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Wheel of Genre

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00:00:26

Holiday Break Announcement

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/12/09

Tip another log in the fire, and rest that cocoa on a hot plate, we'll see you in January for Mystery Month! ⁠Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep 21: Epitaph For A Spy by Eric Ambler (Spies #4)

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/11/24

Can a ping pong stance reveal a baddie? Is our protagonist more James Bond or Mr. Bean? What separates espionage fiction from cozy whodunnit mystery? Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep 20: Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (Spies #3)

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/11/16

James Bond, in his first adventure, undercover as a wealthy Jamaican playboy. How much did Ian Fleming write himself into the character? Which amphetamine does our villain inhale while playing baccarat? And what's up with Fleming's poetics of the sea? Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 19: Kim by Rudyard Kipling (Spies #2)

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/11/04

Secret codes, disguises, political and personal intrigue, oh my! Join Zac, Bob, Kim and the lama as they travel through India for a little bit spiritual journey, a little bit secret spy mission. Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 18: The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft (Horror...

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/10/28

ATTENTION: ARE YOU IN POSSESSION OF ANY MATERIALS TITLED "CTHULHU CULT"? If so, it might already be too late. Join Zac and Bob as they plunge into the depths of our dreams, dragged into the dark recesses of the bottomless Pacific Ocean by the skyscraper tentacles of ancient CTHULHU. Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 17: The Vampyre by John William Polidori (Horror #7)

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/10/22

Before we ever saw Robert Pattinson naked, we saw Lord Ruthven ashamed. Join Zac, Bob and Lord Byron's personal physician as they spring up from their coffins and fly into The Vampyre. Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 16: The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole...

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/10/19

How to terrify an entire century's worth of people? Write the most terrifying thing you can think of, then say it was all real! Join Zac and Bob as they fly into the past crash right through the roof of The Castle of Otranto. ⁠Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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00:42:54

Ep. 15: Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula by Loren D....

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/10/12

Sherlock Holmes goes toe-to-toe with Dracula in this radio drama thriller. Join Zac, Bob, and the bloodhound Toby, as they tail Watson, Holmes, Dracula and Van Helsing. Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 14: Vikram and the Vampire translated by Sir...

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/10/06

Are vampires giant bats, sparkly bad boys, or the world's greatest storytellers? Join Zac, Bob, and renowned adventurer Sir Richard Francis Burton as they climb into the graveyard, sit under the flaming tree, while the vampire begins spinning his tale. Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep 13: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson (Horror #3)

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/09/30

Forget everything you know about Will Smith. Watch our hero, Robert Neville, piledrives crowds of vampires while reeking of alcohol and garlic. Also, are this and Harry Potter the only stories with "monster world orders"? Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 12: Herbert West -- Reanimator by H.P. Lovecraft...

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/09/24

Is Herbert West a madman or the greatest scientist of the twentieth century? Can he really cure the world of death? Join Zac and Bob as they reanimate and crawl out of their graves, it's time for H.P. Lovecraft! ⁠Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep 11: The Phoenix on the Sword, a Conan the...

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/09/07

Heads will roll! Grab your battle axe with Bob and Zac and slay evil! Sorcerer Thoth-Amon and droves of conspirators try to assassinate King Conan. But you won't let it happen, will you? Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 10: The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov (SF #2)

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/09/02

Following The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun has our detectives investigate a murder on a strange planet where everyone has been social distancing for 300 YEARS. Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 8: Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey...

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/08/17

Is the most famous western of all time just a romance in a cowboy hat? Saddle up with Zac and Bob and ride down into the purple sage to find out! Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 7: Isle of the Undead by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach...

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/08/11

Making vampires scary again, Eshbach throws a cute couple off their yacht and into Hell. Cliff must use his wits to resist evil, defeat the undead and save Vilma from a horn-tooting super villain, Corio, the vampires familiar. Join Zac and Bob on their journey into the center of this classic undead Hell! Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 6: Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov (SF #1)

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/08/06

A human and a robot detective try to solve the murder of the robot's creator. This is a classic buddy cop plot with plenty of science fiction and mystery tension.

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Ep. 5: I, The Jury by Mickey Spillane (Mysteries #1)

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/07/26

Mike Hammer, hard-drinking, door-kicking detective, is a comic-book exaggeration of the hard boiled Private I. Mike Hammer loves women, chicken and beer. Join Zac and Bob as they scrounge for clues in Mike Hammer's dirty apartment. What makes a mystery? What makes a detective? Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 4: Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (Children's Stories...

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/07/19

A moral tale for marionettes and bad boys, The Adventures of Pinocchio is at once an adventure story, a picaresque novel, a fable frame-story, and a bildungsroman. But is it children's literature? Join Zac, Bob, and Pinocchio, the homicidal marionette, as they journey into the belly of the whale! Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 9: A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/07/13

The game is afoot! Get out your magnifying glass and tobacco with Zac and Bob as they ask, what makes the Sherlock Holmes the world's greatest detective? Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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Ep. 3: The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad (Spies #1)

Wheel of Genre ·

2020/07/10

Is this 1907 novel a parody of spy novels? Or the first spy novel ever written? Join Zac and Bob as they pull their trench coats high above their noses and bang their heads against this book. Just what are you, Secret Agent?!? Explore our Patreon at patreon.com/wheelofgenre

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