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Study 093 - The War of the Worlds - Part 1

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Nobody would have believed in the early years of the 21st century that we'd be celebrating 15 years of podcasting with The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, yet here we are!

Please support our excellent reader: Greig Johnson!

Review our conversation with Mason Starr - a Missions Operations Specialist who operates cameras aboard the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers ON MARS!

Also referenced: THE XIPÉHUZ!

And check out this seductive illustration of H.G. Wells playing war games on the floor.

Next up: More WAR OF THE WORLDS!

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Extra Credit 022 - Exit, Pursued by a Bear

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We're getting real about real bears in this episode, plus talking some bear mythology and bears in media!

Fifer borrowed information LIBERALLY from this video: Bear Expert Rates 9 Bear Attacks In Movies And TV

Here's that mutant bear attack from Prophecy!

Learn more about Wojtek, the Polish bear soldier!

Next up: a month of monsters beginning with Amina, a pre-Pickman tale about ghouls by Edward Lucas White!

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Study 087 - The Professor's Teddy Bear

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Theodore Sturgeon's wholly original monster tale The Professor's Teddy Bear horrifies and mystifies. Good thing we've got Ken Hite along to help us decipher it!

BUY KEN'S BOOKS! Many are available directly from Pelgrane Press.

Special thanks to our reader, Greig Johnson!

Check out the Weird Tales issue in which this story first appeared.

Here's our episode on Sturgeon's swamp-creature story IT.

Other bear stories mentioned in this episode:

  • "The Third Bear" by Jeff VanderMeer

  • “Fur” by A.L. Barker

  • The Taste of Pomegranates” by D.K. Broster

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