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Best Film Ever
Episode 335 - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Best Film Ever

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 264:00


“Locksley! I'm going to cut your heart out with a spoon!” Join Ian, Liam, Kev & Debbie for our 335th episode as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). Grab your bow, avoid the Sheriff's dinner invitations, and prepare for a film packed with accents of varying legality, spoon-based violence, and enough Alan Rickman scenery-chewing to feed Nottingham for a winter. Megs isn't with us this week — she was scheduled to record, but unfortunately entered an archery tournament disguised as a peasant and is currently hiding from the Sheriff's tax collectors. This week we discuss: Kevin Costner's Robin Hood — movie star charisma, questionable accent, and whether audiences have ever really cared. Alan Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham — one of cinema's great villains. Does he completely hijack the film from everyone around him? Morgan Freeman's Azeem — wisdom, dignity, and why he often feels like the smartest person in every scene. The 1991 blockbuster formula — action, romance, comedy, spectacle. Is this the perfect example of a film designed to entertain first and ask questions later? Ian explores the film's historical accuracy — or more accurately, the complete lack of concern anyone involved seems to have had about it. Liam questions whether the film is secretly two films at once — a sincere Robin Hood adventure and a dark comedy starring Alan Rickman. Kev dives into the action sequences — archery, sword fights, castle assaults, and how well they hold up three and a half decades later. Debbie weighs in on the romance — does Robin and Marian's relationship actually work, or is it simply required by law in a Robin Hood movie? The supporting cast — Michael Wincott, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater, and one very famous cameo that audiences still cheer for. The accent debate — does Costner's performance improve if you simply accept that nobody in this film comes from the same county, let alone country? The “show vs tell” balance — does the film earn its emotional moments, or rely on Bryan Adams to do the heavy lifting? The ending — triumphant, excessive, and unapologetically crowd-pleasing. Is this blockbuster filmmaking at its purest? And finally, whether Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is the Best Film Ever — or simply one of the most entertaining adventure films of the 1990s. Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at https://www.patreon.com/BFE We are very thankful to the following Patreon backers for their generous support: Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM Hermes Auslander James DeGuzman Synthia Shai Bergerfroind Ariannah Who Loves BFE The Most Paul Komoroski Duane Smith (Duane Smith!) Andy Dickson Aashrey Chris Pedersen Randal Silva Nate The Great Rev Bruce Richard Ryan Kuketz Dirk Diggler Stew from the Stew World Order podcast NorfolkDomus John Humphrey's Right Foot Timmy Tim Tim Youth Hosteling with Chris Eubank Buy some BFE merch at https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/. Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of Mistake by Luckydog. Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor, at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor Also, massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song. You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

SFF Addicts
Ep. 207: Peter Orullian talks Songs of the Dead, Collabing with Brandon Sanderson, Xbox & More

SFF Addicts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 79:26


Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with author Peter Orullian about his new novel Songs of the Dead, collaborating on the book with Brandon Sanderson, rock/metal culture, multi-layered worldbuilding, musical magic, the living vs. the dead, creative fluidity, video games and working at Microsoft/Xbox, Unbroken and Kickstarter success, the triumphs of community, Christmas movies, antagonists and more.NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Peter. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on Incorporating Music into SFF.

Keelhauled: A Sea of Thieves Podcast
Ep. 420 Season 20 Reveal

Keelhauled: A Sea of Thieves Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 74:50


This week in Sea of Thieves, I'm back from Summer Games Fest and the Xbox Showcase, and it's time to talk about Season 20's launch, the Bilge Rat Weekender, and the future of the Podcast. Season 20 kicks off June 18th, and we have the next community weekend starting the 26th! Support*: https://www.patreon.com/keelhauledpodcast Currently Paused for new support Contact Info: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/captlogun.bsky.social Email: Captlogun@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun Gamertag: CaptainLogun Community: Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR Other Places to Listen: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS Merch: Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast  

It's About Time
Where Did the Day Go? 3 Hidden Time Thieves Draining Your Hours

It's About Time

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 23:34


Where does the time actually go? In this episode, I uncover three hidden time thieves quietly stealing your hours every week, and they're not what you'd expect. If your schedule looks totally reasonable on paper but still falls apart by noon, chances are it's not your to-do list that's the problem. It's what's happening in the spaces between them. Tune in to find out what's really going on and what to do about it. 

The Flank
OPTIC IN TROUBLE? | THIEVES UNSTOPPABLE! | THE FLANK FT ACHES

The Flank

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2026 97:38


FaZe ZooMaa, Octane, Attach, Aches, and Benj break down the Call of Duty League matches from 6/13/2026!

Riverpark
Joy Thieves - Part 6

Riverpark

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2026 34:11


Dork Tales
Mage the Ascension the Victorian Age | Book 3, Chapter 9: The Crossroad of Prophets and Thieves

Dork Tales

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 184:23


Welcome to book three of Mage the Victorian Age! The Doves set off on their journey and get to know the passengers of the Empress Express.Thank you to Bookwyrm Games for sponsoring Dork Tales this month! Use code DORKTALES to save 15% at https://www.bookwyrmgames.com! Orders over $100 also enjoy free shipping!#magetheascension #victorianage #magevictorianage #onyxpath #actualplay #worldofdarkness #mage***Kelly Clark as StorytellerStarringAmy Godfrey as Chastity Prudence GoodwinRobin Holford as Darcie HarknessJen Peters as Josephine CarringtonChristine Rattray as Evelyn Taylor ***Visit our website ► https://dorktales.caWatch us LIVE on Twitch ► https://twitch.tv/dorktalesJoin our Discord ► https://discord.gg/zVtE9AbFollow our Twitter ► https://twitter.com/dork_tales/Follow our Instagram ► https://instagram.com/dorktaleschannel/Find us on Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/dorktalescha...Listen to our Podcast ► https://dorktales.podbean.comSupport the show on Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/dorktales/Buy official Dork Tales Merch ► https://teepublic.com/user/dorktales ► https://dorktalesstore.redbubble.com!***Music credits:Tracks from Joel Steudler Heartwarming Magic Adventure Antics AboundLicensed under a Humble Bundle Collection Music From Dark Fantasy Studio Hidden in the Dark The MirrorThese songs are Licensed under a Premium Licensehttp://www.darkfantasystudio.comMusic from Monument Studios: Vision of the Ancients Consumed Arendelle Andante Guitar Etheric Etropy B Plot ThickensThese songs are licensed as part of the All in One Bundlehttps://www.monumentstudios.netLike what you heard? For background ambiance, we used sounds from Tabletop Audio for this session, just like we have for off-camera games for years! Tabletop Audio is a site with a full toolkit of songs, special effects, and soundboards to bring your adventures to life! https://www.tabletopaudio.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Big Dumb Mouth
OBDM1397 - UFO Whistleblowers | Belfast Riots | Michigan Bigfoot | Alien Demons

Our Big Dumb Mouth

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 119:50


00:00:00 – Show kickoff and bad-news filter 00:03:59 – Spielberg disclosure movie plans 00:07:37 – AI song tools lose their edge 00:12:00 – Alex Jones soundboard meltdown 00:20:17 – UFO whistleblower pressure campaign 00:24:36 – Immunity push for disclosure insiders 00:29:18 – Tim Burchett blasts man-bun gatekeepers 00:34:18 – David Grusch hints at plasma life 00:38:54 – Texas stabbing verdict sparks outrage 00:47:27 – Belfast knife attack ignites unrest 00:52:28 – Water cannons hit Belfast riots 00:57:07 – Mass migration backlash escalates 01:01:11 – AI cheating hits Berkeley students 01:06:12 – Religious exemption from workplace AI 01:11:08 – Doctors revisit near-death experiences 01:19:54 – Michigan Bigfoot lighthouse sighting 01:29:46 – Thieves siphon NASCAR-track electricity 01:34:44 – New Zealand fernery poop shutdown 01:39:39 – Fart-tracking app logs daily gas 01:48:23 – Exorcist fired over alien demons 01:56:39 – Discord plugs and show close Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Website: http://obdmpod.com ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/obdmpod ► Full Videos at Odysee: https://odysee.com/@obdm:0 ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/obdmpod ► Instagram: obdmpod ► Email: ourbigdumbmouth at gmail ► RSS: http://ourbigdumbmouth.libsyn.com/rss ► iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-big-dumb-mouth/id261189509?mt=2  

Video Game Hangover
VGH #682: Woo Woo Magic Stuff

Video Game Hangover

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 86:27


We reveal the true form of the next Mario game since Nintendo refuses to. Also: Becoming Baby Bond in 007 First Light, unsuccessfully sneaking through Thick as Thieves, and waiting for Marathon to happen. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Intro/Fake E3 (25:32) - Thick as Thieves (38:15) - Marathon (1:02:57) - 007 First Light (1:23:41) - Outro

The Anna & Raven Show
Wednesday, June 10, 2026: Fireworks; Thieves; Generational Trivia!

The Anna & Raven Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 51:58


It's firework season. Someones fireworks exploded. Off the truck. While moving. On the day Raven is going to pick up his own explosives.  Anna's mom had all of her credit cards and cash stolen from her car. At least they didn't find her secret stash! When did you get something stolen from you, did you catch the thief's!?  This week, Raven goes head-to-head against the top of the class! It's Cant Beat Raven: Valedictorian version! Congrats Max!   Does Gen X Raven know anything about Gen Z? Does Gen Z Sophia know anything about Gen X? Anna quizzes both to see who knows more about the others generation. Spoiler alert: It's not much.  Simone Biles announced she almost died on social media recently. That's all we know. Way to leave us hanging! When did you almost die...but didn't! Anna and Raven discuss your near-death experiences  Chelsea and Erik had a lot of problems with their son's fourth grade teacher this year and thought she was terrible. She would argue with their son, and he was constantly being reprimanded for speaking out about things he believed. Chelsea keeps receiving emails from the room moms asking for contributions to the class end of year gift, Erik says absolutely do not contribute. Plus, they sign that it's from the entire class anyway. She feels like she needs to at least put in $20, he says no out of principle. Would you contribute? Rose has a chance to win $2,300! All he has to do is answer more pop culture questions than Raven in Can't Beat Raven!   

