Hoi and Jeff discuss PVP gaming, turning classic troupes on their head, and the act of imagination and its limits in Roger Zelazny’s “The Guns of Avalon” with special guest Ethan Schoonover.
Episode 56 – Poul Anderson’s “The Broken Sword” with special guest Tim Deschene
Hoi and Jeff discuss nature versus nurture, invoking Satan, and skin changing in Poul Anderson’s “The Broken Sword” with special guest Tim Deschene!
Episode 55 – Philip José Farmer’s “A Private Cosmos” with special guest Eric Daum
Hoi and Jeff discuss character morality, action sequences, and female sexuality in Philip José Farmer’s “A Private Cosmos” with special guest Eric Daum!
Episode 54 – Fletcher Pratt’s “The Well of the Unicorn” with special guest Strix Beltrán
Hoi and Jeff discuss liminal spaces, war, peace, and fear of masculine vulnerability in Fletcher Pratt’s “The Well of the Unicorn” with special guest Strix Beltrán!
Episode 53 – H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward” with special guest David Baity
Hoi and Jeff discuss multiple timelines, necromantic reincarnation, and sanity checks in H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward” with special guest David Baity.
Episode 52 – Edgar Rice Burroughs’s “Tanar of Pellucidar” with special guest Noah Green
Hoi and Jeff discuss race coding, the laws of gravity, and monogamy in Edgar Rice Burroughs’s “Tanar of Pellucidar” with special guest Noah Green.
Episode 51.5 – J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Two Towers” with returning guest Daniel J. Bishop
Yes, for the Two Towers, we’re doing Two Episodes! For Round 2, Hoi and Jeff discuss character fame, the halfling class, and foreshadowing in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Two Towers” with returning guest Daniel J. Bishop.
Episode 51 – J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Two Towers” with special guest Anna B. Meyer
Hoi and Jeff discuss demagogues, war, elves, dwarves, and wizards in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Two Towers” with special guest Anna B. Meyer.
Episode 50 – Extra Credit – Clark Ashton Smith’s “Hyperborea” with special guest Jeffrey Talanian
Hoi and Jeff discuss living dungeons, world building, and using evocative setting descriptions at the table in Clark Ashton Smith’s “Hyperborea” with special guest Jeffrey Talanian.
Episode 49 – Margaret St. Clair’s “Sign of the Labrys” with special guest Katie Shrieves
Hoi and Jeff discuss fungus, hallunications, dream logic, dungeons levels, and hippie culture in Margaret St. Clair’s “Sign of the Labrys” with special guest Katie Shrieves.
Appendix N Book Club 