The Thirteenth Hour Podcast

00:23:30

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #582: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/10/05

This week's episode is a follow up to last week's since my brother and I started a new Thirteenth Hour DnD campaign using the rules of the Infinite Stories system Jeremy created (detailed in episode 551), and I wanted to also include those adventures in the timeline since they take place in the nebulous time frame between the events of The Thirteenth Hour and the sequel. That said, as more events start to fill that period, it starts to get less nebulous!-After the events of The Thirteenth

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00:20:51

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #581: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/09/28

This week's episode is trying to create a timeline of events in The Thirteenth Hour since the sequel takes place about ten years after the events in the first book. I wanted to make sure the events were as consistent as possible. So I went back and tried to reconstruct a timeline based on the dates and seasons that I did include. Here's what I found:-At the start of The Thirteenth Hour, in January, there is military recruitment sign calling for males over 18. Logan is 17 then, but in the

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00:35:59

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #580: Creating a Solo...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/09/21

On this week’s show, we’re taking a little departure from sculpting, 80s movies, and sequel writing to go back to a topic I’ve talked about on here before (eps 450, 456)- exercise, specifically creating a solo training exercise plan that you can do in a few minutes a day. This episode serves as a summary for folks who attended Whistlekick’s Free Training Day MidAtlantic on 9/19/26. But even if you weren’t at the event and/or don’t do martial arts, this topic may still be of interest, as many

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00:32:40

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #579: Making a Mold and...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/09/14

In this week's episode, I'm making the silicone mold for the new Aurora minifigure and then testing to see if it worked by doing the first few resin casts.Here she is, in a paper cup, about to get siliconed. I added these sticks to parts I was concerned would not fill. These sticks will serve as airvents, allowing the air to escape and the resin to replace the air. I glued the sprues that serve as the vents at the points on the figure that are protruding the most. To the left you can see a

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00:23:59

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #578: Working on a Bow...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/09/08

In this week's episode, I'm experimenting with two substances to make a mini bow for the new minifigure of Aurora in the Thirteenth Hour sequel - Dare. I have talked about Instamorph before here and made a bow out of that, and on the episode, I am trying out Green Stuff, an epoxy putty that can be used for molds but also small items, like this bow. I wanted the bow to look like the one in this sketch /

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02:11:55

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #577: The Spacecamp...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/08/31

Welcome to the 40th anniversary reunion podcast for the 1986 film, Spacecamp, a film, which arguably, changed my life.There are many more details and visuals to go along with this episode, too many to fit here but all available at https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2026/08/31/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-577-the-spacecamp-1986-40th-anniversary-reunion-podcast/For everyone who was involved in this film - from the smallest part to the most comprehensive - this is for you. It's a testament to your work

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00:25:01

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #576: Starting a New...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/08/24

In this week's episode, I'm starting to make a new clay minifigure of what Aurora looks like in The Thirteenth Hour sequel - Dare. I have made an armature for the figurine and am applying the epoxy clay during the episode. I have a quick sketch / watercolor I did for a reference position here: https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2026/08/24/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-576-starting-a-new-aurora-minifigure-for-dare/The bow and arrow will be too thin/delicate to be worth casting. I have learned

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01:11:29

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #575: Welcome back, Paul...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/08/17

This week, game developer and musician, Paul Korman, and my brother, Jeremy, rejoins for another game developer chat (we have not recorded all of these but the last one we put on this show were eps 555 and 556). This was a fun discussion that went on for quite awhile before we started recording, so by the time I hit “record,” we had already covered a fair amount of ground. A lot of the recorded discussion centered on the appeal of old school analog forms of social gaming like Dungeons and Dragons

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00:26:02

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #574: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/08/10

This week's episode is a little about the family of Aurora, the main protagonist of The Thirteenth Hour sequel - Dare. In many ways, the whole book is about family, but Aurora, who grew up in an orphanage on a different continent, never really knew her family and had no recollection of where she was originally from. But she gets to know all about it this book, though not by choice. In The Thirteenth Hour, there are hints that Aurora comes from a family of powerful magic users, but I left

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00:27:30

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #573: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/08/03

I have finally come up with a title for The Thirteenth Hour sequel - Dare. In many ways, that's what the book is about.There are a number of characters that accompany Logan on his journey to find Aurora after she is spirited away:-Tinder: an full blooded eleven youth from a well- off family who has chosen to distance himself from the family business (and a a life of privilege) by making his living as a nomadic minstrel. Well educated and an experienced competitive fencer ...-Haylee: a middle

