Strange Radio Speculation

Cleo and Sam Casimir
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Strange Radio Speculation is a book club podcast where your hosts, Sam and Cleo, will be reading through a book/series (starting with Gideon the Ninth!) chapter by chapter, coming back each week to talk about our thoughts, our speculations, and our analysis of the book so far. But wait! There's more – each book that we read will be a completely fresh read… for one of us! The other will be reading along for a second, third, fourth, or even fifth time, acting as a guide and a sounding board for the other's speculation, wild takes, and predictions. Each episode will be completely spoiler free outside of the chapters previously covered on the podcast, and the ones being discussed that week, so it's a perfect listening companion should you, the listener, want to read along with us as we uncover the fascinating stories that we have lined up. Or, if you've already read the series, join in from the other side and rediscover a favorite series through the eyes of a new reader! And don't worry, there will be plenty of foreshadowing and meta jokes for you to pick up on along the way ;)

  1. 6d ago

    15 - Ch. 36 - Epilogue of Gideon the Ninth

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! In this final episode of Gideon the Ninth, hosts Sam and Cleo talk about subjects such as: Magical martial arts, incredible Camillas, sacrifices and mysteries, Gideon's stubbornness, who really won in the end, fates and destines, tag teams from beyond the grave, innuendos, lord undying the number of innuendos, so many bits it cannot be reconciled, what's going to come next, and what's been doomed from the start. Strange Radio Speculation will be on Hiatus for a few months until we return with Harrow the Ninth! We'll be dropping some bonus hiatus episodes during the break, so stay tuned!

    15 - Ch. 36 - Epilogue of Gideon the Ninth

  2. Oct 28

    14 - Ch. 33-35 of Gideon the Ninth

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Join hosts Sam and Cleo for the second to last episode of Gideon the Ninth, talking about things like: Chewtoy Babs, 3rd house dynamics, Ianthe being the friendliest of friends in the world, Palamedes being beaten up by a goose, aura farming, paladin vibes, failed houses, secret Lyctors, body horror ranging from H.R. Giger to The Thing (1982), called shots, chaos polycules,

    14 - Ch. 33-35 of Gideon the Ninth

  3. Oct 21

    13 - Ch. 31-32 of Gideon the Ninth

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Join hosts Sam and Cleo as they get into more Gideon the Ninth, covering topics like :Reindeer, pool parties, potential landmine chaperones, fascinating bed situations, audio quality of various types, 69, magic types, skeletons, being wrong about secret lyctors, yet another lost fun voice, 2nd house silliness, lesbian corpses, tenses of cleo, iteration wars, sketchy licensing deals, and (totally) all the secrets in this book!

    13 - Ch. 31-32 of Gideon the Ninth

  4. Oct 14

    12 - Ch. 29-30 of Gideon the Ninth

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Join hosts Sam and Cleo as they dive into chapters 29 and 30 of Gideon the Ninth, talking about things like: Future update schedules and Harrow the Ninth, death energy, almost uncanny speculations, intrigue about the 3rd, Coronabeth and her delightful neuroses, skeletons in closets, blame and recrimination, spilled beans, backstory on backstory on backstory, secrets unveiled, man hulk mannequins, sneaky wordplay, Dulcinea, Dulcinea, and more Dulcinea, beguiling, carrion, communications, and ever imminent conflict. strangeradiospeculation@gmail.com @strangeradios on tumblr.com

