Author: Shiri Sondheimer

June 2, 2014

Of Glamour and Genre Snobbery

I have a confession to make: despite my manifesto to book snobs a couple of weeks ago, there are a few genres I’ve traditionally been...

June 1, 2014

Shiri’s Sentenced: The 6-01-14 Edition

Holy shit, it’s June already. How the hell did that happen? Anyway. This week’s Sentenced is brought to you by Mike Resnick and his contribution...

June 1, 2014

Clink for Free BOOKS!

Tor is offering all of the Hugo nominees released under their imprint for free in e-book form. FREE BOOKS! HAPPY SUNDAY!!

May 31, 2014

That Which Shiri is Reading

I’m not a huge anthology reader. They’re a great way to find new authors when you’re in a rut, but I generally find myself...

May 30, 2014

WTF Friday: Mrs. Matilda Jones

As some of you may know, I post a blog entry on writing process every Tuesday. Well, for a while it was Wednesday and then...

May 28, 2014

THROW ALL THE MONIES!

LeVar Burton has announced a Kickstarter campaign to bring Reading Rainbow back as a web series! Access for all children! Free to classrooms! THROW THE...

May 28, 2014

Your Wednesday Earworm: Everything Is…

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May 28, 2014

Rest in Peace, Dr. Maya Angelou

May 28, 2014

That to Which Shiri is Listening

Well, I suppose technically I’m listening to the thunder… One year, when I was very young, there was a thunderstorm during our Passover seder. Any...

May 27, 2014

Doctor Who Season 8 Fan Teaser…

So much better than the crap BBC shoved at us last week.

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 […]