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Potent PodablesEpisode 232 - November 11 to November 15 2024 - The Spruce Goose Is Already a JokeJeopardy! recaps from the week of November 11th, 2024. Kyle reminds us not to overcomplicate things, Emily updates us on her aphid infestation, and Kyle brings a deep dive on the Spruce Goose (aka the Hughes H4 Hercules).
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The News AgentsLet the election battle begin: can Labour actually win?"The battle for the General Election is getting started" - that was the message from Labour's Deputy Leader today. Angela Rayner made also a promise to change anti-strike laws within the first 100 days of a Labour government, in her speech to the TUC.So on the day that Labour gets serious about the next election, Emily hears from Labour's Peter Kyle - the new Shadow Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology.He's also running their campaign in the Mid Bedfordshire by-election and claims the Lib Dems there have launched "personal attacks" on the...2023-09-1236 min
Cabin 13: A True Crime PodcastCase 021: Operation Mississippi HustleFebruary 25, 2015. Christopher Epps stood before a judge to make a guilty plea. No one ever expected to see him as a defendant in a court of law.Join us in the Cabin as we discuss the rise and fall of Christopher Epps, the FBI operation that took him down, and the power players in the prison industry.Art "Brown Wooden House" by Johannes Plenio Music "Tumbleweed Texas" by Chris HaugenSources“Private Prisons” by the American Civil Liberties Union.“Pros and Cons of Private Prisons” by criminaljusticeprograms.com, Wiley.“Bato...2023-04-0748 min
Podcast Archives - THE VGMBASSYEpisode 86: Winter Hits with Joe and Todd
It’s cold outside, VGM fans! As is yearly tradition at the ol’ VGMbassy, Ed gathers around the fire with his pals Joe and Todd to share and chat about some blustery winter-themed video game music. Get cozy with a nice blanket and a warm beverage and listen to some lovely tracks from Jumping Flash, Overcooked 2, CrossCode, and more!
A huge thank you to Indira J (The Misadventures of Buddy and Friend, Sacrimony) for the amazing VGMbassy artwork and design, and to Trevin Hughes (aka chiptune composer Jredd) for the podcast theme song!
Check out the ...2022-12-211h 06Podcast Archives - THE VGMBASSYEpisode 85: Mario Party Mischief with Alex Messenger
See that spinning dice block over your head? Give it a good SMAAASH! Woohoo! You’ve won a new podcast episode all about Mario Party, with Alex Messenger, host of A VGM Journey. Alex and Ed cover all of the console Mario Party games on this episode, playing some of their favorite tunes, chatting about their favorite minigames, and dishing on fun memories playing with their friends and family.
A huge thank you to Indira J (The Misadventures of Buddy and Friend, Sacrimony) for the amazing VGMbassy artwork and design, and to Trevin Hughes (aka chiptune composer Jr...2022-12-012h 04Podcast Archives - THE VGMBASSYEpisode 84: Halloween Birthday Survival Shooter Spectacular
It’s Ed’s birthday and the full release of Vampire Survivors on the same day! Coupled with Halloween just around the corner, there’s a lot to celebrate on this episode. Join the fun as he takes a look at music from top-down perspective survival shooters, a genre quickly gaining popularity due to the runway success of Vampire Survivors and its Castlevania-inspired soundtrack. From the synthwave of Neon Chrome, to the epic drum & bass of Spirit Hunters: Infinite Horde, to the classic chiptunes of Necrosmith, there’s a ton of awesome jams to enjoy!
A huge thank yo...2022-10-191h 34
The Virtual Memories ShowEpisode 416 - Wendung"At 50, everyone has the face he deserves," said George Orwell, but he died at 47, so what does he know? To celebrate turning 50, I use an obscure Woody Allen movie to talk about why I can't take stock of my life. Then the good part: I ask nearly 40 guests of the podcast one question, "What do you wish you'd done before the pandemic?" (You can skip right to that at 18:45.) Participants include Witold Rybczynski, Kathe Koja, John Holl, Emily Flake, Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Ian Kelley, David Townsend, John Bertagnolli, Jennifer Hayden, Richard Kadrey, Joan Marans Dim, Liniers, Sven Birkerts, Barbara Nessim, Da...2021-01-111h 38
The YAP (Young Artist Podcast)Alina Tamborini on Singing New Music, Bel Canto, and Everything in BetweenIn our fourth episode we feature young coloratura soprano Alina Tamborini. Alina has sung bel canto with Teatro Nuovo and has recorded brand new music with her trio, Sputterbox, and she also loves to teach. We talk about her diverse career, interpreting composers old and new, and we hear and discuss some of the music from her trio's new album.
Find them on Instagram @alinatamborini and @sputterbox
Sputterbox's performance of Sept Crimes de l'Amour by Georges Aperghis
Videos of the songs featured in the episode:
"Through Distance" by Daijana Wallace
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Narrator: Ann Richardson, Bob Souer, Brian Nishii, Chris Abell, Eileen Stevens, Emily Pike Stewart, Eric G. Dove, Feodor Chin, Jennifer Jill Araya, Kate Mulligan, Kevin Kenerly, Kyle Tait, Matthew Mcauliffe, Ralph Lister, Richard Powers, Robertson Dean
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Portable MagicEpisode 18: What We've Been Reading in 2016This episode, Emily and Kyle catch up on what they've been reading so far in 2016 – including a long-overdue discussion of Scott Hawkins' The Library of Mt Char.
They also discuss several new fantasy novels, Kyle's cookbook addiction, Helen Ellis' hilarious new book of short stories, and the inspiration behind the Pringles potato chip guy.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 08:00: Smoke by Dan Vyleta
08:00 – 15:00: Shadow and Claw by Gene Wolfe
15:00 – 23:00: American Housewife by Helen Ellis
23:00 – 36:00: The Library at Mt. Char by Scott Hawkins
36:00 – 40:00: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
40:00 – 47:00: Simple French Food by Richard Olney
47:00 – 55:00: Sunny's Nights: Lost and Fou...2016-03-1458 minPortable MagicEpisode 17: Finding the Motivation to Read (& Gift Recs!)This episode, Emily and Kyle discuss how they find the time and motivation to read, even amongst all the other distractions of modern life.
Plus, for the second year in a row, they provide a comprehensive gift list for all the last-second holiday shoppers out there.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 10:00: What We're Reading
10:00 – 40:00: Finding the Motivation to Read
40:00 – 1:00:00: Gift Recommendations!
What Emily's Reading:
The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson
What Kyle's Reading:
Slade House by David Mitchell
2666 by Roberto Bolaño
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
How do you find th...2015-12-211h 02Portable MagicEpisode 16: Which Books Will Become Classics?This episode, Emily and Kyle discuss which contemporary books will become classics. Along the way, they touch on Infinite Jest, Harry Potter, and many, many more.
Plus, Kyle's been spending some time with Welcome to Night Vale and the newest encyclical from the Pope, while Emily's been immersed in Peter Clines' The Fold.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 16:00: What We're Reading
16:00 – 1:00:00: Contemporary books that will become classics
What Emily's Reading:
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai by Bradley Beaulieu
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
The Fold by Peter Clines
What Kyle's Reading:
Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph F...2015-10-231h 00Portable MagicEpisode 15: Books We Read in High SchoolThis episode, we take a trip back to our awkward high-school years to discuss what we read, what we didn't, and what stuck with us.
Plus, quick thoughts on Kim Stanley Robinson's Aurora and Nicole Kornher-Stace's Archivist Wasp.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 16:00: What We're Reading
16:00 – 1:20:00: Books We Read in High School
What Emily's Reading:
Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Faiths and Furies by Lauren Groff
What Kyle's Reading:
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
Out on the Wire by Jessica Abel
We also discussed classic books tha...2015-10-081h 19Portable MagicEpisode Fourteen: Bill BrysonThis episode, we take a closer look at the bibliography of the amiable travel, science, and memoir writer Bill Bryson.
Plus, our quick thoughts on China Mieville, The Devil in the White City, and pop history vs. scholarly history.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 10:00: What We're Reading
10:00 – 53:00: Bill Bryson
What Emily's Reading:
Three Moments of an Explosion by China Mieville
The Devil and the White City by Eric Larsen
What Kyle's Reading:
Cuba in Revolution: A History Since the 50s by Antonin Kapscia
Bill Bryson Books We Discuss:
The Lost Continent
Notes fro...2015-09-0853 minPortable MagicEpisode Thirteen: Post-Apocalyptic FictionThis episode, we take a hopefully-not-too-grim look at the genre of post-apocalyptic fiction. Emily wonders why the genre attracts so many hyper-masculine writers and Kyle talks about one of his favorite and one of his least favorite novels.
No spoilers to speak of in this episode.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 9:00: What We're Reading
9:00 – 1:00:00: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
What Emily's Reading:
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
The Incorruptables by John Horner Jacobs
What Kyle's Reading:
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Other Works Mentioned:
"Sleep Donation" by Karen Russell
"Black Moon" by...2015-08-1359 minPortable MagicEpisode Twelve: The MartianThis episode, we take a close look at Andy Weir's hard sci-fi novel The Martian and discuss its unusual publication history, its narrative structure, and how effective we thought the book turned out to be.
Plus, Emily's been on a horror kick and Kyle's been hate-watching True Detective, so he decided to pick up Nic Pizzolatto's debut novel.
Warning: This episode contains some coarse language. Maybe don't listen with the kids around.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 15:00: What We're Reading
13:00 – 45:00: The Martian by Andy Weir
What Emily's Reading:
The Blumhouse Book of Nightmares, edited by Ja...2015-07-2145 minPortable MagicEpisode Eleven: eBooks & AudiobooksThis episode, we're talking about the alternative book formats: eBooks and audiobooks. We talk about our habits with each, our favorite examples of each medium, and what might be stopping these alternative formats from reaching their full potential.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 5:00: What We're Reading
5:00 – 55:00: eBooks & Audiobooks
What Emily's Reading:
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan
What Kyle's Reading:
The Tusk That Did the Damage by Tania James
Buying books at Powell's by using these affiliate links helps support the show!
Are you an avid eBook or audiobook fanatic? Email the show at por...2015-07-0649 minPortable MagicEpisode Ten: AdaptationsWelcome back to Portable Magic! In this episode, we're talking about adaptations – good and bad. In the mix are The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Princess Bride, The Great Gatsby, Game of Thrones, and many more.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 10:00: What We're Reading
10:00 – 1:00:00: Adaptations
What Emily's Reading:
The Deadlands by Benjamin Percy
What Kyle's Reading:
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett
Buying books at Powell's by using these affiliate links helps support the show!
Which adaptations have burned you in the past? Email the show at portab...2015-06-161h 01Portable MagicEpisode Nine: Short StoriesWe forgot to introduce ourselves this week! If you're new to the show, Portable Magic is hosted by Emily Hughes and Kyle Deas.
This episode, we take a look at short stories – our favorites, the classics, and the magic and the art behind them. Emily makes the argument that we're living in the golden age of the short story collection and Kyle wonders what happened to all the magazines that used to publish short fiction.
Plus, we talk about Jon Krakauer's Missoula and a new, extended interview with Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson.
Epis...2015-05-011h 03Portable MagicEpisode Eight: Horror FictionThis episode, Kyle and Emily take a close look at horror fiction – why we read it, how it scares us, and what our favorite horror novels are. Kyle tells us what his pick is for the scariest Stephen King book and Emily talks about the books that got her into horror in the first place.
Plus, Emily follows up on her impressions of Beautiful Darkness, Kyle's pick for A Gift For A Child You Hate from Episode 2!
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 7:00: What We're Reading
7:00 – 1:05:00: Horror Fiction
What Emily's Reading:
After Birth by Elisa Albert
What K...2015-04-021h 06Portable MagicEpisode Seven: Literary FanfictionThis episode, Kyle and Emily talk about "literary fanfiction": the sub-genre of books by established authors that inhabit the world of older works of literature. We couldn't find a good term to refer to these sorts of books, but think of works like Ahab's Wife or Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead.
Plus, they talk about the Suvudu cage match and the challenges of writing fanfiction.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 14:00: What We're Reading
14:00 – 35:00: Suvudu Cage Match
35:00 - 1:00:00: "Literary Fanfiction"
What Emily's Reading:
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
What Kyle's Reading:
Stories...2015-03-1959 minPortable MagicEpisode Six: In the WoodsThis episode, Kyle and Emily devote the whole show to discussing Tana French's debut novel In the Woods.
The discussion prior to 26 minutes or so is spoiler-free, so if you're interested in the book but haven't read it, feel free to listen that far. After that point, though, spoilers abound!
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 4:30: What We're Reading
4:30 – 26:00: In the Woods (spoiler-free)
26:00 - 1:05:00: In The Woods (spoilers!)
What Emily's Reading:
Mystery book!
What Kyle's Reading:
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in Modern China by Evan Osnos
Other Works that We Discus...2015-02-271h 07Portable MagicEpisode Five: Should Adults Read YA Literature?Last year, Ruth Graham published an article in Slate arguing that adults should feel embarrassed to read young-adult fiction. This episode, Emily and Kyle weigh in on the debate and talk about how to balance reading what you like with finding material that challenges you.
Plus, they talk about what books they've been reading and Kyle gets much too excited about Robert Jackson Bennett's fantasy novel City of Stairs.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 8:00: What We're Reading
8:00 – 45:00: The Adults-Reading-YA Debate
What Emily's Reading:
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
What Kyle's Reading:
City of Stairs by...2015-02-0344 minPortable MagicEpisode Four: The Works of Neil GaimanThis episode, Emily and Kyle dive deep into the bibliography of Neil Gaiman, including his novels (especially American Gods, Neverwhere, and Anansi Boys), his children's books, and his two episodes of Doctor Who.
Plus, they talk about what books they've been reading, including a quick follow-up from their discussion Episode Three about Jeff Vandermeer's Southern Reach trilogy.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 15:00: What We're Reading
15:00 – 1:00:00: Neil Gaiman
What Emily's Reading:
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
What Kyle's Reading:
Authority / Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
Wild Ones: A Sometimes D...2015-01-2058 minPortable MagicEpisode Three: The Veneer of SillinessThis week, Emily and Kyle talk about forgotten novels – books they've stumbled across, picked up at the used bookstore, or been recommended that it seems like nobody's ever heard of.
Plus, they follow up on the books they gave as gifts this year and talk about what they're reading.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 16:00: What We're Reading
16:00 – 23:00: Follow-Up: Gifts We Gave
23:00 – 1:00:00: Forgotten Novels
What Emily's Reading:
Kindred by Octavia Butler
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson
The Troop by Nick Cutter
What Kyle's Reading...2015-01-0759 minPortable MagicEpisode Two: Look At This Treasure I Found For YouIt’s the Holiday Season, and Portable Magic has you covered! Listen to Emily and Kyle talk about the tricky act of giving books as gifts, what makes a book a great gift, and give some book recommendations for the people in your life.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 10:00: What We're Reading
10:00 – 35:00: Discussion: Books as Gifts
35:00 – 50:00: Specific recommendations for the people in your life
What Emily's Reading:
Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link and The World Before Us by Aislinn Hunter.
What Kyle's Reading:
The Slow Regard of Silent Thing...2014-12-1956 minPortable MagicEpisode One: Always Bring a PaperbackIn this inaugural episode of Portable Magic, Emily and Kyle talk about reading on the road, their best and worst travel reading experiences, and ponder the mystery of the airport bookstore.
They also discuss their vision for the Portable Magic podcast and talk about what they're currently reading.
Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – 10:00: What We're Reading
10:00 – 17:00: Our Vision for the Podcast
17:00 – 50:00: Reading while traveling
Books Mentioned
What Emily's Reading:
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
What Kyle's Reading:
Kalpa Imperial by Angelica Gorodischer, Translated by Ursula LeGuin. Click here to check out on...2014-12-0552 min
Remakers MarkRemakers Mark 13, Part 1 {So I Married An Axe Murderer}: From Romantic Tension To Axe TensionIn Part One of our discussion of the comedy/horror hybrid So I Married An Axe Murderer we reveal who we each picked to recast major and minor roles. Along the way, Kyle makes fun of Andy’s pick for Rose (surprise, surprise), and Jer throws us all for a loop with his casting of the two female roles. Also, we question the authenticity of a Thirty-something having as much ninjaware as Harriet did in her apartment.
So I Married An Axe Murderer
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