Old Tappan Podcast Network
267 - Zoey - Why do thieves want to steal works of art?

Old Tappan Podcast Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 6:39


In this episode, Zoey asks the question: Why do thieves so often try to steal works of art? She interviews her peers asking the questions, do the benefits of being a thief outweigh the risk and possible consequences and why do you think art is so often a target for thieves. The other question discussed is what are some examples of famous art heists? Listen to this podcast to dive into what really goes into art heists and wonder if you would be able to make it as a thief?

Total Information AM
Automotive air bags are a new hot target for thieves

Total Information AM

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 2:11


Auto thieves have moved on from catalytic converters to air bags. ABC's Jim Ryan joins Megan Lynch, he says there are now 50-thousand airbags stolen every year. 'Every car with an airbag is susceptible,' says Ryan, pointing out that a good thief, 'can do it in a minute.' (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Epic Adventure
You Heard it Here Last S4E12

Epic Adventure

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 11:04


Send us Fan MailWelcome to you heard it here last where we talk about news, you've already heard.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06spb8wSeveral years ago, I stumbled across one of the greatest podcasts I have ever listened to. It was called the Lovecraft Investigations and it started with the Case of Charles Dexter Ward. I'm a huge fan of Call of Cthulhu and I've pretty much read all of Lovecraft over the years. Some good, some bad, but all of it steeped in the myth and mythos. Lovecraft was very good at atmosphere.This podcast was perfect. It felt like a real investigative podcast and with BBC 4 backing it the production quality was incredible. Over the next several years the Lovecraft Investigation podcast continued to slowly put out some fantastic episodes that really felt like you were in a Call of Cthulhu game. Then in 2023 it just stopped.Not a big surprise because podcasts stop all the time. But I was generally bummed.But good news does come to those that wait.https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/julian-simpson/lovecraft-investigations-the-call-of-cthulhu?ref=bk-ads-ga-p-20&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23860975866&gclid=Cj0KCQjwz9_QBhD_ARIsADnSCfDc7zHCkZjWINm47NNyZOau7v-un5Z63IHEX0AHXiH66Pn_noXAb-AaAokFEALw_wcBLovecraft Investigations is coming out with Season 5. The Call of Cthulhu. This time they are going through Backerkit and all the original audio cast is joining the new season. They are offering digital downloads of the entire audio play as well as physical copies and extra books and items to make the entire thing special. If you haven't listened to the original BBC4 podcast do yourself a favor and do it, right now, then come back to the episode. But even if you don't want to go back and dive in you don't have to because the new Season 5 is designed for people who haven't heard any of the old episodes. I am stoked and yes I've already pledged.Christina, what do you think of audio plays like this? Is there a place for them in today's CGI world?[Kick to Christina]What about you Mike, did you ever listen to the original Lovecraft Investigations?[Kick to Mike]Up next, we have more Conan!https://ttrpgfans.com/new-conan-the-barbarian-rpg-books/That's right, our favorite…at least for now…roleplaying game Conan the Hyborian age has new sourcebooks coming to Kickstarter. The campaign hasn't launched yet, but it looks like we will get source books for Tortage which is a haven for pirates, thieves and smugglers in the Baracha Isles and Zamora the ancient land of dark sorcery and the home to the City of Thieves. Both of these settings I managed to avoid in our first campaign of Conan so as soon as I get my hands on these source books, we will visit Heliope, Drebu and the rest of our Hyborian friends again.Christina, what do you think about Monolith putting out sourcebooks for Conan?[Kick to Christina]Mike, this has always been your issue with new games, not enough lore. Does this new sourcebook get you pumped for more Conan?[Kick to Mike]And there you have it, all the news, you've already heard.

Pleb UnderGround
Topics for Bitcoin Tonight - 027

Pleb UnderGround

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 92:56


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SAMPLER & SANS REPROCHES
S&SR Podcast n°1388 – 01.06.2026 [ Top Of The Week : COMPILATION "Table Of Elements 6.0" (M-TRONIC)]

SAMPLER & SANS REPROCHES

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 91:00


SAMPLER & SANS REPROCHES (Radio broadcast)Playlist N° 1388 - Monday 01st Of June 2026 - Horaire : 20h00-22h00EBM - DARKTECHNO - INDUSTRIEL & RELATED MUSICGALAXIE RADIO 95.3FM --- www.galaxieradio.fr [ S&SR Top Of The Week : V/A "Table Of Elements 6.0" (M-TRONIC)] CRUISE [Ctrl] + ANALOG 80 "flatline Between The Lodges" DIG V/A : Table Of Elements 6.0 (M-Tronic) CIRCUIT PREACHER "Torture God" DIG Album : Heaven Can't Heal (darkTunes Music) SINE "Cruel" DIG Album : La Mordre (Metropolis Records) AS ABLE AS KANE "Crash (Dance Remix)" DIG Single : Crash (COP International) TRILOGY "Tension (Mildreda Remix)" DIG Album : Alternative Perspective (Electro Agression Records) GJÖLL "Of The Stillness" DIG Album : On The Forgetting Of Language (Ant-Zen) END-TEK "Human Rite" DIG Album : De-Existence (Aliens Productions) NEXIUM ATRA "Embrace the Blackened Bloom (Endless Gloom Mix)" DIG EP: Dark Delight (Autoproduction) ATOMS inc. "Trail (Radio Edit)" DIG Single : Trail (DressCode Black) AYRIA "Not My First Time" DIG EP: Vicious World (Artoffact Records) PARADE GROUND "In Fortitude" DIG Album : The 15th Floor (VUZ Records) PROLETARIAN POETRY "The Greatest of Thieves" DIG EP: Shouting In Despair (Autoproduction) SHINY DARKNESS "Killjoy" DIG Album : Mega Speech (Autoproduction) PRECISION FIELD "Namazu (Jihad Remix)" DIG Album : Remixed (Vol.2) from JIHAD (Autoproduction) WIELORYB "Hands Busy (44 SECONDS MIX)" DIG Album : Empty Sky (ZAMET REC) NSP "Geometric" DIG V/A : Table Of Elements 6.0 (M-Tronic) SARIN "Fire To Blood" DIG Album : Searching Hell (X-IMG) KOMMISSION Z80 "Deny, Defend, Dispose ! (Bloodcell Remix)" DIG EP : Reasonable Conclusion EP (Electric Underground Records) NINE INCH NOYZE "Closer" Live Bootleg 2026 ORANGE SECTOR "Treat Of Life" DIG Single :treat Of Life (Infacted Recordings) BUZZ KULL "Just A Memory" DIG EP : Deep Hate (Heartworm Press) KALT "Control I'm Here" DIG Tribute : Let Your Body Learn (Tribute To NITZER EBB) (80s Records) PROMO THANKS TO : M-TRONIC (Laurent) & TORMENTOR RADIOSHOW, METROPOLIS RECORDS (Gary Levermore), COP INTERNATIONAL (Christian), ELECTRO AGRESSION RECORDS (Nader), ANT-ZEN (Stefan Alt), ALIENS PRODUCTIONS(Peter Ryby), NEXIUM ATRA (Erhon), DRESSCODE BLACK (Frederik) & MIKA GOEDRIJK, ARTOFFACT RECORDS (Jacek), VUZ RECORDS (Holger Vuz Hanraths), PROLETARIAN POETRY (Patrik), SHINY DARKNESS (Sébastien Deruwez), JIHAD (James), KALT (Arthur & Bodyhammer). PODCAST:YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@SamplerEtSansReprochesYOUTUBE CHANNEL – NON STOP MUSIC -MIX ONLY + LIVE & INTERVIEWS REPORTS ITUNES :https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/sampler-sans-reproches/id1511413205 MIXCLOUD : https://www.mixcloud.com/SetSRradio/PODCLOUD :https://podcloud.fr/studio/podcasts/sampler-et-sans-reproches DEEZER :https://www.deezer.com/fr/show/1181282 GALAXIE RADIO http://galaxieradio.fr/ go to replay Sampler & Sans ReprochesAMAZON MUSIC https://music.amazon.fr/podcasts/9718c2fe-d841-4339-a3e5-82c31d018ed7/SAMPLER-SANS-REPROCHESHEARTHIS https://hearthis.at/sampler-sans-reproches/ SPOTIFY PLAYLIST : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2IjyNn1lpGr4j2KOBHYcyG?si=c8139bae46de4de6 ARCHIVE.ORG https://archive.org/download/1388podcast/1388podcast.mp3

The Shaun Thompson Show
Protecting Thieves

The Shaun Thompson Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 105:20


The government fights for fraudsters - not you. PLUS, Mike O'Neill, Vice President of Legal Affairs at Landmark Legal Foundation, talks to Shaun about the visa programs that rife with fraud, how the American workers are the ones who end up hurt the most, and how Landmark Legal is pressuring DHS to rescind their OPT program. And The Heritage Foundation's Dr. EJ Antoni discusses how the donor state/welfare state analysis does not work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Rewinders Podcast
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves [1991]

The Rewinders Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 59:15


A summer blockbuster movie taking viewers back to 12th century England with witches, satan worshiping, and land pirates! Joe, Ken, Andy, and Dan dig deep to review this nearly 2.5 hour film and determine if it still holds up.

SFF Addicts
Ep. 206: The Art of the Short Story with Isabel J. Kim (Writing Masterclass)

SFF Addicts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 56:59


Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on The Art of the Short Story with award-winning author Isabel J. Kim. During the episode, Isabel gets to the short of it, discussing what a short story is, short fiction as a testing ground, comparing short-form vs. long-form fiction, approaching theme, plot and structure in short stories, conciseness and pacing, trimming stories down, selling your short stories and more.NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Isabel. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to check out part one.

