Sun, 5 March 2023
Lincoln brought Ariella Goldsmith back to the Old Church. Ariella’s only chance at surviving Callista’s wrath is to take shelter under Lincoln’s roof, but that also means becoming roomies with Magda Magdalene — a culture clash that’s sure to ruffle a few feathers, and not just the black plumes of Shitbird.
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Sun, 26 February 2023
Ariella gets her first look at the Old Stone Church while Billy tries to get past the DTs brought on by a one-hit nurple addiction.
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Sun, 19 February 2023
Callista ordered Lincoln to kill Ariella Goldsmith, a lawyer. To keep his son safe, Lincoln had no choice but to comply. He had his hands full when Ariella fought back hard with powerful magic. Just as he was about to finish the job and bury a hatchet blade in her skull, she told him could get Lincoln out of his contract with Callista.
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Sun, 12 February 2023
It’s killing time. At Calista’s command, Lincoln sets out to assassinate Ariella Goldsmith, a lawyer he knows nothing about.
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Sun, 5 February 2023
A night of partying carries a powerful price for Lincoln as he prepares for a mission that will challenge his will.
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Sun, 29 January 2023
It’s killing time. At Calista’s command, Lincoln sets out to assassinate Ariella Goldsmith, a lawyer he knows nothing about.
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Sun, 22 January 2023
Lincoln’s family drama thickens while Billy trips balls and goes all Rocky Horror.
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Sun, 15 January 2023
Killing is the easy part. For Lincoln Franks, a.k.a. “the Man in Gray,” it’s living that’s a pain in the ass.
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Sun, 8 January 2023
Billy Boyd’s first drug deal is about to go sideways in a hurry. The Man in Gray is watching, and he’s not happy.
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Sun, 1 January 2023
You got a monster, and you want it dead, but you ain’t got the guts? You better pony up the bucks because the Man in Grey doesn’t do freebies. Pay to slay, bitches.
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Sun, 25 December 2022
Scott wrote his first horror story in the 4th grade. We present to you this story, dramatically read by the grown-up version of the author.
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Sun, 18 December 2022
A live read of a _very_ short story I wrote during a one-hour panel moderated by Dr. Pamela Gay. Sometimes, horror tastes delicious.
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Sun, 11 December 2022
We do the second round of THE ROOKIE Adult Version Q&A. Ninety minutes of questions! Once again, we are joined by guest Big John Vizcarra, Siglerverse Continuity Czar.
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Sun, 4 December 2022
The FDØ and ARealGirl Herself field questions about THE ROOKIE Adult version and the Siglerverse in general. Guest Big John Vizcarra, Siglerverse Continuity Czar, joins us!
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Sun, 27 November 2022
Quentin stepped in as running back for the game that could send Ionath into Tier One. With the Krakens down 17-14 and struggling late in the game, Don Pine just put all the blame on Q’s weak running performance. The final episode of THE ROOKIE brings a riveting end to this QB vs. QB feud.
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Sun, 20 November 2022
The Krakens need one win to advance to Tier One. With Mithell “The Machine” Fayed gone, Quentin volunteers to play running back while Pine plays QB.
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Sun, 13 November 2022
Quentin makes his first trip to Earth as the Krakens prepare for the Tier Two playoff game that could put them into Tier One. But to win, Q has to make a sacrifice for his team, a sacrifice no one would have thought possible.
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Sun, 6 November 2022
The Krakens have notched five straight wins and are on the precipice of capturing the Quyth Irradiated Conference title. If they win tonight's game, that conference title puts them into the Tier Two playoffs and gives Quentin and the gang a shot at promotion to Tier One.
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Sun, 30 October 2022
The Krakens have won five in a row, moving from last place to second place. If they are victorious in their final regular-season game, they win the Quyth Irradiated Conference and move on to the Tier Two playoffs. If they win there, Ionath is destined for Tier One, the highest level of professional football. To get here, Quentin had to rally his team to pay off Don Pine's gambling debt to Mopuk the Sneaky, an underling of team owner Gredok the Splithead.
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Sun, 23 October 2022
Quentin and his teammates paid off Don Pine’s gambling debt. With Pine still in the hospital, the Krakens try to hold on to second place as they face the Bigg Diggers.
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Sun, 16 October 2022
Don Pine was ordered to throw the game against OS1. Quentin drugged him to get him off the field, then stepped in and led Ionath to victory. With the W in the books, what will the fallout be for Pine?
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Sun, 9 October 2022
Ionath linebacker John Tweedy squares off against his brother Ju as the Krakens face rival OS1 Orbiting Death. It’s a must-win game for Ionath, but starting quarterback Don Pine is under the thumb of gangsters who want him to throw the game. What can Quentin do to set his team up for a win?
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Sun, 2 October 2022
Two straight wins make Ionath a long-shot contender for the Quyth Irradiated title, but their starting quarterback remains under the mob’s thumb. As gangsters close in, can Quentin and the Krakens avoid their corruption?
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Sun, 25 September 2022
Quentin led the Krakens to a win over their arch-rival, OS1 Orbiting Death. That win moves the Krakens to 2-2 and gets them back into the hunt. Can he lead them to a Week 5 win over the Sheb Stalkers? But all is not well in Ionath—Mopuk the Sneaky told Quentin that Don Pine has been throwing games. Will Quentin keep this info to himself, or will he reveal Pine’s secret?
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Sun, 18 September 2022
For the second straight week, Quentin gets the start, this time against the 0-3 Sky Demolition. If the 1-2 Krakens lose, they are officially the worst team in the division and out of the hunt for promotion to Tier One. But Maygon wants Quentin to throw the game, and he's not the only one as another gangland figure enters the mix.
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Sun, 11 September 2022
Quentin insisted on doing things his way, but he's learned the hard lesson that his way doesn't produce wins. He now understands that this isn't the PNFL, where he could take a game over by himself. In the upper tiers, it takes a team to win. Can he learn to work with his teammates in time to stop the Krakens from becoming the worst team in the division?
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Sun, 4 September 2022
For four years, he has dreamed of this moment, worked harder than anyone else to seize it. For the first time, Quentin Barnes is the starter in the upper tiers. Can he lead his Ionath Krakens to a victory over the Whitok Pioneers?
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Sun, 28 August 2022
In Week 2, a Don Pine injury gave Quentin the chance to easily close out the game on a run play. Instead, he ignored Hokor's play call and audibled to a pass, which was picked off and returned for a touchdown, costing the Krakens the game. Now Quentin must report to Hokor and face the music. Did he earn himself a one-way ticket back to Micovi?
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Sun, 21 August 2022
The Krakens (1-0) won their opener and now head into their second game, this one against the Grontak Hydras (0-1). But Quentin will not play this game — he’s enduring a one-game suspension inflicted by coach Hokor the Hookchest.
