Podcast Episodes

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #523: Thirteenth Hour Sequel Writing Update 2 – Research on Logan and Aurora’s House

Today's episode is a follow up on last week's episode on the geography of Logan and Aurora's island; today I wanted to share some of the resources I used that helped both inspire and inform how I wro…

Published on 10 hours ago

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #522: Thirteenth Hour Sequel Writing Update - Geography of Logan and Aurora's Island

Today's episode is on geography of the island that Logan and Aurora from The Thirteenth Hour make their eventual home on.  While they initially think it's uninhabited, it turns out to be the home of …

Published on 1 week ago

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #521 and Like A Hood Ornament #82: Making a Meditative Rocketeer Theme for Dave Stevens' Birthday

In today's episode, I wanted to make a rendition of the James Horner Rocketeer theme in time for what would have been Dave Steven's 70th birthday (7/29).  At this the time of this podcast release, th…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #520: Musical Interlude - Playing "Girl in the Tower" from King's Quest 6 In Memorium

In today's episode, I'm playing a song from the early 90s adventure game, King's Quest 6 - the instrumental version of "Girl in the Tower," which played at the end of the game if you had the CD-ROM v…

Published on 3 weeks ago

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #519: Preview of The Thirteenth Hour Sequel So Far (Writing Update)

Today's episode is an update on the work I've been doing on writing the sequel to The Thirteenth Hour.  In reality, I have been working on the sequel's story for decades in small ways and started act…

Published on 4 weeks ago

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #518: Welcome My Brother, Jeremy, as We Talk About Men at Work (1990)

This week, on the show, my brother and I are watching Men at Work, from 1990, a funny, lighthearted, somewhat absurdist ensemble film.  You can watch film for free if you have access to Tubi.  

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Published on 1 month ago

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #517 and Like A Hood Ornament #81: Reading the Conclusion of "The Rocketeer" Movie Novelization, Chapter 23

This week, I'm reading Chapter 23, the final chapter of the Peter David penned movie novelization of the 1991 Rocketeer film.  Ironically, this episode will come out right after the United States' bi…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #516: Welcome My Brother, Jeremy, as We Talk About Manhunter (1986)

This week, on the show, my brother and I are watching Manhunter, from 1986, a prequel of sorts to The Silence of the Lambs films.   Not having seen any of those films or read any of the books they we…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #515 and Like A Hood Ornament #80: Reading "The Rocketeer" Movie Novelization Chapter 22

This week, I'm reading Chapter 22 of the Peter David penned movie novelization of the 1991 Rocketeer film.  This part of the film picks up on top of the zeppelin, with a daring autogyro rescue by Pee…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #514: Welcome My Brother, Jeremy, as We Talk About the Wizardry OVA (1991)

This week, my brother and I are watching the 1991 animated movie, Wizardry, a Japanese rendition of the computer RPG series from a decade before.  Sometimes the term OVA (original video animation) is…

Published on 2 months ago