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Latest Episodes:

Nebulas Short Fiction 2022 Apr 07, 2023

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Matilda Lewis returns to talk about the Nebulas Short Fiction ballot for 2022. Find out who we think will win vs who we think should win

Episode 214: Whatever Comes After Calcutta Apr 04, 2023

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We discuss David Erik Nelson's novelette, Whatever Comes After Calcutta (first printed in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, 2017). Witch trials in modern day Ohio? Sure, why not Read/Listen here: https://pseudopod.org/2019/05/24/pseudopod-649-whatever-comes-after-calcutta/

UNLOCKED: The Sword Of Lictor I - V Apr 03, 2023

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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 re-read it, so we hope it goes with podcasts. Music by Loot the Body

The Lawnmower Man Preview Mar 30, 2023

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What do you get when you mix together Flowers For Algernon, VR and cyberpunk? Why, a story that's 100% legally distinct from a Stephen King short of the same name! Is that every phone in the house ringing?

Culture War: The State of the Art Mar 28, 2023

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For this installment of Culture War, an interlude: we discuss Iain M. Banks' novella, The State of the Art. Part travelogue, part cultural commentary (of this little place called Earth), all very funny and sad Since it's not yet available in the U.S. The State of the Art can be read here: https://library.uniteddiversity.coop/More_Books_and_Reports/The_Culture_Novels-Iain_M_Bainks-Anarchist_Science_Fiction/iain%20m%20banks%20-%201989%20-%20the%20state%20of%20the%20art/Iain%20M.%20Banks%20-%20The%20State%20of%20the%20Art%20v1.html

Severance - Part 2 Preview Mar 23, 2023

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We talk about the back half of the Apple TV show Severance. Are all you perk-hounds ready for your own personal Waffle Party?

Episode 213: The Marigold (Ft. Andrew F. Sullivan) Mar 21, 2023

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Author Andrew F. Sullivan joins us to talk about his upcoming novel, The Marigold, and the festering rot that crawls under Toronto

Culture War: Player of Games - Parts 3 & 4 Preview Mar 16, 2023

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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't hate the player, hate the game. Music is "A Guilty System Recognizes No Innocents" by Terminal Khaos Builders terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/track/a…nocents

Episode 212: Beer Running Up That Hill Mar 14, 2023

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It's another Beer Run, where the conversation flows just as smoothly as our beverages, so belly up to the Pod and enjoy!

Severance - Pt 1 Preview Mar 09, 2023

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Aaron returns to talk about the Apple TV show Severance, so be sure to bring every bit of your Innie energy to this episode. Praise Kier!