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Bonus 42 - The Bathtub People of Las Vegas, NM (Patreon)

Published:
2022-04-27 14:41:24
Edited:
2024-09-20 23:43:07
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2026-06
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We're catching up about things we've been reading, games we've been playing, the future of the show and THE FUTURE OF MANKIND!

Want to know more about The Trigan Empire?

Check out The Cryptid Club - you know, for kids!

Mutant Crawl Classics with blow your mind! 

Vampire City is some crazy stuff. 

Comments

Evan

If you need a game shop in Wisconsin, I highly recommend I’mBoard in Middleton (assuming you’re in the south-central area Chad). Can’t wait for the sci-fi in the new show.

Joe Hodgson

I totally get the dystopia prep feelings. I saw a show the other day that’s a contest to see who can do the best thing with leftovers. The concept is fine but in the current climate it’s all a bit forewarning.

Karl Haikara

I have to agree with Chad at the end, it's hard not to feel that way, but it's very frustrating because it shouldn't be this way at all. I definitely don't want to live in a world where everyone is in a closet and using VR that's a nightmare to me lol. I've never read any Terry Pratchett either, his stuff and Douglas Adams was never something that interested me much but I'd listen to you guys covering some of his stuff

Ross Clark

Hey Chad - your 'goodbye to Los Angeles' segment at the end of the episode was super poignant for me. I moved to LA about 5 years ago to pursue a creative career and it always made me smile when a tidbit of LA lore or advice would slip onto the show. I agree that there have been a lot of changes in the city, even since I first moved here, and many for the worse. I would LOVE to hear a bit more of a retrospective on Los Angeles in a bonus ep, maybe a tour of some of your favorite places in the city now that you aren't at risk of blowing up any of your preferred spots. Also, in regards to the rising popularity of 'tiny homes' and the shows surrounding them. The fact is the tide is pushing in the opposite direction from what you supposed. Rather than corporate overlords pushing us to downsize as much as possible for the sake of their profits, they are unfortunately only reacting to the sad financial trend in which many people of my generation believe they are unlikely to ever own a "normal" home. For many young people the only options for home ownership are to either inherit a home from a parent or relative or look to alternative, low-cost options such as tiny homes.

Andrew Brown

I totally understand the need to get out of a big city, I'm leaving Boston for North Carolina. I love hearing about the new horizons for the show. I look forward to more gaming content - I've decided to do more gaming myself (especially hex and counter war games and RPG's - which share much of the same DNA). Onwards and upwards!!!! (I'd love to hear podcasts on RPG history, and I keep telling myself I need to learn more about Runequest, that would be a good one too)

Ethan Cordray

I've never seen a television adaptation of Terry Pratchett that was any good. I know some people love seeing books that they love get "brought to life" on screen, but I just don't think it works for Pratchett. His books are so dense with jokes, and his literary style is so fundamentally funny, that it can't translate out of text and into visuals.

Sweatin' to the Great Oldies

Much luck to you in Wisconsin, Chad! If your town is as walkable as you say, I'd honestly recommend forgoing the car entirely. Though I do love to drive, I've managed quite well without ever owning a car. I'm with you 100% on the simple and effective strategy of housing the unhoused for free. It is by far the most effective and ethical solution and it saddens me to no end that it is so often rejected out of hand because people just hate the idea of giving housing for free. Madness. Not sure about tiny homes - I've lived in Japan for a very long time and the vast majority of homes are pretty small. Looking forward to the rebrand, a fresh start, and the possibility of strange role playing with you two gents.

Eldritch Scerry

This. Right here. I’m sitting front row for some unvarnished Philip K Bukowski. Bring it.

Sludgecrawler

I wouldn't put Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett in the same box (except for the first two novels chronologically, skip those). Adams' humour never did it for me after the age of 12. My feeling is it's absurd just to be absurd, removing any feeling of cleverness even if it actually is clever. Pratchett on the other hand seems to have considered every word and sentence, joke and pun in relation to the purpose of the book. You definitely didn't ask for it but here are my recommendations: Skip the two first and five last chronologically written novels. Begin with Wyrd Sisters or Guards! Guards! Other than that, these alternatives are good: https://www.discworldemporium.com/content/6-discworld-reading-order

Ben Gilbert

Chad’s rant about tiny houses put me in mind of J.G. Ballard’s short story “Billenium” which carries the concept to the extreme. It’s a great story to check out on your new podcast.

Summer Suzuki

The tiny house rant got me to comment here instead of Twitter. 😂 So, I’m disabled and have been living with my parents since becoming disabled because I can’t really live on my own. This is stressful, to put it nicely. They have land and we have been looking into tiny houses/container houses to get built on their for me to live in so I’m not living WITH them. I was into this idea until this rant and y’all made me realize that everyone was living in a shipping container in Ready Player One! 🤣 I gotta get them into looking into something else now.

Steve

We still say "flogging a dead horse" in the UK. Of course flogging is now slang for selling so it's a bit more confusing.

Steve

I don't know if I'll be able to cope with Happy Skipping Chad once he's got LA out of his system.

