Aaron has served his country for ten years in the National Guard, and has deployed twice overseas to Kuwait. He stops by today to talk about the darker side of the military, the loneliness that comes with the job, and the difficulties of loving someone who suffers from a mental illness. We thank him for his bravery and sacrifice. This is his pandemic story.

Between Patton Oswalt apologizing for being friends with Dave Chappell, and John Cena apologizing for the independent existence of Taiwan, how do we separate the art from the artist? Should we even do that? During the recording of an upcoming episode, Derwin and Dan discuss.

Comic book shop Comic Carnival is a cultural touchstone in Indianapolis. Owner Tim Reynolds stops by to tell the story of his store, and how the pandemic affected the industry.  This is his pandemic story.

I met John in 2009 during Combat Medic Training. He went on to be a police officer in Texas, and played a big role in Covid support missions. This is his Pandemic story.

Some men spend their whole lives searching for their moment. Nick spends his life filling it with moments, as a Cop/EMT/Firefighter for his small town in Michigan. Men like Nick keep civilization running. This is his Pandemic story.

An Indiana native turned Seattle resident, Kyle stops by to share his podcast Anachronistic, discuss what it was like being so near the C.H.O.P. protests in 2020, his hope for a reformed masculinity, and a desire to see people talk more to each other, regardless of your beliefs. This is his Pandemic story.

In Encounter at Farpoint, Q tells Picard that humans are a insufferable, dangerous, childlike race. He was right.

The Blanket Fortress of Solitude is the pop culture podcast at the end of the world, and the official podcast of Divided By Zero Books.