The Lost Signals

Join MOTS Ado as we take this episode out of linear time to change our perspective of linguistics and physics in Ted Chiang’s “Story of Your Life.”

SE jumps back into its genre coverage this season, this time around focusing on platformers with a few puzzler-related elements thrown in.

The Lost Signals reviews the newest film in the Ocean’s franchise, Logan Lucky.

After having processed the origin of hero myths through Joseph Campbell’s Hero With a Thousand Faces, TLS turn that lens onto one of the most influential modern hero arcs—the original 1977 Star Wars. [Aggregate score: 9.5]

The Neophytes discuss identity in the age of instant celebrity.  They frame their discussion through Netflix’s documentary, Nobody Speak, which pits the fiction Hulk Hogan vs the fiction Gawker.

Join the Lost Signals crew in a raucous conversation on Stephen King’s The Jaunt and miscellaneous literary topics.

The Lost Signals reviews a new teenage angst-comedy that follows an awkward young man with father issues as he navigates school, responsibilities, and finding a date to the homecoming dance.

SE presents the second of our ongoing talks within major game genres, this time focusing on the myriad ins, outs, and oddities of role playing games and their related ilk.

The MOTS Ado crew reaches the end of their rope with this review of a Civil War story about a life reclaimed. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge remains Ambrose Bierce’s most enduring work for a reason.

Today’s episode features our review of the 1955, reality bending short story by Frederik Pohl, The Tunnel Under the World. Coincidentally enough, we’re releasing this on the date before the events of the story. Good luck with June 15th.