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Good day to you all, and welcome to another splendid slice of Stace shenanigans, it's Stacey's Pop Culture Parlour! This month I am joined by the lovely Nick Papaconstantinou, and hoo boy, do we have a lot to talk about. Join us as I am enthralled by Tony, Nick worries about coming off a bit pervy as he bigs up Dying For Sex and DTF St Louis, and I continue my Big MCU (And Adjacent) Rewatch coverage. All this, plus I recount getting on stage at a Plumbing The Death Star live show, Nick recommends comics Chachu and Minotaur, and loads more. Grab a lovely cuppa and enjoy! Nick's song & Stacey's song Stacey's Linktree Stacey's tip jar Music by Starbomb
This week we dig into The Blood of Dawnwalker, the debut RPG from Rebel Wolves, where Coen is human by day and vampire by night and the whole game is built around that split. Different powers, different routes, separate skill trees, and a time system where every quest you take closes the door on another. We get into how the clock actually works, why it makes choices land harder.Then it's our full review of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. Asobo traded the rats and stealth for swords, parries, and a smuggler exploring the Minotaur's Island, with a dual timeline that lets Sophia see through the eyes of Theseus. We talk about what the new direction gains and where the tension of the old games survives.We close with early impressions of Marvel's Wolverine, including a rage system that turns Logan's healing factor into a resource you spend and a post-launch debate over whether linear design is the same thing as hand-holding. Then we wrap up with Enshrouded ahead of its 1.0 launch: what makes the Shroud, the building, and the traversal click, what's coming October 15, and what the pre-launch price increase says about where Early Access is headed.Show Notes:0:51 - Housekeeping1:34 - The Blood of Dawnwalker: Human By Day, Monster By Night38:58 - Resonance Traded Rats for Swords — Did It Work?1:05:57 - Insomniac Made Wolverine Feel Dangerous — Is It Enough?1:41:37 - Building, Gliding, Dying Towards 1.0: Why Enshrouded Clicks2:03:00 - Upcoming Video Game Releases Become a part of the conversation! If you donate $1 or more on Patreon you can get exclusive access to the Patreon-only chat and channels on the server. Visit our website to find our social channels, check past podcasts and donate to the show.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of our latest videos as they drop. Credits:"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.netWoman Announcer - Ariana Guerra; Actress"Wisdom" by Super Nostalgia 64
On this episode, Matt, Eric and Andrew recap days 3 through 7 of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival featuring reviews of Iron Boy, I Play Rocky, Babies, The Last Photograph, Alpha Gang, A Talent for Murder, In Waves, Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty, Drifter, Vintage Violence, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, Bad Lieutenant Tokyo, Ladies and Gentlemen Brian Mulroney, A Girl Unknown, Mr. Nelson Do You Kill People, The Unknown, Minotaur, Tender Loving Care, The Face of Horror and Possible Love.
Steven Rathbone is vocalist and guitarist for the pummeling, Greek mythology-inspired Lair of the Minotaur.Find Lair of the Minotaur's latest album "I Hail I" and more here: https://lairoftheminotaur.bandcamp.com/For More Info: CultHousePodcast[at]gmail.comInstagram: @riddelluminati, @culthousepod TikTok: @riddelluminatiIntro Song: “Hippies Become Lawyers” by Something Is Waiting, used with explicit permission from Eddie Gobbo and Something Is WaitingIllustration: Roger RiddellAudio/Video Editing: Roger RiddellGlitch Sound Effect: shpira (Public Domain via Creative Commons CC0 1.0 license)Glitch Footage: Video Farm
The Mechbay and special guest Dave talk about Brawl in The Bay Alpha Strike Tournament.Buy a Mechbay Shirt HereTalk with the Mechbay and other BattleTech fans on their DiscordArchonsJeremy "Splash" Johnson piloting Starslayer 3CCataphract 40 piloting Nightstar NSR-9JJohn "Kill 5000 Crab-Backs" WeitzelAron "Skyfox" SergeantAndrew WeisnerJacob HassSam "DesertDream2" BurlingDanny "Kyro" Loss piloting Flashman FLS-8KWill DontaJolly Tall GuyAshpinMechwarriorsDuncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting Sarath-OBEric SmailysJordan CooperAnthony EmmelPaul DennisScot PickeringNic SarnaOreio8991Gustavo ArchilaJohn SchmidtDave RombergerAaron CahallGrimnarKeith DennardChris CannonMike AshkeweTom UnanimousDouglas TriggsEd "Ironmag" Magilton Highlander WHM-7AVhaelunDouglas TriggsNate PalmerJack the JaqattackDJ SkinnyEric SmailysJeff CampbellSteakWilson McBurns (Certified Mech Foot Actuator Inspector)Matt "Cross Electric Designs"Masonic BoomKyle NelsonWargaming WanderlustGeoffrey CampitielloHanse DavionEric MaderDoug OrrGM PhilEugene GonzalesGrilled SneezeTerminator44Chris ReffettCadetsChris "Jesty" Pribanick HammerheadThomas Klinkhammer piloting a Longbow 13CJohn HaynesStewart HughesTravis GistUncrezamatic "Whizard"Bob ArensMatt LeBaronDonald LookerMitch "Minotaur" Grant piloting Thunderbolt 5SEHarris "Ramshackle" piloting Cataphract CTF-4LMetalEdJohn GarnierRichardKZDavidZach Torrence "Metalzarak" piloting Black Hawk HLawrence FranchiniTom BoveeJanine NicholsTim KleinschrotScott BoehmerDavid RaynesDan ACarl ZacharyDavid SeletynSteve MaiselPiotrJ. Allen HammerChris "Twain" Dasher" MontgomeryBen JumperBlunder DomeChad A LynemaArthur GarlickAaron Rasalhague ForeverTravis CallanHonicScot PickeringPhil "Phaz" AbramowitzMage "12th Veygan" "Nightstar NSR-9J" RangerThe Goose Whisperer - Thunderbolt TDR-5Seth - Whitefox - Executioner GZemerCarlos AnguizolaSteakDominic BuloneJames ElliotMichael BryantChris BuryAndrew HodgesConnor KirchhofEric DacusPete NoveriniLance DavisJacob HassLotspeechJoshua FranklinJacob IrbyAndrew HeyZeus Jahnke piloting MON-66bMatthew BradyRobot ParkingAn Actual RobotAdam MacMichael LepchenskeCory FooteWilliam RPeter Kahlejafr86KaiserFalklurski LispersPromethious7William BeckDoug OrrMike "Junesong" Smola. Riding in a Catapult C1Kevin BowmanEric MaderMarkJeremiah SaffordSeanCam Edwards
Bonus Episode #75 of BGMania: A Video Game Music Podcast. Today on the show, Bryan reviews Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, the standalone prequel from Asobo Studio and publisher Focus Entertainment, out now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, with a day-one release on Xbox Game Pass. Set fifteen years before A Plague Tale: Requiem, you play as Sophia, a young plunderer who flees a Venice heist gone wrong and sails toward Minotaur Island, a place that's been calling to her since childhood. What she finds is a sprawling labyrinth of ancient ruins, deadly soldiers, and a buried curse tangled up in Minoan myth. Across this Musical Review, Bryan digs into the bold shift from Amicia's fragile stealth toward Sophia's agile, sword-in-hand combat, the light-bending puzzles powered by a stolen Minoan sphere, and the slow descent from sunlit Mediterranean beauty into genuine horror beneath the island. He gets into Sophia's story and her bond with Leni, the way the game reframes what longtime fans thought they understood about the Macula, and whether A Plague Tale still works with its original siblings off the stage. And of course, he spends plenty of time with the returning Olivier Derivière and his haunting Greek and Cypriot choral score, one of Bryan's favorite composers working today, breaking down how the music carries so much of the game's ache and dread. Email the show at bgmaniapodcast@gmail.com with requests for upcoming episodes, questions, feedback, comments, concerns, or any other thoughts you'd like to share! Special thanks to our Executive Producers: Jexak, Xancu, Jeff, & Mike. EPISODE PLAYLIST AND CREDITS The Land from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere feat. Vasiliki Anastasiou & Amalgamation Choir, 2026] Father's Love from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere, 2026] Bound from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere feat. Amalgamation Choir, 2026] Childhood from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere, 2026] Patera from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere feat. Amalgamation Choir, 2026] Best Friends from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere, 2026] Call of the Ancients from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere feat. Giorgos Kalogirou & Amalgamation Choir, 2026] The Fight of the Braves from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere feat. Amalgamation Choir, 2026] The Presence from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere feat. Vasiliki Anastasiou, 2026] The Depart from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere feat. Amalgamation Choir, 2026] The Beam from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere, 2026] The Minotaur from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere feat. Vasiliki Anastasiou, Giorgos Kalogirou & Amalgamation Choir, 2026] The Source from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere feat. Vasiliki Anastasiou, 2026] Paradise from Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy [Olivier Deriviere, 2026] LINKS Patreon: https://patreon.com/bgmania Website: https://bgmania.podbean.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/cC73Heu Facebook: BGManiaPodcast X: BGManiaPodcast Instagram: BGManiaPodcast TikTok: BGManiaPodcast YouTube: BGManiaPodcast Twitch: BGManiaPodcast PODCAST NETWORK Very Good Music: A VGM Podcast Listening Religiously
Ashley Bennett returns to discuss the latest LEVIATHAN FITNESS romance, MANTRAS & MINOTAURS! A single mom decides to take life—and love—by the horns as she falls for a hunky minotaur in this steamy monster romance.
