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The final day of the Thax holiday, will it end in tragedy or comedy?
The whole Thax clan and chums are going off on their holiday. Join in on their adventures!
The Thax clan are up to their eyeballs in legal problems!
It’s moving day, the Thax clan finally get into their new house. What adventures await them?
In part one, the Thax chaps and Sir Jeremy narrowly avoid being engulfed in the north sea. Hear their panic.In part 2 Paul has broken up for Christmas, enjoy his ebullience!
The hunt for a new house for the Thax clan continues!
Speed dating a go go.
The search for Margaret begins
The first (not really) broadcast of Radio Thax.
High concept shenanigans
Have some bonus waffles
Have some bonus nonsense!
recorded Ocotber 3, 2023 Cool times finally ahead! Holidays and better days. Steampunk times are here! Natalie McTavish AND Kitty from Faire Treasures are with us for some talk of spooks, beers and brass. Thax has a short rant, Bluestocking plays Lies of P and Kitty does Fallout 76. Also Kitty mentioned the murder of Sycamore Gap. Allfather Fig Mead the Very Moon steampunk musical Gunbrella!! Charles Dickens in Starfield A tree on the wall
recorded September 19, 2023 It's Talk Like a Pirate Day! We're deep in the Halloween crafting time, and we're excited. Lies of P has just been released and Bluestocking has got the itch to start it. Nightingale is another steampunk game due out next Febuary which looks amazing. Jack and Thax went to a performance of reading from Edgar Allan Poe by the Archive Theater company. Thax found a company actually engineering a real airships! Lies of P official site Nightingale site the Archive Theater LTA research corp
Underground legend Poet THAX DOUGLAS talks to Brett Newski (NEWSKI) about living with autism, making weird art, the post-death universe, and why getting old is awesome. More on Thax: https://commonstate.com/articles/thax-douglas/ More on NEWSKI: www.newskimusic.com NEWSKI ON TOUR: 8/12 - HILLSBORO, WI - Confluence Concert Series 8/19 - VIROQUA, WI - Fortney Hotel Street Party 8/31 - NORMAL, IL - Make Music Normal 9/1 - LA CROSSE, WI - secret show 9/3 - WAUWATOSA, WI - Live at Hart Fest 9/8 - EAU CLAIRE, WI - secret show 9/15 - GREEN BAY, WI - Badger State Brewing 9/21 - SPRING GREEN, WI - Shitty Barn 9/22 - MANITOWOC, WI - Sabbatical Brewing SOUTH AFRICA 27 Sep - JOHANNESBURG, ZA - Radium 29 Sep - JOHANNESBURG, ZA - Sognage (Boosh) 30 Sep - PRETORIA, ZA - Railways Cafe 6 Oct - DURBAN, ZA - Habitat 13 Oct - CAPE TOWN - Armchair Theatre EUROPE 17 Oct - PARIS, FR - Supersonic 19 Oct - HOOFDDORP, NL - C. 20 Oct - ERMELO, NL - In De Rimboe 21 Oct- HOORN, NL - 't Kroegie 22 Oct - ROTTERDAM, NL - secret house show 24 Oct - FURTH, DE - Kunstkellar 25 Oct - SALZBURG, AT - venue tba 27 Oct - TIMELKAM, AT - Bart 28 Oct - HOF, DE - Zur Linde 29 Oct - HAMBURG, DE - Monkeys Music Club 31 Oct - KOLN, DE - Trink-Genossin 1 Nov - ST WENDEL, DE - JJs pub 2 Nov - HENGELO, NL - secret house show 3 Nov - AMERSFOORT, NL - Boothill Saloon 10 Nov - GUERNSEY, UK - St James Concert Hall
recorded July 11, 2023 Tonight's theme is the Desert, and not the Sweet Kind! Jack, Thax and Blue Stocking talk about this summer heat and films based on the classic pulp genre, from Indiana Jones to the Jungle Cruise, to the original H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel hero, Allan Quatermain!