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Sun, 14 August 2022
Quentin got his first taste of the Upper Tiers in a home win against the Woo Wallcrawlers. He threw his first touchdown pass with the Krakens, but there's more to life than football, and his struggle to fit in continues.
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Sun, 7 August 2022
Game on! After the trials of the Combine and pre-season, Quentin finally suits up in The Orange & The Black for the season opener against the Woo Wallcrawlers. Once upon a time, he thought playing in front of 30,000 fans was the big leagues — now, he will feel the thunder of 185,000 Krakens faithful as Ionath Stadium shudders.
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Sun, 31 July 2022
Quentin endured the Combine and a week of practice aboard the team bus. Finally, he reaches the irradiated planet Ionath, home of the Krakens and the place where his upper-tier football career will truly begin.
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Sun, 24 July 2022
At the strong urging of Coach Hokor the Hookchest, Gredok the Splithead went out on a limb to acquire Quentin Barnes. Quentin's struggles in the practice room now have Hokor on the hot seat. How long will Gredok wait before Hokor has to pay the price of failure?
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Sun, 17 July 2022
Quentin has been with the team only a few days, and he's already in Coach Hokor's doghouse. If he doesn't memorize every player on the defenses of nine opposing teams, he'll never get out of it and never become the starting quarterback.
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Sun, 10 July 2022
Quentin is on the Touchback, the Krakens team bus, on his way to Ionath. He's trying to impress his new coach and his new teammates — even those that are the demonic races he's been taught all his life to hate. Can he acclimate to the big-time?
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Sun, 3 July 2022
At the Combine, Quentin set all-time records for his position. He's about to board the Krakens shuttle and head to Ionath if team owner Gredok the Splithead allows it and his rookie teammate doesn't kill him first.
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Sun, 26 June 2022
Quentin's ordeal at the Combine is about to get real, real weird. But if he passes his last test, he's on his way to Ionath. And, if he passes, he gets to meet the team owner — notorious gangster Gredok the Splithead.
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Sun, 19 June 2022
At the GFL’s Combine, you don’t have a name, only a number. Quentin is now known as “113.” Will he pass the screening tests needed to join the Ionath Krakens? Or will the Combine techs decide he has mods, and he’ll be kicked out of the league forever?
Direct download: THE-ROOKIE-Adult-Version-Episode-4-FIXED.mp3
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Sun, 12 June 2022
Quentin signed with the Ionath Krakens, a Tier Two team, and will finally escape the Purist Nation. But first, he must pass the physical and mental tests required by the GFL Combine.
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Sun, 5 June 2022
Quentin’s skill on the field doesn’t translate to his interactions with teammates. Is he “locker room poison?” As an upper-tier team finally comes knocking, he is faced with the biggest decision of his life.
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Sun, 29 May 2022
After a decade and a half, the original curse-laden version of THE ROOKIE comes out of retirement for one last shot at a GFL title.
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Sun, 22 May 2022
THE STONE WOLVES Episode #35 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Codes" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes.
Round 2 of our Col. Sanders-approved Q&A episodes for THE STONE WOLVES. Original recipe, man, not them newfangled Fake Colonels.
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Sun, 15 May 2022
Round 1 of our oh-so-sexy Q&A episodes for THE STONE WOLVES. We answer all dem Junkie questions. Spoiler alert, yo!
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Sun, 8 May 2022
Our story comes to a close. The galactic balance of power has shifted, with ominous portents of war. The Olorun survivors lick their wounds and try to figure out what comes next.
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Sun, 1 May 2022
THE STONE WOLVES Episode #32 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code.
The surviving members of the Olorun crew leave the horror of MT-734 behind but take with them a souvenir that could change the course of history.
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Sun, 24 April 2022
THE STONE WOLVES Episode #31 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Codes" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes.
The Cruncher’s gravity field is black-holing Thorne’s secret facility. Air is streaming out through a growing hole in the ceiling. If the Killer’s team doesn’t move fast, they will be spaghettified.
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Sun, 17 April 2022
Cillian crashed Thorne’s party and has the Virmada operative dead to rights, but can he finish the job and put an Orphanmaker bullet through his bitter enemy?
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Sun, 10 April 2022
The Killer is back in all his glory, but without something that made him a nightmare to his enemies — his voidcloak. Stripped of his high-tech camouflage, he stole a cargo truck hauling the Cruncher to the ship that would take the superweapon off the planet and put it in the hands of the Virmada.
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Sun, 3 April 2022
THE STONE WOLVES Episode #28 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code.
The Olorun crew has penetrated the research facility on MT-734, where Druj Thorne races to send his Cruncher superweapon off the planet and into the hands of the Virmada. Aya, Redwire, Lulz, and Beans are going for the Cruncher while the Killer terrorizes those outside the facility. Wearing his Voidcloak camouflage and off the drugs that kept his murderous nature in check, he is finally unleashed upon his enemies.
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Sun, 27 March 2022
Cillian has spent a lifetime keeping the monster at bay, but that time has run out. Aya is about to be baptized in blood Throne is almost finished with his Cruncher project and will not let anyone stop him.
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Sun, 20 March 2022
Thorne thinks the Olorun is destroyed. Now Aya will have to fight instead of letting others do it for her, and Cillian must raise a murderous ghost from the dead.
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Sun, 13 March 2022
Thorne knows the Killer is coming. Thorne’s trap is ready. When it springs, nothing can stop him from finishing the Cruncher.
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Sun, 6 March 2022
THE STONE WOLVES Episode #24 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code.
In the hurricane skies above Rurgurk and its acid ocean, The Olorun and Diana's Arrow endured a pitched battle with the Pontski Sisters. Cillian and his crew successfully grabbed the intel on the Cruncher, a Virmada superweapon. Now, they must figure out what to do with this history-changing information.
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Sun, 27 February 2022
Diana's Arrow is under attack by the Pontski Sisters. Cillian, RedWire, Aya, and Zan's schmech are caught onboard. With the Arrow tethered to the Olorun, both ships plummet toward the acid oceans of Rugurk.
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Tue, 22 February 2022
A shark sandwich of awesomeness as we go backstage with THIS IS SPINAL TAP. How did this flick come to be? What are the stories from on the set? Why has it endured so long? With Dave Grohl's new movie STUDIO 666 coming out in two weeks, we felt it was the right time to pay homage to this all-time classic rockumentary. Catch our StorySmack livestream every second Saturday of the month at:
Direct download: 79_StorySmack_-_Episode_79_-_SPINAL_TAP.mp3
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Sun, 20 February 2022
On planet Rurgurk, the most dangerous place in the galaxy, the Oloron rendezvoused with V'Den's ship Diana's Arrow. Now V'Den must crack the code hidden in RedWire's blood, but is she still sane enough to do so?
