Nov 12, 2020

Roll for initiative as Karen and Blake discuss the history of roleplaying games and the Monster Manual with Jon Peterson.

Jon Peterson (@docetist)  is the author of PLAYING AT THE WORLD A HISTORY OF SIMULATING WARS, PEOPLE, AND FANTASTIC ADVENTURES, FROM CHESS TO ROLE-PLAYING GAMES. He was also a contributor to...

Oct 31, 2020

Join us for a very Halloween themed look at a book which was deeply influential on Karen and Blake.  Usborne's WORLD OF THE UNKNOWN: GHOSTS authored by our very special guest,

Oct 22, 2020

Check out Karen's latest book - a linguist's look at the nature of offensive language. 

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Oct 19, 2020

Peter Bebergal returns (previously on episode #180 with his book Strange Frequencies)  to discuss magic, witchcraft, and the occult and how those things impacted the world of Rock & Roll music.  Check the attachment to this episode for a bunch of music links relevant to the show and Peter's book Season of...

Oct 11, 2020

Author Colin Dickey is back with another fantastic book - this time it's taking a look at the culture of the weird including UFOs, doorways to Atlantis, cryptozoology, and jarring Fortean events.  The Unidentified is available in paper, and audio via audible.

Colin's previous episode was #149 and covered his fantastic...