Podside Picnic
602 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 21 hours 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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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
Episode 61: Shirley Jackson ---- We Have Always Lived in the Castle (ft. Emma Berquist)
April 14, 2020 15:10 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBIn which Connor and recurring guest (and YA writer) Emma Berquist dive into a true classic of the haunted and the weird
Preview: Ursula K. Le Guin ---- The Day Before the Revolution
April 10, 2020 16:01 - 5 minutes - 7.2 MBIn which Pete and Connor take on this sublime story about age, loss, and the ironies of getting what you want. This is a preview, get the whole thing by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35852564
Beer Run #12
April 07, 2020 16:54 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBIn which Pete and Connor shoot the shit. Also here's a link to Connor's nascent newsletter: https://connorwroesouthard.substack.com/p/weimar-lockdown
Preview: Brian Evenson ---- The Warren
April 02, 2020 16:04 - 5 minutes - 8.05 MBIn which Pete and Connor dig into The Warren, an avant-garde sci-fi of the highest order. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35561971
Episode 60: Jeff Bezos, Gerard K. O'Neill, and Space Utopia (ft. Riley Quinn)
March 31, 2020 15:45 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBIn which Connor is joined by Trashfuture's Riley Quinn to discuss the way science fiction influences the utopian space-faring plans of our ruling plutocrats
Preview: Horizon: Zero Dawn
March 27, 2020 18:07 - 5 minutes - 7.8 MBIn which Pete and Connor dive into one of Connor's favorite games, and learn about their different approaches to games. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35331780
Episode 59: Beneath Ceaseless Skies 300 (ft. Scott H. Andrews)
March 24, 2020 18:43 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBIn which Pete gets together with Scott H. Andrews, a writer, musician, scientist and editor-in-chief and publisher of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, a literary adventure fantasy magazine. Their 300th issue is out March 26: http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/
Preview: Ad Astra Per Podside: Beer Run #11
March 19, 2020 06:28 - 6 minutes - 9.01 MBIn which we discuss The Events, after a beer or two, and stumble toward a response Get the full episode by becoming a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35033188
Episode 58: Adam Rensch ---- No Home For You Here (ft. Adam Rensch)
March 17, 2020 05:09 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBIn which our sound editor, Adam Rensch, joins us for a very special episode to discuss his book, which you can get here: https://www.amazon.com/No-Home-You-Here-Culture/dp/1789142008
Episode 57: 12 Monkeys (ft. Eoin Higgins)
March 13, 2020 18:23 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBIn which journalist Eoin Higgins joins your boys to discuss a movie that we wish were less appropriate for the moment, but which happens to be about a deadly pandemic and all the hubris leading up to it. We were going to release this a Patreon exclusive but we've decided to make it free for those of you stuck at home
Episode 56: Elliott Kay ---- Poor Man's Fight (ft. Elliott Kay)
March 10, 2020 18:14 - 42 minutes - 59 MBIn which Pete is joined by prolific science fiction writer Elliot Kay, to discuss his book Poor Man's Fight, and sundry other things
Preview: Brian Evenson ---- X
March 06, 2020 16:46 - 5 minutes - 7.41 MBIn which Pete and Connor take on a fascinating excerpt/story by Brian Evenson. Read the snippet here: https://electricliterature.com/x-by-brian-evenson/ This is a preview. You can get the whole thing by becoming a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34647531
Episode 55: I Am Legend and Omega Man (ft. Sleazoids)
March 04, 2020 05:48 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MBIn which Pete and Connor do a cheeky followup to Vampire Month with the lads from Sleazoids
Preview: Peter Watts ---- Blindsight, pt. II
February 28, 2020 21:50 - 6 minutes - 8.83 MBWe had a few thoughts about Blindsight we wanted to share, in addition to our all-timer of an episode with Peter Watts himself. We also talk about some upcoming episodes This is a preview, get the whole thing by becoming a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/peter-watts-pt-4-34427612
Episode 54: Steven Brust ---- Agyar (ft. Steven Brust)
February 25, 2020 06:52 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MBIn which author Steven Brust joins Pete for a discussion of his vampire novel, Agyar--and many other things besides!
Preview: Roger Zelazny ---- Stainless Steel Leech
February 21, 2020 19:01 - 4 minutes - 5.54 MBIn which your boys break down a very fun Zelazny story about vampires that you can read here: https://epdf.pub/the-stainless-steel-leech.html This is a preview of an exclusive which you can access by becoming a patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34225108
Episode 53: Peter Watts ---- Blindsight (ft. Peter Watts)
February 19, 2020 15:22 - 1 hour - 104 MBIn which Pete and Connor are joined by a living legend of science fiction, Peter Watts. We discuss his contemporary classic novel Blindsight, but we also discuss love, legal misadventures, life itself... and sea cucumbers
Preview: Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines (ft. Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky)
February 14, 2020 16:42 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBIn which Pete and Trevor from No Cartridge sit down with two very special guests: Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, the creative minds behind Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines as well as many, many other games
Episode 52: Let the Right One In (ft. Emma Berquist)
February 12, 2020 08:23 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBIn which YA writer and friend of the pod Emma Berquist rejoins Connor to discuss the best vampire movie of all time
Preview: Blood Run (Podside Beer Run #10)
February 07, 2020 17:58 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MBIn which Pete and Connor, well, drink blood This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/33830525
Episode 51: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
February 04, 2020 17:07 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBIn which Pete (Giles) and Connor (Buffy) kick off Vampire Month in style--but we are just gooooing throoough the mooootions?
