111.19: The Secret History of the Sword by J Christoph Amberger

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Advent day 19: The Secret History of the Sword by J Christoph Amberger

Music

Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

111.11: City by P. D. Smith

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Advent day 11: City, a guidebook for the urban age by P.D. Smith

find out more here

Music

Music is by Chris Zabriskie: chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // instagram // youtube

Xmas Episode 02: Our Picks

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We pitch 7 books for future consideration.

Show Notes

Mo Holkar, Josh Fox, Elizabeth Lovegrove, Ralph Lovegrove

The books:

  • Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
  • No Good Men Among The Living by Anand Gopal
  • Factoring Humanity by Robert Sawyer
  • The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon
  • The Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker

Mo’s bit (Vonnegut) 00:40 // Josh’s bit (Gopal, Sawyer) 08:10 // Liz’ bit (Chambers, Austen) 17:50 // Ralph’s bit (Stapledon, Barker) 25:30

Other Stuff

The Chaucer Twitter Feed

M. John Harrison’s essay on the Great Clomping Foot of Nerdism from Warren Ellis’ blog (original can be found via Wayback Machine)

Music credits

“I can’t imagine where I’d be without it” and “Another version of you” both from Thoughtless by Chris Zabriskie

chriszabriskie.com // bandcamp // free music archive