Strange and Beautiful Book Club

Drunk Episode: "Heretics of Dune" by Frank Herbert

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sun, 03 May 2026 14:15:25 -0400

YES I KNOW. We are still here. Like a lot of creators, we are struggling to keep making light hearted content in a world that feels a little too heavy lately. It's been tough to read anything much less weaponized ninja sex nuns (I'm looking at you Frank). So we decided to have a little fun with it and get totally and completely wasted and just end the episode when the thoughts were running through our fingers like galaxies or however the quote goes.

Enjoy!

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"God Emperor of Dune" by Frank Herbert

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:12:52 -0400

We are back! Sorry, this is a little quick and dirty. Trying to hold it together and get caught up! Enjoy!

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"Children of Dune" by Frank Herbert

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 14:08:35 -0500

We're back from break and ready to chat (apparently). Here we discuss the third book in the Dune series - "Children of Dune"

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"Dune: Messiah" by Frank Herbert

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:37:16 -0500

We discuss the (for a second time) the second book in the Dune series!

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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"Dune" by Frank Herbert (Book 2 and 3 - Final Part)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:21:35 -0500

Post plague out break - we wrap up the rest of Dune just in time to chat about "Dune Messiah"

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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"Dune" by Frank Herbert (Book 1 - Dune)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 01:00:00 -0500

"The Dark Tower 0: The Little Sisters of Eluria" by Stephen King

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:08:43 -0400

The shortest Dark Tower content yet and Stephen King still managed to work in a dick.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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"The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower" by Stephen King (Part 2 of 2)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:26:56 -0400

Rachel and Matt discuss the final installment of the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Part 2 of 2 of our discussion.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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"The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower" by Stephen King (Part 1 of 2)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 01:00:00 -0400

Matt and Rachel discuss the final novel (and in our opinion - the best) in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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"The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah" by Stephen King

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400

*Fixed the Audio* Matt and Rachel discuss the second to last book in the Dark Tower series, "Song of Susannah" by Stephen King. Did anything actually happen in this book? Listen and find out!

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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"The Dark Tower 4.5: A Wind Through the Keyhole" by Stephen King

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:57:57 -0400

FINALLY CAUGHT UP! We will be back on our regular schedule now so "Song of Susannah" will be out the first Friday in August!

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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"The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" by Stephen King (Part 2 of 2)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:57:06 -0400

Rachel and Matt discuss the remainder of Wolves of the Calla and a bunch of other related (and not related) stuff too. Hug your fluffy pets today for Pip, he will be missed.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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SBBC: Murderbot (Season 1 Ep 7) - "Complementary Species"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:50:01 -0400

We discuss Murderbot Season 1, Episode 7 - Complementary Species.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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SBBC: Murderbot (Season 1 Ep 4, 5, and 6)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:41:02 -0400

As some of you may have guessed, Pip crossed the rainbow bridge the weekend before last and it really threw me for a loop. Please enjoy this very lightly edited episode. There's more coming now that I'm in a place to catch up. <3

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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"The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" by Stephen King (Part 1 of 2)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:54:18 -0400

Slightly delayed but here it is and we got so excited to chat about this one that it just made sense to split it into parts so it won't be too too long. But don't worry, you won't be waiting a month for the next one.

Without further ado - here is the "Wolves of the Calla" episode from Matt and Rachel of the Strange and Beautiful Book Club

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Repost - "The Dark Tower" by Stephen King

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 06:31:21 -0400

Rachel is on the road until next week so our episode on "Wolves of the Calla" will be delayed. Murderbot and our book episode will all be out next week! See you soon!

In the mean time, please enjoy this reprise of our first foray into the world of the Dark Tower

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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SBBC: Murderbot (Season 1 Ep 3) - "Risk Assessment"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sun, 25 May 2025 11:36:35 -0400

Kate, Matt, and Rachel discuss the third episode of the Murderbot series, "Risk Assessment". As always, we are trying our best to use "it" for Murderbot and I think we improved immensely. Shooting to be even better about "it" next time!

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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SBBC: Murderbot (Season 1 Ep 1&2) - "FreeCommerce" and "Eye Contact"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 16 May 2025 14:30:10 -0400

Surprise! We're chatting Murderbot today and every Friday while new episodes are airing! As you know, we've already covered these books with Kate back in 2023(?) - A long time ago... so there are bound to be some spoilers although we are going to try and keep it to the show relevant information for anyone who hasn't read the books.

These are fun, lightly edited episodes because we are literally just too excited about this show to not talk about it (I had it in my calender app Ya'll, that's serious). So there may be asides, coughs, chit chat, etc. Enjoy this little bit of extra ASMR and YES we know that Murderbot is "It" and we are going to do our best to get the hang of "it", we promise!

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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"The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass" by Stephen King

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 01 May 2025 22:10:52 -0400

Rachel and Matt discuss the fourth book in the Dark Tower series. Did we agree? Were we both weirded out by the protagonist's ages or was that just Rachel... listen and find out!

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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"Black River Orchard" by Chuck Wendig

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0500

Contains Spoilers! Also, we are moving! So there will be no book episode in April or probably May but then you get to hear all about how we moved to an abandoned motel in a remote lake side town in the far, far north. Which sounds like a book premise but it isnt!

Matt and Rachel discuss the book, "Black River Orchard" by Chuck Wendig. Did we love it? Did we get the same joy out of this horror novel as we did out of Double Dead? Why has Chuck disavowed Double Dead (seemingly)? Let's get into it.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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"Empire of the Damned" by Jay Kristoff

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 01:00:00 -0500

Matt and Rachel discuss the second installment in the Empire of the Vampire trilogy. Did we love it just as much? Does Rachel regret her tattoo? Listen and find out!

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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Repost - "David Lynch's Dune (1984)" - Part epic adventure, part fever dream, and all Lynch.

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 08:59:13 -0500

In honor of the late, great, David Lynch. Here's a repost of our episode on his absolutely bananas adaptation of Dune. Would he be glad to be remembered for this movie? No. Do we love him for it anyways? Also yes.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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"Empire of the Vampire" by Jay Kristoff

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:00:00 -0500

According to Wikipedia:

Twenty-seven years after Daysdeath, a mysterious phenomenon that has cast the world into perpetual darkness, vampires have successfully conquered humanity. Gabriel de Leon, the last living vampire hunter, is held prisoner awaiting execution for killing the Forever King, Fabien Voss. However, the Undying Empress orders Gabriel to tell her personal historian, Jean-Francois Chastain, his entire life story.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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Bonus - Christmas Crossover with Cinematic Anarchy - "Red Snow (2021)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 22:21:31 -0500

Enjoy this special bonus episode crossover with our friends at Cinematic Anarchy!

Seasons Greetings from the Hosts of Cinematic Anarchy and The Strange and Beautiful Podcast. It's been a few weeks of rest since we posted and episode (Mostly Because the gifts don't wrap or buy themselves) and now we are back for a holiday episode with our good friends Matt and Rachel to discuss indie vamp flick "Red Snow." is it Misery? Is it Lost Boys? Are we lost? Stick around and have a listen while the kids spend 5 minutes tearing open a year's worth of preparation .

