Season 21 Episode 3: Valhalla Rising and The Green Knight

Oh greatest of podcast listeners, indulge us in this friendly holiday game. Let whichever of you  is boldest of blood step forth, take up headphones and try with honor to consider new fantasy films. If you choose to engage, seek us out yonder to the Green Chapel six nights to the north. We will return your thoughts with our own, and then in trust and friendship, we shall part. Who, then, who is willing to watch "Valhalla Rising" and "The Green Knight" with us?

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Jonathan: Scorpions' Dance: The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate

Luke: Blu Oyster Cult: Secrets Revealed 

Josh: Retrograde Amnesia

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Season 21 Episode 2: CROMTOBER! Brotherhood of the Wolf and Black Death

 

Welcome back, Cromrades! We are currently experiencing some difficulty posting our episode in the normal way. Archive.org is where we generally host our files, and they have had some great difficulties with hackers recently. We are trying to decide what to do. But in the interim, here is our second episode of the Howardian Film Festival, which also doubles as our Cromtober 2024 episode. 

Edit 11/9/24: Here's the episode.

One Things

Jon: The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World

Josh: Mörk Borg

Luke: Mustard!

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Season 21 Episode 1: The Wind and the Lion and the Eagle!

 Hile, Cromrades! Join us as we embark on our 21st Season... A Howardian Film Festival! For our first episode, we start out with some 'historical' films... Specifically, we discuss 1975's The Wind and the Lion, directed by John Milius and starring a cavalcade of familiar faces that includes Sean Connery! After that, we discuss 2011's The Eagle, directed by Kevin Macdonald and starring C-Tates, Jamie Bell, and Donald Sutherland.

And, looking forward.... Are you feeling a bit spooky? If so, that's likely because you're catching that Cromtober bug just like we are :) If you want to prep up for our next episode, be sure to check out Brotherhood of the Wolf from 2001 and Black Death from 2010! See you down that star-studded road!

One Things:

Jon - The Earth X Trilogy from Marvel!

Josh - Bodkin released on Netflix!

Luke - Usborne's Illustrated Ghost Stories!

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Season 20 Episode 3: Elric of Melniboné, Part 3

Hile, Cromrades! Here we wrap up our discussion of the first Elric paperback, Elric of Melniboné (or perchance entitled The Dreaming City). This one's a banger! Join us won't you?

One Things

Christopher Rowe (The More You Know): Open Road Media for all your F&SF needs!

Jon: Maus by Art Spiegelman

Josh: Mage Knight, and otherwise note that it's a hot time buying some secondhand boardgames!

Luke: The Player of Games by Ian M. Banks

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Season 20 Episode 2: Elric of Melniboné, Part 2

 

Welcome back Cromrades! Join us for an eventful mid-section to our first foray into the tales of Elric. In this episode we can guarantee you'll see a boat you won't believe, a deal that can't possibly go wrong for Elric, and a turning of the tables that will spin your head. Join us won't you?

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Luke: Hijinks in Oklahoma territory with Reservation Dogs

Josh: Escapades in the north with Fargo

Jonathan: Tomfoolery in the conspiracy-verse with American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders

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Season 20 Episode 1: Elric of Melniboné, Part 1

Welcome back, Cromrades! This season has been a long time in the making - we finally are diving into the world of Michael Moorcock's foundational sword and sorcery work, Elric of Melniboné. This episode focuses on the first third of the book, wherein we discuss what we know about Melniboné, Elric, Yrkoon, and Cymoril, and the greater world of the book. Join us!

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Jon: Dan Carlin - Boxing With Ghosts (Hardcore History Addendum)

Josh: The Lovecraft Investigations podcast

Luke: A24's The Iron Claw. 

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Season 19 Episode 5: From Anderson to Moorcock

Greetings, Cromrades! We are back to put the final touches on our coverage of The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson, and transition to our next story - Elric of Melnibone by Michael Moorcock! We set up some of the similarities and differences between these two stories, and set the stage for Elric as our next sword and sorcery protagonist. 
One Things
Jon: A24's Civil War movie.Josh: Victorinox Swiss Army KnivesLuke: A Reader's Guide to Fantasy
Next time: The first third of Elric of Melnibone!

