Ep 99 - Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers

Red Dwarf was a British sci-fi comedy show that aired from 1988 to 1999 on BBC Two. Featuring a cast of colorful characters, the show has lived on in books and other media. Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers is book one and serves as prequel / jumping off point for the series. But does it do a good job of it? Does the beloved show translate well into book form? Or will it cause yuo to never give the show a shot if you have never seen it?

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren

Like the show? Support us by rating and reviewing wherever you listen.

You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.

Ep 98 - The Once and Future Witches

There is no such thing as witches. Well maybe back when they burned innocent women at the stake in Salem. But not in the 1890s. But even then, witches were not real. But what if there were real witches? And what if they had just forgotten the old ways for fear of being found out? And what if the women's suffrage movement caused them to remember the old ways and bring witchcraft back to help fight for women's rights? This month we are discussing The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow.

Editors Note: If you listen to this show as an audio only podcast, first, thank you for the support. But we have been doing a lot more stuff on YouTube. This month, I left in the pre-show banter that is on the video version of the show just so you can get a taste of what you are missing.

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Jennifer Hetzel

Like the show? Support us by rating and reviewing wherever you listen.

You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.

Ep 97 - Beware of Chicken

Imagine waking up up in the body of another person in a mystic land where people can use their chi to do incredible things... then getting you butt kicked. Forget those jerks, I'm going to go far away and just become a simple farmer. But when you have the strength of 10 men and the ability to infuse things with powerful Qi, life doesn't stay simple. Especially when your rooster and several other farm animals learn to do the same!

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren, Joseph Moroles

Like the show? Support us by rating and reviewing wherever you listen.

You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.

Ep 86 - Masters of Death

Viv is a real estate agent who is also a vampire. Fox is a medium who is a fraud who is also Death’s god-son. Viv needs Fox’s help to get rid of the ghost who is haunting the house she is trying to sell. Sound’s like a great setup for a story right? Too bad thats the book we were sold and not the book we got. Find out what book we actually read in our review of Masters of Death by Olivie Blake

October: Not Til We Are Lost by Dennis E. Taylor

November: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren, Jennifer Hetzel

Like the show? Support us by rating and reviewing wherever you listen.

You can also find us on Facebook, X and Instagram.

Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.

Music by: Peter Emerson Jazz

Ep 85 - Legends & Lattes

Even if you are not a coffee person, there is something to be said about a warm, well lit shop with the smell of roasted coffee beans wafting out the front door. Especially fr those who like to curl up with a good book. Like a fantasy book. Now imagine such a coffee shop set in the fantasy book itself. This month we are reading about such an awesome little whole in the wall run by an orc and a succubus in Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

September: Master’s of Death by Olivie Blake

October: Not Til We Are Lost by Dennis E. Taylor

November: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren, Joseph Moroles

Like the show? Support us by rating and reviewing wherever you listen.

You can also find us on Facebook, X and Instagram.

Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.

Music by: Peter Emerson Jazz

Ep 77 - Half a Soul

What do you get when you mix Bridgerton with a little Harry Potter? Imagine trying to abide by all of the social norms of the day, while trying to find a husband and doing so only being able to feel a few extreme emotions. How do you know when you have offended a lord, or lady, or wizard when you are unable to pick up on most social queues? Find out in this month’s book, Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater.

Next books will be:

December: Other Books We’ve Read

January: Daemon by Daniel Suarez

February: Freedom (TM) by Daniel Suarez

March: Joseph’s Pick

April: Making It So by Patrick Stewart

May: Ray’s Pick

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren

Like the show? Support us by rating and reviewing wherever you listen.

You can also find us on Facebook, X and Instagram.

Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.

Music by: Peter Emerson Jazz

Ep 73 - The House in the Cerulean Sea

Linus is a by the book investigator for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He is sent to check on 6 such children who might cause the world to end at an orphanage in a far away island. There he meets the head of the home and other curious beings that do not trust he is there to close the place down. Prepare for whimsical magic at its best in The House in the Cerulean Sea.

Next books will be:

July: Earthside by Dennis E. Taylor

August: #1 in Customer Service by Larry Correia

September: How to do Nothing by Jenny Odell

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren

Like the show? Support us by rating and reviewing wherever you listen.

You can also find us on Facebook, X and Instagram.

Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.

Music by: Peter Emerson Jazz

Ep 72 - The Last Wish

Before the 3rd season of The Witcher drops on Netflix, we’re reading a collection of short stories about Geralt of Rivia. Some of these stories appeared in the previous seasons of The Witcher so you might already be aware of them while others are new to readers of the series. So grab your silver sword, your medallion and your horse and let’s ride with Geralt in The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski.

Next books will be:

June: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

July: Earthside by Dennis E. Taylor

August: #1 in Customer Service by Larry Correia

September: Jennifer’s Pick

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren, Joseph Moroles

Like the show? Support us by rating and reviewing wherever you listen.

You can also find us on Facebook, X and Instagram.

Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.

Music by: Peter Emerson Jazz

Ep 71 - Lincoln in the Bardo

Before a soul passes on to the afterlife, sometimes it gets trapped in a between place, in limbo, in the bardo. And this is the unfortunate fate that has befallen the soul of Willy Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln. Unsure of how or if he should move on, he is much discussed by the other 160+ ghosts that haunt the bardo with him. Read by a huge casts, this month we review Lincoln in the Bardo by George Sanders.

Next books will be:

May: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

June: Jennifer’s Pick

July: Earthside by Dennis E. Taylor

August: Shaun’s Pick

September: Kris’ Pick

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren, Jennifer Hetzel, Joseph Moroles

Like the show? Support us by rating and reviewing wherever you listen.

You can also find us on Facebook, X and Instagram.

Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.

Music by: Peter Emerson Jazz

Ep 56 - The Wizards Butler

Butler isn’t a job title most people would consider in this day and age. But tie the job to a 1 year contract, $5,000 a month and a cool million on completion and a lot of people might jump at it. But what if the old man you are taking care of thinks he is a wizard? What if he really is? This month we are reading The Wizard’s Butler by Nathan Lowell. We were a little late getting this one recorded and had already planned on taking off the month of December, so count this as an early Christmas present. Our next books will be:

January - Braided Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

February - Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell

March - New Spring by Robert Jordan

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Kris Andrew, Ray Andrew, Shaun McLaren

Like the show? Support us by rating and reviewing wherever you listen.

You can also find us on Facebook, X and Instagram.

Listen and subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Audible, and YouTube.

Music by: Peter Emerson Jazz