329 episodes
Podside Picnic Pete and Connor
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4.8 • 68 Ratings
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Pete and Connor are exploring the universe of science fiction together. We hope you'll join them! Check us out on Patreon.com/PodsidePicnic for premium content.
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Bonus Episode: The Magic Interview With Matt Farley
We talk to Magic Spot (2022) creator Matt Farley about his inspirations and process for making his Motern-verse a reality.
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Episode 175: Nebula Awards Accountability
We get back together to take accountability for our Nebula Award predictions and discuss the available stories in the novelette category.
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UNLOCKED: Shadow Of The Torturer XXI - XXV
It's that time again - time to unlock the next step in our journey through the Year of the New Sun.
Just as you can't read a Gene Wolfe story, only re-read it, so we hope it goes with podcasts.
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Claw XVI - XX Preview
Welcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XVI - XX of The Claw of the Conciliator. Listen in as we talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and continue the discussion by joining our Podside Picnic discord.
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Episode 174: Pump Six
We read and discuss the novelette Pump Six (2008) by Paolo Bacigalupi, a tragicomic story about the heroism of lowly public employees
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Beer Run: Beerstar Rising Preview
We get together to knock a few back, talk about some stuff we've been enjoying and then Pete dropped the hammer by asking us about the worst crap books we'd read. Cheers!
Customer Reviews
Informative and Engaging
Pete and Connor have such an entertaining dynamic, as the sci-fi devotee and the academic sci-fi novice. They are informative, engaging, and expand my understanding of the genre. This makes it sound super dry, but they also talk about Alita: Battle Angle.
Can’t think of a scrambled eggs joke
Before the Watts interview: good podcast, generally favorable vibes
After the Watts interview: transcendental podcast, signals encoded in the audio track trigger the development of a malevolent intelligent subroutine within your consciousness which ultimately betrays you to the Scramblers.
Great stuff
Easy to find “sci-fi” fans out there, but it’s tougher to find good media to supplement a love of science fiction novels specifically. This is much needed!