The later exploits of Theseus after the Minotaur, featuring trouble with a succession of women. The Bible distrusts the heroic, which is human pride. Instead of the heroic individualist, the Bible values faith and loyalty to the real hero who achieves the happy ending: God himself.
We spotlight rising comic book publisher Ignition Press, exploring its growing lineup of creator-owned comics.We discuss Arcadia, Murder Podcast, The Patron, The Other/Half, Everyone Loves a Jewel Thief, Dispatched, Just Brutal, The Dogsitter, Bad Thoughts, Deluge, Voyeur, Minotaur, and more as we take a look at what Ignition Press has been building and which books have caught our attention.Featuring work from creators including Roy Miranda, Inaki Miranda, Jeremy Haun, Mike Tisserand, Christian Ward, John J. Pearson, Jim McCann, Joe Eisma, Tim Seeley, Aaron Campbell, B. Clay Moore, Daniel Gete, Dennis Hopeless, Brahm Revel, Ande Parks, Dave Wachter, Cullen Bunn, Marika Cresta, Leah Williams, David Baldeón, Si Spurrier, Mike Dowling, Jamie S. Rich, Megan Levens, and more.You can follow us on Instagram, Threads, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Bluesky, & X https://linktr.ee/comicsdiscourse114Also, please leave us a 5-star review at your favorite podcast platforms.
The Mechbay reviews the new Battletech Core Rules for new Mech armors and Physical Weapons.Buy a Mechbay Shirt HereTalk with the Mechbay and other BattleTech fans on their DiscordArchonsJeremy "Splash" Johnson piloting Starslayer 3CCataphract 40 piloting Nightstar NSR-9JJohn "Kill 5000 Crab-Backs" WeitzelAron "Skyfox" SergeantAndrew WeisnerJacob HassSam "DesertDream2" BurlingDanny "Kyro" Loss piloting Flashman FLS-8KWill DontaJolly Tall GuyAshpinMechwarriorsDuncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting Sarath-OBEric SmailysJordan CooperAnthony EmmelPaul DennisScot PickeringNic SarnaOreio8991Gustavo ArchilaJohn SchmidtDave RombergerAaron CahallGrimnarKeith DennardChris CannonMike AshkeweTom UnanimousDouglas TriggsEd "Ironmag" Magilton Highlander WHM-7AVhaelunDouglas TriggsNate PalmerJack the JaqattackDJ SkinnyEric SmailysJeff CampbellSteakWilson McBurns (Certified Mech Foot Actuator Inspector)Matt "Cross Electric Designs"Masonic BoomKyle NelsonWargaming WanderlustGeoffrey CampitielloHanse DavionEric MaderDoug OrrGM PhilEugene GonzalesGrilled SneezeTerminator44Chris ReffettCadetsChris "Jesty" Pribanick HammerheadThomas Klinkhammer piloting a Longbow 13CJohn HaynesStewart HughesTravis GistUncrezamatic "Whizard"Bob ArensMatt LeBaronDonald LookerMitch "Minotaur" Grant piloting Thunderbolt 5SEHarris "Ramshackle" piloting Cataphract CTF-4LMetalEdJohn GarnierRichardKZDavidZach Torrence "Metalzarak" piloting Black Hawk HLawrence FranchiniTom BoveeJanine NicholsTim KleinschrotScott BoehmerDavid RaynesDan ACarl ZacharyDavid SeletynSteve MaiselPiotrJ. Allen HammerChris "Twain" Dasher" MontgomeryBen JumperBlunder DomeChad A LynemaArthur GarlickAaron Rasalhague ForeverTravis CallanHonicScot PickeringPhil "Phaz" AbramowitzMage "12th Veygan" "Nightstar NSR-9J" RangerThe Goose Whisperer - Thunderbolt TDR-5Seth - Whitefox - Executioner GZemerCarlos AnguizolaSteakDominic BuloneJames ElliotMichael BryantChris BuryAndrew HodgesConnor KirchhofEric DacusPete NoveriniLance DavisJacob HassLotspeechJoshua FranklinJacob IrbyAndrew HeyZeus Jahnke piloting MON-66bMatthew BradyRobot ParkingAn Actual RobotAdam MacMichael LepchenskeCory FooteWilliam RPeter Kahlejafr86KaiserFalklurski LispersPromethious7William BeckDoug OrrMike "Junesong" Smola. Riding in a Catapult C1Kevin BowmanEric MaderMarkJeremiah Safford
“We are in the middle of a labyrinth which suggests to us many fake corridors. What's the superpower of literature? Literature is like an antidote against propaganda. Propaganda explains the world easily in a two-dimensional way. Literature gives you a more complex explanation. Literature tells personal stories.”Today, we have a conversation about time, memory, and the bittersweet geography of human sorrow. Georgi Gospodinovis widely considered one of the most daring voices in contemporary European literature. His acclaimed novel, The Physics of Sorrow, won the prestigious Jan Michalski Prize in 2016, blending ancient myth and quantum physics to chronicle the delicate realities of post-socialist Eastern Europe. Joining him is Angela Rodel, a brilliant linguist, musician, and translator whose profound artistic empathy carries the flowing cadences of the Bulgarian language into vivid English. Together, this extraordinary creative duo made history by winning the 2023 International Booker Prizefor Time Shelter—the first book written in Bulgarian to ever receive the honor.Time Shelter is a masterfully dark, funny, and prescient novel. It begins with an enigmatic psychiatrist opening a clinic that treats Alzheimer's patients by meticulously recreating past decades to match their internal clocks. But the experiment quickly escapes the clinic walls, triggering a pan-European crisis where entire nations hold democratic referendums to choose which era of the past they will retreat into. It is a book that holds up a mirror to our own world, exploring what happens when a civilization faces a deficit of meaning and tries to weaponize nostalgia.(0:00) The Trap of Nostalgia(2:13) The Art of Translation(5:44) The Pandemic of the Past(11:30) Reading from ‘Time Shelter'(14:28) Death and the Gardener(19:34) The Translator's Calling(26:05) Cultural Rhythms of the Bulgarian Language(30:00) The Nonlinear Approach to Storytelling(34:30) Separating Personal and Historical Pasts(42:55) Storytelling vs Propaganda(47:19) Bodies, Animals and the Loneliness of the Minotaur(56:00) Reading ' Eight Minutes and 19 Seconds'(1:00:28) What makes a good life? What has given your life meaning?(1:04:18) Childhood, Memory and Imagination(1:10:38) Reflections on God and the Stories His Grandmother Told Him(1:17:20) Education and the Empathic Imagination(1:23:25) The Museum of Memory(1:26:15) The Importance of Hugging and Empathy(1:28:02) AI and the Future of HumanityEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast
“We are in the middle of a labyrinth which suggests to us many fake corridors. What's the superpower of literature? Literature is like an antidote against propaganda. Propaganda explains the world easily in a two-dimensional way. Literature gives you a more complex explanation. Literature tells personal stories.”Today, we have a conversation about time, memory, and the bittersweet geography of human sorrow. Georgi Gospodinovis widely considered one of the most daring voices in contemporary European literature. His acclaimed novel, The Physics of Sorrow, won the prestigious Jan Michalski Prize in 2016, blending ancient myth and quantum physics to chronicle the delicate realities of post-socialist Eastern Europe. Joining him is Angela Rodel, a brilliant linguist, musician, and translator whose profound artistic empathy carries the flowing cadences of the Bulgarian language into vivid English. Together, this extraordinary creative duo made history by winning the 2023 International Booker Prizefor Time Shelter—the first book written in Bulgarian to ever receive the honor.Time Shelter is a masterfully dark, funny, and prescient novel. It begins with an enigmatic psychiatrist opening a clinic that treats Alzheimer's patients by meticulously recreating past decades to match their internal clocks. But the experiment quickly escapes the clinic walls, triggering a pan-European crisis where entire nations hold democratic referendums to choose which era of the past they will retreat into. It is a book that holds up a mirror to our own world, exploring what happens when a civilization faces a deficit of meaning and tries to weaponize nostalgia.(0:00) The Trap of Nostalgia(2:13) The Art of Translation(5:44) The Pandemic of the Past(11:30) Reading from ‘Time Shelter'(14:28) Death and the Gardener(19:34) The Translator's Calling(26:05) Cultural Rhythms of the Bulgarian Language(30:00) The Nonlinear Approach to Storytelling(34:30) Separating Personal and Historical Pasts(42:55) Storytelling vs Propaganda(47:19) Bodies, Animals and the Loneliness of the Minotaur(56:00) Reading ' Eight Minutes and 19 Seconds'(1:00:28) What makes a good life? What has given your life meaning?(1:04:18) Childhood, Memory and Imagination(1:10:38) Reflections on God and the Stories His Grandmother Told Him(1:17:20) Education and the Empathic Imagination(1:23:25) The Museum of Memory(1:26:15) The Importance of Hugging and Empathy(1:28:02) AI and the Future of HumanityEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast
“We are in the middle of a labyrinth which suggests to us many fake corridors. What's the superpower of literature? Literature is like an antidote against propaganda. Propaganda explains the world easily in a two-dimensional way. Literature gives you a more complex explanation. Literature tells personal stories.”Today, we have a conversation about time, memory, and the bittersweet geography of human sorrow. Georgi Gospodinovis widely considered one of the most daring voices in contemporary European literature. His acclaimed novel, The Physics of Sorrow, won the prestigious Jan Michalski Prize in 2016, blending ancient myth and quantum physics to chronicle the delicate realities of post-socialist Eastern Europe. Joining him is Angela Rodel, a brilliant linguist, musician, and translator whose profound artistic empathy carries the flowing cadences of the Bulgarian language into vivid English. Together, this extraordinary creative duo made history by winning the 2023 International Booker Prizefor Time Shelter—the first book written in Bulgarian to ever receive the honor.Time Shelter is a masterfully dark, funny, and prescient novel. It begins with an enigmatic psychiatrist opening a clinic that treats Alzheimer's patients by meticulously recreating past decades to match their internal clocks. But the experiment quickly escapes the clinic walls, triggering a pan-European crisis where entire nations hold democratic referendums to choose which era of the past they will retreat into. It is a book that holds up a mirror to our own world, exploring what happens when a civilization faces a deficit of meaning and tries to weaponize nostalgia.(0:00) The Trap of Nostalgia(2:13) The Art of Translation(5:44) The Pandemic of the Past(11:30) Reading from ‘Time Shelter'(14:28) Death and the Gardener(19:34) The Translator's Calling(26:05) Cultural Rhythms of the Bulgarian Language(30:00) The Nonlinear Approach to Storytelling(34:30) Separating Personal and Historical Pasts(42:55) Storytelling vs Propaganda(47:19) Bodies, Animals and the Loneliness of the Minotaur(56:00) Reading ' Eight Minutes and 19 Seconds'(1:00:28) What makes a good life? What has given your life meaning?(1:04:18) Childhood, Memory and Imagination(1:10:38) Reflections on God and the Stories His Grandmother Told Him(1:17:20) Education and the Empathic Imagination(1:23:25) The Museum of Memory(1:26:15) The Importance of Hugging and Empathy(1:28:02) AI and the Future of HumanityEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast
On this episode of the Official XBOX Podcast, we're sitting down with the team behind the upcoming Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy to discuss the setting, the story, the combat, and how the team was able to design a game that fits wonderfully into the Plague Tale series but is presented in a whole new way.0:00 Intro1:04 Meet Sophia2:57 Trailer Reveal Breakdown and Greek Mythology5:40 New Combat Style in the Series6:48 Combat Style Details8:56 Risk and Reward in Combat, and the New Skill Tree11:42 World Building and the Plague Tale style13:26 Title Inspiration14:40 Closing Thoughts FOLLOW XBOXFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/XBOX Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/XBOX Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/XBOX
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The tales of the earlier generation of heroes are less realistic and closer to myth and folktale than those of the Trojan generation of heroes. The tragic life and death of Herakles, yet his double fate, taken up to Mt. Olympus. Theseus and the Minotaur in the labyrinth. Daedalus and Icarus. If you're interested in this podcast, you may also want to have a look at the Expanding Eyes newsletter on Substack. The essays there do not repeat the content here, although the themes are similar.
“We are in the middle of a labyrinth which suggests to us many fake corridors. What's the superpower of literature? Literature is like an antidote against propaganda. Propaganda explains the world easily in a two-dimensional way. Literature gives you a more complex explanation. Literature tells personal stories.”Today, we have a conversation about time, memory, and the bittersweet geography of human sorrow. Georgi Gospodinovis widely considered one of the most daring voices in contemporary European literature. His acclaimed novel, The Physics of Sorrow, won the prestigious Jan Michalski Prize in 2016, blending ancient myth and quantum physics to chronicle the delicate realities of post-socialist Eastern Europe. Joining him is Angela Rodel, a brilliant linguist, musician, and translator whose profound artistic empathy carries the flowing cadences of the Bulgarian language into vivid English. Together, this extraordinary creative duo made history by winning the 2023 International Booker Prizefor Time Shelter—the first book written in Bulgarian to ever receive the honor.Time Shelter is a masterfully dark, funny, and prescient novel. It begins with an enigmatic psychiatrist opening a clinic that treats Alzheimer's patients by meticulously recreating past decades to match their internal clocks. But the experiment quickly escapes the clinic walls, triggering a pan-European crisis where entire nations hold democratic referendums to choose which era of the past they will retreat into. It is a book that holds up a mirror to our own world, exploring what happens when a civilization faces a deficit of meaning and tries to weaponize nostalgia.(0:00) The Trap of Nostalgia(2:13) The Art of Translation(5:44) The Pandemic of the Past(11:30) Reading from ‘Time Shelter'(14:28) Death and the Gardener(19:34) The Translator's Calling(26:05) Cultural Rhythms of the Bulgarian Language(30:00) The Nonlinear Approach to Storytelling(34:30) Separating Personal and Historical Pasts(42:55) Storytelling vs Propaganda(47:19) Bodies, Animals and the Loneliness of the Minotaur(56:00) Reading ' Eight Minutes and 19 Seconds'(1:00:28) What makes a good life? What has given your life meaning?(1:04:18) Childhood, Memory and Imagination(1:10:38) Reflections on God and the Stories His Grandmother Told Him(1:17:20) Education and the Empathic Imagination(1:23:25) The Museum of Memory(1:26:15) The Importance of Hugging and Empathy(1:28:02) AI and the Future of HumanityEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast
Guest BioGilly Gwilliams is the founder of Retreats In Greece, a travel agency focused on wellness retreats throughout the country. After a career in the British Army as an intelligence analyst, Gilly relocated to the island of Kos where she transitioned into fitness and Pilates instruction. Combining her love of holistic health with her deep connection to Greece, she created a platform that offers carefully matched retreats emphasizing healing, fitness, and personal growth. Her work also supports other retreat hosts by helping them connect with travelers seeking meaningful wellness experiences.Show SummaryIn this episode of the Big World Made Small Adventure Travel Podcast, host Jason Elkins speaks with Gilly about her journey from a military career to founding a specialized retreat travel service in Greece. They explore how Gilly's early experiences, including her time as a fitness instructor on Kos, led her to create Retreats In Greece—an agency that curates a wide range of wellness retreats beyond the usual yoga and fitness options.The conversation delves into the unique qualities that make retreats different from typical vacations, such as their focus on healing and providing tools for long-term well-being. Gilly shares insights into the diversity of retreats offered, including a mythology-based healing retreat that uses the story of the Minotaur to help participants process trauma. She also discusses the challenges and rewards of building her business, the importance of personalized retreat matching, and how her own health journey influenced her approach to fitness and wellness.Listeners gain an understanding of the practical steps involved in booking a retreat through her agency and the supportive community she has cultivated among hosts and travelers alike. Gilly's story reflects a thoughtful evolution from military discipline to nurturing wellness and connection in a place she describes as deeply healing. Big World Made Small guest features are invitation-only and selected based on story, experience, and fit with the show. Guest support helps make the episode possible, but it does not determine who is featured. This helps keep the show free of third-party ads and interruptions while keeping the focus on real, story-driven conversations.Learn more about the Big World Made Small Adventure Travel Podcast and join our private community to get episode updates & special access to our guests.Are you a tourism expert with a story to share? Let's connect.