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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Bonus: We Are All Kosh - Preview - Babylon 5 (Season 1 Ep 0) - The Gathering

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 19:05:02 -0500

This show is available to stream for free on Tubi or with a paid subscription on Amazon Prime. Tube has the version of The Gathering we watched but it's listed as the last episode of season 1.

Per wikipedia:

Babylon 5: The Gathering is the test pilot movie of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, aired on February 22, 1993. It is also the first of six feature-length films in the Babylon 5 media franchise.

The Gathering covers events which take place roughly one year before those of the first-season episode "Midnight on the Firing Line," providing a framework of backstories, political agendas, and personal relationships for some of the series' major characters.

Following the success of the movie, Warner Bros. Television commissioned the series for production in May 1993, as part of its Prime Time Entertainment Network (PTEN); the first season would premiere in the United States nearly a year later, on January 26, 1994.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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"The Dark Tower - The Waste Lands" by Stephen King

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 01:00:00 -0500

Rachel and Matt discuss the third book in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, The Waste Lands. Did the series get better? Are we willing to read more? Listen and find out!

The Waste Lands" is the third book in Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series. It continues the journey of Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, as he searches for the Dark Tower, the nexus of all realities. Joined by his companions—Eddie Dean, Susannah Dean, and Jake Chambers—they traverse a desolate landscape filled with danger and mystery.

The narrative delves into the group's dynamics and individual struggles, highlighting their bonds and conflicts. They face various threats, including bizarre creatures and the enigmatic Man in Black. Themes of fate, loyalty, and the nature of reality are explored as they encounter strange cities, alternate dimensions, and moral dilemmas.

As they journey deeper into the wasteland, the group’s resolve is tested, leading to moments of both tension and humor. The story blends elements of fantasy, horror, and Western, all wrapped in King's signature storytelling style. It ends on a suspenseful note, propelling them toward the next chapter of their quest.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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Willy's Wonderland (2021) - This is a sequel to Mandy. Fight me.

Strange and Beautiful Network — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:00:32 -0500

Former Patreon exclusive, now all yours. Willy's Wonderland with special guest, Meg.

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"Somewhere in Time" by Richard Matheson - Featuring Chris from Cinematic Anarchy

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0500

Seemed only fair, since we discussed the MOVIE "Somewhere in Time" on Cinematic Anarchy that Chris come over to our neck of the woods to chat about the book! Find all Cinematic Anarchy episodes here:

https://cinematicanarchy.transistor.fm

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"The Dark Tower - The Drawing of the Three" by Stephen King

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0400

The Drawing of the Three is a dark fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. It is the second book in the Dark Tower series, published by Grant in 1987.[1] The series was inspired by Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came by Robert Browning. The story is a continuation of The Gunslinger and follows Roland of Gilead and his quest towards the Dark Tower ~Wikipedia

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Bonus - Chat with Clockout Films - "Slaughter Beach" and "First State of Fear"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Rachel and Matt chat with Dan and Mark of Clockout Films (Find them on instagram here: @clockoutfilms) We discuss their latest feature, "Slaughter Beach" which is available now on Tubi and dive a little into their newest project "First State of Fear" which is an anthology horror film celebrating all things Delaware and Horror! (Puckwugies anyone?). Support them through their Indiegogo fundraiser! You can find it right: here! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/first-state-of-fear-crowd-fund-campaign#/

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"Mandy (2018)" - The Psychotic drowns where the Mystic swims

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Matt and Rachel discuss this uniquely brilliant and horrifically gory horror/dark fantasy from 2018 entitled "Mandy". To tell you literally anything about this movie before you've seen it would be a sacrilege. Go and watch it and then come back and that's not advice, it's an order!

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Bonus - Ger Can Get It: "The Second Gerthering Trip Recap!"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 20:12:38 -0400

This is a long one, folks.
Tune in to find out what we were up to in Stratford, Ontario, and whether our grand experiment in overdosing on GWD content worked as desired.
Did we see His Mighty Gerness in a play? Did our souls leave our bodies? Does Cavan Biggio still play for the Toronto Blue Jays? Did I embarrass us all? Did we eat one single meal the entire time we were in Toronto and the surrounding suburbs?
The answers to these questions and more await you, just the other side of the play button.

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"The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" by Stephen King

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Rachel and Matt discuss "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" the first book in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King in this first installment of our spooky HORROR season of Strange and Beautiful Book Club!

In "The Gunslinger," the first book of Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series, we follow Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, as he pursues the mysterious Man in Black across a desolate, sprawling landscape. The narrative weaves through Roland's past and present, exploring his relentless quest for the Dark Tower, a mythical structure that is said to hold the key to the universe.

As Roland travels, he encounters various characters, including a young boy named Jake, who becomes entwined in his journey. Themes of fate, sacrifice, and the struggle between good and evil are prevalent as Roland grapples with his own morality and the burdens of his quest. The novel sets the stage for an epic saga filled with rich mythology and a blend of fantasy, Western, and horror elements.

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"The Quantum Thief" by Hannu Rajaniemi

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 23:20:33 -0400

Our delayed monthly book club episode where we discuss "The Quantum Thief" by Hannu Rajaniemi. Did we both love it? Is there a percentage of made up words that Rachel simply cannot tolerate? How many books did Rachel read while actively delaying reading this one?

What is life anyways?

Listen and find out? (Maybe not the life one)

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Vacation Announcement - July 2024 - Please Listen!

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:30:21 -0400

Matt and Rachel are headed out on the road! Please listen for information on which shows will be on break until October!

Strange and Beautiful Book Club - On break until October 2024
Feast, Sheath, and Shatter: A Book Chat Podcast - On break until October 2024
Ger Can Get It - Regular Episodes
The Dead Do Not Podcast: A Lexx Rewatch - Regular Episodes (returning July 22nd, 2024)

Thank you! Join us on Patreon (link below) to follow us on our trip!

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

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Come in 81 Kilo BONUS - Interview with John Kapelos - "Schanke"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Check out this Come in 81 Kilo bonus episode where we chat with John Kapelos who played Schanke on Forever Knight, Carl in the Breakfast Club and SO MUCH MORE.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Come in 81 Kilo BONUS - Interview with Fred Mollin

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 01:00:00 -0400

The Podcast I reference at the end is Monsters, Madness, and Magic! Find them here: https://www.monstersmadnessandmagic.com/

According to Fred Mollin's Wikipedia article:

Fred Mollin is an American and Canadian record producer, musician, film and TV composer, music director, music supervisor, and songwriter.[2] He has produced records for Jimmy Webb, Johnny Mathis, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lamont Dozier and America, and has composed music for Beverly Hills, 90210, Friday the 13th (films and television), Forever Knight, Hard Copy, and many more.[3][4] Mollin rose to prominence early in his career by co-producing (with Matthew McCauley) Dan Hill's international hit record, "Sometimes When We Touch", in 1977.[5]

As an artist, he has written and produced music for a series of children's albums, including Disney: Lullaby Album: Instrumental Favorites For Baby, peaking at #6 on January 26, 2001, on Billboard's Kid Album music chart; and Disney's Princess Lullaby Album, which peaked at No. 23 on October 25, 2002 (Billboard).[6] He created the musical group Fred Mollin and the Blue Sea Band, composing and producing albums such as Finding Nemo-Ocean Favorites, Lightning McQueen's Fast Tracks, and others, primarily released on Disney/Pixar albums.

