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Episode 160: Wheel Of Prime 3 - 4 (Ft. Jeremy Greathouse) Mar 15, 2022

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Jeremy Greathouse returns to talk about the Amazon Wheel of Time adaptation, and compare what the show gets right, and what's better in the book. Read Jeremy's novel: https://www.gollancz.co.uk/titles/j-t-greathouse/the-hand-of-the-sun-king/9781473232891/

Shadow Of The Torturer XI - XV Preview Mar 10, 2022

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Welcome back to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XI - XV of Shadow of the Torturer. Listen to us talk about Severian's journey through the ancient city-state of Nessus, and continue the discussion by joining our Podside Picnic discord. Music by Loot the Body

Episode 159: The Incredible Vanishing Author Mar 08, 2022

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Pete interviews an author Podsiders might know - Karlo Yeager Rodriguez - about his new story, Vanishing. We talk about inspirations and the purpose of folklore and myth and how that ties in with this short story. (Note: Karlo mispronounced "tumbril" which isn't - not even in the original French - pronounced "turmbull" - be sure to point and laugh at him) Read the story: https://www.seizethepress.com/2022/02/07/vanishing/

Dragonslayer Preview Mar 03, 2022

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We discuss the cult fantasy classic Dragonslayer, and its dubious protagonist. Check out why the kingdom of Urland is neoliberal centuries before it existed.

Episode 158: Weird World War IV (Ft. Sean Patrick Hazlett) Mar 01, 2022

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Sean Patrick Hazlett returns with his Weird World War IV. We discuss some of the stories in the anthology that stood out to us and much more. Order Sean's anthology: https://www.amazon.com/Weird-World-Sean-Patrick-Hazlett-ebook/dp/B09QXX2BLX/ref=sr_1_1 Check out Sean's interview series: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF_cN6S0iHTM8qEjHfjf15g

Shadow Of The Torturer VI - X Preview Feb 24, 2022

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Welcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters VI - X of Shadow of the Torturer. Listen to us talk about Severian's journey through the ancient city-state of Nessus, and continue the discussion by joining our Podside Picnic discord.

Episode 157: Wheel Of Prime Eps 1 & 2 (Ft. Jeremy Greathouse) Feb 22, 2022

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Memories Preview Feb 17, 2022

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The gang's all here, and we're talking anime - specifically, the 1995 anthology Memories (Magnetic Rose, Stink Bomb and Cannon Fodder). Join us as we talk about the good, the weird and . . . the stinky.

Episode 156: Dinosaurs (Ft. Pete and Chris) Feb 15, 2022

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In his continuing mission to get us to read more Walter John Williams, Pete got us together to talk about 1987's Dinosaurs. Is the story political? Does Ambassador Drill have an ideology? Will there be peace between humanity and the Shar? We have thoughts. . .

Shadow Of The Torturer I - V Preview Feb 10, 2022

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Welcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters I - V of Shadow of the Torturer. Listen to us talk about Severian's journey through the ancient city-state of Nessus, and continue the discussion by joining our Podside Picnic discord. Music by Loot the Body (https://soundcloud.com/loot-the-body)

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