The Rants & Musings Podcast

Chris Kauzlarich
  • 4.5 (2)
  • Fiction
  • Updated Semiweekly

These writer hosts dive into books and the world of writing, sharing their current projects and goals, and inevitably, someone will let loose with a nonsensical rant. chriskauzlarich.substack.com

Episodes

  1. Episode 10 - If you Strip, TurboTax Wants to Know About the Tip

    Mar 27

    Episode 10 - If you Strip, TurboTax Wants to Know About the Tip

    In this episode, Chris rants about Timothee Chalamet and his love of Waymo’s, Kandice expounds on her joy for Resident Evil Requiem and the absurdity of TurboTax’s new tipping questions, and Caleb catches us up on life in Japan and creates a new career path: Sky Pirates! Ai Corner has completely collapsed into a new level of nonsense, leading Kandice to take a break—wellness checks will be had. The Rants & Musings Podcast is listener-supported and is part of Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich. Please consider subscribing and leaving a review so others can discover us! FOLLOW: Chris * Instagram: @chris.kauzlarich * Threads: @chris.kauzlarich * Substack: @chriskauzlarich * Website: chriskauzlarich.com Kandice * Instagram: @ms.hart_22 * Threads: @ms.hart_22 * Substack: @kandicehart1 Caleb * Instagram: @cosmicowldream Get full access to Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich at chriskauzlarich.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 5m
  2. Episode 9 - Are We Just a Dungeon Crawler Carl Podcast Now?

    Feb 13

    Episode 9 - Are We Just a Dungeon Crawler Carl Podcast Now?

    In this episode, we catch up on family and societal annoyances, and discuss video games. Kandice and Chris share their progress on their current writing projects and goals for the year (we got this, y’all). Of course, true to form, we discuss Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl and his newest book, Operation Bounce House. If that isn’t enough, we round out your listening experience with everyone’s favorite, Ai Corner! Oh, and we have intro music now! The Rants & Musings Podcast is listener-supported and is part of Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich. Please consider subscribing and leaving a review so others can discover us! FOLLOW: Chris * Instagram: @chris.kauzlarich * Threads: @chris.kauzlarich * Substack: @chriskauzlarich * Website: chriskauzlarich.com Kandice * Instagram: @ms.hart_22 * Threads: @ms.hart_22 * Substack: @kandicehart1 Caleb * Instagram: @cosmicowldream Get full access to Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich at chriskauzlarich.substack.com/subscribe

    59 min
  3. Episode 8 - Jeezi and a Double Bag of Gasoline

    Jan 16

    Episode 8 - Jeezi and a Double Bag of Gasoline

    We’re back from our holiday hiatus! In this episode, we discuss strange sightings around town, Caleb’s adventure in a love hotel, not to mention his fabulous tartine breakfast, Chris’s apparent inability to advance in Silent Hill 2, the glory of Heated Rivalry, and what seems to be a recurring topic: our love for Dungeon Crawler Carl. In AI corner, a melancholic piping bag hates his life as he fills lady cakes, and all we can ask is: why the tragedy? The Rants & Musings Podcast is listener-supported and is part of Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich. Please consider subscribing and leaving a review so others can discover us! FOLLOW: Chris * Instagram: @chris.kauzlarich * Threads: @chris.kauzlarich * Substack: @chriskauzlarich * Website: chriskauzlarich.com Kandice * Instagram: @ms.hart_22 * Threads: @ms.hart_22 * Substack: @kandicehart1 Caleb * Instagram: @cosmicowldream Get full access to Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich at chriskauzlarich.substack.com/subscribe

    57 min
  4. Episode 7 - Who’s Going to Clean Up All These Damn Flowers?

    12/04/2025

    Episode 7 - Who’s Going to Clean Up All These Damn Flowers?

    In this episode, we discuss grief and the recent passing of Kandice’s father. It was therapeutic, full of laughter, but of course, in usual fashion, ridiculous and rant-filled. By the end, we decided we shouldn’t be invited to events that require us to act a certain way. Don’t worry, we still hit all of our beats—over in AI corner, we debate whether a man really fell into a symmetrical staircase that leads to a dungeon. Needless to say, we were bamboozled! Oh, and Kandice found a flamethrower! The Rants & Musings Podcast is listener-supported and is part of Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich. Please consider subscribing and leaving a review so others can discover us! FOLLOW: Chris * Instagram: @chris.kauzlarich * Threads: @chris.kauzlarich * Substack: @chriskauzlarich * Website: chriskauzlarich.com Kandice * Instagram: @ms.hart_22 * Threads: @ms.hart_22 * Substack: @kandicehart1 Caleb * Instagram: @cosmicowldream Get full access to Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich at chriskauzlarich.substack.com/subscribe

    53 min
  5. Episode 6 - Webtoons & Collabs

    11/20/2025

    Episode 6 - Webtoons & Collabs

    In this episode, we discuss adaptations of art, especially Webtoons! Many great properties have expanded into other media to broaden their accessibility, including blockbusters like The Witcher and Game of Thrones, all the way to Dungeon Crawler Carl. We consider where our stories fit, including Kandice’s stick figures (whose actions might lead any collaborator she works with to make a call getting her committed—we kid)! As usual, rants and AI corner, plus an Alexander Skarsgard movie with way too much micropenis. The Rants & Musings Podcast is listener-supported and is part of Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich. Please consider subscribing and leaving a review so others can discover us! FOLLOW: Chris * Instagram: @chris.kauzlarich * Threads: @chris.kauzlarich * Substack: @chriskauzlarich * Website: chriskauzlarich.com Kandice * Instagram: @ms.hart_22 * Threads: @ms.hart_22 * Substack: @kandicehart1 Caleb * Instagram: @cosmicowldream Get full access to Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich at chriskauzlarich.substack.com/subscribe

    42 min

  6. 11/06/2025

    Episode 5 - F@$k Down!

