Magnus and Gordon lock their seals, load their Maxwell’s and dive into the depths of Subterrene with T.C. McCarthy’s debut novel Germline, a gritty, psychedelic, drug-fueled odyssey of powered armor, proxy war, and genetically engineered tomboy waifus.
Category: Pressure Suit Podcast
Pressure Suit Podcast: Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game
Alright Launchies, strap on your flash suits and prepare to hit the Battle Room! Join Magnus and special guest Heavy as they review Orson Scott Card’s spectacular psychological military thriller Ender’s Game.
Pressure Suit Podcast: AI Slop
We return with a shorter, free-form discussion on AI Tools and Technology, with special guest Seba. More book reviews coming soon, we swear!
Pressure Suit Podcast – The Chronicles Of Narnia
Magnus Williams and Myles Poland of The Godcast dive through the Wardrobe to explore the wild and wonderful land of Narnia! Romance, Chivalry, Theology, and Apologetics are blended beautifully in these classic tales. More fairy tale than fantasy, C.S. Lewis transports the reader to his lovingly rendered ‘Other World’ where Greek Myths, Arthurian Legend, Teutonic poetry, and Christian doctrine mix and mingle with the wry wit and plain and practical prose of wartime England.
Pressure Suit Podcast – Robert A Heinlein’s Starship Troopers (1951)
C’mon you Apes! Magnus is joined by Rick of The Smoke Pit to discuss the Robert A Heinlein’s sensational Starship Troopers! Tightly paced and written with Heinlein’s signature charm, Starship Troopers delivers classic Military Science Fiction like no other.
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Pressure Suit Podcast – Character And Narrative
Magnus and Seba are back with a special Pressure Suit Podcast! Move over Gamer Word, because today we’ll be tackling the “ludo” in ludonarrative and how appearance, writing, presentation, and player customization can change the impact of a video game protagonist. Is character customization a way to enshrine player choice and enhance immersion? Or are set characters the better vehicle to tell compelling stories with deep narratives? Seal your locking ring, check your gauges, secure your line and cycle that airlock, it’s time for the Pressure Suit Podcast!
John W Campbell’s “Who Goes There” / John Carpenter’s “The Thing (1982)”
Gordon and Magnus don their parkas and ready their flamethrowers as they dive into the terrifying isolation and paranoia of John W Campbell’s Who Goes There? and the sci-fi/horror cinematic adaptation (or should we say, imitation?) The Thing (1982) by John Carpenter. Primarily known as the colossus of Sci-Fi publishing that brought Speculative Fiction out of the pulp era and mentored some of the great writers of the 20th century, Campbell blends paranoia, isolation, and eldritch terror into a powerful tale of man against… Thing.
Pressure Suit Podcast – Scope And Scale
In a departure from form, Gordon and Magnus sit down for a long-form general discussion of the problems of mainline Science Fiction settings, including Star Wars, Star Trek, and Warhammer 40k, among others. Scope, Scale, Internal Consistency, and Political propaganda are all examined and critiqued, in between the usual tangents and rabbit trails.
Pressure Suit Podcast – Have Space Suit Will Travel / Red Planet
Gordon and Magnus open the inaugural episode of the Pressure Suit Podcast by discussing 2 of Heinlein’s classic Juvenile novels, Have Space Suit – Will Travel and Red Planet. Charming, lighthearted, and packed with vitamins, these 2 short novels will be sure to satisfy anyone looking for a comfy Golden Age sci-fi adventure.