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00:26:05

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #572: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/07/27

This week, wanted to talk about Logan and Aurora's house for The Thirteenth Hour sequel. I recently finished a painting of an illustration I started a few months ago. I'm talking about the outside as well as the inside, especially all the personal touches they put in to add some element of convenience to their little sanctuary - a stone hearth, a shower area, a root cellar, and their tatami-like sleeping area. This is a picture did a few years

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00:25:31

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #571: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/07/20

This week, I am doing some more show and tell of the illustrations for The Thirteenth Hour sequel I have done so far:See the pictures here:https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-571-thirteenth-hour-sequel-update-20-illustrations-2/Logan and Aurora flying on Lightning off their island to the mainland for a weekend.The new female Imperial Rangers - King Darian IV's former personal guard.A squirrely messenger character called Nerril from the part of the world Aurora is

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00:21:18

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #570: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/07/13

This week, I am doing a little show and tell of the illustrations for The Thirteenth Hour sequel I have done so far:https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-570-thirteenth-hour-sequel-update-19-illustrations/The Wayfarer's last stand. Alfred asleep in his apartment with a hand-drawn/written copy of "The Thirteenth Hour" he wrote as a kid after witnessing the events of the first book. Logan and Aurora in dream form in Alfred's kitchen. The Wayfarer flying

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00:21:21

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #569: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/07/06

This week, I am talking about the morning exercise routines that I have done for years; Logan's "morning exercises" referred to in The Thirteenth Hour sequel (and I think even in the first book a bit) are similar. But in the sequel, Aurora starts her own version of these exercises that are more tailored to her own needs. She has less interest in martial arts but does find that due to the pressures and lack of physical activity she encounters in the part of the world that she finds

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00:21:57

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #568: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/06/29

This week, I'm continuing work on the ending theme I started in episode 564 and now have some lyrics to go with some of the skeleton chords I came up with before. I have a better sense, also, what I want to song to be about - with themes touching on coming to terms with the concessions of age, understanding yourself and where you come from better, and being brave / taking chances. There is a little poem I recall from a calligraphy book I had as a kid. It remains the only poem I have ever

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00:29:47

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #567 and Like a Hood...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/06/22

This week, I wanted to touch on a piece that ties The Rocketeer (the film version just turned 35 this weekend) with The Thirteenth Hour sequel. In some previous episodes (125, 126, and 127), my brother created a little interlude with the Wayfarer, a character that I've talked about a bunch recently that features heavily in the sequel. He gets a magical rocketpack in that standalone campaign and so I talk about it during this episode. Some preliminary

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00:21:55

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #566: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/06/15

This week, I'm working on an idea for a main theme for one of the main characters of The Thirteenth Hour sequel, the Wayfarer. Part of this episode was recorded outside (sorry for the environmental sounds) and the rest in front of a keyboard where I was hammering out a skeleton framework for the theme.I think I settled on an illustration style I like for this book - ballpoint pen with watercolors. Here's a picture of the Wayfarer from the first part of the

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00:20:43

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #565: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/06/08

This week, I wanted to go over some main details of the plot of The Thirteenth Hour sequel, which is really four stories in one - Aurora's tale, Logan's tale, Alfred (from the first book's tale), and the plot that weaves them all together. It might be too big for one book. But so far, I'm just writing! 96K words so far and probably only half done. I know I'll have a lot of editing to do!More next week!∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞Once Upon a Dream, the second Thirteenth Hour soundtrack, is now

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00:17:37

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #564: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/06/01

This week, I'm working on an idea for a new ending(?) song for The Thirteenth Hour sequel. I don't have the lyrics yet and only a vague idea of what it will be about (acceptance? integration? family trauma? I don't know yet exactly ... I have heard this kind of story is called a "second coming of age" tale since it's more about the shift into middle adulthood), but I have the chords for the verse and chorus and some riffs that I started playing around with this episode.The

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00:28:27

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #563: Thirteenth Hour...

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast ·

2026/05/25

This week, I'm reading from a random section from The Thirteenth Hour sequel draft. Last week, I talked about the Wayfarer, so this week happens to be a section where Logan and Aurora first meet him. I've mentioned a bit about the half elf freedom fighter, the Wayfarer, before, but this section gives a bit more characterization, as we get to know him more and more as the story progresses.More next week!∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞Once Upon a Dream, the second Thirteenth Hour soundtrack, is now out in digital

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