Podside Picnic
594 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 72 ratingsKarlo, 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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Episodes
Preview: Susan Sontag ---- Imagination of Disaster
October 08, 2020 20:21 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBIn which Pete and Connor get intellectual. Get the full thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/42533462
Episode 85: Adventure Time, Infinity Train, Gravity Falls (ft. Kurt Schiller)
October 06, 2020 15:37 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBIn which Pete and Blood Knife's Kurt Schiller discuss three of the great cartoon shows of the new Millennium: Adventure Time, Infinity Train, and Gravity Falls
Preview: Beer Run #17
October 02, 2020 15:46 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBIn which Pete and Connor discuss... Mike Dukakis? And a lot of other things. Get the full episode here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/42288731
Episode 84: Crap Books IV: A Spell for Chameleon (ft. Karlo Yeager Rodriguez)
September 29, 2020 16:57 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIn which Pete and Karlo continue their journey into, well, crap
Preview: Bruce Sterling ---- Islands in the Net pt. II
September 25, 2020 15:23 - 4 minutes - 3.76 MBIn which Pete and Connor return to the book they began analyzing last week. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bruce-sterling-3-42011719
Episode 83: Shirley Jackson ---- The Haunting of Hill House (ft. Emma Berquist)
September 22, 2020 13:22 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBIn which Connor and writerly recurring guest Emma Berquist dive into Shirley Jackson's most famous novel
Preview: Total Recall (ft. RS Benedict)
September 17, 2020 16:41 - 6 minutes - 6.31 MBIn which Pete is joined by writer RS Benedict of Rite Gud podcast to discuss a Paul Verhoeven classic. To get the whole thing, become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41713580
Episode 82: Bruce Sterling ---- Islands in the Net pt. I
September 15, 2020 14:58 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBIn which Pete and Connor FINALLY start on a book they've been meaning to discuss for a while
Episode 81: The Crap Books Strike Back (ft. Karlo Yeager Rodriguez)
September 08, 2020 17:07 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn which Pete and Karlo once again brave the Crap Books
Preview: Beer Run #16
September 04, 2020 20:22 - 7 minutes - 6.43 MBIn which Pete and Connor run for beer. Get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41249325
Episode 80: Heavy Metal
September 01, 2020 16:51 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBIn which Pete and Connor discuss the favorite sci-fi movie of quite a few boys who were 12 in the early 80s
Preview: Lovecraft Country pt. II
August 30, 2020 06:28 - 4 minutes - 4.06 MBIn which Pete and Connor continue to discuss a frankly bad show. Get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/41013662
Lovecraft Country
August 26, 2020 19:55 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBIn which Pete and Connor discuss the first episode of Lovecraft Country.
Episode 79: Lovecraft Country pt. I
August 26, 2020 19:55 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBIn which Pete and Connor discuss the first episode of Lovecraft Country.
Preview: Carrie Vaughn ---- Amaryllis
August 20, 2020 17:45 - 6 minutes - 5.91 MBIn which Pete and Connor argue about utopias. This is a preview, get the whole thing here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/40672023
Episode 78: Blood Knife (ft. Kurt Schiller and Lindsay Lee Wallace)
August 18, 2020 15:52 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBIn which Connor is joined by recurring guest Kurt Schiller, as well as writer Lindsay Lee Wallace, to discuss Kurt's new venture: The SFF-loving, cutting-edge (har har) cultural criticism magazine Blood Knife
Preview: Beer Run #15
August 14, 2020 18:20 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MBIn which Pete and Connor talk about furniture. Also maybe some other things. This is a preview, so you can get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40460217
Episode 77: Crap Books II: Son of Crap Books (ft. Karlo Yeager Rodriguez)
August 11, 2020 18:09 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBIn which Pete is once again joined by writer and friend of the pod Karlo Yeager Rodriguez for a jam sesh about, well, crap books
Preview: J.G. Ballard ---- The Subliminal Man (Ft. Ryan Boyd)
August 08, 2020 00:52 - 6 minutes - 6.33 MBIn this Episode, Connor discusses the marvelous classic The Subliminal Man with returning guest Ryan Boyd. Pete was clearly locked in a closet somewhere, as its absurd that he'd skip out on a golden age fave.
