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Two nerdy friends, Rian and Kris, banter about all things storytelling in books, games, TV and film. Sometimes the conversations get deep, sometimes they're cheesy, but always they're from the heart.

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3: Kicked Off The Internet

Rian watches an artsy lesbian thriller, Kris watches a renowned sci-fi classic, and they both dig themselves a hole while discussing the main topic of the week: modern vs classic fiction. Article Mentioned: What makes a classic? Books mentioned: - The Shining - Stephen King - Old Man's War - John Scalzi - Annihilation - Jeff Vandermeer - Club Contango - Eliane Boey - The Tale of Genji - Murasaki Shikibu - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen - Most Ardently - Gabe Cole Novoa - Middlemarch - George Eliot - The Picture of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde - Frankenstein - Mary Shelley - Toll the Hounds - Steven Erikson - Moby Dick - Herman Melville Films mentioned: - Love Lies Bleeding - Alien - Poor Things Channels mentioned: Willow Talks Books My Name is Marines Follow Kris and Rian: A Fictional Escapist (YouTube) A Fictional Escapist (Instagram) A Fictional Escapist (Goodreads) Rian (Instagram) Rian (Goodreads) Follow Genre Blender for podcast updates: YouTube Instagram

47 min
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2: Stupid Ridiculous Idea

After sharing their read/watch/play updates and Kris’s current writing project, the pair discuss why they read, and Rian shares their ridiculous number of reading projects. Books and authors mentioned: Toll the Hounds - Steven Erikson Legacy of Brick & Bone - Krystle Matar The Swamp - Palmer Pickering The Host - Stephenie Meyer Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami The Shining - Stephen King Rage - Stephen King Old Man’s War - John Scalzi Redshirts - John Scalzi Salem’s Lot - Stephen King Carrie - Stephen King The Eyes of the Dragon - Stephen King Misery - Stephen King V. C. Andrews Perdido Street Station - China Mieville Embassytown - China Mieville This Census Taker - China Mieville Daphne du Maurier Guy Gavriel Kay Robert A. Heinlein Arthur C. Clarke Isaac Asimov Films, TV, games mentioned: Twilight: New Moon Valheim (Iron Gate Studio) Star Wars: The Acolyte Star Wars: Outlaws Oxenfree (Night School Studio) Shout-out: Johanna Reads (YouTube) - www.youtube.com/@Johanna_reads Follow Kris and Rian: A Fictional Escapist (YouTube) A Fictional Escapist (Instagram) Rian (Instagram) Follow Genre Blender for podcast updates: YouTube Instagram

38 min
AUG 6

1: Non-Confrontational Fisticuffs

Rian and Kris introduce the podcast and themselves, and have a very non-confrontational debate about sci-fi vs fantasy because the first episode is way too early for the friends to enemies narrative trope. Books and authors mentioned: Jeff Vandermeer - Area X (series) Stephen King Adrian Tchaikovsky - Elder Race (novella) Christopher Ruocchio - The Sun Eater (series) Patrick Rothfuss - The Name of the Wind Steven Erikson - Malazan Book of the Fallen (series) Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Terry Pratchett Haruki Murakami - Kafka on the Shore Susanna Clarke - Piranesi James S.A. Corey - The Expanse (series) Peter Watts - Firefall (duology) Guy Gavriel Kay Tom Dumbrell - A Killer and a King Robert A. Heinlein Arthur C. Clarke - Rendezvous with Rama Robert Jordan - The Wheel of Time (series) Films and TV mentioned: Annihilation (2018) Star Trek - Deep Space Nine (1993, 7 seasons) Earth 2 (1994, 1 season) Farscape (1999, 4 seasons) Battlestar Galactica (2004, 4 seasons) Kris's social links: A Fictional Escapist (YouTube) A Fictional Escapist (Instagram) The Escapist (Goodreads) Rian's social links: Rian Floyd (Instagram) Rian Floyd (TikTok) Rian Floyd (Goodreads) Follow Genre Blender for updates: Genre Blender (YouTube) Genre Blender (Instagram) Genre Blender (TikTok)

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Two nerdy friends, Rian and Kris, banter about all things storytelling in books, games, TV and film. Sometimes the conversations get deep, sometimes they're cheesy, but always they're from the heart.

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3: Kicked Off The Internet

2: Stupid Ridiculous Idea

1: Non-Confrontational Fisticuffs

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