Is the world we live in a trial run for something much darker?

In this episode, we sit down with first-time author and holiday resort mogul Ian Goddard to discuss his provocative debut novel, 2034.

For 40 years, Ian lived the high-energy life of international sales and marketing, managing sun-soaked resorts in Spain and Tenerife. But when the 2020 pandemic turned the streets of Spain into a "properly dystopian" landscape of checkpoints and timestamped receipts, Ian stopped looking at the tourists and started looking at the puppet masters.

In this episode, we dive into:

The Orwellian Spark: How a sailing trip to Africa and the eerie silence of a global lockdown birthed a thriller about the Great Reset.

Punk Rock Publishing: Why Ian ditched the "progressive rock" style of long-winded literature for a punchy, three-minute-hit approach to writing.

Fact vs. Fiction: Are the tech-giants and "Masters of the Universe" in 2034 a warning of where our current world is headed?

The Independent Voice: Ian’s mission to help fellow writers bypass the "unscrupulous" gatekeepers of the publishing world through the Independent Authors platform.

From forbidden love stories to the "boiling frog" theory of government control, this conversation is a candid look at what happens when a straight-talking businessman decides to stop talking about writing a book and finally "gets it done."

"S**t. I didn’t realise that was going to happen." – That’s the reaction Ian wants from his readers. Listen in to find out why.