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