Mike Duncans account of the Martian Revolution comes to an end.

The days grow darker in Bakers Gap as allies from different generations meet face to face.br /br /We learn more of the machinations of the Good Mother ministries and some background to the strange things going on around Bakers Gap. brbr

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CW: Gunfire, profanity, mentions of ritual sex magic, marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, cult activity, kidnapping, hobbits, threat of harm to the elderly, depiction of the aftermath of a fist fight.

Old enemies rise as older friends try to make peace.br /br /The followers of the Good Mother (Season 2 a la Dead Queen!) examine their circumstances following the continual failure to bring about her return and eyeball a familiar (Cowboy!) face as a plausible alternative. Meanwhile, Archie and Cowboy talk out their grievances and why Cowboy disappeared for so long. brbr

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Incidentally, the great late Marcie Walker made it to 84, while her sister, Ellie, is still alive in 89, for those curious about the wonderful Walker Women of Bakers Gap.

After a long time friend dies from a heart attack, Archie Stallard returns to Bakers Gap for the visitation where he encounters familiar faces from his past.br /br /The year is 1989 folks! Archie was one of the group of boys who confronted the darkness of Death Island in the time of the Dark Queen in Season 2.

iOld Gods of Appalachia/i returns with an enticing prologue for its newest season set during the Satanic panic era of the 1970s.br /br /Thus begins Season 5 of iOld Gods of Appalachia/i. brbr

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As common for the show, the season begins with a prologue that is essentially a soliloquy by co-creator Steve Shell. Since OGOA provides transcripts, a href=https://www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/uploads/episodes/season05_episode-71_season-five-prologue_transcript.pdfyou can read said soliloquy here/a. a href=https://www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/episodes/2024-12-05/episode-71_season-five-prologue/202412041750265353You can also listen to the episode here/a, or through your podcast provider. brbr

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At the end of the soliloquy, updates from both Steve and other co-creator, Cam Collins, including a note that this season will return to the prior format of seasons 1 and 3, versus the trial framed format from Season 4 which jumped back and forth concerning the trial of Jack.brbr

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Note: For those who subscribe to The Holler or Patreon, OGOA dropped a new episode in its line of stories referred to as iFamiliar and Beloved/i. We can either incorporate those into these posts or see about creating separate if folks are interested. brbr

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Welcome back, family!

The story of the first people who invented democracy, and what it did to them.br /br /An interview / discussion with Loren J. Samons II, author of emWhats Wrong With Democracy?/em

Mike Duncan is back! And his next project is future historical fiction! Chapter 11 will cover the centuries-hence revolution on Mars. When he first wrapped up the Revolutions podcast after his 103 part epic on the Russian Revolution, Mike recorded his takeaways from the podcasts run in a series of 12 appendices. Now hes using these takeaways to create a future history of Mars using a premise familiar to readers of Kim Stanley Robinson and The Expanse: People dont stop being people just because theyve gone into space. Same sh*t, different century.

Pennies cost more than a cent to make — and no one spends them. The New York Times Magazines Caity Weaver explains why we cant get rid of them.br /br /This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Rob Byers and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.brbr

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Were finally discussing a good book! Naomi Kleins Doppelgänger chronicles the long, steady descent of another Naomi — Wolf (buddy oof) — from feminist icon to crank conspiracist. To hear the rest of the episode, support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPodbr /br /This single episode has made my months-long Patreon subscription worthwhile.

This is the third official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, emThe Power Broker/em by our hero Robert Caro. emBlank Check/em podcast co-host and emThe Atlantic/em movie critic David Sims is our book club guest.On todays show, Elliott Kalan, Roman Mars, and David Sims will cover the first section of Part 4 of the book (Chapters 11 through the end of Chapter 15), discussing the major story beats and themes.