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Scott Sigler

Slices of fiction, slices of sports, and slices of sports entertainment, co-hosted by #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Sigler and audiobooks narrator AB Kovacs. We give fun, high-level explanations of sportsball stuff, breaking down the plot points and storylines of riveting athletic drama.

Season 1: SLAY 1Season 2: BOOD IS REDSeason 3: SLAY 2Season 4: DEATH IS BLACKSeason 5: SLAY 3Season 6: MIX TAPE VOL. 1Current season: SLICES

Scott Sigler Slices: SLAY Season 2

Prolific action bestseller Nicholas Sansbury Smith recently reclaimed the rights to his Extinction Cycle series. With new covers and new content, he’s ready to relaunch the property.

But what is the story behind those rights? Who had them? Why did NSS want to move on, and how did he get those rights back?

As indie writers sell their properties to bigger houses, this issue will pop up more and more. Scott Sigler discusses the issue with one of publishing’s most interesting entrepreneurs. 

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs

— Produced by Steve Riekeberg

— Production Assistance by Allie Press

— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment 

Let’s Talk About Rights, Baby!

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SLICES: Author Gets Rights Back with Nicholas Sansbury Smith

Scott’s Galactic Football League series has expanded from five books to nine books, but that’s old news.

What’s the new news? GFL Book VII, currently untitled, has been completed! Scott submitted the final draft last week, and it’s currently in production. 

First step is a copy edit, and the whole process can take up to six more months, but we’re this much closer to the next installment for Quentin, Becca, John, Ju, and the rest of the team. 

Let’s shucking go!

 

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs

— Produced by Steve Riekeberg

— Production Assistance by Allie Press

— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment 

Everything is gonna be alright!

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SLICES: GFL VII News!

When Random House published Infected back in 2007, Scott’s lifelong dreams of being published by one of the big-time publishing houses came true. 

But on the very first day of the book tour, the radio tour? Disaster strikes in the form of … checks notes … cookies? 

One never knows how their dreams come true, or even if they do. But one also never expects puke buckets to be involved. 

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs

— Produced by Steve Riekeberg

— Production Assistance by Allie Press

— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment 

Imma stick to pecan sandies from here on out.

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SLICES: The Book Tour That Went Horribly Wrong

Researchers from Mass General Brigham and Harvard Medical School published what is now the largest study of former NFL players ever conducted.

They looked at nearly twenty thousand players who appeared in at least one NFL game between 1960 and 2019.

The data is sobering: former NFL players were about four times more likely to die from neurodegenerative diseases than the general population.

And while football has always been dangerous, the question is whether we can keep making it less dangerous without losing what makes it football.

Scott & A discuss.

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs

— Produced by Steve Riekeberg

— Production Assistance by Allie Press

— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment 

Sometimes, maybe leave a little less on the field?

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SLICES: Football & Neurodegenerative Death

The World Cup already felt like the biggest sporting event on the planet.

Then this year, they expanded from 32 teams to 48. More countries involved, sixty percent bigger than the last tournament, and the advertising budget to go with it.

If it wasn’t broken, why did they meddle with success?

Scott and A take a look at the pros and cons of this expansion. 

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs

— Produced by Steve Riekeberg

— Production Assistance by Allie Press

— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment 

Don’t know about you, but sometimes I expand for the better, too!

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SLICES: Did World Cup Expansion Bring Home the Bacon?

The WNBA is trying to crack down on excessive physical play. And somehow, everyone is upset about it.

So has the WNBA actually changed the rules? Nope, The league simply told officials to enforce certain rules more consistently, especially around excessive contact and freedom of movement.

We chat about the rule, the problem, and why everyone’s still upset.

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs

— Produced by Steve Riekeberg

— Production Assistance by Allie Press

— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment 

We talking about toughness? 

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SLICES: WNBA Bad Girls

The 2026 World Cup in North America introduced mandatory Hydration Breaks every 20-ish minutes. 

Fans are big mad that soccer is now “played in quarters,” and the players get a chance to be coached during these mandatory breaks. 

But … the field of play is much more humid and also hotter than these players (and their fans) are used to, so FIFA stepped in to protect the players. 

OR DID THEY?

Scott and A discuss the current situation. 

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs

— Produced by Steve Riekeberg

— Production Assistance by Allie Press

— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment 

Øh, you need a little sippy poo of water? OF COURSE YOU DO. 

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SLICES: Why Sports Fans Hate Change

The 2026 World Cup features Virtual Assistant Referees, or “VAR.”

Some fans love it, some fans hate it. Sometimes based on whether their team benefits from the call. 

We do a deeper dive specifically into how the computer-assisted officiating has changed the 2026 World Cup, and how folks feel about it.

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs

— Produced by Steve Riekeberg

— Production Assistance by Allie Press

— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment 

I don’t need a computer to know they’re cheating!

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SLICES: AI Invades the World Cup

The 2026 World Cup features Virtual Assistant Referees, or “VAR.”

Some fans love it, some fans hate it. Sometimes based on whether their team benefits from the call. 

So “AI Refs” also raise the ire of sports fans around the world, just like their human counterparts. 

Scott and A dive into “computer-assisted refereeing” and what it means for sports and sports fans around the world. 

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs

— Produced by Steve Riekeberg

— Production Assistance by Allie Press

— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment 

That was totally not offsides! 

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SLICES: The Dawn of AI Refs

When Aethon Books bought SLAY Book I, they wanted more story. 

More story! 

Well, they got a couple of girthons put right in their eye. How y’all like me now!

SLAY co-author Rob Otto joins us to talk about the process of taking a 108,000-word podcast novel to 160,000 words for the full book release.

What did we add? What did we cut? How did we do it?

We'll answer those questions and more, along with any you post in the chat room.

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs

— Produced by Steve Riekeberg

— Production Assistance by Allie Press

— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment 

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SLICES: Author Gets Rights Back with Nicholas Sansbury Smith

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