ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
In their most controversial episode yet, Engineer Mike and Nina debate the semantics of the word "chapter" with the book, Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge. Who is the author here, anyway?
Digressions: Grammy winning singers, early '90's SF/horror movies, Buffy, cyber paganism, SF going through its Cyberpunk Era, forgetting William Gibson, discussing the Cringe of Capitalized Nouns, pussy maps, whether the introduction counts as a chapter, a throwback to the Morgaine omnibus, and 80's deregulated cartoon commercials.
Engineer Mike is reading: The Laundry Files by Charles Strauss https://www.goodreads.com/series/50764-laundry-files
Nina is reading: Under the Skin by Michel Faber https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123063.Under_the_Skin
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WEITERE EPISODEN IN DIESEM PODCAST
A very special episode! As part of self-promotion and a demonstration of why she and Engineer Mike are doing this podcast in the first place, Nina discusses her latest book, This is What You Wanted. Does she accomplish this, or is this just pretentious nonsense?
Engineer Mike told Nina to read the wrong book! Can they roll with it, or will it blow up in their faces like a volcano?
Digressions: Engineer Mike's hatred of democracy, making (podcast) relationships work when one party likes trash, the problem with trilogies, including TL;DRs in your books, …
Nina and Engineer Mike put on their raincoats and invade a city somewhere in the former Soviet Block (they think) to solve a murder mystery. Can they get through the first chapter, or is this notorious author's prose too purple?
Digressions: The Idol (again), the steampunk lifestyle, compariso…
Engineer Mike complained enough and Nina finally picked up one of the most decorated books in SF history. TW: SA as a metaphor.
Digressions: turgidity, pronouncing titles correctly, being an asshole in high school, Tenet feelings, Florida pronouns, Ursula K. Leguin guilt, Octavia Butler love, …
Nina struggles through the prologue of a dense but beloved recommendation from Engineer Mike. Will she walk through the Gate or turn around and head north?
Digressions: Theoretical George R.R. Martin essays, a rant about The Idol, the problematic Arthurian book we don't talk about, the usefulne…
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