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Wolf PodcastEpisode 030: Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O by Michael SwanwickWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, Kyle Muntz is doing the episode solo! He’s discussing Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O with the great Michael Swanwick! Michael is the award winning author of numerous books, including The Iron Dragon’s Daughter, The Dragons of Babel, and The Iron Dragon’s Mother. His short fiction has been published widely for decades, and he’s the winner of the Theodore Sturgeon Award, multiple Nebula, World Fantasy, Hugo, and Locus Awards, among many others. You can read Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O in the Tales of Old Earth collection.If you...2025-06-111h 27
Wolf PodcastEpisode 029: BEATLEMANIA - With the BeatlesWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Unfortunately, there was a bit of a recording issue on my side so there’s some echoing near the end of this episode.Today, we’re discussing With the Beatles by The Beatles, their second album. There’s a lot to love on this album but there’s also a lot of weaknesses. This is the first time either of us had heard the album before, which led to an interesting discussion. We’re taking an album by album approach to highlight how the most influ...2025-06-041h 18
Wolf PodcastEpisode 028: The Tugwort by Lincoln MichelWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, Kyle Muntz and I are discussing the short story The Tugwort by Lincoln Michel! He’s the author of Upright Beasts, a short story collection, and the novels The Body Scout and The Metallic Realms. The Metallic Realms just came out on May 13th so go pick up a copy! You can find more at his website and his newsletter Counter Craft.Along with the story, we discuss the uncanny, surrealism, imagery as a narrative engine, and so much more.If you’d like...2025-05-281h 30
Wolf PodcastEpisode 027: The Goblin by Johan NohrWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, I’m talking with Johan Nohr! He’s the artistic vision behind Mork Borg, a doommetal TTRPG that has spawned an enormous community. He’s done quite a lot of art and design for other games as well, but today we’re talking about his short story The Goblin, which is available for free on his itch page, with a physical version available here.We spend a lot of time discussing creativity and the strengths of a community, process as art, and what can be learned...2025-05-211h 24
Wolf PodcastEpisode 026: Noah's Raven by Kij JohnsonWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, Kyle Muntz and I are discussing the short story Noah’s Raven by Kij Johnson! She’s an the author of dozens of short stories and novels, and the winner of Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy Awards, along with the Theodore A Sturgeon Award, among others. Her most recent books are the short story collection The Privilege of the Happy Ending and her novel The River Bank, a sequel to one of my favorite novels, The Wind in the Willows. She’s also the designer of the Tabletop RPG Th...2025-05-141h 43
Wolf PodcastEpisode 025: BEATLEMANIA - Please Please MeWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, we’re doing something entirely different. Rather than discuss stories or books, my good friend Bart Larsen and I are beginning our journey through the albums of the Beatles. We’ll be taking an album by album approach to highlight how the most influential band of the 20th Century developed and became what they became. We start here with their first album.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or wherever you list...2025-05-071h 25
Wolf PodcastEpisode 024: Shadows Below Seaway Trains by Ai JiangWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, Kyle Muntz and I are discussing the short story Shadows Below Seaway Trains by Ai Jiang! She’s the author of dozens of short stories and some upcoming novels and novellas. Most recently, A Palace Near the Wind.Given the themes of the short story, we end up discussing parenthood quite a bit, along with a number of other things, including Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Pokemon, societal expectations, and so on.If you’d like to recommend a story for us to...2025-04-301h 33
Wolf PodcastEpisode 023: Jordan HoltWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, I’m speaking with J. Holt, an illustrator, comicbook writer and artist, gamemaker, and professor. I stumbled across his work on twitter and fell in love with the fact that he was sharing his process for developing and drawing a graphic novel set in Anglo-Saxon era England. You can follow him on his substack and twitter or check out Carthage Workshop, where you can order copies of his card game Panomachea or the first two volumes of his graphic novel Theseus. You can also read Theseus for fr...2025-04-231h 36
