Author: Shiri Sondheimer

June 18, 2014

The Gotham “Villains” Teaser…

… implies that the City of Gotham is, in fact, in the main character. Which is absolutely what needs to be done for this...

June 18, 2014

Bonus Earworm: Just When You Think It’s Safe to Watch a Guardians Trailer

Because now, even when it’s not there, I hear it. Thanks loads, Star Lord.

June 18, 2014

Your Wednesday Earworm

A song much on everyone’s minds these days, what with the fantastic performance by the Seattle Symphony feat. Sir-Mix-A-Lot, I simply couldn’t help myself. And,...

June 18, 2014

That to Which Shiri is Listening

Right, I know. NightVale again. But, but… but! Recording of the first half of their live show entitled, “Old Oak Doors.” I have never, in...

June 17, 2014

Let’s Talk Process: Critique

Writers are often solitary folk, hiding in corners to scribble notes, lurking in their writer caves behind “KEEP OUT” signs, snapping at interruptions even if...

June 16, 2014

Monday Review: Ancillary Justice

Apologies for the lack of Sentenced yesterday; the fam and I went to see How To Train Your Dragon 2 (awesome if not quite as...

June 14, 2014

That Which Shiri is Reading: Ancillary Justice

Hot damn, this is an amazing book. One might assume as much considering the Nebula and the Clarke. I’m not so much for award bandwagon jumping;...

June 13, 2014

WTF FRIDAY: Good Camp vs. Bad Camp

There’s a lot of campiness in the geek world. Some of it is great. Some of it is tolerable. Some of it makes me want...

June 11, 2014

Your Wednesday Earworm

June 11, 2014

That to Which Shiri is Listening

Valerie June describes her music as “organic moonshine roots music.” Listen. I promise you’ll be blown away.

Watch this space, new episodes coming soon!!! March 13, 2017
When we decided to put the podcast on hold there was always a hope that we would be able to start it up again. Well, that day has come. We are going to change the format up a bit, more details about that as we record new episodes. And, to get everyone's appetite whetted, we […]
Hiatus... April 5, 2016
Luke here. This blog and the podcast that it exists to support are a labor of love. In a crazy week, sitting down and recording an episode or banging out some blog posts is one of the things I look forward to the most. That being said, the two of us are crazy busy, and […]
58: Going Places March 21, 2016
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 March 7, 2016
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.
56: Inglorious, Hateful Assholes and the Person Who Writes Them February 8, 2016
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.
55: The Game Has The Feet… January 25, 2016
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) January 11, 2016
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 December 28, 2015
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 December 14, 2015
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.
Turkey stole our episode. November 30, 2015
Well, we have been running without a safety net around here for a bit. And, it has finally caught up with us. In the past we have kept a buffer. Just one or two episodes already recorded and ready to go. In case work, home life, NaNoWriMo, or the celebration of turkeys interfered with the recording of […]