Ranked #1
A RESTLESS TRUTH
A RESTLESS TRUTH
The anglophilia arc continues! This one's on a boat. A silly gay murder mystery featuring a parrot and a suitcase of por... Read more
7 Aug 2023
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51mins
Ranked #2
BONUS: THE NIGHT-BIRD'S FEATHER
BONUS: THE NIGHT-BIRD'S FEATHER
Full disclosure: the author is Alexis' former housemate. That being said, even those of us who do not have a personal s... Read more
30 Jul 2023
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #3
THE RUTHLESS LADY'S GUIDE TO WIZARDRY
THE RUTHLESS LADY'S GUIDE TO WIZARDRY
It's the anglophilia arc! We're starting on a series of books which are fantasy British - we set out initially to criti... Read more
24 Jul 2023
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #4
SHORT FICTION ROUNDUP #4
SHORT FICTION ROUNDUP #4
The theme of today's episode is supernatural short fiction from Southeast Asia: “The Terracotta Bride” by Zen Cho “Lay M... Read more
9 Jul 2023
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #5
THE FALLEN and THE INFINITE
THE FALLEN and THE INFINITE
We were so delighted with The Outside that we decided to cover its sequels! We probably shouldn't have.
25 Jun 2023
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58mins
Ranked #6
EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE END
EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE END
It's a novella which feels like a very long short story, and we struggled to get a full episode out of it. What happens... Read more
11 Jun 2023
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50mins
Ranked #7
THE OUTSIDE
THE OUTSIDE
We really enjoyed this one - it's about being autistic and trying to follow the rules when you're an inveterate anti-aut... Read more
28 May 2023
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #8
CHAOS ON CATNET
CHAOS ON CATNET
In this episode we are unduly harsh on a sequel to a book we both liked, which is kind of par for the course with sequel... Read more
14 May 2023
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1hr 1min
Ranked #9
BONUS: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
BONUS: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
We are glad to live in a world where a movie as weird as this can win Best Picture, and we have a lot to say about it. ... Read more
7 May 2023
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #10
TOMOE GOZEN
TOMOE GOZEN
Swords! Sorcery! Nipponese Steel! I mean Naiponese Steel! Come see the medieval Japan that 1980s otaku dreamed of.
30 Apr 2023
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1hr