Wolf PodcastEpisode 022: Roller Coaster House by Kyle SeibelWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, Kyle Muntz and I are discussing the short story Roller Coaster House by Kyle Seibel, which was originally published at HAD. You can pick up his debut collection Hey You A******s right now!If you’d like to recommend a story for us to discuss, get in touch.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.Check out our SF series The Shattered Stars....2025-04-161h 25
Wolf PodcastEpisode 021: Gods Fare No Better by J David OsborneWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, I’m speaking with my good friend J David Osborne, the founder of Broken River Books. We’re speaking about his upcoming novel Gods Fare No Better, scheduled to be released April 17th.Along the way we discuss a host of topics, from editing, finding your voice, being an obsessive little freak, and, of course, the best novel of the year, Gods Fare No Better.Pre-order it here! Subscribe to David’s website here.If you’d like to recommend a story fo...2025-04-101h 22
Wolf PodcastEpisode 020: Shriek of the Week by Nick MamatasWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, Kyle Muntz and I are discussing the short story Shriek of the Week by Nick Mamatas. You can read this story in 120 Murders from Ruadan Books. You can get Nick’s story if you pre-order now! You can also pre-order his upcoming novel Kalivas! Or, Another Tempest from Clash Books.If you’d like to recommend a story for us to discuss, get in touch.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or w...2025-04-021h 31
Wolf PodcastEpisode 019: Whitefish for Luna by Charlene ElsbyWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, Kyle Muntz and I are discussing the short story Whitefish for Luna by Charlene Elsby! It’s the first story in her most recent collection Red Flags. Pick up her new novel The Organization is Here to Support You! And you should also check out Violent Faculties, which is fantastic.Kyle calls this the best pet story he’s ever read, which should give you an indication of how we feel about it! We touch on a wide array of topics, including the art of sitc...2025-03-191h 36
Wolf PodcastEpisode 018: Cursed Moon Queers by Natalia TheodoridouWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, Kyle Muntz and I are discussing the short story Cursed Moon Queers by Natalia Theodoridou published by Uncanny Magazine in September 2024.This is our longest episode yet! We talk a lot about narrative payoff, stylistic choices, genre conventions between literary and science fiction, interpretive texts, and this leads us to a host of other topics, like queerness, Tales of Neveryon by Samuel R Delany, and on and on and on. I do think this is one of our most interesting episodes.If you’d...2025-03-051h 39
StarShipSofaStarShipSofa 752 e rathkeMain fiction: "The Ganymede Blues" by e rathkee rathke writes about books and games at radicaledward.substack.com. A finalist for the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award and recipient of the Diverse Worlds Grant, he is the author of Glossolalia, Howl, and the space opera series The Shattered Stars. His short fiction appears in Mysterion Magazine, Cosmic Horror Monthly, and elsewhere. This story originally appeared in Luminescent Machinations: Queer Tales of Monumental Invention, Rhiannon Rasmussen & Dave Ring, eds.Narrated by: Diane Severson MoriDiane Severson Mori is a lyric soprano specializing in Early...2025-03-0548 min
Wolf PodcastEpisode 017: The Sequence by Brian EvensonWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, Kyle Muntz and I are speaking with award winning short story writer and novelist Brian Evenson! He’s the author of about twenty books, with his most recent being the collection Good Night, Sleep Tight. We’re discussing The Sequence, first published in Conjunctions and now collected in Good Night, Sleep Tight. Brian’s other books are available widely at Bookshop, Amazon, and bookstores near you.We discuss fairy stories, story structure, horror, genre styles and structures, and a host of other topics along the way. W...2025-02-191h 14
Wolf PodcastEpisode 016: Father, Son, Holy Rabbit by Stephen Graham JonesWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, Kyle Muntz and I are speaking with the great Stephen Graham Jones about his short story Father, Son, Holy Rabbit, which first appeared in The Ones That Got Away. Stephen is the bestselling author of a whole slew of books. My personal favorite is Ledfeather but he’s likely best known for his bestselling and award winning Indian Lake Trilogy.Many people recommended that we discuss this story specifically so I’m glad Stephen was willing to come and share his insight. Along with the stor...2025-02-051h 00