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Sun, 13 February 2022
THE STONE WOLVES Episode #21 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code.
To crack the code of the Virmada's superweapon, RedWire needs to find V'Den, another former member of the Stone Wolves. Red, Cillian, and the Olorun crew hunt for V'Den on the planet Rurgurk, also known as "the deadliest place in the galaxy."
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Sun, 6 February 2022
Zan welcomed Aya as an official, full member of the Olorun crew, after which Aya made an immediate power play. Now the Olorun is on its way to Kurgurg, the most dangerous planet in the galaxy. Meanwhile, Druj Thorne continues to push his people to meet a brutal deadline.
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Sun, 30 January 2022
Cillian and the Olorun crew snatched RedWire from a secret Creterakian prison. But RedWire's past is a secret, too. How did he come to play for the Ionath Krakens, and how did he get mixed up with the Zoroastrian Guild?
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Tue, 25 January 2022
With SCREAM 5 out Jan 14, we follow the rules and cut up Kevin Williamson's SCREAM 1. Does this movie hold up? Join us and find out. We'll be right back...
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Sun, 23 January 2022
The crew of the Olorun broke into the Creterakian prison known as "the Borehole" in an attempt to rescue RedWire, an old war buddy of Cillian. They had to fight their way out and, in the process, survive a deep betrayal. With the prison — and casualties — in the rearview, the Olorun crew deals with their wounds.
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Sun, 16 January 2022
THE STONE WOLVES Episode #17 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Codes" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes.
Cillian and the Olorun crew followed Fanaka into the Borehole, where they found RedWire in his cell — cold, naked, and beaten. Can they escape the prison before Creterakian guards swarm in?
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Tue, 11 January 2022
We take all the pills for 1999's THE MATRIX. With MATRIX RESURRECTIONS coming out at month's end, it's time to Smack this bitch up. Empty Set Movie Maven Rob Otto, AB Sigler, and the Future Dark Øverlord himself go down the rabbit hole of groundbreaking this Wachowski work.
Catch our StorySmack livestream every second Saturday of the month at:
Direct download: 77_StorySmack_-_Episode_77_-_THE_MATRIX.mp3
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Sun, 9 January 2022
Cillian and his crew have quietly entered the Borehole facility through a secret entrance. Now inside, however, they can't avoid the guards. As they push toward RedWire's cell, things are about to jump up a notch.
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Sun, 2 January 2022
THE STONE WOLVES Episode #15 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code.
Fanaka has led Cillian, Beans, Aya, and Zan to the Borehole, a secret prison deep in Creterakian territory. Fanaka's inside contact has directed them to a little-used maintenance airlock. The team must rendezvous with that contact and prepare to take on the facility's guards.
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Sun, 26 December 2021
THE STONE WOLVES Episode #14 sponsored by "GoDaddy Promo Codes" scottsigler.com/godaddy-promo-codes.
RedWire is imprisoned in the Borehole, a secret Creterakian prison where they interrogate political prisoners. Cillian, Beans, Aya, Zan, and Fanaka are now in range of that prison. It's time to plan RedWire's escape and spring him free.
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Sun, 19 December 2021
The Krakens won, which led Cillian and Beans into a celebratory drinking frenzy. The morning after, there is a price to be paid. Now, the crew must prepare for the dangerous punch into Creterakian space, also known as "Bat Country."
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Sun, 12 December 2021
Aya Omiata knows she's in big trouble. She missed a tracking device that almost got her, and her new friends, killed. And she's stuck on a ship with a man who has killed thousands of people. And, she knows nothing about Fanaka, the mystery woman who has the Olorun jumping all over the galaxy. Who is Fanaka, really, and what does she want?
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Mon, 6 December 2021
Scott, A, and Empty Set Movie Maven Rob Otto chew a little red+green gum, put on high-tech masks to pretend to be each other, and break down the success of this Tom Cruise movie that eventually built up into a billion-dollar franchise. Catch our StorySmack livestream every second Saturday of the month at:
Direct download: 76_StorySmack_-_Episode_76_-_MISSION_IMPOSSIBLE.mp3
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Sun, 5 December 2021
THE STONE WOLVES Episode #11 sponsored by “Stamps.com promo code” scottsigler.com/stamps-promo-code.
Druj Thorne is building a key weapon for the Virmada, but the project's secrecy is in jeopardy from "The Traveller," a double agent from the Zorastrian Guild who threatens to expose the Virmada's new superweapon
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Mon, 29 November 2021
With GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE hitting theaters, the Empty Set crossed the streams with the originals: Ray, Egon, Peter, and Winston. Catch our StorySmack livestream every second Saturday of the month at:
Direct download: 75_StorySmack_-_Episode_75_-_GHOSTBUSTERS.mp3
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Sun, 28 November 2021
Cillian has offered to give up the Olorun if the crew doesn't want to come with him on Fanaka's next job. To convince them, he's agreed to let Fanaka tell them of his past — a past he has kept hidden until now.
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Sun, 21 November 2021
The Olorun crew dodged death, yet now their guest faces a different kind of trouble as accusations of sexism and speciesism fly.
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Sun, 14 November 2021
Cillian's old comrade Fanaka came aboard the Olorun, and within hours, the freighter found itself in a firefight with ships owned by the Pontski Sisters. The Olorun suffered damage, but, thanks to a clever trick by new crewmember Aya Omiatta, managed to escape to the void.
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Sun, 7 November 2021
Cillian's old comrade in arms Fanaka has come onboard the Olorun. She was on the ship decades ago, but a lot has changed since then — both with the Olorun and with Cillian. The datacube Fanaka tricked Cillian into transporting across the galaxy doesn't belong to Fanaka. It belongs to the Pontski Sisters. And they...are not...happy.
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Sun, 31 October 2021
Fanaka convinced Cillian to continue a dangerous job, but Cillian is only one-fourth of the crew of the Olorun. For Fanaka to get what she wants, she needs the buy-in from Zan, Beans, and Aya.
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Sun, 24 October 2021
Cillian sat down with Fanaka Tolvaj, a.k.a. "the bitch who knows everything." Cillian thought he'd pushed his past down, hidden it away, but Fanaka won't let him ignore his failures or his cowardly betrayal of a solemn oath.
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Sun, 17 October 2021
Cillian and company tried to finish the job of delivering a case they hauled across the galaxy, only to find that the delivery was a setup. Who was responsible for it? Someone Cillian thought long-since dead. He flew out into the desert to meet her — to meet the Bitch Who Knows Everything.
