The Fire Escape

Pete and Colter kick off 2021 talking about Alabama Football and the failed coup on Jan. 6. What a first week of the year it's been, y'all!

Hywel Reads a Selection from Dylan Thomas' "A Child's Christmas in Wales".

An excerpt from 2018's Christmas Episode.

Music by Lowland Hum.

Colter and Pete share their hopes and dreams for the new year.

The Lads talk Assassin's Creed Valhalla, historical fiction, THE MONOLITH, and more.

The Lads discuss the election results and the passing of Alex Trebek.

Pete brings us a spooky tale from r/NoSleep to keep you shaken in yer boots, and Colter becomes possessed by the spirit of Hywel in the telling of several ghost stories from the land of dragons and corgis.

Colter tries to convince Pete that we are in base reality, or at the very least, Elon Musk is way off base in his assumptions about what computational simulation is.

Welcome to the first episode of our new collaboration with The Colloquial.

Colter and Peter discuss Emily in Paris, election anxiety, and bad philosophy.

The purpose of The Colloquial is to deliver easy and fun content about highbrow subjects. We want to tear down the gatekeepers. We want to use familiar language for complicated topics or discuss familiar topics with a more theoretical approach. You don’t have to understand a mountain of theory to feel the subversive power of Pope L’s art. It’s ok to just call it badass. That’s what The Colloquial means. It’s a fancy word to say common.

This mission is a personal one. The Colloquial Magazine was created during a time when the co-founders were all facing uncertainty. 5 friends wanting to write, create, entertain, or simply stay connected to each other. We know we aren’t going to be the the best writers or covering the hottest topics, but we also know we can provide a voice and perspective that has value.

Colter has been abandoned by the lads, but fortunately he is not left alone. Previous fan favorite, Caitlin Durante, joins the show to address just how off we were about our way too early 2021 Oscar picks, and whether or not they will occur at all. We also talk about what we've been watching to keep us sane.