Jim Stormdancer has hosted 349 Episodes.
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348. A Normal Spud Gun for Normal Children
June 22nd, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
dicey, kate
Lords: Kate and Andrew. We discuss movies that are supposed to be good and kind of annoyingly are actually good, making friends when you're old, Paris's pneumatic mail system, and Forgiven, by A. A. Milne
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347. You Issue the Call; I'll Make the Modem Noises
June 15th, 2026 | 53 mins 31 secs
erica, krissy
Lords: Erica and Krissy. We discuss the Battle of Food Dog and Valley Jump Park, the Wilson Wolfe Affair, this tabletop RPG with scripting support and The Naming of Cats, by T.S. Eliot
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346. Adam Doesn’t Want To Get Touchy-Feely With That
June 8th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
kevin, ron
Lords: Ron and Kevin. We discuss doing the easy tasks first vs. the hard tasks, Magic (not the gathering) in 2026, what makes text adventures interesting, The Universe: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, by Tracy K. Smith, trash vs. treasure, and weird hobbies
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345. Is the Bass Pro Shop Pyramid Visible From Space?
June 1st, 2026 | 1 hr 7 mins
aubrey, avery
Lords: Aubrey and Avery. We discuss working on the same animated film for over 40 years, video game urban legends, Bay Area airport naming drama, and The Only animal by Franz Wright.
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344. All Teeth Are Equally Smooth in the Eyes of the Lord
May 25th, 2026 | 57 mins 30 secs
cory, lena
Lords: Lena and Cory. We discuss artists who make teeth, how it rules to be immortal, how committed to the bit is committed to the bit enough, A Shapeless Figure, by Evan Balster
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343. Put on Your Donut Ordering Face
May 18th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
chris, jenni
Lords: Jenni and Chris. We discuss learning autism masking for parenting situations, making irrigation systems for plants, the D&D conspiracy theory I saw a few days ago and can't find now, and Don't Ever Kill the Buddha, by adzolotl
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342. Psycho Mantis Says To Drink Mercury
May 11th, 2026 | 1 hr 8 mins
nathan, robb
Lords: Nathan and Robb. We discuss Eurorack synthesizer modules that give you radiation poisoning, ectoparasites, stairs are the driving of walking, and The Beaufort Wind Scale.
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341. The Real Jim Stormdancer (On My Birth Certificate)
May 4th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
andrew, noel
Lords: Andrew and Noel. We discuss Moss Moss design & process, being gaslit by an open-source 3D physics engine, ACME products, and Splinter by Carl Sandburg
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340. Too Young for Doom
April 27th, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
cort, matt
Lords: Matt and Cort. We discuss Doom Modding, the Boston Marathon Stampede, secrets in games becoming grotesque, and Dammit I'm Mad by Demetri Martin.
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339. Become Uncoffinable
April 20th, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
watson, wren
Lords: Watson and Wren. We discuss faction design in historical strategy games, linguistics making it easier and harder to name things, belonging in SLUSD, The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service, and the magic systems of Brandon Sanderson
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338. Placebo Yourself Into Having a Phenomenal Time
April 13th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
mark, shirley
Lords: Mark and Shirley. We discuss going to the front of the stage at a metal show, using religion to protect natural spaces, modding your EV to have custom engine noises, Litany Against Fear, and how to stop drinking coffee
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337. Mars, Technically
April 6th, 2026 | 1 hr 21 mins
chall, fabian
Lords: Chris and Fabian. We discuss your 3D printer accidentally becoming a hobby, GTA's driving AI, Alberic Whale and the Enigma Layer, and Between What I See and What I Say…, by Octavio Paz
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336. The Four Colonoscopies
March 30th, 2026 | 1 hr 7 mins
benwilson, jason
Lords: Jason and Ben. We discuss colonoscopy prep, how to do things you're bad at, the Trustworthy Shirts Tournament, and Do not go gentle into that good night, by Dylan Thomas
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335. Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll: Pick Any Two
March 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 11 mins
andrew, aubrianne
Lords: Andrew and Aubrianne. We discuss reading every Hugo-award-winning novel, accidentally making Frog Fractions 2.5, the perfect video game genre, When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer by Walt Whitman, Software Toolworks Multimedia Encyclopedia CD from 1992, and fixing your slow computer with time travel
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334. A Pivotal Event in the Evolution of the Society of Quebec
March 16th, 2026 | 50 mins
benjamin, sj
Lords: SJ and Benjamin. We discuss TD Place Arena in Ottawa, learning to ice skate when you're 40, weird anime keyboards, and She Walks in Beauty, by Lord Byron
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333. Bring Your Daughter to Monastery Day
March 9th, 2026 | 1 hr 8 mins
ap, xander
Lords: AP and Alexander. We discuss the 5th Ramsey number, Mr. Satan (from Dragonball), the Odyssey 2's ROM sprites, Search Lizard Vagina And You Shall Find by Patricia Lockwood, and why do drugs have two names? What's up with that?