Episode 76: Pacific Rim
August 04, 2020 14:52 - 50 minutes - 46 MBIn which Pete and Connor take on one of the most beloved blockbusters of the 2010s, and end up talking a lot about samurai
Preview: Tamsyn Muir ---- Gideon the Ninth pt. II (ft. Brandy Jensen)
July 31, 2020 14:49 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBIn which Connor and esteemed guest Brandy Jensen expand on this week's first Gideon the Ninth episode--and Brandy challenges some of Connor's #takes. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39924199
Episode 75: Tamsyn Muir ---- Gideon the Ninth
July 28, 2020 04:33 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBIn which Pete and Connor take their first crack at a very recent fantasy hit about necromancers in a space empire and their sassy ways
Preview: China Miéville ---- Looking for Jake
July 25, 2020 03:18 - 4 minutes - 6.29 MBIn which Pete and Connor break down a supremely weird urban fantasy story, which you can read here: http://www.lysator.liu.se/lsff/confuse02/Looking_for_Jake.html. This is a preview, go here for the whole thing: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39688756
Episode 74: Train to Busan
July 21, 2020 15:31 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBIn which Pete and Connor take on a contemporary classic that's both a phenomenal zombie movie and a top-notch class parable
Preview: The Old Guard (comics)
July 18, 2020 21:24 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBIn which Pete and Connor try to decide whether the (somehow even thinner than the movie) old Guard comics suck, and also discuss new patron tiers. This is a preview, go here for the whole thing:https://www.patreon.com/posts/39464001
Episode 73: The Old Guard
July 14, 2020 14:27 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBIn which Pete and Connor take on a brand new Netflix original movie that's tight and propulsive, but also begs some questions about what we want from a movie now
Preview: Attack the Block pt. II (ft. Tim Maughan)
July 10, 2020 15:42 - 6 minutes - 8.46 MBIn our latest patron exclusive, Connor continues discussion of cult classic Attack the Block with novelist, musician, and cultural critic Tim Maughan. This one goes a lot of fascinating places, so I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did. You can get Tim's novel here: https://www.mcdbooks.com/books/infinite-detail. This is a preview, so get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39178418
Episode 72: Attack the Block
July 07, 2020 16:26 - 43 minutes - 59.4 MBIn which Pete and Connor take on a contemporary cult hit and try to slay ALL the monsters
Preview: Beer Run #14
July 03, 2020 14:17 - 6 minutes - 9.31 MBIn which Pete and Connor do their thing, with beverages. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38922159
Episode 71: Crap Books (ft. Karlo Yeager Rodriguez)
June 30, 2020 20:44 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MBIn which recurring guest and friend of the pod Karlo Yeager Rodriguez joins Pete to discuss, well, crappy books
Preview: Logan's Run
June 26, 2020 16:09 - 4 minutes - 6.76 MBIn which Pete and Connor take on yet another 70s sci-fi romp, and learn what Pete dressed up as for Halloween in 1977. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38646354
Episode 70: Green Room (ft. Emma Berquist)
June 23, 2020 14:06 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBIn which recurring guest and friend of the pod Emma Berquist joins Connor to discuss a great movie--and to talk about her own experiences with violence
Preview: Jerome Bixby ---- It's a Good Life
June 19, 2020 14:25 - 4 minutes - 6.2 MBIn which Pete and Connor dive into a classic Sci-Fi Hall of Fame story, which you can read here: http://ciscohouston.com/docs/docs/greats/its_a_good_life.html. This is a preview, get the whole thing by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38403280
Episode 69: Cory Doctorow ---- Masque of the Red Death (ft. Cory Doctorow)
June 16, 2020 13:13 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBIn which Pete and Connor are joined by sci-fi writer, activist, and polymath Cory Doctorow for one of our most substantive, exciting episodes yet. Get his latest (banger) book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250228581
Preview: Beer Run #13
June 12, 2020 14:08 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBIn which Pete and Connor crack some brews (and Coke Zeros, as the case may be). This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38161287
Episode 68: Flash Gordon
June 09, 2020 18:27 - 47 minutes - 64.5 MBIn which Pete and Connor take on one of the all-time great sci-fi schlockfests
Preview: Bruce Sterling ---- Bicycle Repairman
