Two Arizona boys that don't know how to record; turning their weekly phone calls into a podcast.
Theme and interstitial music by: Pijama Piyama
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Hosts Same and Ryan taste various wines while discussing their flavor profiles and characteristics in this episode.
1 Jul 2025
Siddhartha
Ryan and Sam discuss Hermann Hesse's "Siddhartha," examining Buddhist themes and their impact on the novel's narrative.
17 Jun 2025
X-Files Pilot Episode
Ryan and Sam analyze the pilot episode of the X-Files, discussing its themes and impact on television.
7 May 2025
Princess of Mars(Edgar Rice Burrows)
Ryan and Sam explore one of the stories that gave way to modern Science Fiction, A Princess of Mars By Edgar Rice Burrows. Is it good? does it lay any sort of groundwork, lets explore! (hint, sam hates it, ryan loves it.) Thank you the Pijama Piyama for our theme and interstitial music, you can find their album at: https://open.spotify.com/album/3KLPxuKvUm33dwUbWJIlTk?si=pvJZmwe9QvO2csopPDx3pQ https://music.apple.com/us/album/pijama-piyama-y-los-ni%C3%B1os-de-rana/1703134855
8 Apr 2025
The Renaissance Faire (Featuring Haley)
Sam and Ryan bring in a special guest this week to discuss and experience the Renn Faire of Arizona. We chat about expectations, realities, our experiences and all in between (potentially some mead and turkey legs thrown in there) please join us in welcoming our first guest to the podcast. Thank you the Pijama Piyama for our theme and interstitial music, you can find their album at: https://open.spotify.com/album/3KLPxuKvUm33dwUbWJIlTk?si=pvJZmwe9QvO2csopPDx3pQ https://music...
25 Mar 2025
The Black Cloud
The Black cloud is a foundational Hard Sci Fi book from 1957. This week Sam and Ryan discuss the groundwork this book does for establishing a whole form of speculative fiction! Thank you to Pijama Piyama for the use of their song "Los Ninos de Rana" you can find it here: https://open.spotify.com/album/3KLPxuKvUm33dwUbWJIlTk?si=MpnYXI4kSmOyDTj_XWKVIg https://music.apple.com/us/album/pijama-piyama-y-los-ni%C3%B1os-de-rana/1703134855
18 Mar 2025
Hollow Knight / Red Rising
This week we have two topics for you! First we will be talking about our feelings of the hit metroidvania Hollow Knight and in the second half of the episode we will be discussing the first three books in the Red Rising Series by Pierce Brown. Check out our theme Music by Pijama Piyama here: https://open.spotify.com/track/4UonsEHHSSpT83oD12Sw2t?si=3631674bad2b488d https://music.apple.com/us/album/los-ni%C3%B1os-de-rana/1703134855?i=1703134858
4 Mar 2025
Einstein's Dreams
Sam and Ryan Talk about the wonderful 1992 book by Alan Lightman "Einstein's Dreams" a look at relativity through a human scope.
25 Feb 2025
Dradin, In Love
Sam and Ryan talk about the first story in the book "A City of Saints and Madmen" by Jeff VanderMeer, published in 2001.
18 Feb 2025
Black Holes
Are we physicists? no. Do we like to pretend that we are? absolutely. Sam and Ryan Talk about to nature of black holes and the history of their 'discovery.' join two idiots talking about something way out of their league.
11 Feb 2025
Enemy Mine
Sam and Ryan talk about the hit 1985 SciFi Flick "Enemy Mine" staring Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr. Sam loves it, can Ryan find the love?
4 Feb 2025
The Fisherman
Ryan and Sam explore the grisly world of John Langan's "The Fisherman." A cosmic horror novel that explores the grief of loss and the things people will do to get back what they have lost.
28 Jan 2025
In The Pale Moonlight (Star Trek: DS9 S6E19)
Ryan and Sam Talk about the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "In the Pale Moonlight." One of the most highly regarded episodes of Star Trek.
21 Jan 2025
Skateboarding
In our inaugural episode, We discuss the history of skateboarding with regards to the culture, design and changing perspective over the last one hundred years or so.
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