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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Episode 268: Salvador
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Pete returns for another Lucius Shepard short, SalvadorPete and Connor
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Episode 267: Silent Running
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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 . . . SPACEPete and Connor
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Get ready to study the blade with us as we talk Shogun (2024)Pete and Connor
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Episode 266: Havana Few Beers
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Pete comes back for a bit of a rambling discussion. Salud!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.Pete and Connor
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Episode 265: Small Soldiers
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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 ORDERPete 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)Pete and Connor
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Episode 264: The Marching Morons
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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 HitlerPete 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 slayPete 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?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?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 murderPete 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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Bonus Episode: Mozart In Mirrorshades
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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 goodPete 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 lawsPete 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?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!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?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/Pete and Connor
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Episode 258: The Fury
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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 tropePete 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)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, nerdsPete and Connor
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Episode 257: Bears Discover Fire
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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=lu594ennuxIPete and Connor
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Gremlins! In the Big City! Any kind of gremlin you can imagine! What else could you ask for?Pete and Connor
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Episode 256: Legends & Lattes
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Today we check out that cozy little coffeeshop run by an orc. Who wants more cinnamon buns?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 byPete 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/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!Pete and Connor
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Episode 254: The King Of Kong
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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!Pete and Connor
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The gang's all back and chaos reigns! Next round's on you!Pete and Connor
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Episode 253: Elysium
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This time we talk about Neil Blomkamp's Elysium (2013), a story where a gringo finally makes himself useful!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 byPete 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 wantsPete 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!Pete and Connor
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Episode 251: That 2024 Energy
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Oh, is it 2024 already? Pete returns to Podside to ring in the just-off-the-lot new yearPete 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 byPete and Connor
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Episode 250: The Great God Pan (Ft. Tai Black)
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Ol' Arthur's Machen a comeback! This time, Tai Black returns to discuss his most well-known story, The Great God PanPete and Connor
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The Little Birthday Boy Episode
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Come ooooon. . . he's just a little birthday boy. We should listen to what he has to say!Pete and Connor
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Episode 249: Gremlins
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Ever notice how many presents have all these rules you have to follow these days? We noticed it, too - especially in Joe Dante's Gremlins (1984). More like Happy Unboxing Day, right?Pete and Connor
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Ready to log into the Weird Wide Web? Ready to leave the flesh behind? Aaron Thorpe returns to talk serial experiments lainPete and Connor
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Episode 248: The Life and Adventures Of Santa Claus
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Today, we talk about the 1985 Rankin-Bass adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. A little light on the jolly old elf, but more than made up for it with class-conscious observations and all the trappings of an epic fantasyPete and Connor
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Time to roll out the Nog! Bring your mug, and join us in talking about holiday stuff. . . Cheers!Pete and Connor
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Episode 247: Rare Exports
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He's making a list and checking it twice, so you'd better be EXTRA nice. . . or else. Join us as we talk about the 2010 Finnish dark horror comedy (etc. & etc.) film, Rare ExportsPete 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 byPete and Connor
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Episode 246: Scavengers Reign
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We get together to talk about the Max animated series, Scavengers Reign. Tag along as we explore the planet Vesta with the marooned crew of the Demeter 227, just watch out for . . . well, everythingPete and Connor
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Fantasy novelist and resident Wheel of Time scholar, Jeremy Greathouse returns to talk about Wheel of Time Season 2Pete and Connor
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Episode 245: Revival (Ft. Tai Black)
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Tai returns to talk about Stephen King's Revival (published in 2014), and how it might be one of his bleakest and most personal storiesEnjoy. . . ?Pete and Connor
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For this holiday feast, we're joined by horror writer, Zach Rosenberg to talk about Ravenous (1999). This is one that'll leave you hungry for more. . . bon apetit!Pete and Connor
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Beer Run: Get Stuffed Turkeys!
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Before you succumb to a food-induced coma, crack a cold one and join us in toasting a proud and gluttonous tradition. Bon apetit!Pete and Connor
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