Deep Cut Nerd: Recent Episodes
J Holtham and Larry Pontius
J. Holtham and Larry Pontius tackle perhaps the least important issues in speculative fiction (from movies, TV, comics and books). They will chat, they will ponder, and they will question.
This might be the last Deep Cut Nerd EVER, as J and Larry possibly get consumed by lava, they discuss death traps in speculative fiction. Thanks to Heidi for putting this podcast together.
Things have changed for J and Larry, this might be the last podcast ever! As the air leaks out of the airlock, J and Larry take on Cool in speculative fiction.
We are BACK! After discovering a co-worker has never seen Star Trek, J and Larry discuss their secret sci-fi shames and why shaming is wrong.
J and Larry take bling. Magical bling. Important bling. Pretty bling. Bling that is important to a story. Or just our favorite. We talk about it because no one else will. Thanks to Heidi Handlesman!
J and Larry tackle the end of times, the apocalypse in speculative fiction. What's the worst? Or do we mean best? I don't know... it's the end of the world and mostly likely you WON'T feel fine. Thanks again to Heidi Handelsman!
JUST in time for Halloween, J and Larry talk monsters. Big, small, good and bad... What makes a monster? Thanks to Heidi for making us monsters sound good.
J and Larry tackle horror this go around. Chills. Fears. Things that go bump in the night! Thanks again to Heidi for making us sound good!
J and Larry welcome Wren back for another important episode: the sports one. That's right sports in speculative fiction. There's the special baseball episode of Deep Space Nine, and then, of course, there's Quidditch. This one is sure to please no one. Thanks again to Heidi for making us sound great!
This time around J, Larry and special guest Wren talk about the most important characters of all: the minor ones. What happens to them? Are their lives better or worse having encountered the main characters? Thanks again to Heidi!
J and Larry talk bad guys. Not the henchmen, but the real bad guys. It starts off with disagreement: Is Q a villain? And then... Darth Vader, is all that? Plus: KHAAAAAAAAAAN!
After some time and space following a tragic accident at work, Larry and J talk about comedy in speculative fiction! Young Frankenstein! Ice Pirates! That one episode with the tribbles!
J and Larry talk about... Well, at J's work, an accident resulted in everything skipping a head a month. We're one month older. And Larry wants to talk about that scene in Star Trek 2: Everyone has birthdays, why are we treating yours like a funeral. So, I guess it's about time, aging, mortality. Thanks again to Heidi!
Larry explains where he has been for the past few weeks, launching him and J into a discussion about food in speculative fiction. Larry is stunned by J's choice of favorite food in fantasy, and Heidi makes her appearance to set some records straight.
J and Larry tackle the ouroboros of Fictional Fiction. You know, that work of fiction inside another work of fiction... How does it affect the story, how does it affect the understanding of the story? They totally talk about Saga and Watchmen, and they totally forget to talk about the Pirate comic in Watchmen. Thanks again to Heidi Handelsman!
After a really bad week at work, J and Larry talk about what's on everyone's mind in speculative fiction: warfare. Tactics! Pew, pew, pew! And, of course, Game of Thrones!
After a break, J and Larry are back, or have they always been here? This week: Retcon, what is it, what are the favorites... You thought you knew the whole story, and you did, until now. Retcon!
J and Larry work on reversing the polarity of the neutron flow as the plasma manifolds collapse because we didn't modulate the shield frequency 38%. That's right: it's the technobabble episode. Thanks to Heidi Handelsman!
J and Larry tackle sex in this episode. It wasn't such an icky conversation (maybe we weren't doing it right.) How does Star Trek handle sex? Is there sex in Star Wars? And then, of course, Game of Thrones. It all goes well until some technical issues... but then Heidi makes it all better.
Part Two of our special look at fashion in science fiction, comics and fantasy. This time, women's fashion. J and Larry have a special guest: Wren, a make up artist. She's there to make sure they don't make idiots of themselves. Thanks again to Heidi Handelsman!
