The Great and Secret Knowledge

Jeff Richardson
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A speculative fiction podcast by Jeff Richardson and friends, in which they dive deeply into the text of a variety of stories from all manner of different media.

  1. 4 days ago

    The Prestige, Part 2 with Jessie Rye

    In this episode, Jeff and Jessie continue their discussion of The Prestige. Turns out Angier is a real piece of work! Join our Discord server and get to know the fam!  https://discord.gg/vtJnpkhd   Direct Download Link   Jeff's podcasts   Shattered Worlds RPG Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ? Omniversal Escapades (Jeff's livestreaming RPG show)   James Lark (composer, podcaster) wrote the theme song for the show Licensed for show use, copyright 2024 Here's James website for all his activities:  jameslark.co.uk   Social Media   Jeff Richardson   @eljefetacoma on Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram Jessie Rye @kosmiccowgirl on Bluesky Possible Show Titles The Regularverse Which Borden is Which? This Whole Movie is About Obsession Get Him! All For Bloody Attention Pour the Champagne on Each Other Recommendations Now You See Me Now You See Me 2 Penn and Teller: Fool Us Riot Women Doctor Who: 10th Doctor Tales Links Netball rules The Club (1980) Rollerball Ready Player One The Hunger Games (film) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Sunrise on the Reaping Unspoiled! The Hunger Games Juxtaposition Trilogy Space Jam Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters The Legend of Bagger Vance Field of Dreams A Knight's Tale Dude Cinema Edison smear campaign against Tesla The Man in the Iron Mask The Count of Monte Cristo (book/film/tv) Cocktail Penn and Teller: Fool Us  Frasier The Greatest Showman Metropolis The Stanislavski Method Les Misérables Deadpool & Wolverine Logan X3 Matrix Revolutions Outlander The Last of Us standalone episode The Odyssey Circe Pink Floyd - The Wall Lin-Manuel Miranda talking about why he loves wrestling The Greatest Showman Nolan being knighted Back to the Future Days of Future Past A Big Bold Beautiful Journey The Banshees of Inishiran Now You See Me Now You See Me 2 Morgan & West Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Star Trek The Sixth Sense Unbreakable The Usual Suspects  Doctor Who Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Mission: Impossible 2 Magnolia Vanilla Sky Game of Thrones Shutter Island Memento From Hell Fight Club The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) Scream (1996) Deadloch David Tennant magician film

  2. 26 Jul

    Star Trek TNG Season Two Episode 10 "The Dauphin" with Sofia

    This is the one where Wesley meets a really cool girl and has his first love go south. Sofia and Jeff get into the artistry and romance of it all. Also, Madchen Amick is in it! Join our Discord server and get to know the fam!  https://discord.gg/vtJnpkhd   Direct Download Link   Jeff's podcasts   Shattered Worlds RPG Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ? Omniversal Escapades (Jeff's livestreaming RPG show)   James Lark (composer, podcaster) wrote the theme song for the show Licensed for show use, copyright 2024 Here's James website for all his activities:  jameslark.co.uk   Social Media   Jeff Richardson   @eljefetacoma on Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram Possible Show Titles The A**holes You Shall Have With You Always Use the Ladder Because You Are Too in Love Very Not Useful Recommendations Twin Peaks The City in the Middle of the Night Bury the Chains Links Kristi Noem firing Pam Bondi firing Star Trek: The Original Series Genghis Khan Are Swedish moose getting drunk? Abolition of the British slave trade Riverdale

  3. 23 Jul

    The Prestige, Part One with Jessie Rye

    In this episode, Jeff and Jessie get into one of Nolan's finest, The Prestige! In Part One of this thrilling two-parter, they tackle subjects as broad ranging as patriarchy, workhouses, Tesla v. Edison (and the US government), Love Island, and more!   Join our Discord server and get to know the fam!  https://discord.gg/vtJnpkhd   Direct Download Link   Jeff's podcasts   Shattered Worlds RPG Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ? Omniversal Escapades (Jeff's livestreaming RPG show)   James Lark (composer, podcaster) wrote the theme song for the show Licensed for show use, copyright 2024 Here's James website for all his activities:  jameslark.co.uk   Social Media   Jeff Richardson   @eljefetacoma on Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram Jessie Rye @kosmiccowgirl on Bluesky Possible Show Titles Not Written By a Woman Recommendations Einstein and Eddington What Went Wrong The Untitled Star Trek Project Riot Women Deadloch Gardens of Evil: Inside the Zion Society Cult Links The Dark Knight Rises Memento Inception Tenet Interstellar Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Star Trek: The Next Generation Jurassic Park Dunkirk Westworld Workhouses Oliver Twist Alex Jae of Dude Cinema Tesla v. Edison stories Empire of the Sun Harry Houdini Arthur Conan Doyle Star Trek: Picard The Nanny Blade Runner Minority Report Naked Lunch Pride and Prejudice Doctor Who Jersey Shore Love Island Albert Hall BBC Proms Quantum Leap (2022) Tesla coil Zero-point energy The Crystal Palace The Bartimaeus Sequence H.H. Holmes Tesla's obsession with pigeons Mildred Pierce The Simpsons Circe

