Ryan and Sam explore one of the stories that gave way to modern Science Fiction, A Princess of Mars By Edgar Rice Burrows. Is it good? does it lay any sort of groundwork, lets explore! (hint, sam hates it, ryan loves it.)

Thank you the Pijama Piyama for our theme and interstitial music, you can find their album at:

https://open.spotify.com/album/3KLPxuKvUm33dwUbWJIlTk?si=pvJZmwe9QvO2csopPDx3pQ

https://music.apple.com/us/album/pijama-piyama-y-los-ni%C3%B1os-de-rana/1703134855

Sam and Ryan bring in a special guest this week to discuss and experience the Renn Faire of Arizona. We chat about expectations, realities, our experiences and all in between (potentially some mead and turkey legs thrown in there) please join us in welcoming our first guest to the podcast.

Thank you the Pijama Piyama for our theme and interstitial music, you can find their album at:

https://open.spotify.com/album/3KLPxuKvUm33dwUbWJIlTk?si=pvJZmwe9QvO2csopPDx3pQ

https://music.apple.com/us/album/pijama-piyama-y-los-ni%C3%B1os-de-rana/1703134855

The Black cloud is a foundational Hard Sci Fi book from 1957. This week Sam and Ryan discuss the groundwork this book does for establishing a whole form of speculative fiction!

Thank you to Pijama Piyama for the use of their song "Los Ninos de Rana" you can find it here:

https://open.spotify.com/album/3KLPxuKvUm33dwUbWJIlTk?si=MpnYXI4kSmOyDTj_XWKVIg

https://music.apple.com/us/album/pijama-piyama-y-los-ni%C3%B1os-de-rana/1703134855