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April 29, 2023 S2 E3 Told in the Desert, The Willow Landscape
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We cover two stories this time, beginning with the tale of a mysterious wanderer, Told in the Desert. That is followed by the story of a remarkable painting, The Willow Landscape. We chat action, curry goat, dream states, album covers, and invent a new word.
Favourite words: torrefaction, olibanum, Iblis, auriphrygiate, ghazals, morbidezza
Guest reader: author Alexandra Beaumont
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Brother Theodore Reading Emperor of Dreams trailer Innsmouth Literary Festival
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1 hr 9 min
April 15, 2023 S2 E2 The Red World of Polaris
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This episode sees us deep in interstellar space once more with Captain Volmar and the crew of the Alcyone! We talk manuscripts, Star Trek, mi-go, and Dalek history and play HPL Bingo. We also discuss listener feedback on the mating habits of the Great Old Ones...
Favourite words: etiolated, burglarious, aphelion, quotidian, intersidereal, anaglyph
Guest reader Jeff Goad of the Appendix N Bookclub podcast
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Pickman Papers Kickstart Innsmouth Literary Festival
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1 hr 28 min
April 01, 2023 S2 E1 The Door to Saturn
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Welcome to Season Two! For our first episode, Jeff Goad of the Appendix N Bookclub podcast joins us as we step through the Door to Saturn. We talk fatal eroticism, Tsathoggua's back scratches, Dungeons & Dragons, triple cyclopean, and Tim pronounces Hziulquoigmnzhah!
Favourite words: magniloquently, perspicacious, stylitean, desuetude, apterous, orotund.
Guest reader: Shelley de Cruz Graveheart Designs
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Pickman Papers Kickstart
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1 hr 12 min
February 18, 2023 S1 E18 Season One Wrap Up
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We are joined by Mark Griffin and Richard Wilson of the 30+ Minutes with HP Lovecraft podcast for a look back over our first season.
We talk HPL's enduring influence, favourite Smithian words and phrases, which story we enjoyed the most, Smith's approach to writing, and more. Plus an announcement about our Guest of Honour at the Innsmouth Literary Festival!

Huge thanks to all our guests, readers, Patrons, supporters and listeners for helping us reach over 1500 downloads. We will be releasing a Patron only episode next, covering some of CAS' correspondence to Lovecraft and Derleth then, after a short break, we will be back with Season Two - The Door to Saturn...

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1 hr 11 min
February 04, 2023 S1 E17 Voyage to Sfanamoe
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We end Season One with another trip to Venus, this time from Poseidonis! Author Gavin Chappell joins us, and we chat lost islands, ancient civilisations, science fantasy, pod people, and CAS recordings. Plus listener questions and feedback.
Favourite words Moaria, manumission, consanguinity, orchidaceous, diluvial, calyxes
Guest reader: Shelley de Cruz Graveheart Designs

Schlock Webzine Lovecraftiana Magazine Gavin Chappell Site
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1 hr
January 21, 2023 S1 E16 The Necromantic Tale, The Immeasurable Horror
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We find Smith back on form with two cracking stories. Beginning with The Necromantic Tale, we talk gothic tropes, witch trials, MR James, demons and disappointment rooms.
Then it's a trip to Venus for The Immeasurable Horror. We talk shoggoths, red shirts, Venusian sci fi and Poddy Fronds. Plus listener feedback and news of the forthcoming Innsmouth Literary Festival.
Guest reader: Robert Lloyd Parry Nunkie Productions
Favourite words: Hagdon, nefandous, anitnomian, lustrum, exiguous, etiolated, pullulating.

Podcast to the Curious
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1 hr 33 min
January 07, 2023 S1 E15 The Root of Ampoi
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We start the New Year with a look at Smith's rarely printed jungle adventure, the Root of Ampoi. We talk pulp magazines, Cockney history, genres, Carry On Up the Jungle and Robert Crumb.
Guest reader: Greig Johnson
Favourite words: acromegaly, allopath, sybaritic

The Cockney Walk Root of Ampoi track Greig Johnson Etsy
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56 min
December 22, 2022 Xmas Reading 1 - The Crypts of Memory
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Rob Poyton reads Smith's prose poem, The Crypts of Memory.
Music by Innsmouth Gold

Watch out for links to more Xmas readings over the break!

Xmas Reading 2 - The Abomination That Came for Christmas

Xmas Reading 3 - The Festival
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5 min
December 20, 2022 Festival in Innsmouth
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Tim and Rob host a chat from Innsmouth in Festival season. We talk shopping in Innsmouth, Tolkien and Lovecraft, ideas and names for writing, and pronunciations. Plus we answer live questions from listeners and give a shout out to fellow podcasters.

Big thanks again to all our guest, readers, patrons and listeners, wishing you all Happy Holidays!

Russell Smeaton People's Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos Cast of Cthulhu

Appendix N Bookclub Strange Studies of Strange Stories

Good Friends of Jackson Elias Creamy Sh....
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1 hr
December 10, 2022 S1 E14 Marooned in Andromeda
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We blast into outer space this episode and follow Captain Volmar on his five year mission to, er, kill half of his crew. We talk tweed in space, TV aliens, rough booze and the roots of scientifiction. Plus CAS letters and listener comments.
Guest reader: Shelley de Cruz Graveheart Designs
Favourite words: glaucous, noctilucae, integument, stridulation, permanganate

Innsmouth Excursions Strange Studies of Strange Stories
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1 hr 34 min

About Strange Shadows

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Hosted by Tim Mendees and Rob Poyton of the Innsmouth Book Club, Strange Shadows is a fortnightly podcast devoted to the weird fiction of Clark Ashton Smith. One of the Trinity of Weird Tales…