  4. 7 Jul

    Star Trek TNG Season Two Episode 9 "The Measure of a Man" with Sofia

    In this episode, Sofia and Jeff get to talking about one of the most important episodes in Star Trek history. Data gets his day in court and we are gonna talk about it! Join our Discord server and get to know the fam!  https://discord.gg/vtJnpkhd   Direct Download Link   Jeff's podcasts   Shattered Worlds RPG Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ? Omniversal Escapades (Jeff's livestreaming RPG show)   James Lark (composer, podcaster) wrote the theme song for the show Licensed for show use, copyright 2024 Here's James website for all his activities:  jameslark.co.uk   Social Media   Jeff Richardson   @eljefetacoma on Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram Possible Show Titles What is Sentience? Legitimate Salvage Recommendations Automatic Noodle Project: Hail Mary (novel) Links I, Robot A.I. Artificial Intelligence Blade Runner Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Pinocchio The Imperial Radch Trilogy Murderbot Ex Machina Westworld (TV show) Poker dealers' green visors Sonnet 29, William Shakespeare The Merchant of Venice Gamechanger (novel) The Magna Carta The Expanse Star Trek: The Motion Picture The Rose - Bette Midler Twin Peaks Twin Peaks: The Return Project: Hail Mary (film)

  5. 23 Jun

    BoJack Horseman Season One Episode 1 "The BoJack Horseman Story, Chapter One" with Jessie Rye

    Jessie and Jeff tackle this incredible, ground-breaking television show! BoJack Horseman is so real and so silly all at the same time. We think you'll love it!   Join our Discord server and get to know the fam!  https://discord.gg/vtJnpkhd   Direct Download Link   Jeff's podcasts   Shattered Worlds RPG Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ? Omniversal Escapades (Jeff's livestreaming RPG show)   James Lark (composer, podcaster) wrote the theme song for the show Licensed for show use, copyright 2024 Here's James website for all his activities:  jameslark.co.uk   Social Media   Jeff Richardson   @eljefetacoma on Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram   Jessie Rye @kosmiccowgirl on Bluesky Possible Show Titles Addiction is a Health Issue, Not a Crime Kicked in the Snatch Talk About Streaming This Guy's Got Mahernergy Recommendations Heated Rivalry Dude Cinema Maintenance Phase Biggest Loser Documentary Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers What Jenny Did The Investigation of Lucy Letby Louis Theroux: Into the Manosphere Project Hail Mary Links South Park King of the Hill Family Guy The Simpsons Full House Entourage Family Ties Family Matters? (not the correct show) America's Funniest Home Videos Australia's Funniest Home Videos Trainspotting Charlie Rose scandal #MeToo Arrested Development Sex and the City Seinfeld Strangers With Candy  Game of Thrones A Song of Ice and Fire Outlander Helen Reddy Axis of Awesome Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Breaking Bad Westworld The Brady Bunch Co-narcissism aka Charlie Sheen Everything Everywhere All at Once Futurama Barbie Stranger Than Fiction Snapped Hatchet job

  6. 15 Jun

    Remembering Doctor Who with Jessie Rye

    In this one, Jeff and Jessie express their deep sadness and concern for the future of Doctor Who in the "tendered for contract" era.   Join our Discord server and get to know the fam!    https://discord.gg/vtJnpkhd   Direct Download Link Jeff's podcasts   Shattered Worlds RPG Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ? Omniversal Escapades (Jeff's livestreaming RPG show) James Lark (composer, podcaster) wrote the theme song for the show Licensed for show use, copyright 2024 Here's James website for all his activities:  jameslark.co.uk     Social Media   Jeff Richardson @eljefetacoma on Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram   Jessie Rye   @kosmiccowgirl on Bluesky Possible Show Titles   I'm Not Okay The Great and Secret Knowledge Airs Their Feelings Beautifully Triggering That's Not How We Do Things Here! I Hate the Not-Knowing Recommendations   To the Stars (George Takei's autobiography) Riot Women Heated Rivalry Glitter+  And Just Like Scat... Links   Secret Diary of a Call Girl I Hate Suzie The Princess Bride Fleabag Years and Years Queer as Folk It's a Sin The Kill Your Gays trope The Writer's Tale Parks and Recreation The Chronicles of Narnia Star Trek (2009) Star Trek: Discovery What Went Wrong The Wizard of Oz (1939) Black Mirror Schindler's List The Prince of Tides Skins Game of Thrones Press Gang Outlander Gentleman Jack Mercator projection Burke and Wills First Nations Australians The Nullarbor Plain