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Sun, 10 October 2021
Aya Omiata is the Olorun's newest crew member. Trained since childhood to be a lethal, tactical chess master, she's fled her home in the League of Planets and has been on the run ever since, right up until she joined Cillian's crew. But she's only a member of that team on an interim basis — can she make the cut and make the ship her home?
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Sun, 3 October 2021
The story opened with the Killer in action. Thirty-seven years later, we see how far the aging legend has fallen. He’s lost his family, his cause, and he’s lost himself.
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Sun, 26 September 2021
He’s been known by many names, but more than any other, he is called “The Killer.”
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Sun, 19 September 2021
We close out THE GANGSTER in style and welcome in THE STONE WOLVES, the final GFL Novella.
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Sun, 12 September 2021
We get into the trenches with Junkie questions about THE GANGSTER, the GFL, the CRYPT, 3rd-degree burns, turgid book boners, ruined underwear, Joe Ledger vs. Bryan Clauser, and more.
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Sun, 5 September 2021
Junkies, here we go, the final episode of THE GANGSTER. We have two Q&A episodes coming up for you, and then, on Sept 26th, we begin the podcast of THE STONE WOLVES, a GFL novel. Thank you for spending your time with me.
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Thu, 2 September 2021
The NFL season is here, so we kick things off with a discussion about this All-Star lineup.
Wow, what a cast! To celebrate the launch of the 2021 NFL season, we get in the trenches with Jamie Foxx, Oliver Stone, Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jim Brown, Lawrence Taylor, Charlton Heston, Mathew Modine, and Ann-Margaret. Oscars galore for this cast, and they deliver the star power. Catch our StorySmack livestream every second Saturday of the month at:
Direct download: 74_StorySmack_-_Episode_74_-_Any_Given_Sunday.mp3
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Sun, 29 August 2021
Quentin's fortunes are forever changed. He defeated Gredok, he outlasted the Creterakian Empire, and now, finally, he returns home to Ionath, to Ma, John, Ju, and Jeanine... home, to Becca.
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Sun, 22 August 2021
Gredok's Toltifeen transition is nearly complete. When “he” becomes a “she,” what price will Quentin have to pay for his manipulation and interference? The bill comes due.
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Sun, 15 August 2021
Quentin used the toltifeen on Gredok the Splithead. The leader's transition has only just begun. Will he survive the drastic restructuring of his body? And who will care for Gredok if the transition succeeds?
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Sun, 8 August 2021
Quentin presses to learn more about Cillian’s past but finds instead a possible future of staggering disaster.
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Thu, 5 August 2021
To celebrate the release of BLACK WIDOW, we dive into one of the best superhero movies of all time. The movie marks Natasha Romanov's second movie appearance (the first being IRON MAN 2). ARealGirl, the FDØ and leader of the Detroit branch of the Avengers, Rob "Doc Rock" Otto, grab some shawarma and have a chat.
Catch our StorySmack livestream every second Saturday of the month at:
Direct download: 73_StorySmack_-_Episode_73_-_The_Avengers.mp3
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Sun, 1 August 2021
Quentin, Cillian, and the others are hiding until Gredok’s change is complete, but the Creterakians are on the hunt. It’s all fun and games until a dolphin gets involved...
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Sun, 25 July 2021
Quentin has given Gredok the Splithead the gender-changing gibbeljuwance hormone. Now, all wait to see if Gredok lives or dies. While they do, Cillian shows Quentin something that threatens to alter the course of history.
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Sun, 18 July 2021
Quentin and Gredok's rivalry has raged for years. Gredok ratted on Quentin to the Creterakian Empire, exposing the true size of the CoQB, which led to Quentin's arrest — and torture — in the Borehole. Now that Quentin has Gredok held captive, what must Quentin do to clear his name? And, what must he do to the gangster to protect his future, his life, and the lives of his family?
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Sun, 11 July 2021
Quentin, Cillian, and Aya endured a brutal brawl at the Borehole and captured Gredok the Splithead. But that victory wouldn't have come without Virak the Mean betraying his shamakath. Deep in the Creterakian Empire, Quentin and the others must leave the Borehole behind and find a place to hide.
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Thu, 8 July 2021
It’s a chat about TOP GUN on the movie’s 35th anniversary. The FDØ and ARealGirl are joined by Rob Otto, 2nd place finisher of the 1987 Top Gun class (the trophy is in the restroom), to discuss this cheesalicious classic that entrenched Tom Cruise as a box office powerhouse. Catch our StorySmack livestream every second Saturday of the month at:
Direct download: 72_StorySmack_-_Episode_72_-_Top_Gun.mp3
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Sun, 4 July 2021
Gredok has the upper hand, but the fight isn’t over. He must make a decision on Quentin’s fate and do so before the prison forces rally. Blood will flow.
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Sun, 27 June 2021
Quentin has Gredok where he wants him, or is that the other way around? As the trap springs shut, betrayals abound. Will Quentin win his escape from Gredok, or is this only the beginning of a new kind of servitude?
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Sun, 20 June 2021
Quentin sent Chalida Sakakorn, a doctor at the Borehole, to con Gredok the Splithead into coming to the isolated prison. Gredok is on his way. But should Quentin stick with his plan for a non-lethal solution, or should he do the smart thing and kill Gredok? The decision will shape the future of Quentin and everyone he cares about.
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Sun, 13 June 2021
Quentin convinced Chalida Sakkakorn to join in the plot against Gredok, but for that plot to work, Sakkakorn must face the Splithead one on one.
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Thu, 10 June 2021
Your FDØ, ArealGirl, and manager of the Detroit Continental Hotel Rob Otto trade shots over the follow-up to the Keanu Reeves classic that saved our souls from shaky-cam. Catch our StorySmack livestream every second Saturday of the month at:
Direct download: 71_StorySmack_-_Episode_71_-_John_Wick_2.mp3
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Sun, 6 June 2021
With the Olorun crew behind him, Quentin seeks to eliminate Gredok the Splithead as a threat permanently. But before he can implement his plan, Quentin must get help from an unlikely source.
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Sun, 30 May 2021
Quentin plots his revenge against Gredok, but to achieve that goal, he must convince the crew of the Olorun to help him.
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Sun, 23 May 2021
Dark secrets of Quentin's past are revealed for the first time as he confronts the man who left him a starving orphan on Micovi.
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Thu, 20 May 2021
We scramble the TIE fighters and get after those rebel terrorists as we look at this love letter to fans of the original trilogy. We start with the writers because they made this puppy a wonderful part of the original lore. Catch our StorySmack livestream every other Saturday at these channels:
Direct download: 70_StorySmack_-_Episode_70_-_Rogue_One.mp3
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Sun, 16 May 2021
As the Empire scrambles to cover up their abduction of Quentin Barnes, Becca Montange continues her quest to free her husband.
