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Binge O'Clock PodcastS5E0 - THE TERROR: Pre-Season One - But First, Some ContextWe're at it again, this time with doomed polar expeditions, and Antonella Inserra joins us once more for "THE TERROR: SEASON 1." In this episode, Nella will catch us up on the history, the book the season is based on, and the general context we would otherwise be missing. AMC's THE TERROR is currently available for streaming on HULU. Don't forget to rate, subscribe and comment! Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/bocpod Feel like you might want more of Nella Explaining a Thing? Sign up for her Patreon, where she goes into m...
2023-05-2451 min
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Teaser: THE TERRORWelcome to the Apocalist Book Club. I’m Nella, and I know it’s been a while. Before we get back to it with season 2, I have some other work to wrap up on our sister podcast. See, in 2007 a supernatural horror book by Dan Simmons was published and by 2016 the story was adapted by AMC for a 10 episode season called THE TERROR. Now, I’ll grant you, it’s not an apocalypse. But it is a fictionalized version of what might have happened to the Franklin Expedition. And listeners, you know how t...
2023-05-1953 min
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Movie Night: Zombie Triple Feature Picture Show (Part 3)If you got up to use the restroom, don't worry you didn't miss anything! Nella continues her Zombie Triple Feature Picture Show with Danielle Ngo and Joy Seldin from the podcast Binge O'Clock! We unpack DAY OF THE DEAD, then touched on RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, the schlocky other "sequel" to NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD that stole DAY's thunder. Rude. And that wraps up our Zombie Movie Night!...or...DOES IT??? Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. You can...
2022-08-241h 33
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Movie Night: Zombie Triple Feature Picture Show (Part 2)Hope you visited Concessions at intermission, because here's part 2! Nella continues her Zombie Triple Feature Picture Show with Danielle Ngo and Joy Seldin from the podcast Binge O'Clock with DAWN OF THE DEAD! Send help, one actor looks so much like Jeeves and Wooster era Hugh Laurie I'm dying. And remember kids, if you go through all the trouble of cleverly disguising the entrance to your tricked out living quarters, DON'T. LEAVE THEM. WHEN. THE BIKER GANG. COMES. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here.
2022-07-2054 min
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Movie Night: Zombie Triple Feature Picture Show (Part 1)While Raven and Nella are still prepping for Season 2: The Atomic Age for the Apocalist, Danielle Ngo and Joy Seldin from the podcast Binge O'Clock joined Nella to watch zombie movies...and not just any zombie movies, the ones that started it all! This first episode explores the history of the zombie movie, and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Part 2 will continue with DAWN OF THE DEAD, and we'll end Part 3 with DAY OF THE DEAD (and a touch of RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD for that 80s spicy brain flavor). Support us at https://www.pa...
2022-06-201h 15
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 41: Apocalist Book Club Q&A!#41: Thank you to everyone that sent in questions for our Q&A! We currently don't have a hard start date for season 2 though Nella is planning a limited Zombie Movie Night series for the interim. Stay tuned as we prepare for the Atomic Age! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.
2022-06-1655 min
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 40: The Black Flame by Stanley G. Weinbaum#40: The year is...well it's a little timey wimey, but we're calling it 1939. Tom Conner was just a normal dude who was sent to the electric chair for murder...and wakes up to find himself in the FUTURE! In a world ruled by Immortals, Tom truly is the 2nd love interest of a YA dystopian novel heroine, he just doesn't know it yet. I straight up lose it over slide rulers in this one. Come for a rebellion that just really hates paying taxes, stay for the one immortal cat left alive. And yes, Olga Romanov was a...
2022-02-2354 min
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 39: Wild Harbour by Ian MacPherson#39: We're still in 1936 but we've moved out to the Scottish Highlands and taken up cave-living in the face of war! If you liked THE HATCHET or other wilderness survival books as a kid, you're probably going to like this one. This book could have been insufferable with moralizing, but MacPherson weaves a deceptively simple narrative that got under our ribs. We just wish he had ended it 2 chapters earlier... Remember kids, the real Apocalypse is when you walk away from society. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here.
