Podside Picnic

In which Connor and esteemed guest Brandy Jensen expand on this week's first Gideon the Ninth episode--and Brandy challenges some of Connor's #takes. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39924199

In which Pete and Connor take their first crack at a very recent fantasy hit about necromancers in a space empire and their sassy ways

In which Pete and Connor break down a supremely weird urban fantasy story, which you can read here: http://www.lysator.liu.se/lsff/confuse02/Looking_for_Jake.html. This is a preview, go here for the whole thing: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39688756

In which Pete and Connor take on a contemporary classic that's both a phenomenal zombie movie and a top-notch class parable

In which Pete and Connor try to decide whether the (somehow even thinner than the movie) old Guard comics suck, and also discuss new patron tiers. This is a preview, go here for the whole thing:https://www.patreon.com/posts/39464001

In which Pete and Connor take on a brand new Netflix original movie that's tight and propulsive, but also begs some questions about what we want from a movie now

In our latest patron exclusive, Connor continues discussion of cult classic Attack the Block with novelist, musician, and cultural critic Tim Maughan. This one goes a lot of fascinating places, so I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did. You can get Tim's novel here: https://www.mcdbooks.com/books/infinite-detail. This is a preview, so get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39178418

In which Pete and Connor take on a contemporary cult hit and try to slay ALL the monsters

In which Pete and Connor do their thing, with beverages. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38922159

In which recurring guest and friend of the pod Karlo Yeager Rodriguez joins Pete to discuss, well, crappy books

In which Pete and Connor take on yet another 70s sci-fi romp, and learn what Pete dressed up as for Halloween in 1977. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38646354

In which recurring guest and friend of the pod Emma Berquist joins Connor to discuss a great movie--and to talk about her own experiences with violence

In which Pete and Connor dive into a classic Sci-Fi Hall of Fame story, which you can read here: http://ciscohouston.com/docs/docs/greats/its_a_good_life.html. This is a preview, get the whole thing by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38403280

In which Pete and Connor are joined by sci-fi writer, activist, and polymath Cory Doctorow for one of our most substantive, exciting episodes yet. Get his latest (banger) book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250228581

In which Pete and Connor crack some brews (and Coke Zeros, as the case may be). This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38161287

In which Pete and Connor take on one of the all-time great sci-fi schlockfests

In which Pete and Connor jam about a delightful Bruce Sterling story, as well as Generation X and sundry other things. Check out the story here: http://droppdf.com/v/vJctH. This is a preview, so get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bruce-sterling-1-37918773

In which Connor sits down with a writer he knows well, decorated literary author Kali Fajardo-Anstine. Her first book, Sabrina and Corina, is out now in paperback. Get it here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576721/sabrina-and-corina-by-kali-fajardo-anstine/

In which Pete flies solo in an appreciation of one of his favorite writers. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/greg-bear-songs-37659484

In which Pete interviews political scientist and expert on future warfare P.W. Singer about his new novel (co-authored with August Cole), Burn-In, which is out today: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/BurnIn/9781328637239