After a week away because of... well, we'll let J explain, Deep Cut Nerd is back with the question: Just who is the best dressed in speculative fiction? A two part exploration, first up: the men.
Special thanks to Heidi Handelsman for making us sound awesome.
J and Larry try to fight the law, but, the law is gonna win. How do different speculative fictions take on the legal system? Are there lawyers in the DC universe? What's up with Vulcan's killing each other every 7 years and THAT'S ok with the Federation?
We ain't talkin no Scotty, no Kaylee, no Miles O'Brien, we are talking the brains behind the operation, the Engineers who built the Enterprise or the Wall in Song of Ice and Fire. Stuff like that... Larry causes some problems when he claims it was Bob the Builder that built the Wall of Ice...
J and Larry talk addiction in speculative fiction. They don't have a problem, no, they don't, they, seriously, no, we don't have a problem.
J and Larry talk about the Rogue. Who are they, what do they want and why we love them. Of course, Han Solo, the gold standard is talked about. All goes well, until we get busted.
J Holtham and Larry have been pretty harsh on the Batman. And there are good reasons, BUT, in this week's episode, The Batman gets a hero, Louie Pearlman stops by. Larry and Louie talk Batman, who might not be so bad after all.
J and Larry talk doctors and healers in speculative fiction. Why are healers in fantasy so bad at their jobs they don't even rate being characters? Why do Phd's have more to do in a story than MDs? Why is Dr. Richards called MR. Fantastic?
LIVE from WONDERCON, J and Larry ponder: Evil Orgainizations... how do they work? It isn't easy running an evil organization, there's a lot of logistics to think about...
J and Larry have been having a hard time at work lately. So, in order to cheer themselves up, they talk about the worst job in all of speculative fiction, from Fantasy to Science Fiction what is #TheWorstJob
Sorry, Batman, you lose again, as J and Larry tackle the important issue, who has the Greatest Rogues Gallery? J goes with Spider-Man's the Sinister Six, while Larry champions The Flash's Rogues Gallery. Who's right?
J and Larry take on a common aspect of speculative fiction: the Alternative Universe. DC, Marvel, even the Next Generation explore What If? with their characters... What works? Why does J want to go there? Let's find out...
J and Larry take on The Batman in this episode of Deep Cut Nerd. The only thing J and Larry agree on: Batman's not so great. And that's where the agreement ends.
J and Larry decide to just go for it, and now, talk about People of Color in speculative fiction. The good, the bad, and the "Woah, that's like, not cool." From Star Trek to Game of Thrones... And there are some book recommendations: How to Live Safety in a Science Fiction Universe by Charles Yu and The Lives of Tao Trilogy by Wesley Chu. Special thanks to Heidi Handelsman!
J and Larry meet up at the bar again to talk about Women in comics, movies and books. Set back and listen to two straight guys talk about women. Ripley! Rey! Leia! Tank Girl! Agent Carter!
Because of events at work, J and Larry tackle Artificial life forms: should they be paid? Who DOES pay them? We talk about C3PO, Data, Roy Batty, and, of course, Thomas The Tank Engine. Also we reference this blog article: http://bit.ly/1TLdfPh FINALLY, Larry totally talks about Zuckuss (http://bit.ly/1S1d70I) but, he totally meant 4-Lom (http://bit.ly/1PSPpxa)
J and Larry keep tackling the important issues. This week: facial hair in speculative fiction (sci fi, fantasy, comics, etc.) What does facial hair signify? Who has the greatest facial hair? Follow us on Twitter @DeepCutNerdPod
J and Larry chat about characters from Ovid's... No... No, they talk about comic book characters this week. Anthropomorphic animals and Zoomorphic Humans... Who is the greatest Anthropomorphic character? Is Batman Zoomorphic?
Deep Cut Nerd--J Holtham and Larry Pontius take on the issues in speculative fiction that no one else is talking about. In this episode: Co-Pilots. Who are the Co-pilots in speculative fiction and what exactly do they do?