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Thu, 13 May 2021
Scott, ARealGirl, and San Dimas High valedictorian Rob Otto dive into this enduring 1988 classic, which is full of joy, silliness, and history (maybe not so much with history). Catch our StorySmack livestream every other Saturday at these channels:
Direct download: 69_StorySmack_-_Episode_69_-_Bill_and_Teds_Excellent_Adventure.mp3
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Sun, 9 May 2021
Quentin was taken by the Bats and locked away in a secret prison. As his torture and interrogation continue, Becca Montagne leads the charge in forcing the Empire to reveal his location. With her pressure and the "Free Quentin" riots that are spreading across the galaxy, how will the Creterakian Empire respond?
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Thu, 6 May 2021
We give this 1988 comedy classic a royal washing, exploring the cast, the box office impact, the on-set clashes, and the crazy cameos. Eddie Murphy was at the prime of his young comedy career. This movie has more catchphrases than McDowell's has fries. Catch our StorySmack livestream every other Saturday at these channels:
Direct download: 68_StorySmack_-_Episode_68_-_Coming_to_America.mp3
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Sun, 2 May 2021
Quentin is locked away in a place so secret, it doesn’t even have a name. Alone, with no friends, no allies, and no help, the torture begins.
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Sun, 25 April 2021
Creterakian soldiers boarded the Hypatia and took Quenti into custody. With no lawyer, no representation of any kind offered to Quentin, where are the Bats taking him?
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Thu, 22 April 2021
We take aim at this 1999 cult classic starring Norman Reedus, Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Billy Connolly. If you haven't heard the story behind this Troy Duffy film, it's the ultimate indie filmmaker rags to riches to rags story. Catch our StorySmack livestream every other Saturday at these channels:
Direct download: 67_StorySmack_-_Episode_67_-_BOONDOCK_SAINTS.mp3
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Sun, 18 April 2021
Quentin met with Messal the Efficient, who brought word from Krakens owner Gredok the Splithead. With that completed, Quentin finally has permission from the PUV Victory, a Planetary Union Warship, to leave Earth orbit. Quentin, Becca, Big Mike, Choto, and Marcus Diabolo can finally go into hiding and avoid the assassins trying to take Quentin out of the picture.
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Thu, 15 April 2021
On the 25th anniversary of this bizarro horror/action flick, we take a bite of the film that anchored George Clooney's leap from TV heartthrob to box office superstar. Starring Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Kietel, Juliette Lewis and directed by Robert Rodriguez. (we had some internet issues and Rob Otto's mic was cutting out, so bear with that as we adjusted on the fly) Catch our StorySmack livestream every other Saturday at these channels:
Direct download: 66_StorySmack_-_Episode_66_-_From_Dusk_Till_Dawn.mp3
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Sun, 11 April 2021
Quentin, Becca, Choto, and Kimberlin were about to leave Earth orbit when they were instructed they needed to stay, to receive a message from Gredok the Splithead, delivered by Messal the Efficient. Quentin doesn't know what that message might be, but he knows Messal isn't coming alone.
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Thu, 8 April 2021
Scott, A, and PGA tour pro, Rob Otto, go in-depth about this comedy classic that stars Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Ted Knight, and Rodney Dangerfield. Catch our StorySmack livestream every other Saturday at these channels:
Direct download: 59_StorySmack_-_Episode_59_-_Caddyshack.mp3
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Sun, 4 April 2021
A news report from a reporter embedded in the Purist Nation is about to tear away a veil of secrecy and reveal Grand Mullah Fann Kuek's policies’ disastrous results. While in the Hypatia under the protection of a Planetary Union warship, Quentin, Becca, Big Mike, Choto, and Marcus Diablo are about to get some game-changing news of their own.
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Thu, 1 April 2021
Scott, ARealGirl, and Empty Set Movie Maven Rob Otto break down this 1986 cult favorite, directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russel and Kim Cattrall. Catch our StorySmack livestream every other Saturday at these channels:
Direct download: 65_StorySmack_-_Episode_65_-_Big_Trouble_in_Little_China.mp3
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Sun, 28 March 2021
Gredok received an ultimatum from — of all sentients — Ma Tweedy, who told the Splithead to steer clear of conflicts with Quentin. As if that weren’t problematic enough, Wakhan Reed is about to deliver a report that will cast a veil of suspicion over one of the Leader's key underlings. Meanwhile, the woman who saved Quentin's life gave him a hypodermic gun loaded with a strange substance to use against Gredok. What is in that vial, and how far will Quentin go to protect those he loves against the ruthless gangster’s rage?
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Thu, 25 March 2021
Scott, ARealGirl, and Empty Set Movie Maven Rob Otto break down this game-changing indie flick that helped launch the careers of Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Ron Livingston. Come on, beautiful babies, and join us for a drink. Catch our StorySmack livestream every other Saturday at these channels:
Direct download: 64_StorySmack_-_Episode_64_-_Swingers.mp3
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Sun, 21 March 2021
After the attempt on his life at Randall Hospital in New York City, Quentin stays safe in his yacht, which is in orbit above Earth, under the protection of a Planetary Union warship. He still doesn't know the identity of the woman who killed the assassins that had come for his head. With Choto and Big Mike onboard, Quentin tries to rehab his arm by enduring the grueling workout regimen of Marcus Diablo, former trainer of Intergalactic Heavyweight Champion Chaiyal “the Heretic” North.
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Thu, 18 March 2021
We take a deep dive into this schlock-tastic 90s action flick, starring Kurt Russel, Steven Segal, and Halle Berry. Did you know the on-set feud between Russel and Segal forced a rewrite of the script? We will cover that and more! Catch our StorySmack livestream every other Saturday at these channels:
Direct download: 63_StorySmack_-_Episode_63_-_Executive_Decision.mp3
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Sun, 14 March 2021
Gredok the Splithead sent his former Planetary Union police detective operative Wakhan Reed to investigate Jonathan Sandoval's bombing of the Touchback, an attack that caused the deaths of Fong-Ga-Kal, Bobby Brobst, Kopor the Climber, and head coach Hokor the Hookchest. And, Gredok's constant manipulation of and threats toward his players is about to cost him more than he bargained for.
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Thu, 11 March 2021
Can you believe it's been 30 years since this beast of a flick came out? Join Scott, ARealGirl, and Empty Set Movie Maven Rob Otto as we cover this Bigelow/Reeves/Swayze classic. Catch our StorySmack livestream every other Saturday at these channels:
Direct download: 62_StorySmack_-_Episode_62_-_Point_Break.mp3
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Sun, 7 March 2021
With the ceremony over, Quentin has to test the loyalty of a once-trusted friend. And it’s time for the two-time Galaxy Bowl-winning QB to get his fat ass back in the gym, with a new trainer ready to push him to the limit.
