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Edgar Rice Burroughs's "The Gods of Mars" with our Patron Book Club
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss Edgar Rice Burroughs's "The Gods of Mars", John Carter in a blond wig, repetitiveness in Edgar Rice Burrough…
1 year, 10 months ago
Dan Simmons's "Hyperion” with our Patron Book Club
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss Dan Simmons's "Hyperion”, listening to audio books at work, Vaults of Vaarn, prescient fiction, choosing whe…
2 years ago
Episode 146 – Walter M. Miller, Jr.'s "A Canticle for Leibowitz” with our Patron Book Club
This episode is dedicated to Rick Byrne. Please consider sending a gift to support Leukemia research at UCSF: UCSF Foundation, PO Box 45339, San Fran…
2 years, 8 months ago
Episode 145 – Michael Moorcock's "The Mad God's Amulet” with our Patron Book Club
Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss Michael Moorcock's "The Mad God's Amulet, Michael Moorcock's love of arcane texts, action scenes, hyperviole…
2 years, 8 months ago
Episode 144 – Gustave Flaubert's "Salammbô” with special guest Robert Poyton
Robert Poyton joins us to discuss Gustave Flaubert's "Salammbô”, October horror films, the etymology of Hygaxian words, Howardian prose, varied treas…
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 143 – Susanna Clarke's "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell” with special guest Tim Mendees
Tim Mendees joins us to discuss Susanna Clarke's "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell”, the dangers of massive hardbacks, literary rabbit holes, the Dorse…
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 142 – Robert Asprin's "Thieves' World" with special guest Brian Yaksha
Brian Yaksha joins us to discuss Robert Asprin's "Thieves' World", the give and take of what you're going to give to the audience, fantasy shared wor…
3 years ago
Episode 141 – Edgar Rice Burroughs's "A Princess of Mars" with special guest Goran Gligovic
Goran Gligovic joins us to discuss Edgar Rice Burroughs's "A Princess of Mars", Asterix and Obelix, the Library of Wonder, Tarzan, being 30 for as lo…
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 140 – Lloyd Alexander's "The Book of Three" with special guest Becky Annison
Becky Annison joins us to discuss Lloyd Alexander's "The Book of Three", the Dungeons and Dragons movie, dwarven guides, Welsh myth, characters with …
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 138 – Jack Vance's "Cugel's Saga" with special guest Brad Kerr
Brad Kerr joins us to discuss Jack Vance's "Cugel's Saga", virtual tabletops, Brom, pompous vocabulary, whimsical characters, world-class worldbuildi…
3 years, 3 months ago