Jeff Martin returns to help Podside pull the starter cord and cut through Matthew Mitchell's Chaindevils, part WH40K homage, part splatterpunk "there and back again" narrative, all gnarl

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Today we talk about one of the recently-deceased Howard Waldrop's better-known stories, The Ugly Chickens. Part shaggy-dog (chicken?) story, part alternate history, and all good eatin!

We talk about The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) this time. You'd better have your quarter lined up on the cabinet bezel so you can witness a rivalry for the ages - it's nerd vs. nerd action, like you've never seen it before!

The gang's all back and chaos reigns! Next round's on you!

This time we talk about Neil Blomkamp's Elysium (2013), a story where a gringo finally makes himself useful!

As the year turns, so does our taste in reading. Join us in our read-along of Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and remember: This land is all too shallow/It is painted on the sky/And trembles like wind-shook rain/When the Raven King goes by

Ever wanted to find out what a world run by r/Childfree would be like? Look no further than Paolo Bacigalupi's short story, Pop Squad. Stephen Mazur returns to talk about the future the Left wants

Today, we right a great wrong on Podside - the fact Kurt never got to talk about Laputa: Castle in the Sky!

Oh, is it 2024 already? Pete returns to Podside to ring in the just-off-the-lot new year

As the year turns, so does our taste in reading. Join us in our read-along of Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, and remember: This land is all too shallow/It is painted on the sky/And trembles like wind-shook rain/When the Raven King goes by