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Some nights it’s just so hard to find a good place to bury a body. Especially when the body owes someone money.

Shocktober 2026, Part 3

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, James Thomson, Kat Griffiths, and Mikah Sargent.

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Edited by Erika Ensign.

Tag O’Keene’s Final Rest

This week we turn back to Marvel and the third show in the Jac Schaeffer-verse: VisionQuest. Terry Matalas is running the show this time out. Can he capture a similar magic as WandaVision and Agatha all Along? How many Star Trek actors are in this show? What’s the newly rebuilt Vision been up to all this time? Read along and find out!

Hosts Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Guy English.

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VisionQuest

WandaVision

Agatha All Along (2024)

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In Jason’s absence, Shelly indulges her fondness for disaster movies, a genre that peaked in the 1970s. And what better way to revel in disaster than with a draft? From shipwrecks to nuclear war to runaway planes and trains, we’ve got you covered in cinematic mayhem. There’s even a zeppelin.

Disaster Movie Draft!

Host Shelly Brisbin with David J. Loehr, Monty Ashley, and Micheline Maynard.

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From the Relay St. Jude fundraising campaign comes this game where three familiar Incomparable voices with a bit of televised game show history compete in a game of answers and questions!

Host Dan Cassino with Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, and Jason Snell.

Norah takes a breath from racing between errands to share a high performance geek-out.

(Special thanks to the Romancing the Vote 2026 auction for bringing Norah to the show!)

Host Sandra Wong with Norah Woodsey.

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Edited transcripts hub

Norah’s website

Shocktober continues with a dead hug, mushy terrain, and the logistics of generosity.

Shocktober 2026, Part 2

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, James Thomson, Kat Griffiths, and Mikah Sargent.

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Edited by Erika Ensign.

Tag O’Keene’s Final Rest

Beauty is only skin deep, but podcasts go clean to the bone. Shaenon K. Garrity discusses four short stories by Dorothy Parker.

Host John McCoy with Shaenon K. Garrity.

Steven and Erika finish off their Thanksgiving mini-marathon (the mini-est of marathons!) with a lot of complaints about the final episode of this story.

4H (4)

Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Erika and Steven wish you a happy Thanksgiving (or a happy Monday if you’re not in Canada) as they discuss antimatter universes, captains under pressure, and also submarine movies because why not?

4H (3)

Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Listener David asks us several questions. We have many answers, but too few.

Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

If there’s a show with a solid excuse to finish with a giant super-powered Kaiju battle Lanterns is it. While being fearless in its character-driven focus does this show stick the landing? Like the season finale of The Bachelor we finally find out who gets the ring.

Hosts Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Guy English.

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Lanterns (TV Show 2026)

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Inhale deeply of the intoxicating gases and get ready to discuss the “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” season gone by. Our panel of puppets, “Casablanca” characters, badmirals, and high fantasy types have opinions on the genre-shifting penultimate season. Too much Kirk, or just enough? What’s up with La’an’s journey? Beam us up, Scotty, but only if you’re not still experimenting with the transporter…

"Strange New Worlds" season 4

Host Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Erika Ensign, Moisés Chiullán, and Shelly Brisbin.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Season 4 is a wrap! Kathy, Chip, and Brian check in on our “Low Risk Prediction” list while recapping the final episode of the season. Yes, “Being Alive”, much like life, is a little messy, but we sure did grow attached to the new people we met along the way.

Hosts Chip Sudderth and Brian Warren with Kathy Campbell.

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"When Death Comes" by Mary Oliver

The poem Mae reads at the end of the episode.

Tony Sindelar, famed Dungeon Master and adventure writer, joins Scott to discuss “Unexpected” (ENT S1E5).

Topics include Tony’s Kickstarter (you should back it!), trying to remember the names of Enterprise main characters, and if it is wise to stick your hands in random alien boxes.

Host Scott McNulty with Tony Sindelar.

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Watch “Unexpected” for yourself:

Adrian shares two whimsical pursuits that dovetail with a singular—and very relatable—need.

Host Sandra Wong with Adrian Tchaikovsky.