One of magic's most creative minds, Dan Harlan, joins us this week. No doubt many of you have his “Card Toon” card trick or have watched him on Penguin Live videos or perhaps on the Tarbell Course of Magic on video. Maybe you once subscribed to The Minotaur which he co-published with Marv Leventhal. His life and career hasn't all been roses and indeed had many bumps along the way. Currently he hosts MagiCon - The Mystic Tower convention in Raleigh, North Carolina plus he continues to create and perform. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Dan Harlan is quite candid about his successes and shortcomings as he openly shares many stories in this week's episode. We learn that Dan doesn't like card tricks and he tells us why. He also reveals a long time secret that Majoke was co-authored by him and Scott Alexander. He talks about the time it took to create and film “Every Trick in the Book” of Tarbell. Dan also tells us about his years with Penguin and other creative projects that hold his attention. Cosmic Thinker Scott Wells with Dan Harlan Download Download this podcast in an MP3 file by Clicking Here and then right click to save the file. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed by Clicking Here. You can download or listen to the podcast through Pandora and SiriusXM (formerly Stitcher) by Clicking Here or through FeedPress by Clicking Here or through Tunein.com by Clicking Here or through iHeart Radio by Clicking Here. If you have a Spotify account, then you can also hear us through that app, too. You can also listen through your Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices. Remember, you can download it through the iTunes store, too. See the preview page by Clicking Here.
The Mechbay reviews the new Battletech Starter Box, the LoreScape Kickstarter, and then they deep dive into the new and updated ranged offensive options in the new BattleTech Core Book.Buy a Mechbay Shirt HereTalk with the Mechbay and other BattleTech fans on their DiscordArchonsJeremy "Splash" Johnson piloting Starslayer 3CCataphract 40 piloting Nightstar NSR-9JJohn "Kill 5000 Crab-Backs" WeitzelAron "Skyfox" SergeantAndrew WeisnerJacob HassSam "DesertDream2" BurlingDanny "Kyro" Loss piloting Flashman FLS-8KWill DontaJolly Tall GuyAshpinMechwarriorsDuncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting Sarath-OBEric SmailysJordan CooperAnthony EmmelPaul DennisScot PickeringNic SarnaOreio8991Gustavo ArchilaJohn SchmidtDave RombergerAaron CahallGrimnarKeith DennardChris CannonMike AshkeweTom UnanimousDouglas TriggsEd "Ironmag" Magilton Highlander WHM-7AVhaelunDouglas TriggsNate PalmerJack the JaqattackDJ SkinnyEric SmailysJeff CampbellSteakWilson McBurns (Certified Mech Foot Actuator Inspector)Matt "Cross Electric Designs"Masonic BoomKyle NelsonWargaming WanderlustGeoffrey CampitielloHanse DavionEric MaderDoug OrrGM PhilEugene GonzalesGrilled SneezeTerminator44CadetsChris "Jesty" Pribanick HammerheadThomas Klinkhammer piloting a Longbow 13CJohn HaynesStewart HughesTravis GistUncrezamatic "Whizard"Bob ArensMatt LeBaronDonald LookerMitch "Minotaur" Grant piloting Thunderbolt 5SEHarris "Ramshackle" piloting Cataphract CTF-4LMetalEdJohn GarnierRichardKZDavidZach Torrence "Metalzarak" piloting Black Hawk HLawrence FranchiniTom BoveeJanine NicholsTim KleinschrotScott BoehmerDavid RaynesDan ACarl ZacharyDavid SeletynSteve MaiselPiotrJ. Allen HammerChris "Twain" Dasher" MontgomeryBen JumperBlunder DomeChad A LynemaArthur GarlickAaron Rasalhague ForeverTravis CallanHonicScot PickeringPhil "Phaz" AbramowitzMage "12th Veygan" "Nightstar NSR-9J" RangerThe Goose Whisperer - Thunderbolt TDR-5Seth - Whitefox - Executioner GZemerCarlos AnguizolaSteakDominic BuloneJames ElliotMichael BryantChris BuryAndrew HodgesConnor KirchhofEric DacusPete NoveriniLance DavisJacob HassLotspeechJoshua FranklinJacob IrbyAndrew HeyZeus Jahnke piloting MON-66bMatthew BradyRobot ParkingAn Actual RobotAdam MacMichael LepchenskeCory FooteWilliam RPeter Kahlejafr86KaiserFalklurski LispersPromethious7William BeckDoug OrrMike "Junesong" Smola. Riding in a Catapult C1Kevin BowmanEric MaderMarkJeremiah Safford
Kate Rodger joins Jesse to share what she's been watching at the New Zealand International Film Festival. Minotaur, The Fox and the classic French film BETTY BLUE. [picture id="4K3XDY2_NZIFF_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"]
Kate Rodger joins Jesse to share what she's been watching at the New Zealand International Film Festival. Minotaur, The Fox and the classic French film BETTY BLUE.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
WOLF WARRIOR: THE BEAST HEART SERIES BOOK #2 In a world where kingdoms teeter on the brink of ruin, and beasts are bound by cruel masters, one girl rises from exile to challenge fate itself.Clara, a human with the power of theWild Sheperdess, has endured betrayal, loss, and unimaginable pain. From the frozen depths of the Selkie Oceans to the scorched battlefields of fire dragons and hellhounds, she has faced monsters both literal and human. With her loyal companions she discovers a power that could save or shatter the kingdoms she holds dear.But as Duke Averance and his daughter Maroona tighten their grip on the realms, Clara must navigate treachery, uncover hidden prophecies, and unite disparate races before darkness consumes them all. Along the way, friendships will be tested, loyalties questioned, and hearts ignited in a struggle that will define the future of humans, beasts, and magic alike.Will Clara save her friends and the selkies, or will human corruption destroy her? The storm is coming, and only the brave will survive. TOPICS OF CONVERSATION What Wolf Warrior is about: Clara heads into the Selkie clan's oceans, lands in a hostage situation, and gets ordered by Queen Sedna to take on the Leviathans, giant sea monsters. The magic system: Beast Hearts and thread sight, Clara's empathy-based power to see the life threads running through everything, where bright colors mean life and duller ones turn horrifying. The world of Heartstrings: its distrustful clans, from Selkies and Harpies to Reptilia and Minotaurs, plus gods each locked to a single element. Clara's found family: hummingbird harpy Twitch, a sand dwarf healer, and a reptilia scout, and what she finds with them that her village never gave her. The writing behind it: crafting dark themes for a young adult audience, drawing on Selkie folklore, and closing the series out at four books. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Erin Tunney is an avid fan of fantasy, animals, and mysteries (mostly cozy ones). Her first book, Beast Heart Series #1: The Wild Shepherdess, has won three awards (Silver in Literary Titan, 2nd in Epic and YA Fantasy in Bookfest, and a Firebird Award). Currently, she's working on several novels, including the third book in the Beast Heart Series. CONNECT WITH ERIN TUNNEY Website: https://fantasyrealmbooks.wordpress.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573386478177 Blusky: @fantasyrealmbooks.bsky.social — Bluesky Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/fantasyrealmbooks Purchase Wolf Warrior: https://amzn.to/4hRRP7l