Matt and Rachel chat music and Forever Knight with the incomparable "Music Man" behind every bit of music you hear on the show! Tune in for our special bonus episode!

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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"Creatures of Light and Darkness" by Roger Zelazny

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Our late book club episode for May about "Creatures of Light and Darkness" by Roger Zelazny. "Creatures of Light and Darkness" by Roger Zelazny is a science fiction/fantasy novel that blends elements of Egyptian mythology with a futuristic setting. AKA the origin of the sentiment that too many dicks spoil the soup.

Did we love it? Was it readable? Was it's highly praised rich imagery (a man burns off his own dick with a red hot robot hand so...) and non linear narrative worth it? Did we find it though provoking or rage inducing? Could we find anything nice to say at all?

I'll let you guess but you can and should just go ahead and listen to the episode to find out.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Sneak Peek - "The Dead Do Not Podcast" - Lexx (Season 1 Ep 1) "I Worship His Shadow"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 30 May 2024 22:56:48 -0400

Special Sneak Peek of our newest series! - The Dead Do Not Podcast: A Lexx Rewatch! - Coming in June!

We tackle the pilot episode of Lexx! We've got an eclectic cast of characters to assemble and Lexx wastes no time in throwing the audience in just what kind of body horror hi-jinx in space we can expect from the show! If you loved our Come in 81 Kilo: A Forever Knight Podcast then this one is right up your alley!

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Spoiler Free Review and Interview! - "Curse of King Midas" by Colleen M. Story

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 24 May 2024 08:50:12 -0400

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A quick spoiler free review of "The Curse of King Midas" and then our chat with Colleen HERSELF about this book and a little bit about writing and writing advice in general.

From Colleen's website:

THE CURSE OF KING MIDAS IS REAL.
In the ancient kingdom of Phrygia, tribal boy Karem Savas thirsts for revenge against King Sargon II, the man who killed his mother and kidnapped his sister. A deal with the dark goddess of the underworld propels him to a powerful position of leadership with a mighty army and thousands of loyal subjects. Crowned as King Midas, he rules from the prosperous capital city of Gordium, where the future shines bright for his two royal children, Prince Anchurus and Princess Zoe.

But Midas is unable to shake his traumatic past. As his deal with the dark goddess turns sour, he seeks help from another, never realizing it will be his undoing. Burdened with a cursed power and floundering against the savvy King Sargon II, Midas must right his wrongs and save his children before it is too late.

Packed with myth, magic, and vengeance, this captivating tale of King Midas begins the new mythological fantasy series from Colleen M. Story.

Find Colleen M. Story's website here: https://colleenmstory.com/story/

Want to find out more about Colleen M. Story? Check out her blog here: https://colleenmstory.com/story/blog/

Check out Colleen's Writing and Wellness website here: https://writingandwellness.com/

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Movie - "Planet of the Apes (1968)"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 17 May 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Matt and Rachel discuss the movie adaptation of Pierre Boulle's classic novel. What did they get right? What didn't they? Do we think this is a rare case of the movie being better than the book? Listen and find out!

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Book - "Planet of the Apes" by Pierre Boulle

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 03 May 2024 08:23:51 -0400

On this month's Book episode:

"Planet of the Apes" by Pierre Boulle is a science fiction novel that tells the story of a group of astronauts who land on a distant planet where intelligent apes are the dominant species and humans are primitive and mute. The protagonist, Ulysse Mérou, along with two other astronauts, find themselves captured by the apes and treated as experimental subjects.

As Ulysse navigates this strange society, he forms bonds with some of the apes, including the sympathetic chimpanzee scientist, Zira, and her fiancé, Cornelius. Through his experiences, Ulysse learns about the societal hierarchy of the apes and their disdain for humans.

Stay tuned for our discussion of the movie adaptation! (The first one, not you know... all the other ones. Yet.)

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Monthly Book Club - "Godkiller" by Hanah Kaner

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:43:03 -0400

Matt and Rachel discuss the short(ish) but awesome fantasy epic, "Godkiller" by Hanah Kaner. Refreshing change from 900 page mega-epics that are half filler with a novel that packs 900 pages of story into a third the size. With ten times as much representation as any other book we've read.

Get it, read it. You'll love it.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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"Anguish (1987)" - There's mommy issues and then there's MOMMY ISSUES

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0400

"Anguish" is a 1987 horror film directed by Bigas Luna. The movie revolves around a mentally unstable mother, who hypnotizes her son John to commit murder and harvest eyes for her collection. The mother is portrayed as a controlling and manipulative figure, and John becomes increasingly disturbed as he struggles with his mother's influence. The film explores themes of psychological manipulation, the blurred lines between reality and illusion, and the consequences of unchecked obsession. As the story unfolds, viewers are drawn into a surreal and unsettling narrative that challenges perceptions of sanity and morality.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Spoiler Free Book Review - "The Day Tripper (2024)" - Character growth done to perfection

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 01:02:00 -0400

I absolutely adored this book. I thought the concept was interesting, the execution was flawless, and the journey that Alex goes on was heart-breaking, inspiring, and believable. The conceit of time-travel is not new but the way that James Goodhand shapes it in this novel made it feel seamlessly fresh and integral to the story rather than a plot device to make an otherwise boring world intriguing. The main character, Alex, is living his life out of order and must unpack each day to put together scattered pieces of what has happened to him in the time between and how can he get back the future he'd hoped to have.

This novel would appeal to fans of fantasy, science fiction, or even real life fiction because, at it's core, it's a story about a man who was moving through life blind to the consequences of his choices until he is forced to confront them through chance and bizarre circumstance. What he does afterwards is where all the heart in this story lies and it will make you cry, scream, and cheer for Alex. Sometimes in the same chapter.

I had no idea from page to page what I was going to find and it was an absolute delight to live in mystery just like the main character and to watch him assemble the pieces of himself and create something better.

Read this book. Right now.

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"Solaris (2002)" - George Clooney shows off his acting and his ass-ets

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0500

The 2002 film "Solaris" is a psychological science fiction drama directed by Steven Soderbergh, based on the novel of the same name by Stanisław Lem. The movie stars George Clooney as Dr. Chris Kelvin, a psychologist sent to a space station orbiting the mysterious planet Solaris. Upon arrival, Kelvin encounters strange phenomena, including the appearance of his deceased wife, Rheya, played by Natascha McElhone. As Kelvin grapples with his own guilt and grief over Rheya's death, he confronts the enigmatic forces at play on the station and on the planet itself. The film explores themes of memory, love, and the nature of reality, all set against the backdrop of a haunting and atmospheric space station. Soderbergh's "Solaris" is a contemplative and visually striking adaptation of Lem's novel, known for its introspective tone and minimalist style.