It’s May and of course that means there’s a bank holiday or two on the calendar. What special activities do the Thax’s get up to come May? Also hear Margaret just full of love for… More
recorded May 16, 2023 The month of May is flyin by, but Jack and Thax are here to gab. Thax explains the cheapest way to get into home brewing with the finer points of making ciders and bath tub hooch. Jack tells us about the Victorian arms dealer, the mysterious Basil Zaharoff. And the Time Travelers Convention in Quincy, IL is cancelling their entertainment showrunners for lack of ticket sales. Digging their own hole, as we see it. Brewing on the cheap Basil Zaharoff
recorded April 18, 2023 Today is tax day in the US, and we are quickly running out of springtime weather. Still have RenFests to visit, but its getting hot. Kitty joins us to talk this and that. Thax just returned from adventure in the Yucatán, dipping into Cenote Santa Rosa and having a ball. He then toured the Surreal Garden event in Austin's Zilker Botanical Gardens. The Witches' Ball: Conclave of the Kraken Cenote Santa Rosa The Surreal Garden The Rabbit Hole bar in Leander, Tx
recorded March 21, 2023 Happy St. Pats to all you Irish for a day! The Galveston Steampunk Festival is less than two weeks away and we are excited! We bring out our drinks and discuss dragon milking technique. Shadow and bone season two is blowing our minds. Jack wants to turn his plumbing into sculpture, and Thax wants to turn his bedframe into a tiny car! Steampunk Home Design Cyclekarts! Steampunk trike!
recorded January 24, 2023 The year is starting off at a sprint! Natalie MacTavish joins us as a tease of winter weather is hitting today with snow in north Texas that gives Bluestocking anxiety. Natalie reviews Ikkicon and the steampunk larp hosted by Mad Raven Productions at the con. Thax tells about Edgar Allan Poe's Birthday at the Glass Coffin. Bluestocking teases about her upcoming podcast about secret and restricted libraries. IkkiCon Mad Raven Productions The Glass Coffin: Vampire Parlour
recorded January 10, 2023 Welcome to the new year! We've lost a lot of shows in the last month or so through cancellations and removed IPs. We revisit Pinocchio while we can, and hit on Vox Machina for some fantasy role playing raunch. Jack brings an exciting new weird western shooter game that looks gritty and glorious. Thax reports on a traveling circus that is moving through Texas. Faire of Champions Steampunk weekend! Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio The Legend of Vox Machina Hunt: Showdown Paranormal Cirque
The Thax clan visit all their friends on Christmas eve. What will they get up to?
The Thax clan come direct from a cavery, Paul ate a whole gammon. Will he keep in down? Also Paul is sporting a new Cagoule, but where did it come from?
As the Thax clan take to the road once again Maraget drools over a boy racer all the way home, in part 4 Paul and Sir Jeremy go through the interview process for the new… More
recorded September 6, 2022 We're back to work after enjoying a Labor day Monday off, and all our internal clocks are a mess. Come talk Steampunk with us and see if we're coping. Bluestocking has found new Steampunk games coming soon. Thax sees Gilded Age unions reflected in current legislation. Jack is fooled by the latest AI generated art that he SWEARS is human created and we all sit horrified at the nightmares it promises. Lies of P (trailer) Victoria III (trailer) California Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act Midjourney AI furniture (not real) music provided by Zapsplat.com
The Thax clan take to the road to bring you a summer roadshow, discussing the heat, the streets and whats hip to the beat.
recorded July 12, 2022 This week Thax has the Rona and looks like hell. BlueStocking is back from NOLA and had an amazing time and gives a little report. Jack is excited about water harvesting and a new Netflix film. Tesla's birthday just passed, and kissing spreads germs. Learn all this and more this week! desert fog catcher Warka Water Tower The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Nikola Tesla tattoos Scourge of Kissing music provided by Zapsplat.com
The Thax clan drive around before christmas and describe what they can and can’t see. Then post Christmas Cecil takes Paul out for his first real driving lesson.
