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Steampunk podcast on happenings in Texas. News and reviews of novels, comics, movies and anything steampunk.
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Jul 15, 2023
Jul 15, 2023
1hr 5 min
recorded July 11, 2023
Middle of summer and it's time again to check in with the Texas crew.
Jul 6, 2023
Jul 6, 2023
54 min
recorded June 27, 2023
We're elbows deep into 100+ summertime heat. So we dive into the sea of the current event de jure. The Oceangate sub has been crushed under the weight of nearly 13,000 feet of water. We discuss the event, as compared to the Titanic sinking in 1912. What are your opinions of the wealthy and "Adventure Tourism"?
Jun 16, 2023
Jun 16, 2023
1hr 15 sec
recorded June 13, 2023
Never mind the 100+ weather. Stay indoors with Laura Meyer's new fashion-forward card deck. We'll also share drinks and chew the fat on new steampunk minutiae. Jack is put off by steampunk worlds where the tech doesn't make sense. Are you tired of writing pandering to Steampunk without really developing a believable story?
Jun 2, 2023
Jun 2, 2023
52 min
recorded May 30, 2023
Summer is hitting and we're trying to carry on. Two weeks ago Madam Misfit was robbed after a gig and our own generous patron pushed her go-fund-me over her goal. Abney Park played a private stream that became less private, and Scott Helland kicked off a kickstarter for his latest album. Bluestocking explores the steampunk options in Animal Crossing. Jack points us to Victorian medical quackery with Kaz Rowe.
the Deadly World of Victorian Patent Medicine
May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023
54 min
recorded May 16, 2023
The month of May is flyin by, but Jack and Thax are here to gab. Thax explains the cheapest way to get into home brewing with the finer points of making ciders and bath tub hooch. Jack tells us about the Victorian arms dealer, the mysterious Basil Zaharoff. And the Time Travelers
Convention in Quincy, IL is cancelling their entertainment showrunners for lack of ticket sales. Digging their own hole, as we see it.
May 5, 2023
May 5, 2023
57 min
recorded May 2, 2023
Yesterday was May Day, being International Workers Day and/or Beltane! Summer is coming up on us fast! We discuss Peter Pan & Wendy and our favorite Peter Pan films. Guillermo Del Toro is putting together a new Frankenstein project so we hit on our fave Mary Shelly adaptions. Jack tells us about Lackadaisy, a web comic about 1920's cat bootleggers that has been made into an animated short.
Apr 21, 2023
Apr 21, 2023
54 min
recorded April 18, 2023
Today is tax day in the US, and we are quickly running out of springtime weather. Still have RenFests to visit, but its getting hot. Kitty joins us to talk this and that. Thax just returned from adventure in the Yucatán, dipping into Cenote Santa Rosa and having a ball. He then toured the Surreal Garden event in Austin's Zilker Botanical Gardens.
The Witches' Ball: Conclave of the Kraken
The Rabbit Hole bar in Leander, Tx
Apr 7, 2023
Apr 7, 2023
57 min
recorded April 4, 2023
We've just returned from the first Galveston Steampunk Festival at the railroad museum and it was a HUGE success! Event organizer Johnny Steverson joins us to talk about the struggles and triumphs and plans for next year.
Mar 24, 2023
Mar 24, 2023
54 min
recorded March 21, 2023
Happy St. Pats to all you Irish for a day! The Galveston Steampunk Festival is less than two weeks away and we are excited! We bring out our drinks and discuss dragon milking technique. Shadow and bone season two is blowing our minds. Jack wants to turn his plumbing into sculpture, and Thax wants to turn his bedframe into a tiny car!
Mar 10, 2023
Mar 10, 2023
57 min
recorded March 7, 2023
Springtime in Texas is always roulette. Don't know if we can feel safe from freezing, but warmer days begin festival season with Sherwood Forest Fair. We get our drink on and talk. There's smut in my steampunk show? Apple TV is putting out some interesting things. We slip into Russian military hacks, and collectable coins.
Time Bandits series
AETHER: The Rise of Specter - Official Trailer