Karlo, Kurt, Chris and Pete explore the literature of the fantastic, movies and everything between. Join us! Check us out on Patreon.com/PodsidePicnic for premium content.
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Today we discuss Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury to see if it answers the question: does it serve as a bridge between Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick? And the answer's a resounding, "sure, why not?"Por Pete and Connor
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Ever wanted to know all about a cool dude who got a shine job on his eyes in prison? Well, do we have the movie for you - 2000's Pitch Black, introducing us to galactic criminal, Richard B. RiddickPor Pete and Connor
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Beer run time is here again. Cheers, everyone!Por Pete and Connor
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Today we start talking about Naomi Kritzer's multi-award winner, Cat Pictures, Please and since it references Bruce Sterling's Maneki Neko we talk about that story, too!Check both stories out:https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_01_15/https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/maneki-neko/Por Pete and Connor
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We return with a crap book from the past (you might recognize the cover art from a previous crap book episode!) where sometimes being a bit of a fuckup makes for fun readingPor Pete and Connor
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Podside Radio returns, this time to learn about the proto-metal, proto-prog, semi-jam band. . . and their extensive lore. Tune in!Por Pete and Connor
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Time for another Dante! This time, it's The Burbs (1989) - a comedy about the horrors of living in suburbia with Tom HanksPor Pete and Connor
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Spring has indeed sprung. What better time to talk about bunnies? Who are on an epic quest to find a new home?Por Pete and Connor
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Episode 269: Peeping Tom (Ft. Tai Black)
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Tai returns for Peeping Tom (1960), a whimsical movie about a harmless shutterbugPor Pete and Connor
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We talk about Michael Mann's historical epic, The Last of the Mohicans. Whatever may occur, Podside will find you!Por Pete and Connor
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We get together to wonder why Seinfeld's Netflix movie exists in the world, and talk a bit about Jenny Nicholson's video on the Galactic Cruiser experiencePor Pete and Connor
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Get ready to study the blade with us as we talk Shogun (2024)Por Pete and Connor
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Crap Books: A Crapestry Of Magics
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THE RETURN OF CRAP BOOKS! We are back with another Crap Books episode - this time it's Brian Daley's A Tapestry of Magics. Imagine Zelazny's Amber, but written for a Rifts adventure and you'll not be disappointedPor Pete and Connor
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It's standing room only here at Podside as we talk about Studio Ghibli's 1997 hit, Princess MononokePor Pete and Connor
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Pete returns for another Lucius Shepard short, SalvadorPor Pete and Connor
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Today we talk about Douglas Trumbull's other film, Silent Running (1972). All about a guy named Lowell and his robot friends in their National Park in . . . SPACEPor Pete and Connor
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Get ready to study the blade with us as we talk Shogun (2024)Por Pete and Connor
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Pete comes back for a bit of a rambling discussion. Salud!Por Pete and Connor
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Ever wanted to know what it was like to play a text adventure back in the day? Join us as we poke around the edges of the Great Underground Empire and promptly get lost, stumped, and even die a few times.Por Pete and Connor
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Ten-HUT! Listen up, maggots: That pinko Joe Dante FINALLY made a movie about the REAL American heroes - Small Soldiers! You WILL listen to the new Podside episode, and you WILL like it! That's an ORDERPor Pete and Connor
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Get ready to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon as we discuss the movie that ended Paul Verhoeven's streak of US-made movies, Hollow Man (2000)Por Pete and Connor
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Eugenics - am I right? We talk today about C.M. Kornbluth's The Marching Morons, a right doozy of a tale, where you do NOT have to hand it to HitlerPor Pete and Connor
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We talk about Get Lamp (2010), along with its bonus materials, a documentary about the history of "IF" or Interactive Fiction which has its charms, but is ultimately a little unfocusedVisit the Get Lamp site: http://www.getlamp.com/Also, the full documentary (and bonus/additional material) is on YouTube.Main Documentary: https://youtu.be/TmBSYho5Gb…
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Episode 263: The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule
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Today, we talk about The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule by Lucius Shepard, and follow the life of artist, and possible con-man, Meric Cattanay, in his quest to have his name as remembered as the dragon he's proposed to slayPor Pete and Connor
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Aaron Thorpe returns to talk about GATTACA (1997) with us, a film that asks: what would society look like if it believed in genetic determinism?Por Pete and Connor
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Episode 262: Watership Down Pt 1
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Spring has indeed sprung. What better time to talk about bunnies? Who are on an epic quest to find a new home?Por Pete and Connor