Cast your ears back to last November as the Thax clan take a pre festive drive. Then enjoy Margaret thinking about catchphrases from 1980’s entertainers.
recorded March 22, 2022 Bluestocking is away, studying for that doctorate, so we get to hang out with Natalie McMasters. We hit on Texas Sweet Tea, the worm in the Mescal, roleplay at the latest convention, and epic Tea Dueling. Thax digs into finding and modding a men's dress shirt into a proper steampunk style. North Texas Tea Scouts #3297 - https://www.facebook.com/groups/365580065425178 Rachel Maksy's Nick Valentine cosplay - https://youtu.be/u6p98Vw0eDk Rachel Maksy's teacup holster - https://youtu.be/cbhmv5-i-oQ Ukrainian medieval replicas now it's making spiked barriers - https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/11/ukraine-medieval-weapons-caltrops-russian-vehicles/ Anti-tank hedgehogs from WW2 taken from museum used as barricade in Kyiv - https://www.museumnext.com/article/anti-tank-hedgehogs-from-ww2-taken-from-museum-used-as-barricade-in-kyiv/ music provided by Zapsplat.com
Life continues as normal for the Thax’s after the ‘incident’ but somethings different with Cecil. Will Cecil’s attention turn to Paul and his slovenly way of life?
recorded January 11, 2022 Thax, Jack and Bluestocking wish you a happy new year! Time for the traditional complaints about Texas weather, and last year's winter disaster. The drinks tonight are hideously sweet. We have some new books to recommend, and a forgotten movie that Thax loves. We ramble a bit, but its always a good time. Steampunk Fairy Tales: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54271131-steampunk-fairy-tales The Invisible Library: https://www.goodreads.com/series/145608-the-invisible-library The Shadow: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111143/ music provided by Zapsplat.com
It’s Christmas day in the Thax house and while Paul, Cecil and Margaret rty to have a relaxing time, people keep turning up and singing songs at them.
Recorded Sept 21, 2021 Flavio, Thax and guest host, Natalie MacTavish share drinks and talk about sour beer, scary sirens, and sweet doggos. Steampunk November has been cancelled... again, thanks to Covid. Steve Metze' Lovecraft Kickstarter is blowing up. We also talk about a comic, The Ballad of Sleeping Beauty, a short apocalyptic animated series called Autodale, and how steampunk Wicked the musical really got. Also a weird horror game called Bendy and the Ink Machine. Is this for kids? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1178965847/cthulhubook3 https://gocollect.com/comics/the-ballad-of-sleeping-beauty Autodale: The Animated Series https://youtu.be/44Vh_w_Qb1A https://wickedthemusical.com/ Bendy and the Ink Machine https://joeydrewstudios.com/batim music provided by Zapsplat.com
The Thax clan brave the outside world and go for a walk.
We review and discuss the movie Abigail I talk briefly about another movie I watched. Hell on the Border: A true story about Bass Reeves. Thax has a new Jacket. Jack's wife started teaching Dance. :)
The Goose, The Gander and The Gibbon. Recorded way back when we only had a £5 argos microphone and recording software that had three types of reverb and nothing else and if you recorded too much, the whole thing crashed and you lost everything! Still no excuse, but this is a little rough around the […]
Paul and Tony struggle to put on a live performance without Cecil. Cecil however has sexier fish to fry!
Four tiny tableaux of Thax life for your listening pleasure!
The Millennials discuss how Chris' Brown's Lyric about "Good" Hair started a social media frenzy. They discuss the hate Disney received for casting a black girl as Ariel for "The Little Mermaid". The crew touches on the untimely passing of Disney Star Cameron Boyce. CEO of "Face Guard Clothing" Antione "Thax" Thaxton Joins the Millennials as a Guest Host. The episode concludes with an interview with Special Guest Taj Zacharias. Streaming Exclusively on MillennialTalk.us
Back from a long hiatus. We discuss Thax and Erika's adventure in Belize. We briefly discuss our outing to Wimberly, Tx We decided to explore the subculture of Goth. We discuss Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.
Back from a long hiatus. We discuss Thax and Erika's adventure in Belize. We briefly discuss our outing to Wimberly, Tx We decided to explore the subculture of Goth. We discuss Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.
Halloween Show...sorta A new Goth store opens in Austin. Thax and I went to another LARP. Erika reads about the Satanic Origin of Camping. Up coming events in November.
Halloween Show...sorta A new Goth store opens in Austin. Thax and I went to another LARP. Erika reads about the Satanic Origin of Camping. Up coming events in November.
