The Fictionholics - Reverse Engineering Reality

The Fictionholics

Two Thriller Authors have shoot-the-breeze conversations about: 1) Reverse-Engineering Thrillers from Current Events 2) Comparing Movies we Kinda Like (or don't) 3) Playing 'The Conspiracy Game': A Game Show that scores their pet conspiracy theories on a scale of one to five Rothchilds New Episodes Every Monday Morning!

Episodes

  1. 10/04/2021

    Episode 10 - The Lizard Kings: Jim Morrison and Justin Bieber + Why Everything Secret is in North Dakota

    1. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Was Jim Morrison REALLY the Lizard King?  2. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Justin Bieber and how to take him out (if he's a secret lizard monster) 3. Book Discussion: 'Recursion' by Blake Crouch and 'Riptide' by Douglas Preston 4. Playing 'The Conspiracy Game': Why Everything Secret is in North Dakota ** End of Season 1 of the Fictionholics. Thank you for listening!

  2. 09/27/2021

    Episode 9 - Your Fridge is Spying on You, The Second Sun Nobody Told You About, and Stranger Things

    1. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: The Second Sun Nobody Told You About 2. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: When Your Fridge is Spying on You 3. Series Discussion: Stranger Things 4. Playing 'The Conspiracy Game': The CIA and your Ipod ** New Episodes Every Monday!

  3. 09/20/2021

    Episode 8 - Satanic Ice Buckets, Pineapple Secession Movements + Hit and Run & Mister Robot

    1. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: The Satanic Ice Bucket Challenge 2. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Pineapple on Pizza Leads to Secession 3. Movie Discussion: Hit and Run & Mister Robot 4. Playing 'The Conspiracy Game': The Ever-Shrinking Chocolate Bar ** New Episodes Every Monday!

  4. 09/14/2021

    Episode 7 - Israeli Killer Spy Sharks + Reviewing 'A Quiet Place': Part One and Two

    1. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Spy Dolphins and Spy Sharks! 2. Movie Discussion: Reviewing 'A Quiet Place': Part One and Two 3. Playing 'The Conspiracy Game': Does a Nation's Bad Diet = World Domination? ** New Episodes Every Monday!

  5. 09/06/2021

    Episode 6 - Gargoyles at the Airport and Why Pepto Bismol Belongs in Star Wars

    1. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Subterranean oceans and building adventure thrillers around them. 2. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Gargoyle at Denver International Airport welcomes you to Illuminati Headquarters. 3. Movie Discussion: Michael Angel's guilty pleasure - 'The Thirteenth Warrior' and Thematic Echoes. 4. Playing 'The Conspiracy Game': Tooth whiteners, placebo toothpaste, and why Pepto Bismol should be in Star Wars. ** New Episodes Every Monday!

  6. 08/30/2021

    Episode 5 - Smoking a Frozen Walt Disney and the Biggest Unexplained Mystery in the 'X-Files'

    1. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Frozen Disney and the Google Algorithm. 2. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Smoking Disney and Theme Park Action Scenes. 3. Movie Discussion: The Ultimate ‘Killer Whatsit’ Movies 4. Playing 'The Conspiracy Game': Why people who put on airs in meetings leave early, and the biggest unexplained mystery in the 'X-Files'. ** New Episodes Every Monday!

  7. 08/23/2021

    Episode 4 - Sparkling Vodka and Why There are *No* Indoor Cats

    1. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: France and Russia's new Cold War in a dispute over champagne versus vodka. 2. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Border mules using Bookmobiles, discussion about Canada, The Land of Poutine. 3. Book Discussion: We delve into Michael Angels' Plague Walker Medical Thrillers for a bit. 4. Playing 'The Conspiracy Game': Why kids line up by height for fire drills (tall kids burn slower), and why there is no such thing as an indoor cat. ** New Episodes Every Monday!

  8. 08/16/2021

    Episode 3 - Alligator Tours and Why People are Jelly-Filled Donuts

    1. TJ McKaye rants about Amazon, Netflix, and Disney+, and why there's a mind-control agent in movie popcorn butter. 2. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: A scuba instructor finds a phone and wallet lost years ago in a reservoir - Ideas for Mafia stories, or even a feelgood thriller. 3. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Alligator found in Florida Mall. Michael Angel asks HOW IS THIS NEWS? 4. Book Discussion: We delve into TJ McKaye’s technothriller 'Luckee Lynx' for a bit. 5. Playing 'The Conspiracy Game': The man-eating cryptid living in San Antonio's Riverwalk, the reason for the strange popularity of salmon sushi. ** New Episodes Every Monday!

  9. 08/09/2021

    Episode 2 - ‘The Courier’ v. ‘Black Widow’ and Why Starbucks Baristas Always Mispronounce Your Name

    1. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Two record-sized diamonds found - and all the possible tales to spin from that. 2. Movie Reviews: Exploring why TJ McKaye liked ‘The Courier’ v. ‘Black Widow’. 3. TJ opines on why Marvel Films after ~2016 are like the Mona Lisa getting crapped on by seagulls. 4. Playing 'The Conspiracy Game': The mysterious popularity of fondue restaurants; Why Starbucks baristas mispronounce your name. ** New Episodes Every Monday!

  10. 08/02/2021

    Episode 1 - Why North Dakota Doesn't Exist, Among Other Things

    1. Introductions are made, our backgrounds discussed. 2. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Discussing a friend's (accidental) drug bust by the LAPD. 3. Reverse Engineering News to Thrillers: Russia Pulling out of the International Space Station. 4. Movie Reviews: Comparing how 'Tenet' stacks up to Jean Claude van Damme's 'Timecop'. 5. Playing 'The Conspiracy Game': Why North Dakota Doesn't Exist, Who Really Eats Kale-flavored Popcorn.  ** New Episodes Every Monday!

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Two Thriller Authors have shoot-the-breeze conversations about: 1) Reverse-Engineering Thrillers from Current Events 2) Comparing Movies we Kinda Like (or don't) 3) Playing 'The Conspiracy Game': A Game Show that scores their pet conspiracy theories on a scale of one to five Rothchilds New Episodes Every Monday Morning!

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