Author: Shiri Sondheimer

February 3, 2014

Prediction: Oculus

Shiri’s Prediction: If Harry Potter has taught us anything, it’s the fact staring into mirrors is dangerous. I won’t give J.K. Rowling credit for any...

February 2, 2014

That Which We Are Reading

Shiri: Empire State by Adam Christopher (2012). Super cool concept. Half-way in, still pondering a couple of the organization decisions and the execution. I don’t mind...

February 2, 2014

Flash Fiction Prompt: Snake’s Eye View

Earlier today, I heard this story: “My wife and I each had a tortilla as part of dinner. We went to get more and found...

January 31, 2014

You Can’t Go Home Again …

Or can you? My generation (I’m talking 30-mid 50s here) may not be the greatest generation, but at the moment, we’re writing the scripts, doing...

January 30, 2014

Prediction: RoboCop

Shiri’s Prediction: When I first heard about this particular reboot, I was instinctively robophobic, Mr. Jackson. How many people of a certain age (by which...

January 30, 2014

Look Out World. We’re Planning Ahead.

Have an idea for us? Drop a line. We’re very suggestible.

January 29, 2014

Let’s Talk Process #2: The Notebook

Most writers have a notebook with them at all times. For some, they’re digital (Evernote, Stickies, Moleskin, etc) and for some, it’s an actual thing...

January 27, 2014

Prediction: 300: Rise of an Empire

Shiri’s Prediction: First, let me say I’m glad to see Xerses’ giant, golden underpants getting work. Next, let me say: WHY, HADES, WHY? I liked...

January 25, 2014

That Which We Are Reading

Shiri: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelly (1818). (In the style of Kay Thompson’s Eloise) Here is what I like: monster books with actual...

January 23, 2014

Prediction: Hannibal, Season 2

This is a graphic trailer. I am not kidding. I am not exaggerating. If may be upsetting. There is blood. There are dead bodies. The...

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 […]