2022-01-1952 minApocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 38: The War with the Newts by Karel Capek #38: The year is 1936 and we're back to our beloved Czech author Karel Capek. This is a much grimmer end of the world when compared to his 1922 novel THE ABSOLUTE AT LARGE. While both novels address the danger of voracious human consumption, this one digs much deeper into the horrors of colonialism, and the exploitation of "the Other". There are no good guys here, but there are no mustache twirling villains either, and Capek gets to the heart of so many of the current dangers that threaten humanity. Although, who was Bondy in real life and what axe did Capek have t...
2021-12-221h 14Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 37: Earth Stopped/Gone to Ground by T.H. White#37: The year is a little of '34, a little of '35, and who gave T.H. White the right to delight us so much?! We 100% were not expecting all these hunting puns, but we are here for it. Come for Mr. Marx's sporting tour (who is a POC and NOT a villain, actually), stay for a very British farce of a Decameron. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Mic...
2021-11-251h 34
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 36: The Strange Invaders by Alun Lywellyn#36: We're back in 1934 with THE STRANGE INVADERS by Alun Llewellyn! If you can here on the promise of dinosaurs, I regret to inform you, so did we. New t-shirt idea: I survived the Apocalypse and all I got was this lousy herd of big man-eating lizards. Come for Alun's dislike of Stalin's communism, stay for the sexiest of lamps. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Mus...
2021-10-211h 01Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 35: THE MACHINE STOPS by E. M. ForsterRaven went back in time to 1909 to read the novella THE MACHINE STOPS with friend of the Apoc-pod, writer and virologist John Skylar! E. M. Forster was very queer (he wrote MAURICE, after all) and we suspect he had a looking glass into the future because he nailed Zoom Fatigue. Come for a society that has forgotten how to repair the Machine that does EVERYTHING for them, stay for trying to avert an apocalypse with a Strongly Worded Complaint. You can check out John Skylar's writing at Covid Transmissions. Support us at https://ww...
2021-09-151h 10Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 34: Gay Hunter by James Leslie MitchellThe year is 1934 and James Leslie Mitchell co-wrote a book with his own pseudonym, which LBH feels like a very Scottish thing to do. Come for our bisexual, nudist female protagonist who is here to bash the Fash, stay for this one neat trick to help you fall asleep...with the small side effect that you end up in the F U T U R E! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.co...
2021-08-221h 03Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 33: Doctor Arnoldi by Tiffany ThayerThe year is 1934 and we spent more time talking about our Tiffany instead of the book but TBH the book didn't have a declassified FBI file or a sick burn courtesy of Dorothy Parker. This book asks 'what would happen if no one could die?' and no one's the good guy here, not even the secretary. ESPECIALLY the secretary. Come for the zombie apocalypse no one asked for (including the author!), stay for the straights being at it again. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of ...
2021-07-281h 38Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 32: The Lord of Life by Neil BellThe year is STILL 1933 with THE LORD OF LIFE by pseudonym of a pseudonym Neil Bell. 19 men and 1 woman are the only known survivors after a mad Bond villain scientist ends the world and it only gets worse from there because we're pretty sure this author thought he was being DROLL. Come for how fish are NOT pollinators, actually, stay for the Victory of the Incel. Where's a puke emoji when you need one... CW: We talk about rape and coercion but we try to keep from being graphic. Support us at https://www.patreon.c...
2021-06-171h 09
Binge O'Clock PodcastS2E1 - FRINGE: Ted Bundy with a Pituitary ProblemIn this episode, Danielle, Joy, and their surprise guest star, Antonella Inserra, sit down to watch Fringe, season 1, episodes 1-5. We cringed over the gooey “science” of it all, and celebrated the show for its character development and chemistry. Nella made some bold predictions, but no spoilers, people! We’re doing this live! Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/bocpod This Week’s Question: Who is your favorite side character in these episodes of Fringe, and where do you think their character arc is going? Let us know in the comments
2021-06-151h 06Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 31.2: The Woman on the Beast by Helen SimpsonWe continue our exploration of THE WOMAN ON THE BEAST! We haven't had a biblical Apocalypse since our first book and we really enjoyed this one. Come for the eve of the French Revolution, stay for Helen's OPINIONS about Aimee Elizabeth Semple McPherson. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.