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Edited transcripts hub

Adrian’s website

Hello fellow nerds and welcome to our 25th episode! Join Heather, Stacy annnnd The Amazing One, Chelsea, as we chat about ALL THE THINGS! There’s a conversation about recovery vs. rest and the value of indulging in your joy (squee!). We can’t wait for you to hear about Heather’s action-packed World Con and Daisy Chain Fields Festival weekend, and, of course, we HAVE to talk about Ted Lasso (minus season 4- No Spoilers Here!). Grab your cozy drink of choice and settle in with us for reflections on self-care and stories about powerful women.

Rest a...

Schocktober is back! (chain-rattle — bats bats bats bats — wolf howl) A group of adventurers undertake a quest to bury a body. How hard can it be?

Shocktober 2026, Part 1

Host Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, James Thomson, Kat Griffiths, and Mikah Sargent.

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Edited by Erika Ensign.

Tag O’Keene’s Final Rest

This week we’re covering the penultimate episode of Lanterns. We go way back and visit Hal and his Dad during little league and, it turns out, Hal just can’t let things go. Meanwhile, John makes a discovery that makes a world of a difference.

Hosts Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Guy English.

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Lanterns (TV Show 2026)

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Listener Gregory makes us wonder if pizza made, not in a truck, but in a separate wood-fired oven trailer, is a food truck… or perhaps something else?

Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

Steven and Erika talk about captures, costumes, and coloured rocks.

4H (2)

Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Helene Wecker’s third Golem and Jinni novel, The Gates of Midnight, is now available! Jason asks her about her multi-decade journey to get to the end of the trilogy, how research has changed along the way, the themes of the three books, and what she might do next.

"The Gates of Midnight"

Host Jason Snell with Helene Wecker.

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The Gates of Midnight

The Golem and the Jinni

The Hidden Palace

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(There are so...

Matt’s dad is back for a visit and, surprise surprise, he still kinda sucks. Jason gets some miles on his wheels, but romance is still pretty tricky for him. The real highlight of this episode is Landry helping Tim pass his English class. Now where did I put my Crucifictorious band shirt?

Hosts Lex Friedman and Brian Warren.

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Friday Night Lights

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In this penultimate episode of Season 4, we get quite the rollercoaster of emotions (Brian admits to crying at least 3 times); but, there’s plenty of reason to get excited, too. For one, our guest panelist, Erika Ensign, is back again! Join Chip, Erika, and Brian for the ride. In fact, why don’t you ride the bus with us to Ashton Gate to cheer on the Greyhounds?

Hosts Chip Sudderth and Brian Warren with Erika Ensign.

For the second time this year, we bring together some lovely, generous Kickstarter backers who helped make Uncanny Magazine Year 12 happen! The cards bring us scandals, numbers, and lots of fun!

Random Pursuit LV

Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Ben Ostermeier, Glenn Fleishman, Laura Majerus, Peter Jones, and Timothy Reed.

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Ben Ostermeier

Glenn Fleishman - Aperiodical Publishing

Laura Majerus - Vote!

Peter Jones - Imperfect Practice

Timothy Reed - The Upstart Crow Theatre Company

Erika & Steven...

Brandy pauses in her many (potentially obsessive, but we don’t judge!) pursuits to share about just one of her numerous intriguing talents.

Host Sandra Wong with Brandy Schillace.

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Edited transcripts hub

Brandy’s website

Unlike us, Listener Jerry has spent his entire career on robots. Listener Jerry helps us understand why the term “cobot” exists, and what it really means. Thank you, Listener Jerry.

Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

Things in Rushville come to a head as Hal tries to take down the Manhunter all by himself. Meanwhile, John and Zoe get to know each other a little better just before all hell breaks loose. Then we’re back to the present day as the plot picks up again when John’s mother brings Hal back into his life.

Hosts Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Guy English.

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Lanterns (TV Show 2026)

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Scott has the command codes and Jason has been banished to a spooky haunted starship, or is a puppet now, or maybe is fighting his fairy-tale doppelganger? Meanwhile, three lovely guests are joining Scott to discuss the just-concluded season of “Strange New Worlds.”

