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Season 5

dark ages nobleman on horseback leading charge surrounded by dozens of lancement on horseback their lances fanning out like a leaf

Episode 17:

“This is just doing biz.”

John Hawkwood, Robert Hughes, Terraforming as fantasy, Siberiad

a conversation with Jim & Lionel
Wednesday, December 18, 2024   #133
Jayne Mal and Zo from Firefly the TV series

Episode 16:

“The Lassiter”

Mercenaries in the Dark Ages, Praugue Diaries, Firefly, Stanislaw Lem

A conversation with Lionel & Jim
Wednesday, December 11, 2024   #132
Jim Rosen Catherine Pilfrey Matthew Bellows headshots in frames

Episode 15:

“Meditation is a human thing.” ENCORE EPISODE

Meditation, Buddhism

A conversation with Catherine Pilfrey, Matthew Bellows, and Jim Rosen.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024   #repeat
a fantasy setting stand off between a woman holding a map and a man leaning on a globe

Episode 14:

Outskirters

The Steerswoman series and The City and The City

a conversation with Julia Tenney & Sarah Elkins
Wednesday, November 27, 2024   #131
montgomery delaney playing a chord on the guitar

Episode 13:

“We all come from different realities”

songwriting, the political divide, disagreeing

a conversation with Montgomery Delaney
Wednesday, November 20, 2024   #130
view from the bridge of a container ship

Episode 12:

“Every second drill is a laundry room fire.”

Encore episode from season one

A conversation with David Partikian about the maritime life
Wednesday, November 13, 2024   #129
Christian Bale and Dick Cheney

Episode 11:

“Unusual in unusual ways”

the movie Vice, The Americans, Slow Horses, Azimov

a conversation with Jim and Lionel
Wednesday, November 6, 2024   #128
cute cartoon version of Cthulhu reading Hello Cthulhu

Episode 10:

“It's all fun and games until Cthulhu shows up.”

A Night In The Lonesome October, Lovecraft, Thanksgiving

a conversation with Julia Tenney & Sarah Elkins
Wednesday, October 30, 2024   #127
Eric Schwartz

Episode 9:

“Who’s gonna ---- the singer?”

music, comedy, politics, creativity

a conversation with Eric Schwartz
Wednesday, October 23, 2024   #126
Joe Frank in the studio

Episode 8:

“A face for radio.”

Video podcasting, Biking, Life Hacks, movies

a conversation with Jim and Lionel
Monday, October 14, 2024   #125
Chris Chandler reading a box that says Homeland security Cameras

Episode 7:

“We have a surprise guest.”

a conversation with Chris Chandler
Friday, October 11, 2024   #124
Jay Sefton in the play Unreconciled Jay is seated on a chair on stage speaking

Episode 6:

Unreconciled

The Catholic Church, survivors, justice, abuse of power

a conversation with Mark Basquill
Wednesday, October 2, 2024   #123
Ducky Carlisle in New Orleans

Episode 5:

“Ducky”

Music production, The Figgs, Slide, The Major Labels, Bleu, etc.

a conversation with Bleu, Shaun Wolf Wortis, and Mike Gent
Wednesday, September 25, 2024   #122
Jeff Tareila holding a beer and sneering

Episode 4:

“Back when we had no undo button”

music, Virgin Islands, music production

a conversation with writer/producer Jeff Tareila
Wednesday, September 18, 2024   #121
a park inside Peter Cooper Village in New York City

Episode 3:

“I come from a long line of orphans.”

The Bubonic Plague

a conversation with Jim & Lionel
Wednesday, September 11, 2024   #120
woodblock of printer at work in 1568

Episode 2:

“Bang on, killer virus!”

TikTok Algorithm, The Printing Press, and Autonomous by Annalee Newitz

A conversation with Lionel & Jim
Thursday, September 5, 2024   #119
DaVincis perspective drawing sketch

Episode 1:

“There was a flag on the field”

Science Fiction, vs. Fantasy, and Vanishing Point Perspective Drawing

a conversation with Jim and Lionel
Friday, August 30, 2024   #118