804. Looking Back, Moving Forward (2024; 2025)

Joyful pasts, hopeful futures, and Dr. Doom, oh my! Shaun Duke, Trish Matson, Paul Weimer, and David Annandale join forces to share the things they loved in 2024 and the things they’re looking forward to in 2025! We discuss books, movies, geeky things, experiences, and much more! Plus, we share some announcements about the show!

Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Show Notes:

• 2024 Things:
  • Shaun:
    • Countess by Suzan Palumbo (our interview here; video version here)
    • Things Will Be Different (our review/discussion is here)
    • My family is officially together in the same place, and it’s glorious!
  • Trish:
    • Archangels of Funk by Andrea Hairston (our review here)
    • Shogun (TV show)
  • Paul:
    • The Naming Song by Jedidiah Berry (our review here)
    • The Prisoner on Blu-Ray
    • Worldcon in Glasgow!
  • David:
    • Box Office Poison: Hollywood’s Story in a Century of Flops by Tim Robey
    • The Substance (TV show)
    • All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Volume 2 (via Severin Films)
• 2025 Things:
  • Shaun:
    • Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung
    • Daredevil: Born Again
    • Thrawn and On and On is returning!!! Here’s the first episode we ever did!
  • Trish:
    • Coyote Run by Lilith Saintcrow
    • Sinners (dir. Ryan Coogler)
    • RPGS! The Thunderchild campaign continues, plus there’s the secret Star Trek Adventures game, more games on Shaun’s channel, and so much more!
  • Paul:
    • The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott
    • Murderbot
    • Civilization VII
  • David:
    • 28 Years Later
    • The House with Laughing Windows
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• Transcript, lightly edited by Trish Matson.

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