Wolf PodcastEpisode 015: The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna ClarkeWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, we’re premiering a new aspect to the show with my good friend Kyle Muntz. He’s the author of The Pain Eater and we cowrote The Shattered Stars and Sing, Behemoth, Sing. He also heads the Creative Writing program at NYU Shanghai.Today we are talking about Susanna Clarke’s new short story The Wood at Midwinter. We discuss children’s literature, 19th century literature, narrative techniques, point of view, Clarke’s oeuvre, Catholic saints, marketing, publishing as an industry, and so on. Come join us as...2025-01-221h 15
Wolf PodcastEpisode 014: The Difference EngineWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today Paul Graham Raven is on the show to discuss William Gibson and Bruce Sterling’s collaboration on 1990s The Difference Engine. Paul is a writer, academic, and worldbuilder. You can find more of his writing at his website, newsletter, and Read his interview with Bruce Sterling right here.Turning the clocks back to the early 90s, right before Gibson jumped into The Bridge Trilogy and right after he finished The Sprawl Trilogy, we have The Difference Engine. This is a very different novel in...2025-01-081h 56
Wolf PodcastEpisode 013: AgencyWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today Kelby Losack and J David Osborne are back! This episode is a collaboration with their Agitator podcast. It’s also condensed down just to the conversation about Agency. If you want to hear the full almost two hour conversation, which gets into AI, Mike Tyson v Jake Paul, and the Trump election, head on over to patreon.com/agitator. Today, we’re onto Agency, book two in William Gibson’s Jackpot Trilogy. This is a book we actively hated.Come hear why.Musi...2024-12-1141 min
Wolf PodcastEpisode 012: The PeripheralWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today Kelby Losack is back! He’s a writer, voice actor, carpenter, cover artist (he does all the covers for my Howl series), and cohost of the Agitator podcast with J David Osborne. He’s the author of the hillbilly cyberpunk masterpiece Mercy. Find more of him at his website. You can now get the rest of his books on Amazon again.Today, we’re onto The Peripheral, book one in William Gibson’s Jackpot Trilogy. This was a peculiar book and maybe the first that doesn’t...2024-11-131h 20
Wolf PodcastEpisode 011: Zero HistoryWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking with Jay Springett, writer, thinker, worldrunner, and podcaster. You can find him at his website, his Permanently Moved podcast, or on substack at Experience.Computer. Check out his recent appearance on the Ecogradia podcast! It’s great.Today, we’re onto Zero History, the conclusion to the Blue Ant trilogy, which feels like the most Blue Anty of the books in the trilogy.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess. Get full access to Wol...2024-10-161h 33
Wolf PodcastEpisode 010: Spook CountryWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking with Jay Springett, writer, thinker, worldrunner, and podcaster. You can find him at his website, his Permanently Moved podcast, or on substack at Experience.Computer. Check out his recent appearance on the Ecogradia podcast! It’s great.Today, we’re onto Spook Country, which reminded me more of Gibson’s previous novels. And so your mileage may vary with that, but I think it’s a bit of a reversion.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess....2024-09-181h 33
Wolf PodcastEpisode 009: Pattern RecognitionsWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking with Jay Springett, writer, thinker, worldrunner, and podcaster. You can find him at his website, his Permanently Moved podcast, or on substack at Experience.Computer.Today, we’re onto Pattern Recognition, the first novel in the Blue Ant Trilogy. We talk about the internet, Gibson’s career more broadly, and a host of other things. Here’s the interview with Gibson that Jay mentions as well.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess. Get full...2024-08-141h 35
Wolf PodcastEpisode 008: All Tomorrow's PartiesWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking with Kelby Losack, writer, voice actor, carpenter, cover artist (he does all the covers for my Howl series), and cohost of the Agitator podcast with J David Osborne. He’s the author of the hillbilly cyberpunk masterpiece Mercy. Find more of him at his website.Today, we’re onto All Tomorrow’s Parties, book three in William Gibson’s Bridge Trilogy. Once again, thirty years ago Gibson seemed to be writing a book about today, which is fascinating. Here we have a convergenc...2024-07-171h 33
Wolf PodcastEpisode 007: IdoruWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking with Kelby Losack, writer, voice actor, carpenter, cover artist (he does all the covers for my Howl series), and cohost of the Agitator podcast with J David Osborne. He’s the author of the hillbilly cyberpunk masterpiece Mercy. Find more of him at his website.Today, we’re onto Idoru, book two in William Gibson’s Bridge Trilogy. Rarely has a book felt more like it’s about the internet as we experience it today and so we talk a lot about the intern...2024-06-121h 35