Ultimate Catalogue Clash
Listen Like Thieves - Side B

Ultimate Catalogue Clash

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 79:14


Today we spin up Side B of Plastic Lett.... wait, that's not right... [checks notes...] Side B of Listen Like Thieves. It's Corey's second recording of the night with Kev, so will the friendship last? Will sausages finally be put back on the Weyburn International House of Waffle (that's singular not plural and it refers to the practice of jabbering on endlessly), will George Lucas stop fucking around with edits to Episode IV, and will Corey enjoy an INXS instrumental?The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and never let it go.Songs covered in this episode: "Biting Bullets", "This Time", "Three Sisters", "Same Direction", "One x One", "Red Red Sun"Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave us a rating/review if you're enjoying the show!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theultimatecatalogueclashBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ucatalogueclash.bsky.socialDiscord: https://discord.gg/mz9ymTwSSEKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/ultimatecatalogueclashSHOP OUR MERCH STORE!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steal This Beer
Episode 580 - Chris O'Leary, Brew York

Steal This Beer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2026


Episode 580 - Chris O'Leary, Brew York Episode 580 - Chris O'Leary, Brew York Steal This Beer Download Happy Monday, Thieves! Our friend, the beer journeyman and writer, Chris O'Leary, is back this week. It's been 573 episodes since he was last on the show (check out Episode 7) so we had a lot of catching up to do. Chris just visited his 4,000th brewery and we wanted to hear all about it. Tune in and let us know what you think!***As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at stealthisbeerpodcast@gmail.com. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

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The Flank
THIEVES THREE-PEAT! | OPTIC NEED CHANGES? | THE FLANK

The Flank

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2026 82:23


FaZe ZooMaa, Attach, Octane, Benj, and Parasite break down the Call of Duty league matches from the Minor Tournament 6/7/2026!

The Pulp Writer Show
Episode 306: Beyond Amazon - Reasons to Diversify Your Sales Platforms

The Pulp Writer Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2026 14:15


In this week's episode, we take a look at eight reasons to diversify your ebooks sales beyond just Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. This coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Wrath of the Warlock, Book #7 in the Dragonskull series, (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) at my Payhip store: WARLOCKJUNE The coupon code is valid through June 22, 2026. So if you need a new audiobook this summer, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates   Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 306 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is June 5th, 2026 and today we'll discuss eight reasons you should diversify your book sales beyond Amazon. We'll also talk about Coupon of the Week and give a progress update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects.   So let's start off with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Wrath of the Warlock, Book #7 in the Dragonskull series (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills), at my Payhip store. That coupon code is WARLOCKJUNE. As always, the coupon code and the links to my Payhip store will be available in the show notes for this episode. This coupon code is valid through June 22nd, 2026, So if you need a new audiobook for the summer as you go on a summer road trip, we have got you covered. Now let's talk about my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. As of this recording, I am 80,000 words into Blade of Thieves, which puts me in Chapter 17 of 25 of my outline. So we're closing in on the end. I think we're going to be about 110-115,000 words or thereabouts in the rough draft. So hopefully a couple more solid pushes and we'll get there to the end. I hope to be at 90,000 words by this point, but there is quite a lot to do in real life so we didn't quite get there, but 80,000 words is still better than nothing. For Cloak of Frost, as of this recording, I am now 9,000 words into it and that will be my main project once Blade of Thieves is done. I was hoping to have Blade of Thieves come out in June, but July is looking more likely at this point. Hopefully Cloak of Frost will come out the month after Blade Thieves comes out, whenever that is.   In audiobook news, I'm pleased to report that Blade of Wraiths (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) is now out at all audiobook platforms. Get it at Audible, Amazon, Apple, Google Play, Kobo Books, Chirp, my own Payhip store and all the usual audiobook stores. At the moment, I have no other audiobooks in active production, but once Blade of Thieves is done, Brad will also be recording that. Later this month, Hollis McCarthy is scheduled to start on Cloak of Worlds and in July, Leanne Woodward is going to record Dragon-Mage, the most recent Rivah book. So we don't have any audiobooks being produced right now, but we will in the future. So that is where I am at with my current writing, audiobook, and publishing projects.   00:02:32 Main Topic of the Week: Beyond Amazon: Reasons to Diversify Your Sales Platform   Now onto our main topic this week, Beyond Amazon: Reasons to Diversify Your Sales Platform, which is something you know I do quite often given how often I talk about my links to my Payhip store on this very podcast.   For a long time, the conventional wisdom has been that Amazon has 80% of the US book market and putting your ebooks into Kindle Unlimited was the best route of success because of that monopoly and some of the algorithmic benefits Amazon gives to KU authors. While it's true that certain genres (especially LitRPG and romance) are almost exclusively focused on Amazon and KU in the US, going exclusive with Amazon is not necessarily the best course of action for everyone, especially if you're interested in growing your international sales.   Today we'll talk about reasons why putting your books in KU is limiting and in the interest of fairness, in two weeks, we will also be doing an episode later [about] when putting your book in KU is a good idea and some of the benefits of that. But today we're going to start with the benefits of diversification. Here are eight reasons you might want to consider moving beyond just Amazon, which is often called going wide in the Indie Publishing world. #1: Increasing your global reach.   It may surprise you to know that the Kindle store is not available in every country and that other countries have a strong competitor to the Kindle store. For example, in Canada, Kobo is Amazon's main competitor and has traditionally a strong market share there, quite a bit larger than Amazon Canada based on my own sales data. Kobo is also very strong in many European markets. Additionally, because there are many more Android users internationally than there are in the US, Google Play Books is important in non-US countries. It's also an easy platform for users and integrates into the Google ecosystem as well. Data usually finds that while the iPhone [iOS] is dominant in the United States, Android tends to be the majority mobile operating system in the rest of the world. So if you want to access Android users in the Google Play Book Store, then you want to be on Google Play Books. #2: Some people are boycotting Amazon.   There are many readers who boycott Amazon or American-led companies for a number of reasons. It is possible to overstate the strength of these. I've seen many people be alarmed about Amazon boycotts impacting their sales, but it never really seems to materialize. I suspect a lot of the boycotting thing is much louder online than it is in real life. That said, it is undeniable. There are people who will not buy ebooks or anything from Amazon for a variety of reasons. So if you sell your books only through Amazon, you're missing out on that group of readers. Some categories of romance have also been affected by Amazon boycotts, so it's worth investigating other options if you're an author in these categories.   #3: Kobo Plus.   Kobo offers a subscription program called Kobo Plus that unlike KU, does not require exclusivity to participate in it. Over three million ebooks and 100,000 audiobooks (quite a few of which are mine) are available to subscribers for less than the cost of a KU subscription. Kobo has been gaining popularity in the US in part due to their subscription program. I have to admit my own personal experience with Kobo Plus as an indie author has been almost entirely positive. When it first came out, I was a little leery of it, but then I decided to test it out by putting Frostborn into it and that did quite well and I was pleased enough with the results that now I just put everything in Kobo on Kobo Plus and that has paid off because the majority of my month to month Kobo revenue and the majority of my yearly Kobo revenue comes from Kobo Plus now. In March and April, I had two of my best months ever on Kobo in the 14 years I've been publishing with Kobo entirely off the strength of Kobo Plus. So my experience with it has been if you write a really long series like that that generates a strong read through (like Frostborn is 15 books, Sevenfold Sword was 12 books, Cloak Mage as of this point is up to 14 books), then it would be definitely advantageous to you to investigate Kobo Plus.   #4: It gives you the chance to support independent booksellers through bookshop.org.   This past year, bookshop.org made a deal with Draft2Digital that made it possible for indie authors to put their books on the bookshop.org platform. In the past, has not been particularly easy or straightforward for small indie bookstores to sell ebooks, so this is an opportunity for physical indie bookstores based in the US. For American readers who want to shop local but still read ebooks, it's nice to be able to offer them an option that benefits their local communities. It also gives these bookstores a way of supporting local authors without having to find physical space for them within the store itself. Bookshop.org is still in the early stages of accepting indie ebooks and there are some things that need to be worked out with features on their app, especially about user complaints about a lack of flexibility with DRM-free e-books. Still, romance and what the site calls "serious nonfiction" are growing rapidly on the platform, so it's definitely worth exploring, especially for authors in those categories. If they do succeed in their plans to put out their own ereader, that would make the platform even more attractive to many book buyers.   #5: Direct sales equals greater profit, extras, price fixability, et cetera.    Having your own sales platform (typically hosted on sites like Payhip and Shopify) gives you far more control over your sales platform. It also gives you a far greater cut of the profits. To give an example, if I do a coupon code for one of my audiobooks on my Payhip site to make it 50% off like I did earlier in this episode with the Dragonskull: Wrath of the Warlock coupon, I still earn a similar amount as if someone had bought it for full price on Audible.   A direct sales platform also allows you to create discounts for sales far more easily than on other platforms. Additionally, you don't have to wait for ebooks or audiobooks to get through processing on a direct sales site like you do with ACX and the other sites, which makes when a book or audiobook is ready for sale far more predictable. You can also bundle things with ebooks like such as the book file in multiple formats or bonus items like maps, worksheets, or charts. On the other ebook sites, this isn't typically possible. Direct sales gives you a greater flexibility in terms of selling. You can include bonus items and it's also a good fallback position if one of the main sites isn't working. I first got into direct sales in 2021 because Barnes & Noble had its big ransomware hack then and for a while it was impossible to publish new things to the platform and I believe that was when Ghost in the Vault came out and since I couldn't publish that on Barnes & Noble until the ransomware problem was fixed, I directed people to the Payhip site instead.   #6: Library sales and Kindle Unlimited.   The popularity of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series and the Project Hail Mary audiobook made a lot of people aware of the fact that exclusivity agreements with Amazon and Audible have often been structured to leave out options for library ebook platforms or require maneuvering or additional deals in order to make it possible. The popularity of Libby in particular is growing here in the United States, especially as people are having to shift their leisure spending from things like books and entertainment to covering basic necessities like housing, transportation, fuel, and food costs due to the poor state of the economy. If library sales and library readers are important to you, then going wide is your best option for reaching the library market.   Myself, I haven't particularly pursued the library market. I haven't refused it either. I usually, when the option is available, click on the toggle switch to publish it to a library service, but then don't think about it very much after that, but there are many indie authors who are very interested in getting in libraries and have pursued that quite a bit through these programs.   #7: Vendor lock-in/user preference.   There is a concept called vendor lock-in, meaning that ebook buyers have a particular platform that they default to when buying ebooks because that is where the ebook collection is based and they want to keep their books together instead of spread across several different apps. Many Barnes & Noble and Kobo users are not interested in ebooks from Amazon or KU for this reason and won't even follow a favorite author to another platform. It's important to have an option available for these readers.   #8: DRM free. [Digital Rights Management]   Having a DRM free copy of an ebook is extremely important to many readers and that is what makes an ebook purchase a true purchase instead of a highly conditional license. Sites like Kobo allow ebook buyers to limit their searches to only DRM free titles and many will not buy a book that is not available without DRM. My Payhip store, all the files you get from that when you buy an ebook or an audiobook are DRM free as well.   For myself, a large portion of my sales come from outside Amazon, so that's why I've never been fully exclusive with Kindle Unlimited and instead rotate a small selection of my series in and out of KU. Over the years, I've experimented with having various books in KU and starting in 2023, what I settled on doing was that I would write three series ongoing. Two of those series would be available on all ebook platforms and one of those series would be available in Kindle Unlimited, which allowed me to pursue both markets at once. As of right now, the wide series are Blades of Ruin and Cloak Mage and the Kindle Unlimited series is Half-Elven Thief. Once Half-Elven Thief is completed, I will take it out of Kindle Unlimited and take it wide and start a new series for Kindle Unlimited.   Overall, I found it's worthwhile to be wide even when pursuing Kindle Unlimited with some of my books because typically in an average month about 45 to 55% of my revenue comes from Amazon and the rest comes from all the other platforms put together. So while Amazon is typically half, that's not nothing, it's only half and the rest of the revenue comes from all these ebook platforms I've been cultivating over the years. So the conclusion is that the beauty of KU's current agreement is that you only have to commit to being exclusive for a short amount of time, specifically three months, and then can always return to it if you want to try going wide for a while.    It's also important to note that growth on other platforms may be slow and if you're going to try them out, it's important to be patient and have realistic expectations. It's the benefit of being an indie author that we can experiment and make decisions quickly based on data and reader preferences. Going wide may not be the best decision for everyone, but the results may surprise you, especially over time.   The cumulative effect of things is often easy to overlook, but it does add up over time. Part of the reason I think my books do so well with Kobo Plus is because they've been on the Kobo website for the last 14 years, which gives them time to accumulate reviews and additional word of mouth. So when someone is browsing Kobo Plus for something to read and they see this long book series with a bunch of good reviews, it becomes easy for them to try it through Kobo Plus.   So that is it for this week. This week we talked about going wide. Next week I don't have time to record a full-time episode, so we're going to do another audiobook sampler roundup, which will be fun. The week after that, in two weeks from today, we are going to talk about the benefits of going to Kindle Unlimited as a contrast to this episode and I will talk about some of my Kindle Unlimited experiences (both good and bad). So thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the backups at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting and platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and we'll see you all next week.  