“We are in the middle of a labyrinth which suggests to us many fake corridors. What's the superpower of literature? Literature is like an antidote against propaganda. Propaganda explains the world easily in a two-dimensional way. Literature gives you a more complex explanation. Literature tells personal stories.”Today, we have a conversation about time, memory, and the bittersweet geography of human sorrow. Georgi Gospodinovis widely considered one of the most daring voices in contemporary European literature. His acclaimed novel, The Physics of Sorrow, won the prestigious Jan Michalski Prize in 2016, blending ancient myth and quantum physics to chronicle the delicate realities of post-socialist Eastern Europe. Joining him is Angela Rodel, a brilliant linguist, musician, and translator whose profound artistic empathy carries the flowing cadences of the Bulgarian language into vivid English. Together, this extraordinary creative duo made history by winning the 2023 International Booker Prizefor Time Shelter—the first book written in Bulgarian to ever receive the honor.Time Shelter is a masterfully dark, funny, and prescient novel. It begins with an enigmatic psychiatrist opening a clinic that treats Alzheimer's patients by meticulously recreating past decades to match their internal clocks. But the experiment quickly escapes the clinic walls, triggering a pan-European crisis where entire nations hold democratic referendums to choose which era of the past they will retreat into. It is a book that holds up a mirror to our own world, exploring what happens when a civilization faces a deficit of meaning and tries to weaponize nostalgia.(0:00) The Trap of Nostalgia(2:13) The Art of Translation(5:44) The Pandemic of the Past(11:30) Reading from ‘Time Shelter'(14:28) Death and the Gardener(19:34) The Translator's Calling(26:05) Cultural Rhythms of the Bulgarian Language(30:00) The Nonlinear Approach to Storytelling(34:30) Separating Personal and Historical Pasts(42:55) Storytelling vs Propaganda(47:19) Bodies, Animals and the Loneliness of the Minotaur(56:00) Reading ' Eight Minutes and 19 Seconds'(1:00:28) What makes a good life? What has given your life meaning?(1:04:18) Childhood, Memory and Imagination(1:10:38) Reflections on God and the Stories His Grandmother Told Him(1:17:20) Education and the Empathic Imagination(1:23:25) The Museum of Memory(1:26:15) The Importance of Hugging and Empathy(1:28:02) AI and the Future of HumanityEpisode Websitewww.creativeprocess.info/podInstagram:@creativeprocesspodcast
This week on the Any Given Runday Podcast, we welcome ultra runner and adventure racer, Lonan O' Farrell (@lonanruncoach on Instagram). Whether it's recently coming second in Hellevation BYU, winning the Beara 100 mile in 2025, running 335km km around the Italian Alps, being a two-time UTMB finisher, or running into a Minotaur, we discuss all things ultra running, adventure racing and much more17:00 Introduction to Lonan O'Farrell and his achievements17:25 Lonan's background in football and adventure racing18:19 Transition from team sports to ultra running20:31 First ultra race and learning to dig deep21:25 The team element in adventure racing24:36 Details of the Donegal 24-hour adventure race27:15 The Beast 220km multi-sport race29:59 Navigating and strategy in adventure racing31:48 Dealing with fatigue, hunger, and sleep deprivation34:48 Mountain biking and technical trail skills36:21 Fuel, nutrition, and managing race pace39:03 The mental challenge and hallucinations during ultra races43:35 Training, preparation, and progression to ultra distances49:59 UTMB and the allure of iconic races67:53 Lifestyle, training, and balancing family and sport73:39 Lonan's coaching and social media presence75:16 Closing remarks and future ambitionsYou can follow us on Instagram:@anygivenrundaypodcastALTAR Speed Dust is engineered to keep fuel in your tank so you can go faster, farther and longer than ever before. Use the code AGR15 to get 15% off at checkout (excludes bundles).altarfuel.com The Sports Recovery Kit is everything you need after training, matches, gym sessions and long active days. The full routine, ready to goShop HEREGet the AGR Ultrapure Sprint Bundle HERE If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong.Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's most experienced performance testing providers.Find out more or book your test at myhealthmatters.ie.
The Mechbay talks about the initial release of the core rules changes and how they will change games of BattleTech on the tabletop.Buy a Mechbay Shirt HereTalk with the Mechbay and other BattleTech fans on their DiscordArchonsJeremy "Splash" Johnson piloting Starslayer 3CCataphract 40 piloting Nightstar NSR-9JJohn "Kill 5000 Crab-Backs" WeitzelAron "Skyfox" SergeantAndrew WeisnerJacob HassSam "DesertDream2" BurlingDanny "Kyro" Loss piloting Flashman FLS-8KWill DontaJolly Tall GuyAshpinMechwarriorsDuncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting Sarath-OBEric SmailysJordan CooperAnthony EmmelPaul DennisScot PickeringNic SarnaOreio8991Gustavo ArchilaJohn SchmidtDave RombergerAaron CahallGrimnarKeith DennardChris CannonMike AshkeweTom UnanimousDouglas TriggsEd "Ironmag" Magilton Highlander WHM-7AVhaelunDouglas TriggsNate PalmerJack the JaqattackDJ SkinnyEric SmailysJeff CampbellSteakWilson McBurns (Certified Mech Foot Actuator Inspector)Matt "Cross Electric Designs"Masonic BoomKyle NelsonWargaming WanderlustGeoffrey CampitielloHanse DavionEric MaderDoug OrrGM PhilEugene GonzalesGrilled SneezeTerminator44CadetsChris "Jesty" Pribanick HammerheadThomas Klinkhammer piloting a Longbow 13CJohn HaynesStewart HughesTravis GistUncrezamatic "Whizard"Bob ArensMatt LeBaronDonald LookerMitch "Minotaur" Grant piloting Thunderbolt 5SEHarris "Ramshackle" piloting Cataphract CTF-4LMetalEdJohn GarnierRichardKZDavidZach Torrence "Metalzarak" piloting Black Hawk HLawrence FranchiniTom BoveeJanine NicholsTim KleinschrotScott BoehmerDavid RaynesDan ACarl ZacharyDavid SeletynSteve MaiselPiotrJ. Allen HammerChris "Twain" Dasher" MontgomeryBen JumperBlunder DomeChad A LynemaArthur GarlickAaron Rasalhague ForeverTravis CallanHonicScot PickeringPhil "Phaz" AbramowitzMage "12th Veygan" "Nightstar NSR-9J" RangerThe Goose Whisperer - Thunderbolt TDR-5Seth - Whitefox - Executioner GZemerCarlos AnguizolaSteakDominic BuloneJames ElliotMichael BryantChris BuryAndrew HodgesConnor KirchhofEric DacusPete NoveriniLance DavisJacob HassLotspeechJoshua FranklinJacob IrbyAndrew HeyZeus Jahnke piloting MON-66bMatthew BradyRobot ParkingAn Actual RobotAdam MacMichael LepchenskeCory FooteWilliam RPeter Kahlejafr86KaiserFalklurski LispersPromethious7William BeckDoug OrrMike "Junesong" Smola. Riding in a Catapult C1Kevin BowmanEric Mader
Labyrinths have fascinated people for thousands of years, appearing in mythology, religion, art, and architecture across many cultures. This episode explores what labyrinths are, how they differ from mazes, their connection to the legend of the Minotaur, and the many ways they have been used throughout history. Along the way, you'll hear about ancient designs, medieval cathedral labyrinths, symbolic journeys, and modern walking labyrinths. It's steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from Labyrinth, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. — Ad-free episodes: icantsleep.supportingcast.fmHave a topic in mind? Request a topic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this podcast, Greg Voisen sits down with authors Nicholaos Papadopoulos and Jacob Fishbein to pull back the curtain on a decade-long journey of writing their debut novel, The Men's Group: A Novel of Messy Friendships. What happens when a cynical, skeptical man walks into a room full of strangers—convinced he's surrounded by losers in a cult—only to find his deepest masks ripped away? Instead of delivering another rigid self-help manual, Nicholaos and Jacob reveal why raw storytelling is the ultimate vehicle for dismantling male isolation, confronting hidden addiction, and facing the silent internal stories that quietly drive men toward self-sabotage. From facing terminal diagnoses to exploring why true strength lies in internal self-reflection, this conversation uncovers what actually happens when men dare to drop their guard and show up when it matters most.
Also this week, Sonic VS Godzilla and a Spurrier double feature with Minotaur on Ignition Press & A Mischief of Magpies on DSTLRY.