2021-05-211h 15Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 31.1: The Woman on the Beast by Helen SimpsonRaven and Nella are back with your regularly scheduled Apocalist Book Club! We're still in 1933 but the exciting news is that your hosts are fully vaccinated and recorded this episode face-to-face! That, and the fact they adored this book is probably why this episode is split into two parts. Come for Nella giving the briefest of histories about Goa and the Inquisition, stay for our new favorite Australian Hedge Witch. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us a...
2021-05-191h 02Apocalist Book ClubThe Battle of the Allens: an RPG (FINALE)Our heroes take to the skies to give the Allens what for! Will they save the Earth from oncoming utopia? Will they ever return home? And how DO the Benevolents get their whites so white?! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com
2021-05-1343 minApocalist Book ClubThe Battle of the Allens: an RPG (Ep. 3)Last time, on the Battle of the Allens! Our heroes join forces with the Evel Terrarists, and leapt to Manhattan’s defense by repairing the artillery battery on Randall’s Island! But just as the shots were fired, the airship disappeared from the skies! Will our heroes get some answers back at the Evel Terrarists’ headquarters at the Central Park Arsenal? Who is the Evel Terrarists’ head scientist? Why did no one think twice about calling themselves the ‘Evel Terrarists’? And a huge thank you to LindsayPB on Twitter for lending her voice for Olga Romanoff! Support us...
2021-05-0537 minApocalist Book ClubThe Battle of the Allens: an RPG (Ep. 2)Last time, on the Battle of the Allens! Berties Smallways, Claire Webster, and Quinton Edge are ripped from their own broken worlds to find themselves in a hot air balloon hovering over a Manhattan under attack from the skies! Can they repair the battery on Randall’s Island and save the besieged city from the Benevolents' bombardment? Who does Cerulean Blunt work for? And where IS Claire Webster keeping all those walnuts? Content Warning: Violence; Foley of gunfire, and a body falling from a great height. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nella...
2021-04-2838 minApocalist Book ClubThe Battle of the Allens: an RPG (Ep. 1)It was asked for, and by Jove, it begins! THE BATTLE OF THE ALLENS: A Savage Worlds RPG (Ep. 1) Who will win after the end of their world? Dramatis Personae Bertie Smallways from WAR IN THE AIR . . . as played by Nella Quinton Edge from THE DOOMSMEN . . . as played by Raven Claire Webster from DELUGE . . . as played by Angelina Meehan and presenting . . . Jeff Liu-Leyco as our GM! 4 episodes total released on Wednesdays! Regular Apocalist episodes will return in May. A t...
2021-04-2133 min
Apocalist Book ClubEp. 30: Tom's A-Cold by John Collier#30: We're back at it by backtracking to 1933! This book is a post-apocalyptic gang thinking they could be Camelot but then Shakespearean tragedy smacks them all down. AS IT SHOULD, because our good guys are DEFINITELY the baddies. Nella was waiting in the wings like Fortinbras, 15 minutes late with Starbucks ready for everyone to die-- You could have been trading, but instead you were pillaging and raping. CW: If you read the book one character is a pedophile. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. ...
2021-03-171h 20
MusicalSplaining18: The Wizard of OzThis week on our journey down the yellow brick road, we are joined by fellow 'splainer and L. Frank Baum wizard Antonella Inserra. Lindsay considers the Wicked Witch's OSHA violations and Kaveh discovers a newfound appreciation for animal talent.Get CuriosityStream + Nebula for only $2.99 per month or $19.99 for a full year, by visiting CuriosityStream.com/musicalsplainingSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-03-021h 02
Apocalist Book ClubEp. 29: Movie Night, and After Worlds Collide!#29: Nella and Raven needed a break from the world, so they hopped a ride to Bronson Beta and read the truly pulpy AFTER WORLDS COLLIDE! The Earth may be gone, but there sure are Soviets. We also watched the 1952 movie adaptation of WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, which, hey, at least it was short and had some good NYC destruction. Come for a planet that conveniently isn't trying to kill you despite your best efforts, stay for Marian Jackson, the real MVP. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here....