    12 - Ch. 29-30 of Gideon the Ninth

  5. Oct 7

    11 - Ch. 26-28 of Gideon the Ninth

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Join Hosts Sam and Cleo reading and analyzing chapters 26, 27, and 28 of Gideon the Ninth, covering topics such as: New Voice Acting Roles! ...and more bad math as a result, as well as: Gideon's trauma and self recrimination, faltering relationships on multiple levels, the aftermath of the 4th's deaths, body-horror-fleshmelding theories, the Great Decisions of Gideon the Ninth and the Consequences That Follow, Gideon loosing all her filters, the 8th house being creepy, then based, then creepier, then half-based, then even weirder than before, then shockingly cool, all while infodumping exposition, Ninth House Soap Operas and infinite staircase death, and excessive thank you loops. (Also yes I did do the research: Turns out, for jerky you do want really lean slices of meat with as little fat as possible cause it just has a bad texture when jerkified. However! I (Editing Sam) was not entirely wrong, because when normally smoking meats (like birsket!) you do want the fattier pieces as they'll render down and create a juicier, more flavorful piece of meat. So. That's the down low on different meat types and smoking for you, our faithful jerky enjoying listener. That's all folks, I gotta get back to editing this episode now byyyyye) (Also also the short story mentioned in the podcast can be found here: https://ellipsus.com/read/MZmF90SURMNwxf5DGGte5/The-Mad-Monk-Final-Draft) strangeradiospeculation@gmail.com @strangeradios on tumblr.com

    11 - Ch. 26-28 of Gideon the Ninth

  6. Sep 30

    10 - Ch. 24-25 of Gideon the Ninth

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Join Sam and Cleo for another episode of Strange Radio Speculation, covering topics such as: Foreshadowing, minor details that have major consequences, death, death, and more death, even more tidbits of worldbuilding that adds just enough information to drive Cleo even more insane, uncertain editing schedules, fighting, drama, child soldiers, genre shifts on genre shifts, unnerving intelligence, hypothetical body horror, Gideon decisions (Gidecisions), foreshadowing uncreated stories, and depression. samtcasimir@gmail.com @strangeradios on tumblr.com

    10 - Ch. 24-25 of Gideon the Ninth

  7. Sep 23

    9 - Ch. 22-23 of Gideon the Ninth

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Join Sam and Cleo as they dive into chapters 22 and 23 of Gideon the Ninth, exploring things such as: Dead bodies, even more confusing mysteries, damsels in (major) distress, teamups, combats, underestimations, horrible teens, keys, keys, and more ke-- actually wait that's too many keys we've got none left, necromantic vanishing acts, my favorite (fictional) people in the entire world being badasses, injuries, and ruined suspense!

    9 - Ch. 22-23 of Gideon the Ninth

  8. Sep 16

    8 - Ch. 19-21 of Gideon the Ninth

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Join Hosts Sam and Cleo as they dive into the largest chapter segment yet, with chapters 19, 20, and 21 of Gideon the Ninth, exploring: Gideon and Harrow's exploration of the x-203 door, a 9th and 7th house team up, and their tackling one of the most challenging Lyctorship Trials yet, leading to some... intriguing consequences both socially and physically, as well as drama between houses, and the kickstart of some major plot! Email: Strangeradiospeculation@gmail.com Tumblr: @Strangeradios

    8 - Ch. 19-21 of Gideon the Ninth
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Strange Radio Speculation is a book club podcast where your hosts, Sam and Cleo, will be reading through a book/series (starting with Gideon the Ninth!) chapter by chapter, coming back each week to talk about our thoughts, our speculations, and our analysis of the book so far. But wait! There's more – each book that we read will be a completely fresh read… for one of us! The other will be reading along for a second, third, fourth, or even fifth time, acting as a guide and a sounding board for the other's speculation, wild takes, and predictions. Each episode will be completely spoiler free outside of the chapters previously covered on the podcast, and the ones being discussed that week, so it's a perfect listening companion should you, the listener, want to read along with us as we uncover the fascinating stories that we have lined up. Or, if you've already read the series, join in from the other side and rediscover a favorite series through the eyes of a new reader! And don't worry, there will be plenty of foreshadowing and meta jokes for you to pick up on along the way ;)

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  • Creator
    Cleo and Sam Casimir
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sam Casimir 2026
  • Show Website
    Strange Radio Speculation