Texas Steampunk Connection

recorded May 16, 2023 The month of May is flyin by, but Jack and Thax are here to gab. Thax explains the cheapest way to get into home brewing with the finer points of making ciders and bath tub hooch. Jack tells us about the Victorian arms dealer, the mysterious Basil Zaharoff. And the Time Travelers Convention in Quincy, IL is cancelling their entertainment showrunners for lack of ticket sales. Digging their own hole, as we see it. Brewing on the cheap  Basil Zaharoff 

recorded May 2, 2023 Yesterday was May Day, being International Workers Day and/or Beltane! Summer is coming up on us fast! We discuss Peter Pan & Wendy and our favorite Peter Pan films. Guillermo Del Toro is putting together a new Frankenstein project so we hit on our fave Mary Shelly adaptions. Jack tells us about Lackadaisy, a web comic about 1920's cat bootleggers that has been made into an animated short.  Peter Pan & Wendy  Del Toro's Frankenstein  Lackadaisy  antique milk shaker  H. L. Hunley (submarine)  BRASS podcast 

recorded April 18, 2023 Today is tax day in the US, and we are quickly running out of springtime weather. Still have RenFests to visit, but its getting hot. Kitty joins us to talk this and that. Thax just returned from adventure in the Yucatán, dipping into Cenote Santa Rosa and having a ball. He then toured the Surreal Garden event in Austin's Zilker Botanical Gardens. The Witches' Ball: Conclave of the Kraken  Cenote Santa Rosa  The Surreal Garden  The Rabbit Hole bar in Leander, Tx 

recorded April 4, 2023 We've just returned from the first Galveston Steampunk Festival at the railroad museum and it was a HUGE success! Event organizer Johnny Steverson joins us to talk about the struggles and triumphs and plans for next year.  Houston Chronicle story  Galveston Railroad Museum  Frenchy and the Punk  Spooky Galveston ghost tours 

recorded March 21, 2023 Happy St. Pats to all you Irish for a day! The Galveston Steampunk Festival is less than two weeks away and we are excited! We bring out our drinks and discuss dragon milking technique. Shadow and bone season two is blowing our minds. Jack wants to turn his plumbing into sculpture, and Thax wants to turn his bedframe into a tiny car! Steampunk Home Design  Cyclekarts!  Steampunk trike! 

recorded March 7, 2023 Springtime in Texas is always roulette. Don't know if we can feel safe from freezing, but warmer days begin festival season with Sherwood Forest Fair. We get our drink on and talk. There's smut in my steampunk show? Apple TV is putting out some interesting things. We slip into Russian military hacks, and collectable coins. Hello, Tomorrow! Time Bandits series AETHER: The Rise of Specter - Official Trailer steampunk coins Adventure coins

recorded February 21, 2023 Happy Mardi Gras! We're full steam ahead without a map tonight, swinging from topic to topic. New show seasons coming up, such as Shadow and Bone, Carnival Row, and the last episodes of the Nevers. Mad science Dani Clode from the UK brings new digits with her prosthetic third thumb! Steampunk Mardi Gras jewelry The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher October Daye series by Seanan McGuire Steampunk Borg Queen The Third Thumb interview Dani Clode's web site Association of Ishtar new Kickstarter, "Bound for the Styx"

recorded February 7, 2023 Bluestocking's disertation trailer if finally out so we play it right away! A week passed the worst ice storm to hit Texas since... well... 2021. The weight of ice on trees caused them to break and fall on power lines cutting power all across the state. Some residents still wait for power to return after a week. Anxiety in the Archives Wild Wild West Steampunk Con Dr. Sheffields Original Toothpaste The Pale Blue Eye

recorded January 24, 2023 The year is starting off at a sprint! Natalie MacTavish joins us as a tease of winter weather is hitting today with snow in north Texas that gives Bluestocking anxiety. Natalie reviews Ikkicon and the steampunk larp hosted by Mad Raven Productions at the con. Thax tells about Edgar Allan Poe’s Birthday at the Glass Coffin. Bluestocking teases about her upcoming podcast about secret and restricted libraries. IkkiCon Mad Raven Productions The Glass Coffin: Vampire Parlour

recorded January 10, 2023 Welcome to the new year! We've lost a lot of shows in the last month or so through cancellations and removed IPs. We revisit Pinocchio while we can, and hit on Vox Machina for some fantasy role playing raunch. Jack brings an exciting new weird western shooter game that looks gritty and glorious. Thax reports on a traveling circus that is moving through Texas. Faire of Champions Steampunk weekend! Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio The Legend of Vox Machina Hunt: Showdown Paranormal Cirque

