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Episode 155: Alchemy of Stone (Ft. Mattie Lewis) Feb 08, 2022

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Mattie Lewis of The Podhand returns to talk about Ekaterina Sedia's 2008 novel, The Alchemy of Stone. Listen in as we talk about a completely different Mattie, and her struggles to be recognized as human Check out The Podhand: https://player.fm/series/the-podhand

Equilibrium Preview (Ft. PJDU) Feb 03, 2022

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Kurt and Chris return to talk about Equilibrium (2002), so get ready for gun katas, tetragrammaton clerics, and Christian Bale who emotes solely through his jaw. Is Equilibrium part of the Dumb Guy Canon? Listen in and find out. Check out Parents Just Don't Understand: https://soundcloud.com/parentspodcast Read Blood Knife: http://bloodknife.com/

Episode 154: Pseudo In The Pod Feb 01, 2022

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The editors of Pseudopod visit Podside to warn us not to say their podcast's name three times in a mirror. Stories Championed From the Slush: Kavar the Rat https://pseudopod.org/2011/09/30/pseudopod-249-kavar-the-rat/ Looker https://pseudopod.org/2011/09/16/pseudopod-247-looker/ Hometown Horrible https://pseudopod.org/2009/07/24/pseudopod-152-hometown-horrible/ Stories that made us want to join the PseudoPod Exit Exam, Section III: Survival Skills, Question #7 https://pseudopod.org/2009/05/08/pseudopod-141-flash-on-the-borderlands-i/ The Jamcoi https://pseudopod.org/2017/11/23/pseudopod-570-jamcoi/ Narrator Really Elevated the Prose The Coven of Dead Girls https://pseudopod.org/2019/06/07/pseudopod-651-coven-of-dead-girls/ A Visit to the Catacombs of Via Altamonvecchi https://pseudopod.org/2018/08/17/pp-608-visit-to-the-catacombs/ Closet Dreams https://pseudopod.org/2021/11/19/pseudopod-785-closet-dreams/ Stories That Gave Us Nightmares The Screwfly Solution https://pseudopod.org/2014/08/22/pseudopod-400-the-screwfly-solution/

Galaxy Of Terror Preview Jan 27, 2022

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The gang's back to watch Roger Corman's 1981 Galaxy of Terror. We go over Corman's influence on modern movie-making and later try to understand why things happen in this film because the "B" in this movie is "baffling" Check out Parents Just Don't Understand: https://soundcloud.com/parentspodcast Read Blood Knife: https://bloodknife.com/

Episode 153: Beer Of The New Run (Ft. Pete, Kurt and Chris) Jan 25, 2022

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The gang's had a presentiment of their future and stocked up on enough beer (but not enough Pringles, sadly!) to get through their read-along of Gene Wolfe Book of the New Sun.

Time Bandits Preview Jan 21, 2022

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The whole gang returns to talk about Time Bandits (1981). Join us as we follow the adventures of Kevin, Randall and the rest of the time bandits as they steal their way through the ages Check out Parent Just Don't Understand: https://soundcloud.com/parentspodcast Read Blood Knife: https://bloodknife.com/

Episode 152: A Funhole in Every Squat (Ft. Sean M. Thompson) Jan 18, 2022

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Sean M. Thompson returns to talk about Kathe Koja's 1991 novel The Cipher. We discuss Koja's talent at capturing the malaise of being in your 20s and underemployed, urban blight and the perfect conditions for a funhole to sprout on its own. Check out The Cipher: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008LDFLMU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect Check out Sean's press: https://www.facebook.com/Nictitating/ (Outro music is Funhole by Uglyhead)

Metropolitan Book Club 16 - 20 Preview Jan 13, 2022

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Podside's second Book Club! Listen in to our Discord community's discussions of the final chapters of Walter John Williams's Metropolitan.

Episode 151: Two Mermaids Walk Into a Bar (Ft. Mattie Lewis) Jan 11, 2022

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Mattie Lewis of The Podhand returns to talk about The Lure (2015). Join us as we discuss this dark and violent retelling of The Little Mermaid set in the club scene of 80s Poland. Listen to Mattie and her co-hosts on The Podhand: https://player.fm/series/the-podhand Read Mattie's writing: https://devilsdoorbell.gumroad.com/

Go Off Cloud Kings Preview Jan 07, 2022

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Our first short fiction discussion of 2022 covers Brian Trent's Karma Among the Cloud Kings (2015; reprinted in Escape Pod, 2017). Check out the story here: https://escapepod.org/2017/05/18/ep576-karma-among-the-cloud-kings/

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