How did Theseus escape the Labyrinth? Is the Labyrinth real? Who created the Minotaur? Assassin's Creed Odyssey immerses players in the mythology of Ancient Greece. In particular, they can walk in the footsteps of Theseus through the Labyrinth and come face to face with the mythical Minotaur. Archaeology reveals the real roots of the myth and how it developed over time.How is the myth connected to Knossos palace on Crete? Prof Nicoletta Momigliano guides Tristan Hughes from The Ancients podcast through the maze of myth vs reality that is the Minoan Labyrinth.Echoes of History is a Ubisoft podcast, brought to you by History Hit. Watch this episode on YouTube.Hosted by: Tristan HughesEdited by: Alex JonesProduced by: Robin McConnell, Anne-Marie LuffSenior Producer: Anne-Marie LuffProduction Manager: Beth DonaldsonExecutive Producers: Etienne Bouvier, Julien Fabre, Steve Lanham, Jen BennettMusic:Phoibe the Orphan by The Flight, Michael GeorgiadesThe Minotaur by The FlightBarnabas by The Flight, Michael GeorgiadesIf you liked this podcast please subscribe, share, rate & review. Take part in our listener survey here.Tell us your favourite Assassin's Creed game or podcast episode at echoes-of-history@historyhit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on the AIPT Comics Podcast, we're joined by Scott Snyder for one of our favorite conversations of the year. We dive deep into Absolute Batman, the newly announced animated series, why he believes monthly comics need to embrace what makes the medium unique, and the creative philosophy driving one of comics' biggest successes. It's a candid, wide-ranging discussion on storytelling, the future of superhero comics, and why taking big swings matters more than ever. Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us on our Discord soon! NEWS Judge Dredd and Biker Mice From Mars collide in new comic crossover and collectibles partnership Daniel Warren Johnson reveals new project 'Chainkata' for November 2026 Details Michael Walsh's 'Universal Monsters: Frankenstein' returns in remastered black-and-white edition Tradd Moore's first creator-owned solo comic, 'Touch Me Someplace Nowhere' announced Mike Mignola's new art book 'Circus of Bones' showcases over 145 original works Lara Croft joins G.I. Joe in first-ever 'G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero' crossover Rocketship Entertainment partners with Moulin Rouge for graphic novels, manga, and tabletop games Meet the players of ‘Zero Instance' where a video game boss invades the real world DC reveals packed San Diego Comic-Con 2026 lineup Skybound unveils San Diego Comic-Con 2026 plans and exclusive collectibles Marvel reveals full San Diego Comic-Con 2026 plans with Hall H, Midnight Universe, and X-Men '97 panels Our Top Books of the Week: Dave: Witness Point #1 (Nathan Fillion, Heath Corson, Soo Lee) Clayface: Celebrity Dirt #1 (Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Fran Galán) Chris: Twilight Zone #9 (Juni Ba) Dispatched #1 (B. Clay Moore, Daniel Gete) Standout KAPOW moment of the week: Chris: Did You Hear About Mimi Green? #2 (Connor Goldsmith, Josh Cornillon) Dave: Operation: Iron Coffin #1 (Kenny Porter, Tyrell Cannon) TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Chris: Minotaur #1 (Si Spurrier, Michael Dowling) Dave: Sonic the Hedgehog x Godzilla #1 (Nick Marino, Jack Lawrence) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave: A Mischief of Magpies #1 (Bilquis Evely) Chris: Nightwing #140 (Jorge Fornes Main) Interview: Interview: Scott Snyder 1. Manga storytelling influence Joe Kelly recently mentioned how manga like One Piece can devote entire chapters to a single action sequence, something that's harder to replicate in American comics because of page counts and production realities. Is manga storytelling an influence on your work, and do you find yourself thinking about how to capture that same sense of scale and rhythm within Western comics? 2. Marvel and DC I recently spoke with Josh Williamson about writing Iron Man, and it was fascinating hearing how he's consulting on DC projects while also becoming part of Marvel's plans. Seeing creators move more freely between publishers these days, does that ever make you want to jump back into Marvel for another major project? 3. Harley Quinn and Joker The revelation that Joker is Harley's father completely reframes both characters. What made that the right relationship for the Absolute Universe, and what storytelling opportunities does it create that couldn't exist with their traditional dynamic 4. Designing Gotham's monsters Body horror and transformation have become defining visual elements of Absolute Batman. What are your guiding principles when reinventing characters like Poison Ivy, Clayface, and others while still making them instantly recognizable? 8. Absolute Batman animated series You're serving as showrunner on the newly announced Absolute Batman animated series. How does that creative role differ from making comics, and what has surprised you most about translating this version of Batman to animation? 10. Court of Owls Finally, the Court of Owls has entered the picture. Without spoiling anything, what can readers expect from your take on one of the most important Batman concepts you've ever created?
Jace and Rocky break down all 11 DC releases for the week of July 1, 2026. Absolute Green Lantern #16 brings the Absolute Lantern spectrum closer together as Hal Jordan uses violet light to protect the group from the Black Star of Sinestro, Jo Mullein weaponizes the people of Evergreen inside the Green Lantern construct, and Jessica Cruz's connection to Mogo threatens to throw the fight sideways. Poison Ivy #46 moves the pieces into place for Bad Seeds without Pamela appearing in the issue, as Janet from HR explains why Harley may be the only person who can reach Ivy and why Pamela's love for Harley makes her feel vulnerable. Batman #11 brings Lady Ojo back into the story as Batman clashes with her, the Minotaur's hold on Gotham's criminal money comes back into focus, Dr. Zeller deals with the fallout of Bruce's almost-date, and Verity Pennyworth makes her first appearance at Wayne Manor. Adventures of Superman: Book of El #10 continues Philip Kennedy Johnson's House of El story as Superman battles for his adoptive children, the fight on Tamarian escalates, and Kryl-Ux proves how powerful he has become by taking on a Sun-Eater. Batgirl #21 brings Cassandra Cain back to Gotham as Doctor Forget-Me-Not forces her to confront memories of a young girl named Victoria who may have been killed by Cassandra when she was younger, while the issue continues building Batgirl's own supporting cast. 100 Bullets: The U.S. of Anger #1 returns to Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso's world in black and white, following Lono through a grim, angry story involving podcasters, gang violence, police violence and the fractured state of America. Deadman #2 improves on the first issue by bringing in Plastic Man, showing Deadman fail to take over Batman because of Bruce's psychological defenses, and expanding the villain's interference with souls transitioning into the afterlife. Supergirl: Survive #2 turns Kara and baby Kal-El's escape into a galaxy-hopping Elseworlds adventure as Lobo's gang hunts the last Kryptonians, the Lantern Corps appears across the emotional spectrum, and Kara receives a hope lantern ring after Saint Walker's death. Absolute Martian Manhunter #12 closes the series by focusing on John Jones' relationship with his son Tyler, how his inability to understand Tyler helped fracture his family, and how the Martian Manhunter experience lets him see others differently as he chooses a second chance with his wife and child. JSA #21 explores the Spectre's origin and has the spirit of vengeance jump between different JSA hosts, including Obsidian, Jade and Wildcat, while Metron suggests the mystery depends not only on the Spectre's beginning but also on Jim Corrigan's origin. Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia #4 continues Gabriel Hardman's political mystery as Batman, Green Arrow and the Question push deeper into the conspiracy around Arcadia, with the book still functioning more as a dense ideological thriller than a traditional superhero team-up. They also give a rundown of this week's collected editions, reprints and facsimile releases. As always, all books are ranked from top to bottom and each host gives a Book of the Week pick.
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Bull fighting with the Minotaur? The fall of Atlantis? In Doctor Who? Again? With time to have a gossip with a Time God in liminal space? To the end, you cannot predict where there is going...
