Everyone loves history. Everyone loves Redheads. Here’s a combination of the two. Vol. 2 will happen at some point in the future. Rurik, 830-879, founder of the House of Rurik and basis for the name Roderick The specific details surrounding his life are vague. What is known however; is that he was a Varangian prince
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When most people think of science fiction/fantasy writers the usual names that pop up are Octavia Butler, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ray Bradbury, H.G. Wells, and, of course, Ursula K. Le Guin. Today Mrs. Le Guin celebrates her 85th birthday. For 85 years we’ve been lucky to have this wonderfully talented woman grace us with her writing.
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Jessica and I talk about our fascination Young Adult Fiction, from Margaret Mahy’s superior book “The Changeover”, Richard Kadrey’s incredible foray into YA with “Dead Set”, all the way down to series like “Twilight” and “The Mortal Instruments.” Listen and discover how VC Andrews shaped our burgeoning sexuality, and how neither of us would likely
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Beth: So what did you think? Sleep Goblin: These are my main take-aways: 1. Why couldn’t the artist draw Amy? 2. Even though the story itself was rather flat, I appreciated that all the characters really sounded like themselves. I could actually hear them all saying those things in their voices. 3. I am such
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After a bout of bronchitis, the podcast (and the host) are back to discuss the best, worst, and most WTF moments in 2013 with a roundtable of prior and new co-hosts! We cover everything from Hiddleston’s Loki Surprise at San Diego ComicCon, why Hannibal gave us phrases like “meat wings” and “throat cello,” how Bryan
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