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August 24, 2014

Truth:

August 24, 2014

That Which Shiri is Reading

Starting out pretty standard noir but I’m sure there’s more coming… it is a Brubaker after all. Art is absolutely gorgeous and I wanted a...

August 24, 2014

Vacation

Hey, kids. I’m on vacation with the fam this week. Yes, there was an earthquake in the Bay Area last night and yes, we are...

August 22, 2014

Dispatches From the Last Chance Salon

Found: one shrunken leprechaun head, left in the back right booth. Recites limericks incessantly. If I have to hear about one more “lady from Venus,” I’ll...

August 20, 2014

That To Which Shiri is Listening

The Oscar Wilde edition. I can’t claim it completely fixed Wednesday, but …

August 19, 2014

Let’s Talk Process: Characters With Minds of their Own

Two of the characters in my current project, two characters who were supposed to be using one another plain and simple, have fallen in love....

August 19, 2014

Gah!

You can now hear me making an ass of myself on an entirely different podcast. Workshopping a story. With DOUBLE HUGO AWARD WINNING author Kameron...

August 18, 2014

OMG, You Guys! This is Flippin’ Brilliant.

Everyone needs to follow the @LegoAcademics Twitter account. EVERYONE! The Washington Post interviewed the archaeologist running the account. She is hilarious.

August 18, 2014

Monday Review: Traitor’s Blade

I read this book in two sittings. 370 pages. Two sittings. It is that good. This is what Dumas would be doing if he were...

August 17, 2014

2014 Hugo Award Winners!

Full list here. Very pleased to see one of my favorite writers, Kameron Hurley, earn two (best fan author and best related work) and have Ancillary...

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 […]