Podside Picnic

We've unlocked the crypt so our first Graveside Picnic episode can shamble across the landscape. . . FREE Emma Berquist returns to talk about John Carpenter's absolute classic, The Thing. Come for the isolation, deadly cold, and paranoia - stay for the body horror!

Welcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XXVI - XXXVIII of The Sword of the Lictor. Listen as we talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and if you'd like to continue the discussion consider joining our Podside Picnic discord. Music by Loot the Body

What happens when you're centuries old and the thrill of unlife pales? We invite Nebula-nominated author Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam to watch Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) and find out. Check out Bonnie's new novella, Glorious Fiends https://www.amazon.com/Glorious-Fiends-Bonnie-Jo-Stufflebeam/dp/1630230669 Or her short story collection, Where You Linger: https://www.amazon.com/Where-You-Linger-Bonnie-Stufflebeam/dp/1952283221

Is GWAR a band and artist collective out of Richmond, Virginia or are they the vessels for a cosmic race of barbarian demigods? Porque no los dos?

Pete and Karlo chat about Michael Swanwick's fabulist science fiction novel, Stations of the Tide. Is a character named only "The Bureaucrat" to be trusted?

Hit Factory's back, which means Aaron and Carlee are here to chat about Jordan Peele's newest film, Nope (2022). Come get the takes while they're hot!

We get together to chat about Star Trek's most recent show, Strange New Worlds. Listen in and get ready to punch it

We gripe a bit about who put all this sand in our beer as we talk about The Sandman and the recent Netflix adaptation

We're back to read the short stories and novelettes we didn't already cover in our Nebula Predictions episode, this time with special guest and World's Greatest Writer, June Martin (if you don't believe us, visit her at https://theworldsgreatestwriter.com/)

Welcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XVI - XXV of The Sword of the Lictor. Listen as we talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and if you'd like to continue the discussion consider joining our Podside Picnic discord. Music by Loot the Body

For our last Augustageddon episode we talk about James Tiptree Jr.'s (as Racoona Sheldon) The Screwfly Solution, where a harrowing new pandemic sweeps the globe.

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

Ready for an early live-action Transformers knock-off? For our next Augustageddon entry, we discuss the Stuart Gordon/Joe Haldeman (yes, THAT Joe Haldeman) collaboration, Robot Jox (1989). Crash and burn, folks. . . Crash and burn.

Our next Augustageddon episode discusses Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" and how the House of Tomorrow handles there being no tomorrow Read the story: https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf

Podside's next Augustaggedon episode is another insect-centered one. There's a lot of ants in this one, but no picnic - only a new world order.

Next up for Augustageddon, we visit another apocalypse on another planet in the James Tiptree Jr's 1973 award-winning story Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death (link below). Keep a watch on those winters. . . Read the story (audio version - highly recommended): https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/love-is-the-plan-the-plan-is-death/

Welcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters VI - XV of The Sword of the Lictor. Listen as we talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and if you'd like to continue the discussion consider joining our Podside Picnic discord. Music by Loot the Body

Our next Augustageddon episode is a tour of Mega City One, where we follow the adventures of its top cop

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

For our next Augustageddon episode, we change gears to talk about Maximum Overdrive (1986). Written and directed by none other than the big man himself, Stephen King! Strap in, folks - we're in for a bumpy ride.