Podside Picnic Podcasts

It's that time again - time to unlock the next step in our journey through the Year of the New Sun.Just as you can't read a Gene Wolfe story, only re-read it, so we hope it goes with podcasts.Music by Loot the BodyBy Pete and Connor

Get every episode of Sesh Trek now including TNG, Wrath of Khan at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com Originally aired on January 25, 2020 On this episode of Sesh Trek, Jack and Shannon are joined by Connor and Pete from Podside Picnic to discuss Star Trek: The Original Series series. Tell …

Please support the show by subscribing at http://sesh.plus http://patreon.com/strugglesession and http://strugglesession.substack.com On today’s Struggle Session Jack and Leslie are joined by Matt Binder of DOOMED, Scam Economy, and Majority Report to discuss the life and crimes of the former WWE CEO Vince McMahon. Heads up, the latter half of this…

Welcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XXI - XXV of The Claw of the Conciliator. Listen in as we talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and continue the discussion by joining our Podside Picnic discord.Music by Loot the BodyBy Pete and Connor

Support the show and subscribe at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com On today's episode Jack and Leslie talk about the announcements and trailers of Summer Games Fest including The Callisto Protocol, Final Fantasy XVI, Scorn, and Dragon's Dogma 2. We also played a ton of demos for upcoming …

You've read the Jack Chick Tract, now watch the movie! We get together to discuss Dark Dungeons (2014), a film that dares to explore the dangerous, and often lethal, world of role playing gamesBy Pete and Connor

We talk to Magic Spot (2022) creator Matt Farley about his inspirations and process for making his Motern-verse a reality.By Pete and Connor

Get every bonus episode when it releases at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com Originally aired on April 3rd, 2022 Who would have thought there'd be twice as many Batman movies after '90s? On part two of this special episode Robbie Martin (Media Roots Radio) joins Jack and Leslie to discuss…

We get back together to take accountability for our Nebula Award predictions and discuss the available stories in the novelette category.By Pete and Connor

Listen to the full episode at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com Summer movie season is upon us! Jack and Leslie review two blockbusters and one indie comedy: Top Gun Maverick, Jurassic World: Dominion, and Crimes of the Future. Top Gun: Maverick is Military Propaganda. Official Documents P…

It's that time again - time to unlock the next step in our journey through the Year of the New Sun.Just as you can't read a Gene Wolfe story, only re-read it, so we hope it goes with podcasts.Music by Loot the BodyBy Pete and Connor

Welcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XVI - XX of The Claw of the Conciliator. Listen in as we talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and continue the discussion by joining our Podside Picnic discord.Music by Loot the BodyBy Pete and Connor

We read and discuss the novelette Pump Six (2008) by Paolo Bacigalupi, a tragicomic story about the heroism of lowly public employeesBy Pete and Connor

Listen to the full episode at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com On today's episode, Aaron Thorpe (Trillbillies) joins Jack and Leslie to talk about the best Star Trek, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Sex, race, politics, and war all collide in this 24th-century sci-fi soap opera. Intro clip: h…

We get together to knock a few back, talk about some stuff we've been enjoying and then Pete dropped the hammer by asking us about the worst crap books we'd read. Cheers!By Pete and Connor

We discuss Ray Bradbury's The Veldt (first published in 1950 in The Saturday Evening Post) for this episode. What's a great addition to the House of Tomorrow? Why, the Nursery of Tomorrow, complete with a very realistic holodeck function! Nothing ominous about that. . .By Pete and Connor

Subscribe at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com On today's Struggle Session Leslie is joined by veteran TV critic Aaron Barnhart to talk about how TV has changed in the world of streaming, his new book The Primetimer Guide to Streaming TV, and some hidden gems to check out during your summe…

It's that time again - time to unlock the next step in our journey through the Year of the New Sun.Just as you can't read a Gene Wolfe story, only re-read it, so we hope it goes with podcasts.Music by Loot the BodyBy Pete and Connor

Listen to the full episode at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com On today's episode of Struggle Session Jack and Leslie go through more bad posts and a few real-life meltdowns. Bush's Iraq slip, Wal-Mart's Juneteenth Ice Cream, dressing up for Waffle House, and other hot topics get their wo…

Welcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters XI - XV of The Claw of the Conciliator. Listen in as we talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and continue the discussion by joining our Podside Picnic discord.Music by Loot the BodyBy Pete and Connor

Listen to episodes like this early and ad-free along with tons of bonus episodes on http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com On today's episode Jack and Leslie chat a bit about their excitement for AEW: Double or Nothing before giving our thoughts on new releases as well as Obi Wan and The Sadnes…

Our final Ani-May-tion Month entry is enigmatic and baroque Angel's Egg (1985). Kurt crashes the episode halfway through to preach the gospel of "vibes only, egg empty"By Pete and Connor

For our last Ani-May-tion Month premium episode, we check out the suis generis hybrid real-life and cel animation Who Framed Roger Rabbit? P-p-p-please give it a listen!By Pete and Connor

Our next Ani-May-tion Month entry's Empress of Darkness (2020). What's a guy to do when his Empress is slain and the world's cursed with unending darkness? Break out of his imprisonment and try to win his enemies over with the power of HUGSBy Pete and Connor

Listen to the bonus episodes like this as soon as they come out at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com Originally published in August of 2019. We're bringing this one back since "neo-horror" is on the way: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amy-adams-nightbitch-searchlight-a…

Listen to the full episode at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com It's finally here! We take a look at the first half of Meltdown May covering meltdowns both online and off including the crypto crash, Elon Musk's potential purchase of Twitter, the collapse of Netflix, removing sex from TV, p…

It's that time again - time to unlock the next step in our journey through the Year of the New Sun.Just as you can't read a Gene Wolfe story, only re-read it, so we hope it goes with podcasts.Music by Loot the BodyBy Pete and Connor

Welcome to the Year of the New Sun! Join us in our read-along of chapters VI - X of The Claw of the Conciliator. Listen in as we talk about Severian's journey beyond the gates of Nessus, and continue the discussion by joining our Podside Picnic discord.Music by Loot the BodyBy Pete and Connor