We're kicking off Pride Month with a sapphic soccer (football, for everyone outside the U.S.) romance: Rowin's Second Half by K.R. Lockling. Rowin is a soccer star and River is fresh off a breakup. The meet cute? River being embarrassed on the jumbotron at one of Rowin's games. We have…a lot to say.SOS: Scrub Me, Daddy by April ShowersUp Next: Girlfriend Goals by Clare LydonWhat We're Reading:Tempted by the Minotaur by Eva BrandtThe Deal by Elle Kennedy (re-read)Follow us on SpotifyWebsite: www.chicklitbookclubpodcast.comMerch: https://chicklitbookclubpodcast.threadless.com/TikTok: ChickLitBookClubInstagram and Threads: ChickLitBookClubPodcastPinterest: ChickLitBookClubPodcastBlueSky:@clbcpodcast.bsky.socialYoutube: @ChickLitBookClubEmail: chicklitbookclubpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Comics writer Si Spurrier (Hellblazer, The Flash) joins Byron to discuss his highly anticipated new projects, the Ignition Press techo-folk horror series Minotaur and his new DSTLRY experimental portal fantasy project A Mischief of Magpies, two fantastic books dropping on the same day in July! We discuss the wide ranging roots of Minotaur including the basic premise from writer Arthur C. Clarke's classic assertion that advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic to the possible ramifications of the singularity getting loose, do a deep dive into its main protagonist photographer Gloria Monday, delve into the collaborative process with series artist Mike Dowling, and how Si avoids nihilism in dark storytelling.
For half a century, the BTK Killer story has been told the way Dennis Rader wanted it told. Factor X. The Minotaur. The BTK brand. Every term that has anchored his mythology came from a typewriter in his own kitchen in Park City, Kansas. Every term was his.In this first chapter of a five-part investigation from True Crime Today, host Tony Brueski sets the version of Dennis Rader that documentaries have repeated for forty-seven years next to the actual investigative file. The two don't match.The man who wrote the 1978 Factor X letter to KAKE-TV was a thirty-two-year-old husband and father. An alarm installer for ADT in Wichita. A student at Wichita State University working toward a degree in the administration of justice. He had taken courses on profiling. He knew what serial killers were supposed to sound like in the cultural imagination of the late seventies. He typed himself into the role.The press printed his words. The cops filed his words. The country read his words. And for nearly fifty years, when somebody has tried to explain Dennis Rader, they have explained him the way he wanted to be explained.This episode walks through the 1978 letter sentence by sentence. The literary references he borrowed from. The cultural figures he compared himself to. The contradictions inside the letter that read, in retrospect, less like the confession of a possessed killer and more like the audition tape of a man trying out for a role.The series will continue with the chase that didn't close, the official roles that made him invisible, the thirteen-year silence between his confirmed killings, and the floppy disk that ended his thirty-one years of getting away with it. Start here.END LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#BTK #DennisRader #BTKKiller #TrueCrimeToday #FactorX #SerialKillers #Wichita #ParkCity #TrueCrime #ColdCase
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Dennis Rader was the BTK Killer. He was also the man who named himself the BTK Killer. He typed the name onto an envelope and mailed it to the Wichita Eagle in October of 1974, and the city has been calling him by that name ever since.In the first chapter of a new five-part investigation, Hidden Killers host Tony Brueski takes apart the mythology Dennis Rader built around his own crimes. Factor X. The Minotaur. The BTK brand. None of it came from a profiler. None of it came from a detective. All of it came from a man at his own kitchen typewriter in Park City, Kansas, while his wife slept down the hall.For nearly fifty years, the BTK story has been told in his words and his frame. Documentaries quote his letters. Books quote his letters. Podcasts quote his letters. The version of him in the cultural imagination is the version he composed about himself.The actual file shows something different. A criminal justice student at Wichita State who'd taken classes on offender profiling. An alarm installer who had legal access to hundreds of Wichita homes. A husband and a father who chose, at thirty-two, to begin writing himself a role he could spend the rest of his life playing.This episode walks through what Rader wrote, when he wrote it, what he borrowed from, and the press response that made the legend official. The series will follow with the chase that didn't close, the costumes that made him invisible, the thirteen-year silence between his confirmed murders, and the catch that ended his run in 2005.This is the first uncomfortable truth. Dennis Rader was not a force of evil. He was a vain man with a marketing plan and a typewriter that worked.END LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#BTK #DennisRader #BTKKiller #HiddenKillers #FactorX #TrueCrime #Wichita #ParkCity #SerialKillers #UncomfortableTruths
The Mechbay talks about their initial impressions and thoughts on Hot Spot: Draconis Reach for BattleTech.Buy a Mechbay Shirt HereTalk with the Mechbay and other BattleTech fans on their DiscordArchonsJeremy "Splash" Johnson piloting Starslayer 3CCataphract 40 piloting Nightstar NSR-9JJohn "Kill 5000 Crab-Backs" WeitzelAron "Skyfox" SergeantAndrew WeisnerJacob HassSam "DesertDream2" BurlingDanny "Kyro" Loss piloting Flashman FLS-8KWill DontaJolly Tall GuyAshpinMechwarriorsDuncan RhodesBob piloting Chimera CMA-2KMagnum Danger piloting Aquagladius AQS-3Byzantine FalconDouglas McAuliffeChad "Storm" Evans piloting Hatchetman HCT-8SRex "Redneck" Rawhide piloting Sarath-OBEric SmailysJordan CooperAnthony EmmelPaul DennisScot PickeringNic SarnaOreio8991Gustavo ArchilaJohn SchmidtDave RombergerAaron CahallGrimnarKeith DennardChris CannonMike AshkeweTom UnanimousDouglas TriggsEd "Ironmag" Magilton Highlander WHM-7AVhaelunDouglas TriggsNate PalmerJack the JaqattackDJ SkinnyEric SmailysJeff CampbellSteakWilson McBurns (Certified Mech Foot Actuator Inspector)Matt "Cross Electric Designs"Masonic BoomKyle NelsonWargaming WanderlustGeoffrey CampitielloHanse DavionEric MaderDoug OrrGM PhilEugene GonzalesGrilled SneezeCadetsChris "Jesty" Pribanick HammerheadThomas Klinkhammer piloting a Longbow 13CJohn HaynesStewart HughesTravis GistUncrezamatic "Whizard"Bob ArensMatt LeBaronDonald LookerMitch "Minotaur" Grant piloting Thunderbolt 5SEHarris "Ramshackle" piloting Cataphract CTF-4LMetalEdJohn GarnierRichardKZDavidZach Torrence "Metalzarak" piloting Black Hawk HLawrence FranchiniTom BoveeJanine NicholsTim KleinschrotScott BoehmerDavid RaynesDan ACarl ZacharyDavid SeletynSteve MaiselPiotrJ. Allen HammerChris "Twain" Dasher" MontgomeryBen JumperBlunder DomeChad A LynemaArthur GarlickAaron Rasalhague ForeverTravis CallanHonicScot PickeringPhil "Phaz" AbramowitzMage "12th Veygan" "Nightstar NSR-9J" RangerThe Goose Whisperer - Thunderbolt TDR-5Seth - Whitefox - Executioner GZemerCarlos AnguizolaSteakDominic BuloneJames ElliotMichael BryantChris BuryAndrew HodgesConnor KirchhofEric DacusPete NoveriniLance DavisJacob HassLotspeechJoshua FranklinJacob IrbyAndrew HeyZeus Jahnke piloting MON-66bMatthew BradyRobot ParkingAn Actual RobotAdam MacMichael LepchenskeCory FooteWilliam RPeter Kahlejafr86KaiserFalklurski LispersPromethious7William BeckEric MaderDoug Orr
On this episode of Horror Joy, we discuss Mark Z. Danielewski's 2000 novel House of Leaves on Horror Joy, framing it as a dense, meta haunted-house text built from layered narratives: Johnny Truant, an unreliable LA tattoo artist, edits the manuscript of the blind academic Zampanò about the possibly nonexistent documentary The Navidson Record, whose house contains impossible, expanding interior spaces. We explore the book's paradoxes, footnotes, shifting typography, and the Minotaur motif (including red strikethroughs like track changes), arguing it satirizes academic monographs and demands active “detective work” from readers. We connect the novel to internet-era hyperlink logic (blue “house”), liminality and Backrooms, and themes of trauma, memory, remediation, and community, while noting student reactions and ending with joys found in the Navidson explorations, playfulness, and characters like Tom.The book is an almost impossible labyrinth of references and self-references. But we manage to find some joy.
Welcome to Off the Beaten Clef! This week, we bring back our alter egos, Minotaur and the Ogre, to introduce 103.7 The Wolf - our attempt at bringing a radio show via the podcasting airwaves. We have a ton of new music that we are excited to show each other and you - the listener. We hope you enjoy!Track Listing:Jet Stream Wish by KoyoMould by Love RarelyLLL (Sweating Bullets) by MONEYBALLFor The Heart by Ends in TragedyTrust Me by GrumpsterSo Sick by Head NorthIntro / Outro song is GO GO GO by LUCKY SHOT (Spotify / Apple Music / Tidal) used with permission from the bandFollow Us on Instagram / TikTok / YouTubeJoin the Discord Thanks for listening!