Did we like it or were we just in it for nude scenes? (George Clooney naked eating noodles isn't a hard sell). Was it a better adaptation than the 1972 movie? Did anyone read the book or did they all just get the gist and go full into "erotic problems in space" as Lem put it?

Listen to find out!

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune: Part 2 (2024)" - Out of the theater reaction

Strange and Beautiful Network — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:09:55 -0500

We finally did it. After over a dozen episodes of Dune content, we made it to the epic release of Denis's Dune: Part 2! What did we think? Did we like it? Was it worth all the time and hype? Is one of Tim's legs shorter than the other? Trust Strange and Beautiful to ask the truly important questions around here.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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"Solaris (1972)" - Less about the planet, more about the hot wife.

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0500

"Solaris" is a 1972 Soviet science fiction film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, based on the novel of the same name by Stanisław Lem. The film follows psychologist Kris Kelvin, played by Donatas Banionis, who travels to a space station orbiting the mysterious planet Solaris. There, he encounters strange phenomena that seem to be manifestations of his own memories and desires. As Kelvin delves deeper into the mysteries of Solaris, he grapples with questions of identity, love, and the nature of reality. The film also stars Natalya Bondarchuk as Hari, Kelvin's deceased wife who mysteriously reappears on the station. Tarkovsky's "Solaris" is renowned for its philosophical themes, atmospheric cinematography, and meditative pacing.

Did we agree? Do we like the "meditative pacing" or is that just another name for dragging on endlessly for no particular reason? Was it a good adaptation?

Listen to find out!

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Bonus - "The Unknown Best: Book 1" by Matt Wilkening

Strange and Beautiful Network — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:41:02 -0500

A book recommendation from Rachel and Matt! The Unknown Best: Book 1 by Matt Wilkening! Get it here!

Do you have problems? Good. Michael Malbon doesn’t, and he hates it. His supernatural synesthesia confuses smell with normative information, so Mike always knows what to do to produce the best outcome despite not even knowing what the best outcome is.

But success is a paradise, and a paradise which one cannot leave is a prison. So when Mike finds himself mysteriously thrust into a war-ravaged far future, occupying the body of a hapless highschool girl with no knowledge or understanding of the world around him, he does what he always does— turns lemons into lemonade.

Mike flees from the utopia of his causal nose into the dystopia of the world around him. He adopts the identity of his new body in perverse defiance of the mystery it poses. He enlists in the future-military to pilot a giant mech against the bug-monsters and the killer robots. He befriends the friends of the highschooler whose life he usurped, and uses them as the brick and mortar of a fate which he architects unknowingly. He’s unhinged. He’s sociopathic. But can he find a reason not to be when dystopia and utopia are one and the same?

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Monthly Book Club: "Solaris" by Stanisław Lem

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:00:00 -0500

Rachel and Matt discuss the novel "Solaris" by Stanislaw Lem which has been adapted into film twice (episodes incoming!) was it an easier read than Star Maker? Did we think this author was also on some really good hallucinogens? You'll find out!

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"Radius (2017)" - Neat Sweet Indie Suspense Thriller

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 19:00:00 -0500

Rachel and Matt mostly talk about "Radius" from 2017 but also sort of talk about a lot of unrelated stuff too.

From Wikipedia:

Radius is a 2017 Canadian science fiction thriller film directed and written by Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Léonard. It stars Diego Klattenhoff, Charlotte Sullivan, and Brett Donahue. Klattenhoff and Sullivan play two survivors of a car accident who discover that one causes the death of anyone who comes within a certain radius of him, and the other has the ability to nullify this effect.

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Dune DEEP CUT - "Denis Villeneuve's Dune - Part 1 (2021)" - When you finally have money!

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:27:36 -0500

"Dune - Part 1" directed by Denis Villeneuve is an epic science fiction film based on the novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. Set in a distant future where noble houses control planets and a valuable resource called "spice" is mined on the desert planet Arrakis, the story follows Paul Atreides, the young heir of House Atreides, as his family assumes control of Arrakis. As Paul learns about the political intrigue surrounding Arrakis and the indigenous people known as the Fremen, he discovers his own destiny tied to the planet's fate. The film explores themes of power, destiny, and ecology while showcasing stunning visuals and intense action sequences.

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"Warm Bodies (2013)" - Unabashedly Romantic Zombies

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 20:00:00 -0500

The first in our informally themed February episodes where we talk about love and monsters and how sometimes, enjoying a movie that isn't afraid to be wholly romantic (even with the zombies) is exactly what you need. We watched and loved this Zombie movie with heart, Warm Bodies, which was originally released in 2013 and stares Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer.

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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003) - Part 3 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 20:00:00 -0500

Another installment in our Dune Deep Dive series. We chat about the third episode of the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries which covers the events of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. Fanning out about Alec Newman (Truly the superior Paul Atreides from all the adaptations) and the music which is basically the soundtrack of my high school years.

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Until next time friends!
Rachel
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Monthly Book Club: "Star Maker" by Olaf Stapledon

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 20:00:00 -0500

May we all one day experience whatever chemically induced metaphysical journey Olaf went on in preparation for writing this book. Possibly while writing this book (as we surmise in the episode). Truly a unique, completely wild work of scientific speculation that must have been an absolute revolution in it's day. This is no pulp "Damsel in Space" drama like other 1930's science fiction. This is an epic journey beyond the bounds of human space, mortal consciousness, and all conceivable dimensions.

Olaf makes us feel things about nebulas I didn't know was possible.

Join us on this journey through time, space, and credibility with this months Strange and Beautiful Book Club - Book of the Month.

Links to referenced books:

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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003) - Part 2 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 20:00:00 -0500

Another installment in our Dune Deep Dive series. We chat about the second episode of the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries which covers the events of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. Fanning out about Alec Newman (Truly the superior Paul Atreides from all the adaptations) and the music which is basically the soundtrack of my high school years.
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003) - Part 1 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:05:50 -0500

Another installment in our Dune Deep Dive series. We chat about the first episode of the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries which covers the events of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. Fanning out about Alec Newman (Truly the superior Paul Atreides from all the adaptations) and the music which is basically the soundtrack of my high school years.
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune: Children of Dune" by Frank Herbert

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 10:01:55 -0500

The next installment in our long form Dune series. In this episode we discuss the sequel to Dune Messiah, Dune: Children of Dune. If you've heard it's no bueno and to just stop at Dune, don't listen to that noise. Frank Herbert wrote parts of Messiah and Children of Dune before he ever wrote the first book. You can't understand Dune completely unless you understand that the first three books are really a play in three acts.

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"Vlad Tepes (1979) - Vampires of 1979 - Part 8 of 8

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 21:00:00 -0500

The last and driest movie in our vampire tour of 1979, Vlad Tepes. The Communist propaganda version of the Vlad Dracula story. Also a little red thread moment as Rachel spirals into a comparison of all the movies we've watched so far and the original Dracula story.

