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My Internet Has Stopped Working

Justin William Marquis

We are the Podcasters of the Apocalypse, a band of literary wayfarers and in My Internet Has Stopped Working we delve into the dusty corners of forgotten libraries unearthing lost treasures and arcane lore. Science fiction epics whispered of in forgotten tongues. Fantastical journeys hidden in the shadows of bestsellers. Forget the well-trodden paths of Arrakis, Pandora and The Matrix. We seek the undiscovered country in mysterious tales that will leave you muttering, "Why haven"t I heard of

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89:06

MIHSW: The Breathing Method by Stephen King

My Internet Has Stopped Working ·

2025/11/07

In Stephen King's “The Breathing Method” — A woman takes her Lamaze lessons very seriously, a doctor joins a secret storytelling club where reality occasionally forgets its boundaries, and somewhere between birth and death, the universe takes a deep, unsettling breath. In this chilly corner of Stephen King’s multiverse, manners matter, stories have rules, and persistence—especially maternal persistence—might just bend the laws of physics. It’s not It or The Shining; it’s quieter, stranger, and

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16:09

My Internet Has Stopped Working: Theological...

My Internet Has Stopped Working ·

2025/10/23

Using Google Notebook I created a short supplemental episode exploring my thoughts on George Orr as God and contrasting his theology with that of Frank Herbert's Leto II and Robert Browning's Setabos. Three starkly different ideas of what an embodied God might look like.

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54:05

My Internet Has Stopped Working: The Lathe of Heaven...

My Internet Has Stopped Working ·

2025/10/23

In this episode, we dive into Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Lathe of Heaven — a haunting exploration of dreams that shape reality itself. What happens when one man’s subconscious can rewrite the world? Join us as we unravel the novel’s mind-bending layers of power, ethics, and existence. From surreal dreamscapes to philosophical paradoxes, this episode takes you through the blurred boundaries between imagination and control, waking life and illusion. Reality is shifting — are you awake enough to

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62:35

My Internet Has Stopped Working Episode 6: All...

My Internet Has Stopped Working ·

2025/06/19

In All Systems Red, the first novella in Martha Wells’ award-winning Murderbot Diaries, we meet a Security Unit who’s hacked its own governor module—and would very much prefer to be left alone to watch its favorite soap operas. It’s a brilliant twist: a rogue AI with a deadly skillset, a sarcastic personality, and absolutely no desire to make eye contact with humans, much less protect them. Unfortunately for Murderbot, that’s exactly what it has to do when a routine planetary survey mission goes

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99:43

My Internet Has Stopped Working Episode 5: The Iron...

My Internet Has Stopped Working ·

2025/06/03

In The Iron Heel, Jack London ditches the howling wilderness for the howling engines of capitalist doom. Set in a chillingly plausible near-future America, this revolutionary dystopia follows Avis Everhard as she recounts her husband Ernest’s resistance against a ruthless oligarchy—the Iron Heel. Through Avis’s eyes, we witness the rise of a totalitarian regime that crushes socialist uprisings, installs a brutal labor caste system, and silences dissent with steel-toed efficiency. From the explosive

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75:24

My Internet Has Stopped Working - Episode 4: Herland...

My Internet Has Stopped Working ·

2024/11/27

Herland is about three clueless guys—Van, Jeff, and Terry—who discover a hidden society of women living without men for 2,000 years. These women reproduce through parthenogenesis, meaning no men required. The guys think they're about to be heroes, but the women have built a peaceful, efficient society and don't need saving.Terry, the macho man, tries to assert his dominance and fails miserably. Jeff, the romantic, treats the women like delicate flowers, which they find amusing. Van, the narrator,

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79:19

My Internet Has Stopped Working - Episode 3: The...

My Internet Has Stopped Working ·

2024/11/22

Today, we’re diving into the mind-bending world of William Gibson’s The Peripheral. Imagine a future where gaming isn’t just a pastime but a portal to another timeline. Our heroine, Flynne Fisher, thinks she’s just filling in for her brother in a virtual reality game. But plot twist! She witnesses a murder that turns out to be very real and very future.Meanwhile, in a distant, post-apocalyptic London, we meet Wilf Netherton, a publicist navigating a world where technology has both advanced and

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86:58

My Internet Has Stopped Working - Episode 2: The...

My Internet Has Stopped Working ·

2024/11/22

The Terraformers by Analee Newitz is a captivating science fiction novel set in a future where humanity has embarked on a ambitious project to terraform Venus. The story follows a diverse cast of characters, including scientists, engineers, and even a genetically engineered "bio-engineered" alien, as they navigate the challenges and ethical dilemmas of transforming a hostile planet into a habitable world.With vivid descriptions of alien ecosystems and thought-provoking explorations of humanity's

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109:20

My Internet Has Stopped Working - Do Androids Dream...

My Internet Has Stopped Working ·

2024/11/22

In a world ravaged by nuclear war, where the line between human and machine blurs, Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a haunting exploration of identity, empathy, and the very essence of what it means to be alive. We, the Podcasters of the Apocalypse, are diving headfirst into this dystopian masterpiece, unearthing the forgotten gems of science fiction. Forget the familiar paths of space operas and cyberpunks; here, in the dusty corners of literary history, we discover tales

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