485. Like Razorblade Pie: Shatterday (Feat. Abe Epperson)
Added 2022-05-02 13:00:08 +0000 UTC
This show goes over the short stories of Michael’s favorite speculative fiction author and notable curmudgeon Harlan Ellison. Each episode Michael pairs (read: forces a friend to read) a short story with a guest that it “applies especially to.” This episode it’s the short story “Shatterday” and the guest is Abe Epperson.
Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP
Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty
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Comments
Interjecting quotes throughout is probably a better approach, that allows for quotes to add to the discussion without having to say them all back to back
Scottie Wottie
2022-05-06 16:17:03 +0000 UTCI love "Harlan's Parlance." It's way, way better than what I had which was "Ellison's Bellowin's"
Scottie Wottie
2022-05-06 15:37:48 +0000 UTCHuh. Between this, EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE SOMETHING ETCETERA, and the Hans Christian Anderson story about a shadow coming to life they just covered on Myths and Legends, it feels like god is telling me to obsess about the path not chosen.
Spiritual Gigolo
2022-05-06 13:35:55 +0000 UTCWhen I was listening to this, it reminded me of this video clip about a bunch of Duke Nukem clones. https://youtu.be/R8ftugSSl1k
Andrew Duck
2022-05-03 08:13:49 +0000 UTCWait, what? I can’t move in with you and be a burden? Mwa hahaha!!!
Ellen Swaim
2022-05-02 18:23:07 +0000 UTCIn addition to Michael's example of staring at yourself in the mirror for a long time, I have never felt more deep existential dread than when, as a kid, I would stand between two mirrors and stare into the infinite deep dark slightly curved tunnel that is created by the mirror reflecting another mirror. It always felt like something terrible and unknowable was about to crawl out of that tunnel... I still get shivers just thinking about it. Anyways, great conversation as always. Thanks.
Adam by the Birch
2022-05-02 16:29:50 +0000 UTCMore in-depth discussions of Harlan Ellison writing from Swaim, my favorite!
The Altinutt
2022-05-02 15:37:56 +0000 UTC