PS I Love You XOXO: PlayStation Podcast by Kinda Funny
Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Live Reaction & Review - Kinda Funny Gamescast

PS I Love You XOXO: PlayStation Podcast by Kinda Funny

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2026 114:53


Ignite your taste buds with a Firework Freeze 5-hour ENERGY® flavor explosion.https://click2cart.com/274100cb?utm_source=kf&utm_medium=paid_video&utm_campaign=fwf_bnHead to http://factormeals.com/kindafunny50off and use code kindafunny50off to get 50 percent off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details). Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Topic of the Show: Xbox Showcase 2026 Live Reaction & Review - Mike's thoughts - Roger's thoughts - Andy's thoughts -Blessing's thoughts - Tim's thoughts - Gears of War E-day October 6th, Xbox console exclusive -  Fable Hailey Atwell is Villain, February 2027 also ps5 - Halo Campaign Evolved 07/28 3 new missions, space battle - Resonance Plagues Tale Legacy August 27th - Persona 4 Revival February 18th - State of Decay 2027 PS5 - Sea of Thieves new ways to play Custom Seas free update June 18th - Metro 2039 February 2027 PS5 - Bad Magpie 2027 - WoLong 2 WIngs of Ember early 2027 ps5 - Ads - Join Us March 2027 cult game - Fallout 76 Infestations Available now free daily rewards - Doom Dark Ages Revelations DLC July 7th PS5 - Crazy Taxi World Tour 2027 - Xbox 25 Transleucent Green series x and controller Thats the Name of the Game music - Minecraft Dungeons 2 sept 29th, PS5 - Magicians The Devils Deal 2027 ps5 from uppercut games   - Valor Mortis September 24th ps5 - Elder Scrolls Online - Flight Simulator 2024 update - Where Winds Meet available today, update in July - Castlevania October 15th ps5 - Vivarium 2027 sick ass totoro lookin game - Persona 6 day one game pass, ps5 - Spyro A Realm Beyond Sprig 2027, Toys for Bob - Clockwork Revolution 2027, xbox console exclusive - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 DMZ oct 23rd - Gears E-Day horde mode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kinda Funny Gamescast: Video Game Podcast
Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Live Reaction & Review - Kinda Funny Gamescast

Kinda Funny Gamescast: Video Game Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2026 114:53


Ignite your taste buds with a Firework Freeze 5-hour ENERGY® flavor explosion.https://click2cart.com/274100cb?utm_source=kf&utm_medium=paid_video&utm_campaign=fwf_bnHead to http://factormeals.com/kindafunny50off and use code kindafunny50off to get 50 percent off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details). Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Topic of the Show: Xbox Showcase 2026 Live Reaction & Review - Mike's thoughts - Roger's thoughts - Andy's thoughts -Blessing's thoughts - Tim's thoughts - Gears of War E-day October 6th, Xbox console exclusive -  Fable Hailey Atwell is Villain, February 2027 also ps5 - Halo Campaign Evolved 07/28 3 new missions, space battle - Resonance Plagues Tale Legacy August 27th - Persona 4 Revival February 18th - State of Decay 2027 PS5 - Sea of Thieves new ways to play Custom Seas free update June 18th - Metro 2039 February 2027 PS5 - Bad Magpie 2027 - WoLong 2 WIngs of Ember early 2027 ps5 - Ads - Join Us March 2027 cult game - Fallout 76 Infestations Available now free daily rewards - Doom Dark Ages Revelations DLC July 7th PS5 - Crazy Taxi World Tour 2027 - Xbox 25 Transleucent Green series x and controller Thats the Name of the Game music - Minecraft Dungeons 2 sept 29th, PS5 - Magicians The Devils Deal 2027 ps5 from uppercut games   - Valor Mortis September 24th ps5 - Elder Scrolls Online - Flight Simulator 2024 update - Where Winds Meet available today, update in July - Castlevania October 15th ps5 - Vivarium 2027 sick ass totoro lookin game - Persona 6 day one game pass, ps5 - Spyro A Realm Beyond Sprig 2027, Toys for Bob - Clockwork Revolution 2027, xbox console exclusive - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 DMZ oct 23rd - Gears E-Day horde mode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kinda Funny Xcast - An Xbox Podcast
Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Live Reaction & Review - Kinda Funny Gamescast

Kinda Funny Xcast - An Xbox Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2026 114:53


Ignite your taste buds with a Firework Freeze 5-hour ENERGY® flavor explosion.https://click2cart.com/274100cb?utm_source=kf&utm_medium=paid_video&utm_campaign=fwf_bnHead to http://factormeals.com/kindafunny50off and use code kindafunny50off to get 50 percent off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details). Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Topic of the Show: Xbox Showcase 2026 Live Reaction & Review - Mike's thoughts - Roger's thoughts - Andy's thoughts -Blessing's thoughts - Tim's thoughts - Gears of War E-day October 6th, Xbox console exclusive -  Fable Hailey Atwell is Villain, February 2027 also ps5 - Halo Campaign Evolved 07/28 3 new missions, space battle - Resonance Plagues Tale Legacy August 27th - Persona 4 Revival February 18th - State of Decay 2027 PS5 - Sea of Thieves new ways to play Custom Seas free update June 18th - Metro 2039 February 2027 PS5 - Bad Magpie 2027 - WoLong 2 WIngs of Ember early 2027 ps5 - Ads - Join Us March 2027 cult game - Fallout 76 Infestations Available now free daily rewards - Doom Dark Ages Revelations DLC July 7th PS5 - Crazy Taxi World Tour 2027 - Xbox 25 Transleucent Green series x and controller Thats the Name of the Game music - Minecraft Dungeons 2 sept 29th, PS5 - Magicians The Devils Deal 2027 ps5 from uppercut games   - Valor Mortis September 24th ps5 - Elder Scrolls Online - Flight Simulator 2024 update - Where Winds Meet available today, update in July - Castlevania October 15th ps5 - Vivarium 2027 sick ass totoro lookin game - Persona 6 day one game pass, ps5 - Spyro A Realm Beyond Sprig 2027, Toys for Bob - Clockwork Revolution 2027, xbox console exclusive - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 DMZ oct 23rd - Gears E-Day horde mode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kinda Funny Game Showdown - Video Game Trivia Show
Xbox Games Showcase 2026 Live Reaction & Review - Kinda Funny Gamescast

Kinda Funny Game Showdown - Video Game Trivia Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2026 114:53


