{"type":"video","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Dailymotion","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com","title":"CTP (20260511 S3EMaySpecial2) BooksAuthorsWeekMay2026 Chris Choate Apollo Wept BTS\/SP Video","description":"CTP (S3EMaySpecial2) BooksAuthorsWeekMay2026 Chris Choate Apollo WeptExploring more of the fascinating intersection of Activism, Community Engagement, Faith \/ Religion, Human Nature, Politics, Social Issues, and beyond   We talk with Christopher Choate, a former Air Force weapon systems officer, about how a lifetime of flying, planning, and watching culture shift turns into the dystopian satire Apollo Wept. We dig into a future mission to intercept the Voyager probe, the cost of erasing history, and the simple habits that help writers catch ideas before they disappear.\u2022 Christopher\u2019s background from the F-4 Phantom to the F-15E Strike Eagle and how that shapes his fiction\u2022 The 2020 catalyst and the strategic question of where cultural trends lead in 50 to 100 years\u2022 Apollo Wept\u2019s dystopian America where the Constitution is declared unconstitutional and history gets purged\u2022 The Voyager plaque premise and the USS Despair mission to \u201ccorrect\u201d humanity\u2019s message to the cosmos\u2022 Star Trek influences and using science fiction as satire rather than a lecture\u2022 Sequel and prequel possibilities plus what Christopher is writing next\u2022 Practical writer\u2019s block advice, running for ideas, and dictating notes to yourself fast\u2022 Building characters from real mannerisms including a father-inspired voice and an onboard ideology enforcerSEND US FEEDBACK: https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2210487\/fan_mail\/new https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/SubscribeToCTP  CTP Audios: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/CTPonBuzzsprout CTP Videos: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/CTPonBITCHUTE https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/CTPgear  https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/JLenardDetroitGear","author_name":"Joseph M. Lenard","author_url":"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/jlenarddetroit","width":480,"height":269,"html":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player.html?video=xa8o7o8&\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/s1.dmcdn.net\/v\/awApO1f_gHnmDs-Hh\/x240","thumbnail_width":427,"thumbnail_height":240}