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Monthly Book Club: "The Unfinished World" by Amber Sparks

Strange and Beautiful Network — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 16:31:45 -0500

We discuss the short story collection by Amber Sparks entitled: "The Unfinished World" Did Matt learn to love short stories? Listen to find out!

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Author Chat - Dr. George Paxinos - "A River Divided"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 21:12:22 -0500

We had a lovely chat with Dr. George Paxinos about his one (and only) fiction novel after a career of writing for scientific publication.

Professor George Paxinos is the scientist who mapped the brain of humans and the principal experimental animals. He studied at Berkeley, McGill and Yale and was a visiting scientist at Cambridge, Oxford, Stanford and UCLA. As brain cartographers before him, he publishes his work principally in books, 57 in his case. His first, The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, is the most cited publication in neuroscience and, for three decades, the third most cited book in science.

The First edition of his Atlas of the Human Brain received The Award for Excellence in Publishing in Medical Science from The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the latest edition the British Medical Association Illustrated Book Award. His Human Brainstem was a 2020 PROSE Award finalist (AAP).

After a 21-year effort, Paxinos wrote a novel in the environmental genre: Orwellian in its encapsulation of the quintessential moral and social dilemmas of the 21st century, A River Divided shows Paxinos is also a storyteller. Cloned ancient genes skip two thousand years to produce identical twins who are raised apart, unaware of the others existence, but destined to clash in an almighty battle for the Amazon.

Find out more about him here: https://neura.edu.au/researchers/scientia-professor-george-paxinos-ao

Find a copy of his book here: https://neura.edu.au/resources/content/ARiverDivided.pdf
Or support the author and purchase a copy here: Amazon purchase link!

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"Salem's Lot (1979)" - Vampires of 1979 - Part 7 of 8

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 12:29:19 -0500

Arguably one of the most popular vampire offerings of 1979. We discuss the Stephen King miniseries adaptation of Salem's Lot that was released in 1979.

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"Thirst (1979)" - Vampires of 1979 - Part 6 of 8

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 11:31:04 -0500

"The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of blood-drinking, self-proclaimed supermen who want her to join them."

We review the 1979 "Ozploitation" film, Thirst. Another 1979 Vampire offering and THIS time it's not DRACULA! WHO KNEW? This movie is worth a watch even if it's just for the vampire street cred. We didn't hate it but I'm sure in 1979 we would have loved it. (See our rant about survivorship bias)

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"Dracula Blows His Cool (1979)" - Vampires of 1979 - Part 5 of 8

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 08:14:22 -0500

Another week, another Dracula adaptation. This time with nudity! So. Much. Nudity.

A descendant of the famous vampire gets a job as a photographer shooting beautiful fashion models at the family estate. Being around so much naked and semi-naked flesh has the expected effect on him."

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"Nocturna (1979)" - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 4 of 8

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:33:34 -0500

We chat about this movie (?), Nocturna (1979) and the truly 70's nature of ubiquitous nudity and how survivorship bias affects how we view movies from decades long past.

"Dracula's granddaughter falls in love with a disco guitarist and runs away to New York City with him."

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Author Chat - Haldane B. Doyle - "Our Vitreous Womb"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 11:25:53 -0500

We have an awesome chat with Author/Biologist/Experimental Agriculturalist - Haldane B. Doyle about biology based scifi novel (Collection of 4 novellas) - "Our Vitreous Womb"

Find more about him on his website here: https://haldanebdoyle.com/

Within the smallest continent a boundless world is born…
Thirty thousand years ago the machine age consumed the world.
The only remaining resource was biology.
Now, the battle for the Earth is ongoing. Slave empires rule the largest continents -- bastions of technology from the machine age that stripped the planet millennia ago.
Hidden at the edge of the world a more vibrant people are rising to challenge them: a lineage who grasped the power of life and death to transmute the human heart.
Among them is Oji Anabasi -- podgy, hairy, sex-obsessed and terrified of death. In other words, a typical remnant sapiens on a planet long claimed by a new breed of people.
But what could primitive Oji offer such astonishing people?
His story, in four parts, is told through the eyes of his wilful mother, bittersweet nursemaid, steadfast wife and ardent advocate.
One relic human cannot change the course of evolution, but a single mutation might.

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Monthly Book Club: "The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn" by Tyler Whitesides

Strange and Beautiful Network — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:03:17 -0500

Matt and I chat about the "High Fantasy Heist" book - "The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn" by Tyler Whitesides. Did we love it or feel underwhelmed? Did we find ourselves questioning what makes a heist book? Listen to find out!

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Synopsis:

"Master con artist Ardor Benn and his crew of intrepid thieves are hired to pull off a series of wildly complex heists, from stealing a crown to saving the world, in this daring fantasy adventure.
Ardor Benn is no ordinary thief. Rakish, ambitious, and master of wildly complex heists, he styles himself a Ruse Artist Extraordinaire.
When a priest hires him for the most daring ruse yet, Ardor knows he'll need more than quick wit and sleight of hand. Assembling a dream team of forgers, disguisers, schemers, and thieves, he sets out to steal from the most powerful king the realm has ever known.
But it soon becomes clear there's more at stake than fame and glory - Ard and his team might just be the last hope for human civilization.
Discover the start of an epic fantasy trilogy that begins with a heist and quickly explodes into a full-tilt, last ditch plan to save humanity."

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Nosferatu: The Vampyre (1979) - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 3 of 8

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 13:41:51 -0500

Werner Herzog's 1979 remake of the original silent film classic, Nosferatu. Honestly, 11,000 rats. 11,000 rats were used in making this movie and I don't think any other information describes the experience quite as accurately.

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Love At First Bite (1979) - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 2 of 8

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:46:58 -0500

The second of 8 vampire movies released in 1979 which I'm going to tentatively call the "year of the disco vampire". This movie was fun, punchy, packed with pop culture references and some really dated lines that we loved anyways. Well worth a watch!

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Dracula (1979) - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 1 of 8

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 12:28:41 -0500

The first in our Anniversary exploration of the vampire movies of 1979 (all 8 of them). First up is the 1979 adaptation of the Dracula theater play staring Frank Langella. Which we loved, obviously. Sexy, romantic, gothic, horrorific, and just the right about of campy silliness (unintended).

The review I reference is here: 1979 New York Times Review

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Spoiler Free Book Recommendation - "Our Vitreous Womb" by Haldane B. Doyle

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 21:00:00 -0500

We attempt and mostly succeed at a spoiler free discussion to sell you, dear Listener, on reading the four novellas that make up "Our Vitreous Womb" by Haldane B Doyle

Find links to buy them here:
https://haldanebdoyle.com/

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Interview with Mike Kuciak - Blast Furnace Media - "Death Metal" and "From the Shadows"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 23:00:00 -0400

Had a super great time chatting with Mike Kuciak from Blast Furnace Media about his two currently available horror movies, "From the Shadows" and "Death Metal".