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Thu, 4 March 2021
Join ARealGirl, Scott, and Empty Set Movie Maven & Midwest BB Gun Champ Rob Otto as we break down the cast and the story behind one of the greatest holiday movies of all time. We'll talk your ear out. SONSABITCHIN BUMPUSES!!! Yes, we’re very late posting the audio-only version of this episode. Catch our StorySmack livestream every other Saturday, 2pm PT / 5pm ET at these channels:
Direct download: 61_StorySmack_-_Episode_61_-_A_Christmas_Story.mp3
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Sun, 28 February 2021
Quentin’s and Becca’s big day isn’t over yet, not until Q has a heart-to-heart with a former member of the Zoroastrian Guild. Frederico Esteban Giuseppe Gonzaga is working with a certain black-furred crime boss to find out who was behind the Touchback bombing — what has Fred learned thus far?
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Thu, 25 February 2021
That's right, wax it on, wax it off. Scott & A do a deep dive into this sports movie classic, along with the help of Rob Otto, Empty Set Movie Maven, and 16th-place runner-up at the 1991 All Valley Karate Tournament. Catch our StorySmack livestream every other Saturday, 2pm PT / 5pm ET at these channels:
Direct download: 60_StorySmack_-_Episode_60_-_The_Karate_Kid.mp3
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Sun, 21 February 2021
Gredok is beset by enemies on all sides. How does he protect himself when he sleeps? Quentin’s whipsaw life brings yet another first-time event — and, for this one, hopefully, a last-time event.
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Sun, 14 February 2021
Quentin has received news that will change his life forever — he’s going to be a father. With someone out to murder him, what can he do to protect his new family, and himself? And, his efforts to hide the true number of sentients in the Church of Quentin Barnes bought him time, but has that time run out?
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Sun, 7 February 2021
While at Doc Ganagatti's clinic in New York City on Earth, Quentin, Becca and Choto narrowly avoided an assassination attempt. Choto was severely wounded. Fred spirited them away from the danger, but who was behind the attack? Was it Gredok the Splithead? And if it wasn't, who is out to kill Quentin?
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Sun, 31 January 2021
Quentin finds out if his arm can be fixed or if he’s done on the gridiron, but there are far larger problems afoot. His life is about to change in a big, big way.
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Sun, 24 January 2021
In Book V, THE CHAMPION, Doc Patah told Quentin that his throwing arm’s nerve damage was too severe to be repaired and that his gridiron career was over. Quentin threatened Patah to keep that information secret so that Gredok the Splithead would not find out. Quentin later talked to GFL chief surgeon Doc Ganagatti, who said Quentin had one chance to repair his arm — an experimental procedure that can only be done at Ganagatti's sports medicine clinic in New York City on Earth. As Quentin, Becca, Fred, and Choto drink a toast to their fallen coach, Hokor the Hookchest, the quartet prepares for a sol system trip.
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Sun, 17 January 2021
As Quentin deals with the loss of one powerful Quyth Leader, another, one even more powerful, enters his life. Will this new relationship prove as significant as the old?
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Sun, 10 January 2021
Hokor the Hookchest, coach of the Ionath Krakens, was killed in an assassination attempt of Krakens quarterback Quentin Barnes. Hokor was the reason Barnes was signed to Ionath. Now, Quentin and his teammates are still trying to come to grips with the coach's passing. They are at the city of Harlon, Hokor's birthplace, for the funeral, as the football world prepares to say goodbye to a legend.
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Sun, 3 January 2021
Gredok the Splithead learns of a deep betrayal from beyond. When he wants payback, who will bear the brunt of his rage?
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Sun, 27 December 2020
Quentin deals with a staggering loss and contemplates a life without football. Can the Wrecka help him through?
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Wed, 23 December 2020
At Halloween, on the 40th anniversary of this legendary horror film, Scott, ARealGirl, and Rob Otto break down THE SHINING. Iconic, enduring, and still influencing pop culture to this day, Stanley Kubrick’s interpretation of the Stephen King bestseller features the amazing cast of Shelly Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Jack Nicholson. Four decades on, how does this flick hold up? Join this erstwhile trio of vacationers as we visit the Overlook and find out. |
Sun, 20 December 2020
Coach Hokor’s departure has left the Krakens organization in shock, and no one is affected more than Quentin Barnes. The young QB hasn’t fully grasped the reality of the situation, but in this episode, a memento from beyond leaves him no choice.
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Wed, 16 December 2020
Scott & ARealGirl break down this tour de force from legend Gene Hackman, who won an Oscar for Best Actor in this 1972 classic. The movie won five Oscars in total and reinvented the cinematic car chase. |
Sun, 13 December 2020
If Quentin Barnes can no longer play ball, he will face the wrath of Gredok the Splithead. Just how bad is Quentin’s arm injury? Is his career over? He is about to find out from Doc Ganagatti, the GFL’s chief medical officer.
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Wed, 9 December 2020
Scott and A dive into this wonderful indie comedy. It’s about nerds and roleplaying games — it us! The feature-length flick alternates between roleplayers and their characters within the game’s setting. If you ever D’ed the D, you might dig it.
Direct download: 52_StorySmack_-_Episode_52_-_The_Gamers_Dorkness_Rising.mp3
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Sun, 6 December 2020
It’s been five years since THE CHAMPION came out, but for Quentin Barnes and the Ionath Krakens, only a few days have passed. We dive right back into the GLF with Book VI, THE GANGSTER.
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Fri, 4 December 2020
Scott and A discuss the Chadwick Boseman / Harrison Ford movie "42," the story of Jackie Robinson, the first black player in the modern era of the Major Leagues. Robinson's accomplishments were a huge influence on Scott's scifi series, the Galactic Football League.
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Fri, 13 November 2020
Scott and A discuss this 1987 parody/comedy/classic. Join us and get your Schwarz on! This episode was live streamed — we’ve stripped out the audio, flipped it, and rubbed it down (oh noooo!) for your auditory pleasures.
Direct download: 54_StorySmack_-_Episode_54_-_Spaceballs.mp3
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Wed, 12 August 2020
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Wed, 6 May 2020
Scott and A break down this wild Spanish scifi/horror flick directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia. It’s a brutal flick, with a concept that makes the small budget look much bigger. It’s on Netflix, so watch it before you listen! THE PLATFORM synopsis:
Direct download: 51_StorySmack_-_Episode_51_-_The_Platform.mp3
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Wed, 8 April 2020
In space, no one can hear you scream — but good thing we’ve got this nice pressurized starship, so we can hear you scream all dang day long! Scott & A discuss the documentary “Memory: The Origins of ALIEN” as well as the bizzaro ALIEN Director’s Cut.