Ignite your taste buds with a Firework Freeze 5-hour ENERGY® flavor explosion.https://click2cart.com/274100cb?utm_source=kf&utm_medium=paid_video&utm_campaign=fwf_bnHead to http://factormeals.com/kindafunny50off and use code kindafunny50off to get 50 percent off and free daily greens per box, with new subscription only, while supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details). Thank you for the support! Run of Show - - Start - Topic of the Show: Xbox Showcase 2026 Live Reaction & Review - Mike's thoughts - Roger's thoughts - Andy's thoughts -Blessing's thoughts - Tim's thoughts - Gears of War E-day October 6th, Xbox console exclusive -  Fable Hailey Atwell is Villain, February 2027 also ps5 - Halo Campaign Evolved 07/28 3 new missions, space battle - Resonance Plagues Tale Legacy August 27th - Persona 4 Revival February 18th - State of Decay 2027 PS5 - Sea of Thieves new ways to play Custom Seas free update June 18th - Metro 2039 February 2027 PS5 - Bad Magpie 2027 - WoLong 2 WIngs of Ember early 2027 ps5 - Ads - Join Us March 2027 cult game - Fallout 76 Infestations Available now free daily rewards - Doom Dark Ages Revelations DLC July 7th PS5 - Crazy Taxi World Tour 2027 - Xbox 25 Transleucent Green series x and controller Thats the Name of the Game music - Minecraft Dungeons 2 sept 29th, PS5 - Magicians The Devils Deal 2027 ps5 from uppercut games   - Valor Mortis September 24th ps5 - Elder Scrolls Online - Flight Simulator 2024 update - Where Winds Meet available today, update in July - Castlevania October 15th ps5 - Vivarium 2027 sick ass totoro lookin game - Persona 6 day one game pass, ps5 - Spyro A Realm Beyond Sprig 2027, Toys for Bob - Clockwork Revolution 2027, xbox console exclusive - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 DMZ oct 23rd - Gears E-Day horde mode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Riverpark
Joy Thieves - Part 5

Riverpark

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2026 31:34


Reformed Baptist Church of Kalamazoo
Thieves at Heart, Givers by Grace

Reformed Baptist Church of Kalamazoo

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2026 26:19


Sermon Text: Ephesians 4:28 Teacher: Josh Armstrong Scripture Reading: Proverbs 30:7–9 Benediction: 2 Corinthians 9:10–11

Why Does the Wilhelm Scream?
A.I. at Tribeca; Backrooms; Hokum; and Thieves Like Us

Why Does the Wilhelm Scream?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2026 107:26


It's a jam-packed show, Screamers. We look at the new horror films Backrooms, and Hokum, as well as discussing horror, in general, and this new crop of directors. We discuss the A.I. controversy at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, and Martin Scorsese's place in A.I. history. We wrap up by talking about Robert Altman's 1974 under-seen gem, Thieves Like Us. Enjoy the show. Support Why Does the Wilhelm Scream Keep in touch and read more at whydoesthewilhelmscream.com on instagram and threads @whydoesthewilhelmpod  Find out more about upcoming Fort Worth Film Club and Reel House screenings and events at reelhousefoundation.org and @fortworthfilm Support the next generation of film lovers at reelhousefoundation.org and on facebook reelhousefoundation Artwork by @_mosla_

Unbusy Your Life
The Hidden Time Thieves Nobody Talks About

Unbusy Your Life

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2026 19:21


How much time are we actually losing… without even realizing it?Most people think productivity is about fixing distractions, deleting apps, or managing calendars better. But what if the real reason we feel drained isn't our schedule — it's the invisible pressure we carry every day?In this episode of Success Genius, we unpack the hidden time thieves nobody talks about: inauthenticity, decision fatigue, and constant context switching. These silent drains don't appear on your calendar, but they quietly consume the energy that was meant for your most meaningful work, relationships, and creativity.We'll explore how the gap between who you are and how you're operating can slowly deplete your “body budget,” why too many small decisions leave you mentally exhausted before the day even starts, and how interruptions reset your focus more than you think.Topics covered in this episode include:The hidden ways inauthenticity drains your energy and productivityHow decision fatigue quietly steals your focus before the day even beginsWhy constant context switching is more expensive than you thinkThe difference between visible and invisible time thievesHow protecting your “body budget” can improve creativity, focus, and fulfillmentSimple ways to reclaim your energy without overhauling your entire scheduleReady to stop feeling busy but unfulfilled? Tune in and discover how aligning the way you work with who you truly are can unlock deeper focus, better energy, and more meaningful results.Resources Mentioned:Get The Book:  https://book.neillwilliams.com/bookLearn More About TEAM90:  https://neillwilliams.com/team90Book A Team Turnaround Call:  https://neillwilliams.com/team-turnaround-callContact Us: support@neillwilliams.com

SFF Addicts
Ep. 205: Isabel J. Kim talks Sublimation, Immigrant Experiences, Technothrillers & More

SFF Addicts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2026 61:11


Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Isabel J. Kim about her debut novel Sublimation, fleshing out a short story into a novel, the immigrant experience, writing multiple versions of the same characters, tech corporations and technothrillers, writing 2nd-person perspective, book deals and bidding wars, TV adaptations, weird internet culture, studying copyright law and more.NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Isabel. Stayed tuned next week for her writing masterclass on The Art of the Short Story.

Ultimate Catalogue Clash
Listen Like Thieves - Side A

Ultimate Catalogue Clash

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2026 94:38


AND WE'RE OFF! We fought through tech issues, a plague of locusts, two deaths, and a partial drowning to bring you this week's episode so you'd damn well better appreciate it! (Only one of those things is true...)Corey makes Kev listen to more warbling from the wablecunt in chief, Joe Elliott and Kev's game for the season is right up Corey's alley. But will the goliath be outfoxed by the David? Will Michael and the boys start off Season Nine on the front foot? And will the person who left the black Toyota 4Runner blocking the door to the kitchen please move it?The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and listen like thieves.Songs covered in this episode; "What You Need", "Listen Like Thieves", "Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)", "Shine Like It Does", "Good + Bad Times"Don't forget to follow us on social media and leave us a rating/review if you're enjoying the show!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theultimatecatalogueclashBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ucatalogueclash.bsky.socialDiscord: https://discord.gg/mz9ymTwSSEKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/ultimatecatalogueclashSHOP OUR MERCH STORE!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Spoiler Room Podcast
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991 Discussion - "Round Robin" Month

The Spoiler Room Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2026 80:20


There were five Sundays this month so Mark "The Movieman" decided to revisit one of his least favorite Robin Hood films and bring The Crew along for the ride. The question is, will his opinion of the film have soften after thirty-five years? We will find out.Film Obsessive: https://www.filmobsessive.comKicking the Seat: https://www.kickseat.com

Steal This Beer
Episode 579 - Dave Infante, drinks writer

Steal This Beer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2026


Episode 579 - Dave Infante, drinks writer Episode 579 - Dave Infante, drinks writer Steal This Beer Download Happy Monday, Thieves! We're got a repeat accomplice this week in Dave Infante. Dave writes a lot about beer for VinePair and about the booze industry in general on his newsletter. We talk about donuts, New Jersey (Dave's a native), and, of course, Brew Dog's latest ploy. Tune in and let us know what you think!***As always, you can email your questions, complaints, whimpers, or whines to us at stealthisbeerpodcast@gmail.com. We read everything we get and we'll try to respond as quickly as we can. If not online, then on air. And THANKS! You can subscribe to STB on iTunes and PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW!!! Co-hosts: Augie Carton & John Holl Producer: Justin Kennedy Engineer: Brian Casse Music: "Abstract Concepts - What Up in the Streets" by Black Ant.

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Keelhauled: A Sea of Thieves Podcast
Ep. 419 Hotfixes for Last Ship Standing

Keelhauled: A Sea of Thieves Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2026 60:41


Ahoy, pirates! The latest Sea of Thieves Hotfix has officially dropped, bringing a fresh wave of adjustments to the chaotic Last Ship Standing mode. Rare has been closely monitoring the community's feedback and stepped in to tweak the overall pacing of matches. You can expect a better flow that keeps battles from dragging on indefinitely, alongside a much-appreciated extension for victors to catch their breath and claim their spoils at the end of a fight. They've also squashed a major bug that was leaving some crews stranded before the battle even began. However, the seas aren't entirely smooth just yet—the developers are actively tracking a few lingering performance hiccups behind the scenes. Because of this, a couple of lobby and queue features have been temporarily paused while they iron out the kinks. Time to gather your crew and see how the new waters feel! Links: Extreme Console - https://www.extreme-consoles.co.uk/product-page/sotfest-official-xbox-special-edition-controller Patch Notes - https://www.seaofthieves.com/release-notes/3.7.2.1 Style of Thieves - https://www.seaofthieves.com/news/style-of-thieves-season-19?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SoTcomms#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=83d7f991-85b0-4e6d-9466-de32adbd0100 Support*: https://www.patreon.com/keelhauledpodcast Currently Paused for new support Contact Info: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/captlogun.bsky.social Email: Captlogun@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun Gamertag: CaptainLogun Community: Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR Other Places to Listen: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS Merch: Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast

The Pulp Writer Show
Episode 305: Spring 2026 Movie Review Roundup

The Pulp Writer Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2026 20:07


In this week's episode, I take a look at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Spring 2026, and rate them from least to most favorite. This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Dragontiarna series at my Payhip store: DRAGONJUNE The coupon code is valid through June 15, 2026. So if you need a new ebook this summer, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 305 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is May 29th, 2026 and today we'll be discussing my Spring Movie Review Roundup for 2026, where I discuss the movies and streaming shows I watched over the last few months. We will also have Coupon of the Week and a progress update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. So let's start off with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Dragontiarna series at my Payhip store. That coupon code is DRAGONJUNE. And as always, you get the coupon code and the links in the show notes for this episode. This coupon code will be valid through June the 15th, 2026. So if you need a new ebook for this summer, we have got you covered. Now let's move on to my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. As I mentioned last week, Dragon-Mage is out and you can get it at Amazon and Kindle Unlimited and it's doing well, so thank you for that. My next main project is Blade of Thieves and as of this recording, I am on chapter 11 of 25, though that'll probably expand in the final draft, which puts me at 56,000 words in. So I'm almost halfway through. I think probably it's going to be the length of Blade of Wraiths or a little longer, but we'll see. I'm hoping to have it out towards the end of June, but depending on how June goes, that might slip till July. Hopefully we can avoid that. I'm also 5,000 words into Cloak of Frost and that will be my main project once Blade of Thieves is done. I'm hoping to have Cloak of Frost out towards the end of July, but depending on how June goes, it might slip to August. For audiobook projects, Blade of Wraiths is still processing at ACX, though I believe as of right now, you can get it at Google Play, Kobo, Spotify, and my own Payhip store. The other stores should be available within a few weeks. As of right now, I don't actually have any current audiobooks in production, though we have some scheduled for the future. Once Blade of Thieves is finally done, Brad Wills will record that for us. Hollis McCarthy is scheduled to record Cloak of Worlds in June, if all goes well. Leanne Woodward will be recording Dragon-Mage sometime in July, if all goes well. So that is where I'm at with my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. Hopefully we'll have new things for you to read and listen to before much longer. 00:02:32 Main Topic: Spring 2026 Movie Review Roundup Now without any further ado, let's move on to our main topic, my Spring 2026 Movie Review Roundup. It's time for the Spring 2026 Movie Review Roundup, where I review the movies and streaming shows I watched over the last few months. As always, they're listed from least favorite to most favorite. The grades are wholly subjective and based on nothing more than my own opinions and thoughts. With that disclaimer out of the way, let's go to the movies. First up is Kicking and Screaming, which came out in 2005. This is a family comedy with Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall. Pharrell plays Phil Weston, a mild mannered vitamin store owner and Duvall plays his father, Buck Weston, owner of a successful chain of sports equipment stores. Buck is one of those hyper competitive guys who has to win at everything and Phil has always rolled with it. But when Phil's son is a benchwarmer on the youth soccer team that Buck coaches, Phil's had enough and starts coaching a rival team to get his son into the game and to defeat his father. Along the way, of course, he descends into Will Ferrell style comedic lunacy, but the PG version since this is a PG movie. Mike Ditka was also hilarious as Phil's sidekick and assistant coach. It seemed like an '80s family movie. It was a sort of movie where you could have taken the entire family to the theater in 2005 and everyone would have been at least moderately entertained. Overall Grade: C Next up is the animated Lord of the Rings, which came out in 1978. As I mentioned, this was the animated version of Lord of the Rings from 1978. Extremely ambitious, but I think it's fair to say this landed in ambitious failure territory, but they tried the best they could given the constraints of the technology at the time and the actual available budget. They tried to pack the entirety of the Fellowship of the Ring and the first half of The Two Towers into about two hours and 20 minutes. I'm sorry to say it just didn't work. Like Dune, the Lord of the Rings is one of those books that requires like 10 hours of very expensive filmmaking to pull off properly. That said, I think it is fair to say that this stumbled so that the Peter Jackson live action trilogy could run. Adapting a book (especially a big book) into a movie is a challenge and I don't think this quite got there. Too much was cut out and if you hadn't read the book, you would probably have no idea what was happening or just been confused the entire time. Additionally, the movie relied heavily on rotoscoping and it didn't always quite work. Like the rotoscope Nazgul looked creepy and unsettling, so that worked for them. However, the rotoscoped orcs just looked bad. You know how in live theater stagehands will dress all in black? The orcs kind of looked like that, albeit they're wearing yellow ponchos over their black stagehand outfits, almost like the stagehands were expecting inclement weather backstage. That said, the vocal performances and the music were very good. So an ambitious and admirable failure. As I said, I think the filmmaker's vision exceeded the grasp of their budget and the available technology of the 1970s. Overall Grade: C Next up is Airplane!, which came out in 1980. It was interesting to watch this as a cultural artifact. It had the leisurely pace of an '80s movie, with far more absurdist humor. It was a parody of various airplane disaster movies from the 1970s. It's also interesting that this is remembered as a Leslie Nielsen movie nowadays, though Leslie Nielsen 's character is only a supporting character. For all that he's known for his absurdist humor these days from later movies, Nielsen plays his character stone cold dead straight, which makes him all the funnier, amazingly enough. Some of the jokes in this movie have aged very badly, but it's still worth watching as an interesting and amusing cultural artifact, given how it influenced the entire genre of comedy movies afterwards. There's also the obligatory three seconds of nudity that can get cut on cable TV broadcast. Overall Grade: B- Next up is the Thomas Crown Affair, which came out in 1999. This is an interesting remake of a movie from the 1960s. Pierce Brosnan plays Thomas Crown, a billionaire who has grown bored with his life, so he orchestrates the theft of a priceless Monet painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The heist goes off flawlessly and the museum's insurance company sends out investigator Catherine Banning (played by Renee Russo) to retrieve the painting and avoid a hundred million dollar insurance payout. Banning immediately intuits that Crown is the thief and sets about to find the painting. This investigation is complicated by the fact that Crown and Banning immediately develop a strong attraction and start an affair. It was interesting to watch since neither Crown nor Banning are particularly sympathetic characters. In 2026, the phrase "bored New York billionaire" has much more sinister connotations than it did in 1999 and Banning breaks all kinds of laws and sleeping with her target is not a particularly bright idea. That said, the opening heist was interesting and Crown's final gambit to return the painting was extremely clever and enjoyable to watch. So overall, I like the movie, but there's still way too much nudity. Cable broadcasts are probably like 10 minutes shorter than the actual runtime from cutting it all out. Overall Grade: B- Next up is Whiskey Galore, which came out in 2017 and this is a remake of the original Whiskey Galore from 1949. Honestly, this is exactly the same movie from 1949 that I watched in the Movie Review Roundup for Summer 2025, just updated with modern filmmaking techniques. If the movie makers in the '40s could have done it this way, they would have. Though I would recommend watching the 1949 one first and then the one from 2017. Overall Grade: B Next up is Super Mario Galaxy, which came out in 2026. And I have to admit, it felt a little strange to be the oldest person at the theater watching Super Mario Galaxy, but I've been playing Mario games since before any of these kids were born, so I think I had a right to be there. Anyway, I would say this movie is about 75% as good as the first one. It was a little overpacked and the plot wasn't quite as tight, but it's still fun to watch. The animation was excellent and I enjoyed all the callbacks to the various Mario games and since I haven't actually played all the Mario games (as a reminder, I played no console games of any kind between 1998 and 2019), I'm sure there were quite a few I missed. The plot is that Bowser Jr is coming to rescue his father, Bowser, who's been held captive since the end of the last movie. To power his doomsday weapon, Junior kidnaps Princess Rosalina and Princess Peach goes to rescue her while Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi stay to protect the Mushroom Kingdom. Their separate subplots will end up crossing when Bowser Jr. invades the Mushroom Kingdom to get Bowser. Glen Powell was an excellent choice to voice Fox McCloud. I'd say if you could imagine a movie that the audience would enjoy and the critics would hate, you'd end up with Super Mario Galaxy. Since that appears to be what happened to the tune of $970 million, it appears that metaphor was accurate. Also, to be less glib, "movies you can take your kids to" do serve a valuable social function (in my opinion). Overall Grade: B Next up is the Rise and Fall of Reggie Dinkins, which came out in 2026. This was a comedy with a fun premise. Reggie Dinkins (played by Tracy Morgan) was an elite NFL player who got bounced out of the league for placing bets on himself. Years later, he teams up with an indie filmmaker named Arthur Tobin (played by Daniel Radcliffe), to make a documentary to rehabilitate his image. However, Tobin has his own issues. He has an Oscar, but after the Oscar, he got hired to direct a Marvel movie and cracked under the pressure. He and Reggie have to go on a journey to recover their reputations. I thought this was a pretty funny sitcom. Tracy Morgan is a comedic natural, but Daniel Radcliffe turned out to be an excellent comedic actor as well. He was great in that Weird Al biopic a few years ago and he's very funny in this. Craig Robinson was also great as Jerry Basmati, Reggie's sleazy nemesis. Overall Grade: B+ Next up is The Mandalorian and Grogu, which came out in 2026. I enjoyed this. It was like three pretty good episodes of The Mandalorian show put together. The end result was an adventure movie that kind of reminded me of the best of 1980s fantasy and sci-fi movies with a lot of creature work and a lot of action scenes. For an extended stretch of the movie, Grogu takes over as the primary protagonist, and given that Grogu is a very expensive puppet, that's an impressive feat. The plot picks up from the end of The Mandalorian show. The Mandalorian and his adopted son Grogu are now working for the New Republic, helping to hunt down Imperial warlords. Mando gets assigned to hunt down in a mysterious Imperial warlord named Commander Coin, but the only people who have information on Coin's location are the Twins, a pair of Hutt crime lords and relatives of Jabba the Hutt from Return of the Jedi. The Twins are willing to give up Coin's location if Mando does a job for them, but as Han Solo could have warned Mando, working for the Hutts is not a good idea. I was surprised that the reviews for this movie were as mixed as they were, but I suspect that's a combination of three social factors: Number one, cumulative ill will towards Disney as a corporation, which has done numerous sketchy things in the 2020s. I think something similar happened with Microsoft and Starfield. Number two, the lingering bad aftertaste of the sequel trilogy and number three, the tendency of the hardcore Star Wars fandom to chronically overthink things. Overall Grade: B+ Next up is the animated Hobbit, which came out in 1977. Peter Jackson's Hobbit Trilogy from the 2010 famously stretched The Hobbit across three movies, which really didn't work and added a bunch of epic battle scenes, which was totally off for what was essentially a children's book. The animated 1977 version of The Hobbit, by contrast, went in a different direction, neatly adapting it down to 70 minutes or so, presumably because animation is very expensive. At the time, this got mixed reviews, but looking back nearly 50 years later, I think we can appreciate it more because of the sheer amount of work that goes into hand-drawn animation. Like computer-based animation is unquestionably a lot of work as well, but hand-drawn animation is on something of a higher level in terms of difficulty, in my opinion. That said, I think this adaptation did a better job of compressing the story down than the animated Lord of the Rings movie I mentioned earlier in this episode. There's also a lot of 1970s style folk singing-like a LOT. I suspect J.R.R. Tolkien would have hated every single adaptation ever made of any of his works (with perhaps the exception of the audiobooks), but he would have approved of the number of songs and poetry in this. Though it was amusing that the high elves in this movie sing in a '70s folk music style. It would be humorous if in the Silmarillion, Earnedil the Mariner had finally crossed the Sundering Seas to reach Valinor and appeal the aid of the Valar against Morgoth and his hordes, only to hear '70 style folk music echoing across the shining hills of the Undying Lands. Anyway, it's definitely worth watching this if you like The Hobbit or old style animation. Overall Grade: A- Next up is House of David Season 2, which came out in 2026. I wrestled with what grade to give this because it used a lot of AI for the big battle scene in episode one and as long time readers and listeners know, I do not generally approve of LLM generated slop. Ironically, I think episode one, the big battle sequence with all the AI, was definitely the weakest point of the entire second season. Everything else was better. That said, all the character drama and interactions and acting were really good, which amusingly shows that while LLM stuff can generate blurry scenes of mounted soldiers charging at night, the real human emotion comes from, well, real human emotion. Anyway, this picks right up from the end of Season 1, right after David kills Goliath, which means it takes place during most of the events with the third quarter of the book of 1 Samuel from the Bible. David becomes one of the chief commanders of King Saul, but David is secretly the anointed king of Israel. Saul's deteriorating mental state becomes threatening to David while Saul's children scheme for position (with the exception of Jonathan, who has accepted that God has chosen David as the next king of Israel) and the Philistines prepare for war against Israel. It is interesting how the show alternates between leaning into the Grimdark aspects of life in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age and avoiding them. Like, constant warfare was a fact of life for a Mesopotamian king around 1000 BC. But the show also shows David as having passionate romantic love for Saul's daughter Michal and in the Bible, David ended up with at least eight wives that we know about (there were likely others) and an unnamed number of concubines. So late Bronze Age/early Iron Age monarchs were not likely to have been in the grips of fervent romantic love. Though based on the Psalms he wrote, David seems to have been a man who definitely was in touch with his emotions and quite possibly he would have passionately loved multiple women at the same time. Anyway, I enjoyed the show. While I am not an expert, I probably have a higher than average level of Old Testament knowledge. So when the show expanded on something from 1 Samuel (such as the role of Doeg, the murderous Edomite shepherd), I could see where they were coming from. Or the subplot where Jonathan falls in love with an Israelite woman since in the Bible, David took care of Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth, logically, Jonathan had a wife at some point. Related to that as Saul continues his descent, in a moment of rage in 1 Samuel, he calls Jonathan "the son of a perverse and rebellious woman" and the show has a subplot explaining how Saul came to see Queen Ahinoam as a "perverse and rebellious woman". So I enjoyed this and will definitely watch Season 3 when it comes along. That said, the opening battle with the AI generated battle scenes is still definitely the weakest part of the series, though. Overall Grade: A- Next up is Maul: Shadow Lord, which came out in 2026. And in my opinion, this was pretty good. I think he could call the plot Sith Noir. Maul, desiring vengeance against the Emperor for all the pain he has endured, has decided to rebuild his criminal syndicate (previously destroyed in the Clone Wars) and use it to bring down the Empire. Meanwhile, Captain Lawson, a detective on a minor world, is trying to rebuild his relationship with his teenage son and keep his career afloat. This becomes tricky when a pair of fugitive Jedi fleeing from the Inquisitors turn up on their world. But in the younger of the two Jedi, Maul sees a potential apprentice for himself, one he could corrupt to the dark side. The animation has improved by quantum leaps and bounds since the days of the Clone War show. The lighting and the shadows are excellent. Maul looks spooky and a little uncanny. The lightsaber fights are quick and fluid. No spoilers, but the final episode is absolutely excellent. I also think one of the best things about the Star Wars animation shows is how Maul's character has evolved from simply the cool swordsmen at the end of The Phantom Menace to a sympathetic yet still evil warrior-philosopher, a tragic figure whose every effort always contains the seeds of its own downfall. Overall Grade: A Next up is Emma, which came out in 2020. This is an excellent adaptation of the Jane Austen's novel. Good performances, good cinematography, and it captures the essence of the novel quite well and it's probably a must for Austen fans to see. I don't really have anything negative to say about it, say that it has the three seconds of unnecessary nudity that can be cut in cable broadcasts. Ironically, and quite amusingly, that three seconds of nudity is quite literally the only thing this movie has in common with Airplane!. Overall Grade: A Next up is No Packers, No Life, which came out in 2025. This was a fun documentary about a group of Japanese Green Bay Packers fans. Obviously, there are fairly large cultural and linguistic divides between the United States and Japan, so American football is not hugely popular in Japan. However, the Green Bay Packers are the only community owned team in the NFL to this day and so they're quite a bit more sympathetic than one that's owned by a faceless billionaire. Anyway, an American businessman goes to Japan and stumbles across a Japanese man wearing a Packers jersey at a bar. From there, he learns of a small club called the Japanese Packers Cheering Team that gathered to watch Packers games. This businessman in question happened to be from Wisconsin, so he befriended the Japanese Packers Cheering Team and invited them to Green Bay for a game. The invitation snowballed and so the entire club and their families arrived to watch the game. Sports fandom really isn't one of my interests, so it's always interesting to look at it from the outside. That said, this was an enjoyable documentary about cross-cultural communication at its best. Overall Grade: A Let's close out this episode with my favorite thing I saw in spring 2026, which was Project Hail Mary, which came out in 2026. This is another "science man solves space problem that saves the day with math and science", type science fiction adventure like The Martian, though some new twists on the formula. Dr. Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship with all the other crew dead and no memory of how he got there. Gradually, he partially remembers and works out that he is part of Project Hail Mary, a last ditch effort to stop Earth's sun from dimming due to an extremophile organism called the Astrophage. Only one other star in Earth's stellar neighborhood was showing no signs of Astrophage infection, so Grace's ship was sent there on a suicide mission to try and recover some means of defeating the Astrophage. While there, he encounters an alien ship with a sole survivor and he slowly works out how to communicate with the alien, who he dubs Rocky. It turns out Rocky's people sent him there on a mission to solve the Astrophage problem as well and together Grace and Rocky try to work out how to save their respective home worlds. Quite enjoyable and worth seeing. At the time I typed this in March of 2026, it was the highest-grossing movie of 2026 and I think it deserved that, though it did eventually get overtaken by Super Mario Galaxy. Overall Grade: A I suppose that was an eclectic range of movies, wasn't it? Interestingly, I actually saw three of them in theaters: Project Hail Mary, Super Mario Galaxy, and The Mandalorian and Grogu, so I went to the theater three times in three months. I think that's the most I've been to the movie theater in a single year in the entirety of the 2020s. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show interesting. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and we'll see you all next week.  