Wolf PodcastEpisode 006: Virtual LightWelcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking with Kelby Losack, writer, voice actor, carpenter, cover artist (he does all the covers for my Howl series), and cohost of the Agitator podcast with J David Osborne. He’s the author of the hillbilly cyberpunk masterpiece Mercy. Find more of him at his website.Today, we begin The Bridge Trilogy with 1993’s Virtual Light by William Gibson.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess. Get full access to Wolf at radicaledward.substack.com/su...2024-05-221h 27
Wolf PodcastEpisode 005: Johnny MnemonicWelcome to the fourth Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking with the one and only David Simmons, author of Ghosts of East Baltimore and Ghosts of West Baltimore, and we’re talking about the 1995 movie adaptation of William Gibson’s 1981 short story of the same name. This is a funny one.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess. Get full access to Wolf at radicaledward.substack.com/subscribe2024-05-081h 04
Wolf PodcastEpisode 004: Burning ChromeWelcome to the fourth Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking with Jayson Young from the Mangaroos! It’s a great show where the hosts read the first issue of a manga in Japanese and then discuss it in English. Check it out!We’re talking William Gibson’s Burning Chrome, his short story collection. There are some intersections between some of these stories and the Sprawl Trilogy I previously discussed. The collection is…well, not our favorite! Let’s just leave it at that for now.We discuss our various issues with Gibson’s stories and...2024-04-171h 24
The Getting Lit Podcast*PREVIEW* Dhalgren (Rare Candy Gain of Fiction 30 feat. Matt Sini and E Rathke)Send us a textThis is a cross post from Rare Candy's Gain of Fiction series featuring yours truly as well as former guest Eddy Rathke, hosted by Glen and Psi from RC. We look at Samuel R. Delany's classic and very wild science fiction experimental novel, Dhalgren.To access the full episode as well as Getting Lit Podcast's aftershow, Back Matter, go to patreon.com/gettinglit.Enjoy!Follow Rare Candy: https://rarecandy.substack.com/And Eddy: https://radicaledward.substack.com/Support the show2024-04-1144 min
Wolf PodcastEpisode 003: Mona Lisa OverdriveWelcome to the third Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking with J David Osborne, the Founder of Broken River Books. Find him at his substack The Broken River Writers' Collective and on tiktok at @brbjdo. He’s also the author of a number of books, including the cyberpunk series Gods Fare No Better. One of my favorite writers and a long time friend.We’re talking William Gibson’s Mona Lisa Overdrive, the final book in the Sprawl trilogy. It functions as a sequel to both Neuromancer and Count Zero, picking up characters from both and thro...2024-03-131h 31
Wolf PodcastEpisode 002: Count ZeroWelcome to the second Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking with J David Osborne, the Founder of Broken River Books. Find him at his substack The Broken River Writers' Collective and on tiktok at @brbjdo. He’s also the author of a number of books, including the cyberpunk series Gods Fare No Better. One of my favorite writers and a long time friend.We’re talking William Gibson’s Count Zero, which is the sequel to Neuromancer and, I think, a much better novel. We run through this bad boy and find things to love and hate...2024-02-141h 16
Wolf PodcastEpisode 001: NeuromancerWelcome to the inaugural Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking with J David Osborne, the Founder of Broken River Books. Find him at his substack The Broken River Writers' Collective and on tiktok at @brbjdo. He’s also the author of a number of books, including the cyberpunk series Gods Fare No Better. One of my favorite writers and a long time friend.We’re talking William Gibson’s Neuromancer, one of the most important books of the late 20th century. Probably doesn’t even require an introduction. This is a book that I (in)famously d...2024-01-171h 15The Getting Lit PodcastSally Rooney Trilogy II: People of Normie Experience feat. E RathkeSend us a textWriter E Rathke joins me for the second part of the Sally Rooney series, where we look at Sal's second novel, Normal People.We chat about the internet and writing, commercial fiction, chick lit, Trojan-horsing fucked up shit into normal looking genres, writing craft, and much more.Follow Eddy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/radicalyddeSubscribe to Eddy's Substack: https://radicaledward.substack.com/ Buy Eddy's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BCDS32BH/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=940b840a-d75b-4b9a-8b3c-d33e004647fe...2023-11-262h 02