Hoi and Jeff chat with Elizabeth Chaipraditkul about Gardner F. Fox’s “Kothar and the Demon Queen”, demon summoning, cheesy erotica, sword and sorcery traditions, and much more!
Episode 61 – A. Merritt’s “Dwellers in the Mirage” with special guest Jeannette Ng
Hoi and Jeff chat with Jeannette Ng about A. Merritt’s “Dwellers in the Mirage”, the plight of Muslim Uighurs in communist China, ancestral possession, faction play in LARPs, and much more!
Episode 60 – Fritz Leiber’s “The Swords of Lankhmar” with special guest Jen Brinkman
Hoi and Jeff chat with Jen Brinkman about Fritz Leiber’s “The Swords of Lankhmar” and get a behind-the-scenes look at DCC Lankhmar.
Episode 59 – Robert E. Howard & L. Sprague de Camp’s “Conan the Adventurer” with special guest Agatha Cheng
Hoi and Jeff chat with Agatha Cheng about Robert E. Howard’s “Conan the Adventurer”, orientalism, past life regression, and slavery in RPGs.
An Interview with Michael Moorcock
Hoi and Jeff have the supreme pleasure of interviewing Michael Moorcock, author of the Elric and Hawkmoon stories among many others, and the youngest and only living author from the Appendix N list, who is also celebrating his 80th birthday in Dec 2019!
Episode 58 – Michael Moorcock’s “The Singing Citadel” with special guest Dirk the Dice
Hoi and Jeff chat with Dirk the Dice about the multiverse, Stormbringer RPG, Law vs Chaos, and Michael Moorcock’s “The Singing Citadel”!
Episode 57 – Roger Zelazny’s “The Guns of Avalon” with special guest Ethan Schoonover
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!
Appendix N Book Club 