Riverpark
Joy Thieves - Part 4

Riverpark

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2026 32:37


On Screen & Beyond
OSB 786 Pen Densham "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"

On Screen & Beyond

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2026 33:19


Episode 786 of OSB has Pen Densham as our guest. Pen was the man who created the film "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" as well as bringing back "The Outer Limits" and "The Twilight Zone" to TV. Pen talks about those as well as his latest photograph work which is amazing. It brings him back to where he started behind the camera taking pictures of the Rolling Stones at 17!

Hawaii News Now
First at 4 p.m. (May 29, 2026)

Hawaii News Now

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2026 22:04


As triple homicide suspect Jacob Baker remains behind bars awaiting charges those who knew the victims are still shaken by the violence. Thieves get away with three dirt bikes during a brazen robbery at a motorcycle dealership in Mapunapuna. And we now know the results of BJ Penn's court-ordered mental health exam.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lured Up - A Pokémon GO Podcast

Lured Up Podcast 395: Forward Progress Live Streamed on - 5/27/2026 Publish Date - 5/28/2026 We are less than 2 weeks away from GO Fest Chicago! This window of time is the funky period where some are getting ready to travel to GO Fest, while the majority of others are still ready to play and grind at home! We break down some of the details of the Chicago event as well as the Team Leader Summer Quests that we will have globally over the next few weeks. Being a live service game, Pokémon GO definitely doesn't have time to rest on its laurels, as Season 23 of the game has been unveiled. Forever Forward will be our next season, and by the look of the promotional video, Niantic is doubling down on their core value of exploration. From Trainers walking an adventuring, to images of remote Pokéstops, the game has positioned itself as a key motivator in keeping Trainers moving forward. We unpack what we know so far, and how GO Fest season will drive the first few weeks of the season, leading right into Global in mid-July. We also have our June Content Update, bringing back some Raid favorites like Necrozma and some Ultra Beasts. Frigibax has been announced as the June Community Day Pokémon, and we have a few events called out for the month. If IRL GO Fests are not in your future, there is still plenty to do in game and from home, which can be considered a long, winding road to GO Fest Global. We cover some random notes like the Pokémon Fossil Museum in Chicago and the release of Excavator Pikachu. This will likely be on all Chicago Trainer's bingo cards for the weekend. Pokémon GO has once again partnered with 100 Thieves to release some killer Mewtwo merch. We are hoping to get our hands on it, and ultimately give it away to the community.  We also run through our announced Chicago plans so far, including our Podcast Community Mixer with the GO Cast Podcast and our Pokémon Pop Punk night. We hope to have even more news to share by next week, and GO Fest will be here before you know it! Finally we reflect on how it has already been a year since the Scopely acquisition. We discuss our experiences working with Niantic and how our confidence in their goals has only increased since Scopely came in. If their 1 year promotional video doesn't get you going, I am not sure what will! GO Fest Chicago Team Leader Summer Quests Forever Forward Forever Forward GBL June Content Update Frigibax Community Day Pokémon Fossil Museum 100 Thieves Lured Up at Chicago GO Fest Scopely - 1 Year Later Stay up to date by adding our Google Calendar to your account! Listen to this episode ad free on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PokemonProfessor  LuredUp@PokemonProfessor.com | Voicemail and SMS: 732-835-8639  Grab some merch: https://crowdmade.com/collections/professornetwork  Connect with us on multiple platforms! https://linktr.ee/LuredUp  Hosts Ken Pescatore Adam Tuttle Writer and Producer Ken Pescatore Executive Producer  Xander Show music provided by GameChops and licensed through Creative Commons ▾ FOLLOW GAMECHOPS ▾ http://instagram.com/GameChops http://twitter.com/GameChops http://soundcloud.com/GameChops http://facebook.com/GameChops http://youtube.com/GameChops http://www.gamechops.com Intro Music Lake Verity (Drum & Bass Remix)  Tetracase GameChops - Ultraball http://gamechops.com/ultraball/ https://soundcloud.com/tetracase  https://soundcloud.com/MegaFlare0 Break Music National Park Mikel & GameChops GameChops - Poké & Chill http://smarturl.it/pokechill https://twitter.com/mikel_beats Outro Music Vast Poni Canyon CG5 & GlitchxCity (Future Bass Remix) GameChops - Ultraball http://gamechops.com/ultraball/  http://soundcloud.com/cg5-beats https://soundcloud.com/glitchxcity Pokémon And All Respective Names are Trademark and © of Nintendo 1996-2025 Pokémon GO is Trademark and © of Niantic, Inc.Lured Up and the Pokémon Professor Network are not affiliated with Niantic Inc., The Pokémon Company, Game Freak or Nintendo. #pokemon #pokemongo #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bloody Beaver
We Hang Horse Thieves: The Truth About Frontier Justice