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Tue, 24 March 2020
Solar flares! Super neutrinos! Mega volcanoes! Fault lines chasing John Cusack! The core of the planet getting all hot and bothered! We take a deep-dive into the disaster(ous) movie “2012.” Joining Scott and ARealGirl is none other than Dr. Phil “The Bad Astronomer” Plait.
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Fri, 22 March 2019
Okay Junkies, here … we … goooOOOO! We are ten days out from launching the pre-order for GFL Book VI, named the GANGSTER. This ‘cast has all kinds of info for you so you can prepare. Book launch is April 1, 2019 at 9:00am Pacific Time. This podcast will answer most of your question. Yes, you! These are the most common questions we get with regard to the GFL pre-order. And what if we don’t cover your specific question? That’s easy, just email us here, and we’ll sort you out! Whatever question you might have related to the GFL Book VI pre-order, just email us! We’re very nice (sometimes) and we’ll totally help you figure things out! |
Sat, 2 February 2019
“But fights aren’t stories,” you say? WRONG-O, FISH-BREATH! Companies like the UFC are exceptional storytellers, creating tales with live performers and unwritten endings. A discusses her initial dismissal and disdain for combat sports, and how she’s come to change her mind. Scott talks about how getting punched in the mouth can lead one to discovering proper, civilized behavior. They both use UFC Fight Night 143 to discuss how these real-life storylines play out, with all the drama, violence, sacrifice and the built-in “Hero’s Journey” path.
Direct download: 44_StorySmack_44_-_UFC_Fight_Night_143.mp3
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Fri, 9 November 2018
Scott and A were invited to attend the Hollywood premiere of BODIED, a film by Joseph Kahn. They discuss the movie, as well as the red-carpet and post-party experience. The film is in theaters now and will soon be on YouTube Red. |
Tue, 23 October 2018
Our big party is over. The FDØ and ARealGirl recap SiglerFest2k18, the biggest SiglerFest yet. Fan appreciation is a major part of the business for some creators. This episode provides insight as to what goes into a fan appreciation event, and how creators can manage such events when growth drives attendance far beyond expectations.
And hey, you ready to sign up for next year soirée, SiglerFest2k19? Click here, sucka! |
Mon, 1 October 2018
If you’ve read my novel NOCTURNAL, you may recall the character Pookie Chang’s idea for a cop show. Like HILL STREET BLUES, BLUE BLOODS, NYPD BLUE, ROOKIE BLUE, SHADES OF BLUE, etc., Pooks decided his show should have that color as a titular part of the title. Hence, BLUE BALLS. In NOCTURNAL, Pookie might be considered the sidekick to Bryan Clauser’s lead character. In BLUE BALLS, which Pookie writes as a spec script to sell to network TV, he is the heroic lead, and Bryan is the bumbling also-ran. Pookie’s buddy cop script plays on many cop-show tropes. For the past three SiglerFests, we’ve live-recorded a portion of Pookie’s script for Season One, Episode 2, titled “Dolla Dolla Bills, Y’All.” Attendees get to read most of the parts. My plan was to release them as individual episodes leading up to SiglerFest2k18, but I screwed up last year’s recording (I paused it at one point, then forgot to continue it), and for the life of me I can’t find the SiglerFest2k16 recording. So, my pal Stephen King (no, not that Stephen King, and yes, that is his name) gathered up some of his actor pals and we recorded the entire pilot script as a live table read. Many props to Iceberg, our editor, for putting this together. |
Thu, 27 September 2018
In these trying political days, sometimes you want some good old-fashioned fun. StorySmack aims to please, which is why we're talking about the 20th anniversary of the Chris Tucker/Jackie Chan buddy-cop flick RUSH HOUR. Can you read the words coming out of this screen? Not only did this box-office beast firmly establish Chan as star of American movies and catapult Tucker into super-stardom, it featured two minority leads long before the birth of social media. RUSH HOUR spawned two sequels (and perhaps a third, listen in!). We had a blast re-watching, join us for a conversation about this killer flick.
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Fri, 22 June 2018
Today we have an guest! Evan Diamond, band leader for Scott’s band “Evan Diamond & The Library,” joins us at Empty Set Studios to talk about the new EP Intersections, along with a host of other things. We talk songwriting as storytelling, what it’s like to play live and see folks react to your personal moments made musical, and listen to each song from Intersections. Plus a big announcement for those of you going to/considering SiglerFest 2k18! |
Fri, 27 April 2018
An episode about the ins and outs of putting on a fan appreciation weekend. We talk through the evolution of SiglerFest and what’s coming this year! |
Sat, 10 March 2018
THE LAST JEDI has come under fire for nonsensical plot elements and characters making LOST-esque idiotic decisions, but if we jump in the WayBack Machine™ and take a look at RETURN OF THE JEDI, we find that nonsensical might be endemic to all STAR WARS movies — read also, if there was a “plan” to rescue Han, what the hell was it, and how did it go so wrong? |
Wed, 17 January 2018
Scott interviews #1 New York Times bestseller Pierce Brown as Pierce kicks off his world tour for IRON GOLD, volume IV in the Red Rising saga. Recorded live at Mysterious Galaxy Books in San Diego, the exact site of Pierce’s very first appearance as an unknown author in 2014. Pierce talks about his new work, his struggles to get published, and the intense pressure that comes with following up a literary juggernaut.
Direct download: 33_StorySmack_Episode_33_-_Pierce_Brown_and_IRON_GOLD.mp3
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Fri, 29 December 2017
StorySmack is a podcast about storytelling, but I must admit we talk quite a bit about movies. Today, however, we’re going to talk about a movie maker. In fact, the most Oscar-nominated movie maker on Earth. Actor? Director? Nope — orchestrator and conductor John Williams. I know you love John Williams’ work. I know I love the Star Wars score, and the Indiana Jones score. Those are both his. But so many others you know and love are also John Williams’ work. You’ll be amazed at how much of the score to your own life is lifted from work he’s done. |
Fri, 22 September 2017
With 25 episodes under our belt, we dive into the listener mail bag (awwwww yeah) to look at y’all’s suggestions for future installments. We also talk about the difficulty of reviewing books, TV series, why movies are the low-hanging grapes (awwwww yeah), and why Hollywood keeps remaking the same schlock over and over again. |
Mon, 10 July 2017
The first episode of this ground-breaking series aired on July 19, 2007. A decade later, the FDØ and the Director of Døøm sit down to discuss the cultural impact it had on television and on long-form storytelling.
