If you can't get enough of the dulcet tones of our disclaimer reader at the start of this episode, find him on Twitch as NowAndThen64. A truly wonderful human being in every sense.
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It's inconceivable that we would make a post about William Goldman's The Princess Bride without using that word. Join us next time for Across the Nightingale Floor, by Lian Hearn.
We've returned from The Beyond with tales of Vernor Vinge's epic A Fire Upon the Deep. Next time, we scale the Cliffs of Insanity to take on William Goldman's The Princess Bride.
You have to send us the excised audio so we can hear how you actually said it. For science.
As olds ourselves, we thank you. It's frankly a miracle we even manage to make this happen every month.
At this rate she's just going to acquire us in a hostile takeover
We're thrilled to welcome back @acollierastro.bsky.social, who joins us to talk about her pick, @qntm.org's There Is No Antimemetics Division. Next time, we're looking at Mike's pick, Vernor Vinge's A Fire Upon The Deep
We're back from Hell, minus Mike and possibly our souls, but we've read Johannes Cabal The Necromancer. Listen along, and get ready for next time, when @acollierastro returns to discuss her pick, There Is No Antimemetics Division by @qntm
*tired zombie noises* Our episode on Max Brooks's World War Z is finally here! Listen along, and get ready for the next episode by reading Johannes Cabal the Necromancer, by Jonathan L. Howard.
“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
― Philip K. Dick
Happy Halloween from HGMC! You have the rest of the day to finish Roger Zelazny's A Night in the Lonesome October, then listen to our discussion. For next month, Will has selected World War Z by Max Brooks.
In honor of Banned Book Week, we bring you The Handmaid's Tale, a book so often banned they printed a fireproof copy of it. Seriously, there's video of Margaret Atwood with a flamethrower. Next up, A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny.
Yellow graphic with photos of books falling in the background. Text on the graphic reads: "Happy Banned Books Week! To celebrate, we’re going to: Read our favorite banned book, Defend freedom of speech in schools, Show appreciation for librarians and educators, Remind our community how books allow us to learn about new perspectives, experiences, and places, Get another banned book from our local library"
We have the right to read what we want, no matter what politicians or school officials say.
Let us know what your favorite banned book is below. 📚
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One of these days, we're *definitely* going to forget to update the text on Transistor that goes into the bluesky post it makes automatically on our behalf when a new episode is published. It's only a matter of time.
Those strange voices you hear are not the vines, it's just us talking about The Ruins by Scott Smith. Stick around and read along for the next episode on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, in honor of Banned Book Week.
Strap on your mirrored helmet and get ready to do battle with Slake-moths as we explore the depths of China Mieville's Perdido STreet Station. Next time we'll be sweating it out with Scott B. Smith's The Ruins.
What? It's only been a week since we published the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy episode? That pesky Shrike must be messing with the flow of time. Oh well, nothing to be done about it, why not sit back, relax, and tell us why you're on this journey with us?
My cartoon in this weeks @newyorker.com
"When death is inevitable, what remains? Style. Only style."
We didn't die making this episode, but our style remains as we talk about Lucifer's Hammer, a classic of apocalyptic sci-fi.
Next time, another classic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!
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The “epic handshake” meme template, the text over the left arms says “sonic the hedgehog, the text over the right arm says “philip k dick”, the text over the clasped hands says “fixing all your problems with more speed”
If you read The Great and Secret Show with us, and we're on the fence about reading Everville, looks like that third book might be happening after all!
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Listen to our throats move while we discuss I Am Legend and Richard Matheson's far-reaching influence in our latest episode.
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Shaking off our winter hibernation to talk about Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Left Hand of Darkness."
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We are beyond honored to be joined by the inimitable @acollierastro.bsky.social to talk Starship Troopers!
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We're once again calling in a Canadian to talk about Scottish horror for some reason, @necromandrea.bsky.social joins us to tackle The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks.
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According to Spotify, our listeners' top music genres were...puzzling.