Host Scott McNulty with Antony Johnston, Joe Rosensteel, and Heather Berberet.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

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Erika and Steven start watching a story that Erika doesn’t remember at all!

4H (1)

Hosts Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Once a subcategory for mysteries, “cozy” feels like the latest craze in publishing with every genre getting in on the act. Is it really a new thing? Are authors able to take sci-fi or horror and turn it into something to be read while cuddled into a warm blanket with a cup of tea at one’s elbow? Our panel discusses what makes a piece of media cozy, drafts a few books (sometimes with media tie-ins), and then throws it open to anything that gives us that cozy feeling. David includes tea pairings with his choices and Antony tells us how...

From white hole to black hole, from the near future to the present (of the future), it’s time for Scott and Jason to wrap up another season of “Strange New Worlds” with a delightful time-bending episode that puts Uhura(s) at the center.

(Don’t miss Scott’s triumphant return to Random Trek! And stay tuned soon for our season-wrap-up panels both here and on The Incomparable!)

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

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Episode 8 is chock full of injuries, intrigue, and investigations (and perhaps other “in-” words this blurb writer can’t think of at this late hour)! Higgins gets the tip to “follow the anger”, but Brian, Kathy, and Chip are certainly not angry today. Grab a high heel, break a window, and settle in for another episode of Football Is Life.

Hosts Chip Sudderth and Brian Warren with Kathy Campbell.

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Ted Lasso

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I cannot rest from podcasting. Jill Hoffman returns to discuss three poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson: “Charge of the Light Brigade” (1854), “Lady of Shalott” (1832, 1842), and “Ulysses” (1833).

Host John McCoy with Jill Hoffman.

Kellye generously allows us a peek (hands behind our backs!) at a collection that means a lot to her.

Host Sandra Wong with Kellye Garrett.

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Edited transcripts hub

Kellye’s website

Lex Friedman, the force behind Lex.Games and Strategery, joins Scott to discuss “A Private Little War” (TOS S2E19).

Topics include costumes (both tiny and ridiculous), when everyone gets their wigs at the same store, and finally settling the eternal question: is Spock a robot?

Host Scott McNulty with Lex Friedman.

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Watch it yourself:

It’s the thrilling conclusion to Heart of Ashes! K’ronng does his signature move - a Muppet Sword attack. Levithia marks an enemy as both prey and quarry. Tink invites a charming friend to hang out. Cherish smites divinely. Jaee walks through a bed.

We’re taking next week off to prepare for SHOCKTOBER!

Keys from the Golden Vault - Heart of Ashes, Part 6

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign, Kat Griffiths, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley.

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Edited by Erika Ensign.

Keys f...

We’re taking a breather from Lanterns this week to cover Spider-Man: Brand New Day. When we left Peter Parker he’d had Doctor Strange erase the memory of him from all of his friends and loved ones. Can Peter cope with his isolation and lonliness without become something he’d never want to be? With a little love from his pal Frank Castle maybe things will work out.

Hosts Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Guy English.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day

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Curiosity, c’est un robot! Robot de cuisine, ce n’est pas un robot!

Thanks to Listener Erik and the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie.

Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

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The Summer of Sundance comes to an end with “The Natural,” a story of a legendary baseball player—no, we’re not talking about Joe Don Baker as The Whammer, or are we? It’s Bernard Malamud’s take on baseball as American mythology, filtered through the mind of Barry Levinson. Barbara Hershey shocks and confuses, Glenn Close glows, Wilford Brimley is very old and near retirement despite being younger than us, and Robert Redford is so versatile he can play a teenager and a man in his mid-thirties despite being in his late forties.

"The Natural"

Host J...

Once upon a time, there was a fantasy kingdom in a “Star Trek” episode. Twice upon a time, they revisited that story and tried to bring La’An’s seasonlong struggle with herself to a conclusion. Is double the crew double the fun? Is Spock a wizard or a Vulcan, and does he wield magic or logic? We break down the penultimate episode of the penultimate season of “Strange New Worlds!”

Hosts Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.