On the front half of the episode we cover Season 2, Episode 1 of Stargate SG1, "The Serpents Lair!" On the back half Nick tells a story about how his house almost burned down during the Pandemic, and Derwin goes over ideas for the YouTube channel.

Derwin and Nick go into mentorship and the meaning of Jack O'Neal's life in the 1994 feature film, "Stargate." Then they dig into Season 1, Episode 17 of Stargate SG1 called "Solitudes"

The Antagonist arrives when the motivation to be a Protagonist is no longer there.

Nick and Derwin go deep into writing a protagonist in genre fiction, A.I. generated content, and the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy.

Dan Hogan is an Afghanistan Veteran and host of the Billy and Dan Podcast on Spotify. Today he discusses the January 6th military response, raising a bi-racial family in the South, and the struggles of maintaining a balanced center in a polarized world.

Nick Oakes stops by to talk about world building in science fiction.

Iraq War Veteran and family man Jose Belen stops by to talk about PTSD, readjusting to civilian life, and creating a better future for veterans.

Derwin and Nick go deep into Stargate SG1! Today we discuss season 1, episode 16, "Enigma." We also talk about the novel we're working on together called, "Shadowplay," and the work Nick is doing over at NASA.

Seeing the panic buying and chaos of 2020 taught me to rely on myself as much as possible. This is my prepper journey.