This episode deviates slightly from the stories of ghosts and demons featured in most episodes to discuss one of the internet’s earliest conspiracy theories. This story contains travel to alternate Earths, encounters with paranormal phenomena, mysticism and chaos magic, shadowy government agents bent on stripping humanity of freedom, and lots of drugs and sex. It can also teach us a lot about how paranormal folklore develops and spreads online. Also, it explains how a pulp science fiction writer popular with the hippies is connected to Reaganomics and Q-Anon. So, listen and learn about Ong’s Hat and the Incunabula.
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18. Sorry, Please, Thank You (Book Review)
Warning: This week’s review is a bit different than normal. First off, there was no real script. Just KJaylia winging it into the microphone. Secondly, this week’s book is not a novel but a short story collection. A sci-fi short story collection!
This week’s Spoiler Free review is for Charles Yu’s 2012 collection “Sorry, Please, Thank You”
I talk about the book’s atmosphere and writing style. There isn’t as much to say about the plot and characters (obviously), but I think that I manage to give you a sense of the book.
Plus, there are a few fun tangents and a NEW SEG<ENT I am currently calling “Back To The Blurb” where I will revisit and then opine about the book promo blurb. Enjoy!
8. Bridge (Book Review)
Join Kaylia for a discussion of this 2023 suspense, no wait, this 2023 speculative fiction thriller by Lauren Beukes about mothers, daughters, the multiverse, and choices. Plus Kaylia watches the Thriller music video for the first time… and is never the same.
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