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Barry gets in da couch with a weird fiction classic: "The Human Chair" (1925) by Edogawa Ranpo. Content note: obsolete ethnic terms. Also this podcast has nothing to do with anime.
Intro/outro music: "Back in the Saddle Again," Red River Dave and the Texas Rangers
20 Oct 2026
04 When It Changed
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Barry returns to the podcast concept after a week of abstaining, but still manages to get through "When It Changed" by Joanna Russ (1972).
Intro/Outro Music: "The Times They Are A-Changing," the Folkswomen
4 Oct 2026
03 Coin of the Realm
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This episode is your EZPass to nightmares, as Barry reads you "Coin of the Realm" by Charles L. Grant, with a little help (and then a lot) from special guest Night Owl Haze.
Intro/Outro music: "Hellbound Train" by The Lumberjack
20 Sept 2026
02 The Beautiful Stranger
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Listener, you have won the lottery, because Barry Linn is going to read you a short story from the iconic Shirley Jackson: "The Beautiful Stranger," with help from returning special guest Jack Herrer. Intro/outro music: "Lover's Hell" by Merle Kilgore
4 Sept 2026
01 "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
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If you can fit it into your busy schedule, your host Barry reads you "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison, with some help from special guest Jack Herrer. Intro/outro music: "The GIrl on Death Row" by Lee Hazlewood
27 Aug 2026
00 The Difficulty of Crossing a Field
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Your host Barry Linn talks a bit about who they are and what this project is, before reading "The Difficulty of Crossing a Field" by Ambrose Bierce. With special guest Rainbow Pez.
Intro/Outtro Music: "A Doggone Feeling" by Honey Welch
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