Podside Picnic
589 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day 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
Episode 204: Hollow Knight
January 17, 2023 12:35 - 1 hour - 120 MBTrevor Strunk returns as we delve into the secrets of Hallownest and admire a hero of few words who also happens to be a little bug
UNLOCKED: The Claw of the ConciliatorClaw XVI - XX
January 15, 2023 17:48 - 1 hour - 103 MBIt's that time again - time to unlock the next step in our journey through the Year of the New Sun. Just as you can't read a Gene Wolfe story, only re-read it, so we hope it goes with podcasts. Music by Loot the Body
Year of the New Sun Coda: Oppressed By Memory Preview
January 12, 2023 14:41 - 6 minutes - 9.54 MBStephen Mazur joins us for one last Year of the New Sun episode. Trust, good folk, that we've gone from gate to gate, from night to light, there's no shame if you do not wish to join us. It is a hard path, after all
Episode 203: Enchantress Of Venus
January 10, 2023 23:38 - 1 hour - 125 MBWe chat about the amazingly pulpy Enchantress of Venus, by Leigh Brackett and her life as pulp science fiction, noir and screenwriter.
TMNT Preview
January 05, 2023 15:22 - 6 minutes - 8.94 MBCowabunga! We chat Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and a bit about some of their other iterations across media, so listen in and be sure to have a slice or two to celebrate
Episode 202: Crap Books VIII - Kaiju Pooper Scoopers
January 03, 2023 16:02 - 2 hours - 208 MBFor this episode we bring Ashely Adams back and take out our BIG shovels for The Kaiju Preservation Society. Be sure to wear your hazmat suits with this crap - it's literally radioactive!
Pod Lang Side Preview
December 29, 2022 20:56 - 6 minutes - 8.39 MBAn old acquaintance ain't forgot as we show 2022 the door and look forward to the new year.
Episode 201: Be Of Good Beer Run
December 27, 2022 17:57 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBKarlo, Kurt and Chris share a Holiday Beer. Happy Holidays, Podsiders!
Citadel Of The Autarch XXXI - XXXVIII Preview
December 22, 2022 15:12 - 5 minutes - 8.21 MBThis is it - as the Year of the New Sun comes to a close, we reach the end of Severian's journey. Listen to our discussion on these last, glorious chapters of The Book of the New Sun!
Episode 200: Black Christmas (1974)
December 20, 2022 21:31 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBThe most dangerous woman in speculative fiction returns! Raquel S. Benedict joins us for Black Christmas. One of the first slasher movies, it inspired Carpenter when making Halloween. Go forth, podsiders, and watch the original, accept no substitutes
Hook Preview
December 15, 2022 15:07 - 6 minutes - 9.55 MBLooky, looky who's got the Hooky! That's right, we revisit the reason for the season - James A. Hook, who will kidnap your loved ones if you're bad. Hell, he'll do it if you're good, too. Join us as we fight, we fly and crow
Episode 199: Shirley Jackson Awards 2021
December 13, 2022 21:40 - 1 hour - 144 MBWe're joined by Podside's own World Warrior, Zangief, to take the pulse of the genre and talk about the Short Fiction and Novelette ballots for the Shirley Jackson Awards.
Andor, Part II Preview
December 08, 2022 18:09 - 6 minutes - 9.28 MBAn ex-con, a good union man and an old droid walk into a funeral on Ferrix. . . For this super-sized episode, we're joined by return guest, Trevor Drinkwater to round out our Andor coverage (at least, until 2024)
UNLOCKED: Andor, Part I
December 06, 2022 10:41 - 2 hours - 183 MBWe've unlocked our premium Andor episode for you! Join us in revisiting (and mostly enjoying) Episodes 1-6 of the Disney+ show.
UNLOCKED: The Claw of the Conciliator XXVI - XXXI
December 04, 2022 20:50 - 1 hour - 101 MBIt's that time again - time to unlock the next step in our journey through the Year of the New Sun. Just as you can't read a Gene Wolfe story, only re-read it, so we hope it goes with podcasts. Music by Loot the Body
Citadel Of The Autarch XXI - XXX Preview
December 01, 2022 12:35 - 4 minutes - 5.81 MBWelcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XXI - XXX of The Citadel of the Autarch. We're getting close to the end of Severian's journey - what awaits him now? Music by Loot the Body
Podside Read-along: Citadel Of The Autarch XXI - XXX Preview
December 01, 2022 12:35 - 4 minutes - 5.81 MBWelcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XXI - XXX of The Citadel of the Autarch. We're getting close to the end of Severian's journey - what awaits him now? Music by Loot the Body
Episode 198: The 13th Warrior
November 29, 2022 12:43 - 1 hour - 135 MBFor our last Dinovember entry, we are joined by none other than Madhabmatics to talk about The 13th Warrior. Join us for adventure, danger, and most importantly. . . listening!