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Season 19 Episode 4: The Broken Sword Part III

Welcome back to The Cromcast's dive into "The Broken Sword" by Poul Anderson. We've been through heck and back with these characters, but if Odin's presence is any indication, things aren't about to get better! Join us for the final turn with this fantastic tale and learn what fate befalls Skafloc and Valgerd!

One Things

Jonathan: "The Wager" by David Grann, British naval chicanery 

Josh: "Fallout" the TV Series and viddya game

Luke: "Good Time" an A24 film to add to your watchlist

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Season 19 Episode 3: The Broken Sword, Part II

Welcome back to the big show, Cromrades! This week, we discuss chapters 11 - 20 of The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson. Check back in a few weeks for the exciting finale!
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Jon: Love Lies Bleeding, a movie!Josh: Fargo, season 1 and 2, a television show!Luke: Nuclear War, A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen, a book!



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Season 19 Episode 2: The Broken Sword, Part I

Hile, Cromrades! Here we delve into the first 10 chapters of Poul Anderson's The Broken Sword! We had a ton of fun with this discussion, and hopefully you enjoy it too! We'll return with the next discussion in the coming weeks!

One Things

Jon: Devolution and other things by Max Brooks!

Josh: From Hell: Master Edition by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell!

Luke: The Armies of Elfland by a certain Poul Anderson!

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Season 19 Episode 1: Meet Poul Anderson

 

An eerie mist shrouds the podcast waves, it's plain to hear that the faeries and elves must be about. They are stalking for a new podcast season to steal away before its named. Alas for them, The Cromcast knows exactly what their next season is all about. Tune in and hear about our plans to read "The Broken Sword" by sci-fi and fantasy author Poul Anderson. 

One Things

Jon: The Department of Truth

Josh: Eternal Darkness: Insomnia's Requiem 

Luke: The Departed

Show Notes

Piecing Together Poul Anderson's 'The Broken Sword' (Goodman Games

A History of Epic Fantasy: Appendix A - Timeline of Notable Books

Old Poul Anderson Interview on Youtube

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Season 18 Episode 22: Red Nails Redux

Welcome back to the show, Cromrades! This week, we take a second look at Red Nails, ten years after visiting the lost city of Xuchotl for the first time. This story is widely regarded as a classic amongst the Conan tales. Do you enjoy it? Let us know!

Zap! Zap! Lightning Bolt! 

One Things

Jon: Peyton's Places

Josh: True Detective: Night Country

Luke: Game of Thrones Season 3 Rewatch

When we return, we begin a new journey. 

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Season 18 Episode 21: Mailbag and The Northman!

Welcome back, Cromrades! We return with a long-awaited and much merited 'mail bag' at the start of the episode. From there we tackle a discussion of on Mr. Robert Eggers' 'The Northman.' Do we like this movie? NAY! We love it! So, if you love it to, please join us for a bit of a discussion, and we hope you stick around for the next episode wherein we put the final 'Red Nails' in the coffin of Season 18!!! Stay tuned!

One Things

Jon: Presidential movies... Go down the rabbit hole!

Josh: Bust out The Fantasy Trip - Melee and Wizard Pocket Box during your lunch break!

Luke: True Detective - Night Country. To be continued, we're sure :)

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Season 18 Episode Zubteen: Jim Zub Returns to talk Conan Comics

Greetings Cromrades! We are so excited to bring you the return of Jim Zub to the show. In the time since we last spoke, Jim has been a part of a high flying launch of Titan Comic's Conan the Barbarian monthly series. If the numbers are any indication, we're guessing most of you are already reading it. If you aren't though, tune in to hear from Jim about what you are missing out on. Plus, you can easily catch up with the first trade paperback, due out next month. Even more exciting, the upcoming return of The Savage Sword of Conan. King Conan has returned to conquer your local comic shop, so get your copy!!

Upcoming publications

https://titan-comics.com/c/1972-conan-the-barbarian-vol-1/

https://titan-comics.com/c/2020-the-savage-sword-of-conan/

Connect with Jim at his home base: https://www.jimzub.com/

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Season 18 Episode 19: Hour of the Dragon, Part Two!

Welcome back, Cromrades, to the conclusion of our discussion on Hour of the Dragon! As always, we hope you enjoy the insights and observations we share during this episode of the podcast.  



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Jon: Ed Brubaker's Captain AmericaJosh: Dungeons and Dragons B/XLuke: Warhammer 40K

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