Even writers with decades of experience hear the negative voices.In this episode of Tell The Damn Story, Alex Simmons and Chris Ryan tackle one of the most common—and most painful—challenges creatives face: self-doubt. From imposter syndrome and rejection to career frustrations and the stories we tell ourselves about success. Our boys share personal struggles they've wrestled with recently and the hard-earned lessons that helped them push through.Along the way, they explore why writers forget their accomplishments, how negative thinking can sabotage creativity, the importance of honest friends and supportive communities, and what it really means to keep believing in your work when the results don't arrive on your timetable.Whether you're working on your first story or your fiftieth book, this candid conversation offers practical ways to face the monsters under the bed, silence the noise, and get back to telling your damn story.Have any questions, comments, or suggestions?Then, please leave them in the Comments Section.Write: TTDSOnAir@gmail.comAnd follow us on ...@Tell The Damn Story www.TellTheDamnStory.comwww.Facebook.com/Tell The Damn Story YouTube.com/ Tell The Damn StoryStories change lives. They always have. At *Tell The Damn Story*, we believe in lifting voices and passing stories on. Your support keeps them alive for future generations. Help us by supporting TTDS → Buy Me A Coffee!
EDIT: the audio was fixed from first publish, sorry! way too long lolWe are back, baby! Back and not taking a break for a bit so buckle up, it's monster hunting time! If Bigfoot is the best at hide-and-seek, who or what else is out there, unseen and secreted away, underground, in a cave, out of sight? Tons of things, it turns out!Intro chat includes horror movies portraying podcasters, why passkeys/passwords are the worst and technology sucks, and other random thoughts, then we dive into Greek Myth! Ever heard of the Minotaur? And are mazes like labyrinths, could you have a corn labyrinth??Next it's on to some Norse lore, and the landvaettir land spirits that live in Iceland mostly. They guard the land and live in it too. To top it off, the Tatzelwurm! this mountain dragon dude has many names but only 2 little legs and big eyes! Like a Toothless, he kinda sounds cute, no? You can catch a peek if you are in the Alps, so bring your skis to see this mystical cryptid! Thanks for listening and tune in next time for true crime-pranks and petty hoaxes!Darkcast Promo of the Week: Conspiring to Argue
Jace and Rocky break down all 10 DC releases for the week of June 3, 2026. They discuss Harley & Ivy: Life and Crimes #6, where Erica Henderson concludes her retelling of Harley and Ivy's first meeting and the foundation of their relationship. JSA #20 continues the search for Jim Corrigan and ends with a surprise appearance from Metron. Adventures of Superman: Book of El #9 begins bringing together the long-running story threads involving Superman, Otho-Ra, Osul-Ra and the future legacy of the House of El. Justice League: Dream Girls #1 finds Dreamer and Galaxy trapped in shifting dreamlike versions of the DC Universe as a mystery involving hidden knowledge and altered realities begins. Batman #10 sees Bruce Wayne uncover a connection to the Minotaur while his conflict with Vandal Savage enters a new phase. Poison Ivy #45 finds Mayor Pamela Isley increasingly isolated after alienating Batman, Vandal Savage, the Green and the Gray while her feelings about Harley Quinn are tested. Deadman #1 follows Boston Brand as he investigates a hospital filled with trapped souls while W. Maxwell Prince reimagines Deadman as a spiritual guide navigating multiple interpretations of death, but the guys have radically different reactions to the story. Supergirl: Survive #1 sees teenage Kara experience Krypton's destruction through a dramatically altered sequence of events as she leaves Krypton in the same rocketship as an infant Kal-El whom she is determined to protect. Batgirl #20 forces Cassandra Cain to confront painful memories when a murdered child is found wearing the same dress she wore during her first kill, while Doctor Forget-Me-Not begins playing mind games with her memories. Absolute Green Lantern #15 pits Jo Mullein against Tomar Re after she refuses to sacrifice her entire town to stop the Black Star Mogo, forcing a clash over whether saving a few thousand lives is worth risking trillions across the universe. They also give a rundown of this week's collected editions, reprints and facsimile releases. As always, all books are ranked from top to bottom and each host gives a Book of the Week pick.
Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about Bloomsbury, Minotaur, and subscription addiction. Then, stick around for a chat with Lori Foster! Lori Foster is a New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of more than 100 titles. She's known for her fun, very sexy contemporary romance novels revolving around alpha males who meet (and fall in love with) strong, independent women. Lori's been a recipient of the prestigious RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Fantasy, and for Contemporary Romance. Even more fun, Lori's been a clue in the New York Times crossword puzzle, a clue in the USA Today Quick-cross puzzle, and the sensual and sexy Too Much Temptation was Amazon's 2002 top-selling title in Romance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Fjord wins the Palme! All of a Sudden's Virgine Efira & Tao Okamoto win Best Actress, the boys from Coward win Best Actor, and La Bola Negra and Fatherland tie in Director. The Cannes Awards are here, and we discuss them all. Plus, we continue to review the reviewers and tally the ovations in Part III of our coverage of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. BOX OFFICE REPORT: The Mandalorian and Grogu Reviewed - 1:35 Obsession Rewatched - 4:36 CANNES COVERAGE PART III: Fjord wins the Palme and a bunch of independent awards - 9:44 Minotaur takes 2nd - 15:37 A tie in Director between La Bola Negra and Fatherland - 18:03 Netflix Acquisitions: La Bola Negra, Gentle Monster & In Waves - 20:31 Best Actress to Efira & Okamoto from All of a Sudden - 21:40 Best Actor to Macchia & Champagne of Coward & MUBI's Acquisitions - 23:58 The Jury Prize to The Dreamed Adventure - 23:36 Best Screenplay to A Man of His Time - 27:54 Un Certain Regard's FIPRESCI PRIZE & Camera D'or to Benimana - 29:43 Everytime and Elephants in the Fog take 2 other top prizes - 33:58 Past Un Certain Regard Film That Have Gone onto Oscar Noms - 37:47 The Queer Palme goes to Teenage Sex and Death - 38:43 A24's Club Kid scores the largest acquisition price at Cannes - 39:23 Victorian Psycho isn't set in the Middle Ages but has contemporary music - 41:59 Out of Competition Discussions - 46:51 John Travolta's Propeller One Way Night Coach, South Korea's Zombie Film - Colony, Nicholas Winding Refn's Her Private Hell, Andy Garcia's Diamond & Kiyoshi Kurosawa's The Samurai and the Prisoner. The Final Standing Ovations Tally - 55:22 OUTRO: Make sure to follow us on social media as we comment on everything happening in the movie business. https://linktr.ee/mikemikeandoscar
Bonjour NBP Film Community! For Episode 493, I am joined by Cody Dericks, Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, and Aaron Isenstein, as we are back home from the 79th Cannes Film Festival, ready to deliver Part 2 of our experience, including this year's award winners. We're going to touch on films from the festival including "Fjord," "La Bola Negra," "Hope," "Minotaur," "The Man I Love," "Coward," "Moulin," "The Unknown," "Her Private Hell," "Bitter Christmas," "Iron Boy," "The Dreamed Adventure," "I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning," "A Man Of His Time," "Everytime," "The Samurai And The Prisoner," "The End Of It," "Ben'imana" "Another Day," "Victorian Psycho," "Diamond," and more! For this week's poll question, to tie into the festival's award winners, we're asking everyone: “Which Of The 2026 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Are You Most Looking Forward To Seeing?” and reveal the winner of last week's poll question, "Which Films From The 2026 Cannes Film Festival Are You Most Looking Forward To?" We also share our reactions to the trailers for "Victorian Psycho," “The Rivals Of Amziah King,” "Wildwood," "Couture," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for listening, subscribing, and supporting us. Enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 398: Chloe Lizotte on Cannes 2026: Minotaur, Fjord, Full Phil and Tim Heidecker, Hope Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. With the 2026 Cannes Film Festival underway, I was delighted to sit down with Chloe Lizotte, Filmmaker Magazine's Content Director. Among the latest premieres discussed were, oddly enough, a succession of mostly one-word titles: Minotaur (directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev), Fjord (Cristian Mungiu), Full Phil (Quentin Dupieux), and Hope (Na Hong-jin). Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass