Last Chance Salon Podcast

This week, Luke and Shiri take a ride in the Midnight Taxi Tango. Next, we journey into the television version of The Expanse. We conclude, as always, with the Grrrrr and the Arrrrrgh.

57: Altered Procedurals This week, Luke and Shiri talk Vertigo’s Sheriff of Babylon. Next, we talk the new X-Files and Lucifer. We conclude, as always, with the Grrrrrr and Arrrrrrgh.

This week, Luke and Shiri bid farewell to two legends, David Bowie and Alan Rickman. Next, we talk Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful Eight and Inglorious Basterds. We conclude, as always, with the Grrrrr and the Arrrrgh.

This week, Luke and Shiri talk Conan Doyle’s original procedural superstar Sherlock Holmes. Next we enter the mind palace of The Abominable Bride. We conclude, as always, with the Grrrrrr and the Arrrrrgh.

Episode 54: Staaaaaar Waaaaaars! (prepare for spoilers) This week, Luke and Shiri talk The Force Awakens. That is all. Lot’s to talk about. We conclude, as always, with the Grrrrrrr and the Arrrrrrrrrrrgh.

53: Us and Ms. Jones We had a whole fancy episode planned, but we end up mostly just talking about Jessica Jones and then end, as always, with the Grrrrr and the Arrrrrgggghhhhh.

52: The Expanse and Flipside of Fairyland After a “What We’re Excited About” Lightening round, Luke and Shiri leap out into The Expanse to discuss Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey. Next, we splat into Scottie Young’s I Hate Fairyland. We end, as always, with the Grrrrrr and the Argggghhhhh.

Episode 51: The Best and the Word Barf After a lightening round of “What’s New in Our Pull Lists” delved into The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy (eds: LCSP favorites John Joseph Adams and Joe Hill). Next we spill our guts about NaNoWriMo 2015 (yes, we’ve both changed our positions since that show two years ago when we talked about why we DON’T do it) . We end, as always, with the Grrrrr and the Arrrrrrrgh.

Episode 50: Ancillaries vs Mirrors After a spooky Halloween lightening round of: what’s the scariest thing you’ve ever read, Luke and Shiri bring their two most anticipated releases of the fall, Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie and Empire Ascendant by Kameron Hurley, into the DEBATE YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. We end, as always, with the Grrrr and the Arrrrrrrrgh.

49: Revenge is a Dish Best Served Decades LaterAfter a lightening round of “What’s the Geekiest Thing You’ve Ever Done,” Luke and Shiri discuss The redemption of the Sith by Matthew Stover. Next, we take serious joy in the revenge filled world of Killjoys. We end, as always with the Grrrrr and the Arrrrrgh.

48: Even the past is new again… After a quick lightning round, we look at the past. Or at least alternative pasts. First, we discuss Nixon and Crooked by AUSTIN GROSSMAN. (We might even have a political discussion!) Then, we follow Peter Pan to World War II with Peter Panzerfaust written by KURTIS J WIEBE. Finally, we end with the Grrr and the Arrrgh.

47: An Hour With Mike Underwood An Hour With Michael R. Underwood.  He has two new books coming out this fall: Hexomancy, the third novel, and fourth entry, in the Ree Reyes Series (Sept 14th) and the first episode of Genrenauts (Nov 17th).  That is all.   Michael R. Underwood is the author of the Ree Reyes series (starting with Geekomancy) as well as superhero fantasy Shield and Crocus, supernatural thriller The Younger Gods, and Genrenauts, a forthcoming science fiction series in novellas. By day, he’s the North American Sales & Marketing Manager for Angry Robot Books.   Mike lives in Baltimore with his fiance and an ever-growing library. In his rapidly-vanishing free time, he plays games of all types and makes pizzas from scratch. He is also a co-host on the Hugo-nominated Skiffy and Fanty Show.

Episode 46: What the Hero? Luke and Shiri dig into the indie comics world to explore Black Mask’s We Can Never Go Home Again.  Next, finally, we chat about Shiri’s Hero Handlers.  We conclude, as always, with the Grrrrrrr and the Arrrrrgggghhhh.   

Episode 45: Goblins and Rat Queens Like and Shiri gets lost in the intrigue and passageways of Katherine Addison’s The Goblin Emperor.   Next we strap in and jump into the roller coaster heist quest that is Rat Queens.  We conclude, as always, with the Grrrr and the Arrrgh.  

44: Gods and Monsters   Luke and Shiri toy with wildfire and revel in Chaos as they discuss Joanne Harris’ Gospel of Loki.  Next, we bow down to the concept, if not the execution, of Kieran Gillen’s The Wicked + The Divine.  We conclude, as always, with the Grrrr and the Arggggh.  Also, we ramble and wander.  Because it’s us.   

43: Aw, Yeah, Bitches. Luke and Shiri reenter the Radach Dyson sphere with Breq to discuss Ann Lecke’s (legit) Hugo-nominated Ancillary Sword.  Next, we pulp it up and, contrary to the spirit of Bitch Planet conform in our love of Kelly Sue Deconnick’s latest opus.  We conclude, as always, with the Grrrr and the Arrrrrrgh.

Luke and Shiri dive in to Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London Series with Midnight Riot which proves, once again, that the Brits are Superior at all things literary.  Next, we do a flyby of flash fiction (writing topic, WHAT?!).  We conclude, as always, with the GRRRRRR and the ARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH.

41: People who eat people are the luckiest people in the world… maybe?  Liv Morgan of iZombie fame would likely disagree, but Dr. Hannibal Lecter, well.  He’s been planning it all for years now, hasn’t he?  We’ll never look at oysters and acorns, or pizza, for that matter, the same way again. And the snails.  Ye GODS the snails. We conclude, as always, with the GRRRRRR and the ARRRRRRGH.

Luke and Shiri attempt to dive into Lightspeed: Queers Destroy Science Fiction and end up toes only because the water is just too cold. Next, we discuss Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear, which does well that which Lightspeed attempted and strove very hard to achieve. Our joint GRRR this week involves much raving vis a vis the first official trailer for The Martian. ARRRGH: Constantine is dead and some other crap.   

We visit the original matrix and talk cyberpunk with Neuromancer (and a bit about Snow Crash). Then we discuss the Netflix Original Daredevil (spoilers: we loved it.) And finally, as we always do, we have the Grrr and the Arrrgh.