2021-02-171h 27
Apocalist Book ClubEp. 28: When Worlds Collide by Philip Wylie & Edwin Balmer#28: The year is 1933 and get in, losers, we're going to SPACE! We've entered the Pulp Age, and Nella is VERY here for this screwball apocalypse. Come for the inspiration for Flash Gordon and maybe even Superman (???), stay for some gosh darn good pulp. And remember kids: Bring the Botanist to the moss, NOT the moss to the Botanist! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bra...
2021-01-271h 10
Apocalist Book ClubEp. 27: Red Snow by F. Wright Moxley#27: The year is 1930 and it's Apocalypse by Sterility, y'all! Won't somebody think of the CHILDREN! Come for a woman of color just trying to live her damn life, stay for the classic blunder of getting involved in a land war in Asia. CW: this novel contains racism, Anti-Semitism, homophobia, violence again religious minorities, sexual violence against men and women. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Mu...
2020-12-161h 26
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 26: Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon#26: The year is 1930 and if you wanted a college text book version of all your favorite sci-fi tropes, this book has everything! Fission! Air ships! Biological warfare! Martians! Hive minds! Eugenics! Telepathy! Genocide via Terraforming! Not-Gallifreyans! No homo polyamory :( So many apocalypses, my god, why did it take so much time??? Come for a major inspiration of some classic modern sci-fi, stay for the beef with C.S. Lewis. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gm...
2020-11-251h 15
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 25: The Pallid Giant by Pierrepont Noyes#25: The year is 1927, and we should have seen the eugenics coming. Pierrepont was one of Oneida's little 'experiments', after all. Come for our biggest frame story yet, come for Chekov's double agent spy friend. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.
2020-10-211h 04
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club Ep. 24: Deluge by S. Fowler Wright#24: The year is 1928 and this book is fine. It's fine. It's Fine. Come for one of our best lady characters, stay for the author's earnest opinions about M O D E R N W O M E N. Also, pretty sure this counts for one of our racier Apocalypses so far! Well, what do you expect, the author had 10 kids. Content warning: discussion of assault, abortion plot in second book Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us...
2020-09-161h 17
Apocalist Book ClubEp. 23: The Great 1920s Out-of-Print Grab Bag#23: We have 7 out-of-print books from the 1920s to cover, so pull up a chair and prepare to hate how timely this nonsense is. I know I do! Content warning: discussion of racism, the history of antisemitism and fictional abuse of minors. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.
2020-08-191h 11
Apocalist Book ClubEp. 22: Nordenholt's Million by J. J. Connington#22: The year is 1923, which means we are deep in proto-Fascism territory. Raven started this read and warned that it was as if Ayn Rand wrote Caesar's Column. Never let an Organic Chemist run wild with Science Fiction, always bring a back-up Biologist. Come for Nella's total saltiness, stay for this villain's POV version of a YA dystopian novel. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by...
2020-07-151h 15
Apocalist Book ClubEp. 21: The Absolute at Large by Karel Čapek#21: The year is STILL 1922 but hold the presses, we really enjoyed this one! Nella feels like Karel Čapek was the mirror-verse version of G.K. Chesterton. She completely 100% friend-ship them. Oh, to have been a fly on the wall of the debates they would have had! Come for the writer that popularized the word "robot" being declared "public enemy number 2" by the Nazis, stay for one of Raven's favorite awful protagonists. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at A...
2020-06-241h 01
Apocalist Book ClubEp. 20: The Perfect World by Ella M. Scrymsour#20: Satan-worshipping? On MY Jupiter??? It's more likely than you think! The year is 1922 and our cup runneth over with our 3rd lady writer. However, now there's plot all over the floor and there's no mop on hand. This novel is like two novellas in a trench coat. This is like a 7-part Doctor Who arc, but if no one was at the helm. Come for the deeply uncomfortable anti-Semitism in the center of the Earth, stay for SPAAAAAACE. And remember— There is no Death in Keemar. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nell...
2020-05-201h 34
Apocalist Book ClubEp. 19: Theodore Savage by Cicely Hamilton#19: The year is 1922 and it's our second lady author of the Apocalist! Like Mary Shelley, Cicely Hamilton lived an absolutely fascinating life and wrote an absolute downer of a book. It's almost like The Great War made her even more of a pessimist or something. Come for the Feminism, stay for the Murder Amish. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound edi...
2020-04-151h 19
Apocalist Book ClubEp. 18 People of the Ruins by Edward Shanks#18: The Year is 1920 and we're live with PEOPLE OF THE RUINS by Edward Shanks! This book's apocalypse is not a plague, PHEW!...just the fault of the Bolsheviks? IDK I'm pretty sure it was Capitalism that was wrong. Come for the evil Canadian, stay for the Shakespearian tragic end. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.
2020-03-181h 06
Apocalist Book ClubGoslings by J.D. Beresford#17: The Year is 1913 & we were pleasantly surprised by this plague that kills men! Come for JD's opinions about the uselessness of suburban life & religious fervor, stay for Aunt May & her cigarettes. Remember friends: ALWAYS take the potato. #TeamPotato Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.
2020-02-191h 17
Closed MondayNRO #12 : Antonella Pomilla (@foodgetaboutit) & George Giacinto (@da_giorgio77)When happens when you invite two kids from the Bronx into the studio to talk about restaurants, social media, and everything in between? Some real talk that’s what happens.
2020-01-301h 10
Apocalist Book ClubDarkness and Dawn by George Allen England#16: The years are 1912 to 1914, and George Allen England gave his audience what they craved: Racism masquerading as evolutionary science. 225,000 words worth. Dang, this one was rough. Come for the authorial self-insert voted "Most Useful to be Abandoned on a Desert Island With but Honestly I'd Probably just Prefer Death Thanks", stay for "feminism!--But only if it's useful to men". WOOF. CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of racist descriptions. Support us at patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here. Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com...
2020-01-221h 17
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club: The Holiday Special #15: This holiday season while we read a T R I L O G Y, we're bringing peace and goodwill to mankind with a recap/review of the 2019 BBC's WAR OF THE WORLDS! It made Choices! #JusticeforTheThunderchild Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.
2019-12-1834 min
Apocalist Book ClubNovella November 14: That's right, we broke from the timeline to bring you two novellas from two avowed Socialists! In the British corner we have H. G. "Bertie" Wells with THE TIME MACHINE! In the American corner we have Jack "He Sure Did Write About Wolves" London with THE SCARLET PLAGUE! Who will win in the clash of high school English class titans? Remember, only one of them told Stalin off. Come for the armchair anthropologist, stay for the greatest hits from every zombie movie ever. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of t...
2019-11-201h 09
Every DayNight of the CometThe end of the world comes in many forms: aliens, zombies, and, in this case, a bit of both. As a comet tavels across the Arth's atmosphere, all but a tiny few members of its civilization are reduced to dust. The rest either become zombies or hit the all. Elisa Hansen and Antonella Inserra join host, Dany Roth, to talk about the basic cable classic, Night of the Comet, and why we all kinda want to be a cheerleader with an uzi.
2019-10-2600 minEvery DayInvasion of the Body SnatchersWeird flowers, evil Leonard Nimoy, and the most iconic rude pointing in the history of cinema combine to form one of the best remakes of all time: Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Elisa Hansen and Antonella Inserra join host, Dany Roth, as they go full pod person.
2019-10-2000 min
Apocalist Book ClubThe Night Land by William Hope Hodgson#13: The Year is 1912 and William Hope Hodgson was never taught to tag his porn. It's billions of years into the future, the sun is gone and science might be responsible for the monsters that roam the land--so you better not leave the 7-mile high pyramid where the millions of surviving humans live. A reminder to those of you playing the home game, Everest is only 5.49-ish miles high. Come for the time Hope pissed off Harry Houdini, stay for 27 exasperated "uh-huh"s. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apo...
2019-10-161h 00
Apocalist Book ClubThe Second Deluge by Garrett P. Serviss#12: The year is 1912 and if you like Roland Emmerich disaster movies do we have the apocalyptic novel for you! Come for the scientist no one listens to until it's too late, stay for the presidential B-plot! Nella STANS the gay French submarine for ever. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.
2019-09-181h 03
Apocalist Book ClubThe War in the Air by H.G. Wells#11: The year is 1908 and good old Herbert (Bertie) George Wells is at it again! Come for God's Own Idiot for a main character, stay for Bertie's scathing indictment of his own Modern Times that were just coming around the bend. Nella will die mad that there wasn't a Harold Lloyd silent film based on this. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound...
2019-08-211h 04
Apocalist Book ClubThe Doomsman by Van Tassel Sutphen#10: The year is 1906, and someone read Jefferies' AFTER LONDON and was inspired. New York City is dead, long live Doom the Forbidden. This is what happens when only members of the Society for Creative Anachronism survive the Apocalypse. Come for our favorite villain yet, stay for me going on for TOO LONG about NYC geography. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Soun...
2019-07-191h 20
Apocalist Book ClubValhalla by George Long#9: The year is 1906 and there is not a single Viking in this ENTIRE Apocalypse.This is Armageddon by GARDEN PARTY, End Times by Downton Abbey except all the Help are literal ghosts you can't see so you don't even get to their interesting hopes, dreams and aspirations. Come for the most nauseatingly gentile End of the World, stay for the conveniently obtuse rules the Dead follow. Seriously someone get them a Handbook of the Recently Deceased ASAP. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us...
2019-06-1958 min
Apocalist Book ClubThe Purple Cloud by M.P. Shiel#8: The year is 1901, and H.P. Lovecraft had OPINIONS about THE PURPLE CLOUD, so you know it's going to be a doozy. Come for the Decadent movement and the birth of the Yellow Peril novel (YIKES), stay for the unfortunate last minute Pygmalion swerve. [CONTENT WARNING] Starting at 1:21:36, there is discussion about the sexual assault of a minor.
2019-05-221h 29
Apocalist Book ClubPart 2 War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells#07.2: The chaos and horror grows as the invasion expands. Hope no one is claustrophobic because we're about to be stuck in a basement for 2 weeks. Also, Martian anatomy, how does it even work?? Come for the sensible lady with a pistol, stay for the hosts learning slightly disturbing things about themselves! #RemembertheThunderChild Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Cru...
2019-04-1752 min
Apocalist Book ClubPart 1: War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells#07.1: Our last book of the 19th century and it's a WINNER! Dear Bertie came through in the 11th Hour with his thrilling tale of alien invasion and survival. Come for Wells' sexy, sexy personal life, stay for sitting around like a bunch of dodos. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.
2019-04-1744 min
Every DayApril 4: PocahontasHost, Dany Roth is joined by creator of the Nella Explains a Thing YouTube series and co-host of The Apocalist Book Club podcast, Antonella Inserra, for a look back at Disney's take on Pocahontas. How did the film's now infamous historical inaccuracies inspire a young girl towards archaeology? Listen to find out!
2019-04-0400 min
Apocalist Book ClubOlga Romanoff or The Syren of the Skies by George Griffith#06: The year is 1894, and Olga Romanoff is the dystopian heroine you want to root for...except she's a terrible person. There's also the Aerians and they had the GALL to found White Wakanda. Whatever, they are terrible. Everyone's terrible.Come for #TeamComet finally winning the day, stay for Griffith’s staggeringly mixed political messages. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound edit...
2019-03-201h 12
Apocalist Book ClubOmega, The Last Days of the World by Camille Flammarion#05: It's 1894, and rockstar Astronomy is BIG. Is it possible for the world to not end fast enough? Will we ever stop being surprised by potential Doctor Who Christmas specials? Why did Camille feel it was ok to write a novel when he didn't even READ novels? And is this even a novel? IS IT?????? Anyway, come for the Attack of the Maths, stay for the g-g-g-g-ghost Pharaoh! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gm...
2019-02-211h 04
Apocalist Book ClubCaesar's Column by Ignatius Donnelly#04.2: The year is 1890, and Ignatius "Iggy" Donnelly doesn't want a violent revolution to destroy society as we know it, but so it goes. This book is anti-semitic, racist, and is grossly obsessed with female "purity". Listener discretion is advised. Come for a discussion about the history of the labor movement, stay for the violence inherent in the system! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pr...
2019-01-161h 11
Apocalist Book ClubAn Introduction to our boys Eddie and Iggy#04.1: Before we scale Caesar's Column by Ignatius Donnelly, we need to talk about Edward Bellamy's utopian fiction and Ignatius Donnelly's hottest takes about Atlantis. Come for big government solving all of society's problems, stay for the creation of the credit card. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.
2019-01-1638 min
Apocalist Book ClubAfter London by Richard Jefferies#03: Welcome to the year 1885 and our very first POST-Apocalypse! Come for the world-building thought exercise, stay for the nightmare landscape that's actively trying to kill you. Oh, have we mentioned canoes? Have you thought about palisades? You should really give engineering a chance. Support us on Patreon Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.
2018-12-191h 11
Apocalist Book ClubThe Last Man by Mary ShelleyThe year is 1826, and Mary Shelley publishes a depressing fanfic about her own life because therapy isn't a Thing. Come for our wistful longings for her mother Mary Wollstonecraft, stay for that guy we HATE dying in a fire. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent Bramley. Music by Robare Pruyn. Sound editing by Crutch Phrase Studio.
2018-11-211h 12
Every DayOctober 31: Black Christmas (1974)Host Dany Roth is joined by Apocalist Book Club podcast host Antonella Inserra to discuss the 1974 classic Black Christmas. Discussion includes how cops are not the answer to problems in horror movies, the phone company, Claude the cat, Margot Kidder owning her hotness and drunk house mothers.
2018-10-3100 min
Apocalist Book ClubLe Dernier Homme (The Last Man) by Jean-Baptiste De Grainville #01: 1805 - the first modern novel depicting the end of the world is published. And boy howdy, what an ending! Jean-Baptiste François Xavier Cousin De Grainville takes us on a good old-fashioned biblical Apocalypse with some modern twists along the way. Come for the Whovian frame story, be tantalized by the will-they-won't-they, and stick around for Nella's new favorite hate-ship. Viva la France! Support us at https://www.patreon.com/nellachronism Episode transcript here Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter @ApocalistC, Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by M...
2018-10-3056 min
Apocalist Book ClubApocalist Book Club#0: In the year of our Lord 2018, Nella and Raven begin their long road to the End Times by unpacking how we've exploring the Apocalypse through fiction. Pull up a chair by the fire or tune in on the old ham radio. Coming to you from the wastes of Queens New York, join us on this chronological read-through of Apocalyptic fiction. Episode transcript here Follow the progress of the Apocalist here Follow us on twitter at @ApocalistC Email us at ApocalistBookClub@gmail.com CREDITS: Art by Michael Vincent B...
2018-10-2918 min
Every DayOctober 3: The Last Man On EarthHost Dany Roth is joined by the Apocalist Book Club podcast co-hosts Antonella Inserra and Raven Jakubowski to discuss the 1964 Vincent Prince film The Last Man on Earth (based on the novel I Am Legend). Is Vincent Price a villain? What's his accent? Cults! Harrison Ford! All this and more is discussed. Listen now.
2018-10-0300 min