Podside Picnic

Join us for the RPG isekai adventure to end all RPG isekai adventures, where our hero uses facts and logic to save magic!

It's Friday the 13th and time to move our dead bones to the musical (and scientific) stylings of one Herbert West

R.S. Benedict returns for this classic of investigative reporting. Fun for the whole family, they said. . .

JT Greathouse returns to wonder what the hell we just read in The Wizard

What says Thanksgiving more than Puritans starving in The New World? Mattie Lewis returns to be thankful for Robert Egger's debut, The VVitch (2015)

Grab a cold one and join us as we shoot the breeze

Welcome to Violence Concerto #1, where we make a slight detour through the Albert Pyuniverse and discuss The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982). One of many Conan the Barbarian rip-offs of the time, sure - but possessed of a sweaty earnestness

Happy Pumpkin Hangover to all those who celebrate! This time, we're abducted by the most recent entry into the VHS series

Tai Black returns to Graveside for the Velvet Underground of gialli: Mario Bava's Blood and Black Lace (1964)

Mattie Lewis returns to Graveside with the metal horror love story that is Mandy

Oh to be young again. . .and play with all your creepy little toys who are your bestest most bloodthirsty friends! Good to have them on your side when your abusive dad breaks out of prison after a meteor strike . . .

We slip into our Graveside era and chat a bit about what will be haunting our airwaves this spooky season

We are late to the party (or wake, as the case may be) on the new and recently canceled Star Wars. Alas poor Acolyte, we knew it well

Join us for one of the most exuberant and joyful of Ghibli films, Ponyo!

The Pringles man's back at it - this time with an American Isekai. J.T. Greathouse returns to explain what the hell is going on

The glorious return of none other than our own Kurt! We ply him with questions about his recent travels

We get together to discuss three episodes of the BBC dark humor series, Inside Number 9: Mr King; S:7, E:2 To Have And To Hold; S:4. E:4 A Quiet Night In, S:1, E:2

Some rascally critters painted a podcasting studio on the side of a wall, tricking us into talking about the live-action Looney Tunes that is Hundreds of Beavers (2022)

Aaron from the amazing podcast Hit Factory joins our limited series, The Chronicles of the Chronicles of Riddick, to talk about the latest entry in life of one Richard B. Riddick, the 2013 film, Riddick

What happens when an 11th-century knight is transported to 20th-century France? Hijinks, that's what. Also: who knew Jean Reno could be funny?

The Chronicles of The Chronicles of Riddick continues, as we discuss The Chronicles of Riddick Unrated Director's Cut (2004)

Houston, Houston. . . do you read? Aaron Thorpe returns to the Pod as we drift in an eccentric orbit around the first season of For All Mankind.

As Spring has turned to late Summer, the time has come to say our good-byes to Hazel & Co. Fare thee well, bunnies!

Today we discuss Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury to see if it answers the question: does it serve as a bridge between Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick? And the answer's a resounding, "sure, why not?"

Ever wanted to know all about a cool dude who got a shine job on his eyes in prison? Well, do we have the movie for you - 2000's Pitch Black, introducing us to galactic criminal, Richard B. Riddick

Beer run time is here again. Cheers, everyone!

Today we start talking about Naomi Kritzer's multi-award winner, Cat Pictures, Please and since it references Bruce Sterling's Maneki Neko we talk about that story, too! Check both stories out: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritzer_01_15/ https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/maneki-neko/

We return with a crap book from the past (you might recognize the cover art from a previous crap book episode!) where sometimes being a bit of a fuckup makes for fun reading

Podside Radio returns, this time to learn about the proto-metal, proto-prog, semi-jam band. . . and their extensive lore. Tune in!

Time for another Dante! This time, it's The Burbs (1989) - a comedy about the horrors of living in suburbia with Tom Hanks

Spring has indeed sprung. What better time to talk about bunnies? Who are on an epic quest to find a new home?

Tai returns for Peeping Tom (1960), a whimsical movie about a harmless shutterbug

We talk about Michael Mann's historical epic, The Last of the Mohicans. Whatever may occur, Podside will find you!

We get together to wonder why Seinfeld's Netflix movie exists in the world, and talk a bit about Jenny Nicholson's video on the Galactic Cruiser experience

Get ready to study the blade with us as we talk Shogun (2024)

THE RETURN OF CRAP BOOKS! We are back with another Crap Books episode - this time it's Brian Daley's A Tapestry of Magics. Imagine Zelazny's Amber, but written for a Rifts adventure and you'll not be disappointed

It's standing room only here at Podside as we talk about Studio Ghibli's 1997 hit, Princess Mononoke

Pete returns for another Lucius Shepard short, Salvador

Today we talk about Douglas Trumbull's other film, Silent Running (1972). All about a guy named Lowell and his robot friends in their National Park in . . . SPACE

Get ready to study the blade with us as we talk Shogun (2024)

Pete comes back for a bit of a rambling discussion. Salud!

Ever wanted to know what it was like to play a text adventure back in the day? Join us as we poke around the edges of the Great Underground Empire and promptly get lost, stumped, and even die a few times.

Ten-HUT! Listen up, maggots: That pinko Joe Dante FINALLY made a movie about the REAL American heroes - Small Soldiers! You WILL listen to the new Podside episode, and you WILL like it! That's an ORDER

Get ready to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon as we discuss the movie that ended Paul Verhoeven's streak of US-made movies, Hollow Man (2000)

Eugenics - am I right? We talk today about C.M. Kornbluth's The Marching Morons, a right doozy of a tale, where you do NOT have to hand it to Hitler

We talk about Get Lamp (2010), along with its bonus materials, a documentary about the history of "IF" or Interactive Fiction which has its charms, but is ultimately a little unfocused Visit the Get Lamp site: http://www.getlamp.com/ Also, the full documentary (and bonus/additional material) is on YouTube. Main Documentary: https://youtu.be/TmBSYho5Gbk?si=8jhdN91bGqA6PKLN Cut Scenes: https://youtu.be/zEJXZ2wnO3w?si=DfVJVmTTyiofBveN Infocom Documentary: https://youtu.be/OXNLWy7rwH4?si=afu1Ll5wbITqWxMp

Today, we talk about The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule by Lucius Shepard, and follow the life of artist, and possible con-man, Meric Cattanay, in his quest to have his name as remembered as the dragon he's proposed to slay

Aaron Thorpe returns to talk about GATTACA (1997) with us, a film that asks: what would society look like if it believed in genetic determinism?

Spring has indeed sprung. What better time to talk about bunnies? Who are on an epic quest to find a new home?

You can't keep a good cop dead, they say. Not even if your name is Roger Mortis, and you have mere hours to solve the mystery of your own murder