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Episode 209: Fragments Of A Hologram Rose
Aaron Thorpe of The Trillbillies and Everybody Loves Communism joins us to chat about William Gibson's first published story, Fragments of a Hologram…
3 years, 5 months ago
UNLOCKED: Claw of the Conciliator XXI - XXV
It's that time again - time to unlock the next step in our journey through the Year of the New Sun. Just as you can't read a Gene Wolfe story, only r…
3 years, 5 months ago
Culture War: Player of Games - Part 1 Preview
The Culture War is underway. Join Jernau Gurgeh - professional gamer and amateur asshole - on his journey to play a game with an Empire at stake. Don…
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 208: Bloody Valentines
Tai returns to talk about the original My Bloody Valentine (1981) and the flawed remake (2009). One thing's certain in this mining town - they
3 years, 5 months ago
N-Space: The Shadow People Preview
Some books aspire to greatness with merely one or two world-shaking twists. Margaret St. Clair's The Shadow People scoffs at such limitations and squ…
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 207: Frogtown Mpreg Kinks (Ft. Jeff Martin & Caitlin Fortier)
We're joined by the creators of indie RPG games Fail Marines, Hell, Inc. and the forthcoming BURGERPunk to talk about Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988) -…
3 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Episode: Speech Sounds
We discuss Octavia Butler's Speech Sounds, a harrowing pandemic scenario so plausible it speaks to Butler's writing skills.
3 years, 6 months ago
Episode 206: Johnny Mnemonic
We discuss Johnny Mnemonic (1995), a man who got a brain modification so he can smuggle the hottest takes to the highest bidder
3 years, 6 months ago
Bonus Episode: Kickin Off A Culture War
You ready for a revolution? Well, listen up as we talk about our next read-alongs, Iain M. Banks' Culture novels, Player of Games and Excession
3 years, 6 months ago
Episode 205: The Venus Effect
We discuss The Venus Effect by Violet Allen, where the Black protagonist's adventures get cut short due to "an officer-involved shooting" Read it at …
3 years, 6 months ago