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You can't keep a good cop dead, they say. Not even if your name is Roger Mortis, and you have mere hours to solve the mystery of your own murderPor Pete and Connor
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Episode 261: The Dauphine's Metaphysics
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Today we discuss Eric Schwitzgebel's The Dauphin's Metaphysics, first printed in Unlikely Story's The Journal of Unlikely Academia, a story about a limited and quite disturbing form of immortality Read the story:http://www.unlikely-story.com/stories/the-dauphins-metaphysics-by-eric-schwitzgebel/Art by Diane Dellicarpini…
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This time, we talk about Bruce Sterling's Mozart in Mirrorshades (collected in the much-hyped cyberpunk anthology, Mirrorshades) - a story about corporate extraction with extra steps (mainly, time travel)Oh, Galactus wished he had it this goodPor Pete and Connor
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This time around, we end up in the hinterlands of southeast Texas, where the local sasquatch is making the most of Stand Your Ground lawsPor Pete and Connor
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Today, we talk about the proto-cyberpunk film, Brainstorm. Directed by a SFF cinema luminary, Douglas Trumbull, and with Christopher Walken and Natalie Wood in lead roles, this is a movie that asks what if Online was your feelings made fact?Por Pete and Connor
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Episode 259: Oh Beer, It's Another Run
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It's time again to crack a few cold ones and shoot the shit about - among other things - a Japanese adaptation of The Shadow Over Innsmouth. Salud!Por Pete and Connor
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This time, we discuss Cronenberg's 1983 The Dead Zone, which asks the question: if you had the power to change the future in your clammy hands, would you?Por Pete and Connor
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Podside Radio: Chaindevil Jamboree
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Jeff Martin returns to rock out to the Chaindevils playlist, a real grimphony in the key of chainsaw!Check out Jeff's comics:https://hell.rentathugcomics.com/And his games (Space Jerks, BURGERPunk, more):https://rentathug.itch.io/Por Pete and Connor
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We talk about another De Palma, this time it's The Fury (1978). Two teenagers with psychic powers pitted against one another. . . it's a real enemies-to-enemies tropePor Pete and Connor
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Mattie joins us again to close out our read-alongs of Susanna Clarke's works with the charming and funny story of John Uskglass and the Cumbrian Charcoal Burner (collected in The Ladies of Grace Adieu)Por Pete and Connor
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We talk about Andrew Bujalski's 2013 film Computer Chess, where none of the people in the movie actually play chess. Check and mate, nerdsPor Pete and Connor
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Today we talk family, bears, and discovering fire as we talk about Terry Bisson's Bears Discover FireOriginal story:https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/bears-discover-fire/Short film adaptation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu594ennuxIPor Pete and Connor
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Gremlins! In the Big City! Any kind of gremlin you can imagine! What else could you ask for?Por Pete and Connor
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Today we check out that cozy little coffeeshop run by an orc. Who wants more cinnamon buns?Por Pete and Connor
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As the year turns, so does our taste in reading. Join us in our read-along of Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and remember: This land is all too shallow/It is painted on the sky/And trembles like wind-shook rain/When the Raven King goes byPor Pete and Connor
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Episode 255: Chaindevils (Ft. Jeff Martin)
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Jeff Martin returns to help Podside pull the starter cord and cut through Matthew Mitchell's Chaindevils, part WH40K homage, part splatterpunk "there and back again" narrative, all gnarlCheck out Jeff's work: https://rentathugcomics.com/Por Pete and Connor
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Today we talk about one of the recently-deceased Howard Waldrop's better-known stories, The Ugly Chickens. Part shaggy-dog (chicken?) story, part alternate history, and all good eatin!Por Pete and Connor
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We talk about The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) this time. You'd better have your quarter lined up on the cabinet bezel so you can witness a rivalry for the ages - it's nerd vs. nerd action, like you've never seen it before!Por Pete and Connor
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The gang's all back and chaos reigns! Next round's on you!Por Pete and Connor
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This time we talk about Neil Blomkamp's Elysium (2013), a story where a gringo finally makes himself useful!Por Pete and Connor
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As the year turns, so does our taste in reading. Join us in our read-along of Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and remember: This land is all too shallow/It is painted on the sky/And trembles like wind-shook rain/When the Raven King goes byPor Pete and Connor
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Episode 252: Pop Squad (Ft. Stephen Mazur)
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Ever wanted to find out what a world run by r/Childfree would be like? Look no further than Paolo Bacigalupi's short story, Pop Squad. Stephen Mazur returns to talk about the future the Left wantsPor Pete and Connor
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Today, we right a great wrong on Podside - the fact Kurt never got to talk about Laputa: Castle in the Sky!Por Pete and Connor
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Oh, is it 2024 already? Pete returns to Podside to ring in the just-off-the-lot new yearPor Pete and Connor
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