or watch Episode 1—Christopher Moore: Making the Profane Profound—on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and most likely wherever you get your podcasts. Come for the laughs; stay for the craft. And don’t worry… no one’s listening.
About Christopher Moore
Christopher Moore is the author of eighteen novels, including the international bestsellers, Lamb, A Dirty Job, and You Suck. His latest book, Razzmatazz, was published in May 2022. He’s currently working on a historical set in early 1900s Vienna.
Chris was born in Toledo, Ohio, and grew up in Mansfield, Ohio. His father was a highway patrolman, and his mother sold major appliances at a department store. He attended Ohio State University and Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara. He moved to California when he was 19 years old and lived on the Central Coast until 2003, when he moved to Hawaii.
Before publishing his first novel, Practical Demonkeeping, in 1992, he worked as a roofer, a grocery clerk, a hotel night auditor, an insurance broker, a waiter, a photographer, and a rock-and-roll DJ. Chris has drawn on all of these work experiences to create the characters in his books. When he’s not writing, Chris enjoys ocean kayaking, scuba diving, photography, and painting with acrylics and oils. He lives in San Francisco.
You can find his latest releases on his website and follow along with his witty takes and posts on his socials: Instagram, Facebook, X.
About Edward Savio
Edward Savio is an award-winning novelist and an award-losing screenwriter. He has written numerous film projects for Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and others.
Wil Wheaton narrated the first two books in his humorous Science Fiction series, The Battle For Forever (Alexander X, Ancient Among Us), with the third of four planned books, League of Auld, narrated by Ray Porter. His latest novel, The Velvet Sledgehammer, is definitely NOT sci-fi and NOT safe for work, but IS funny and poignant, and he performed the narration himself because he couldn’t in good conscience ask anyone else to read what’s in it out loud.
He divides his time between the East and West Coasts. He once nearly drove Val Kilmer over a cliff.
You can find his latest releases on his website and follow along with his witty takes and posts on his socials: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and Mastodon.
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