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Monthly Book Club - "Certain Dark Things" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0400

"Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is just trying to survive its heavily policed streets when a jaded vampire on the run swoops into his life. Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood-drinkers, is smart and beautiful - and very dangerous. Domingo is mesmerised."

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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune: Messiah" by Frank Herbert

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0400

The next installment in our long form Dune series. In this episode we discuss the sequel to Dune, Dune: Messiah. If you've heard it's no bueno and to just stop at Dune, don't listen to that noise. Frank Herbert wrote parts of Messiah and Children of Dune before he ever wrote the first book. You can't understand Dune completely unless you understand that the first three books are really a play in three acts.

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"Underwater (2020)" - Come for Kristin Stewart...stay for cosmic horror

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0400

"Underwater (2020)" - A crew of oceanic researchers working for a deep sea drilling company try to get to safety after a mysterious earthquake devastates their deepwater research and drilling facility located at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

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"The Signal (2014)" - Second installment in our William Eubank trilogy.

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 23:00:00 -0400

"On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking nightmare.

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"Love (2011)" - Scifi movie funded entirely by an Indie Alt-Rock band? Yes, Please.

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:12:22 -0400

We discuss another fun Indie or "TFA" movie funded entirely by the band Angels and Airwaves. This movie rocked ;).

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The Dark (2018) - "An Indie monster horror movie with so much heart."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 23:00:00 -0400

And Indie gem streaming on Amazon. It deserves so much love for doing our favorite thing in the world. Taking our expectations and turning them into something we didn't even know we needed but are grateful for nonetheless.

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"Geometry for Ocelots" by Exurb1a

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:00:00 -0400

We discuss the surprisingly masterful book by Exurb1a called "Geometry for Ocelots".

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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Dune (2000)- Part 3 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 21:00:00 -0400

Syfy (Then 'SciFI' ) took on this audacious mini series adaptation in 2000 and, in our opinion, absolutely nailed it. Broken into three 1.5+ hour segments that mirror the three parts of the book but with essential, and totally perfect, changes.

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Bonus Sneak Peak - Monthly Book Club - "Geometry for Ocelots" by Exurb1a

Strange and Beautiful Network — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:45:20 -0400

We got so excited about this book that we talked about it when we were only 25% into it! If you haven't started yet, get on it. This book is a WILD RIDE. Spoilers for the first 25% of the book and for Boat of a Million Years by Poul Anderson

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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Dune (2000)- Part 2 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 21:35:23 -0400

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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Dune (2000) - Part 1 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:44:05 -0400

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Dune DEEP CUT - "David Lynch's Dune" - The Alan Smithee Cut

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 08:31:22 -0400

We discuss the epic length, dubious quality (but we love it anyway) first attempt at a big screen Dune adaptation. How about you? Do you love this movie or just love to hate it? I'm sure you can still visit the set. Bet the tire fires are still burning.

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Monthly Book Club: "The Complete Double Dead" by Chuck Wendig - Part 2 of 2

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:00:00 -0400

Our review of BAD BLOOD, the first book in the Double Dead / Bad Blood duology. Our August book club episode! Enjoy!
(Stay tuned after the episode for "Minecraft with Amos")

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Monthly Book Club: "The Complete Double Dead" by Chuck Wendig - Part 1 of 2

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:00:00 -0400

Our review of Double Dead, the first book in the Double Dead / Bad Blood duology. Our August book club episode! Enjoy!

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Dune DEEP CUT - "Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)" - The Definition of Audacity

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:00:00 -0400

We discuss the documentary about the Dune adaptation that could have been and it's lasting impact on sci-fi movies as a whole.

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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune" by Frank Herbert - Part 3 of 3

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:43:16 -0400

Dune by Frank Herbert - Part 3 of 3 of our breakdown of the book that started it all!

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"Barbie (2023)" - Matt isn't Toxic enough for this conversation.

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 21:55:44 -0400

Seriously, we needed a Toxic Man-Bro to argue with us and Matt just didn't come through.

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"Thirst (2009)" - A darkly poetic vampire movie unlike any other

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 08:03:42 -0400

We discuss this darkly poetic and tragically comic vampire movie by the director of Old Boy. Who doesn't love a movie that isn't afraid of a bad sex scene. Maybe Matt but you'll have to listen to find out!

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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune" by Frank Herbert - Part 2 of 3

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 21:55:38 -0400

Dune by Frank Herbert - Part 2 of 3 of our breakdown of the book that started it all!

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune" by Frank Herbert - Part 1 of 3

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:40:30 -0400

It's time to go deep, real deep, on one of our favorite books with adaptations and that, of course, is Dune by Frank Herbert. We start this special series (one of our secret projects, secret no longer!) with part 1 of 3 of a discussion about the book that started it all. Enjoy!

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Monthly Book Club: "Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution" by R.F. Kuang

Strange and Beautiful Network — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:01:46 -0400

Our first monthly book club pick! We read Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang which is the Matt book that ever Matted. It's smart, snappy, cerebral and tragic. Spoilers abound so proceed at your own risk!

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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World War Z (2013) vs. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:22:15 -0400

A fun exploration of two movies with deceptively different approaches to the zombie movie medium. We discuss the inconsistent tension mess of World War Z and the unintelligent brilliance of Shaun of the Dead and how it relates to the blatant nostalgia grab of seemingly every movie recently released in theaters. Rambling, some might say, shambolic commentary as always. Enjoy!

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"World War Z" by Max Brooks - An Oral History of the Zombie War

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 09:18:43 -0400

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8908.World_War_Z

Definitely one of our favorite if not THE FAVORITE of the zombie books we've read. The shear amount of research and thought work that had to go into this novel is astounding. Told in interview form with a unique perspective and voice for every "interview" character, this novel reads like a treatise on exactly what might happen during a world wide zombie outbreak. Are there some hopeful and optimistic parts, yes. Do we love it all the more for it? Absolutely yes. Does it lack cheap drama and classic zombie tension tropes? Yes. Spoiler alert: we love it for that too.

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Robocop (1987) vs Robocop (2014)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Matt thought it would be a really good idea to make Rachel watch both Robocop movies and inevitable discussion ensued! Which one did we like best and why was it the original? You'll just have to listen to find out!

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 2 Ep.6)" - Is it Fete or FATE?

Strange and Beautiful Network — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Please go check out Dominic Mitchell on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/DominicMitchell
Or go support his GoFundMe here: In the Flesh Season 3

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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 2 Ep.5)" - Is there anyone who doesn't want the Second Rising?

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 2 Ep.4)" - Are you Simon or a cult leader?

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

"Prayer for the Crown Shy" by Becky Chambers - Did I just almost cry about a fish!?

Strange and Beautiful Network — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:00:00 -0400

THE VERY LAST Feast, Sheath, and Shatter: A Book Chat Podcast Episode (Formerly Book Talks with Kate) to be released on the Strange and Beautiful Book Club stream. After this they will be moving to their VERY OWN STREAM - Feast, Sheath, and Shatter: A Book Chat Podcast

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2023 Pride Collection - "In The Flesh (Season 2 Ep.3)" - In which we find a way to like Gary even less.