Preview: Kurt Schiller (ft. Kurt Schiller)
January 31, 2020 17:16 - 3 minutes - 4.28 MBIn which Pete sits down with our patron, friend of the pod, podcaster (Parents Just Don't Understand), and author Kurt Schiller. You can grab his novel here: https://www.amazon.com/The-Worldly-Affairs-Lord-Gosham-ebook/dp/B0091YEYRG This is a preview, so if you want the whole thing, become a patron here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/33616145
Episode 50: The Publishing Industry pt. II (ft. Connor Goldsmith)
January 28, 2020 18:26 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBIn which Connor welcomes... Connor (Goldsmith), a literary agent who specializes in science fiction and fantasy. This is a very substantive chat and you won't want to miss it
Preview: Terry Goodkind ---- Sword of Truth (ft. Riley Quinn)
January 25, 2020 01:59 - 6 minutes - 8.49 MBIn which Connor and a special guest learn The Wizard's First Rule This is a preview, so to get the whole thing, become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/33430829
Episode 49: Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
January 21, 2020 17:16 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBIn which Pete and Connor finally do an episode on a video game, bet you can't guess which one
Episode 48: The Mandalorian
January 15, 2020 06:55 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MBIn which Pete and Connor discover that this is the way
Episode 47: Witcher
January 07, 2020 15:40 - 45 minutes - 62 MBIn which Pete and Connor break down a show that stands as the antidote to Prestige TV
Episode 46: Star Wars ---- Rise of Skywalker
December 31, 2019 15:45 - 32 minutes - 45 MBIn which Pete and Connor finally talk about Rise of Skywalker... sort of. Mostly we talk about the cultural forces that led to this, uh, not very good movie
Episode 45: Timothy Zahn ---- Heir to the Empire
December 24, 2019 05:10 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBIn which Pete and Connor break down the most beloved Star Wars novel, and along the way, learn some key lessons about how to write purposeful, functional genre fiction
Episode 44: War in Star Wars (ft. Kelsey D. Atherton)
December 18, 2019 07:21 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBIn which Pete and Connor are joined by defense journalist Kelsey D. Atherton, an expert in both war and Star Wars, who helps them dissect exactly how the "war" part of Star Wars works
Preview: Star Wars ---- The Empire Strikes Back (ft. @lukeisamazing)
December 13, 2019 06:41 - 6 minutes - 9.53 MBIn which our old friend, whose name we have not heard in a long time--a long time--joins us to go deep on arguably the best Star Wars movie of them all. This is a preview, so to get the whole thing, become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/32316527
Episode 43: The Curious Case of John M. Ford (ft. Isaac Butler)
December 10, 2019 16:29 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBIn which Pete and Connor are joined by writer Isaac Butler, who wrote this fascinating piece about unjustly forgotten fantasy and sci-fi writer John M. Ford: https://slate.com/culture/2019/11/john-ford-science-fiction-fantasy-books.html
Preview: Star Wars ---- A New Hope (ft. Lucy Valentine)
December 05, 2019 06:41 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MBIn which our old friend Lucy Valentine joins us once again to discuss A New Hope and her Star Wars fandom This is a preview, so you can get the whole thing by becoming a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/32109835
Episode 42: Star Wars Month Intro
December 03, 2019 07:10 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBIn which Pete and Connor begin Star Wars Month by breaking down their backgrounds with the most intergalactically overwhelming narrative universe of them all
Episode 41: Roger Zelazny ---- For A Breath I Tarry
November 26, 2019 15:55 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MBIn which Pete and Connor break down a classic sci-fi short, For A Breath I Tarry by Roger Zelazny
Preview: Parasite (ft. Adam Rensch)
November 21, 2019 15:32 - 5 minutes - 7.78 MBIn which Connor and recurring guest and all around Renaissance Man Adam break down an instant classic of cinema To access the full episode, become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31743188
Episode 40: Wuthering Heights, Vol. 1
November 19, 2019 07:55 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MBIn which Pete and Connor undertake part one of their discussion of one of the greatest novels written in English
Episode 39: Gary Gibson
November 12, 2019 07:46 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBIn which Pete interviews the distinguished Scottish sci-fi writer Gary Gibson
Patreon Release: Dune Encyclopedia (ft. David Klion)
November 05, 2019 13:18 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBIn which Pete and Connor welcome Dune expert and journalist David Klion onto the pod to discuss the legendary, quasi-lost Dune Encyclopedia. This is a release of one of our exclusive episodes for patrons. To get access to everything we do, join up here: patreon.com/PodsidePicnic
Episode 38: Neil Gaiman ---- Only the End of the World Again
October 30, 2019 15:15 - 40 minutes - 55.7 MBIn which Pete and Connor explore yet another notable latter-day Lovecraft mythos story, this time by Neil Gaiman. They also talk story craft and the nature of plot
Preview: Against Theory (ft. Adam Rensch)
October 29, 2019 14:25 - 4 minutes - 5.82 MBIn which Connor and Adam break down Against Theory, the seminal essay of theory that's... against theory This is a preview. To get the full episode, go here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/against-theory-3-30823189
Episode 37: The Sinking City
October 23, 2019 15:39 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBIn which Pete and Connor explore recent Lovecraftian video game pastiche The Sinking City, and many other things besides