  7. 14 Jun

    Star Trek: TNG Season Two Episode 8 "A Matter of Honor" with Sofia

    In this exciting episode, Jeff and Sofia dig in to one of the coolest episodes of Trek we've watched in the first two seasons! It's A Matter of Honor, baby, and boy is it fun! Get off my ship!   Join our Discord server and get to know the fam!  https://discord.gg/vtJnpkhd   Direct Download Link   Jeff's podcasts   Shattered Worlds RPG Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ? Omniversal Escapades (Jeff's livestreaming RPG show)   James Lark (composer, podcaster) wrote the theme song for the show Licensed for show use, copyright 2024 Here's James website for all his activities:  jameslark.co.uk   Social Media   Jeff Richardson   @eljefetacoma on Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram Possible Show Titles A Low Level Crank Baby's First Racism Mandela Effect Situation Recommendations The Duras Sisters Podcast Les Misérables Abaddon's Gate Children of Men Black Mirror Star Trek episode Starship Tempest Links Bamse Voyenture Time Star Trek: Voyager Coloration of space imagery Little Black Sambo The US-Iran War (2026) Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Diaspora Knives Out Star Trek: Deep Space Nine The Hunt for Red October [edit: it's Crimson Tide] The Viking warrior's legendary desire to die in battle The samurai idea of laying down their lives for honor Spartacus (though Jeff might have been thinking of Gladiator) Mandela effect Ted Lasso Homicide: Life on the Street Quantum Leap Alfred Hitchcock Presents Twilight Zone Doctor Who Fallout (TV show) Silo The Road The Gate of Ivrel The Pandora Principle Foreigner

  8. 8 Jun

    Doctor Who Series 14 Episodes 5-8 "The Hand of Fear" with James Lark

    The great man returns to talk about this remarkable series! Classic Doctor Who took Jeff from a fan to a freak and it can do it for you too! Watch this awesome serial and find out what this show is all about. You'll be happy you did! PS The great man in question is the inimitable, logitical, and musicritical James Lark, composer and podcaster and all-round proper chap. Careful folks, this episode will learn you some real deep lore, so be warned!   Join our Discord server and get to know the fam!  https://discord.gg/vtJnpkhd   Direct Download Link   Jeff's podcasts   Shattered Worlds RPG Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ? Omniversal Escapades (Jeff's livestreaming RPG show) James's podcast Neurotic Literature James Lark (composer, podcaster) wrote the theme song for the show Licensed for show use, copyright 2024 Here's James website for all his activities:  jameslark.co.uk   Social Media   Jeff Richardson   @eljefetacoma on Facebook, Bluesky, Instagram, and Mastadon   James Lark   @JamesLark on twitter @works of Lark on Instagram   Possible Show Titles Surprisingly Horny I'm Touching the Old John Thomas Always Birddoggin' Chicks Degrees of Hugeness It Really Looks Like a Good Time Talking Bobbins A Pretty Vague Measurement of Time Just How Many Kings Have They Launched Into Space? It's a Short Hand This is Fine Mile High Island? Deep Down Carter Was a Murderer Fanwank It's Utterly Naff This is What You're Taking With You? So Many Webs Awful Person, But Great Babysitter Recommendations Les Misérables Small Prophets Links School Spirits Strangeness in Space Ace Odyssey A Hamster With a Blunt Penknife The Bartimaeus Trilogy Wheel of Time LEGO Coronation Street The Caretaker (Star Trek: Voyager) Superman 2 Superman Alien old time scifi story with aliens implanting eggs in humans British government in the mid-70s House of Cards Strictly Come Hamster: Season Fourteen Doomwatch Chernobyl Star Trek Star Trek: The Next Generation Atari 2600 Avengers The Office Detectorists The Epstein Files (it's possible it isn't the worst thing we've ever linked to, but we don't want to do any more research than we have to)

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A speculative fiction podcast by Jeff Richardson and friends, in which they dive deeply into the text of a variety of stories from all manner of different media.

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