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:17:19 -0400

Fund Season 3 here: 2023 Pride Collection - "In The Flesh (Season 2 Ep.3)" - In which we find a way to like Gary even less.2023 Pride Collection - "In The Flesh (Season 2 Ep.3)" - In which we find a way to like Gary even less.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 2 Ep.2)" - If you call it a scheme you might as well just say EVIL PLAN

Strange and Beautiful Network — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:06:25 -0400

2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 2 Ep 1)" - Kieren just hurry up and go to Paris already.

Strange and Beautiful Network — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:24:06 -0400

Kieren is back and he's got a job. We pick up some time after the events of the last episode and I can already tell we are going to harder on story this season so color us EXCITED.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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"Fifth Element (1997)" - Technicolor Science Fiction perfection.

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 23:16:07 -0400

Bright, bold, ambitious and so narratively tight you couldn't fit a postcard in between the plot points. This movie was, and still is, sheer perfection. A shining example of the sincere ambition that we love so much in 90s movies so, naturally, we had to gush about it for an hour. Kate joined in the fun!

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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"Psalm for the Wild Built" by Becky Chambers - Is it a book or a comfortable cup of tea?

Strange and Beautiful Network — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 22:00:00 -0400

Introducing Feast Sheath and Shatter! The new name for the Book Talks with Kate! In July, Feast Sheath and Shatter will be permanently moving to it's own stream. Check back in the show notes for the links mentioned at the top of the podcast (as usual, I'm still getting it together but don't worry, I'm working on it!) ;)

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 1 Episode 3)" - Two truths and a lie

Strange and Beautiful Network — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 21:00:00 -0400

The next episode in our 2023 Pride Collection. This is the third and last episode of In the Flesh's initial season and it's a really really good one. Prepare to have those heart strings tugged because this episode was an emotional rollercoaster for every character.

Trigger Warning: This episode of the Strange and Beautiful Book Club as well as the episode of In the Flesh contain discussions of suicide.

This episode of our podcast has a much more serious tone than many of our previous episodes because the themes that this show deal with resonate deeply in anyone who believes that all people deserved to be treated with kindness and respect like the sovereign individuals they are. Pride is about celebrating the vast spectrum of human sexual and social expression and we see and love each and every one of you so please continue to be who you are and love what you love each and every day in this month and beyond because you will always have a safe place with us.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 1 Episode 2)" - Might want to see a doctor about that Toxic Masculinity.

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 08:57:06 -0400

Trigger Warning: This episode of the Strange and Beautiful Book Club as well as the episode of In the Flesh contain discussions of suicide.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 1 Ep.1)" - Let's Meet the Partially Deceased

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 05:51:22 -0400

Our first introduction to the cast and characters of this wildly layered, emotionally engaging show about Partially Deceased Syndrome Suffers (don't call them Zombies!). Kieran heads home to rejoin his family as a reformed member of the previously completely dead and now only a little dead and the results are predictably rocky.

Trigger Warning: This episode of the Strange and Beautiful Book Club as well as the episode of In the Flesh contain discussions of suicide.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!

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Waterworld (1995) - "Beyond the horizon lies the secret to a new beginning."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 26 May 2023 05:43:29 -0400

Kevin Costner stars in this gluttonously ambitious film about a man adapted for life on the water in world made of water where no one else is adapted to water and the Jelly is real. We ponder such intriguing questions as, does he have bones or cartilege and what equipment is he working with (if you know what I mean!) Winky Face Emoji.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Feast, Sheath and Shatter - Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Mass (Throne of Glass Book 5)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Tue, 23 May 2023 20:16:50 -0400

Soldier (1998) - "A fallen hero has one last battle to fight"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 19 May 2023 01:00:30 -0400

Kurt Russell stars as Todd, a now obsolete soldier who must carve out a new life on a trash planet but finds himself thwarted at every turn by his utter lack of people skills. Luckily, it's his talent for destruction that ends up winning the hearts of the community of refugees (those that survive at least)

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Near Dark (1987) - "We keep odd hours."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 12 May 2023 01:00:04 -0400

Have you ever asked yourself, what if half the cast of Alien were vampires in a vampire movie that wanted to be a western but couldn't be a western because it was the 80s and nobody wanted westerns? Look no further because Near Dark is here for you. We chat through this vampire movie (that never says the word vampire) with Erik from Cradle2theGrave podcast. Check him out at the links below!

Find Erik's Instagram here: Cradle2theGravePod

Find your favorite spot to listen to his podcast here: Link!

Read his newest Horror book "Death Machine": Here!

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Highlander 2: The Quickening (1991) - "Remember Highlander the first movie? Good, we don't either."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Thu, 04 May 2023 22:22:19 -0400

We polish this absolutely amazing turd of a movie from 1991 in which everyone collectively worked together to create a sequel for a movie none of them had ever seen or heard of or had any interest in learning about. A delightful flash in the pan that came, burned of-so-dimly and then every fan everywhere collectively agreed to pretend never existed. Needless to say, we had a blast. Is Ramirez a Sayan? Maybe. Did Matt almost lose his mind trying to rationally how a subway car is capable of the speed of sound? Yes he did. Hope you all enjoy this as much as did recording it!

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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The Brave Little Toaster (1987) - "From Heartwarming to Horrifying"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 07:56:10 -0400

Let's unpack some of the trauma that led us to the quirky podcasters we are today and we owe no small part of that to this movie. It's so rife with repressed horrors that Matt took almost a week to make it through the movie (not an exaggeration). Listen in to find out why this "Pixar prototype" is nightmare fuel for ours and all subsequent generations.

Book referenced in podcast was "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Drunk Fantasy Review - "Dungeons and Dragons - Honor Among Thieves (2023)"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 09:38:00 -0400

We had another movie planned but things are wild right now and we decided that getting you all an episode this week was of greater moral significance than sticking to our usual rotation. Have high hopes of being back on schedule next week! But until then, please enjoy this review of the Dungeons and Dragons movie... drunk. If you're wondering what type of drunks we are you will be happy to know its both happy and philosophical which leads to us coining such phrases as:

-"Rum Rambling"

-"The Bullshit Spiral"

We also call out our favorite D&D podcast, Authors and Dragons. And discuss the importance of sincerity.

Please enjoy this episode and if you do, please give us a rating and review anywhere you listen.

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Equilibrium (2002) - "In the near future, freedom is a thing of the past."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 06:00:19 -0400

We discuss this near future post apocalyptic (kind of) dystopian film with lots of martial arts and guns. So many guns. The world, and a puppy, are saved by Christian Bale in this fast paced, super fun action flick that leaves couldn't be more entertaining if it tried. And it tries. Listen in to find out why we love it so much!