Primal S1 Preview
November 25, 2022 13:34 - 5 minutes - 7.51 MBAs we all take a break from eating dino-meat, let us be thankful for Primal and the epic adventures of Spear and Fang!
Episode 197: Dino Droppings - Jurassic World
November 23, 2022 00:20 - 1 hour - 136 MBAshely Adams returns to help us shovel up after this stinking pile, 65 million and 22 years in the making.
Jurassic Park Preview
November 17, 2022 11:31 - 5 minutes - 8.03 MBDinovember continues as your Patreon dollars fund our visit to an island off the coast of Costa Rica, where a very ambitious new park will - we hope - open without a hitch!
Episode 196: A Sound Of Thunder
November 15, 2022 13:04 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBFor our next Dinovember episode, we read Ray Bradbury's A Sound of Thunder and compare it to one of its most famous riffs, Time and Punishment (from The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror V)
Citadel Of The Autarch XI - XX Preview
November 10, 2022 14:56 - 7 minutes - 9.84 MBWelcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters I - X of The Citadel of the Autarch. We talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and if you'd like to continue the discussion consider joining our Podside Picnic discord. Music by Loot the Body
Podside Read-along: Citadel Of The Autarch XI - XX Preview
November 10, 2022 14:56 - 7 minutes - 9.84 MBWelcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters I - X of The Citadel of the Autarch. We talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and if you'd like to continue the discussion consider joining our Podside Picnic discord. Music by Loot the Body
Episode 195: Prehistoric Planet
November 09, 2022 11:05 - 1 hour - 130 MBFor our next Dinovember episode, Ashely Adams joins us to talk about Apple TV's Prehistoric Planet - and all her dino faves
UNLOCKED: The Claw of the Conciliator XXI - XXV
November 06, 2022 16:52 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBIt's that time again - time to unlock the next step in our journey through the Year of the New Sun. Just as you can't read a Gene Wolfe story, only re-read it, so we hope it goes with podcasts. Music by Loot the Body
Andor, Part I Preview
November 03, 2022 12:35 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MBFor this premium episode, we get together to talk about the first half (Episodes 1 - 6) of the Disney+ show, Andor.
Episode 194: Dinovembeers (A Prehistoric Beer Run)
November 01, 2022 20:56 - 1 hour - 95.6 MBWe thought we'd dug ourselves out of the Graveside, but got mixed up and ended up even further down into the prehistoric past! Ah well, digging's thirsty work so we take a break, drink some cold ones and talk dinos
BONUS EPISODE: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
October 31, 2022 12:10 - 1 hour - 106 MBJust in time for Halloween, we welcome Tai Black to Graveside to talk about the film that started it all - Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). The grill's fired up and the meat's sizzlin'. . . why don't y'all stick around for dinner?
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2 Preview
October 27, 2022 18:11 - 5 minutes - 7.42 MBFor this episode, the most dangerous woman in speculative fiction, Raquel S. Benedict visits Graveside to talk about the most dangerous woman in Hamilton High School - Mary Lou Maloney. Get ready to watch a jilted prom queen visit mayhem to anyone in the way of rightfully getting her tiara. . .
Episode 193: The Screaming Skull
October 26, 2022 09:30 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBGather close 'round the Graveside because today we'll be discussing the strange case detailed in F. Marion Crawford's The Screaming Skull. What - no, no, I didn't hear anything outside. Nothing at all!
UNLOCKED: The Claw of the Conciliator XVI - XX
October 24, 2022 09:54 - 1 hour - 103 MBIt's that time again - time to unlock the next step in our journey through the Year of the New Sun. Just as you can't read a Gene Wolfe story, only re-read it, so we hope it goes with podcasts. Music by Loot the Body
Podside Read-along: Citadel Of The Autarch I - X Preview
October 20, 2022 16:34 - 7 minutes - 9.82 MBWelcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters I - X of The Citadel of the Autarch. We talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and if you'd like to continue the discussion consider joining our Podside Picnic discord. Music by Loot the Body
Episode 192: Inscryption
October 19, 2022 09:58 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBWe return to Graveside to talk about the eerie little game, Inscryption. Part CCG, part rogue-lite, part point-and-click puzzle game, it's truly a singular game - but one that's best played in a remote cabin, out in the woods. Let us give you the directions to get there. . .
From Beyond Preview
October 13, 2022 14:12 - 6 minutes - 8.72 MBFor our next Graveside offering, we discuss Stuart Gordon's From Beyond (1986). Prepare as we peer past the veil and live through the original gooped-up experience.