    In this episode, Caleb comes in hot with a cozy sweater blurb so hot it’s going to make 6-7 go out of fashion. And then, as if it could get any better, we discuss video games! These aren’t just for fun and maintaining motor skills, y’all, as gaming has some of the best narratives and stories around. We cover Silent Hill, Resident Evil 4, Clair Obscur Expedition 33, Borderlands, and get kinky with some of our Baldur’s Gate smashing escapades. Don’t worry, we always come back to the basics with our current reads, some insights on our recent writing projects, a Barefoot Contessa-sized vodka pour of rants, and of course, Ai Corner! The Rants & Musings Podcast is listener-supported and is part of Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich. Please consider subscribing and leaving a review so others can discover us! FOLLOW: Chris * Instagram: @chris.kauzlarich * Threads: @chris.kauzlarich * Substack: @chriskauzlarich * Website: chriskauzlarich.com Kandice * Instagram: @ms.hart_22 * Threads: @ms.hart_22 * Substack: @kandicehart1 Caleb * Instagram: @cosmicowldream Get full access to Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich at chriskauzlarich.substack.com/subscribe

    53 min

  7. 10/23/2025

    Episode 4 - Directed by Michael Bay

    In this episode, Kandice and Chris discuss horror! From books and shows to public mustiness and the quick resolution of a “Directed by Michael Bay” situation, we cover the gamut with some rants mixed in. And of course, even though we almost missed it, AI corner! The Rants & Musings Podcast is listener-supported and is part of Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich. Please consider subscribing and leaving a review so others can discover us! FOLLOW: Chris * Instagram: @chris.kauzlarich * Threads: @chris.kauzlarich * Substack: @chriskauzlarich * Website: chriskauzlarich.com Kandice * Instagram: @ms.hart_22 * Threads: @ms.hart_22 * Substack: @kandicehart1 Caleb * Instagram: @cosmicowldream Get full access to Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich at chriskauzlarich.substack.com/subscribe

    36 min
  8. Episode 3- Memento, “Obama” & a Heat Cocoon

    10/09/2025

    Episode 3- Memento, “Obama” & a Heat Cocoon

    In this episode, Caleb dresses like a pirate and realizes that climbing a mountain isn’t worth it. Chris listens to stories in Obama’s voice, and the guys witness Kandice being silenced in real-time for her controversial plan to solve internet peace. Also, as usual, there are plenty of rants and laughs, with a dash of knowledge thrown at you, Salt Bae-style. The Rants & Musings Podcast is listener-supported and is part of Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich. Please consider subscribing and leaving a review so others can discover us! FOLLOW: Chris * Instagram: @chris.kauzlarich * Threads: @chris.kauzlarich * Substack: @chriskauzlarich * Website: chriskauzlarich.com Kandice * Instagram: @ms.hart_22 * Threads: @ms.hart_22 * Substack: @kandicehart1 Caleb * Instagram: @cosmicowldream Get full access to Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich at chriskauzlarich.substack.com/subscribe

    47 min
  9. Episode 2- Mime Fights & Melodrama

    09/26/2025

    Episode 2- Mime Fights & Melodrama

    Hi listeners! In this episode, the return of Caleb! We also chat about Caleb’s new anthology, I Haven’t Been Sleeping Well These Last Thirty Something Years (currently with beta readers), Kandice’s short story about a hot dog eating contest and a failed relationship, as well as Pharaoh’s and Chris’s two works-in-progress, In This Town and Kiss & Tell. Sounds serious, right? Don’t worry, there are still plenty of rants about romance tropes and the expectations of writing as an art form, plus everyone’s favorite segment: Kandice’s AI corner. We’ve got plans, people: gold teeth, platform shoes, and fedoras! Until next time—deuces! Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich at chriskauzlarich.substack.com/subscribe

    52 min
  10. Episode 1- We're Back! { minus Caleb 😭 }

    09/11/2025

    Episode 1- We're Back! { minus Caleb 😭 }

    It’s official, we’re back! After a nine-year hiatus from podcasting, when our critically acclaimed writer pod ended (we won’t cite our sources), we’ve returned for some fresh podcasting hijinks! Since it is our first episode back and we lean heavily into how tired we are after turning 40, we couldn’t be bothered to learn how everything worked in advance. That said, there were a few connectivity and tech issues, but fear not, listeners; we’ll iron those out for the next episode. So for this week, Kandice and I discuss our writing projects, Chicago’s Printers Row Fest, books we’re reading, and since it’s us we’re talking about here, we also touch on a healthy dose of AI cats, power bottom memes, and Kandice’s great hunt for Quan Millz! If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure to come back and refer a friend. It also helps to leave us a review and subscribe to my Substack, Veiled Musings, to keep up to date on my writing and books. Tune back in next time, where we’ll unveil (yes, that is a play on my stack) an official musicless introduction (we’re writers, not musicians) and, as if we thawed him from carbonite like Han Solo, Caleb, poor vision and all! -Chris Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Veiled Musings by Chris Kauzlarich at chriskauzlarich.substack.com/subscribe

    36 min
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These writer hosts dive into books and the world of writing, sharing their current projects and goals, and inevitably, someone will let loose with a nonsensical rant. chriskauzlarich.substack.com

Information

  • Creator
    Chris Kauzlarich
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Phantom Quill Press
  • Show Website
    The Rants & Musings Podcast