Episodes

  • #535 - Slow Wings

    #535 - Slow Wings
    Jun 5 2026
    Tom and Veronica remember when they read a book. It was called Slow Gods by Claire North. And they're definitely not just reading the latest Dungeon Crawler Carl book instead of that one or the next one, Red Rising.

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    48 mins
  • #534 - No Noox, Just Boox

    #534 - No Noox, Just Boox
    May 22 2026
    Jan has taken over the show and is exhibiting the personality of the AI from Dungeon Crawler Carl. Veronica hates awards. Tom puts the butt before the horse in deference to Veronica's theory of good things happening. And we don't wrap up Slow Gods, but we still have non-spoilery thoughts.

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    43 mins
  • #533 – Octavia Butler's Ghost

    #533 – Octavia Butler's Ghost
    May 8 2026
    The Hugo voting is open! The Guild is coming back! Is "best and most popular" actually fair? Is it right to defy a dead author's wishes? Tom risks Octavia Butler's ghost to explain. Plus, we share our opening thoughts on Slow Gods by Claire North.

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    44 mins
  • #532 - Chekhov's Dead Body

    #532 - Chekhov's Dead Body
    Apr 23 2026
    Eat zucchini! And Bleu cheese. Also, we didn’t get nominated for a Hugo, but loads of our favorite authors did. We kick off our May read (a little early) and wrap up our spoiler thoughts on The Raven Scholar.

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    44 mins
  • #531 - Interesting Nacho

    #531 - Interesting Nacho
    Apr 9 2026

    We have a hurt Veronica, Cadbury eggs, Nebula Award winners, and Tom Bombadil-lo! Plus, we kick off The Raven Scholar and wrap up Automatic Noodle. Which, of course, leads to Veronica's new business plan for a nacho bar.



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    54 mins
  • #530 – You’re Pulling My Noodle

    #530 – You’re Pulling My Noodle
    Mar 12 2026
    Veronica's sick but she soldiers on and we review the final four of the March tournament. Plus our non-spoiler check in on Automatic Noodle. Also, we talk about our favorite noodles.

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    39 mins
  • #529 - Fuzzy Edges

    #529 - Fuzzy Edges
    Feb 27 2026

    A voter's guide to our March Madness tournament. How to define genres. Your favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy quotes. And we wrap up our thoughts on Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint.



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    58 mins
  • #528 - Dazed and Crowfused

    #528 - Dazed and Crowfused
    Feb 12 2026
    It's time for our March book tournament! Nominations are open. Also, Veronica and Tom have shocking revelations about books they have NOT read. Also, why is Tom having a hard time with this month's pick?

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    40 mins