Direct download: 21_StorySmack_21-_MAD_MEN_Pilot_10th_Anniversary.mp3
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Sat, 13 May 2017
We sat down to watch SNATCH this week while Scott’s nephews were in town. They’d never seen this awesome crime flick from 2000, and it was pretty interesting to chat with them about it afterward. Listen in to hear the next generation Sigler men share their opinions on shakey-cam fights with their decidedly anti-shakey-cam uncle. |
Sat, 6 May 2017
You may be shocked to know that THE FIFTH ELEMENT is 20 years old. That’s two decades of multipass, folks. We break down the storytelling elements (see what I did there) in the Luc Besson-directed classic. |
Fri, 28 April 2017
This week we were going to do an ALIENS watch-along. We didn’t get that off the ground. We’ll tell you all about it in the episode. Instead, we’re doing a traditional movie review StorySmack, but for Sigler’s favorite movie of all time. ALL TIME! The thing is … ALIENS is Scott’s favorite, but it’s also a hugely important and influential movie in general. Sigourney Weaver is luminescent in every sense of the word, all the while being a difficult, ornery character, in unfathomable circumstances. It’s a performance of a lifetime, and it’s only one part of the movie. If you have never seen it, do watch it before listening. |
Thu, 20 April 2017
It’s 4/20, the favorite day of every stoner on the planet. At StorySmack, we decided to do a little medical experimentation — why not do an episode about a stoner movie, on 4/20, while on 4/20 ourselves? We feature the Dave Chapelle movie HALF-BAKED for your listening pleasure. A got the giggles. And, yes, munchies were involved after the fact. |
Fri, 7 April 2017
This week we’re taking a break from movie breakdowns as we recover from our European jet lag. Everyone’s seen plenty of courtroom dramas, cop stories, and forensic investigation on television and in the movies. So much that our sense of justice and the law is surely informed by what we’ve seen on the screen. And what’s on the screen isn’t always real-world accurate, surrendering dry legal wrangling for entertaining fiction. Scott and A breakdown the degrees of murder as they’re written in California so we can see where reality and fiction diverge. If you’re a storyteller or just a big fan of true-crime stories, these are things you should know. We’re here to help! |
Mon, 27 March 2017
The European Tour of 2017 rolls along. We took a few minutes to talk about our feels and impressions from some of the amazing, life-changing things we’ve seen. We also discuss how seeing such things can affect a storyteller’s views, and impact (or create whole cloth) future stories. |
Sat, 11 March 2017
Why are we celebrating the random 17th anniversary of GLADIATOR? Because we’re idiots and somehow got it in our head it was 25 years old (a “thank you” to Junkie Shane who pointed out that maybe we need to lay off the sauce for a bit …). Nonetheless, this is a movie that holds up better than most. It’s a lovely, fragile, hard-as-nails movie, full of anger and grace and humanity and morality. It’s an essential movie for anyone who likes fight movies, historical movies, love stories, and even interpersonal dramas. If you’re looking for parody, this isn’t that, but otherwise, I think you’d really dig it. |
Tue, 7 March 2017
This week’s StorySmack has us going back in time to a weird, wonderful Los Angeles, and a sterling example of the buddy cop movie. LETHAL WEAPON turns 30 this month, and we revisited the original to see how it stands the test of time. And to see Mel Gibson’s enormous hair. Give us a listen and let us know what you think! |
Fri, 17 February 2017
Can you believe it? Twenty-five years since WAYNE’S WORLD landed its most-excellent ass in theaters. If that shocks you, you are old! |
Sat, 11 February 2017
We’ve got some of our own storytelling afoot, with a few things in the works that ate up every spare moment of this week — so here’s a shorter StorySmack to talk about the fantastic flick JOHN WICK. And hopefully, soon we can tell y’all what’s got us so busy. |
Fri, 3 February 2017
Yes, 2016 saw some serious coinage being tossed about Hollywood in a festive manner. But which of those obscenely bloated budgets was the biggest and girthiest? And did those huge expenditures result in equally huge profits? Your FDØ and ARealGirl get into the numbers game on this week’s StorySmack.
Direct download: 09_StorySmack_9_-_Nine_Most_Expensive_Films_of_2016_1.mp3
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Fri, 27 January 2017
This week Scott and A discuss the RESIDENT EVIL franchise. We talk about all five movies currently available for at-home viewing, and our experience marathoning them this month. It’s been a wild ride, and we’re excited to go see Resident Evil: The Final Chapter this weekend! Even if you’re not into these games or these movies, the success of these films can’t be ignored. And, honestly, they’re better than you might think at first. |
Fri, 20 January 2017
Yes, 2016 generated an all-time high in box office revenue, but when you adjust for inflation how successful was it, really? Is Hollywood heading for a major crash, a-la the music business of the 90s and the publishing biz of the oughts? We cover that in this episode, as well as:
Direct download: 07_StorySmack_7_-_Five_Box_Office_Lessons_of_2016.mp3
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Fri, 13 January 2017
It’s Friday the 13th, so what else would we cover but FRIDAY THE 13TH? The original, people, not a remake, not a reboot, not a sequel, but the carnage-fest that started a billion-dollar franchise. A first-generation slasher film that created many copies, this horror classic is slathered with the blood of horror movie history. |
Sat, 7 January 2017
If you haven’t seen GALAXY QUEST in all this time since 1999, let’s just say you’re missing out. Or, more correctly, if you’re a fan of this ‘cast, or scifi, or nerdom and you haven’t seen Galaxy Quest … you’re totally missing out. Just trust us, see it. |
Fri, 30 December 2016
Happy New Year from the Future Dark Øverlord and the Director of Døøm! And, yes, the Dog of Døøm as well. To celebrate the incoming wonders that 2017 brings, we review the quirky New Year’s Eve anthology comedy known as FOUR ROOMS. Join us for a discussion of Tim Roth‘s masterful physical performance that ties together a shit-show of short films by Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Allison Anders, and Alexandre Rockwell. |
Fri, 23 December 2016
In this episode, we get into the muck of one of the world’s greatest, most enduring philosophical questions: is DIE HARD a Christmas movie? We also cover a shit-ton of tidbits, trivia, and facts about this enduring classic, including:
Direct download: 03_StorySmack_3__DIE_HARD_Christmas_Special.mp3
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Fri, 16 December 2016
We’re off to see ROGUE ONE, and to celebrate, let’s talk Star Wars Smack! Many, many nerds have waxed endlessly how Episode IV: A New Hope (the original 1976 Star Wars flick), and Episode VII, The Force Awakens, are the exact same movie. Professor Sigler and the learned Doctor Kovacs delve deep into this comparison to give you a StorySmack diagnoses.
Direct download: 02_StorySmack_2__A_NEW_HOPE_and_FORCE_AWAKENS_the_same_movie_.mp3
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Wed, 7 December 2016
Scott and A get all mystical and chat about Doctor Strange.
Direct download: 01_Story_Smack_Episode_1___Dr._Strange.mp3
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