Episodes

  • Episode 64 – Wings and Things

    Episode 64 – Wings and Things
    Jan 19 2026
    Marie and I are contractually obligated to discuss any book with dragons on the cover, so in the end, we couldn’t avoid chatting about the publishing phenomenon Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (2023). While it’s not entirely to our tastes, we also wonder if the backlash to the novel might be for all the wrong … Continue reading Episode 64 – Wings and Things
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  • Episode 63 – 2025 Year in Review

    Episode 63 – 2025 Year in Review
    Dec 17 2025
    We look back on the things we most enjoyed in 2025, covering films, games, books and whatever else strikes our fancy. Download the Podcast (archive.org page) Marie’s website Source of our theme song Stuff we mention
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  • Episode 62 – 20,000 Lists

    Episode 62 – 20,000 Lists
    Oct 4 2025
    Over 20 years have passed since I first read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (1869-1870), so I roped in Cory and Marie for a re-read. We find 20,000 problems with the science and struggle through 20,000 lists of underwater species, but they never obstruct the fun. Additionally, Marie “does a Zork.” Download … Continue reading Episode 62 – 20,000 Lists
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  • Episode 61 – Imaginary Prisons

    Episode 61 – Imaginary Prisons
    May 20 2025
    We wander through a vast mansion full of looming statues in Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (2020). Download the Podcast (archive.org page) Marie’s website Source of our theme song
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  • Episode 60 – Avian Attire

    Episode 60 – Avian Attire
    Apr 13 2025
    We try to get the jump on Canada Reads by discussing Bird Suit by Sydney Hegele (2024), the first pick for our 2025 book club. This southern Ontario gothic novel tells a story of generational trauma in a tourist town that also happens to have some bird-people living nearby. Opinions are decidedly mixed. We talk … Continue reading Episode 60 – Avian Attire
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  • Episode 59 – Where There’s a Whip, There’s a Way!

    Episode 59 – Where There’s a Whip, There’s a Way!
    Mar 10 2025
    We decide to finally discuss something J.R.R. Tolkien-related on our podcast, but in the stupidest way possible: by comparing the 2024 animated film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim to 1980’s The Return of the King. This episode has been a long time coming, but as the orcs might say, where … Continue reading Episode 59 – Where There’s a Whip, There’s a Way!
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  • Episode 58 – 2024 Year in Review

    Episode 58 – 2024 Year in Review
    Dec 26 2024
    As the end of 2024 draws ever closer, we reflect on our favourite arts and culture from the past year. Download the Podcast (archive.org page) Marie’s website Source of our theme song Some things we mentioned
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  • Episode 57 – Martian Madrigals

    Episode 57 – Martian Madrigals
    Sep 26 2024
    Our 2024 book club concludes with Roger Zelazny’s 1963 novelette “A Rose for Ecclesiastes”, wherein a poet goes to Mars and discovers he’s not very good at describing dances. Download the Podcast (archive.org page) Marie’s website Source of our theme song
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