Bloody Beaver

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2026 18:06


How many people were legally hanged for stealing horses in the Old West? Dozens? Hundreds? Thousands? Join me today as we bust one of the most enduring myths of the American frontier. Despite what Hollywood and dime novels would have you believe, there was never a time in the Old West when stealing horses was legally punishable by death. Not in Texas, not in Arizona, not anywhere west of the Mississippi. We'll dig into the Espy File (the gold standard for documenting legal executions in American history), the brutal English Bloody Code inherited by American colonies, the concept of "pious perjury," and why Western juries, much like their English counterparts, flat out refused to convict when they felt the punishment didn't fit the crime. We'll also discuss why the famous Arizona law making train robbery a capital offense only resulted in a single execution, how the cattle barons of the Johnson County War weaponized lynch mobs against innocent homesteaders like Ella Watson, and why guys like Doc Middleton, arguably the most prolific horse thief of all time, walked away with only a few years behind bars.   Wild West Quiz - https://wildwestquiz.com/   Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/   Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/   Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/   Buy Me A Coffee!  https://buymeacoffee.com/wildwest   Join Patreon for ad-free bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra   Merch! https://wildwestextramerch.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Video Game Hangover
VGH #681: My Plan Will Finally Come to Fruition

Video Game Hangover

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2026 73:22


It's time for double vampire jeopardy as we go from the spooky bat swarms of Vampire Survivors to the spooky, bat-infested bridges of Vampire Crawlers. Also, as usual, Dragon Quest VII. Episode Timeline (0:00) - Vampire Intro/Dragon Quest VII (16:18) - Vampire Announcement: Thick as Thieves (22:55) - Vampire Survivors (35:11) - Vampire Crawlers (1:10:24) - Vampire Outro

Gamers With Jobs - Conference Call
GWJ Conference Call Episode 1024

Gamers With Jobs - Conference Call

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2026 67:22


This week Rich and Amanda talk about current games before a further discussion on revisiting older games later in the show. Games: Windrose early access, Zero Parades for Dead Spies, and Thick as Thieves. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes.

Plat Chat VALORANT
The Greatest Americas Final? — Plat Chat VALORANT Ep. 266

Plat Chat VALORANT

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2026 104:54


Top 10 Players Masters London is next week, submit yours here: https://forms.gle/fC7bqnRvYLdaNj6d6

Keelhauled: A Sea of Thieves Podcast
Ep. 418 Last Ship Standing & Sea of Thieves May Update

Keelhauled: A Sea of Thieves Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2026 61:35


The latest Sea of Thieves update introduces Last Ship Standing, an intense six-Sloop battle royale mode in the Sea of the Damned featuring shrinking boundaries, custom arena environments, and placement-based Allegiance rewards. Alongside this major PvP addition, the developers have addressed player feedback by replacing the blinding red edge-of-map effects with a cleaner greyscale tint, doubling Reaper's Chest rewards to 20 Doubloons, and moving Duke and Larinna's markets back to a monthly restocking cadence to better match player earning rates. The patch also delivers essential game health improvements, resolving item desynchronization bugs in supply barrels and officially clearing out a glitch that accidentally spawned a prototype "Silence Ball" cursed cannonball across the outpost islands. Links: Twitch Drops - https://x.com/SeaOfThieves/status/2052674937526108547?s=20 Patch Notes - https://www.seaofthieves.com/release-notes/3.7.2 May Dev Update - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsbgeJ4DCKk Support*: https://www.patreon.com/keelhauledpodcast *Currently Paused for new support* Contact Info: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/captlogun.bsky.social Email: Captlogun@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/capt_logun Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/capt_logun Gamertag: CaptainLogun Community: Keelhauled Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/5VRabwR Other Places to Listen: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keelhauled-a-sea-of-thieves-podcast/id1351615675?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BrEqA6prz6t31wlFgaWaS Merch: Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/keelhauled-podcast  

DroppedFrames
Dropped Frames Episode 467

DroppedFrames

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2026 179:57


We're joined by Gothalion this week, Twitch streamer and now CEO of a game studio: Magic Find Studio to chat about Forza Horizon 6 and eulogize the end of Destiny 2. Kingdom Come Deliverance devs; Warhorse Studios, is developing a Middle-Earth game. Rocket League upgrades to Unreal Engine 6, Lots of Warhammer, a secret No Man's Sky announcement incoming and we prepare for the Summer of Game Showcases quickly approaching. We've also played Thick as Thieves, The Adventures of Elliot, Luna Abyss and much more! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Gothalion is here2:55 - Goth is making a video game31:00 - Balancing game dev with streaming32:30 - Star Citizen reaches $1b36:00 - Warhorse doing Lord of the Rings39:00 - No killing in Subnautica 242:00 - Rocket League going to UE645:10 - Warhammer 40K Skulls49:00 - A secret No Man's Sky announcement?51:50 - Destiny 2 reaches end of life1:43:00 - The summer of game showcases1:51:30 - Thick as Thieves2:03:00 - The Adventures of Elliot2:09:20 - The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot2:15:50 - Forza Horizon 62:28:30 - Luna Abyss2:41:20 - LEGO Batman2:42:40 - Conan Exiles Enhanced2:51:20 - Rune Dice2:54:00 - Phonopolis2:54:40 - ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#WeAreChristChurch
Shepherds vs. Thieves

#WeAreChristChurch

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2026 40:11


Summon Sign: A Gaming Conversation

This week Hoeg and Simon Zijlemans join Brad to discuss some cool indies including Prime Monster, Quartet, Thick as Thieves, and Hoeg shares his not so positive thoughts on Mixtape. Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro0:18:59 - Mixtape0:44:34 - Deus Ex Invisible War1:01:56 - Prime Monster1:09:00 - Sort it Out/Keep it Up1:39:05 - Game Recommendation1:42:10 - Thick as Thieves1:53:54 - Quartet1:58:36 - Closing Questions To watch the podcast on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/LastStandMediaYouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/SummonSign⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/SummonSign⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rizzuto Show
Truck Drilling, Gas Thieves & Birthday Shenanigans!

The Rizzuto Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 25:59


The Rizzuto Show returns with another beautifully unhinged episode full of weird news, accidental comedy, and the kind of trivia answers that make you pull your car over just to scream. Seriously… somebody thought David Lee Roth was in The Eagles and now none of us are emotionally okay.This daily comedy show starts with a brand-new thing for society to panic about: gas thieves drilling directly into fuel tanks because apparently old-school siphoning was too much effort. The gang breaks down the story about thieves targeting lifted trucks and SUVs, causing thousands of dollars in damage just to steal about twenty bucks worth of gas. So naturally this evolves into a debate about giant trucks, masculinity, suspiciously aggressive exhaust systems, and whether Punisher stickers should legally count as a cry for help.Rafe talks about finally getting off-street parking in the city like he just achieved generational wealth, while everyone else swaps stories about waking up to mystery dents and STL parking disasters. Nothing says “adult success” quite like not having your car hit overnight.Then the show dives headfirst into one of the most chaotic rounds of “Majority Rules” ever attempted on this daily comedy show. Contestants battle through questions about Ocean's Eleven, Friends, Game of Thrones, The Avengers, Cheers, famous TV vehicles, The Office, and more… with wildly inconsistent results. Some people absolutely dominate. Others sound like they were ambushed awake from a nap behind a Bass Pro Shop.Highlights include:David Lee Roth somehow becoming an EagleThe gang aggressively debating sitcom apartmentsInspector Gadget accidentally entering detective discourseA deeply passionate argument over famous TV vehiclesMadonna carrying the one-name celebrity categoryMultiple contestants panicking in real time on live radioRafe slowly losing control of the game and maybe reality itselfThere's also Pointfest ticket giveaways, birthday shenanigans for Riz, Road to Pointfest winners announced live on-air, and enough sarcastic back-and-forth to qualify as cardio. It's another classic episode of your favorite daily comedy show, powered by caffeine, confusion, and questionable confidence.If you're into funny podcasts, celebrity nonsense, weird news, daily humor, hilarious fails, St. Louis chaos, and a morning show that sounds like a group chat accidentally got FCC approval — welcome home.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShowHear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.