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Vesper (2022) - "One Seed can change everything."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 06:00:25 -0400

This movie had so many pieces of wonderful bits that it feels like a shame they couldn't stitch it together into the beautiful whole it definitely could have been. Beautiful filming, beautiful location, fabulous actors and ideas but... listen to find out why this was a very rare "did not love" from Matt and I!

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Frailty (2001) - "Only Demons should fear me and you're not a demon, are you?"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:53:53 -0400

We discuss the 2001 psychological horror masterpiece, Frailty with Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe and Matthew McConaughey in which Bill Paxton good-naturedly leads his children towards their destiny of kidnapping and destroying "demons" because the trophy on his dresser told him too. Weird, brutal, and a work of art.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Strange and Beautiful Book Club (Trailer)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 16:07:15 -0400

Krull (1983) - "Rocks in our pockets and a tombstone over our heads."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:00:05 -0400

The 30 million dollar (roughly 90 million today) fantasy epic that is the very definition of style over substance. Lets face it, a million went to the main actor's pants and we all know it. An epic tale of the triumph of love over everything, including giant magical space beasts who fly mountains around the void and kidnap princesses for kicks. There's horses that can shoot fire from their hooves, sword-lasers (Not Laser-swords, this isn't THAT movie), and a lady who redefines the meaning of emo. I mean sure, you're emo but are you trap yourself in a spider web to stew in your feelings for all eternity emo? I think not.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Wing Commander (1999) or "It's not faith, it's genetics!"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 06:00:50 -0500

It's naval battles... in space. With fighter ships named after swords and space ships shaped like submarines. There's a plot, we think, and someone acted but we couldn't say who. Obviously we freaking loved this movie. For more horrible movie recommendations and book commentary, follow us on Instagram or Patreon!

References:

Babylon 5

Near Dark

Wing Commander Video Games

Bladerunner

Battlestar Galactica

My Best Friend is Vampire

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

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Annihilation(2018) - "If I wasn't Kane, what was I? Was I you? Were you me?"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 06:00:26 -0500

Matt and I tackle this absolute gem, a PRISM if you will, of a horror movie. Surrealist, visually stunning, and absolutely horrific in all the right places. Natalie Portman shines in this female centered horror movie. Love.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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The Fountain (2006) or "Death is a disease, just like any other."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:51:38 -0500

In depth discussion of the 2006 visually stunning gem starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz, "The Fountain". A simple, but powerfully told story of life, death and the acceptance of mortality. We had a lot of fun with this one and we hope you enjoy listening! Trying for a shorter, more freeform format.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Enemy Mine (1985) or "Your Mickey Mouse is one big stupid dope!"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 06:00:09 -0500

Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr. are pure magic in a movie that takes on one of the most quintessential life lessons that we should all embrace: no prejudice can survive understanding. Davidge is a space-fighter for the human army that is embroiled in a territorial war with an enemy known as the Drac. When Davidge is marooned on a planet with an enemy fighter he is forced to confront a Drac in person for the first time. A beautifully written, poignant, brilliantly acted and dear-to-my-heart Scifi about how the most powerful force in the galaxy isn't hate, but love.

Listen to us chat our way through the greatest scifi tv show ever made on We Are All Kosh - A Babylon 5 podcast

Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Wisdom of the Crocodiles or "The line that separates good and evil cuts through every human heart."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 06:00:09 -0500

We are joined by Erik Hanson of the "Cradle to the Grave" Podcast to discuss a little known Jude Law vampire movie called "Wisdom of the Crocodiles" or, more inanely, "Immortality." Although the movie in no way mentions immortality and thats generic and I'm not receiving it right now. I first saw this movie back when the internet was still delivered to your mailbox via discs in little red envelopes and I've had something of a soft spot for it every since. Jude Law and all the actors in the film do a good job lending a good amount of nuance and softness to what could have been an overly artistic and enigmatic plot. Listen to see if Erik agrees (spoiler alert: He might not.)

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Solomon Kane (2009) - "The Devil will have his due."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 19:08:22 -0500

In which we discuss the entertaining but not deep fantasy epic of 2009 starring James Purefoy as the bad-ass puritan warrior involuntarily bound for Hell.

References:

The Wisdom of the Crocodiles

The IT Crowd

Breath of Fire 2

Smoke Signals

Being Human (UK Version)

The Watchmen

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"Dark City (1998)" or "The only place home exists in your mind."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 13:33:41 -0500

Matt and I delve deep into the 1998 Noir masterpiece that starred Rufus Sewell and Jennifer Connelly along with William Hurt and so many more surprising actors. This is a perennial favorite in our house and we hope you love hearing us chat about it. As always, please be sure you've watched the movie first unless you dearly love spoilers (It can happen, I love them very much.)

Random references in this episode include (but are probably not limited to):

Jumper

Napoleon Dynamite Effect

The Animorphs (Book series by K.A. Applegate)

Star Trek DS9

The Girl with all the Gifts

2001: A Space Odessey

Lord of the Rings (Trilogy Movies)

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Defense of Everything Everywhere All at Once and Outtakes: Book Talk with Kate (Murderbot 3 and 4)

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 09:43:27 -0500

Outtakes from our most recent episode of Book Talk with Kate! Includes her defense of Everything Everywhere All at Once, the answer to the question of whether you can store chips in your pant cuffs, Rachel's treatise on why Babylon 5 is the most groundbreaking and underrated seminal Sci-Fi show every made, and more!

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"Jennifer's Body (2009)" or "Do you get all your murder weapons at Home Depot?"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:13:25 -0500

We had more fun than a barrel full of murderous teenagers possessed by the Beast. We cover everything from the clinical definition of erotic to the fact that Matt, for once, is happy there isn't more nudity. This movie gave us a lot to chat about and CHAT WE DID. If what you've been missing in life is an hour and forty five minutes of Megan Fox snarking and snacking her way through the high school boy population then this movie is for you and so is this podcast.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Everything Everywhere All At Once or "Of all the places I could be, I just want to be here with you."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:11:19 -0500

The long awaited (by some anyways) episode on Everything Everywhere All At Once or the universally loved comedy hit of 2022 that Matt and Rachel....kind of didn't enjoy as much as the hype suggested they would. We get into the details on why we weren't wowed in the episode and we were so discombobulated by out strange dislike of this movie that we have invited Kate to join us for a special "In Defense" episode where she gets to defend the movie and convince us we're wrong.

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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Love Bites (1993) or "I don't know if I'm witnessing a phenomenon or a felony."

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 20:40:45 -0500

Our last episode of 2022! How fitting that it's the 20th episode. We LOVED this movie and had, despite what I thought when I scheduled it, never seen it before! It tells the romantic, campy, unabashedly romantic tale of a woman who falls in love with the vampire (Adam Ant) who has been snoozing in her basement for the last 100 years. It's sweet, it's sappy, and it's full of borderline offensive 90's humor at all the right moments.

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WATCH ALONG: "Scrooged"

Strange and Beautiful Network — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 20:50:51 -0500

The very first (pre-recorded) Strange and Beautiful Book Club WATCH ALONG!

This episode is designed to be listened to while watching the 1988 holiday classic, "Scrooged."

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Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.

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