June 05, 2020 13:13 - 7 minutes - 9.76 MBIn which Pete and Connor jam about a delightful Bruce Sterling story, as well as Generation X and sundry other things. Check out the story here: http://droppdf.com/v/vJctH. This is a preview, so get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bruce-sterling-1-37918773
Episode 67: Kali Fajardo-Anstine (ft. Kali Fajardo-Anstine)
June 02, 2020 14:19 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBIn which Connor sits down with a writer he knows well, decorated literary author Kali Fajardo-Anstine. Her first book, Sabrina and Corina, is out now in paperback. Get it here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576721/sabrina-and-corina-by-kali-fajardo-anstine/
Preview: Greg Bear ---- Songs of Earth and Power
May 29, 2020 13:47 - 4 minutes - 6.8 MBIn which Pete flies solo in an appreciation of one of his favorite writers. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/greg-bear-songs-37659484
Episode 66: P.W. Singer ---- Burn-In (ft. P.W. Singer)
May 26, 2020 15:06 - 47 minutes - 65 MBIn which Pete interviews political scientist and expert on future warfare P.W. Singer about his new novel (co-authored with August Cole), Burn-In, which is out today: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/BurnIn/9781328637239
Preview: Neil Gaiman ---- The Ocean at the End of the Lane (ft. Kurt Schiller)
May 22, 2020 14:48 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBIn which Connor is joined by friend of the pod, writer, and podcaster Kurt Schiller to discuss Neil Gaiman's "The Ocean at the End of the Lane." Check out Kurt's pod here: https://soundcloud.com/parentspodcast. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37405917
Episode 65: The New Gothic Review (ft. Ian McMahon)
May 19, 2020 14:33 - 42 minutes - 58 MBIn which Connor interviews someone he works with a lot, who also happens to be the founding co-editor of The New Gothic Review: https://newgothicreview.com/
Preview: Patron Q+A #2
May 15, 2020 02:54 - 6 minutes - 9.29 MBIn which Pete and Connor answer a series of questions posed by our patrons. This is a preview--get the full thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37126352
Patreon Release: Vampire : The Masquerade - Bloodlines (ft. Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky)
May 13, 2020 16:35 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBThis is a release from behind our Patreon paywall. It's a great interview Pete and Trevor from No Cartridge did with two of the most revered game devs working today
Preview: Peter Watts ---- The Things
May 08, 2020 16:11 - 6 minutes - 8.9 MBIn which Pete and Connor dive into Peter Watts' clever inversion of John Carpenter's The Thing. Read it here: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/watts_01_10/. This is a preview, go here for the whole thing: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36891436
Episode 64: James Alan Gardner (ft. James Alan Gardner)
May 06, 2020 15:02 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBIn which Pete interviews distinguished science fiction author James Alan Gardner, author most recently of They Promised Me The Gun Wasn't Loaded, which you can get here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765398789
Preview: Roger Zelazny ---- The Guns of Avalon
May 01, 2020 15:03 - 5 minutes - 7.31 MBIn which Pete and Connor follow up on their reading of Nine Princes in Amber with the even more fun, wish-fulfilling second book in Zelazny's Chronicle of Amber. This is preview, so to get the whole thing, go here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/roger-zelazny-of-36621674
Episode 63: Roger Zelazny ---- Nine Princes in Amber
April 28, 2020 15:03 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBIn which Pete and Connor dive into one of the most purely fun--but also aesthetically cunning--books they've read for the pod
Preview: Karlo Yeager Rodriguez ---- As the Shore to the Tides... (ft. Karlo Yeager Rodriguez)
April 23, 2020 18:32 - 5 minutes - 7.42 MBIn which Connor interviews writer and friend of the pod Karlo Yeager Rodriguez about his new short story, a real banger which can be found here: http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/as-the-shore-to-the-tides-so-blood-calls-to-blood/. This is a preview, get the whole thing by becoming a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/karlo-yeager-as-36123916
Episode 62: Gary Gibson ---- Devil's Road (ft. Gary Gibson)
April 21, 2020 14:33 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBIn which Pete is once again joined by accomplished sci-fi writer and friend of the pod Gary Gibson to discuss his new novel, Devil's Road. Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZDH12X8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0