Podcast Episodes

Robot or Not? 364: Wood-Fired Food Truck

Listener Gregory makes us wonder if pizza made, not in a truck, but in a separate wood-fired oven trailer, is a food truck… or perhaps something else…

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Lazy Doctor Who 286: Planet of Evil - 2

Steven and Erika talk about captures, costumes, and coloured rocks.

4H (2)

Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

2 weeks, 4 days ago

The Incomparable Mothership 837: Thoughts About a Fictional Bakery

Helene Wecker’s third Golem and Jinni novel, The Gates of Midnight, is now available! Jason asks her about her multi-decade journey to get to the end…

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Sorkin' In It 5.11: Nevermind (Friday Night Lights S1E11)

Matt’s dad is back for a visit and, surprise surprise, he still kinda sucks. Jason gets some miles on his wheels, but romance is still pretty tricky …

3 weeks ago

Football is Life 44: "Mae Rides the Bus" (S4E9)

In this penultimate episode of Season 4, we get quite the rollercoaster of emotions (Brian admits to crying at least 3 times); but, there’s plenty of…

3 weeks ago

Game Show 292: Who Is the Pope?

For the second time this year, we bring together some lovely, generous Kickstarter backers who helped make Uncanny Magazine Year 12 happen! The cards…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

We Contain Multitudes 12: Brandy Schillace - The Virtuoso

Brandy pauses in her many (potentially obsessive, but we don’t judge!) pursuits to share about just one of her numerous intriguing talents.

Host Sand…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Robot or Not? 363: Cobot Redux

Unlike us, Listener Jerry has spent his entire career on robots. Listener Jerry helps us understand why the term “cobot” exists, and what it really m…

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Biff! 281: Lanterns ep 5 & 6

Things in Rushville come to a head as Hal tries to take down the Manhunter all by himself. Meanwhile, John and Zoe get to know each other a little be…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Vulcan Hello 127: "Strange New Worlds" S4 wrap-up panel

Scott has the command codes and Jason has been banished to a spooky haunted starship, or is a puppet now, or maybe is fighting his fairy-tale doppelg…

3 weeks, 3 days ago