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The regular James returns. Is it the same podcast on down throughout every reality?
First, a synopsis! We haven’t actually done many of those. Are you ready for some hot logging action?
Continue reading “Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: Part 9 – Turtles All the Way Down”This one was little late guys. We’re sorry. We experienced a loss with this episode. There may, however, be a technological solution. Listen for a note at the top of the episode to explain further, but the short is:
A routine procedure went awry. James is Gone (No, he’s not!).
Maybe he is here, in some sense.
What exactly does Gnosticism have to do with Dodge in Hell? Quite a lot it turns out!
We read the beginning of Book 2 of Fall for this installment, but even if you haven’t read it that’s ok. It’s a book about a simulated afterlife. Lets talk about simulations and their worth. Maybe we’ll argue [Wait, who’s arguing?] about why people do things and how they behave in this book.
Missing out on KoE content? There was a clog in the content hose over the New Years holidays, but we’re back and ready to sate your thirst. The RoA and Hashish and Superiority will be back soon, but first for patrons are three new discussions you can pick from depending on what kind of entertainment media most interests you:
Games – Is Death Stranding the the Thomas Pynchon novel of video games?
Before the finale even aired we got most of our Watchmen thoughts off of our chests. Hear more by clicking below and joining the patreon.
Book One ends, but we’re still arguing the premise of the book.
How is this thing structured anyway? Do these people even believe in an afterlife?
Continue reading “Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: Parts 6 and 7 – Arguing about the Afterlife”With Ameristan behind us, it’s time to head back to the back to the conference room. Things get heated. More analyzing the mental state of the author. Is he calming? Is he ok? Are we ok? Are you ok? Just what is happing here?
We catch up after the thanksgiving holidays and talk what we’ve been watching and reading.
Subjects include: The Irishman, Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, Watchmen; ok yeah baby Yoda is discussed; Jeff Vandermeer, Tezuka, Apple tv+, More problems with toxic (star wars) fandom
This and more has been added for patrons over at patreon.com/kickersofelves
We think we have a better idea of the book now, but do we? Is this an angry book where Neal is working out his feelings on the 2016 election? Are dumb people the biggest problem in the world? Welcome to Ameristan! Is this intellectual elitism? Plus we meet Enoch Root. More predictions and trying to figure this thing out. Are we right? Wrong? What a sex scene!
Continue reading “Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: Parts 2 and 3 – Blowing up”We’re into Fall! What do we think about the book so far and just how wrong are we about what’s going to come next? First off though, we have to talk more about Neal Stephenson and the ideas he likes to write about. Or doesn’t.
Continue reading “Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: Part 1 – Getting Started”Only patrons have the requisite power level to attain this full content.