In todays Episode we talk about my trip to Fan Expo in Dallas and the Sky Marshals. Thax and Erika review a couple of books. I review a Comic Book Series. We watched another movie and discuss it. Up coming events for the month of April and start of May.
In todays Episode we talk about my trip to Fan Expo in Dallas and the Sky Marshals. Thax and Erika review a couple of books. I review a Comic Book Series. We watched another movie and discuss it. Up coming events for the month of April and start of May.
We went on a couple of adventures and tell you all about it. I went to a show in San Antonio at the Beautiful Majestic Theatre with the Beautiful Cynthia. Thax and Erika went on the Steampunk Naval Exposition. I toss in a fast review of a book. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street. A LOT of events happening this weekend. Events in April you don't want to miss.
We went on a couple of adventures and tell you all about it. I went to a show in San Antonio at the Beautiful Majestic Theatre with the Beautiful Cynthia. Thax and Erika went on the Steampunk Naval Exposition. I toss in a fast review of a book. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street. A LOT of events happening this weekend. Events in April you don't want to miss.
We have a give-a-way. Listen and find out what you need to do to enter. Thax and Erika talk about their trip to Darwins Birthday event. We review the Steampunk Saloon in Austin Texas. We then follow up by creating our ideal Steampunk bar. I recommend a Steampunk Podcast. Sage and Savant. We watched a classic movie and review it. "The Great Race'. We have a great song from an awesome band for our break. Three Kickstarters you should consider Some up coming meetups A couple of trips to consider in the next few weeks
We have a give-a-way. Listen and find out what you need to do to enter. Thax and Erika talk about their trip to Darwins Birthday event. We review the Steampunk Saloon in Austin Texas. We then follow up by creating our ideal Steampunk bar. I recommend a Steampunk Podcast. Sage and Savant. We watched a classic movie and review it. "The Great Race'. We have a great song from an awesome band for our break. Three Kickstarters you should consider Some up coming meetups A couple of trips to consider in the next few weeks
Thax reports from the Wimberley Flood Gauges event from last weekend. Splendid Teapot Racing.
Thax reports from the Wimberley Flood Gauges event from last weekend. Splendid Teapot Racing.
Thax and Flavio travel to Wimberley Texas to talk to the Wimberley Steampunk Flood Gauges about their many upcoming Steampunk events. A craft fair and Teapot Racing to name a couple.
Thax and Flavio travel to Wimberley Texas to talk to the Wimberley Steampunk Flood Gauges about their many upcoming Steampunk events. A craft fair and Teapot Racing to name a couple.
Thax and Flavio talk about upcoming Steampunk events. Going out in public in Steampunk garb. What have you experienced? Review of a movie, a couple of novels and a Graphic novel.
Thax and Flavio talk about upcoming Steampunk events. Going out in public in Steampunk garb. What have you experienced? Review of a movie, a couple of novels and a Graphic novel.
Thax and Flavio talk about upcoming events. We review a graphic novel, a novel, a French Steampunk movie and a TV show. We also review the Uber Goober Steampunk card game.
Thax and Flavio talk about upcoming events. We review a graphic novel, a novel, a French Steampunk movie and a TV show. We also review the Uber Goober Steampunk card game.
Thax and Flavio Talk to Steve about his many Uber Goober Steampunk games and writings.
Thax and Flavio Talk to Steve about his many Uber Goober Steampunk games and writings.
Thax and I were at Chupacabra Con 3. We interviewed Benjamin Williams, the creator of the Steampunk LARP, Shadows of Salus. We also interview Daniel Burrow, the creator of table top RPG Tephra.
Thax and I were at Chupacabra Con 3. We interviewed Benjamin Williams, the creator of the Steampunk LARP, Shadows of Salus. We also interview Daniel Burrow, the creator of table top RPG Tephra.
Thax and Flavio of Austin, Texas talk about the Steampunk happenings in the local area. We also review an animated Steampunk movie and a Steampunk Comic.
Thax and Flavio of Austin, Texas talk about the Steampunk happenings in the local area. We also review an animated Steampunk movie and a Steampunk Comic.