Episode 191: Pork Pie Hat (Ft. Tai Black)
October 11, 2022 21:07 - 1 hour - 111 MBFor our next Graveside Picnic morsel, we sample the late horror master Peter Straub's Pork Pie Hat (from his collection, Interior Darkness). Part a coming of age tale, part bloody family drama, all of it a horror of family secrets that dare not be uncovered.
In The Mouth Of Madness Preview
October 07, 2022 11:36 - 6 minutes - 8.72 MBEveryone says they love when their favorite stories come to life - at least until those stories try to end the world. For this Graveside episode, we're watching the last of John Carpenter's apocalypse trilogy, In the Mouth of Madness (1994). Do you read Sutter Cane?
Episode 190: Selected Stories from "Furnace" (Ft. Mattie Lewis)
October 05, 2022 22:55 - 1 hour - 112 MBMattie returns to the Graveside to talk about three stories from Livia Llewellyn's collection, Furnace (Yours Is the Right to Begin, The Last, Clean, Bright Summer and and Love shall have no Dominion) Check out Mattie's fiction: https://devilsdoorbell.itch.io/
UNLOCKED: The Thing (Ft. Emma Berquist)
October 02, 2022 13:24 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBWe've unlocked the crypt so our first Graveside Picnic episode can shamble across the landscape. . . FREE Emma Berquist returns to talk about John Carpenter's absolute classic, The Thing. Come for the isolation, deadly cold, and paranoia - stay for the body horror!
Podside Read-along: Sword Of Lictor XXVI - XXXVIII Preview
September 29, 2022 18:08 - 5 minutes - 8.16 MBWelcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XXVI - XXXVIII of The Sword of the Lictor. Listen as we talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and if you'd like to continue the discussion consider joining our Podside Picnic discord. Music by Loot the Body
Sword Of Lictor XXVI - XXXVIII Preview
September 29, 2022 18:08 - 5 minutes - 8.16 MBWelcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XXVI - XXXVIII of The Sword of the Lictor. Listen as we talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and if you'd like to continue the discussion consider joining our Podside Picnic discord. Music by Loot the Body
Episdoe 189: Only Lovers Left Alive
September 27, 2022 11:52 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBWhat happens when you're centuries old and the thrill of unlife pales? We invite Nebula-nominated author Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam to watch Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) and find out. Check out Bonnie's new novella, Glorious Fiends https://www.amazon.com/Glorious-Fiends-Bonnie-Jo-Stufflebeam/dp/1630230669 Or her short story collection, Where You Linger: https://www.amazon.com/Where-You-Linger-Bonnie-Stufflebeam/dp/1952283221
Podside Radio: GWAR Preview
September 22, 2022 16:18 - 7 minutes - 9.8 MBIs GWAR a band and artist collective out of Richmond, Virginia or are they the vessels for a cosmic race of barbarian demigods? Porque no los dos?
Episode 188: Stations Of The Tide
September 21, 2022 00:33 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MBPete and Karlo chat about Michael Swanwick's fabulist science fiction novel, Stations of the Tide. Is a character named only "The Bureaucrat" to be trusted?
Nope Preview
September 15, 2022 14:41 - 5 minutes - 7.99 MBHit Factory's back, which means Aaron and Carlee are here to chat about Jordan Peele's newest film, Nope (2022). Come get the takes while they're hot!
Episode 187: Strange New Worlds
September 15, 2022 00:16 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBWe get together to chat about Star Trek's most recent show, Strange New Worlds. Listen in and get ready to punch it
Dream Beer Rotation Preview
September 08, 2022 13:00 - 5 minutes - 7.91 MBWe gripe a bit about who put all this sand in our beer as we talk about The Sandman and the recent Netflix adaptation
Episode 186: Hugo Predictions 2022
September 06, 2022 18:08 - 2 hours - 206 MBWe're back to read the short stories and novelettes we didn't already cover in our Nebula Predictions episode, this time with special guest and World's Greatest Writer, June Martin (if you don't believe us, visit her at https://theworldsgreatestwriter.com/)
Podside Read-along: Sword Of Lictor XVI - XXV Preview
September 01, 2022 15:57 - 5 minutes - 8.23 MBWelcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XVI - XXV of The Sword of the Lictor. Listen as we talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and if you'd like to continue the discussion consider joining our Podside Picnic discord. Music by Loot the Body
Sword Of Lictor XVI - XXV Preview
September 01, 2022 15:57 - 5 minutes - 8.23 MBWelcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XVI - XXV of The Sword of the Lictor. Listen as we talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and if you'd like to continue the discussion consider joining our Podside Picnic discord. Music by Loot the Body