recorded December 27, 2022 Our last transmission of 2022! Tonight we do a little review of our more popular episodes of the year. Also self abuse through alcohol. Jack finally watched Enola Holmes, so we gush a little more. And we throw out some ideas for the coming year. We'd love to get your suggestions too! Send us your topics!  Victorian New Years traditions  Creepy Victorian Christmas Cards music provided by Zapsplat.com

recorded December 13, 2022 Panic shopping, engage! We are down to the wire for getting gifts for friends and family! Tonight we get into where to find the last minute pieces that will express our love, or assuage our guilt. Where are your local artist markets? Consider making a donation to a loved one's favorite charity? Here are some more suggestions. World Market Steam gaming gift cards Blue Genie Art Bazaar Penzey's spices Teapunk Teas Etsy gift cards Up and coming new renfaire, Faire of Champions Total eye candy, Steel Vintage industrial future   music provided by Zapsplat.com

recorded November 29, 2022 The holiday season is upon us! Brace yourself for wild weather and gift shopping. All the new shows are out and we're binging them! Peeky Blinders final season is out. Wednesday is really paying off with great casting, writing and directing! Jack brings Star Wars, China, and wild surgery. And comic artist accuses Netflix 1899 of plagiarism, but did they? You decide. Wednesday China, pandemic, and steampunk? 1847 fastest amputation Netflix's 1899 plagiarism accusation Black Silence comic music provided by Zapsplat.com

recorded November 15, 2022 We all just returned from Steampunk November and we review the whole experience. Our good friend Kitty from Faire Treasures joins us. Highlights include Teapot Racing! How not to wear a corset! Poetry slam! Steampunk November Texas Splendid Teapot Racing The Seadog Slam poetry music provided by Zapsplat.com

recorded November 1, 2022 Halloween is over. :( Today is Dia de los Muertos, and in just under two weeks is Steampunk November! New shows for for November include Enola Holmes II, 1899, and Wednesday Addams on Netflix, and on Disney+ Strange World. Also catch Werewolf by Night if you missed it. Guitarmy of One new album Frenchy and the Punk new album due out shortly Cogs Aplenty on Kickstarter Ordinary Monsters by JM Miro Wardenclyffe Lab Transforming into Global Science Center Waco's Tesla Tower music provided by Zapsplat.com

recorded October 18, 2022 Just a few weeks until Halloween! Is your costume ready or have you started? Laura Meyer returns to help us and tell about her new murder mystery Kickstarter. She was last with us when her first book, The Victorian Collection: Advanced Costuming Techniques was kickstarting and now its in our hot little hands. Her new game certainly reveals more of Laura's weakness for puns and cheeky turn of phrase. The Victorian Collection on Etsy Cogs Aplenty on Kickstarter music provided by Zapsplat.com

recorded October 4, 2022 Spooky season is upon us! Bluestocking is back, and we're ready to chat. We revisit every Steampunk spooky or monster movie we can think of. From cheese to real Victorian spooks we rattle off as many show as we can to get your viewing list set for the season. 1899 on Netflix Airship: Kingdoms Adrift Arthur Conan Doyle Estate sues Netflix music provided by Zapsplat.com

recorded September 20, 2022 The Queen is dead! The US is threatened with a union shut down of the railroads! Our federal dollars are no match for the new internet money! We're teaching robots how to paint! JENetics talks to us about her steampunk art using AI and how she uses NFTs and Etherium to bring it to the online art market. Let's talk about it! https://ultrasoundmerch.com/collections/jenetics an example of AI created or assisted art DALL-E MidJourney Dream by Wombo Open Sea for selling your art as NFTs music provided by Zapsplat.com

recorded September 6, 2022 We're back to work after enjoying a Labor day Monday off, and all our internal clocks are a mess. Come talk Steampunk with us and see if we're coping. Bluestocking has found new Steampunk games coming soon. Thax sees Gilded Age unions reflected in current legislation. Jack is fooled by the latest AI generated art that he SWEARS is human created and we all sit horrified at the nightmares it promises. Lies of P (trailer) Victoria III (trailer) California Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act Midjourney AI furniture (not real) music provided by Zapsplat.com

recorded August 23, 2022 The Texas Floods are here, but so are we! Bringing you our latest weird steampunk finds and upcoming events! Lost friends and grievous head wounds, but we persevere through solid drinking.  Steampunk Explorer's new Youtube channel Oamaru, Capital of Steampunk! Jack discovers Cherie Priest  Cici's Pizza is Steampunk now? music provided by Zapsplat.com