Eric - Speaker in Digressions

- A cryptid A-Team would be awesome! Just the other day I was musing that I should run a game where people play cryptids united against some greater threat, prompted by a recurring thought I've had since the 90s: What will all those X-Files monsters-of-the-week do when the big alien invasion comes? (I've lost track whether it's still supposed to in the more recent revival series.) - Aw, man, Gamma World! Fond 80s memories. I had the original TSR box set, now lost somewhere along with all the other RPG stuff I didn't specifically take with me to college and grad school. (Back home there was divorce, household splitting, a parent who used to play D&D finding Religion! and deciding that demons must be infesting my game books, &c., so I'm not entirely sure what happened to all of that.) Also, I totally forgot when procrastinating academic work by HeroForge that I could be making Gamma World characters! Off to do that now.

Jim Cannon

For a rambling episode that covered a lot of varied topics, the line that leapt out at me was about giving audience members a chance to submit fiction. Holy cats, that's exciting. Also, big fan of DCC and MCC myself, and both Thundarr the Barbarian level Kirby gonzo-ness AND bright Art Deco sci-fi in the Flash Gordon vein. Although, never having been in a position to own my own house, let alone a tiny house, I have less to say about that, other than I respect Chad's paranoia and his George Carlin-esque call for free housing.

Michael Packer

I'm kind of sad for the name change, but it's understandable. Welcome back to the mid-west and the land of Kringles.

Lord Rancid

Yeah, I devoured Vampire City after your mention of it the other episode. That was some bizarre reading though... By way of reciprocating with some equally bizarro fiction, though possibly more in tone with your rebrand, check out the work of Richard Sharpe Shaver (I Remember Lemuria being his most recognised piece). Bonkers writing and bonkers writer... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Sharpe_Shaver

Lex Lata

Apologies in advance for the heretical suggestion, Chad, but if you were so inclined, you could now visit August Derleth's old stomping grounds with relative ease. As you might know, he lived in Sauk City, a small town just a thirty minute drive northwest from Madison. At the height of his career, he was a mainstream literary celebrity, known among the locals for his regional and historical writings especially. There is a small but not imaginary August Derleth Center, open by appointment (https://www.augustderleth.org/). You can also drive or walk by the Place of Hawks, Derleth's secluded property on the edge of town (not open to the public, I believe). And finally, the dining room at the nearby Cedarberry Inn has a large wall-mounted display case full of Derleth memorabilia. Or at least it did back in the winter of 2020-21, when we stayed there while visiting my in-laws. All very close to the first ever Culver's, so there's also that. :)

Matt Walsh

We chose to flee our megacity (Houston) for the midwest (Illinois) at the beginning of the pandemic. Hope you guys are as happy two years on as we are (although I would trade all the horseshoes for a decent Indian restaurant). Love the sound of where things are going with Strange Studies. I hope you guys have as much fun making this content as we do listening and reading it; keep up the great work!

Background Noise Comic

I wish Elon Musk would buy you guys and force you to make a new, excellent episode every day of the week. I need that.

Richard Maier Art

I can't deny that I'm more than a little jealous that you guys have all of Terry Pratchett's books to look forward to. It reminds me of the time Chad hadn't read "The Shadow Out Of Time" until he needed to do so for the podcast. I've read all of Pratchett's books multiple times, but there will never be any new Pratchett to read (he had his f***-ing hard drive run over by a steam-roller after he died! https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-41093066), just as there'll probably never be any new Lovecraft unless someone discovers some letters in their attic. I'm sure you're getting lots of recommendations on which Pratchett stories to cover. Here's my two cents: Avoid the first two Discworld novels as you would Lovecraft's juvenilia. For Discworld, start with a novel near the "middle" of the series (2000's). The "Tiffany Aching" series is a great place to start and they are short enough to cover in a podcast or two. Apart from Discworld, "Nation" is a wonderful novel, and "The Long Earth" series is a great Sci-Fi series, especially the first one, which starts in Madison, Wisconsin...

PD Rothenberger

Greets and sals! Re: 'The Trigan Empire'. Picked up the same book you had referenced recently myself, on a lark, at a used book store. Chris' take on it pretty much echoes my own - huge narrative swings story-wise, unblinking, knowing it's supported by consistently bold and colourful artwork. Glad this work is being amplified so others can go seek it out. Excited for the re-brand. Show has always reflected the highest level of dedication and the results never disappoint. All associated deserve the highest kudos, regularly and often - cheers!

Robert Curtin

Such a fun show! I am absolutely on the paranoid/conspiracy train with Chad about the Tiny House "craze." Absolutely nuts.

Ethanolparty

I'm lagging a few months behind and just listened to this episode. I really enjoyed Chad's candid talk at the end and would totally listen to a podcast where you guys discussed social issues, world affairs and politics, though I understand the potential pitfalls as those topics tend to be divisive. I suspect however, that the people who listen to the show are a more contemplative and critical thinking bunch, fully capable of digesting and discussing such topics in a mature manner. Congratulations on the move Chad!