Click To Listen The Mike's serpentine the sorely segmented stories of Sardonicus, Sagittarius and Sanguinarus and simply simultaneously squeak sophomoric silliness. Sneaky Ss strike stridently - start screaming straightaway.  So sorry. It's Cocktail Time The Lock Jaw 2 shots blended Scotch1/2 shot Apple Jack1/2  shot Fernet-Branca Bitter Liquor  Put in shaker of ice. Shack until frothy. Decant in a martini glass and garnish with a 10 penny nail.

click to listen The Mikes read the book that formed the model for every demonic possession story you can think of, and they wonder why Ray Russell didn't sue the pants of William Peter Blatty. A short+sweet podcast for a short+sweet book. It's Cocktail Time! The Guilty Priest1 shot Apple bourbon1/2 shot Pernod1/2 Amontillado sherry1/2 shot good vermouth stir and pour into rocks glass filled with ice.garnish with sliced, spiced apple Closing Music: Cover of "Tubular Bells" by unknown

Click to listen. The Two Mike's take on The Things by Peter Watts.  Though entering into communion with a extraterrestrial entity sounds really nice, they stay firmly ensconced in their individual natures and unimaginable loneliness. Whew.   It's Cocktail Time! Frozen Communion  Place crushed ice in a tumbler and add: 1 shot Aquavite1 shot Cynar1 shot Dry Sherry Mixed and top with walnut bitters and a lemon or an orange peel. Chin Chin. 

click to listen The Mikes tackle a diamond-hard sci-fi novel (what?!) with vampires and zombies and intelligent slime molds . . . IN SPACE! They flounder about trying to parse the plot and find the horror. And they find it, obscurely, in the predator–prey relation of vampire to human, and in the weird notion that consciousness is a problem. It's Cocktail Time! Golden Shower In a ice-filled tumbler pour1 shot vodka1 shot orange juice1/2 shot lemon juice1/2 shot triple secFill with ginger ale. Stir. Drink. Or pour all over the bed. closing music: "Echoes from the Hills" by Jack Guthrie