Episodes

  • Punk Fiction: The Future is Cyberpunk and It Sucks
    Jan 25 2023

    Jon and Cal end Season 1 with a discussion of the Punk genre, specifically the Cyberpunk subgenre. Is the future really a neon-covered, capitalist hellscape? This is part 1 of a 3-part focus on Punk fiction!

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    49 mins
  • Jungblood: Part 2
    Nov 1 2022

    Cal and Jon wrap up their Jungblood duology with a deep dive into the concepts of archetypes, personas, and the various ways they impact our lives and stories.

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    32 mins
  • Jungblood: Part 1
    Sep 30 2022

    Cal and Jon dig into the first discussion of a two-episode duology featuring Carl Jung, beginning with Joseph Campbell's Jung-inspired Monomyth, or The Hero's Journey. Similar story frameworks are everywhere...are you the hero or your own story, or an ally in someone else's?

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    27 mins
  • Dickinson
    Aug 8 2022

    Cal and Jon discuss one of the great American poets, Emily Dickinson. Done in more of an interview style, they wax poetic her life, her poetry, as well as the Apple TV+ original, Dickinson, and the 2017 film A Quiet Passion. Play EmilyBlaster: https://gabriellezevin.com/2022/06/20/play-emilyblaster/

    Learn more about Emily: https://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/emily-dickinson/biography/

    Apple TV+'s Dickinson: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/dickinson/umc.cmc.1ogyy5s2agasxa5qztabrlykn

    A Quiet Passion: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_quiet_passion

    Written and created by Caleb Evins and Jonathan Martin

    Mixed by Jonathan Martin

    Theme Song: Good Country People by Brother James

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    55 mins
  • Make Love(craft), Not War
    Jul 14 2022

    Cosmic horror, supernatural dread, ancient beings, secret knowledge...trademark elements of author H.P. Lovecraft. Cal and Jon discuss the man, his background and awful ideology, as well as some modern works inspired by his stories.

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    39 mins