AI Incidents and Control Freaks with Jan (J.E.) Thomas

AI Incidents and Control Freaks with Jan (J.E.) Thomas

From You May Contribute A Verse by Josh Monken and Brenna Jeanneret

January 13, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 171

About this episode

In this episode, author Jan (J.E.) Thomas discusses AI, writing habits, and book reviews with hosts Josh Monken and Brenna Jeanneret.

We make it so today with author Jan (J.E.) Thomas, author of The AI Incident and Control Freaks. Lots of good habit discussion, some Star Trek, and exactly how you can be a certified Human Author. Jan is a delight! _________ This episode’s book reviews: HOW TO GROW A FAMILY TREE by Bea Birdsong, illustrated by Jasu Hu THIS BOOK IS ON FIRE! by Ron Keres, illustrated by Arthur Lin CASSINI'S MISSION by Katie Venit, illustrated by Julia Blattman The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes. You can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com Love the podcast and wanna support more episodes like this? Find Community Shoutouts, Merch and our Patreon here!! Find us on Bluesky @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Monken, Brenna Jeanneret

Guest: Jan (J.E.) Thomas

Topics covered

  • AI
  • writing
  • book reviews
  • family
  • habits
  • Star Trek

Keywords

  • AI
  • writing
  • book reviews
  • Star Trek
  • habits
  • family

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Maddie Frost, Scott Holmes

Books & works: The AI Incident and Control Freaks, HOW TO GROW A FAMILY TREE

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